Individual Details
(7 Apr 1755 - 21 Apr 1830)
IN MEMORY/ OF/ CAPT JOHN DONELSON/ WHO WAS BORN IN ACOMAC COUNTY/ VIRGINIA/ APRIL 7TH 1755 AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ THE 21ST OF APRIL 1830/ POSSESSED OF A TRUE MEMORY PENETRATING MIND OF SINGULAR/ PERSEVERANCE AND FIRMNESS HE EMIGRATED TO THE WILDS OF/ TENNESSEE WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE YEAR OF 1786 AND WAS ONE OF/ THAT HARDY BAND OF PIONEERS TO ESTABLISH THE FREE PERMANENT/ SETTLEMENT ON THE BANK OF THE CUMBERLAND HE LIVED TO WITNESS THE/ LAND HE ASSISTED TO WREST FROM BRITAIN DOMINION INHABITED BY A/ CIVILIZED AND FREE PEOPLE HE WAS PUNCTUAL IN ALL HIS ENGAGEMENTS/ AND AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND AND A KIND PARENT AND HONEST MAN.
Events
| Birth | 7 Apr 1755 | | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1780 | Mary Purnell | | | |
| Death | 21 Apr 1830 | Tennessee | | | |
Families