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- The name Mahan is of Irish origin. They descended from one of the earliest
Munster's families in Ireland.
John Mahan lived in Frederick County, Virginia and worked with his parents
until his marriage.
Family traditions say that John Mahan served as an officer in the Revolutionary
War. We find that he was listed as a Lietenant in the 13th Virginia Regiment
of the Continental Line in 1777. He served as Lieutenant from Wednesday, 1
January 1777 to Wednesday, 23 September 1778. It is also indicated that "there
is no proof of his title to bounty land." Evidently he didn't apply for bounty
land at the close of Revolutionary War. That he was in Greene County, North
Carolina (now Tennessee) very early may be the reason.
Sometime before 1783, John Mahan and his family migrated from Virginia to
Greene County, North Carolina (now Tennessee).
On Thursday, 20 September 1787, he was issued a grant for 300 acres of land in
Greene County, North Carolina (now Tennessee). This land was located on "both
sides of Lick Creek in Green County."
John Mahan served as a Captain from Greene County in the Military campaign
against Chickamauga Indians in 1788. On Friday, 28 May 1790, the State of
North Carolina paid him for this service.
On Wednesday, 8 February 1792, he sold 300 acres of land to James Gray "of
Green County and Territory of the United States of America South of the River
Ohio" for 200 Pounds. This was the 300 acres of land granted in 1787.
Sometime during the period of 1792, John Mahan and his family moved to
Jefferson County (now Sevier County) in aforesaid territory from Greene County.
They settled in the area of the West Fork of Little Pigeon River, just three or
four miles south of Sevierville, the county seat of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Their land joined Alexander Montgomery, Flayl Nicholas, Samuel Wear and vacant
lands.
He signed his name as witness to the will of Marshall Lovelady on Tuesday, 10
April 1792 in Jefferson County (now Sevier County) in the aforesaid territory.
This will is on file at the County Clerk's office in Dandridge, Jefferson
County, Tennessee.
During the month of August 1793, John Mahan had attended the sale for the
estate of Joshua Tipton. It is noted that he purchased one particular item...
"clothes" from this estate and paid two Pounds, two Shillings for them. This
intestate record for Joshua Tipton's estate is also on file at the County
Clerk's office in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
On Thursday, 4 April 1799, Governor John Sevier appointed John Mahan as a
Captain of Sevier County regiment during his good behavior. Then, on Saturday,
3 May 1800, Governor Sevier promoted him to 2nd Major of aforesaid regiment
during his good behavior.
Land records in Sevier County, Tennessee show that he owned lands by right of
occupancy. He received a land grant for 344 acres, 40 poles on Thursday, 1
February 1810 from the State of Tennessee.
John Mahan signed the 1813 sundry petition to Tennessee General Assembly form
"South of French Broad and Holston" country. This petition asked for redress
on the land titles there.
Although he was too old to serve in the War of 1812, all his sons, Edward
Mahan, John Mahan Jr., and Archimedes Mahan served from Sevier County,
Tennessee.
After U.S. Congress established the Alabama Territory in 1816 from Creek Indian
lands, John Mahan and his wife Mary Scott migrated for the last time to Cahaba
County (now Bibb County), Alabama. They settled near their children and there
they lived the remainder of their days.
John Mahan died without a will. The Orphans Court for Cahaba County appointed
Edward and Archimedes Mahan as the administrators of their father's estate on
Monday, 26 June 1820. The account of settlement on the estate of John Mahan
listed the heirs, "Mary Mahan, widow of deceased in lieu of dower; James Mahan,
one fo the heirs at law; Obed Lovelady, one of the heirs at law in right of his
wife Christian; Elijhah Thomas, one of the heirs at law in right of his wife
polly; Edward Mahan; and Archimedes Mahan."
John Mahan was burid in the Smith-Mahan Cemetery.
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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 242, 408-409.
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