Individual Details

John Cantrell

(Abt, 1781 - Abt, 1857)

"John Cantrell was born about 1773. Some time after the Revolution he went to Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where he married Sarah Shed. He was in the War of 1812 and displayed great courage and bravery at the Battle of the "Horseshoe." After this war he moved to Tennessee, where he received grants of land in Warren County, which are recoreded at Sparta." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 27.)

Events

BirthAbt, 1781Rockingham County, North Carolina
DeathAbt, 1857Forsyth County, Georgia
MarriageSpartanburg County, South Carolina - Sarah Shed

Families

SpouseSarah Shed ( - )
ChildEllesberry Cantrell ( - 1903)
ChildJames Cantrell (1802 - )
ChildMerrell Cantrell ( - )
ChildWilliam H. Cantrell ( - )
ChildWilson Cantrell ( - )
FatherIsaac Cantrell (1744 - 1804)
MotherNancy Watson (1748 - 1799)
SiblingAaron Cantrell (1765 - 1834)
SiblingSampson Cantrell (1772 - )
SiblingIsaac Cantrell (1775 - )
SiblingThomas Cantrell (1777 - 1769)
SiblingMoses Cantrell (1779 - )
SiblingKatherine "Kate" Cantrell (1780 - 1851)
SiblingWatson Cantrell (1783 - )