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George Becton 1740 - 1834

George Becton was born on July 20, 1740 in North Carolina United States to John Becton and Ann Curtis (Metts) Becton, and had siblings Mary Becton Little, Frederick Edwin Becton, Sarah (Becton), Michael Becton, and Edmond Becton. He married Dorkus (Slade) Becton in 1764 in New Bern, Craven County, and they were married until Dorkus' death in 1818 in Franklin County, Tennessee. He had children Samuel Slade Becton, Lewis Becton, Sarah (Becton) Dillahunty, Macajah Becton, Asa Becton, Nancy (Becton) Hodges, Sydney (Becton) Caldwell, and Mary Eleanor (Becton) Mullen. George Becton died at age 93 years old on May 4, 1834 at TN-6, in Franklin, and was buried in May 1834 at Franklin, Davidson County, TN.

George Becton
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July 20, 1740
North Carolina, United States
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    1740

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    July 20, 1740
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    North Carolina United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    George's father immigrated from England. He came over on The Nancy that Christoph Van Graffenreid used to bring over immigrants. George's mother's family was from Palentine, Germany and immigrated here some time in 1717, the year before she was born.

  • Nationality & Locations

    George was born in NC in the town of New Bern, which his father, an immigrant from England, helped found. He lived there until after his marriage. Sometime after that, in the 1790's, he and his wife joined a group from their Baptist church in the Dillihunty Migration (as it is known), moving to TN to help introduce the faith to the settlers there and to start a church plant.

  • Religious Beliefs

    George was, at least by the time he was a married adult, a member of the "newer" Baptist faith and church that had begun in NC. They were part of the Baptist church that was led by Rev Dillahunty. A group of the church, led by Dillahunty, moved to TN to help spread the faith to settlers there.

  • Military Service

    George's brothers were in the American Revolution, one of them, Frederick, being a Major. George, however, had a club foot (according to records) and due to his infirmity was unable to serve. Instead, he provided corn (and other provisions) to the war effort (this would have been used to make corn meal for the soldiers and food for the horses). He is listed in the DAR as a patriot who. although didn't serve, did provide provisions and therefore is considered eligible.

  • Personal Life & Family

    George and his wife Dorkus traveled with the Dillahunty migration from NC to Tennessee, to what is now the Nashville area. They lived there until they both passed away, Dorkus passing first. They were buried in the church cemetery there but over the years this church and cemetery were purchased by the state as I75 was to be running right through the property. They tore down the church and moved the cemetery to another location of one of the city cemeteries. Unfortunately, they did not move the buried, only moving the headstones.
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    May 1834
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Life Story For George and his wife Dorkus
George and his wife Dorkus, in the mid 1790's, went with a group of Baptists led by Rev Dillahunty. The group arrived in TN in either early 1795 or early 1796.
George and Dorkus were both buried in a church cemetery there. The cemetery was "moved" to the city cemetery but, unfortunately the graves were not moved. They area that the cemetery was located is now under Interstate 75.
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