1. | James CAHOON was born in 1744 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA (son of Capt John COHOON and Priscilla Jean FLOWERS); died in in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, NC, USA. |
2. | Capt John COHOON was born about 1705 in , Nansemond (Nazemond), VA (son of Samuel CAHOON and Mary Ann HUNTER); died on 25 Dec 1781 in , Edgecombe, NC, USA. Notes: The following courthouse record in Edgecombe, NC applies to him. 23 Jul 1763 -- CPT John Cohoon's Company (militia). Capt married Priscilla Jean FLOWERS in 1738 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA. Priscilla was born in 1709 in New Kent, New Kent, VA; died in 1763 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Priscilla Jean FLOWERS was born in 1709 in New Kent, New Kent, VA; died in 1763 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
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4. | ![]() Notes: Samuel Cahoon was the eldest child of his parents. His father was killed in 1675 by Native Americans when Samuel was 12. He was apprenticed to a shoemaker and was able to help support his family until his mother remarried in 1681. He married Mary Hunter, who was 16 years younger than him in 1698. They left the New England area and settled in Nansemond County, Virginia where they had at least 6 children. Their youngest child was born after Samuel's death. He paid quit rent in Virginia in the 1704 Quit Rent Lists before his death in that year. Samuel married Mary Ann HUNTER in 1698 in Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. Mary (daughter of William HUNTER and Rebecca BEARSE) was born in 1679 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island; died in 1711 in , Nansemond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Mary Ann HUNTER was born in 1679 in Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island (daughter of William HUNTER and Rebecca BEARSE); died in 1711 in , Nansemond, Virginia, USA.
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9. | Deliverance LNU was born on 21 Jun 1644 in Hingham Colony, Massachusetts (daughter of Joseph PECK and Deliverance); died on 9 Dec 1727 in Block Island, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
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10. | William HUNTER was born on 28 Oct 1650 in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England; died on 18 Jan 1732 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States. William married Rebecca BEARSE on 17 Feb 1670 in New England, USA. Rebecca was born in 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; died on 30 Sep 1746 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Rebecca BEARSE was born in 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; died on 30 Sep 1746 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
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