John Gracey, Revolutionary Soldier of Giles County, Tennessee, Giles County, TNGenWeb (TNGenNet)

JOHN GRACY (GREACEY, GREACY) served in the North Carolina Line, was born 30 Jan 1759 in Rowan County, North Carolina and lived there at enlistment. He applied for his military pension in Giles County, Tennessee on 25 Feb 1833, declaring that he married first in 1784 in Rowan County, North Carolina (wife not named) and second 14 Mar 1793, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Rachel RAMSEY, born 5 Mar 1773, the daughter of William and A. RAMSEY. (Rev War Pension File No. W357) John GREACY appeared on the 1835 federal pension rolls as Giles County, a private, North Carolina Line, $48.33 Annual Allowance, $144.99 Amount Rec'd, Nov 17, 1833 Pension Started, Age 75. He died 6 Sep 1839,* and his children at that time were Mary, b Dec 1794, "married a man named CALHOUN;" (name missing), born 14 Feb 1790, (name missing), born 19 May 1801, William N. R., born 8 Sep 1803, m Miss N. T. SHARP on 31 Jul 1832; Cynthia K., b 25 Dec 1805, d 6 Sep 1839, Joseph B., born 10 Feb 1807, m 6 Oct 1835, Miss E. L. BRADSHAW, Lucinda A., b 8 Apr 1832 and Franklin J.P.C., b 21 Nov 1816. Cynthia K. m 12 Sep 1838, James DAVIDSON, and had son John F. DAVIDSON, b 31 May 1839. (Note: This information also extracted from the Rev. War Pension file, but Virgil White's Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files states that there are several RAMSEY births in this records that were only partlyleigible, there appearing to be three births prior to widow's date of birth: James b in 1775, Catherine, b Oct 1777, Anne, b 30 Sep 1781. The abstracter suggests attempting to obtain perhaps a better microcopy).

John and Rachel RAMSEY Gracey and others of their family are buried at Mt. Carmel (Bethel) Cemetery. See also the 1836 Giles Tax List, District 3