John Chesney

This is my 4th Great Grandfather, John Chesney. He was one of the first settlers of East, Tennessee, acquiring a large body of land on Bull Run Creek and Comb Ridge in Union County. He built a mill on the creek and operated a distillery. He fought in the War of 1812, serving with General Jackson in Captain John Bayless' Co. of the Tennessee Militia. He was also a slave owner and on November 25, 1841, purchased a slave for $421 named Pharaoh "Ferry" who also took the last name of Chesney. Pharaoh lived to be 126-years and is buried in Wyrick Cemetery in Luttrell, TN. John Chesney lived to be 81-years old and is buried in Sharp-Chesney Cemetery in Union County, TN.