"John was kidnapped at approximately six years of age while with his father at a port in England. Following his escape when 26 years of age, he settled in North Carolina. He married Sarah Knowis and settled in Edgecomb County, North Carolina. They later moved to Belmont County Ohio. Their daughter, Zilpha, married into the Edgerton family." (1) Source Citations:

(1) Jesse Edgerton, Edgerton Genealogy, 1762-1927 (Wooster, Ohio: n.p., 1927).