Nathan Reagan, Sr

1749 - 1835  (85 years)

• Name	Nathan Reagan
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	16 Aug 1749	NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1800	Hillsborough, Person Co, NC   [2]
  	age 45&>(51), Spopuse age 45&>(?), 4 children, & 1 fem 26-44
  Census	1820	Dickson Co, TN   [3]
  	age 45&>(71), wife age 26-44(38), 7 step-children(Rogers)
  Marriage Record	Between 1820 and 1823
  	- married Elizabeth Sallie Moore 1782 - 1862
  Census	1830	Dickson Co, TN   [4]
  	age 70-79(81?), wife Elizabeth-age 40-49(48), 6 children, & 2 males age 20-29
  Tax Lists	1835	TN   [5]
  Death	02 Feb 1835	Dickson Co, TN   [1]
  Findagrave.com	16 Jul 2020
  	See Notes
  Burial	Vanleer, Dickson Co, TN   [1]
  	Ragan Cemetery
  Person ID	I1357	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Reagan,   b. 1725, Orange Co, NC d. 1776, NC (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 16 Aug 1749
  Family ID	F484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Bef 1772
  Children	1. Bennett G Reagan,   b. 1772  [Father: natural]   2. William Reagan,   b. 1773   d. 1850 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]   3. John Reagan,   b. 1769   d. 1800 (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Jesse Crowder Reagan,   b. 1775   d. 1833 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Nathaniel Reagan, Jr,   b. 20 Aug 1787, Caswell Co, NC d. 1845, Wesley, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Lewis Reagan,   b. 1789   d. 1849 (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Aug 1749 - NC Census - age 45&>(51), Spopuse age 45&>(?), 4 children, & 1 fem 26-44 - 1800 - Hillsborough, Person Co, NC Census - age 45&>(71), wife age 26-44(38), 7 step-children(Rogers) - 1820 - Dickson Co, TN Census - age 70-79(81?), wife Elizabeth-age 40-49(48), 6 children, & 2 males age 20-29 - 1830 - Dickson Co, TN Death - 02 Feb 1835 - Dickson Co, TN Burial - - Vanleer, Dickson Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  - ** See excellent narrative about Nathan Reagan at http://keithragan.blogspot.com/2015/11/nathan-ragan.html - Elizabeth Ray, (listed below on rootsweb as 1st wife), married a different Nathan Reagan - from VA - bet 1820-1823 married Elizabeth Sallie (Moore) (Rogers) 1782 - 1862 -- or 1752-1862? 20 yrs diff? - previously married to Robert Rogers 1755 NC - 1815 TN -- or 1775-1815? 20 yrs diff? son Jesse Rogers son Thomas Callum Rogers 1803 - 1861 TN - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - married Nancy Ann Haliburton 1810 - 1886 son John Rogers son James Rogers son Robert Rogers son Henry Russell Rogers 1812 - 1892 TN - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - married Chrissie Halliburton 1812 - 1884 son Edward Moore Rogers 1814 TN - 1901 MO - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - married Lucy Lee Halliburton 1823 - 1905 son Moses Reagan 1823 Dickson Co, TN - 1891 son J Cal Reagan 1863 son Washington Reagan 1823 Dickson Co, TN son George Wilson Reagan 8/3/1825 Dickson Co, TN - 1914 Dickson Co, TN - ** See death certificate ** - ** See findagrave.com page later ** - married Sallie Jane Robertson 1828 - 1863 dau Susan Leonia Reagan 1860 - 1955 - married ??? Berry - married Sarah Jane Gilmore 1834 - 1906 son Leonard Reagan 1864 - 1903 dau Annice Reagan 1866 - 1955 - married ??? Browning dau Nancy Waller Reagan 1868 - 1953 - married ??? Daniel son George Nathan Reagan 1870 - 1962 son Henry Wilson Reagan 1871 - 1951 son Samuel Vester Reagan 1880 - 1961 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYG6-BQN2 Name: Nathan Riggin ?? Sex: Male Birth Date: 16 Aug 1749 **** Birthplace: Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, United States ?? MD - not NC? Birthplace (Original): Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, United States Father's Name: John Riggin **** Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Jemima **** Mother's Sex: Female Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John Riggin Father M Jemima Mother F Book Number: 975.223 V2C Microfilm Number: 6050233 Originating System: ODM Indexing Batch: C50473-1 Citing this Record "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYG6-BQN2 : 12 February 2020), Nathan Riggin, 1749. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 7/16/2020 Nathan Ragan Birth: 16 Aug 1749 North Carolina, USA ?? NC - or MD? Death: 2 Feb 1835 (aged 85) Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Ragan Cemetery, Vanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 142303466 Family Members Children George Wilson Ragan 1825-1914 ?? born when father was 76 years old? Created by: June Ragan (47156505) Added: 7 Feb 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142303466/nathan-ragan Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 July 2020), memorial page for Nathan Ragan (16 Aug 1749–2 Feb 1835), Find a Grave Memorial no. 142303466, citing Ragan Cemetery, Vanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by June Ragan (contributor 47156505) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 7/16/2020 George Wilson Ragan Birth: 3 Aug 1825 Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Death: 12 Oct 1914 (aged 89) Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Ragan Cemetery, Vanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 49940723 Inscription: " HOME MADE MARKER " Family Members Parents Nathan Ragan 1749-1835 Spouses Sallie Jane Robertson Ragan 1828-1863 Sarah Jane Gilmore Ragan 1834-1906 Children Susan Leonia Ragan Berry 1860-1955 Leonard Ragan 1864-1903 Annice Ragan Browning 1866-1955 Nancy Waller Ragan Daniel 1868-1953 George Nathan Ragan 1870-1962 Henry Wilson Ragan 1871-1951 Samuel Vester Ragan 1880-1961 Maintained by: June Ragan (47156505) Originally Created by: Beanie Ragan Adams (47165312) Added: 19 Mar 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49940723/george-wilson-ragan Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 July 2020), memorial page for George Wilson Ragan (3 Aug 1825–12 Oct 1914), Find a Grave Memorial no. 49940723, citing Ragan Cemetery, Vanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by June Ragan (contributor 47156505) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genealogy%5Fjlogue&id=I08819 ID: I08819 •Name: Nathan Ragan 1 2 •Sex: M •Birth: 1755 in NC •Death: 2 FEB 1835 in Dickson Co., TN •Reference Number: 8819 HintsAncestry Hints for Nathan Ragan 1 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: John Riggan b: 1725 in Orange Co., NC Mother: Spouse Unknown Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ray b: ABT 1755 in VA ?? most likely not - she mar a different Nathan Reagan - from VA Children 1.Has No Children Bennett Ragan b: ABT 1772 in NC 2.Has Children William Ragan b: 1773 in Person Co., NC 3.Has No Children John Ragan b: 1774 in NC 4.Has No Children Jesse Crowder Ragan b: 1775 in Person Co., NC 5.Has Children Nathaniel Ragan b: 20 AUG 1787 in Caswell Co., NC 6.Has No Children Lewis Ragan b: 1789 in NC Marriage 2 Elizabeth Unknown ?? possibly Elizabeth Sallie Moore? Children 1.Has No Children Moses Ragan b: ABT 1823 in Dickson Co., TN 2.Has No Children Washington Ragan b: ABT 1825 in Dickson Co., TN 3.Has No Children George W. Ragan b: 3 AUG 1825 in Dickson Co., TN Sources: 1.Title: Ancestry World Tree Project;Haley Family History;Contributor Jeff Haley; :Date of Import 01/02/02: Repository: Media: Book 2.Title: Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, GED file1217256.ftw:Date of Import 06/29/01 Repository: Media: Book ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S2] 1800 United States Federal Census. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents.