John Samuel Majors Jr 1759 5993

John Samuel Majors Jr Sex: Male

Birth Date	1759 Baltimore Co MD
Death Date	1844
Father	John Samuel Sr Majors MAGGERS	Born: 1737 Dorchester, Province of Maryland	Died: 1802
Mother	Rebecca Pollard	Born: 1732	Died: 1810

John Samuel Majors Notes:	John Samuel Majors, Jr. assisted in establishing American Independence as a Private, Capt Goode and Lockeâ€™s Company, Col Joseph Williamâ€™s Regiment, North Carolina Militia. His service is documented in his pension application S16944 at the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration. He applied for and received a pension for his military service, filed on 24 September 1832 in Wayne County, Kentucky. John (son of John Samuel Majors, Sr. and Rebecca Pollard) was born 22 April 1759, Baltimore, Maryland; died 27 December 1844, Clay County, Missouri; and buried Watkins Mill Cemetery, Clay County, Missouri. John married Nancy Wright on 31 October 1782, Wilkes County, North Carolina. Nancy was born 1763, Baltimore, Maryland and died after 1804 possibly in North Carolina or Tennessee. Children: ï‚· Alexandra Majors (1793- ). Alexandra married James Koger. ï‚· Rhonda Majors (1796- ). Rhonda married Robert Gragg. ï‚· Lois Majors (1799-1874). Lois first married Thomas Koger, second married James Prevo. ï‚· John Samuel Majors III (1801-1844). John married Elizabeth Huffaker. ï‚· Elisha Majors (1804-1878). Elisha married Catherine Huffaker. Watkins Mill Cemetery was originally the Majors family burial ground and is at 17000 Endsley Road, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, which is in the Watkins Mill State Park. John Majorsâ€™ gravesite has been marked by the DAR Alexander Doniphan Chapter and is located at: N39Â° 24 05.23" and W94Â° 15 06.11"
Notes:	Revolutionary War Patriot moved to Surry Co NC as a youth enlisted there and returned after the war
Notes:	John Majors, a Revolutionary soldier, born April 22, 1759 and died December 22, 1844. He came to Clay County, Mo., from Wayne County, Kentucky in 1838. After coming to Clay County he lived only six years. Soon after arriving he pointed to a spot on a hill near the old home, 3 1/2 miles northwest of Excelsior Springs, MO., and said, "This is where I want to be buried." His wishes were carried out and so began the Majors burying ground. Record of war service: Date of enlistment and length of service: July or August, 1776, 5 months 14 days. Officers: Richard Goode, Joseph Williams, N. Caro. Oct. 10, 1779. 5 months 1780-1781 service about 1 year, Minute Men James Sheppard, Bostick, Smith, Looin, Major Winston, Locke, N. Car.; 1781 served 3 months, Minor Smith Light Horse Service. Battles engaged in: Waccaman and Guilford, Residence of Soldier at Enlistment, Surry Co., N. Car., Date of application for pension, Sept 24, 1832. Residence at date of application, Wayne Co., KY., age at date of application, born April, 1759 in Baltimore, Md. Remarks: Lived in Clay county, Mo. in 1838. For date of last payment of pension: $80 per 12 months and probable date of death, Sept. 4, 1844. About 1908, the Elizabeth Benton chapter of DAR, Kansas City, MO., placed a Revolutionary marker on the grave of John Majors from the department of Interior, Washington, D. C., Feb. 6, 1908.
Notes:	Place of Burial: Majors Family Cemetery Excelsior Springs Clay County Missouri

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Nancy Wright Sex: Female

Birth Date	1763
Death Date	1804
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Married: 1782	Wilkes County
Nancy Wright Notes:	by 1789 settles in area of Burke CO known as Globe Valley
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Rhoda Jane Majors

b.1797 AUG 22 Burke Co NC
d.1863 DEC 24

Nancy Wright

Robert Gragg

1 Matilda Gragg

2 Allie Isabel Gragg ALICE b.1815

Sarah C Beal

Allen S Beal

Jeremiah Beal b.1835

Matilda S Beal b.1837

Mary Anne Beal b.1839

WIlliam Beal b.1840

Emyline Beal b.1843

Rebecca Ida Beal b.1844

Nancy Elizabeth Beal b.1848

Andrew Raymond Dossett b.1876

William Henry Dossett b.1878

Marshal Henry Dossett b.1886

Merle Chalmer Dossett b.1911

Erma Elizabeth Dossett b.1913

Genevie Katherine Dossett b.1919

Alice Isabell Dossett Allie b.1880

Della Jane Dossett DEllie b.1881

Sallie Irene Dossett b.1883

Parsetta Dossett Zettie b.1886

John Franklin Dossett Frank b.1888

Margaret Jane Beal b.1850

3 Pullim Gragg b.1817

4 John J Gragg b.1826

5 Louisa Eliza Gragg b.1829

6 Stewart M Gragg b.1829

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Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024 persons	-
John Samuel Majors Sr MAGGERS DAR # A208719 b.1737 Dorchester, Province of Maryland d.1802	Peter Majors I b.1703 Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, Colonial America d.1750	Isaac Majors b.1670 London, England d.1748	William Major b.1647 Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England d.1715	Thomas Major b.1620 Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England

				Mary Howard b.1622 Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom d.1650	SIR Francis Howard of Corby Castle b.1588 Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland d.1660	LORD William Howard of Naworth Castle, Cumberland SR b.1563 Audley End, Essex, England d.1640 See Notes	4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard b.1536 d.1572 See Notes	Earl of Surrey Henry Howard b.1517 Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England d.1547 See Notes	3rd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard b.1490 d.1554 See Notes	MORE>
								Mary Howard b.1622 Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom d.1650
							Mary Howard b.1622 Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom d.1650
						Mary Howard b.1622 Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom d.1650


		Ann Walker Magers b.1690 England

	Mary Slider b.1703 Middlesex, England

Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024-persons	-
Rebecca Pollard b.1732 Province of Maryland d.1810

2 persons	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 Persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024 persons	-

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