John Avant

1846 - 1864  (18 years)

Benjamin Avant

1800 - 1875  (74 years)

Birth	11 Jun 1800	VA
Died	11 Jan 1875	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN
Married	27 Jan 1823
Children	1. Elizabeth Avant,   b. 6 Jan 1825, DE Kalb Co, TN   2. Nancy Avant,   b. 20 Mar 1827, DE Kalb Co, TN   3. Polly Avant,   b. 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   4. William Carroll Avant,   b. 28 Oct 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   5. Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN   6. Martha Ann Avant,   b. 9 Feb 1833, DE Kalb Co, TN   7. Nathan Avant,   b. 19 Jul 1835, DE Kalb Co, TN   8. Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN   9. James Monroe Avant,   b. 12 May 1838, DE Kalb Co, TN   10. Sarah Melissa Avant,   b. 1844, DE Kalb Co, TN   11. John Avant,   b. 29 Jul 1846, DE Kalb Co, TN

Margaret (Peggy) Crosse

1761 - 1864  (103 years)

Birth	12 Apr 1761	Oxford, Sussex, NJ
Died	1 Nov 1864	Lebanon, Wilson, TN
Buried	Alexandria, Dekalb Co. Tennessee
Family	Leonard Fite,   b. 1 Feb 1760, Greenwich Township, Susse, NJ
Married	12 Apr 1781
Children	1. John Fite,   b. Dec 1781, Allen, Northampton Co, PA   2. Elizabeth Fite,   b. 1783, Lincoln, NC   3. Jacob Fite,   b. 29 Nov 1787, NJ   4. Leonard Fite, Jr,   b. 1789, Lincoln Co., NC   5. Joseph Fite,   b. 10 Sep 1790, Lincoln County North Carolina   6. Catherine Fite,   b. 1791, NC   7. David Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1795, NC   8. Moses Fite,   b. 1797, Liberty, Dekalb Co., TN   9. William Fite,   b. 27 Jul 1800, , Smith, TN   10. Sarah ( Sally) Fite,   b. Sep 1801, TN   11. Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN   12. Infant Fite,   b. 1807

Benjamin Avant

1800 - 1875  (74 years)

Birth	11 Jun 1800	VA
Died	11 Jan 1875	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN
Married	27 Jan 1823
Children	1. Elizabeth Avant,   b. 6 Jan 1825, DE Kalb Co, TN   2. Nancy Avant,   b. 20 Mar 1827, DE Kalb Co, TN   3. Polly Avant,   b. 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   4. William Carroll Avant,   b. 28 Oct 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   5. Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN   6. Martha Ann Avant,   b. 9 Feb 1833, DE Kalb Co, TN   7. Nathan Avant,   b. 19 Jul 1835, DE Kalb Co, TN   8. Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN   9. James Monroe Avant,   b. 12 May 1838, DE Kalb Co, TN   10. Sarah Melissa Avant,   b. 1844, DE Kalb Co, TN   11. John Avant,   b. 29 Jul 1846, DE Kalb Co, TN

Margaret Fite

1805 - 1891  (86 years)

Birth	15 Jun 1805	Dekalb Co., TN
Died	14 Aug 1891	Gonzales Co, TX
Father	Leonard Fite,   b. 1 Feb 1760, Greenwich Township, Susse, NJ
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret (Peggy) Crosse,   b. 12 Apr 1761, Oxford, Sussex, NJ
Relationship	natural
Married	12 Apr 1781
Family	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA
Married	27 Jan 1823
Children	1. Elizabeth Avant,   b. 6 Jan 1825, DE Kalb Co, TN   2. Nancy Avant,   b. 20 Mar 1827, DE Kalb Co, TN   3. Polly Avant,   b. 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   4. William Carroll Avant,   b. 28 Oct 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   5. Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN   6. Martha Ann Avant,   b. 9 Feb 1833, DE Kalb Co, TN   7. Nathan Avant,   b. 19 Jul 1835, DE Kalb Co, TN   8. Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN   9. James Monroe Avant,   b. 12 May 1838, DE Kalb Co, TN   10. Sarah Melissa Avant,   b. 1844, DE Kalb Co, TN   11. John Avant,   b. 29 Jul 1846, DE Kalb Co, TN

• Name	John Avant  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Jul 1846	DE Kalb Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Oct 1864  [1, 2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA d. 11 Jan 1875, Gonzales Co, TX  (Age 74 years)  (Father)  Margaret (Peggy) Crosse,   b. 12 Apr 1761, Oxford, Sussex, NJ d. 1 Nov 1864, Lebanon, Wilson, TN  (Age 103 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I15657	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA d. 11 Jan 1875, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN d. 14 Aug 1891, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Jan 1823  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F27375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Genealogy.com, World Family Tree Volume 31, Tree 638, (Name: Name: http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v31/0601to0650/v31t0638.html?Welcome=1080957414;;). [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;). [S548] Avant Family Bible. [S132] john fite.FTW. Date of Import: Nov 3, 2000