5 NANCY JANE (KIRKLAND) BLEVANS

5. Nancy Jane KIRKLAND  (1.John1) b. 1790, Spartanburg District, SC/or/Puluski, TN, Church: Methodist, m. 1810, in Sequantchie Valley, Marion County,TN, Stephen Ausborn BLEVANS, b. 10 Oct 1787, Buncomb County, NC,17 (son of Richard BLEVANS  and Hannah AUSBORN) Church: Methodist, Occupation Farmer, d. 14 Dec 1851, Cass County, MO.17 Nancy died 22 Nov 1873, Cass County, MO,17 Buried: Cass County, MO. Nancy moved from SC to Sequatchie Valley, TN, when she was a girl. Nancy and Stephan were enumerated in 1830 in Bond County, IL; were enumerated in 1840 in Noble township, Buchanan County, MO, and Platte County, MO, Green Township in 1850. In 1860 Nancy was enumerated living with her daughter, Hannah R. Blevans Good in Big Creek Township, Cass County, MO.

Stephen: From TN Stephen & Nancy moved to AL in 1815; back to TN in 1823. On 24 May, 1830, they left for IL and stopped in Blount County, IL for 18 mo. Dissatisfied with the cold winter of 1830-31 they set out for AR, but stopped on the Gasconade River in Pulaski County, MO--thence lived in Miller County, Platte County, Buchanan County, and Cass County, MO. He died from pneumonia. In Miller County, MO, Stephen was an associate justice in the first session of the county court, a justice of the peace, and member of the first circuit trial jury.

Children:

i Elizabeth "Betsy" BLEVANS  d. 1831-1834, Puluski County, MO. at age 23 or died in Osage County, MO.

ii Polly BLEVANS  m. H. O. DUNCAN .

iii Jonathan BLEVANS  b. 16 Jan 1815, Marion County, TN,20 m. (1) 12 Apr 1843, in Miller County, MO,20 Julia Ann ALLEN , d. 5 Aug 1854,20 m. (2) 1 Apr 1855,20 Julia Ann COATS. Johnathan was born in an Indian hut in Marion County, TN.

Julia: Julia and Johnathan had 5 sons.

Julia: Julia Ann COATS, 2nd wife of Johnathan Blevans was a niece of Johnathan's first wife, Julia Ann Allen. Their marriage was opposed almost to the shedding of blood.

iv Louisa E. BLEVANS  m. T. H. AUSTIN.

v Mary Ann BLEVANS m. William A. AUSTIN .

vi Hannah Arrena/Orenna BLEVANS  m. Joseph GOOD  

26. vii Robert Kirkland BLEVANS .

viii Melissa Jane BLEVANS  m. William S. CATON .

ix James Jefferson DeLot BLEVANS  b. 5 May 1829, Sequantchie Valley,TN,2 m. Lizzie SMALL. Jefferson left his paternal home in Cass County, MO in 1852 to go to Oregon.

 

1JOHN KIRKLAND, SR.

 

 

 

 

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