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John A. OLIPHANT

John A. OLIPHANT[1]

Male 1749 - 1823  (74 years)

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  • Name John A. OLIPHANT 
    Born 2 Jan 1749  Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LXM9-NQZ 
    _UID 62FFDDDD718346EDAC30A90E44D2D929EDAB 
    Died 21 May 1823  Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ebenezer Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1758  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2022 

    Father Ephraim OLIPHANT,   b. 1717, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1795, Loudon County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Sarah Higgins STOUT,   b. 1725, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1768, Loudon County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 1749  Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah PRUDEN,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1775  1st Marriage, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah AMOS,   b. 14 Jan 1756, Loudon County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1814, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1776  Loudon County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Glass OLIPHANT,   b. 28 Apr 1776, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1855, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Thomas O. OLIPHANT,   b. 19 Jan 1779, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1840, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Elizabeth (Betsey) OLIPHANT,   b. 28 May 1781, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1865  (Age 83 years)
     4. Sarah "Sally" OLIPHANT,   b. 16 Jul 1784, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1874, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Hannah OLIPHANT,   b. 27 Jan 1787, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875, Burnet County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     6. Mary Ann OLIPHANT,   b. 16 Oct 1789, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1859, Farragut, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     7. Anna OLIPHANT,   b. 17 Mar 1793, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1852, Clifton, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     8. Rachel OLIPHANT,   b. 13 Feb 1796, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1872, Jefferson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. John OLIPHANT,   b. 9 Mar 1803, Greene County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1819  (Age 16 years)
     10. Abbey OLIPHANT,   b. 15 Nov 1804,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was a gunsmith by trade, but afterward purchased a farm, and turned his attention to farming. Doug Goodman has death on 21 May 1823. According to Reynolds (ref 13), 1821 is the date of death in court records. 1829 is on stone. DAR references have 1823. Buried in Ebeneezer Cemetery with Hannah. Was in revolutionary war. See references 2, 3, & 4. Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in TN by Bates lists him marrying Sarah Pruden 1st in 1775 then Hannah at a later date. Membership Roster and Soldiers of the TN Society of the DAR lists the marriage to Hannah in 1775. Info from Doug Goodman lists 1775 as the date John married Hannah. Not sure which is correct, and which children are by which wife. It would seem Hannah was the second wife, as he is buried with her in Tennessee.

      JOHN OLIPHANT - Born January 2, 1750, New Jersey; Died 1823, Greene Co., Tennessee; Married 1775, Hannah Amos, born Jan. 14, 1756, died 1814. John Oliphant is reported in the auditors account, page 107, of official records in New Jersey, State House, to have been paid for sundry services and for riding Express No. 19, Date 1777. During the year 1778 he moved to Washington District, N.C. The place where he settled was later Greene Co., Tenn. He was a neighbor of John Sevier and being a Wagon Maker and a Gun Smith, he assisted in fitting out troops for the expedition to King's Mountain, and either accompanied them, or helped protect the settlement during their absence. He was on the First Tax list of Greene Co., 1783. He was given a Land Grant for Revolutionary Service, recorded at Nashville, Tenn. For sundry claims and for Militiary expedition with Waggons, for ten days, by order of Teneral Waddel, it was resolved by the Convention of N.C. that these claims be allowed, and the were signed by Martin Armstrong. (Vol 9, page 485, 487, N.C. records, Adj. Gen. Office N.J., Records of Land Commissioner, Nashville, Tenn.;and Family Bible National No. 126439). The Children of John Oliphant James, born Apr. 28, 1776, married Jane Rankin Thomas, born Jan. 19, 1779, married Hannah Morrow Elizabeth, born Apr. 28, 1781, married Gov. March Sarah, born July 16, 1784, married Felix Earnest Hannah, born Jan. 21, 1787, married William Barton Mary, born Oct. 16, 1789, married MaAmis Anna, born Mar. 14, 1793, married Nathaniel Hayward Rachael, born Sept. 13, 1796, married Thomas West John, born Mar. 9, 1803 Abby, born Nov. 15, 1804

      John was an express rider in 1777, and a wagonmaker and gunsmith for troops who fought at Kings Mountain during the war. DAR #451438 Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee 1974, P. 307, Lucy Womack Bates

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.