Program

DAR Revolutionary America

Subject

Event, People

Location

2250 Friendship Cir, Cumming, GA 30028, USA

Lat/Long

34.243903, -84.186773

Grant Recipient

NSDAR - Treasurer General

John N. Legrand was born in Virginia around 1759. He committed himself to American independence by joining the German Battalion of the Continental Army, under Lt. Colonel Ludwig Weltner.

While the war was still raging in April 1779, he married Elizabeth Younger in Halifax County, Virginia. Within a year, the couple welcomed their daughter, Nancy, in January 1780.

Following the war, like many veterans seeking new opportunities, Legrand moved his family south. He eventually settled in Georgia, residing in Elbert and Forsyth Counties.

At this time, the Georgia General Assembly authorized the state to seize and redistribute Cherokee territory to white settlers. The land was divided into ten new counties and partitioned into 160-acre lots. Because of his service in the Revolutionary War, John was granted two draws in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery, a privilege intended to reward those who had fought for the country’s founding. He was officially granted land in 1834.

In his final years, John settled into the community of Forsyth County. In 1841, he joined the Friendship Baptist Church, a congregation that had been established only a year prior. However, his relationship with the church was short-lived. It is said that in 1843, John was dismissed from the congregation for using profane language. John N. Legrand reportedly passed away that year and was laid to rest on his private farm.