Goodpasture, Abraham
| Birth Name | Goodpasture, Abraham |
| Gramps ID | I6988 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 74 years |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth [E19502] | 1755 | Brock’s Gap, Rockingham Co, Va (formerly Augusta Co) | ||
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| Death [E19503] | 1829 | Overton Co, Tennessee | ||
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| Burial [E19504] | Overton Co, Tennessee | |||
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Relation to the center person (Witt, Living) : sixth great granduncle
Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Goodpasture, Jacob [I6986] | 1710-03-13 | 1766-11-10 | |
| Brother | Goodpasture, Solomon [I6987] | 1739 | 1800-11-08 | |
| Sister | Goodpasture, Anne “Annie” [I6985] | about 1742 | after 1820 | |
| Goodpasture, Abraham [I6988] | 1755 | 1829 |
Families
| Family of Goodpasture, Abraham and Hamilton, Martha [F3324] | ||||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Hamilton, Martha [I6990] ( * 1755 + ... ) | ||||||||||||||
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Narrative
Abraham Goodpasture:
Orphaned at age 15 years bound by courts to learn trade of carpentry.(1765-1776)
Pioneer of Wolf's Hill, Abington, Washington Co, Va
1755-1777: Brock's Gap, Rockingham Co, Va (formerly Augusta Co, Va)
1778: Built Prison: Wolf's Hill (Abington),Washington Co, Va
1779: Built Washington County Court House
1779: Ran a tavern selling liquor above allowed rates.(Washington Co, Va)
1782: Militia: Augusta Co, Va
1789: Bootlegger: Selling Whiskey without a license. (Washington Co, Va)
1790: Bought 466 acres of land in Washington Co, Va
1796: Conveyed 2 acres & 35 poles of land to:
Royal Oak Presbyterian Church: Upper Holston Congregation: Washington Co, Va (now Smyth Co, Va)
1798: "The Wilderness" Flat Creek Indian Territory:
1799: Fort Southwest Point: Federal Fort , Smith Co, Tennessee (now Kingston Co, Tenn)
1800: Muddy Creek Farm: 565 acres Lenoir City, Knox Co, Tenn (now Loudon Co, Tennessee)
1813: Petition to form a force of mounted men to fight the British & Creek Indians.
1829: Overton City, Overton Co, Tenn
Attributes
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| _UID | 61B4C44159067646A249919D163180AEC340 |