History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . B. R. Johnson. W. Y. C. Humes. 240 History of Tennessee. ancestor, Don Pedro Farragnt, had been distinguished under KingJames I, of Arragon, in the wars against the Moors. George Farragutwas born on the island of Minorca, September 29, 1755, which islandhad come under the dominion of Great Britain, and he thus became aBritish subject. He emigrated to America in March, 1776, and subse-quently became one of the Tennessee pioneers, and was commissionedas Major of the Cavalry Regiment of Washington District, by GovernorBlo

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History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . B. R. Johnson. W. Y. C. Humes. 240 History of Tennessee. ancestor, Don Pedro Farragnt, had been distinguished under KingJames I, of Arragon, in the wars against the Moors. George Farragutwas born on the island of Minorca, September 29, 1755, which islandhad come under the dominion of Great Britain, and he thus became aBritish subject. He emigrated to America in March, 1776, and subse-quently became one of the Tennessee pioneers, and was commissionedas Major of the Cavalry Regiment of Washington District, by GovernorBlount, November 3, 1790, and subsequently became an intimate friendof Gen. Andrew Jackson. David Farragut entered the United StatesNavy as a midshipman when only nine years old. He gained distinc-tion in the war of 1812, and subsequently, in a cruise under CommodorePorter, against the pirates. In 1855, he was commissioned captain inthe navy. When the Civil War broke out, he was residing in Norfolk,Virginia. He took the part of the Union, and became the

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