Captain John Quince Koonce Jr

Brief Life History of John Quince

When Captain John Quince Koonce Jr was born on 17 November 1754, in Craven, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, John Quince Koonce Sr., was 27 and his mother, Catherine Catron McQuillen, was 25. He married Elizabeth Noe about 1777, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1790 and Jones, North Carolina, United States in 1800. He died on 28 March 1808, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Captain John Quince Koonce Jr
1754–1808
Elizabeth Noe
1757–1820
Marriage: about 1777
Margaret Kounts
1775–1852
John Quince Koonce III
1778–
Retus Koonce
1782–1816
George Koonce
1790–1847
E Retus Koonce
1791–1847
Redding Koonce
1794–
John Koonce
1796–
Wright Koonce
1798–1858
Argent Koonce
1802–1870
James H. Koonce
1782–1816
Areena Koonce
1786–1871
George Argent Koonce
1792–1863
Henry Koonce
1793–1867
William Koonce
1802–1847

Sources (12)

  • John Koonce Jr, "United States Census, 1800"
  • Davidson. Wills 1805–1816, 1805–1811, 1794–1805
  • John Coonse, "United States Census, 1790"

World Events (7)

1767 · Tryon Palace

Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1779

The county was formed in 1779 from the southwestern part of Craven County. It was named for Willie Jones,[3] a planter, slaveholder, Revolutionary leader and president of the North Carolina Committee of Safety during the war. He opposed state ratification of the United States Constitution. The rural Low Country county was originally developed for plantations, which were dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kuntz or Kuhns .

Americanized form of Dutch Koens, a patronymic from Koen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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John Koonce Sr

!NOTE: The father of John Koonce, Sr., is not known. Since he was born inVirginia, and since his age is near the age of Margaret Koonce, born in Virginia, he is listed as her brother. This idea is …

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