Capt. John Givens

Male 1719 - 1790  (71 years)


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  • Name John Givens 
    Title Capt. 
    Born 1719  Antrim, Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Nov 1790  Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
      Name: John Givens
      Year: 1739
      Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Family Members: Husband Samuel Givens, Wife Sarah; Son John; Son Samuel; Son James; Daughter Margaret; Daughter Jane; Daughter Sarah; Son Wm; Daughter Elizabeth; Daughter Martha
      Source Publication Code: 4627
      Primary Immigrant: Givens, Samuel
      Annotation: Includes facts about the person making the oath, the family accompanying him, and the date of the oath. Information found in Orange County Order Book, vol. 2 (1739-1741).
      Source Bibliography: LINDSAY, JOICEY HAW, contributor. "Importation Oaths 1739-1741, Orange County [Virginia]." In Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 17:2 (Apr. 1979), pp. 51-52; vol. 17:3 (July 1979), pp. 100-102; vol. 17:4 (Oct. 1979), pp. 121-123.
      Page: 51

      Capt. John Givens commanded a company of militia from Augusta County, Virginia militia from 16 Oct 177 7 to 15 Mar 1782 (during the Revolutionary War.) They fought in battles at Jamestown and Yorktown. In the list of militia men in Capt. John Givens' company were: John Givens, Robert Givens, Samuel Givens, Sr., James Givens and William Givens. ("Gleanings of Virginia History" by Wm. Fletcher Boogher)

      Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
      Name: John Givens
      Date: 14 Jan 1790
      Location: Augusta Co., VA
      Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
      Remarks: John Givens will (Sr.)-To wife, Margaret; to son, Thomas, 150 acres, part of home plantation; to son, James; to daughter, Mary; to daughter, Sarah Lofftis; daughter, Ann Henderson; son, John; son, George; son Samuel; son, William; daughter, Elizabet
      Description: Decedent's Son
      Book date: WB7-220
      Prove date: 20 Apr 1790
    Person ID I13722  Master File
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2012 

    Father Samuel Givens,   b. 09 Oct 1693, Antrim, Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1740, Orange Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Sarah Cathey,   b. 1697, Antrim, Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1765, Winchester, Frederick Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1718  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Margaret Sitlington,   b. 1729, Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1814, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1745  Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Givens,   b. 1743, Anderson Co. SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1823, Anderson Co. SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F7633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart