In August, 1784 delegates from Washington and two other western North Carolina counties (all now in Tennessee), declared their Independence from North Carolina because of perceived neglect, and misuse by North Carolinas legislature. In 1771, Colonel James Among those settlers were the Young, Jones, Tipton, Jobe, Denton, and O'Neill families. 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Main article: Hawkins County, Tennessee Genealogy General edit Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. Daniel McCray and William Nodding, and both are on the 1786 list of voters and received land grants in Washington County. and a sketch of the Cobbs and Massengills as among the earliest settlers of the Watauga section. Mission: Holston Army Ammunition Plant manufactures a wide range of explosives. This area, comprising one-fourth of Tennessee, was a Chickasaw hunting area and contained no villages. filed in the court office. At day-break, when there were a large number of people gathered there, and the women were out-side milking the cows, a large body of Cherokees fired on the milkers; but they all fortunately escaped to the fort, the gates of which were thrown open for their reception. The first Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia arrived in the 1720's primarily from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Eastern Virginia. Legislative Journal of the Provincial Congress at Halifax, North Carolina Monday, December 23rd, 1776. 194-643 acres-Sullivan County-north side of, James Blair-#829, Book 74, pg. They lived on Little Limestone Creek. The American folk hero, David "Davy" Crockett (1786 1836), grew up in East Tennessee. In 1765, Jesse Duncan was scalped by the indiginous inhabitants. [The Watauga Fort was attacked], July twenty-first 1776. Church in the Knob Creek settlement. The sun peeks through the tall majestic Tulip Trees as they reach for the blue horizon. The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size.Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tlz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf.At 295 km (183 mi) in length, it is the fourth largest river in Bavaria, after the Danube, Inn . They corresponded with the Cherokee and leased properties with mutual agreements during the year of 1772. 1st Class O.B. Over the next several months, Piedmont Trails will explore the early trails leading into Tennessee. Tennessee. [8] Similarly, Holston Mountain was named after the Holston River. In Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee it is said that the order of the coming of the early families as permanent settlers to what is the new Tennessee was as follows: By the time European settlers arrived, it was unclear of what the are. His sons, John and James Sevier, located Places On June 10, 1788 they bought 160 acres from Juliana and David Shults in Sullivan County. The Swift family were Colonial Settlers in America, and are now found in all parts of these United States. Cherokee Dam on the Holston River forms Cherokee Lake, named for the historic Native Americans who occupied extensive areas along the Holston River at the time of European-American settlement. This setting was known to the early settlers as they first stepped upon the soils of Tennessee. Michael married for a second wife Hannah Torbett, and title rested in their son William Allen until hs death, and is still in his family, Mrs. Deborah Massengill Bayless, of Johnson City, being the present owner. Enjoy Your Journey To The Past !! Bundy, Josiah Clarke, Ralph Humphreys & Joshua Houghton, Sen. That point, the confluence of the Holston and Little Tennessee Rivers, was considered to be the beginning of the Tennessee River, 601 miles upstream from the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. They felt at home and never said adieu to him and his family with the parting regret and tenderness of an old friendship. territory. One of Church Hill's most notable landmarks is Canton Hall an Antebellum Mansion built by slave hands and owned by the Hoard family. Fort Loudon was the furthest point on this supply chain of about 400 miles. Womack moved further west in 1785. The Middle Fork flows 56.5 miles (90.9km) from near the western border of Wythe County, Virginia, joining the South Fork in Washington County, Virginia, southeast of Abingdon. Acreage, location by way of county and description is also given. James Maury wrote at the time: "By Bedford Courthouse in one week 'tis said and I believe truly, near 300 inhabitants of this colony passed on their way to Carolina." [ 10] He must have been close to James Chandler as well since they were both present at their weddings in 1811 to Keicher girls. Taking all this together, it documents that the first settlers in the Holston Valley of Old World extraction were the refugees of the Spanish Inquisition. All three forks in Virginia, South Holston Lake, and the Holston River in Tennessee below the South Holston Dam offer relatively easy-to-reach recreation opportunities. by Captain William Bean, and his wife Lydia. The sheriff's office identified the human remains as Randy D . 8-400 acres-Washington County-Doe River, John Wallace-#9, Book 33, pg. It is a tributary of theFrench Broad River. The Holston River begins in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows for 274 miles through Virginia into Tennessee. European-American settlers built Fort Patrick Henry on the north bank of the South Fork of the Holston River. Borden's Grant Roberta Tuller 2020 he entertained with profusion rather than with plenty , without ?. The revival that followed on Boones Creek was called the Great Meeting. The revival also attracted members of the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin. Jonathan Tipton and Joseph Tipton (brothers of Colonel John Tipton) had moved to the area accompanied by their father, Jonathan, who was over seventy-five years of age.. Security agreement. The hunters came from there and the adjacent valley of the Clinch River, where they were land owners or residents. In 1772 Jacob Brown located on the north bank of the Nolichucky River. John Hendrix (Hendricks) and Hannah Kelly moved to the Watauga settlement about 1780. 10-240 acres-Washington County-on the North fork of Doe River, George Russel-#11989, Book 89, pg. Fort Loudon was supplied in colonial times out of Charleston South Carolina on a route that also ran through Fort Prince George. Hi Joe, These early settlers formed the Watauga Association which was was semi-autonomous government created in 1772. It would be a stop and go sort of pace, much slower versus crossing land only in this particular area. Holston, Cook and Beaver Creek. History Many settlers came to the Holston and Watauga Settlements after the Battle of Alamance in May, 1771, when there was a mass migration of settlers from central North Carolina to the frontier regions. 2-90 acres-Washington County-both sides of Doe River, William Sharpe-#3, Book 36, pg. The stay of Governor Blount at the house of William Cobb was from October 10 to November 27 following. Thank You so much for visiting Piedmont Trails and be sure to stay up to date by subscribing to the website. Russell, Jospeh Willson, Zach. Dragging Canoe continued raiding the frontier, killing dozens of settlers near the fort. In The McGillivray Moment, President George Washington was worried that the Creek Nation was going to over inhabit the land to the west of the Mississippi river, also known as the land of America's future. In the 1700s, a Cherokee village was located just west of the main cave entrance, before the people were pushed out by encroaching Anglo-American settlers. Discover your ancestry - search Birth, Marriage and Death certificates, census records, immigration lists and other records - all in one family search! Sevier and his supporters came to the Tipton house to reclaim them. 630-200 acres-Sullivan County-land lying on two entries made by Nathan Page, John Tate-#916, Book 76, pg. John Nicholas (1753) and Margaretha Mottern were from Berks County Pennsylvania. The North Fork in Virginia is known as an excellent smallmouth bass river (due to mercury contamination, fish caught in the North Fork of the Holston below Saltville, Virginia must not be consumed). Owner of 8 genealogy websites available by subscription. The grants were awarded in response to Great Britain's arming of Indian tribes to fight American revolutionaries. A dream come true, to be free on fertile soil, to live among one another with joy and respect. The brisk winds cascading through the Beech trees embrace the scenery as they flow through the air in eastern Tennessee. By their presence, those early settlers saved the west for the United States. Early Tennessee historian and Tennessee Supreme Court Justice John Haywood cited in his 1823 book The civil and political history of the state of Tennessee from its earliest settlement up to the year 1796, including the boundaries of the state that the Holston River was identified and named on earlier produced French maps as the "Cherokee River".[7]. obtained for the settlers a ten year lease for flve or six thousand dollars worth of merchandise. He served in Shraedel's Company during the Revolution. Creek at the waters of Wattauga river on May 18, 1789. By August of 1760, the Cherokee attacked the fort and was able to force the surrender of Captain Raymond Demere and others. Greer, On July 13, 1792 Moses Humphreys purchased a tract of land on the north About the time of the Revolutionary War, the McCrays, the Noddings, Calverts and Bayless families migrated to Washington County. After the battle with the indigenous people at Fort Watauga By the early 1770s, four different communities had been established in northeastern Tennesseeon the Watauga River, the North Holston, the Nolichucky, and in Carter's Valley. Dungan, acquired land in the area in 1778 and built a mill on Brush Creek in the present town of Watauga. The list contains name, grant number with book and page number for reference. In the early 1700's Britain was burdened with tens of thousands of German refugees. Maps Evidently my Ancestor got there a little to late for the 1778 tax list , but here is what I found: Vachel Dillingham entered two tracts of land, in 1778, and in 1779. The First Settlers in Tennessee Largely Scotch-Irish.The Holston and Watauga were not colonized, as the Cumberland afterward was, by strong companies moving in concert, under organized leaders. During the 1770s, European Americans established the "Nolichucky settlements" in what is nowGreene County, Tennessee. In 1775 Michael Bawn and James Pearn were each granted permission by the county to build a grist-mill on Little 7-640acres-Washington County-on the south side of, William Sharpe-#8, Book 36, pg. Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory, 1743. The entire western reserve was open to purchase by anyone who could In 1791, the Treaty of Holston proclaimed a treaty with the Cherokee in Among the dams and associated reservoirs on the South Fork Holston River are Boone Dam and Boone Lake, named for the explorer Daniel Boone; Fort Patrick Henry Dam and Fort Patrick Henry Lake, named for the Revolutionary War hero; and South Holston Dam and South Holston Lake. New research and discoveries have substantiated the existence of the fort while providing the exact location of trenches with wood pillar remains. Virginia refused and in November of the same year, North Carolina agreed to annex the area. Eastern Tennessee. He sold this land to settlers. 67 Ibid. An American Family History is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, tuller.roberta@gmail.com Horton, This massive compilation contains genealogies of the early families of eastern and southeastern Kentucky, the section originally comprised of the counties of Floyd, Knox, Greenup, and Clay. 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He received his commission as Gov .of the territory August 7, 1790. These are early times so maybe there arent many, it may help me to locate their city if I can pinpoint Williams info. Artifacts from the 18th century are still being discovered and answers from this historic area are slowly emerging from the past. 5-400 acres-Washington County-waters of Nobb Lick Branch and Lick Creek, David Reese-#6, Book 36, pg. It was created in 1784 with the intent of becoming the fourteenth state. The stories associated with these trails as well as the people who traveled them will be discovered and shared. Cherokee Dam on the Holston River forms Cherokee Reservoir. As I have a brick wall ancestor who was born about 1798 in SE TN (west of Chattanooga) to parents who he says were born in SC, I am curious about potential routes from upcountry SC to SE TN and wonder if the road to Fort Loudon and then possibly by water would have been plausible at the end of the 18th century? Also 1500 acres on the South of Doe River Joining the lands of Sam'l Tipton, Michael Tullis, David Matlock, Thomas Millsaps, William Sharp, Rich'd Kite, Isaac Eden, Sen., Wm. In 1784, Zachariah Isbell, John Sevier and Jesse Walton were appointed to confiscate the properties of Tories in Washington County. James Robertson and John Bean generalyincorroctly given as John ? It is divided into two almost equal parts by the Holston River, which traverses its entire length. Im trying to find Williams city of birth. At the time, they were usually referred to as "The Holston Militia". George Washingtonivray's Treatment Of Native Americans. Since the TVA headquarters were to be located in downtown Knoxville on what was then the Holston River, in order to fulfill the Congressional mandate the official start of the Tennessee River was moved upstream from Lenoir City to the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers. Jacob Womack, Jesse Walton, Geo. As requested by the editor I submit the follow in regard to the use of the Cobb residence as the first capital of a recognized government west of the Alleghenies, The Territory South of the River Ohio. from the indigenous people (and later received a deed) for a large tract on both sides of the Nolichucky. Thank You so much for sharing your family history with us today. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1964. A land survey locates, describes, and . I wish you well on your research and best wishes on correcting the mistakes concerning your ancestor, George Brown. His information has been so corrupted I doubt it will ever be corrected. Mordecai Price received a patent for four hundred acres on Sinking In 1779, Tidence Lane established the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. In 1771, Colonel James These settlements were the culmination of the treaty of Hard Labor in 1768 with the Cherokee Indians as well as the experimental survey which was had of the Virginia-North Carolina line in 1771. Gilmer, Fannin, Union & Lumpkin County, Georgia Settlers. Limestone. Pioneers from North Carolina and the older Watauga Settlement in East Tennessee arrived in this area around . which he purchased the lease of land The property passed at an early date from the Cobbs to the Massengils. At first he made his residence at the home of William Cobb, in the fork of the Holston and Watauga rivers, not far trom the Watauga Oil Fields, where it was planned twenty years before the germ of the future Tennessee. Hal Massengill having married the youngest child of William Cobb. THE BRISTOL HERALD COURIER: BOONE TRAIL EDITION The South Holston River flows cold and clear from the bottom of South Holston Reservoir, one of The Tennessee Valley Authorities (TVA) impoundments. Records indicate as many as 24 individuals were killed in the raid. John Carter and his son, Landon Carter, settled on the western side of the Holston River about 1770. . on farms nearby. Some were German-born or the Pennsylvania-born children of German-speaking Protestant immigrants from the Palatinate and other areas bordering the Rhine River. David Matlock received a warrant for a 540-acre tract of land in Washington Countyin 1782 on the west side of the Doe River including the big spring and the bottom on both sides of Doe River. It existed for about four and a half years and then North Carolina re-assumed control. Annexed from Rowan County in 1771, Surry has been an important county to the state of North Carolina, with particular regard to granite production and the historic Andy Griffith Show. Index. It existed for about four and a half years and then North Carolina re-assumed control. During the year of 1756, its construction was modest but as the months went by, the fort grew to a great barrier among the wild elements of the landscape. Colonel William Christian commanded 2,000 men in a punitive expedition against the Cherokee towns, suppressing their resistance. The fort on the Holston River opposite the upper end of Long Island was built by a regiment of British troops under Colonel Bird, in the autumn of 1758, and was occupied by them during the following winter. They were aware of their presence as they would gaze upon trail markers, arrowheads and remnants of villages left behind. Along with its three major forks ( North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork ), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina. When colonists settled on Cherokee lands in the Holston River Valley of northeastern Tennessee, Cherokee forces attacked their settlements. In 1784, William Ellis purchased 325 on Boones Creek. The reason is the topography itself, where, Author of 100+ genealogy books. The exodus from the land was dramatic. On April 28 James Patton received his "great grant" of 100,000 acres on the Holston, New, and Clinch Rivers. Bundy, Josiah Clarke, Ralph Humphreys & Joshua Houghton, Sen. He built a cabin on the Watauga River near Boone's Creek. The Watauga settlement was was south of the Holston River, on the Watauga and Nolichucky Rivers in the colony of North Carolina. The United States settlers and army fought with the Cherokee over land in Tennessee, North Carolina, and further South into Georgia and Alabama. Many of the first settlers would follow the trails beyond this rich area of Tennessee. Kingsport, TN 37660-1048. The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a state lottery and the proceeds were divided among counties. The first settlers on His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. law, known as the Land-Grab Act, was in effect Sixteen counties were established by 1824. by William Bean, and his wife Lydia Russell. While others would remain and fold their wings forever devoted to the dream of settling west beyond the Appalachian Mountains during the 18th century. Mine is Mathew Brooks, 1743 1797. The date of the coming of the Cobbs and Massengills is not known to the writer, but it was prior to 1775, probably several years before this date. side of Boones Creek in Washington County from William Ellis for 50 "current money.". Boones Creek Christian Church started because of a controversy over the baptism of Fanny Renfro. European Americans called their towns in eastern Tennessee, the Overhill Towns. 165-352 acres-Sullivan County-north side of Holston River and Sinking Creek, Henry Rice-#347, Book 69, pg. John Haywood, The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee From Its Earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, Including the Boundaries of the State (Nashville: Barbee & Smith, 1891; reprint, Johnson City: The Overmountain Press, 1999. As the settlers made their way from North Carolina and Virginia, they traveled along many hunting trails of the Cherokee and the Catawba Indians. It is said that most of the business of the fork section, was transacted in a grove of large oak trees which adjoined. You only have to look around to see their presence among artifacts, paper documents and so much more. Panther Creek State Park is a 1,435 acre park located on the Cherokee Reservoir in the historic Holston River Valley, six miles west of Morristown. Colonel John C. Carter (1737) and his son Colonel Landon C. Carter (1760) settled on the western side of the Holston River about 1770. Jacob Range improved land in 1779 on the Big Harpeth River and later petitioned for a grand to that land. Peter and Elizabeth Range settled on Knob Creek in Washington County, Tennessee, in 1779. Like the old Carolina and Virginia gentlemen. tuller.roberta@gmail.com John Hendrix (Hendricks) and Hannah Kelly moved to the Watauga settlement about 1780. It was created in 1784 with the intent of becoming the fourteenth state. which does show the route as far as Fort Prince George. 404-100 acres-Greene County-On waters of Nolachuckey. The government of North Carolina, however, refused to You may want to study John Russells map of 1794 that includes TN, GA and other surrounding territories. James Miller and others left the church. Tennessee offers many local attractions and business for you to explore. Obtain Lease In 1790 Reverend Samuel Doak and Hezikiah Balch organized the Hebron In 1799 the Knob Creek Brethren Chruch was established. Up to the winter of 1775 there were in all probability only twenty families in the Watauga settlement. Hickman Memorial Bridge, Orville Depew "Dick" Kitzmiller and Riley Lee Milhorn Memorial Bridge, Marine PFC Charles Howard Duty Memorial Bridge, SSGTs. Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer were the first white men to settle in the Watauga Country. North Carolina authorities seized some of the people who John Sevier had enslaved. George Brown was a Rev. They fought as units of the Virginia Militia, a formally organized arm of the Commonwealth. Also 1500 acres on the South of Doe River Joining the lands of Sam'l Tipton, Michael Tullis, David Matlock, Thomas Millsaps, William Sharp, Rich'd Kite, Isaac Eden, Sen., Wm. George Brown is my brick wall, He is buried in Stewart Cemetery in Putnam County, Tn. The first five men appointed to administer the Watauga settlement were John Sevier, James Robertson, Charles Robertson, Zachariah Isbell, and John Carter. The towns included Chota, Tellico and Tanasi. Do you see your ancestor among those in the list? blood in the Holston Valley and other neighboring parts of the USA. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin. Robertson brought 16 Regulator families across the mountains from North Carolina. The river ends at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers to form the Tennessee River. Dungan, acquired land in the area in 1778 and built a mill on Brush Creek in the present town of Watauga. territory. In writing of these families It is necessary to confine myself, with few Exceptions, to the first or pioneer members, as even a partial genealogy would be greatly beyond the limits of this article. Four major river forks (Nork Fork, Middle Fork, South Fork, and Watauga Rivers) combine to make up the beautiful Holston River which spans 274 miles. Carter County received $16,000 and the Commissioners decided to purchase salt with the money, re-sell at cost to the citizens. Two sons of Noah Range were early settlers. Lets journey back to the years just before the Revolutionary War and walk in the footsteps of long ago. 1500 acres of land as a Boundry for Iron Works in the fork of Wataugah and Doe River Joining the Land of said Carter also Isaac Lincoln, Godfry Carriger, Teter Nave, Leonard Bowers, William Duggard, Elisha Humphreys, David Matlock, Deceased and Emanuel Carter, Deceased. The settlers were warned and stopped the first attack at Heaton's Station. They could not buy the lands from the Indians, because the purchase was prohibited, but there was no law prohibiting a lease of the land, and in the year 1774, the Indians leased to the settlers on the Watauga the lands in the Watauga Valley and all was peace once again. Dungan. The following is a list of major road crossings on the Holston River: The following is a list of major road crossings on the South Fork Holston River: The following is a list of major road crossings on the Middle Fork Holston River: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. About 1782 members of the Broyles family moved to east Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson has released the identity of the human remains found on the Holston River earlier this month. Other families followed such as Samuel Masenngill, Henry Masengill, Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer. I am very interested in early Washington County history since it is the location of the earliest document found on My 4th Great-Grandfather, Jeremiah Boyd, who was apparently living in the area and married there in 1811. They could not buy the lands from the Indians, because the purchase was prohibited, but there was no law prohibiting a lease of the land, and in the year 1774, the Indians leased to the settlers on the Watauga the lands in the Watauga Valley and all was peace once again. Both John and Landon were Colonels in the American Revolution. Watauga Petition, 1776. The main stem of the Holston is impounded by the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cherokee Dam near Jefferson City, Tennessee. The Holston River valley has been greatly developed for electrical power generation, both with hydroelectric dams and coal-fired steam plants. In 1772 Jacob Brown located on the north bank of the Nolichucky River. 224-640 acres-Hawkins County-end of Powells Mountain, John Holloway, Jr.-#627, Book 81, pg. Bundy. of the Holston River.'8 Then in 1749, after receiving the 800,000 addi-tional acres, Walker and a band of men set out on another surveying trip, a to what, in that day was called style. [9] Both the South Fork in Virginia and the first 20 miles (32km) of the Holston in Tennessee below South Holston Dam are quality brown trout and rainbow trout fisheries. Early Efforts. Read More. Thank You so much for your kind words !! The settlers claimed that they were living on land that was part of Virginia, but a land survey showed that claim to be false. According to records, over 200 people were living in the Washington County area during the year of 1776. Perhaps you have heard about the Overmountain Men traveling party of 1779. 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