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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Author: James English Vaughn Jr.
James Suggett was born on 18 April 1722 in Richmond, Virginia, and he died 05 March 1786 at Bryan’s Station, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
He fought for his native state of Virginia, and attained the rank of Lieutenant prior to the American Revolutionary War.
James Suggett married Jemima Spence (1730 – 1786) in 1751 in Orange County, Virginia, and they had three children, John, who also is a NSSAR Patriot (P-300213), and two daughters, Jemima Suggett Johnson and Catherine Suggett Merry.
Jemima Suggett Johnson (P-225226) is considered a heroine for her actions in defense of Bryan’s Station, and she is the mother of Richard Mentor Johnson, who was the 9th Vice President of the United States of America. Old James “Parson” Suggett’s place of residence during the American Revolution was Bryan’s Station, Kentucky, and he is a NSSAR Patriot because of his service in the defense of this fort.
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