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Jane Proudfit m. Jun 1, 1811 b. Oct 18, 1791 Norfolk VA d. 1856 Brownsville TN |
William Francis b. Feb 3, 1812 Norfolk VA d. young |
Jane b. Jul 7, 1814 Norfolk VA d. young |
Sarah Anne b. Jun 18, 1815 Norfolk VA d. Apr 29, 1883 Wilson NC |
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Virginia b. 1817 VA |
James Proudfit b. Dec 31, 1819 Franklin Co. NC |
(male) b. 1821? d. infancy |
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William P. b. Feb 14, 1823 NC |
Spencer Roane b. Aug 2, 1825 NC |
(male) b. 1827? d. infancy |
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(male) d. infancy |
Jane b. Mar 14, 1828 |
(male) b. 1830? d. infancy |
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Georgiana b. Jul 6, 1835 NC |
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Jonathan settled in Norfolk VA to work in the wholesale mercantile business.
There he kept "bachelor's hall" with good friend Gen. Winfield Scott (1786-1866)
the War of 1812 general and later the Whig Party candidate. |
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Jonathan and Jane later lived in North Carolina, mostly in Franklin Co. In 1840,
they moved further west to Brownsville TN outside of Memphis, which was just a
village then. |
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Wife Jane was educated in Philadelphia PA. |
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Sources: "Roane Family," Wm. & Mary Coll. Quarterly Hist. Mag., ser. 1, v. 18, 1910, p. 268-9. William S. Wood, Descendants of the Brothers Jeremiah and John Wood, Press of Charles Hamilton, Worcester, MA, 1885, pp.191-193. Computer files, Salt Lake City Genealogy Library. |
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