Nathan Gann is the son of Elizabeth (mnu) and Samuel Gann. His exact birth date and location of birth are unknown to date. He was most likely born in Virginia or Maryland, and grew up in Frederick County, Virginia. Frederick County began to be settled in 1732. The earliest documentation to date shows that the family was living in Frederick County by 1748, but might have lived there for a few years prior to that, likely between 1744-1748. The Gann family cabin was located on a 245 acre plot of land amongst the hills about a mile and a half north of Fry Fort on Cedar Creek. In 1755 he married one of the daughters of Joseph Abel that lived nearby. There are receipts that show where he bought some fine linen cloth and brandy to celebrate the wedding. One of his siblings also married one of Joseph Abel's daughters. His father, Samuel Gann, died in September of 1762 after being driven off the land by Indians. Elizabeth sold the land including the Gann cabin to Richard Longacre. There was a court suit concerning the land between Alexander Ewing and Andrew and Richard Longacre. The Gann families had moved away from Frederick County by 1766. Nathan had two sons by 1770, near the Virginia border area of North Carolina just off the Great Wagon Road. Documentation shows that in 1778 - Guilford County, North Carolina, Nathan Gann signed a wedding bond (of English Crown) for his brother, Samuel Gann. (Nathan Gann and younger brother Samuel Gann) Unrest over taxation and representation in the American Colonies reached the backwater of North Carolina. Nathan served in the local militia and then joined the cause of liberty and served in the Southern theater during the Revolutionary War. After the war, Nathan and his wife and their six children migrated to the Clarke County, Georgia where land was becoming available.
1789 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathaniel Gan, 1 poll, 230 acres oak and hickory trees; Sam'l Gan, 1 poll, 200 acres oak and hickory trees. (Nathan Gann and son, Samuel Gann)
1793 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathan Gann, 1 poll; Samuel Gann 1 poll; John Gann 1poll. (Nathan Gann, and sons) They settled near the village of Watkinsville and their property fell in the County of Clarke when it was created from Greene. Elizabeth died in 1803 at the age of 83. Nathan was 103 when he died in 1832..
NOTE: Oconee County was created from Clarke County in 1875 and the former Gann land now lies in Oconee.
Genealogists often refer to Nathan Gann as "Old Nathan" of Georgia. For a long time he was only known as Nathan, until a newspaper article was discovered that listed his name as Ignatious Nathan Gann. There is also another Ignatious Nathan Gann that is a descendant of Adam Gann, a sibling to "Old Nathan". With family names like Clement and Ignatious, it is wondered about a Catholic connection.
Children:
1. Samuel Gann 1766-1811
2. James Gann 1768-1800
3. John Gann 1770-1856
4. Micajah Gann 1774-1820
5. William Gann 1775-1852
6. Nathan Gann 1784-1854
1789 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathaniel Gan, 1 poll, 230 acres oak and hickory trees; Sam'l Gan, 1 poll, 200 acres oak and hickory trees. (Nathan Gann and son, Samuel Gann)
1793 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathan Gann, 1 poll; Samuel Gann 1 poll; John Gann 1poll. (Nathan Gann, and sons) They settled near the village of Watkinsville and their property fell in the County of Clarke when it was created from Greene. Elizabeth died in 1803 at the age of 83. Nathan was 103 when he died in 1832..
NOTE: Oconee County was created from Clarke County in 1875 and the former Gann land now lies in Oconee.
Genealogists often refer to Nathan Gann as "Old Nathan" of Georgia. For a long time he was only known as Nathan, until a newspaper article was discovered that listed his name as Ignatious Nathan Gann. There is also another Ignatious Nathan Gann that is a descendant of Adam Gann, a sibling to "Old Nathan". With family names like Clement and Ignatious, it is wondered about a Catholic connection.
Children:
1. Samuel Gann 1766-1811
2. James Gann 1768-1800
3. John Gann 1770-1856
4. Micajah Gann 1774-1820
5. William Gann 1775-1852
6. Nathan Gann 1784-1854
Nathan Gann is the son of Elizabeth (mnu) and Samuel Gann. His exact birth date and location of birth are unknown to date. He was most likely born in Virginia or Maryland, and grew up in Frederick County, Virginia. Frederick County began to be settled in 1732. The earliest documentation to date shows that the family was living in Frederick County by 1748, but might have lived there for a few years prior to that, likely between 1744-1748. The Gann family cabin was located on a 245 acre plot of land amongst the hills about a mile and a half north of Fry Fort on Cedar Creek. In 1755 he married one of the daughters of Joseph Abel that lived nearby. There are receipts that show where he bought some fine linen cloth and brandy to celebrate the wedding. One of his siblings also married one of Joseph Abel's daughters. His father, Samuel Gann, died in September of 1762 after being driven off the land by Indians. Elizabeth sold the land including the Gann cabin to Richard Longacre. There was a court suit concerning the land between Alexander Ewing and Andrew and Richard Longacre. The Gann families had moved away from Frederick County by 1766. Nathan had two sons by 1770, near the Virginia border area of North Carolina just off the Great Wagon Road. Documentation shows that in 1778 - Guilford County, North Carolina, Nathan Gann signed a wedding bond (of English Crown) for his brother, Samuel Gann. (Nathan Gann and younger brother Samuel Gann) Unrest over taxation and representation in the American Colonies reached the backwater of North Carolina. Nathan served in the local militia and then joined the cause of liberty and served in the Southern theater during the Revolutionary War. After the war, Nathan and his wife and their six children migrated to the Clarke County, Georgia where land was becoming available.
1789 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathaniel Gan, 1 poll, 230 acres oak and hickory trees; Sam'l Gan, 1 poll, 200 acres oak and hickory trees. (Nathan Gann and son, Samuel Gann)
1793 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathan Gann, 1 poll; Samuel Gann 1 poll; John Gann 1poll. (Nathan Gann, and sons) They settled near the village of Watkinsville and their property fell in the County of Clarke when it was created from Greene. Elizabeth died in 1803 at the age of 83. Nathan was 103 when he died in 1832..
NOTE: Oconee County was created from Clarke County in 1875 and the former Gann land now lies in Oconee.
Genealogists often refer to Nathan Gann as "Old Nathan" of Georgia. For a long time he was only known as Nathan, until a newspaper article was discovered that listed his name as Ignatious Nathan Gann. There is also another Ignatious Nathan Gann that is a descendant of Adam Gann, a sibling to "Old Nathan". With family names like Clement and Ignatious, it is wondered about a Catholic connection.
Children:
1. Samuel Gann 1766-1811
2. James Gann 1768-1800
3. John Gann 1770-1856
4. Micajah Gann 1774-1820
5. William Gann 1775-1852
6. Nathan Gann 1784-1854
1789 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathaniel Gan, 1 poll, 230 acres oak and hickory trees; Sam'l Gan, 1 poll, 200 acres oak and hickory trees. (Nathan Gann and son, Samuel Gann)
1793 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA PROPERTY TAX - Nathan Gann, 1 poll; Samuel Gann 1 poll; John Gann 1poll. (Nathan Gann, and sons) They settled near the village of Watkinsville and their property fell in the County of Clarke when it was created from Greene. Elizabeth died in 1803 at the age of 83. Nathan was 103 when he died in 1832..
NOTE: Oconee County was created from Clarke County in 1875 and the former Gann land now lies in Oconee.
Genealogists often refer to Nathan Gann as "Old Nathan" of Georgia. For a long time he was only known as Nathan, until a newspaper article was discovered that listed his name as Ignatious Nathan Gann. There is also another Ignatious Nathan Gann that is a descendant of Adam Gann, a sibling to "Old Nathan". With family names like Clement and Ignatious, it is wondered about a Catholic connection.
Children:
1. Samuel Gann 1766-1811
2. James Gann 1768-1800
3. John Gann 1770-1856
4. Micajah Gann 1774-1820
5. William Gann 1775-1852
6. Nathan Gann 1784-1854
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