Three Generations of Some of the Ancestors Of

Three Generations of Some of the Ancestors of

John Trap\Trapp Late of Jackson County, Tennessee

Prepared by Leota Mac Trapp Bennett

6 July 2011

Generation No. 1

1. John Trapp, born 1776 in Lincoln County or Albemarle, Virginia, USA; died Aft. 1853 in Jackson County, Tennessee. He was the son of 2. Martin 'II' Trapp and 3. Mary. He married (1) Nancy Dodson 28 August 1800 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA; Marriage: County Court Clerk record existed 1990. She was born Abt. 1780 in Virginia or Pulaski County, Kentucky, and died 1815 in White County, Tennessee, USA. She was the daughter of William Abraham Dodson and Sarah Barron. He married (2) Mary Unknown Abt. 1820 in Probably in Tennessee or Kentucky. She was born 1802 in ?Madison County, Kentucky.

Generation No. 2

2. Martin 'II' Trapp, born Abt. 1750 in Amherst or Almerble County, Virginia, USA; died 26 November 1826 in Dover, Lafayette, Missouri, USA. He was the son of 4. Martin 'I' Trapp and 5. Mary. He married 3. Mary.

3. Mary

Children of Martin Trapp and Mary are:

i.Peggy Trapp, born Abt. 1771; died Abt. 1792 in Kentucky; married John Faris Pharis 24 October 1790 in Madison County, Kentucky; Marriage: Record is in County Court records; died 1803 in Jackson County, Tennessee.

1ii.John Trapp, born 1776 in Lincoln County or Albemarle, Virginia, USA; died Aft. 1853 in Jackson County, Tennessee; married (1) Nancy Dodson 28 August 1800 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA; Marriage: County Court Clerk record existed 1990; married (2) Mary Unknown Abt. 1820 in Probably in Tennessee or Kentucky.

iii.Kiziah Trapp, born 1780 in ? Loudon County, Virginia; married John Faris Pharis 24 October 1795 in Madison County, Kentucky; Marriage: Ancestry.com. Madison County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1790-1843 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Marriage Records for Madison Co; died 1803 in Jackson County, Tennessee.

iv.Martin (III) Trapp, born Bet. 1780 - 1784 in Virginia, North Carolina or Kentucky; died 1827 in Dover, Lafayett County, Missouir, USA; married Jemimah Ruth Dodson; born 1785 in Tennessee, Virginia or Pulaski County, Kentucky; died Abt. 1879 in Brown County, Kansas.

v.Andrew Trapp, born Abt. 1782 in Virginia or Kentucky.

vi.James Terry Trapp, born 1785 in Kentucky; died Abt. 1823 in Warren County, Mississippi; married Elizabeth; born 1784 in South Carolina.

vii.Ester Trapp, born Abt. 1797 in Lincoln County, Virginia or Kentucky; died Abt. 1832 in Pike County, Illinois; married William Diarman; born in North Carolina; died Abt. 1822 in Pike County, Illinois.

viii.Jemima Trapp, born Abt. 1800 in North Carolina, USA; died Abt. 1880 in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA; married John Crump; born Abt. 1766 in North Carolina; died Bef. 1870 in Gilmer County, Georgia.

Generation No. 3

4. Martin 'I' Trapp, born Bef. 1729 in Virginia or North Carolina; Martin appeared on a Virginia Tax roll in 1729. He would have been at least 16 and more than likely 21 years of age to have been on the Tax list. So he may have been born before 1718. Or his father my have been named Martin.. He married 5. Mary.

5. Mary, born in Virginia; died in Virginia.

Child of Martin Trapp and Mary is:

2i.Martin 'II' Trapp, born Abt. 1750 in Amherst or Almerble County, Virginia, USA; died 26 November 1826 in Dover, Lafayette, Missouri, USA; married Mary.