David Preston Byrn

1808 - 1883  (74 years)

• Name	David Preston Byrn
  Birth	2 Jul 1808  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jun 1883  [1]
  Burial	Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I28045	Master
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	John Jackson Byrn,   b. 20 Oct 1774, , , Virginia, USA d. 29 Nov 1854, , Sumner, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Graham Byrn,   b. 14 Sep 1779, , Rowan, North Carolina, USA d. 22 Oct 1858, , Sumner, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F7064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  David Preston Byrn was in the Second Seminole War in Florida. Served with his cousin, James M. Bryson. President Andrew Jackson presented a call to arms against the Seminole indians. Three companies of men were mustered into service from Sumner County, Tennessee. Organized in June of 1836 the following Captains of this muster were; William Trousdale, Joesephus Conn Guild, and James G. Meador. While near Fayetteville, Tennessee on 3 July 1836 an election of officers was held and Oscar Bledsoe was elected captain over David P. Byrn by 4 votes. At this place the folowing were also elected officers. They were: Colonel William Trousdale-Commandant of the regiment. Josephus Conn Guild-Lieutenant Colonel, Joesph Meador-Major, Oscar Bledsoe-Captain, Alexander Baskerville-First Lieutenant by 13 votes over Frank Wilson. Robert Armstrong of Nashville [Tenn}- Brigadier General of this brigade.

  
  

• Sources

  [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).