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John Queen Athey[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1756 - 1831  (74 years)


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  • Name John Queen Athey 
    Born 24 May 1756  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Oath of Fidelity 1778  Charles County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • took Oath of Fidelity, Charles Co., Md., 1778
    Residence 22 Dec 1795  North Fork of Holston River, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • bought 109 acres of land on North Fork of Holston River, Washington County, Virginia, USA, where he lived, 22 December 1795;
    Census 1810  Washington County, Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Appears census Washington Co., Va., 1810
    Land Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Also owned 303 acres of land, Tazewell Co., Va.;
    Moved 1814  Knox County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • moved to Knox Co., Ky., ca. 1814
    Land 1815  Knox County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    150 acres 
    • owned 150 acres of land, Knox Co., Ky., 1815;
    _FSFTID L7V9-WDH 
    _FSLINK https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=L7V9-WDH 
    Died 1831  Knox County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • /30/ JOHN QUEEN ATHEY (4), son of Elinor and Thomas Athey, #6. Born Prince George's Co., Md., 24 May 1756; took Oath of Fidelity, Charles Co., Md., 1778; m. 2nd Dorcas CULLEN (a widow), Culpepper Co., Va., 1785;
      bought 109 acres of land on north fork of Holston River, Washington Co., Va., where he lived, 22 December 1795; appears census Washington Co., Va., 1810; also owned 303 acres of land, Tazwell Co., Va.; moved to Knox Co., Ky., ca. 1814; owned 150 acres of land, Knox Co., Ky., 1815; died, probably Knox Co., Ky., ca. 1831;

      CHILDREN:

      By first wife:
      lOOLa* Thomas Alvin. b. ca. 1775-80; d. ca. 1845.
      lOOLb* Sarah (Sally), b. 1780.
      lOOLba Margaret, b. ca. 1780-85; m. Morgain DARNELL, Greenbriar Co., Va., 29 Jan. 1811; n.k.o.

      By Dorcas:
      lOOLc* Susan, b. ca. 1790; d. before 1832.
      lOOLd* Elizabeth (Betsy), b. ca. 1793; d. before 1848.
      lOOLe* Fanetta. b. ca. 1795; d. 1819.
    Person ID I7392  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2014 

    Father Thomas P Athey,   b. 14 Feb 1717, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1767, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Elinor (Eleanor) Lucille Queen,   b. Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1753  Prince George's County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3263  Group Sheet

    Family 1 first wife,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Sarah (Sally) Athey,   b. 1780,   d. Bef 1850  (Age 69 years)
     2. Margaret Athey,   b. Abt 1780,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Thomas Alvin Atha,   b. 29 Jan 1780, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1845, Jesse Creek, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F14169  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Dorcas Cullen,   b. 1760, Culpeper County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Aug 1785  Culpeper County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Athey,   b. Abt 1786, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1848, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
     2. Susan Athey,   b. Abt 1790, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1832  (Age ~ 41 years)
     3. Fanetta Athey,   b. 1795, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1819, Knox County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F2899  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S42] Julie Anne Lindquist Degenhardt, my Grandmother was Bertha Mae Cook. She was the daugther of William Albert Cook. Brother to Benjamin Franklin Cook.

    2. [S374] Cook Family Done by Bessie Cook-Rothrock 1959.

    3. [S459] DNA chart.

    4. [S1735] CAPTAIN GEORGE ATHY [OF GALWAY AND MARYLAND] AND HIS DESCENDANTS, THIRD EDITION 1999, LAWRENCE F. ATHY, JR., (LAWRENCE F. ATHY, JR. 3834 OVERBROOK LANE HOUSTON, TX 77027-4038 p m ^ts-r 713-622-1480 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE925637).