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Gen Matthew Fontaine DeGraffenried

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Gen Matthew Fontaine DeGraffenried

Birth
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
1869 (aged 71–72)
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
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General Matthew Fontaine DeGraffenreid served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Matthew married first Penelope Stewart, third marriage to Margaret "Peggy" Smith McLemore. Three children by first marriage were Mary Ann, Matthew Fontaine and Tignal Duncan. In 1800 Matthew owned 330 acres of land in Big Harpeth. The Sullivan Farms of today are on some of Matthew's original farmland on the Lewisburg Pike that he purchased from Lemuel Donelson in Williamson County. Matthew's parents are Metcalf DeGraffenried and Mary Ann Maury DeGraffenried.
General Matthew Fontaine DeGraffenreid served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Matthew married first Penelope Stewart, third marriage to Margaret "Peggy" Smith McLemore. Three children by first marriage were Mary Ann, Matthew Fontaine and Tignal Duncan. In 1800 Matthew owned 330 acres of land in Big Harpeth. The Sullivan Farms of today are on some of Matthew's original farmland on the Lewisburg Pike that he purchased from Lemuel Donelson in Williamson County. Matthew's parents are Metcalf DeGraffenried and Mary Ann Maury DeGraffenried.


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