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Descendants of George Thomas Frazier

Generation No. 2

2. SAMUEL² FRAZIER (GEORGE THOMAS¹)^3,^4,^5,^6,^7,⁸ was born April 10, 1749 in Edgecombe', NC, and died April 10, 1839 in Bearden, Knox Co; Tennessee. He married REBECCA JULIAN March 17, 1771 in Guilford Co; North Carolina. She was born March 17, 1747/48 in Winchester, Frederick Co; Virginia, and died August 23, 1828 in Knoxville, Knox Co; Tennessee.

Notes for SAMUEL FRAZIER:
Samuel Frazier (1749-1839) served as private under Col. John Sevier at the Battle of Kings Mountain. He died in Green County, Tenn. Samuel Frazier was a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Tennessee in 1796.

Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769–1923: Volume 2

Samuel Frazier, a native of Scotland, who on coming to America in 1748 settled in the colony of North Carolina, where on the 17th of March, 1749, he wedded Miss Rebecca Julian, a French Huguenot lady of liberal culture and notable beauty. Later they removed to that part of western North Carolina, which became Greene county and was afterward embraced in Tennessee. Samuel Frazier espoused the cause of the colonists when they attempted to throw off the yoke of British oppression and aided in winning American independence. He participated in the battle of King's Mountain and other engagements. Thereafter he took active part in shaping the history of the new republic. In 1796 he was delegate to the convention at Knoxville, which ordained and established the first constitution of Tennessee and he served on the subcommittee which drafted that important document. Following the admission of the state in the Union he became the first state senator from Greene county and occupied this position for two terms.

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Frazier, Samuel (1749-1839)

SENATE, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd General Assemblies, 1796-1801; representing Green County; Whig in later life. Born in France of Huguenot ancestory on April 10, 1749; names of parents not given. In Revolutionary War, participating in the Battle of King’s Mountain. Pioneer, soldier, and lawyer. Married on March 17, 1771 to Rebecca Julian. Children--Abner, Beriah, Thomas, Julian Frazier, Barbara, and Samuel Frazier, Jr. Member of Tennessee Constitutional Convention, 1796; attorney-general, 11th district, 1831-36. Died in Greene county on April 10, 1839; buried in Bearden Cemetery, Greene County. Father of Julian Frazier, grandfather of Constantine Frazier and of Beriah Frazier, all sometime members Tennessee General Assembly; great-grandfather of James Beriah Frazier, sometime Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator

Sources: Tennessee State History of the D. A. R., 171; D.A.R.
Rosters and Soldiers, 679; Hale and Merritt, Tennessee and Tennesseans, 559, 722; Miller’s Official Manual, 189; White, Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, VIII, 178.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhawkin/greenass.htm

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Samuel Frazier, 1749-1839

SAMUEL FRAZIER was one of the framers of Tennessee’s Constitution, and the first State Senator from Greene County, Tennessee. He was born April 10, 1749. Some references say he was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, a son of a Samuel Fraizer, while other references say he was was born in France of Huguenot ancestry; names of parents not known. During the Revolutionary War, he participated in the Battle of King’s Mountain. Pioneer, soldier, and lawyer. Married on March 17, 1771 to Rebecca Julian. Children--Abner, Beriah, Thomas, Julian Frazier, Barbara, and Samuel Frazier, Jr. Member of Tennessee Constitutional Convention, 1796. He served in the Tennessee Senate, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd General Assemblies, 1796-1801; representing Green County; he was a Whig in later life. He was attorney-general, 11th district, 1831-36. Died in Greene county on April 10, 1839; buried in Bearden Cemetery, Greene County. Father of Julian Frazier, grandfather of Constantine Frazier and of Beriah Frazier, all sometime members Tennessee General Assembly; great-grandfather of James Beriah Frazier, sometime Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator.

Bibliography
Sources: Tennessee State History of the D.A.R., 171; D.A.R. Rosters and Soldiers, 679; Hale and Merritt, Tennessee and Tennesseans, 559, 722; Miller’s Official Manual, 189; White, Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, VIII, 178.
http://www.tngenweb.org/bios/f/frazier.html

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Notes for Samuel Frazier:
Samuel Frazier , A Whig of 1776
One of the Framers of Tennessee's Constitution, 1776
First State Senator from Greene County, Tennessee, 1796-1801
His Wife Rebecca Julian and Their Descendants Compiled by, Virginia Knight Nelson 1978 (203 pages)

Samuel Frazier, the progenitor of this family, was a Whig during the time of the American Revolution and later was prominent in the formation of the State of Tennessee.
In the Revolution, Samuel Frazier espoused the cause of the colonists in their struggle for the right to govern themselves. Abt. 1789, seven years before the frontier area west of the Appalachians attained statehood, Samuel Frazier and his family moved from Guilford County, North Carolina, to Greene County (now Tennessee).
He soon became a leader in Greene County and in 1795 was elected a delegate to Tennessee's first constitutional convention. He was chosen to be a member of the committee, which drafted the important document, and his signature is affixed to the original constitution, which is now in the state archives in Nashville. Serving as the first state senator from Greene County, he helped to organize the state government under the new constitution prior to the admittance of Tennessee into the Union on June 1, 1776.
Soon after 1800, Samuel and his wife Rebecca moved to Knox County, TN where they resided for the remainder of their lives. Both of them lived to be ninety years of age. They were the parents of seven children whose living descendants can be found throughout the United States. Those who have gone before include some who lie in almost forgotten family cemeteries in Tennessee and North AL and at least one who is buried in widely known Arlington National Cemetery.
Descendants of Samuel and Rebecca have served in all of the wars in which our nation has been involved since the American Revolution, and two attained the rank of General. They were in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, on both sides in the Civil War, in World Wars 1 and 2, and in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. A number of them gave their "last full measure of devotion." (See Roll of Honor, p.189.)
NOTICE: This is a typed reproduction of page 5, and in no way is it intended to violate any copyright laws it may be under. I am posting this research, with the hope that someone may benefit from the hard work of the writer, Virginia Knight Nelson, whom I do not know. It is a reference book in my library. I took many notes, and may contain errors.

http://www.tnfraziers.com/samuel.html

More About SAMUEL FRAZIER:
Burial: Bearden Cemetary, Greene Co; Tenn.
Military service: fought in the battle of King's Mountain.

Marriage Notes for SAMUEL FRAZIER and REBECCA JULIAN:
Selected U.S./Internat'l Marriage Records, 1340-1980


Frazier, Samuel      Gender : M
      Birth Year : 1749
      Birth Location Code : Eu
      Spouse : Julian, Rebecca
      Birth Year : 1748
      Birth Location Code : Fr
      Source Number : 794.000
      Source Type : Electronic Database
      Number of Pages : 1
      Submitter Code : LWP

Frazier, Samuel      Marriage Year : 1771
      Marriage Location Code : NC
      Gender : M
      Spouse : Julian, Rebecca
      Birth Year : 1748
      Birth Location Code : VA
      Source Number : 1041.000
      Source Type : Electronic Database
      Number of Pages : 1
      Submitter Code : CLJ


Children of SAMUEL FRAZIER and REBECCA JULIAN are:

9.	i.	ABNER³ FRAZIER, b. April 18, 1772, Guilford Co; North Carolina; d. 1843, Guilford Co; North Carolina.
10.	ii.	SAMUEL JR. FRAZIER, b. Abt. 1774; d. Abt. 1826.
11.	iii.	BERIAH FRAZIER, b. 1776; d. 1858, Tennessee.
12.	iv.	JULIAN FRAZIER, b. 1781; d. 1846.
13.	v.	THOMAS FRAZIER, b. 1783, North Carolina.
	vi.	BARBARA FRAZIER, b. Aft. 1783.

3. GEORGE² FRAZIER (GEORGE THOMAS¹) was born 1751 in Orange Co; North Carolina, and died February 18, 1835 in Randolph, North Carolina. He married (1) MARGARET. He married (2) JANE GRIMES Abt. 1770 in Guilford Co; North Carolina, daughter of RICHARD GRIMES and ASNATH. She was born Abt. 1753 in Randolph Co; North Carolina, and died Abt. 1823 in Randolph Co; North Carolina.

Children of GEORGE FRAZIER and MARGARET are:

14.	i.		HARDY H.³ FRAZIER, b. 1825.
	ii.		SARAH FRAZIER, b. 1827; m. JESSE BURTON.

Children of GEORGE FRAZIER and JANE GRIMES are:

15.	iii.	CYRUS³ FRAZIER, b. 1771, Guilford Co; North Carolina; d. Bef. 1835.
	iv.	MARTHA FRAZIER, b. July 01, 1773, Guilford Co; North Carolina; d. May 11, 1861; m. EDMOND HAYES, March 06, 1818; b. October 12, 1760; d. September 17, 1856.
16.	v.	DAVID FRAZIER, b. 1775, North Carolina.
17.	vi.	GEORGE FRAZIER, b. May 06, 1777, Guilford Co; North Carolina; d. January 18, 1865, Randolph Co; North Carolina.
	vii.	ELIZABETH "BETSY" FRAZIER, b. 1779; m. (1) JOHN RUSSELL; m. (2) JOHN SPENCER.
	viii.	THOMAS FRAZIER, b. 1781; m. MARY WHITE.
	ix.	NANCY ANN FRAZIER, b. 1783; m. THOMAS RUSSELL.
18.	x.	JOHN FRAZIER, b. July 14, 1775; d. September 25, 1827.
19.	xi.	WILLIAM FRAZIER, b. 1787, Randolph Co; North Carolina; d. October 10, 1844, Wayne Co; Illinois.
	xii.	JOSIAH FRAZIER, b. 1789.
	xiii.	SAMUEL FRAZIER, b. 1791.
	xiv.	JANE FRAZIER, b. 1793; m. ELIAS HAYS, March 06, 1811, Randolph Co; North Carolina.

Marriage Notes for JANE FRAZIER and ELIAS HAYS:
North Carolina Marr.
GROOM BRIDE DATE COUNTY

Elias Hays Jane Frazier 6 Mar 1811 Randolph

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MARY "POLLY" FRAZIER, b. July 25, 1795, Randolph Co; North Carolina; d. March 03, 1886, Lincolnville, Wabash Co., Indiana.

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