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John Cammack Sr is thought to have been buried in the family cemetery on the grounds of the family plantation in the SW part of Bibb Co., AL, Section 24, Twp 2, Range 8, but no marker exists for the burial site.
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Author: Dr. Darrell Ray Over
John Cammack, Sr. was born in 1753 at Berkley, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the son of William and Sarah (Fergerson) Cammack.
He enlisted in the Laurens County, South Carolina militia as a private and later received a land grant and a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War.
In 1773 he married Margaret Ann Purtle, daughter of Michael Purtle Sr., in Laurens, South Carolina. In 1798 John Cammack sold his holdings in South Carolina and moved his family to western Kentucky and later relocated to Bibb County, Alabama, in the early 1800s.
John and Margaret Cammack had the following known children:
David was born on 5 December 1774 and married Mary Ann George.
Sarah “Sally” was born in 1776 and married William Owen.
John was born about 1779 and married Mary “Polly” Parker.
Mary “Polly” was born in 1783 and married Zadoc Wyatt.
Michael was born in about 1785 and married Sarah Milburn.
Anna was born about 1790 and married Benjamin Evans.
Samuel was born in about 1796.
Margaret was born about 1798 and married Isaac Griffin.
Lewis was born in 1801 and married Rhonda Coleman.
John Cammack died in Bibb County, Alabama, on 4 December 1832, and the administration of his estate by his will (Admrs Record Book “D” pages 87-88, Bibb County Courthouse) indicates that he was a fairly affluent plantation owner. He is thought to be buried in the family cemetery on the grounds of the family plantation in the southwestern part of Bibb County, Alabama, Section 24, Township 2, Range 8.
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