John Acuff Sr.Age: 66 years1739–1805
- Name
- John Acuff Sr.
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Acuff
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | between 1739 and 1740 39 41 |
 Military | French and Indian War |
 Birth of a brother | Cain Acuff about 1740 (Age 12 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Ingo 1748 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 15 years)Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Acuff estimated 1765 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Acuff about 1766 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Christopher C Acuff July 10, 1766 (Age 27 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah “Sally” McConway — View this family 1767 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Acuff Jr. January 1, 1768 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Cain Acuff 1770 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 36 years)Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics |
| Birth of a son #5 | Richard Acuff 1776 (Age 37 years) |
 Property | Henry County September 1, 1780 (Age 41 years)Note: The Acuff's also lived on Leatherwood Creek in Henry County, Virginia. |
| Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 36 years)Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Burnett — Sarah Acuff — View this family 1786 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Acuff Jr. — Ann “Nancy” Watson — View this family August 24, 1790 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James W Acuff March 4, 1791 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Sarah “Sally” Acuff between 1792 and 1793 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Thomas D Acuff Sr. March 12, 1793 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Thomas Acuff III December 19, 1797 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 54 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | David Acuff December 26, 1799 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Benjamin C Acuff 1802 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Acuff — Martha “Patsy” Hailey — View this family January 18, 1802 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 64 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Death | January 1, 1805 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Christopher C Acuff Birth: February 17, 1699 29 29 — Middlesex, Virginia, United States Death: July 10, 1766 |
| mother |
Sarah Winn Birth: January 17, 1697 — Middlesex, Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1721 — |
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1 year elder brother |
Christopher Acuff Birth: 1721 21 23 Death: |
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15 years elder brother |
Timothy Acuff Birth: 1735 35 37 Death: October 5, 1823 — Sullivan, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Jane Acuff Birth: 1736 36 38 Death: |
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5 years himself |
John Acuff Sr. Birth: between 1739 and 1740 39 41 — Chesterfield, Virginia, United States Death: January 1, 1805 — Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years brother |
Cain Acuff Birth: about 1740 40 42 — Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Death: about 1822 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Sarah “Sally” McConway |
| himself |
John Acuff Sr. Birth: between 1739 and 1740 39 41 — Chesterfield, Virginia, United States Death: January 1, 1805 — Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Sarah “Sally” McConway Birth: about 1745 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: 1767 — Caroline, Virginia, United States |
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-1 years son |
William Acuff Birth: estimated 1765 26 20 Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah Acuff Birth: about 1766 27 21 Death: about 1857 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
John Acuff Jr. Birth: January 1, 1768 29 23 — Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States Death: about 1866 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Cain Acuff Birth: 1770 31 25 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1821 — Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Richard Acuff Birth: 1776 37 31 — Henry, Virginia, United States Death: September 7, 1836 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Military | He drew military pay, see Vol. 7 p. 224, Hennings Statues of VA.
Virginia Magazine & Biography reads, John Acuff made oath, he served as Sgt. under Capt. Munford in year 1763, under command of Col. Wm. Boyd, Vol.9, p.416.
Abstracts...Wills 1767-1820 by Lela C. Adams, Basset, Virginia
pg. 419, 6 Mar 1776, Pr:23 May 1776, LWT Robert Mc Conway being sick and weak. His wife Mary, only mentions one son and one daughter, son, John Mc Conway, daughter Sarah when she comes of age or marries. Wit: William Tunstall, JOHN ACUFF, James (X) Elkins. |
| Property | Acuff, John. Publication 1 September 1780. Location: Henry County.
Description: 450 acres on the branches of Leatherwood Creek adjoining CHRISTOPHER
BOWLING. . Source: Land Office Patents E, 1775-1776, 1780-1781 (v.2
p.463-930), p. 895 (Reel 46). |
| Property | The Acuff's also lived on Leatherwood Creek in Henry County, Virginia. |
| Note | He drew military pay, see Vol. 7 p. 224, Hennings Statues of VA.
Virginia Magazine & Biography reads, John Acuff made oath, he served as Sgt. under Capt. Munford in year 1763, under command of Col. Wm. Boyd, Vol.9, p.416.
Abstracts...Wills 1767-1820 by Lela C. Adams, Basset, Virginia
pg. 419, 6 Mar 1776, Pr:23 May 1776, LWT Robert Mc Conway being sick and weak. His wife Mary, only mentions one son and one daughter, son, John Mc Conway, daughter Sarah when she comes of age or marries. Wit: William Tunstall, JOHN ACUFF, James (X) Elkins. |