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PATRIOT Captain John E. Gannaway/Ganaway, III[1]

Male 1748 - 1798  (49 years)


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  • Name John E. Gannaway/Ganaway 
    Title PATRIOT 
    Prefix Captain 
    Suffix III 
    Born 11 Apr 1748  New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1798 
    Person ID I4537  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2021 

    Father John Gannaway/Ganaway, Jr.,   b. 2 Aug 1720, New Kent County, Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1772, Buckingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Mary McBee/Magby/Mocobee/Mocaboy/McGehee/McGregor,   b. 1731, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1793, Buckingham Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 1746  New Kent County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Gannaway and Mary MacGregor Gannaway had 14 Children John & Mary (MacGregor) Gannaway Jr. were married in 1746 at New Kent County, Virginia. Fourteen (14) children born of their union: William Gannaway born on April 26, 1747, died on May 30, 1800, Captain John E. Gannaway III born on April 11, 1748, died in 1798, Catherine (Gannaway) Sanders born on January 4, 1750, died in 1808, Thomas Gannaway born on May 8, 1751, died in 1819, Gregory Gannaway born on May 8, 1753, died on August 24, 1804, Mary (Gannaway) Johns born on May 18, 1754, died on March 2, 1845, Robert Gannaway born on September 7, 1756, died in April 1804, Frances (Gannaway) Morgan born on March 6, 1759, died in 1793, Edmund "Money" Gannaway born on June 6, 1760, died in 1822, Sally (Gannaway) Walker born on July 19, 1761, Elizabeth (Gannaway) Seay born on September 24, 1764, Susannah (Gannaway) Walker born on February 9, 1768, Marmaduke Gannaway born on January 1, 1770, and Fergus Gannaway born on November 1, 1771. All of the Gannaway children were born at New Kent County, Virginia.
    Family ID F1660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha 'Patsy' Walker,   b. Est 1753,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Apr 1773  Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Theodorick Carter Gannaway/Ganaway,   b. 14 Sep 1788, Buckingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F1661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78007794.
      John E. Gannaway, III
      Birth: Sep. 4, 1748, New Kent County, Virginia
      Death: 1798, Goochland County, Virginia
      Son of John Gannaway, Jr. and Mary MacGregor.
      DAR Service: Registered; Company Commander Buckingham Regiment Virginia
      John Jr. & Mary's son, Captain John E. Gannaway III served as a Company commander with the Buckingham Regiment ? Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War. Captain John E. Gannaway's DAR registration number is No. 236,557. Captain John E. & Martha "Patsy" (Walker) Gannaway, the daughter of William & Drucilla (Woodson) Walker, were married on April 11, 1773 at Cumberland County, Virginia becoming the parents of seven (7) children: Marmaduke Gannaway who married Drucilla (---) Gannaway, Theodorick Carter Gannaway, Burwell Gannaway who died in 1853, and who married Sallie (Beatty) Gannaway, Frances (Gannaway) Molloy who married Gilliam Molloy, Thomas A. Gannaway, Elizabeth (Gannaway) Binford who married William Binford, and Captain John E. Gannaway (IV), died on September 12, 1855.
      John III & Martha's son, Theodorick Carter Gannaway married Judith (Lancaster) Gills-Gannaway on December 27, 1824 becoming the parents of three (3) children: Pattie Woodson (Gannaway) Newman who married John Newman, John Lancaster Gannaway, and Catherine (Gannaway) Trent who married Thomas Woodson Trent becoming the parents of one (1) known child.
      John III & Martha's son, Thomas A. Gannaway married Judith (Woodson ) Gannaway, a cousin of his mother. The Gannaways lived in Missouri.
      John III & Martha's son, Captain John E. Gannaway (IV), served in the War of 1812 as a Company Commander of the 8th Regiment, Virginia Militia from August 29, 1814 to February 24, 1815. He was stationed at Camp Carter, near Richmond, Virginia. Captain John E. Gannaway married Catherine (Evans) Gannaway in 1778 becoming the parents of one (1) known child: Richard Woodson Gannaway born in 1822, died on December 12, 1885, who married Mary C. (Molloy) Gannaway becoming the parents of three (3) known children.
      John Jr. & Mary's son, Gregory Gannaway served as a Private with Bates' Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War; his gun warrant issued on January 9, 1777 reads in part, "?one gun for Captain Bates Company of Militia." Gregory & Rhoda (Robertson) Gannaway were married on September 22, 1779 becoming the parents of thirteen (13) children: Reverend Robertson Gannaway born on July 7, 1780, who on December 24, 1801 married his cousin, Sally (Gannaway) Gannaway, the daughter of William & Elizabeth (Wright) Gannaway, Jeffrey Gannaway born on October 31, 1784, Polly (Gannaway) Ligon born on August 12, 1785, Sallie (Gannaway) Gannaway born on March 8, 1786, died on August 12, 1881 at Pleasant Grove, Des Moines County, Iowa, Catherine Gannaway born on May 15, 1788, John Gannaway born in 1789, who married Elizabeth (Williams) Gannaway, Judith (Gannaway) Winniford born on September 16, 1791, who married Gregory Winniford, Norville Gannaway born on May 3, 1794, Edmund Gannaway born on June 6, 1795, who married Frances (McDearmon) Gannaway, William Gannaway born on October 31, 1796, who about 1818 married Martha (Ayers) Gannaway, Pamela (Gannaway) Rader born on August 3, 1798, Thomas Gannaway born on June 18, 1800, whose first wife was Mary (Brown) Gannaway, his second wife, Rebecca (Johnston) Gannaway, and Martha Patsy (Gannaway) McDearmon born on March 30, 1802 who married James R. McDearmon, the brother of Frances (McDearmon) Gannaway.
      John Jr. & Mary's son, Robert Gannaway served three enlistment tours during the Revolutionary War. His first tour of duty was with the Buckingham Militia where he fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill & Breed's Hill on June 17, 1775
      Parents:
      John Gannaway (1720 - 1772)
      Spouse:
      Martha Woodson Gannaway (1753 - 1826)
      Sibling:
      John E. Gannaway (1748 - 1798)
      Catherine Gannaway Sanders (1749 - 1808)