Captain John Medearis was a man of great wealth, consisting of lands, money, and Negroes. He loaned the United States Government, through his Commander and personal friend, General Washington, the sum of $75,000 to help defray the expenses of the war. When Independence was established, he would never present a claim, saying that heritage of Freedom to his descendants was much more than riches, H was gratified to have been of double service to his beloved Country. Thus ends the Official record of Captain John Medearis, who was born on the 22d of February, 1734.
Captain John Medearis was also given a Land Grant in Hamilton County, Tennessee of more than three thousand acres. The city of Chattanooga is on this grant. The Land Grant was not renewed; so in time reverted to the United States Government.
He married a widow, Mrs. Bell, and to them two children were born (date of marriage and births of children, not known) Mary, and George Washington.
I believe this information was compiled by Mary Medearis, the great-granddaughter of Captain John Medearis. This text was transcribed into this blog from a photocopy of a type written document that provided to me by Charles Ham, the great-grandson of Mary's sister, Frances Dean Medearis.
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