The marriage bond and James Guthrie’s will support Ann’s place in the Guthrie family. His will, written 1 November 1800 and proved at May Term 1801, names Ann among four eldest daughters and separately names grandson James Shannon. The wording does not establish the daughters’ exact birth order.

Ann’s reported dates are 8 March 1766–26 July 1834, with birth in Maryland and death in Robertson County. A Bible, grave record, or contemporary family document would help establish the source of these exact dates. Her burial remains unidentified.

James Guthrie’s recorded will · Ending and court proof.

The bond dated 17 August 1784 binds John Shannon and James Guttery in £500 to Governor Alexander Martin for John’s intended marriage to Anne Guttery. John makes his mark; James signs Guthrie. Samuel Benton, deputy clerk, witnesses the instrument.

The bond does not name John’s parents or expressly state James’s relationship to Anne. Ann’s parentage rests on the combined marriage and family-estate evidence. The bond date is retained in the family chronology, while a separate marriage return would establish the ceremony date.

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Jonathan B. Butcher’s Shannon Ancestry—First Report (February 1989), p. 2, places John in Caswell County’s St. David’s District from 1788 through 1796. His table lists 240 acres and one white poll in both 1795 and 1796, with no entry for John in 1797–1798.

Butcher abstracts a deed of 31 October 1796: John Shannon of Caswell to Robert Harris, 150 acres on Horsley Creek and Dixes Ferry Road, £200; witnesses David Poynor and Thomas Poynor; proved January 1798. Citation: Caswell Deed Book K, p. 175. He proposes departure in late 1796 or early 1797.

The Guthrie brothers’ accounts place their Tennessee move around 1792–1793. The Shannons appear to have followed later in the same decade. Butcher reports a Sumner presence by 1798, but the specific Tennessee citation needs retrieval. These are his abstracts and reconstruction; the underlying Caswell records were not newly inspected in this review.

Loraine Howard’s notes identify a 6 November 1805 purchase by John of Sumner from John Purtle, 320 acres, recorded 8 September 1806, and a 1807 Robertson purchase from Daniel Wilbourn. Original deeds are needed to settle spellings, locations, witnesses, and the full title history.

The retained 1812 manuscript tax-list image includes John Shannon and Samuel Shannon, with Robert Patton also listed. The identification as Capt. Brown’s Company comes from the published list in Ansearchin’ News (1972). The association does not, by itself, establish kinship or military service.

The 1820 Springfield, Robertson County entry contains nine people: two males under 10, one male 10–15, two males 16–25, one male 45 or older; one female 10–15, one female 16–25, and one female 45 or older.

The male 16–18 column is an overlapping subset, not an additional person. The three people engaged in agriculture are also a subset of the household. The two boys under 10 do not fit the established children born in 1785–1803; they may be grandchildren or other residents, but the census does not name them.

The older page’s proposed 1810 Robertson census citation is not used here as verified household evidence.

The clerk’s recorded copy is in Robertson County, Tennessee, Will Book 4, pp. 20–22. It is dated 7 December 1819 and was proved at May Term 1823. The retained images resolve the earlier transcription’s incorrect 1817 year. An index labels the execution date as a probate date; that label does not establish an 1819 death.

John provides wife Ann with lifetime use of the farm, household property, stock, and blacksmith tools. His land provisions include Hickman and Humphreys Counties. Five sons—Samuel, Hugh, James, William, Jesse—are each allotted 100 acres, and four daughters—Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Patsy—are each allotted 50 acres.

The appointed executors are James Shannon, Samuel Shannon, and William Finley. Ann is the wife and beneficiary, not an appointed executor. The witnesses appear as James Seal, John R. Cole, and William Cole; James Seal and William Cole supply the court proof.

The will does not name John’s parents. Its nine children form the controlling list for this page. Citation to page 464 on the older page is replaced by the recorded-book pagination above.

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Howard’s notes identify a conveyance to William recorded 11 January 1828 and a 6 August 1828 transfer of 160 acres to Samuel involving siblings and spouses. These deeds can connect the named children with their married identities and inherited land.

Further leads include Samuel and Avarilla’s 1834 dower and guardianship papers, Avarilla’s September 1838 inventory, and Kelly Shannon guardianship references in 1839–1852. They may help resolve the unidentified child and conflicting death dates.

For son James, Howard distinguishes a will written 8 March 1866 from its September 1866 proof. This resolves the apparent reversal created when the execution date was labeled probate. The underlying will and docket should be retrieved before assigning an exact death date.

John’s parents remain unidentified in the supplied Shannon material. His marriage, tax, land, and probate records trace the family in North Carolina and Tennessee without establishing his parentage.

The working tree estimates his birth about 1765 in North Carolina, while other compiled pedigrees give earlier dates. An original record is needed to resolve his age and birthplace.

Betsy is reported born 8 March 1785 in North Carolina and deceased 8 March 1866 in Robertson County. Henry died in 1849. Their estimated marriage about 1808 needs comparison with Ann’s reported 1807–1808 birth. The 1865 Elizabeth Shannon–Albert H. Bloodworth marriage should not be assigned to Betsy without an identity bridge.

1. Ann Elmore (born 1807–1808; died 1897), a weaver; a child with William Cone is reported.
2. John “Jack” Rube Elmore (1812–after 1850); Harriet Louise Greening. A working-tree 1850 death needs reconciliation with the later-life notation.
3. Reubin Elmore (1814–1870); Julia E. Crawford.
4. Martha Elmore (born 1817); further details unresolved.
5. Elizabeth Elmore (born 1819); further details unresolved.
6. Nancy Elmore (born 1820); further details unresolved.
7. Sarah Elmore (born 1824); further details unresolved.
8. James Elmore (1826–1852); further details unresolved.

Samuel is reported born 23 January 1787 in Orange County and deceased in November 1834 in Robertson County; the 12th and 13th both appear in the research. He married Avarilla in 1813. Her death is reported in 1838.

1. Harriet Shannon (1814–1893 in the working tree); Grafton Winfield.
2. Kelly Shannon (1816–1865); first Evaline Doss, then Louisa Lucas.
3. Daniel John Shannon (1817–1906); Amanda Noles.
4. Allen J. Shannon (1818–1870); Sarah A. Williams.
5. Evaline Shannon (born about 1826); further details unresolved.
6. Jesse Patrick Shannon (1827–1900); first Elizabeth Sinai Chowning, then Martha Matthews.
7. William Alison Shannon (1828–1895, Kentucky); Lucy A. Simmons.
8. Unidentified child (about 1830), listed as a son in the earlier family reconstruction. This remains a placeholder, not a separately proved identity.
9. Southern T. Shannon (1834–about 1876); Sarah (MNU).

Hugh, born about 1790 in North Carolina, married Elizabeth on 4 October 1815. His reported death is 7 August 1834. A later research sheet proposes a different estate-based interval; the cited court records are needed before changing the date. Elizabeth reportedly died 19 August 1878 in St. Francois County, Missouri.

1. William P. Shannon (1817–1859, Missouri); Mary E. McBrown.
2. Jane Shannon (1820–1872, Missouri).
3. Martha Ann Shannon (born about 1825; working-tree death 1861).
4. Rev. John Crabtree Shannon (1826–1901/1902, Missouri); Caroline Elizabeth Shelly. Death year requires reconciliation.
5. James Bird Shannon (1828–about 1900); Elizabeth Covington.
6. Nancy Shannon (born 1831; living in 1880 in the earlier research); Theodrick Rice Thomason.
7. Thomas Hugh Shannon (1833–1893, Missouri).
8. Mary Elizabeth Shannon (1835–1913, Missouri); John Henry Covington. Her reported birth could be posthumous.

James was born about 1794, probably in North Carolina, and is the grandson named in James Guthrie’s 1800 will. He married Rebecca Cone; no children are recorded. Howard’s notes place his will’s execution on 8 March 1866 and proof in September 1866, with provisions for Rebecca, relatives, and Cumberland Presbyterian interests. The original will is the next source for resolving his death interval and confirming those bequests.

Polly, born about 1796, married William Finley in 1815 and settled in Carroll County. Her reported death is 11 July 1889, with burial in the Finley Cemetery at McKenzie. The alternative 1809 birth conflicts with the marriage and oldest child. She is not Mary “Polly” Shannon, wife of James Smith.

1. Elizabeth A. Finley (1816–1884); Henry T. Woodard / Woodward.
2. John Finley (1821–1918); first Elizabeth Jane Stewart, then Martha C. Jones.
3. Thomas Finley (1822–1870); first Mary Fields, then Elizabeth J. Freeman.
4. Mary Luiza Finley (1823–1877); Robert C. C. Phillips, McCain Delaney, and Green Broach.
5. William Finley (born about 1827); further details unresolved.
6. Albert Finley (born 1834, reportedly living after 1891); Candace Melvinia Roney, then Nancy Anderson.
7. Smith Paul Finley (1836–1921); Manerva Ann Bennett.
8. Newton M. Finley (born 1840); Martha C. Jenkins, then Nancy Carr. The reported death in 1900 conflicts with an earlier “before 1900” notation.

Ann is reported born 7 July 1798 in Robertson County and deceased 3 December 1874. The estimated marriage about 1814 requires review: Richard’s proposed 1801 birth would make him very young, and the listed children begin in 1824. His death is reported as 1850 or within 1850–1860.

1. William Thomas Chowning (1824–1877); Sarah Ann Frey.
2. Jonathan Shannon Chowning (1826–1878); Caroline Cannon.
3. Mary Ann Chowning (1828–1871); David Marshall Cook.
4. Martha E. Chowning (born about 1831); further details unresolved.
5. Elizabeth Sinai Chowning (1832–1857); her first cousin Jesse Patrick Shannon, son of Samuel and Avarilla.
6. Telitha Ellen Chowning (1838–1883); Lemuel Jefferson Winfield.
7. Richard Cheatham Chowning (about 1842–about 1873); Sarah Elizabeth Holland.
8. Robert J. Chowning (1844–1909); first Mississippi Stark, then Susan A. Choate.

William is reported born 2 November 1800 in Robertson County and deceased 13 April 1849 in Springfield. The marriage to Mary Lucinda Cook is estimated about 1827; she lived until 1889. Marion appears as William’s middle name in compiled pedigrees, but its original source remains unconfirmed.

1. James Wesley Shannon (1828–1914); Martha Emily Barry.
2. William Cook Shannon (1831–1907); first Martha Baggett, then Martha Williams.
3. Selina Shannon (1833–between 1860 and 1870); Green M. Stone. No children are recorded.
4. John A. Shannon (1836–1900); first Julia A. Baggett, then Willie P. (MNU).
5. Robert Southern Shannon (1837–1862); Abigail Durrett.
6. Mary Mildred Shannon (1840–1919); Sumner Russell Stark.
7. Lucinda Shannon (1843–1881); John Washington Moss.
8. Jesse Thomas Shannon (1845–1883, Texas); first Anne Ackerman, then Nancy Jane Veazey.

Jesse, born about 1802 in Robertson County, first married Jemima “Jane” Hendley, reportedly in 1829. He married Martha J. Rose on 3 December 1858. His estate was probated in November 1875. The six entries below belong to the first marriage; no child from the second is currently recorded.

1. Amanda Jane Shannon (1830–1900); Eli Baggett.
2. Pernecie Ann Shannon (1833–1916); James Richard Empson.
3. Mary Shannon (1835–1912 in the working tree); listed in Robertson County in 1850, age 15.
4. Martha Shannon (1837–1886); Burwell Wilks Baggett.
5. Lurinda Melissa Shannon (born 1845, reportedly living after 1900); first T. J. Owen, then John W. Stricklin.
6. James E. Shannon (1847–1867); Susan J. Jernigan. No children are recorded.

Patsy, born about 1803 in Robertson County, married Gains Winfield about 1830. His reported death is 1873 and hers 1879. The earlier family list contains the five entries below. A working-tree list adds a separate Mary born about 1834 and gives Mary Elizabeth and Martha Almira matching 1835–1907 dates. Those entries require identification before treating them as six distinct children.

1. William S. Winfield (1832–1892); Minerva M. Villines.
2. Mary Elizabeth Winfield (born about 1834–1835); identity and later dates need reconciliation with the separate Mary entry.
3. Martha Almira Winfield (1835–1907 in the working list).
4. Sarah L. Winfield (1842–1910); Milton Bird Widick.
5. Susan Jane Winfield (1844–1916); William Marion Jackson.

The record review draws on the Orange marriage bond and Guthrie will, the recorded Shannon will and Robertson tax image, Jonathan B. Butcher’s February 1989 report, Loraine Howard’s 1975 notes and 1979 research sheet, and the retained Larry Hallstrom 2008 will transcription. The recorded will controls where its date differs from that transcription.

Howard’s research sheet is retained through the LeRoy and Rita Shannon research archives. Its body identifies the children of John and Anne Shannon; a conflicting gallery caption naming Elizabeth Pate must not merge John and Ann with their son Hugh’s family.

Compiled trees, memorials, and the Shannon DNA Project’s published pedigrees supply additional leads. Their dates and proposed ancestral connections need evaluation alongside the contemporary records.