John Nicholas Legrand: JEM Genealogy

Generation: 1

John Nicholas Legrand was born on 4 Nov 1760 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in May 1834 in , Forsyth, Georgia, USA; was buried in , Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1820, Christian, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1830, , Elbert, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Birth: 1759
Death: 1834
He served with the German Battalion, Continental Troops, in the Regiment of a Lt. Colonel Weltner. He participated in the Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia in 1832, from which he won a land lot in what is now Cherokee County. In 1840, he was enumerated in the U.S. Census of Forsyth County, Georgia, #273.

Notes from Neal Cash who took the photos:
"This grave is alone and in Mr Watson's front yard. This is the story he told me. First, he said, the date is wrong and I have the documentation to prove it. Second, he said, the guy joined a local church at age 81. He then was dismissed for "using profane" language. He was so mad at the church that he told folks he would be buried in that field, which at the time was under cultivation, and so he was. The farm was known as the REDD FARM. Mr LeGrand owned property elsewhere in the area, but lived on the Redd Farm. Mr. Watson, doesn't mind the occasional visitor and he keeps the area very nice. Mr Watson has lived his entire life there and his mother called the grave, St Peter's. The grave was not marked. Also she told him that he must have been buried with a walnut in his pocket and that's why the tree."
Burial:
Watson Family Cemetery
Forsyth County
Georgia, USA

John married Elizabeth Younger on 17 Apr 1779 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1765 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1809 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Nancy LeGrand was born on 9 Jan 1780 in Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, Madison, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Oct 1864 in , Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
3. Joel LeGrande was born in 1785 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1849 in , Schuyler, Missouri, USA.
4. Susanna Legrand was born in 1785 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1846 in , Elbert, Georgia, USA.

John married Lucinda Christian on 8 Aug 1827 in , Elbert, Georgia, USA. Lucinda was born in 1800 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1870 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2. Nancy LeGrand (1.John¹) was born on 9 Jan 1780 in Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, Madison, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Oct 1864 in , Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
3. Joel LeGrande (1.John¹) was born in 1785 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1849 in , Schuyler, Missouri, USA.
4. Susanna Legrand (1.John¹) was born in 1785 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1846 in , Elbert, Georgia, USA.