Vashti and her twin sister Edith were born 1775 in Edgefield County SC. Their parents were Chief Edward Ned Vann and Mary King Vann
She married Benjamin Jernigan Jr 1790 in Edgefield SC
In 1813 Andrew Jackson, a neighbor, set at their table and ate the food she had prepared and told Benjamin that troubles would be coming soon for the "Indians" in South Carolina. He wanted to protect his neighbor and his family from what was to come.
He wanted Benjamin to take herd cattle to Burnt Corn Springs in lower Alabama where he was establishing a fort in anticipation of the conflict with the Spanish.
Soon after Andrew's visit Benjamin loaded his family, Vashti and their 11 children, into wagons and began the journey Burnt Corn Springs
Vashti died at Ft Crawford from yellow fever in 1821. She is buried there in an unmarked grave
Vashti Vann was probably born circa 1776 in South Carolina. There is only circumstantial evidence to support this date. The exact death date of Vashti Vann is unknown. But based on family records it was probably circa 1820-1821. She died from yellow fever which she caught from her husband Benjamin Jernigan. Benjamin caught the fever on a visit to Spanish occupied Pensacola, Florida. Earlier spellings of the family name listed Journigan/Journagan
She married Benjamin Jernigan Jr 1790 in Edgefield SC
In 1813 Andrew Jackson, a neighbor, set at their table and ate the food she had prepared and told Benjamin that troubles would be coming soon for the "Indians" in South Carolina. He wanted to protect his neighbor and his family from what was to come.
He wanted Benjamin to take herd cattle to Burnt Corn Springs in lower Alabama where he was establishing a fort in anticipation of the conflict with the Spanish.
Soon after Andrew's visit Benjamin loaded his family, Vashti and their 11 children, into wagons and began the journey Burnt Corn Springs
Vashti died at Ft Crawford from yellow fever in 1821. She is buried there in an unmarked grave
Vashti Vann was probably born circa 1776 in South Carolina. There is only circumstantial evidence to support this date. The exact death date of Vashti Vann is unknown. But based on family records it was probably circa 1820-1821. She died from yellow fever which she caught from her husband Benjamin Jernigan. Benjamin caught the fever on a visit to Spanish occupied Pensacola, Florida. Earlier spellings of the family name listed Journigan/Journagan
Vashti and her twin sister Edith were born 1775 in Edgefield County SC. Their parents were Chief Edward Ned Vann and Mary King Vann
She married Benjamin Jernigan Jr 1790 in Edgefield SC
In 1813 Andrew Jackson, a neighbor, set at their table and ate the food she had prepared and told Benjamin that troubles would be coming soon for the "Indians" in South Carolina. He wanted to protect his neighbor and his family from what was to come.
He wanted Benjamin to take herd cattle to Burnt Corn Springs in lower Alabama where he was establishing a fort in anticipation of the conflict with the Spanish.
Soon after Andrew's visit Benjamin loaded his family, Vashti and their 11 children, into wagons and began the journey Burnt Corn Springs
Vashti died at Ft Crawford from yellow fever in 1821. She is buried there in an unmarked grave
Vashti Vann was probably born circa 1776 in South Carolina. There is only circumstantial evidence to support this date. The exact death date of Vashti Vann is unknown. But based on family records it was probably circa 1820-1821. She died from yellow fever which she caught from her husband Benjamin Jernigan. Benjamin caught the fever on a visit to Spanish occupied Pensacola, Florida. Earlier spellings of the family name listed Journigan/Journagan
She married Benjamin Jernigan Jr 1790 in Edgefield SC
In 1813 Andrew Jackson, a neighbor, set at their table and ate the food she had prepared and told Benjamin that troubles would be coming soon for the "Indians" in South Carolina. He wanted to protect his neighbor and his family from what was to come.
He wanted Benjamin to take herd cattle to Burnt Corn Springs in lower Alabama where he was establishing a fort in anticipation of the conflict with the Spanish.
Soon after Andrew's visit Benjamin loaded his family, Vashti and their 11 children, into wagons and began the journey Burnt Corn Springs
Vashti died at Ft Crawford from yellow fever in 1821. She is buried there in an unmarked grave
Vashti Vann was probably born circa 1776 in South Carolina. There is only circumstantial evidence to support this date. The exact death date of Vashti Vann is unknown. But based on family records it was probably circa 1820-1821. She died from yellow fever which she caught from her husband Benjamin Jernigan. Benjamin caught the fever on a visit to Spanish occupied Pensacola, Florida. Earlier spellings of the family name listed Journigan/Journagan
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