Individual Details
John Stokes
(20 Mar 1756 - 12 Oct 1790)
John's birth and death dates found in online databases. Not proved.
Historical Sketches of North Carolina from 1584-1851, by John Hill Wheeler, Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1851, p.385: .... and Betsey (daughter of Richmond Pearson), who married Hon. John Stokes, who was a colonel in the Revolutionary War, and who lost an arm in the affair of Buford's defeat, was U.S.District Judge, and after whom Stokes County was called; and eldest brother of the late Governor Montford Stokes.
Events
| Birth | 20 Mar 1756 | ||||
| Marriage | 7 May 1788 | Rowan County, North Carolina - Betsey Pearson | |||
| Death | 12 Oct 1790 |
Families
| Spouse | Betsey Pearson (1773 - 1791) |