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Published by The Memphis Genealogical Society
Mrs. Harry E. O'Hara, Editor
5391 Shady Grove Terrace
Memphis 17, Tenn.
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VOLUME·XI JULY 19
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MEMPHIS NEWS AND NOTES
The President's Message ......' ' 102
OVER THE EDITOR S DESK
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News From Our Fellow Publishers, Tools for Research, Family
Histories, Potpourri, jand Ancestors .Are Where You Find Them . . • 103
EAST TENNESSEE SURVEYS 1807-1813
'submitted by Mable H. Thornton (Mrs. Robert E.)
ANDERSON COUNTY, BLEDSOE (part) . • . . . . . •• 109
PErITIONERS OF GREEN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ASKING FOR REDUCTION IN
TAXES, ETC.
Transcribed by Jewel B. standefer (Mrs. E. M•...••..•.• 121
TAYLOR AND HOUSE FAMILY NOTES
Copied from Bible by Blanche Taylor Bowers . • . . • . • . . . . 124
BOHEME BIBLE RECORDS
Copied and submitted by K. Vera Turner (Mrs.W. W.) ••.•... 125
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WALNtJr GROVE METHODIST CHURCH CElIfETERY, OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Copied by M. J. Edgeworth
Only older stones copied. •. . . • • . . • . . • . . . • . 126
TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY (TENNESSEE) FOR THE YEAR
1798
Abstracted by .virginia G. 0'Hara (Mrs. Harry E.). . . . . . . . . 127
TENNESSEE GRAVEYARDS AND CEMETERIES -LOCATED, BUTNOl'COPIED
Compiled by Hermoine D. Embry (Mrs• Chas.)
GIBSON COUNTY .(continued from April 1964) • • . • . ..'. . . • . . 133 .
TENNESSEANS BY BIRTH, - RESIDENTS OF KENTUCKY IN 1850
Copied from the 1850 Federal Census on microfilm by Thos.P. Hughes
GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (continued from April 1964) (part), 135
QUERIES - Numbers 144 through 244
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Prepared for publication by Jerry BlIitir (Mrs. H.).,. • • . . . 141
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MEMPHIS NEWS AND NOTES:
We are happy to announce that Mrs. Howard H. Shumaker, one of our members,
received the "Mature Woman Awardlt from the Memphis Chapter of the Altrusa
Club.
study groups were held May 18th at the home of Mrs. Thos. L. Robinson, and
on June 15th at the home of Mrs. Scott Julian. These meetings were well
attended and very profitable genealogically for several members. Virginia
(Mrs. Berry B.) Brooks found three more Revolutionary ancestors. If you have
not been attending these study groups, you are missing a wonderful opportunity.
Our sincere thanks to our hostesses for their wonderful hospitality.
The LIBRARY 'COMMITTEE reminds all members that it is your privilege to suggest
books for us to place in the CossittReference Library. We will give first
consideration to the type books which will be of most value to the most people.
We have on order for October delivery ADVENTURES OF PURSE AND PERSON by Jester
and Hixen, which gives the early history of some of Virginia's first familiesj
·carrying each family down thrre or four generations from the emigrant, with
documentat.ions. Our money is limited, therefore, we shall be happy to receive
gifts of books and pamphlets from members and friends. These will be available
for perusal at several regular,meetings of the Society, where everyone -vtill
have access to them. Gifts may be sent through the president or the chairman
of the Library Connnittee. Her address is: Mrs. L. B.Gardiner, Chairman,
1863 Cowden Avenue, Memphis· 4, Tennessee.
We appreciate Mr.. J. Kenneth Kerby, 1849 Central Ave., recording the talk
given by Mr. Leonard W. Severson at our last meeting. Mr. Severson is branch
president of the Memphis First Branch, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Mr. Kirby gives the following brief report for those unable to attend:
ItThe Genealogical Society of the Church of the Latter-day Saints was
organized in 1894 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their library, as of January
1963, contained almost 70,000 volumes,the majority of-vthich are locality
records, family histories or genealogies. They have 325,000 rolls of
microfilm, which include records from all of the fifty states of the U.S.
and 18 foreign countries. These records are preserved in especially con
structed caves where the temperature never varies more than 10 degrees.
Their library is open to the public every day from 8 a.m. til 5 p.m. ,
except Sunday. A family survey will be made upon request for $10.00 for
all areas except Switzerland, which is $15.00. A check or money order
must accompany the request. Address your request to: Records OfficEl'
The Genealogical Society, 107 South Main st., Salt Lake City, utah.
Information required: A pedigree chart Showing the line or lines to be
surveyed (not more than three lines), state specifically.whichlinesto
be surveyed, if several generations extend beyond lines 4,5, 6, .and 7,
state. relationship to person requesting the survey, if any. Remember
the researcher has no way·of determining how much or how little informa
tion the patron has already, unless the patron tells them, so send all
information possible."
Happy Ansearchin'
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Cleo Webb (Mrs. Bunyan)
President, Memphis Genealogical Soc.
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OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK:
Don't forget your notebook a.nd pencil when vacation time rolls around tnis
year. Manyrecbrds (cemeter'Y' Bible, etc.) are disappearing ~o rapidly that
haste in gathering these essential facts are oftne utmost iIbportan'ce.
Both your president and editor spent two days attending classesa,t tb,ethird
annual Willo Institute of Genealogy, held June 8-13, under the auspices of
Howard College, ,Birmingnam,Alabarna. We tnorouglUyenjoyed thelecturesgiven
by Dr. ,Jean Stepnenl?on, Director of the Genealogical Institute at the American
University, and Milton Rubicam, President of the American Soc~ety of Genealo
gist.; working witn other editors and genealogical society leaders; and renew
ing our aCCluaintance with Betty Wood Thomas, Director of the Willo Institute.
Plans were formulated for the fourth annual Willo Instibite to be neld at
Howard College in June 1965. Details will be given in a later edition.
NEWS FROM OUR FELLOW PUBLISHERS:
If you are looking. for ancestors in the New Orleans area, you will want to sub
scribe to the new NEWO~LEANS GENESIS, publisned by the Genealogical Society
of New Orleans, P. O. Box 30312, Lafayette SCluare Station, New Orleans, La.
Sorry we do not nave a pric,e to give you.
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Mr.. Arthur D. Fiske, editor of tne Seattle Genealogical Quarterly, will edit
and publish what promises to be a much needed magazine - the NEW ENGLAND
EXODUS. Subscription price will be $4.00. Order from Mr. Fiske, 1605 E.
Madison st., Apt. 503, Seattle, Washington.
THE AUGUSTAN QUARTERLY has an average of some twenty-five coats-of-arms, news
'01' royal families and American families descended from them, plus several other
uniCll.le features. A complimentary copy niaybe obtained for ten cents (10¢) or
$5.00 will pay for a full year. Write to the Editor, The Augustan Quarterly,
1800~FaysmithAve., Torrance, California.
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Alabama has two very niee Cluarterlies that have made their debut in recent
months. TAP ROOTS is published by the Genealogical Society of East Alabama,
Inc. and edited by Mrs. Henry Neill Segrest. Write to Mrs. H. H. Burnside, 104
Highland Ave., Union Springs, Alabama, for details regarding ·me~bersnip. From
the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society comes SETTLERS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA,
edited by Jerry B. Jones, P. O. Box 647, Gadston, Alabama. Tneir Cluarterly is
$5.00 a year. Both magazines are devoted to source material pertaining to the
,State of Alabama and are well worth their subscription price.
The Southern California Genealogical Society, under the leadership of Clifford
A. Parmenter, is off to a flying start and we wish them well. The Society
publishes THE SEARCHER, a monthly periodical with material of interest to re~
searchers everywhere. Tney also plan to publish a surname index for their
,. membership. Annual dues are $5.00 from the Southern California Genealogical
Society, P. O. Box 8295, Long Beach, California, 90808.
THE NEW JERSEY GENESIS, founded by the late Harold A. Sonn, is now being pub
lished by Dorothy Sonn Carlsen and edited by Carl M. Wilson. IlTne Genesis
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is the only paper dealing solely with New Jersey genealogy and local history.
To subscribe or re-subscribe write: Dorothy Sonn Carlsen, 3 Parkway, Montclair,
New Jersey. Annual dues are $3.00.
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Why not advertise any extra genealogical books, etc. in THE GENEALOGICAL
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PUBLICATIONS EXCHANGE, edited by our member, Mrs. Lewis O. Bowman, Sr.?
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The next issue will be mailed in October. The editor says she prefers to
list exchange items,but will accept material for sale. Write Mrs. Lewis
O. Bowman, Sr., 216 Croydon Ave., Rockville, Maryland, for details.
TOOLS FOR RESEARCH:
We wish to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the 1850 CENSUS OF TARRANT COUNTY,
TEXAS, compiled by Mary Barnett Curtis (available from the kcrow Printing
Co., 1208 Commerce, Fort Worth, Texas, price $7.50); INDEX TO MAURY AND
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES - GOODSPEED S HISTORY OF TENNESSEE compiled by May
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Sparkman Lightburne (reported in January 1964 issue AN); AN INDEX TO FIFTH
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF ARKANSAS (1840), indexed by Bobbie Jones McLane and
Inez Halsell Cline ($15.00 from kcrow Printi~g Co., 1208 Commerce, Fort Worth,
Texas); THE PIKES PEAK REGISTER, containing the surname listings of over 150
members of the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society (2832 North kccadia, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, no price given); and DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ADMINISTRA
TORS BOND BOOK - 1834-1852, EXECUTORS BOND BOOK - 1834-1852, abstracted and
compiled by M. J. Edgeworth, 127 West 17th St., Owensboro, Kentucky. The
abstracts were made from two old books located in April 1964 when the court
house was moved into a new building. Mr. Edgeworth asks $2.00 a copy.
Tl+e Reprint Co., 154 W. Clevelknd Park Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina,
is reprinting HEADS OF FAMILIES, FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1790
SERIES. They will be happy to send a price list on re~uest.
Tennesseans will be interested in the announcement of the re-issue of the
first 18 bulletins published from 1937 through 1951 by the Historical Society
of Washington County, Virginia. The articles pertain to the history of East
Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, and the Appalachian area. The bulletins
have been combined into one volume and it is being offered at a pre-publica
tion price of $5.00. Order from The Historical Society of Washington County,
Virginia, P. O. Box 484, Abingdon, Virginia.
BENEATH SOtJI1HERN SOD, compiled by Dorothy Ivison Moffett and William R.
kcmistead, contains 219 pages with some 5,00b names of people buried in ceme
teries located in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Georgia. The
price is $7.50 a copy from Dorothy Moffett, 409 Byron Ave., Mobile, Alabama.
The 1830 Census for Rhea County, Tennessee, by Pollyanna Creekmore, appears
in the spring 1964 issue of The Southern Genealogist Exchange Quarterly (see
January 1964 AN for address).
The 35th edition of THE EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIErY'S PUBLICATIONS
(1963) contains another in a series of early east Tennessee tax:papers
llWashington County,Tennessee, Tax Lists - 1787, II compiled by Pollyanna
Creekmore. Two other sections of intereiSt are IIBook Notices,lI.listing books
bearing directly or indirectly upon some phase of the history of Tennessee,
and IIWritings on Tennessee History, 1962, listing articles appearing in the,
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various publications. The address of the Society is lawson McGhee Library,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Many Missouri County records and genealogies have been compiled and published
by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, Box 206, Chillicothe, Missouri. All records
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are indexed, mimeographed, and paper bound. Write the compiler fOI-price list.
THE HOUSTON POST of Houston, Texas, has a new weekly genealogicalcolunmappear
ing in the Sunday edition. Queries (limited to 50 words) will be published for
free. Send all questiohs a..nd suggestions to the editor, Mrs.:Mary H. Stancliff,
6821 Conchio, Houston,Texas. (We. hear the colunm has been very successful
congratulations! .(the editor)).
MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, WILLS .AND SETTLEMENTS, 1807-1824 and 1820 CENSUS OF
MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, contains 220 pages including 45 pages of index. The
records of this county are important in the western expansion and population
shift. Order from: Garrett and Lightfoot, 610 Terrace Drive', Columbia, Tenn.,
38041, price, $7.50.
MARRIAGES OF RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1~68-1853, has been compiled by George
Harrison Sanford King. In addition to the digest of the unbound marriage bonds
of old, will be found the marriage bonds recorded in Marriage Bond Book I (1824
1850) as well as marriages performed by Rev. Mr. William Forrester (1802-42)j
a group of marriage licenses for l709-l6j all parties noted as of Richmond Co.
in the register of Lancaster Co., l7l5-l800j 224 marriages recorded in North
Farnham Parish Register 1668-1800j and 28 genealogical charts. The book con
tains 369 pages, is fully indexed and illustrated. The price is $15.00 from
Mr. King, 1301 Prince Edwa~d Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401.
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FAMILY HISTORIES:
We wish to thank Mrs. John Q. Anderson, 400 Ayrshire Street, College Station,
Texas, for a gift copy of CALDWELL, EPPS, MACQUEEN, MCEACHIN, MCNUI'T, AND
GILLISPIE FAMILIES. The author has added many pages of related material
gathered while working on the various l:i,nes. Mrs. Anderson did not indicate
a price for her work.
_Edith Boyer Suggs, a member of the MGS, has notified us about the few remain
':tng copies of her publication, THE HOUSE ·0F BOYER. The book records the several
thousand descendants of Henry Boyer of Penn. with related families of Ogilvie,
Porter, Martin, Kirby, Cooper, }Ilay, Swift, and Williams. The book is priced at
$2.65 postpaid from the compiler, 2534 East 23rd Street, ~l?a,.""Oklahoma.
THE ODIL, KERR, AND COWSERT FAMILIES, by Gladys Bracy, is a privately printed
history covering a period from 1710 to the present, tracing the three families
into Penn., South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Order from Mrs. Bracy,
5128 Wilmar Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37220, price $7.50 postpaid.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CRESAP SOCIETY is being printed again, and those interested
may join the Society and receive the bulletin by sending $2.00 to Lucy B.
Campbell, Secretary, Box 881, Monteagle, Tennessee.
The TUFI'S FAMILY HISTORY is a 475 page genealogy covering Tufts and allied
families in the United States, Canada, and England. Order from the author and
publisher, Jay Franklin Tufts, 2502 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. 44121.
Price: $10.00 per copy.
JANE HARRIS OF ROCKY RIVER a genealogy and history of Harris-Reese Kinsmen,
m~y Jennes~
be ordered from Resse Reyes, 1735 104th Ave., Oaklanu, California,
94603. Price per copy: $4.50.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA GAGE FAMILY, published last fall, is being reprinted by the
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author, Clyde V. Gage. Copies may be secured for $4.00 each from Mr. Gage, ('-'-)" )
3206 West Gloria Avenue, Plant City, Florida, 33566.
SOME SMITHS, OSBORNS, AND ALLIED FAMILIES OF NEW ENGLAND AND OHIO, compiled by
Estelle Clark Watson, is a livery limited edition" of some 95 pages of material
from old family records and a diary. The book contains a complete index and a
folding chart of the families. Price: $3.95 postpaid. Order from the compiler
at 2316 Thayer St., Evanston, Illinois, 60201.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MARTIN in book form is the results of forty years of
collecting genealogical information on the heirs of WID. Martin, born in Virginia
in 1760. The allied families of Adam, Allen, Caudill, Conley, Davidson, Hall,
Harris, Johnson, Jones, Moore, Turner, Walker, Webb, and many others are in
cluded. The book sells for $4.25 per copy from the editor, Mr. W. S. Martin,
Eastern, Kentucky, 41622. . .
THE CHAPPELEAR FAMILY, by Nancy Chappelear, is a 504 page genealogy of the
French Huguenot pastor, Rev. Louis Chapelier of France, through his grandson,
Isaac Chapilier, Jr., who migrated to St. Marys County, Virginia. Price: $15.00.
T::i:IE LEAKE FAMILY, by George Warren Chappelear, Jr., traces the descendants of
William and Mary (Bostick) Leake of Goochland County, Virginia, who came to
America about 1685. Price: $5.00. THE BARRET FAMILY, by George Warren
Chappelear, Jr., traces the Barrets of Hanover and Louisa County, Virginia,
and has considerable data on the Dabney, Yates, Pendleton, Allen, Calloway,
Coghill, and several other allied lines. Price: $15.00. All three books are
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available from: Miss Nancy Chappelear, 3130 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington,
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Mr. James A. Murray, 2685 Princeton Pike, Trenton, N. J., has been working on
the Hart and Smith families of old Hunterdon County, and has put into printed
charts much of the family data that will appear later in book form. The immi
gran:j;, ancestor, John Hart, born about 1595 or 1600 in England, is the progeni
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tor the five sons and their descendants listed on one chart. The second
chart is that of Jasper Smith who came to Maidenhead prior to 1698. Write Mr.
Murray for prices on the charts.
KUYKENDALL, HARDIN FAMILIES is a mimeographed volume of abstracts, land grants,
wills, deeds, marriage bonds, Revolutionary War pension papers, census records
and many other records pertaining to the genealogy of the two families. All
references have been cited and the work is indexed. Price: $7.50 postpaid.
Order from Mrs. W. F. Fullerton, 821 Battlefield Drive, Nashville, Tennessee.
DEMENT, DODGE, PATTERSON, WILLIAMS is the title of an attractive fifty-five
page booklet of family data, gathered and preserved in printed form by Mary
Louise Dement Rugg. The Dement line stems from David and Dorcas Willis Dement
of Gallatin, Tennessee (1804). The Dodge family dates back to 1661, when a
Tristram Dodge was one of fifteen settlers of Block Island, off the coast of
Rhode Island. The Pattersons were from Ireland to Mass., and the connection
to this family is through the marriage of Margaret Mitchell to Robert Patterson,
son of James (1798). The Vlilliams are descendants of Phineas Williams who
came to Woodstock, Vermont in 1774 from Mansfield, Conn. This is a privately
printed edition, and for additional information write Mrs. L. E. Rugg, 715
North Avalon, Memphis, Tennessee. We congratulate Mrs. Rugg, who is near 80
years of age, for the effort expended in getting 1:).er family data into print!
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We apprecia,te the gift of two beautifully bound genealogies by the compiler,
Kenneth C. Bullock. A GENEALOGY OF JAMES BULLOCK AND MARY HILL, LATTER DAY
SAINT PIONEERS is the. story.of James Bullock, son of Thomas and Janet (Boal
Boyle) Bull()ck, born 16 Nove ber1806, Scotland, married 28 March 1836, Mary
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Hill, daughter of Ale:xander and Elizabeth (Currie) Hi.:l-l. The 319 pages of
data, charts, andpicturesareful~y-"indexed(no price given). A GENEALOGY
OF McGEE HARRIS, LATrER DAY SAINT PIONEER traces the Harris family back to
William De Heriz in Scotland (1160). It was in Wilson County,Tennessee,
that McGee Harris, for whom this genealogy has been compiled, was born (1800),
reared, and married (lst- Mary Givens, 2nd ~ Mary Ann Simmons). The 355
pages are fully indexed. Price: $10.00 postpaid. Order from Dr. Kenneth C.
Bullock, 1035 North 9th East, Provo, utah, 84801.
POTPOURRI:
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We were sorry to learn of the death of Dr. Frank Ross Stewart, president of
Troy State College (Alabama), and Founder of the Alabama Genealogical Society,
Inc.
William T. Alderson, Tennessee state librarian and archivist and chairman of
the Tennessee Historical Commission, has been appointed director of the American
Association for State and Local History. The association has also moved its
headquarters from Madison,\Wisconsin, to 132 Ninth Avenue, North,'~ashvllle,
Tennessee 37203.
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CORRECTIONS: Mrs. Penn'Montgomery (nee Martha Smith T) of Opelika, Alabama,
writes, "I notice in the 1963 index to Ansearchin that this man was indexed
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as Smith. He should have been indexed as Smith T. I know this sounds strange,
but that was his name, and I feel sure that you would like to see it correctly
printed. (See page 112-115, July 1963 issue.)
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Douthitt Melugin McKay, San Antonio, Texas, writes, "Reference is made to
Ansearchin News, Vol. IX, No.1, January 1962, page 66, Williamson County
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'T-ax List: quote, I1William Malvgen? May_I answer the question mark? The
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"vn should have been a I1U" -- the family name is properly spelled MELUGIN;
however, on many early documents, recorders spelled the name a variety of ways
including Malugen/Malugin/ Mallugan. As one historian of the I'1~lugin Clan,
I am presently working on this particular man's line. I have evidence of his
living in Davidson County, 1794 and 1798; Williamson County, 1805-1809; Hick
man County, 1814-1834, land grants and deeds.1I
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ANCESTORS ARE WHERE YOU FIND THEM:
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by Wilena Roberts Bejach
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Many Tennesseans have lost ancestors and/or descendants in Texas. Men from
Tennessee were among the founders and early heroes of Texas. In the March
1964 issue of THE QUARTERLY of LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Mr's.
Harry J. Morris, Editor, 6840 L~kewood Blvd., Dallas 14, Texas, appears a
list of those who signed "The Unanimous Declaration of Independence Made by
the Delegates of the People of Texas in General Convention at the ~own of
Washington.••on the 2nd day of March, 1836." Tennesseans were: William Menefee,
Claiborne West, J. W. Bunton, Sterling C. Robertson, Jas. Collingsworth, Geo.
C. Childress, Bailey Hardeman, Albert H. Latimer, David Thomas and James Swisher.
From the same issue of this publication we give you the names of those from
Tennessee who were among "The Heroes of the Alamo":
Joseph Bayliss John H. Dillard Thomas R. Miller
John. Blair James L. Ewing William Mills
Samuel B. Blair William Garnett Andrew M. Nelson
Robert Camp-bell James Girard Garrett James Robertson
Geo. Washington Cottle John Calvin Goodrich Andrew H. Smith
David Crockett Charles M. Haskell A. Spain Summerlin
Robert Cunningham John M. Hays William E. Summers",
S~uire Daymon William Marshall William Taylor
Jacob C. Darst Albert Martin Asa Walker
William Dearduff William McDowell Joseph G. Washington
Alm~on Dickerson Robert McKinney c\. :)
Also in this issue is an account of The Bunton Family, based on material on
the Bunton family given by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patterson Bunton, 925 N. Link St.,
Palestine, Texas. Submitted by Mrs. Walter March Murress, Tyler, Texas. "In
1832 four members of the Bunton family came to Texas from Sumner County, Tenn.
They were: 1. John Wheeler Bunton (see signer above), 6 ft. 4 in. tall.
" 2. Robert Bunton, ancestor of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
3. Lucius Bunton.
4. Desha Bunton, 7 feet high.
All were over 6 ft. ~nd known as IThe Four Giants l ...
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From BULI£TIN OF THE SEATTLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (June 1964 issue, p. 334)
4707 Greenwood Ave., N., Seattle, Washington: A Williamson County, Tenn• Bible
record. Early records (late 1700s and early 1800s) of Robertsons and Prathers,
one of whose descendants married into a Bell family, is depicted therein.
Abrief history of Magee-McGhee family of N.C. and McNairy County, Tenn. may
be found on p. 455, OKLAHOMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, December 1963.
Those seeking to link Mississippi or Alabama Arnolds to Tennessee, see p. 29,
Vol. 9, QUARTERLY OF MISSISSIPPI GENEALOGICAL EXCHANGE, 314 Louisville St.,
Starkville, Miss. for an account of one William Arnold of Benton County, Tenn.
From the same issue, p. 45 you will find an account of a Roberts Family, con
tributed by Mrs. Arthur L. McCain, 1563 Shoup St., Prescott, Arizona. Archie
Roberts, from Virginia, had sons Nathan, Isaac, and Daniel. -Nathan, born 1774
married at KnOXVille, Tenn. 10 November 1799 Abigail Bishop. He was a Baptist
preacher in Alabama in 1818; had 14 children.
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EAST·TENNESSEE SURVEYS 1807-1813
Submitted by Mable H. Thornton (Mr-s. Robert E.), Rockwood, Tenp.~ssee.
These abstra.ets are taken from the. original surveys reyor'ded. in Reyord :Book A which is filed in
the office of the Register of Deeds, Roane CountY', Tennessee. The volume contains 828 surveys
dating from August 24, 1807 to November 8, 1813 for the "Fourth SUrveyor District. John
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McClellan was the Surveyor General for the Fourth District. Deputy Surveyors were Joshua Cox,
John Hackett, Abraham McClellan, William McClellan, Josiah Patty, John Purris, Jeffery Robinson,
James Scott, Robert Tunnell, and Samuel Walker.
Each survey identifies the land surveyed as being in Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Overton, Rhea,
or Roane County, with two surveys describing land in Knox County. The present-day counties of
Cumberland, Fentress, Loudon, Morgan, Pickett, Scott, Sequatchie, and Union were formed in part
from those counties. .
These abstracts are arranged by county and name of\owner. Data includes Survey Number and date,
Entry Number and date (if given), the date of recording, the date the plat was lifted or de
livered, and the number of acres. The description of the location of the land has been limited
to landmarks and names of individuals mentioned in the original surveys. The names of the
"Sworn Chain Carriers" have been included since it can be shown that frequently the carriers
were neighbors or relatives of the ovmer.
It should be noted that these abstracts do not include the recitations tracing the assignment
of the certificate on which the survey was based. The lengthy and somewhat repetitious nature
of this material prohibits its inclusion here although many of the names of the ~ssignees are
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Editor's Note: See page 120 for news concerning the new TENNESSEE HOMESTEADERS AND LANDOWNERS
by Willis Hutcherson.
ANDERSON COUNTY
THOMAS ADAIR. 8#257 9-13-1809. E#ll6 8-31-1807. 50 acres on a branch of Poplar Creek, beginning
on mountain and south side of branch ...on Hoges line. SCC: Craven Johnston, Samuel Dunn. Assign
ed by E. Y. Oliver, Sheriff of Anderson Co., to John Kerby and lifted on Oliver's order 8-9-1819.
ISAAC ARMSTRONG. 8#695 3-20-1813. E#1480 2-27-1813. 20 acres on waters of Poplar Creek between
~al1ens Ridge and the Pine Ridge. Beginning at corner of Micajah Frost's 25 acre entry. SCC:
lrenry Cook, Henry Farmer'. Recorded 5-27-1813. Delivered 7-18-1814 to Micajah Frost.
OBADIAH ASHLOCK. S#521 1-9-1812. E#1040 12-10-1811. 45 acres on waters of Indian Fork of Poplar
Creek where he now lives. Beginning at accupant survey made for Nathaniel Matlock. SCC: Martin
Rector, Jno. Williams. Recorded 3-26-1812. Lifted 6-1-1812 by Obadiah,As~loek.
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JACOB BOTLAR (BUTLER). S#295 12-20-1807. 8-3-1807. 90 acres on East Fork of Poplar Creek
joining James standiford s 20 acre survey. Beginning south side of main road.•.McClung 3000
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acre survey...including where said Botlar 'now lives. SCC: John. Ractor, Caleb Manly. Filed
8-3-1810. Recorded 8-4-1810. Delivered 12-14-1810 to Ed Freels~
ANDREW BRADEN. S/f232 5-6-1808. Based on deputation by John McClellan, Surveyor GeneraL 100
acres on north side of Clinch River near the head of the branch Samuel Johnson lives on•..includ
ing improvement said Braden now lives on. SCC: Samuel Johnson, Joseph McKanly. Delivered
12-2-1811 to A. Braden on E#374.
ANDREW B~EN. S#508 1-16-1812. E#1048 12-23-1811. 15 acres on north side of Clinch River.
Beginning on third line of his occupant survey. SCC: William Breden, James Breden. Recorded
3-18-1812. Lifted 7-18-1820 by owner.
JOHN B~. S#589 7-14-1812. E#893 6-25-1811. 5 acres on north side of Clinch River on Reeds
Branch. SCC: Elijah Duncan, Jas. Scarborough. Recorded 8-11-1812. Transferred to Rachel
Scarborough and lifted 7-20-1813 by her.
EPHRAIM BRANNUM. S#459 9-16-181L E#862 4-2-1811. 30 acres on north side of New River. Begin
ning on bank of river and running up river••.at mouth of Sorrel Branch then up branch. SCC:
Thomas Phillips, William OdonneL Recorded 12-23-1811. Lifted 6-3-1812 by Brannum.
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MOSES BROWN. s#252 9-12-1809. Based on a deputation by John McClellan Esqr., Surveyor Genera.l. (
100 acres claimed and held by right of improvement, occupancy and preemption situate on Elijah's
Fork, a branch of New River. SCC: John Leib, Jr., John Leib, Senr.
GEORGE BUMGARNER. s#294 6-21-1810. E#371 12-18-1808. 100 acres on headwaters of Brushy Fork of
Poplar Creek on south side of Waldens Ridge.••Constantine Clarkson's line...along samuel Davis'
line.••Samuel Dunn's line•.,said Clarkson's line. SCC: Samuel Dun, Joseph McKinley. Filed
7-16-1810. Recorded 8-1-1810. Assigned to Arthur Crozier and lifted 10-28-1823.
RICHARD CAMPBELL. 8#350 12-28-1810. E#745 10-27-1810. 12 acres on waters of Clinch River in
Wolf Valley. SCC: John Campbell, Richard Campbell, Junr. Recorded 1-17-181L Lifted 1-12-1813.
JOSEPH CHRISTIANBURY. 8#476 11-30-1811. E#859 4-2-1811. 25 acres on Paint Rock Creek, a fork of
New River. Beginning on John Elsie's line of an accupant survey. SCC: Blackburn Thompson,
Jonathan Elswick. Recorded 2-7-1812.
JOSEPH CHRISTIANBURY. 8#47711-30-1811. E#860 4-2-1811.' 25 acres on Paint Rock Creek, a fork of
New River. Beginning at corner of his other survey. SCC:·Blackburn Thompson, Jonathan Elswick.
Recorded 2-7-1812. \
WILLIAM COFFIN. 8#457 9-17-1811. E#724 10-18-1810. 80 acres on Paint Rock Creek the waters of
New River. SCC: Lewis Thompson, Jacob Gray. Recorded 12-23-1811. Lifted 7-31-1812 by Robt.
Stanley per order.
ALEXANDER COWAN andQUIN MORTON. 8#72 9-20-1807. 100 acres on waters of Big Cave Creek. SCC:
John Hill, Samuel Wilson. Granted.
MICAJAB: CROSS. 8#2902-27-1810. E#416 3-29-1809. Based on a deputation by John McClellan,
Surveyor GeneraL 50 acres on Montgomery's Fork and New River. Beginning in an island bpposite
to 8-'1 old cabbin which stands on the bank. SCC: Michael Shootman, Fielding Griffeth. Filed
6-1-1810. Recorded 7-2-1810. Lifted 5-5-1815 by Cross.
MICAJAB: CROSS. 8#291 6-28-1810. E#566 6-23-1810. 60 acres on New River, a branch of Cumberland,
including the place commonly called the big lick. SCC: John Reed, Isaac Reed. Recorded 7-2-1810.
Lifted 5-5-1815 by Cross.
MICAJAB: CROSS. 8#296 2-27-1810. E#527 1-18-1810. 200 acres on the Rockhouse and Buffalow Creek
including the improvement where William Iawson now lives. SCC: Jourdan Delk, William Iawson.
Recorded 8-22-1810. Lifted 7-23-1813 by Cross.
MICAJAB: CROSS. 8#297 2-28-1810. E#415 3-29-1809. 100 acres on main fork of Buffalow Creek in
cluding Hayne's improvement. SCC: Charles Tankersley, Thomas Stanley. Recorded 8-22-1810. Set
aside 4-18-1812.
MICAJAB: CROSS. 8#3793-19-1811. E#76011-15-1810. 100 acres on Main Buffalow Creek including the
house where Jourdan Delk now lives. SCC: Thos. Standley, Garland Standley. Recorded 4-4-181l.
Lifted 7-23-1813.
ARTHUR CROZIER. s#236 2-23-1809. E#356 12-15-1808. 106t acres north side of Clinch River on
waters of Poplar Creek including the improvement where John .Ashurst now lives. SCC: William
McKamey, John Iaugherty. Transferred to Register's Office 9-7-1809.
ARTHUR CROZIER. 8#2372-23-1809. E#370 12-18-1808. 100 acres on waters of Poplar Creek includ
ing the improvement where William Patterson now lives. SCC: William McKamey, John Iaugherty.
'Transferred to Register's Office 9-7-1809.
ARTHUR CROZIER. s#238 2-25-1809. E#369 12-18-1808. 37 acres on north side of Clinch River in
cluding the improvement where Reuben Roberts now lives. SCC: Clarke Barton, Charles McCormack.
Transferred to Register's Office 9-7-1809.
ARTHUR CROZIER. 8#259 9-13-1809. (No Entry.) 30 acres on branch of Poplar Creek..•Craven
Johnston's corner•.•Brushy Fork of Poplar Creek. SCC: samuel Dunn, William Iaughery.
SAMPSON DAVID. 8#581 6-7-1812. E#1204 5-20-1812. 20 acres on waters of Cole Creek and on both
sides of Great Road leading from Jacksborough to Clinton. SCC: WID. Hogshead, Absolom Boling.
Recorded 7-4-1812. Delivered 5-4-1813 to Joshua Cox (Deputy Surveyor). Returned and delivered
9-30-1813 to WID. Hogshead.
JAMES DAVIS. s#267 No Date. E#372 12-18-1808. 50 acres on Bull Creek, a branch of New River,