In 1790, Rebecca Sarah Richards married widower John Sevier. She was the beautiful daughter of William Richards and Mary Patrick Richards
. Sevier was the scion of the prestigious Tennessee family, the son of General John Sevier and Sarah Hawkins Sevier. General Sevier was one of the master strategists who had defeated Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780. He would be elected as the first Governor of Tennessee in 1796.
Major Sevier had first married Elizabeth Conway in 1788 and had two children:
John Augustus Sevier
Catherine Sherill Sevier
The year of birth of their daughter corresponded with the year of death of her mother: 1790. It was, therefore, possible that Elizabeth Sevier died in childbirth or from complications of that birth.
Mrs. Rebecca Sarah Sevier became stepmother to Major Sevier's two children and raised them to their majority. She and Major Sevier added four sons to the family:
James Sevier
John Sevier, III
William Sevier
Thomas Rush Sevier
In 1809, the birth of a child again corresponded with the death of the mother. Major Sevier may have suffered the loss of his second wife to childbirth or complications from that childbirth. As with the first wife, the cause of death of Rebecca Sevier was not established.
Because he had young children who needed a mother, Major Sevier married a third time. His marriage to Sophia Garoutte occurred less than a year after the death of his second wife. Once again, a stepmother was tasked with raising the children of a former wife along with the several children that she and Major Sevier added to the family:
John Garoutte Sevier
Elizabeth Conway Sevier
Michael Robert Sevier
Anna Maria Sevier
Archibald McAfee Sevier
Martha Ann Sevier
Louisa Rebecca Sevier
Sophia Smith Garoutte Sevier
Many thanks to Vonnie Cantrell (# 47192880) for the above bio.
The Genealogical History of the DuPuy Family by Charles Meredith DuPuy in 1910 records that Rebecca & John had 7 children: William, James, Samuel, Thomas R., Elizabeth who married Joseph Throckmorton, and two un-named children.
. Sevier was the scion of the prestigious Tennessee family, the son of General John Sevier and Sarah Hawkins Sevier. General Sevier was one of the master strategists who had defeated Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780. He would be elected as the first Governor of Tennessee in 1796.
Major Sevier had first married Elizabeth Conway in 1788 and had two children:
John Augustus Sevier
Catherine Sherill Sevier
The year of birth of their daughter corresponded with the year of death of her mother: 1790. It was, therefore, possible that Elizabeth Sevier died in childbirth or from complications of that birth.
Mrs. Rebecca Sarah Sevier became stepmother to Major Sevier's two children and raised them to their majority. She and Major Sevier added four sons to the family:
James Sevier
John Sevier, III
William Sevier
Thomas Rush Sevier
In 1809, the birth of a child again corresponded with the death of the mother. Major Sevier may have suffered the loss of his second wife to childbirth or complications from that childbirth. As with the first wife, the cause of death of Rebecca Sevier was not established.
Because he had young children who needed a mother, Major Sevier married a third time. His marriage to Sophia Garoutte occurred less than a year after the death of his second wife. Once again, a stepmother was tasked with raising the children of a former wife along with the several children that she and Major Sevier added to the family:
John Garoutte Sevier
Elizabeth Conway Sevier
Michael Robert Sevier
Anna Maria Sevier
Archibald McAfee Sevier
Martha Ann Sevier
Louisa Rebecca Sevier
Sophia Smith Garoutte Sevier
Many thanks to Vonnie Cantrell (# 47192880) for the above bio.
The Genealogical History of the DuPuy Family by Charles Meredith DuPuy in 1910 records that Rebecca & John had 7 children: William, James, Samuel, Thomas R., Elizabeth who married Joseph Throckmorton, and two un-named children.
In 1790, Rebecca Sarah Richards married widower John Sevier. She was the beautiful daughter of William Richards and Mary Patrick Richards
. Sevier was the scion of the prestigious Tennessee family, the son of General John Sevier and Sarah Hawkins Sevier. General Sevier was one of the master strategists who had defeated Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780. He would be elected as the first Governor of Tennessee in 1796.
Major Sevier had first married Elizabeth Conway in 1788 and had two children:
John Augustus Sevier
Catherine Sherill Sevier
The year of birth of their daughter corresponded with the year of death of her mother: 1790. It was, therefore, possible that Elizabeth Sevier died in childbirth or from complications of that birth.
Mrs. Rebecca Sarah Sevier became stepmother to Major Sevier's two children and raised them to their majority. She and Major Sevier added four sons to the family:
James Sevier
John Sevier, III
William Sevier
Thomas Rush Sevier
In 1809, the birth of a child again corresponded with the death of the mother. Major Sevier may have suffered the loss of his second wife to childbirth or complications from that childbirth. As with the first wife, the cause of death of Rebecca Sevier was not established.
Because he had young children who needed a mother, Major Sevier married a third time. His marriage to Sophia Garoutte occurred less than a year after the death of his second wife. Once again, a stepmother was tasked with raising the children of a former wife along with the several children that she and Major Sevier added to the family:
John Garoutte Sevier
Elizabeth Conway Sevier
Michael Robert Sevier
Anna Maria Sevier
Archibald McAfee Sevier
Martha Ann Sevier
Louisa Rebecca Sevier
Sophia Smith Garoutte Sevier
Many thanks to Vonnie Cantrell (# 47192880) for the above bio.
The Genealogical History of the DuPuy Family by Charles Meredith DuPuy in 1910 records that Rebecca & John had 7 children: William, James, Samuel, Thomas R., Elizabeth who married Joseph Throckmorton, and two un-named children.
. Sevier was the scion of the prestigious Tennessee family, the son of General John Sevier and Sarah Hawkins Sevier. General Sevier was one of the master strategists who had defeated Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780. He would be elected as the first Governor of Tennessee in 1796.
Major Sevier had first married Elizabeth Conway in 1788 and had two children:
John Augustus Sevier
Catherine Sherill Sevier
The year of birth of their daughter corresponded with the year of death of her mother: 1790. It was, therefore, possible that Elizabeth Sevier died in childbirth or from complications of that birth.
Mrs. Rebecca Sarah Sevier became stepmother to Major Sevier's two children and raised them to their majority. She and Major Sevier added four sons to the family:
James Sevier
John Sevier, III
William Sevier
Thomas Rush Sevier
In 1809, the birth of a child again corresponded with the death of the mother. Major Sevier may have suffered the loss of his second wife to childbirth or complications from that childbirth. As with the first wife, the cause of death of Rebecca Sevier was not established.
Because he had young children who needed a mother, Major Sevier married a third time. His marriage to Sophia Garoutte occurred less than a year after the death of his second wife. Once again, a stepmother was tasked with raising the children of a former wife along with the several children that she and Major Sevier added to the family:
John Garoutte Sevier
Elizabeth Conway Sevier
Michael Robert Sevier
Anna Maria Sevier
Archibald McAfee Sevier
Martha Ann Sevier
Louisa Rebecca Sevier
Sophia Smith Garoutte Sevier
Many thanks to Vonnie Cantrell (# 47192880) for the above bio.
The Genealogical History of the DuPuy Family by Charles Meredith DuPuy in 1910 records that Rebecca & John had 7 children: William, James, Samuel, Thomas R., Elizabeth who married Joseph Throckmorton, and two un-named children.
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