Descendants of Jacob Varn

 

 

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Generation No. 1

 

1.  JACOB1 VARN1 was born in Warnsdorf Germany, and died March 5, 1760 in Charleston, South Carolina.

 

Notes for JACOB VARN:

Jacob Varn who died in March 1760 in Charleston SC may have been the father of John Peter Varn. He is believed to have been born at Wansor, Germany.

       

Child of JACOB VARN is:

2.                i.    JOHN PETER2 VARN, b. Abt. 1720, Warnesdorf Germany; d. 1775, Prince William Parish, South Carolina.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN PETER2 VARN (JACOB1)1 was born Abt. 1720 in Warnesdorf Germany, and died 1775 in Prince William Parish, South Carolina.  He married MARY 1769. 

 

Notes for JOHN PETER VARN:

John Peter Varn arrived in Orangeburg Township, Berkeley Co. SC on July 13, 1735.  He was with a group of Swiss.  He may have been a son of Jacob Varn who died in March 1760 in Charleston.  John Peter Varn married Mary maiden name unknown.  He died about January 1774.   Mary and her sons were granted 100 acres of land on the Saluda River in Craven County, SC, on May 25, 1774.

The sons surveys are sown in SC Archives Colonial Plats Vol. 21 Page 327. The Memorial for Mary Wern is shown in SC Archives Memorials Vol. 13 Page 60.  Her son Jacob's Memorial is shown on the same page.   The name has been spelled Werne, Wern, Warne, Warn, Varne, Varn. A Varn Family Tree Chart shows the descendents of Jacob and Mary Varn,  the son of John Peter and and Mary Varn.  It  states that the sons Jacob and John are found between Hampton and Ehrhardt, South Carolina.  Frederick Varn went up north before 1790.

       

Children of JOHN VARN and MARY are:

                   i.    FREDERICK3 VARN1, b. 1744.

3.               ii.    JOHN VARN, b. Abt. 1746.

4.              iii.    JACOB VARN, b. Abt. 1746, Berkeley County, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1805, Beaufort County, South Carolina.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  JOHN3 VARN (JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)1 was born Abt. 1746.  He married ANNA BAKER1 Bef. 1783 in South Carolina.  She was born Abt. 1755.

 

Notes for JOHN VARN:

John Varn was born about 1746 in South Carolina.  His parents were John Peter and Mary Varn.  John Varn married Anna Baker.  They lived at Saxe Gotha Township, Lexington Co., SC which was a Swiss-German settlement.  They later moved to Hampton Co. SC near Broxton Bridge.  John Varn and Anna Baker Varn are buried in Hampton County SC on their plantation.

 

       

Children of JOHN VARN and ANNA BAKER are:

5.                i.    WILLIAM T4 VARN, b. June 29, 1783, North Orangeburg Dist, Lexington County, SC; d. November 4, 1861, South Carolina.

6.               ii.    FREDERICK VARN, b. December 6, 1788, North Orangeburg District, South Carolina; d. November 1867, Bartow, Polk County, Florida.

 

 

4.  JACOB3 VARN (JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)2,3,4,5 was born Abt. 1746 in Berkeley County, South Carolina, and died Abt. 1805 in Beaufort County, South Carolina.  He married MARY CHASSERAU6 Abt. 1768.  She was born 1750 in Berkely County, South Carolina, and died Aft. 1820 in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

 

Notes for JACOB VARN:

Jacob Varn was born about 1746 in Orangeburg Township, Berkely Co., S.C.  He was the son of John Peter and Mary Varn.  He married about 1768 Mary Chasserau or Copeland.  Jacob Varn (Warne, the German spelling) was granted 300 acres of land "situate in Berkley County on Camping Creek in the fork between Broad and Saludy Rivers Bounded on all sides by Vacant Land."  He was granted this on Feb. 12, 1773.  The grant is shown in the SC Archives in Royal Grants Vol. 22 Page 372.  This land was surveyed July 13, 1772 and is shown in SC Archives Colonial Plats Vol. 21 Page 327.  The memorial is dated Oct. 18, 1774 and is in SC Archives Memorials Vol. 13 page 60.  Jacob Varn was granted  100 acres "in Craven County on the Waters of Saludy River", on May 25, 1774.  This land was surveyed July 13, 1772 and the memorial was dated June 29, 1773. The grant  is shown in the SC Archives Royal Grants Vol. 28 Page 393, and the survey is in SC Archives Colonial Plats Vol. 21 Page 328.  The memorial is shown in SC Archives Memorials Vol. 12, Page 271.

Jacob Varn served in the American Revolution.  He enlisted and served from Oct. 10, 1781until Aug. 12, 1782 as a private in Captain Pollmer's Company, Colonel Watson's Regiment from South Carolina.  This is shown in Revolutionary Accounts AA, Account 1258-X Jacob Warn, SC.  He also appears in a jury list as a petit juror in Saxa-Gothha, Orangeburg District, SC 1778-79. His name is spelled as Wernn on the list. This is in " Jury List of South Carolina 1778-1779" page 71.  Jacob Varn is shown as the head of a family in the 1790 census of Orangeburg District, SC..  John Hire deeded 25 acres of land to Jacob Varns of St. Matthew Parish, Orangeburg District on Jan. 19, 1791.  Jacob Varn moved to the Beaufort District after that.  He is granted 107 acres "situate in the district of Beaufort Prince William Parish on the waters of Whippy Swamp the waters of Saltketcher" on Dec. 6, 1802.  The acreage had been surveyed June 8, 1797.  Jacob Varn is last shown on the 1800 census for Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, SC.  He died there about 1805.  Mary Varn died after 1820.

 

 

Children of JACOB VARN and MARY CHASSERAU are:

7.                i.    BENJAMIN4 VARN, b. Abt. 1769, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1810, Beaufort County,South Carolina.

                  ii.    JACOB VARN7,8, b. Abt. 1774; m. LAURA FREEMAN9,10.

 

Notes for JACOB VARN:

Jacob Varn married Laura Freeman. The 1830 census shows two boys under age five.  They died young. Jacob and Laura were born prior to 1775 and do not appear after the 1830 census, according to the Varn family chart.

 

8.              iii.    FREDERICK VARN, b. Abt. 1777, Orangeburg District, SC; d. 1806, South Carolina.

                 iv.    DAVID VARN11,12, b. Abt. 1780.

 

Notes for DAVID VARN:

David Varn is  found in the 1830 census with 2 boys.  He is said to have lived in Midway,SC according to the Varn Chart.

 

9.               v.    JOHN VARN, b. Abt. 1782, South Carolina; d. 1827.

10.            vi.    JAMES VARN, b. Abt. 1784, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1860.

11.           vii.    ABRAHAM VARN, b. Abt. 1786.

               viii.    MARY VARN12, b. Abt. 1787; m. SIMON RENTZ13.

                  ix.    DAUGHTER VARN14, b. Abt. 1788.

12.              x.    GEORGE VARN, b. April 2, 1789, South Carolina; d. April 28, 1835, Barnwell, South Carolina.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

5.  WILLIAM T4 VARN (JOHN3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)15,16,17,18 was born June 29, 1783 in North Orangeburg Dist, Lexington County, SC, and died November 4, 1861 in South Carolina.  He married ESTHER BROXTON19,20,21 April 4, 1811 in Colleton District.  She was born 1789 in Colleton District South Carolina, and died November 1859 in Georgia.

 

Notes for WILLIAM T VARN:

William T Varn was born in North Orangeburg District, which is now Lexington County, SC., June 29, 1783.  He was the oldest child of John and Ann Baker Varn.  He moved with his parents to Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, in present Colleton County, SC.  He grew up and married there on April 4, 1811 to Esther Broxton.  Esther was born in Colleton District in 1791.  In 1836 William T Varn and his brother Frederick moved from Colleton SC to Lowndes County, Georgia.  William T made his home on the Coffee Road about 1 1/2 miles east of the present day Cecil, Cook County.  His brother Frederick lived a few miles away near present Salem Methodist Church west of the present town of Hahira.  Frederick Varn moved on after about three years to Hamilton Co. Fla. and later to Hillsborough Co, then to Polk Co. Fla.  In 1856 the area where William T was living was cut into the new county of Berrien.  In 1918 that portion was made into Cook County. William made his living as a farmer.  Esther Varn died in November 1859 age 70 years according to the mortuary schedule, 1860, Berrien County census.  William T Varn went to visit his old home in South Carolina and died November 4, 1861 at the home of a cousin, Gabriel Varn, and was buried there.

       

Children of WILLIAM VARN and ESTHER BROXTON are:

                   i.    MARY MAGDALENE5 VARN22, b. July 23, 1812, Colleton District South Carolina; m. WILLIAM D SINEATH22.

                  ii.    JOHN MICHAEL VARN22, b. February 9, 1814, Colleton District South Carolina.

 

Notes for JOHN MICHAEL VARN:

John Michael Varn never married.  He went to Texas.

 

                 iii.    ANNA VARN22, b. November 11, 1815, Colleton District South Carolina; d. August 17, 1903.

 

Notes for ANNA VARN:

Anna Varn never married.  she died August 17, 1903.

 

13.            iv.    WILLIAM THOMAS VARN, JR, b. September 15, 1817, Colleton District South Carolina.

                  v.    HENRY WILSON VARN22, b. November 13, 1819, Colleton District South Carolina; d. January 28, 1821.

14.            vi.    HANNAH SUSANA VARN, b. November 6, 1821, Colleton District South Carolina; d. August 8, 1887, Berrien County, Georgia.

                vii.    ESTHER VARN22, b. September 4, 1823, Colleton District South Carolina; d. October 25, 1836.

15.          viii.    SAMUEL GEORGE VARN, b. May 20, 1825, Colleton District, South Carolina; d. August 1, 1892, Berrien County, Georgia.

                  ix.    CHARLES WESLEY VARN22, b. August 20, 1827, Colleton District South Carolina; d. November 6, 1828, Colleton District South Carolina.

 

Notes for CHARLES WESLEY VARN:

Charles Wesley Varn drowned November 6, 1828, aged fourteen and one half months.

 

                   x.    ANDREW JOSHUA VARN22, b. August 5, 1830, Colleton District South Carolina; m. SARAH M KINSEY22.

                  xi.    URSULA M VARN22, b. August 5, 1830, Colleton District South Carolina; d. September 5, 1836.

                 xii.    LAVINIA BAKER VARN22, b. January 16, 1834, Colleton District South Carolina; d. 1905; m. UNKNOWN HEWETT22.

 

Notes for LAVINIA BAKER VARN:

Lavinia Baker Varn married ______Hewett.  She had no children.  She died in 1905.

 

                xiii.    JAMES LEDBETTER VARN22, b. May 16, 1835, Colleton District South Carolina; d. July 29, 1862, Savannah, Georgia.

 

Notes for JAMES LEDBETTER VARN:

James Ledbetter Varn never married.  He died in the Confederate Army at Savannah, Georgia on July 29, 1862.

 

                xiv.    MARGARET REBECCA VARN22, b. September 12, 1837, Georgia; d. May 7, 1859, Georgia.

 

Notes for MARGARET REBECCA VARN:

Margaret Rebecca Varn never married.  She died May 7, 1859.

 

 

6.  FREDERICK4 VARN (JOHN3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)23,24,25,26,27,28 was born December 6, 1788 in North Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died November 1867 in Bartow, Polk County, Florida.  He married SARAH HIERS29,30,31,32,33 March 11, 1819.  She was born February 21, 1802 in South Orangeburg District, South Carolina, and died April 5, 1864 in Bartow, Polk County, Florida.

 

Notes for FREDERICK VARN:

Frederick Varn was born December 6, 1788 in North Orangeburg District, Lexington Co., S.C, the son of John and Mary Varn. He moved with his parents and brother William T Varn to Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, in the present Colleton County, S.C. Frederick married March 11, 1819 in Hampton Co, S.C.  Sarah Hiers, the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Hires. She was born in South Orangeburg District, S. C. February 21, 1802.  Frederick Varn and his family moved to Lowndes Co., Ga.  He lived near present Salem Methodist Church west of the present town of Hahira and his brother William lived a few miles away. Frederick then moved to Hamilton County, Fla and was granted a land-patent in November 1839.  He moved further south in 1847 and settled in Hillsborough County about three miles northwest of present Plant City.  He moved again in 1853 into the southern part of Hillsborough County which was created into Polk Co. in 1860.  He lived about two miles south of the present site of Bartow, Fl.  It was known as Pease Creek at that time. Sarah Varn died April 5, 1864 and  Frederick Varn died there in November 1867. They are buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Bartow, Fl.

 

Notes for SARAH HIERS:

Sarah Hiers, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Howard) Hiers.

       

Children of FREDERICK VARN and SARAH HIERS are:

                   i.    SAMUEL5 VARN34,35,36, b. August 28, 1822, South Carolina.

 

Notes for SAMUEL VARN:

Samuel R Varn died single, about 26 years of age.

 

16.             ii.    JANE VARN, b. February 2, 1824, South Carolina; d. November 15, 1878, Bartow, Polk County, Florida.

17.            iii.    REBECCA CAROLINE VARN, b. November 27, 1825, South Carolina; d. April 7, 1901, Manatee County, Florida.

                 iv.    MARIAH LOUISE VARN37,38, b. May 1, 1827, South Carolina; m. HENRY M STEPHENS39,40.

                  v.    ANNA K VARN41,42, b. July 14, 1830, South Carolina; m. WILLIAM ROEBUCK43,44, September 23, 1847, Hamilton County, Florida.

18.            vi.    WILLIAM BAKER VARN, b. May 14, 1833, South Carolina.

19.           vii.    JOSIAH VARN, b. December 12, 1835, Georgia.

               viii.    MARY W VARN44, b. January 3, 1837, Georgia; d. Bef. 1850.

 

Notes for MARY W VARN:

Mary W Varn died young.

 

                  ix.    SARAH VARN45,46,47, b. January 29, 1839, Georgia; m. JAMES HAMILTON48,49.

                   x.    FRANCES S VARN50,51,52,53, b. March 24, 1841, Hamilton County, Florida; m. GEORGE WASHINGTON HENDRY54,55,56, November 17, 1859; b. December 3, 1848, Thomas County, Georgia.

 

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON HENDRY:

George Washington Hendry, son of James E Hendry and Lydia Carlton.

 

                  xi.    ELEANOR VARN56, b. November 27, 1843, Hamilton County, Florida; d. Bef. 1850.

 

Notes for ELEANOR VARN:

Eleanor Varn died in infancy.

 

20.            xii.    FREDERICK NEWTON VARN, b. August 30, 1847, Florida.

 

 

7.  BENJAMIN4 VARN (JACOB3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)57,58 was born Abt. 1769 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1810 in Beaufort County,South Carolina.

 

Notes for BENJAMIN VARN:

Benjamin Varn was born about 1769, the son of Jacob and Mary Varn.  He was born in South Carolina.  A tract of land is shown in SC Archives State Plats Vol 35 Page 391 in the District of Beaufort, Prince Williams Parish, on Cowpen Branch, Waters of Whippy Swamp, the Waters of Saltketcher" to Benjamin Varn.  It is dated April 25, 1800.  Benjamin is shown in the 1790 census.  Benjamin and his brother Frederick married sisters, but the name of Benjamin's wife is unknown.  According to a Varn Family Tree Benjamin Varn and his wife had three children. One son and one daughter, names not noted are shown born before 1810. He also had a daughter Elizabeth Varn born April 12, 1796.  He was living in Beaufort District SC in 1810.  The date of his death is not known. According to the Varn family chart there was also two girls born prior to 1810, names unknown.

       

Child of BENJAMIN VARN is:

21.              i.    ELIZABETH5 VARN, b. April 22, 1796, Beaufort District, South Carolina; d. October 12, 1861, Tampa, Florida.

 

 

8.  FREDERICK4 VARN (JACOB3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)59,60 was born Abt. 1777 in Orangeburg District, SC, and died 1806 in South Carolina.  He married CATHERINE61. 

 

Notes for FREDERICK VARN:

Frederick Varn born about 1777 in South Carolina married Catherine a sister of the wife of his brother Benjamin.  They had one child Eve.  Both parents died when Eve was a child. According to the Jacob Varn Family Tree Chart Catherine died when Eve was three weeks old and Frederick died when Eve was 7 years old.

       

Child of FREDERICK VARN and CATHERINE is:

22.              i.    EVE5 VARN, b. November 12, 1799, South Carolina; d. August 30, 1866, Polk County, Florida.

 

 

9.  JOHN4 VARN (JACOB3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)62,63 was born Abt. 1782 in South Carolina, and died 1827.  He married HANNAH ROSANNAH RIMS64,65. 

       

Children of JOHN VARN and HANNAH RIMS are:

23.              i.    MARY ANN ELIZA5 VARN.

                  ii.    JOHN ADAM VARN66, m. CHRISTANNA AYER66.

                 iii.    DAVID VARN66.

 

Notes for DAVID VARN:

David Varn has a son and 2 daughters on the 1840 census.

 

24.            iv.    DANIEL D VARN, b. South Carolina.

 

 

10.  JAMES4 VARN (JACOB3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)66,67 was born Abt. 1784 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1860.  He married MARY A68. 

 

Notes for JAMES VARN:

James Varn married Mary A._____.   He was born prior to 1785 and is not found after the census of 1860.  He had a son John and two more sons in the census of 1810 under the age of 10 years.

       

Child of JAMES VARN and MARY A is:

25.              i.    JOHN5 VARN, b. South Carolina.

 

 

11.  ABRAHAM4 VARN (JACOB3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)68,69 was born Abt. 1786.

       

Children of ABRAHAM VARN are:

26.              i.    HANSFORD5 VARN, b. South Carolina.

27.             ii.    NANCY VARN, d. Buried in  old Jenny Graveyard.

28.            iii.    ISAAC VARN, b. December 22, 1812, South Carolina; d. 1878.

 

 

12.  GEORGE4 VARN (JACOB3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)69,70 was born April 2, 1789 in South Carolina, and died April 28, 1835 in Barnwell, South Carolina.  He married ELIZABETH HIERS71,72 February 12, 1811.  She died May 17, 1838.

 

Notes for ELIZABETH HIERS:

Elizabeth Hires, daughter of Jacob Hiers.

       

Children of GEORGE VARN and ELIZABETH HIERS are:

29.              i.    LIZAN5 VARN.

30.             ii.    MARY E VARN.

31.            iii.    ANNIS VARN.

32.            iv.    DANIEL R VARN, b. January 11, 1817; d. 1869.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

13.  WILLIAM THOMAS5 VARN, JR (WILLIAM T4, JOHN3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)73,74 was born September 15, 1817 in Colleton District South Carolina.  He married ELIZABETH STEPHENS75. 

       

Child of WILLIAM VARN and ELIZABETH STEPHENS is:

                   i.    EASTER6 VARN76, b. Georgia; m. FRANKLIN MARSHALL76; b. 1854, Lowndes County, Georgia.

 

Notes for FRANKLIN MARSHALL:

Franklin Marshall, son of Matthew and Sarah (McMullen) Marshall.

 

 

14.  HANNAH SUSANA5 VARN (WILLIAM T4, JOHN3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)77,78 was born November 6, 1821 in Colleton District South Carolina, and died August 8, 1887 in Berrien County, Georgia.  She married JOHN EDMONDSON MATHIS79,80 October 10, 1847 in Georgia.  He was born August 30, 1824 in Lowndes County, Georgia, and died December 10, 1862 in Richmond, Va.

 

Notes for JOHN EDMONDSON MATHIS:

John Edmondson Mathis, the son of John Mathis was born in Lowndes County, now Cook County, Georgia on August 30, 1824.  He married October 10, 1847  Susannah Varn, born November 6, 1821 in South Carolina. Hannah was the daughter of William T. Varn.  John Mathis  was farming at his home in the Cecil area of Berrien County at the time of the civil war.  He enlisted as a private in Company I, 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA on May 9, 1862.  Later, this regiment was sent to Virginia where John Mathis died in a Confederate hospital in Richmond, Virginia.  He died December 10, 1862, according to the published company roll, and was buried there.  His old family Bible show that he died Jan. 20, 1864.  Hannah Susannah Mathis died august 8, 1887 and was buried in the Owen Smith cemetery in lower Cook County near the Lowndes County Line.

       

Children of HANNAH VARN and JOHN MATHIS are:

                   i.    JOHN MIKELL6 MATHIS80, b. July 3, 1848, Lowndes County, Georgia; m. MARGARET ANN BOOTH80.

 

Notes for MARGARET ANN BOOTH:

Margaret Ann Booth, daughter of William B Booth.

 

                  ii.    WILLIAM SINEATH MATHIS80, b. October 15, 1849, Lowndes County, Georgia; d. September 23, 1864.

                 iii.    SUSAN LAVINA MATHIS80, b. August 30, 1851, Llowndes County, Georgia; m. ELIAS J THOMAS80, June 13, 1875.

                 iv.    MARY ESTHER MATHIS80,81, b. May 28, 1853, Llowndes County, Georgia.

                  v.    URSULA BAKER MATHIS82, b. October 4, 1855, Lowndes County, Georgia.

                 vi.    JAMES MATTHEW MATHIS82, b. January 28, 1858, Llowndes County, Georgia.

33.           vii.    DAVID MITCHELL MATHIS, b. February 26, 1861, Berrien County, Georgia; d. 1947, Mullins, South Carolina.

               viii.    HIRAM M MATHIS82, b. May 19, 1863, Berrien County, Georgia; d. May 18, 1867.

 

 

15.  SAMUEL GEORGE5 VARN (WILLIAM T4, JOHN3, JOHN PETER2, JACOB1)83,84 was born May 20, 1825 in Colleton District, South Carolina, and died August 1, 1892 in Berrien County, Georgia.  He married WEALTHLY EDMONDSON85,86 February 12, 1851 in Lowndes County, Georgia.  She was born 1830 in Lowndes County, Georgia, and died Aft. 1892 in Berrien County, Georgia.

 

Notes for SAMUEL GEORGE VARN:

Samuel George Varn born May 20, 1825 in Colleton District SC moved with his parents to Lowndes Co. Ga. in 1837.  He married Wealthy Edmondson, daughter of James Edmondson on Feb 12, 1851 in Lowndes County.  Samuel Varn lived in the part of Lowndes that was made into Berrien County in 1856 ( and in 1918 was made into present day Cook County).  His home was near the village of Cecil where he had a farm.  He died August 1, 1892 with his wife dying several years Later.  They were buried in the Keel Cemetery near Hahira, Lowndes County, Ga.

 

Notes for WEALTHLY EDMONDSON:

Wealthy Edmondson, daughter of James Edmondson.

       

Children of SAMUEL VARN and WEALTHLY EDMONDSON are:

                   i.    JAMES EDMONDSON6 VARN87, b. February 8, 1852, Lowndes County, Georgia; m. UNKNOWN WEBB87.

                  ii.    WILLIAM T VARN87, b. October 30, 1853, Lowndes County, Georgia; m. MATTIE COWART TIMMERMAN87.

 

Notes for MATTIE COWART TIMMERMAN:

Mattie Cowart married Jesse W Timmeran, after his death she married William T Varn.

 

                 iii.    MARY ELIZABETH VARN88, b. May 13, 1855, Lowndes County, Georgia; m. JOHN MARSHALL88; b. 1851, Lowndes County, Georgia.

 

Notes for JOHN MARSHALL:

John Marshall, son of Matthew and Sarah (McMullen) Marshall.

 

                 iv.    JOHN B VARN89, b. November 8, 1856, Berrien County, Georgia; m. (1) ELLA MCCLAMMA89; m. (2) EMMA LAMON.

 

Notes for JOHN B VARN:

John B Varn married first Ella McClamma; and second Emma Lamon.

 

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