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John Needham III
1791 – 27 Jul 1851
| Birth | 1791 |
| Death | 27 Jul 1851 |
| Cemetery | Needham Cemetery Washburn , Grainger County , Tennessee , USA |
| Added by | Fern Lea on 19 Jun 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14186047 |
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John was the son of John Needham Jr. & Anna Leticia Jennings. (I have been told that he was actually the son of Mary Needham, the third wife of his father.) He married Mary Polly Brock on September 1, 1812. They had at least 9 children: 1)Polly................born 1813 2)Anna...............born 1815 3)James.............born 1816 4)Ira...................born 1818 5)Elizabeth........born 1820 6)Katherine.......born 1822 7) John Anson ....born 1824 8)Mary Ella........born 1826 9)George...........born 1828 John remarried after Polly died to Nancy Chandler and had 8 more children: 1)Lourana.........born 1830 2)Margaret........born 1831 3)Rebecca.........born 1834 4)Eliza Louisa....born 1835 5)Mary...............born 1836 6)Marianne........born 1837 7)Zachariah.......born 1841 8)Martha............born 1845 John was in the War of 1812, Clark's Battalion, East Tennessee Militia commanded by Lt. John Hixson. The will of John Needham, III taken from the internet: NEEDHAM, John. My wife Nancy NEEDHAM; at her death divided property among her 7 children as she wishes; my daughter Lousany & Margaret, Rebecca, Louisa, Miriam & Martha; land on Creek running into George SEAMORE; my son Zachariah; my 2 sons Ira & John; Katherine WOLFINBARGER, my daughter to receive $15 from Ira; Elizabeth VITTITOE to receive $15 from John; my wife Nancy NEEDHAM & Deadman NASH, sole Executors. Signed John NEEDHAM, 17 Mar 1851. Attested: Steven ATKINS, Andrew J. NASH. Recorded 9 Aug 1851, E. TATE, Clerk. John Needham was my 4th great grandfather.
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EAST TENN MIL WAR OF 1812
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- Jesse Needham 1774–1838 FaG
- Lemuel Needham 1797–1873 FaG
- Henry Needham Sr 1799–1874 FaG
- Alfred Needham 1806–1893 FaG
Children
- Ira Needham 1818–1900
- Elizabeth Needham Vittetoe 1820–1902
- Catherine "Katie" Needham Wolfenbarger Mackey 1822–1903
- John Anson Needham 1824–1906
- Mary Ella Needham McNew 1826–1906
- George Brock Needham 1828–1898
- Lourana Needham Brock 1830–1914
- Margaret Needham 1831–1921
- Rebecca Needham Atkins 1834–1909
- Marianne (Mariana) Needham 1837–1904
- Martha Needham Nicely 1845–1884
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