Ramsey's Index

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Raccoon Valley Station, Knox Co., 565, 577
Radcliff, Mrs., and children, killed, 597
Ragan, Henry, 689
Rains, Capt. John, 96, 195, 196, 446, 459, 466, 467, 468, 475, 476, 477, 483, 485, 589, 599, 600, 603, 604, 605
Rains, John, Jr., 477
Rains, Patsy, 459
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 33, 34, 40
Raleigh, N.C., 34, 129, 134, 138, 249
Ramsay, David, 98, 222
Ramsey, William Baine Alexander, Secretary of State, 249
Ramsey, Col. Francis Alexander, surveyor, 274; explores French Broad-Holston country, 278; secretary of Franklin Convention (1785), 292,
444; member of Franklin Council, 296; clerk of Superior Court, Washington Dist., 296 reads laws to Franklin militia, 379; Franklin commissioner to N.C., 395; clerk of Hamilton Dist., 576; aids Casteel family, 593; trustee, Blount College, 629; clerk, Tenn. Senate, 658; compatriot of Sevier, 710
Ramsey, Henry, 449, 483
Ramsey, Col. R. A., 690
Ramsey, William, 496
Randolph, James, 277
Randolph, Peyton, 52
Rankin, Rev., 731
Rankin, David, 543
Rankin, William, 273, 650, 652
Ransom, Francis, 602
Raven. See Savanucah
Rawdon-Hastings, Francis. See Hastings, Francis Rawdon
Rawlings, Asahel, 277, 286, 288
Ray, Stephen, 495
Ray. See also Rhea
Rayneval. See Gerard de Rayneval
Read, Nathan, 147
Read, Phelps, 473
Read. See also Reed
Reader, Adam, 666
Reagan, Anthony, 592, 593
Reagan, Lt. William, 565
Reagan. See also Riggin
Reasons, Thomas, 618
Reasons, Mrs. Thomas, 618
Red Bird, Indian chief, 678
Red Ground, 606
Red River, Old Station, Tenn., 740
Red River, Ky., 95
Red River, Tenn., 191, 195, 202, 448, 449, 456, 457, 464, 484, 596, 597, 598, 618, 619, 740, 741, 743
Reed, Gov. David Settle, 134
Reed. See also Read
Reedy Creek, 197
Reese, David, 129
Reese, James, 288, 292, 389, 444, 568, 576
Reese, Judge William B., 656ra
Reeves, William, 120, 138
Regulators of N.C., 98, 100, 101, 102, 211, 285, 494
Rencovert River. See Greenbrier River
Reneau. See Rennoe
Renfro, Mr., 142
Renfro, Bartlett, 448
Renfro, James, 203
Renfro, Joseph, 203, 448, 449
Renfro, Josiah, 472
Renfro, Moses, 202, 203, 448
Renfroe, Peter, 455
Renfroe, Stephen, 595
Rennoe, John, 338
Requassee Town, 46n
Reynolds family, in Illinois, 709
Reynolds, Henry, 178
Rhea, Archibald, 372
Rhea, Maj. John, 189, 296, 340, 519, 553, 568, 576, 627, 642, 651, 652, 653, 658, 663, 673, 688
Rhea, Robert, 644
Rhea Co., Tenn., 84, 188
Rhode Island, Assembly of, 123, 499, 525
Rial, Cherokee town, 360
Rice, John, 597
Rice's Mill, 170
Richardson, Col., 257
Richardson, Capt. James, 583, 589
Richland Creek, Davidson Co., 446, 459, 462, 464, 478
Richland Creek, Giles Co., 460
Richland Creek, Grainger Co., 743
Richland Creek, N.C., 164
Richmond, Va., 134, 186, 379, 714
Riddle, Cornelius, 462, 488
Ridley, Beverly, 477
Ridley, George, 464
Ridley, William, 464
Riggin, James, 669
Riggin. See also Reagan
Riley, Mr., 598
Riley, John, 116
Rivers, aboriginal names of, 87. See also name of river, e.g., Clinch, Holston, etc.
River Street, Knoxville, 560
Roane, Gov. Archibald, 568, 576, 627, 629, 642, 650, 662
Roane Co., Tenn., 188
Roane's Creek, Tenn., 142, 266
Roanoke Island, 33
Roanoke River, 34, 43, 53, 113, 170
Roaring River, 96
Robb, William, 240
Roberson, William, 138
Roberts, Miss, 618
Roberts, Edmond, 120
Roberts, Col. Isaac, 608, 688
Roberts, Obadiah, 598
Robertson, Charles, of Watauga, 107, 119, 120, 121, 138, 139, 142, 147, 148, 171, 172, 182, 275, 286, 338, 342, 377, 543, 569
Robertson, Charlotte (Reeves), 203, 665
Robertson, Col. Elijah, 116, 138, 484, 485, 495, 561, 599
Robertson, Dr. Felix, 489
Robertson, Gen. James, settles in Watauga country (1770), 103-4, 142; commissioner of Watauga Assoc., 107, 108; negotiates lease
from Cherokees, 109; saves Wataugans from Indian attack, 111-12; at Battle of Kanawha, 114-16; patentee in Watauga, 120; mentioned in Pettition to N.C., (1776), 137; signs Petition for annexation, 138; member N.C. Provincial Congress (1776), 139; location of residence on Watauga, 141; in attack on Watauga Fort, 156-58; keeps Wataugans assembled, 170; skirmishes with Indians, 171-72, 448, 457-58, 461, 466, 476, 597-98, 604, 606-8; expels Tories, 179; appd. Justice of Washington Co., 181; appd. Supt. of Indian affairs, 183; arrival at French Lick (Nashville), 194-96, 445; early settler of Cumberland country, 203, 206, 488-89; correspondence (1787), 393, 465, 470-71, 473-74 (1788), 479; (1794), 617-18; makes peace with the Chickasaws (1782), 449; at attack on Freeland's Station, 451; relations with Creek Indians, 480-82; wounded in attack on Robertson's Station (1789), 484; founder and trustee of Cumberland colony, 488; appd. Justice of Davidson Co., 494; rep. to N.C. Gen. Assembly, 500, 502; appd. Brig. Gen. of Mero District, 543-44, 564; at Treaty of Holston, 554-57; order to Maj. James Ore (1794), 610; delegate to Tenn. Const. Convention (1796), 650; early life and career, 664-65; personal characteristics, 664-65; civil and political positions held, 665; member Tenn. Senate, 698; "the father of Tennessee," 712; death (1814), 712
Robertson, James Randal, 606
Robertson, John, 450
Robertson, Jonathan, 485, 597, 607
Robertson, Julius, 116, 138
Robertson, Mark, 138, 194, 464, 470
Robertson, Peyton, 478
Robertson, Richard, 604
Robertson Co., Tenn., 664, 665, 688, 704, 743, 744
Robertson family, 142
Robertson's Fork, 195
Robertson's Mill, 464
Robertson's Station, 459, 484, 485, 597, 600
Robinson, Charles, Greene Co., 286, 288, 402, 405
Robinson, John, 138, 450
Rocheblave, Phillipe Francois de Rastel, Chevalier de, 186?t
Rock Island Ford, Caney Fork, 606
Rock Landing, Ga., 516
Rockbridge Co., Va., 169, 324
Rockcastle River, 69, 95, 193
Roddy, James, 179, 264, 292, 432, 576, 669, 688
Roddy, William, 650, 651, 652, 653
Rogers, Capt., 266
Rogers, Indian trader, 200
Rogers, James, 587
Rogers, John, 473
Rogers, Josiah (Jonah), 369
Rogers, Nancy, 369
Rogers, S. R., 558, 560
Rogersville, Tenn., 68, 111, 187, 281, 519, 557, 575
Rolling Fork, Cumberland River, 557, 579
Rome, Ga., 586
Ronfifer, David, 456
Roquering, Hugh, 472
Rosborough, Charles, 707
Rose, Hosca (Ossa), 138
Roseberry (Rosebury) Creek, Knox Co., 568
Ross, Henry, 707
Ross, Thomas, 116
Roulstone, George, establishes Knoxville Gazette at Rogersville, 557; location of printing office, 558; appd. Clerk of Territ. Leg. Council,
623; first postmaster of Knoxville, 686-87
Roundsever (Rounsever, Rounsifer), 197, 203
Roundsever, Isaac, 196
Rowan, Daniel, 504
Ruddle, George, 116
Ruddle, Isaac, 120
Ruddle, James, 402
Running Water, Indian town, 185, 508, 509, 511, 512, 514, 561, 566, 567, 594, 600, 611, 612, 615, 616, 617, 620
Russell, 686
Russell, a hunter, 105
Russell, David, 265
Russell, Capt, George, 107, 120, 138, 181, 189, 241, 261, 262
Russell, Col. William, 157, 158
Russell Co., Va., 557
Rutherford, Gen. Griffith, 164, 165, 177, 211, 212, 213, 222, 355, 357, 623
Rutherford, Co., N.C., 243, 273
Rutherford Creek, Maury Co., 476
Rutherford's Trace, 164
Rutherfordton, N.C., 223
Rutledge, Gov. Edward, 209, 221,258
Rutledge, Maj. George, 569, 621,624, 625, 626, 651, 658, 667, 688,704
Rutledge, Tenn., 667
Ryburn, Ben, 120
Ryswick, Peace of, 74
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St. Augustine, Fla., 44, 48, 222, 548
St. Charles, Mo., 103
St. Clair, Gen. Arthur, 552, 553,561
St. Francis River, 531
St. Lawrence, Patrick, 116
St. Lawrence River, 32, 37, 529
St. Louis, Mo., 548
St. Marks, S.C., 548
St. Paul, Minn., 714
St. Stephen's Parish, S.C., 254
St. Thomas' Muster House, 257-8
Sainte Genevieve, Mo., 548
Sale, John, 731
Salem, N.C., 254, 257
Salem, Tenn., 642
Salem, Va., 53
Salisbury, N.C., 50, 247
Salisbury District, N.C., 226, 273
Salkehatchie, S.C., 44
Sallyquoah, Indian village, 587
Salt, 505, 506, 714
Saluda River, 172
Samms, 288
Samples, Capt. Samuel, 116, 565, 589
San Fernando de las Barrancas, Fort, 535
Sandy Mush River, 86, 89
Santee River, S.C., 253, 254, 255, 258, 260, 270, 718
Saratoga, Battle of, 247
Saunders, John, 488
Saunders, Julius, 620
Savannah, Ga., 49, 161, 190, 208, 221, 260, 381
Savannah Indians, 52
Savannah River, 44, 45, 46, 51, 70, 78, 79, 81, 82, 124, 172, 208
Savanucah (Coronoh), The Raven, 119, 148, 159, 165, 183
Sawyers, Col. John, 94, 115, 116, 239, 241, 568, 569, 688, 704
Scaggs, 67
Scaggins, Henry, 69, 70
Scantee, Chickasaw chief, 577
Scarlet, Miss, 606
Scioto River, 73, 115
Sconer's Lick, 566
Scott, Judge Edward, 698, 704
Scott, Col. James, 564, 573, 644, 688, 704
Scott, John, 389, 675, 688, 704
Scott, William, 594
Scovil, 98
Scovilites, 98
Scurlock, Capt. James, 707
Searcy, Robert, 708
Seawell, B., 707
Sehorn (Zahaun), John, 402, 413
Sehorn's Ferry, 413n
Seminoles, 84
Senate, U.S. See Congress, U.S.
Seneca Indians, 105
Sequatchie River, 87, 611
Seven Mile Ford, 88, 159
Sevier, Abraham, 241, 264
Sevier, Ambrose, of Arkansas, 708
Sevier, Catherine (Sherrill) "Bonny Kate," 226, 426
Sevier, Col. George Washington, 249
Sevier, Maj. James, 226, 241, 264, 296, 340, 405, 406, 410, 413, 426, 427, 543, 577
Sevier, Gov. John, birth and ancestry, 108; commissioner, Watauga Assoc., 107, 108; personal characteristics, 108-9; patentee, Watauga,
120, 121; writes Watauga Petition,134; signer of Watauga Petition, 138; defense of Watauga Fort, 156, 158; elected first clerk of Washington Co., 181-82; commissioner of confiscated property,182; at Battle of King's Mtn., 235-37, 241, 243-44; honored by N.C., 248-49; appd. colonel commandant, Washington Co., 249; delegate to N.C. Provisional Congress, 139, 250; expeditions against Indians, 262-73, 341, 419-24, 517, 518, 583-91, 607; clerk, Washington and Sullivan cos., 274; appd. brigadier general, Washington Dist., 290; governor, State of Franklin, 293-419, passim negotiates Treaty of Dumplin Creek, 299-300, 631; issues countermanifesto 314-16; Tipton feud, 339-40, 356-57, 405-18, 424-29; negotiates Treaty of Coyatee, 343-46 honorary member, Society of the Cincinnati, 385; elected to U.S. Congress, 433, 442-3, 711; as brigadier general, Washington Dist., 543, 553, 549-71, 574, 577, 581, 583-88; licensed to practice law, 96 member, Territ. Legislative Council, 623-27, 633, 642, 644; trustee, Greeneville College, 627; Blount College, 629; introduces bill to establish Knoxville (1794), 632; governor of Tennessee, 659-709, passim; religion, 710; death, 443, 712
Sevier, John, Jr., 410, 426, 427, 597, 651, 658, 666, 704
Sevier, John (son of Valentine),619
Sevier, Joseph (bro. of Gov. John), 241
Sevier, Joseph (son of Gov. John), 241, 577, 619, 694
Sevier, Joseph (son of Valentine, Jr.), 619
Sevier, Rebecca (dau. of Valentine, Jr.), 619
Sevier, Robert (bro. of Gov. John), 138, 211 ,212 , 223 ,241
Sevier, Robert (son of Valentine, Jr.), 596, 597
Sevier, Valentine, Sr., 108, 141, 619
Sevier, Valentine, Jr. (bro. of Gov. John), 114, 115, 116, 138, 141, 181, 182, 212, 241, 257, 288, 377, 407, 596, 619
Sevier, Valentine III (son of Valentine, Jr.), 597
Sevier, William (son of Valentine, Jr.), 597
Sevier family, 142, 241
Sevier Co., Franklin, 294-95, 406,413; Articles of Association, 435-36
Sevier Co., Tenn., created (1794), 637; first justices, 637-38; officers, 638; first court under state gov., 669; officials, 669; tavern rates, 669
Sevier Creek, Jefferson Co., 278
Sevier's Island, French Broad River, 263
Sevier's Island. See also Buckingham's Island; Big Island, French Broad River
Sevierville, Tenn., 637, 669, 687, 710
Shannon, Capt. John, 474, 477, 589
Sharp, Maj. Anthony, 565, 618
Sharp, Maj. Benjamin, 264
Sharp, Thomas, 192
Shaw, James, 488
Shawano Indians. See Shawnees
Shawnee Indians (Chauvanon) 38, 45, 52, 67, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 84, 85, 87, 92, 95, 96, 113, 117, 149, 183, 301, 343, 445-497, 512,
513, 561, 567, 571, 600
Shelby, David, 502, 651, 652
Shelby, Capt. Evan, 114, 115, 116, 142, 146, 157, 171, 172, 186-90, 357-59, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367
Shelby, Evan, Jr., 485
Shelby, Gen. Isaac, 115, 155, 187-90, 204, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 219, 220, 223, 225-29, 231-37, 239, 241, 243-45, 248, 250-52, 254-61, 393, 490-92, 576
Shelby, James, 116, 154
Shelby, John, 146, 181
Shelby, John, Jr., 651
Shelby, Moses, 227, 241, 472
Shelby's Fort (Evan Shelby), 146
Shelby's Fort (John Shelby), 146
Shelby's Narrative, 257n
Shelbyville, Tenn., 492
Shenandoah Co., Va., 108
Sherrill, Adam, 138, 264
Sherrill, Samuel, Sr., 138
Sherrill, Samuel, Jr., 138
Sherrill's Station, 518
Shields, Thomas, 686
Shine, Morris, 460
Shoat, Christopher, 623
Shoatt (Shote), Emanuel, 116, 138
Shockley, John, 447
Shook, 593
Sides, Peter, 496
Siler, Henry, 138
Silver Mines, in Tenn., 82
Simms, Littlepage, 644
Simms, William Gilmore, 53, 55, 61, 258, 260
Simons, Jesse, 456
Simpson, Thomas, 138
Sinking Creek, 141, 142, 407, 580
Six Nations, Confederacy of the, 44, 74, 75, 76, 79, 93, 96
Skaggs. See Scaggs
Skillet, The, 113
Slim Tom, Indian, 419
Sloane family, 370
Small, Dr. William, 129
Smallwood, Gen., 248
Smith, 605
Smith, Gen. Daniel, wounded, 457; justice of Davidson Co., 494; surveyor of Davidson Co., 496; justice of Sumner Co., 502; secretary,
Southwest Terrritory, 577-78, 587, 636; acting governor, Southwest Territory, 584; trustee, Blount College, 629; member, Tenn. Const. Convention, 651, 652; elector, 664; U.S. Senator, 699; Smith Co., named for, 706; boundary commissioner, 706; birthplace, 706; public career, 707; personal characteristics, 706
Smith, Henry, 96
Smith, James, 107, 120, 121, 138, 147
Smith, Col. James, 69, 70, 94, 95
Smith, John, 694, 708
Smith, Capt. John, Mayhem's Cav., Md. 258
Smith, Gov. John, 43
Smith, Merriweather, 708
Smith, Munford, 687
Smith, Samuel, 189, 357, 358
Smith, Searcy, 607
Smith, William, 429
Smith, Maj. William Bailey, 120, 186
Smith County, Tenn., 463, 706, 743
Smith's Ford, French Broad River, 217, 219
Smith's History of Va., cited, 35
Smith's River, 342, 603
Smoky Mountain, 86, 89
Snider, Mrs. Betsy, 619
Snider, John, 619
Snoddy, Glasgow, 716
Snoddy, Thomas, 669
Snoddy, Lt. William, 606
Snodgrass, Col. James, 241
Snyder. See Snider
Soconee, town, 163
Soto, Hernando de, 17-30; 39, 62, 81,82
South Carolina, 15, 36, 44, 50, 54,56, 59, 63, 76, 95, 97, 98, 107, 122, 123, 143, 148, 149, 161, 162, 164, 172, 196, 208, 209, 210, 212-14,
216, 217, 221, 222, 224, 232, 234, 236, 239, 244, 245, 247, 252, 253, 255, 257, 258, 261, 270, 290, 298, 336, 337, 374, 399, 400, 493, 525, 546, 556, 562, 644, 740
South Carolina Yazoo Company, 550
South Harpeth River, 466, 743
Southerland, Mayfield, 482
Southwest Point, Kingston, Tenn., 569, 572, 574, 579, 595, 603, 690, 694, 708
Southwest Territory. See Territory of the U.S. South of the River Ohio.
Spain, 14, 17, 18, 38, 62, 84, 400, 401, 430, 459, 460, 461, 480, 507, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537,
538, 539, 547, 551, 605
Span, Henry, 116
Spaniards, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 38, 44, 47, 61, 81, 318, 320, 336, 337, 342, 360, 378, 384, 400, 465, 482, 495,
526, 528, 530, 532, 534, 545, 640
Spanish Government, 617
Sparks, Jared, 72
Sparks, Capt. Richard, 678, 680
Spencer, Judge Samuel, 424
Spencer, Thomas Sharpe, 192, 193, 194, 447, 448, 457, 462, 591, 606
Spencer Co., Franklin, 294, 296, 340, 351, 376, 415
Spencer's Hill, Roane Co., 591
Spencer's Lick, 566
Spotswood, Gov. Alexander, 43
Spring Frog Town, 272
Springfield, Tenn., 665
Squollecuttah, Indian, 556, 639
Stamp Act, 98, 99, 101
Stanley, 484
Stanwix, Fort, 93. See also Fort Stanwix, Treaty of.
Starr, Indian trader, 167
State Gazette of North Carolina, cited, 505, 518
State Street, Knoxville, 559
Station Camp Creek, Sumner Co., 106, 337, 447, 464, 478, 597
Staunton River, 64
Steadman, C., 161n, 247
Stecoyee Town, 512
Steele, David, 463
Steele, James, 604
Steele, John, 692
Steele, William, 467
Steele's Creek, Davidson Co., 616
Steep Rock, N.C., 49, 54, 93, 106,740
Stephens, Gen. 248
Stephens, Gov. Samuel, 41
Stephenson. See Stinson
Stewart, Capt., 115
Stewart, Gen. Alexander, 254, 256
Stewart, James, 189
Stewart, John, 95
Stewart, John Evan, Shelby's Co., 116
Stewart. See also Stuart
Stewart's Creek, 600
Stickoee, 58
Stinson (Stephenson, Stevenson), James, 212, 262
Stock Creek, Knox Co., 742
Stockton, Thomas, 278
Stone, Archibald, 286
Stone, John, 559, 568, 630, 635
Stone, Uriah, 69, 96, 105
Stone, William, 179
Stone Fort, 610
Stone Mountain, 86, 644
Stoner, Michael, 95, 450
Stoner's Lick, 450, 455
Stone's River, 69, 95, 203, 460, 579, 597, 606, 740
Stone's Tavern, Knoxville, 560
Stoph, Christopher, 105
Stovall (Stowball), sons of, killed, 483
Strain, John, 323, 388, 668
Strawberry Plains, 371, 372
Strington's Town, 600
Stringfield, Rev. Thomas, 371, 372
Strother, John, 549
Stuart, of the Adventure, 199
Stuart, David, 669
Stuart, Henry, 147, 148
Stuart, James, 181, 189, 323, 339, 388, 389, 651, 652, 658, 662, 668, 693, 695, 703
Stuart, Capt. John, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 71, 76, 143, 147, 148, 149, 160, 161, 162
Stuart, Thomas, 288, 292, 421, 422
Stuart, William, 462, 598
Stuart. See also Stewart
Stull, Frederick, Castleman's Co., 605
Stump, Capt. Frederick, 456, 598
Stump, Frederick, Sr., 196, 447
Stump, Jacob, 447
Stump's Distillery, 598
Suaka (George Miller), 560
Stuck, The, Tenn. river, 113, 184, 199, 550, 741
Sugaw Town, 56, 163
Suggs, Henry, 105
Sullivan, John, 400
Sullivan Co., Tenn., 66, 106, 108, 114, 142, 155, 182, 189, 212, 213, 226, 228, 241, 243, 250, 254, 265, 272-74, 279, 280, 283, 292, 294,
296, 306, 309, 337, 338, 340, 356, 357, 358, 363, 364, 366, 367, 376, 386, 387, 389, 407, 408, 409, 412, 433, 507, 519, 542, 543, 621, 648, 651, 652, 658, 662, 667, 675, 688, 704, 740
Sullivan's Island, 162
Sulphur Fork of Red River, 191,484
Sumner, Gen. Jethro, 502
Sumner Co., Tenn., 393, 465, 471, 482, 502, 503, 504, 507, 543, 565, 602, 606, 607, 608, 618, 620, 621, 648, 651, 652, 657, 658, 687, 688,
704, 706, 707, 740, 741, 743
Sumter, Gen. Thomas, 55, 210, 220, 222, 223
Sunbury, Ga., 382
Surry Co., N.C., 164, 231,243
Susquehanna River, 72
Swain, D. L. 102, 316
Swan, Maj. William, 560, 593, 630
Swan Creek, Lewis Co., 466, 476
Swan Creek, Lincoln Co., 475
Swan Pond, Knox Co., 278
Swan Pond Creek, 372
Swannanoa Gap, 164
Swannanoa River, 87, 269, 515
Swan's Mills, Knox Co., 593
Swanson, Edward, 194, 453, 454, 488, 495
Sweetwater, 86
Sycamore Creek, Cheatham; Co., 449, 598, 741, 743
Sycamore Shoals, Treaty of (1775), 117-19, 191, 203, 204, 276, 445
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Taawah Indians, 149
Tacket, William, 120
Talbot, 456
Talbot,Matthew, 120, 140, 142,230
Talbot, Matthew, Jr., 495
Talbot, Thomas, 288, 293
Talbot, William, 394
Taliquo (Tellico), 58
Talladega, Ala., 615
Talladega, Battle of, 477
Tallapoosa River, 45, 515, 712
Tallassee, Cherokee town, 26, 27, 267, 420, 571, 606
Talohtuski, Cherokee chief, 639
Talon, Jean, 38
Taltsuska (Double Head), 580, 581, 596
Tamotley, Cherokee town, 16, 168
Tampa Bay, 18
Tannassee River. See Little Tennessee River
Tarboro N.C., 389, 401, 402, 405, 502
Tarlton, Gen. Banastre, 209, 221, 222, 242, 245
Tate, 594
Tate, Capt. Edward, 589
Tate, Robert, 179
Tate, Samuel, 179
Tate's Ferry, S.C., 233
Tatham, William, 107, 133, 138
Tatom, Absalom, 490
Tatum, Howell, 662, 664, 689
Taylor, Col., 296
Taylor, Dr. [Isacc?], 412
Taylor, Andrew, 288, 388
Taylor, Maj. Christopher, 286, 288, 413, 666
Taylor, Isaac, 265, 277, 379
Taylor, Leroy, 621, 622, 626 628, 642, 644, 651, 688, 704
Taylor, Nathaniel, 182
Taylor, Parmenas, 623, 628, 644, 669, 743
Taylor family, 142
Taylor's Bend, French Broad River, 277
Taylor's Spring, 566, 610
Teal, Nathaniel, 603, 604
Te-calla-see Cave, 185
Tedford, Lt. Joseph, 575, 578
Tedford. See also Telford
Teesteke (Disturber), Indian chief, 560
Tefft, I. K., 381
Telfair, Gov. Edward, 124, 378, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 385, 396
Telford, George, 579
Telford. See also Tedford
Tellico, Treaty of (1798), 692-97
Tellico Blockhouse, 51, 52, 88, 168, 265, 267, 422, 423, 564, 573, 587, 595, 596, 614, 678, 686, 693, 694, 695, 696, 703, 742
Tellico Plains, 341
Tellico River, 47, 87, 89, 168, 272
Tenassee (Tenasi), Cherokec town, 47
Tenen (Tenin), Col. Hugh, 485, 620
Tennent, Rev. William, 143
Tennessee, 13, 14, 36, 73, 77, 80, 87, 92, 102, 159, 175, 191, 193, 194, 207, 208, 227, 247, 249, 251, 259, 264, 280, 281, 283, 293, 295,
442, 443, 444, 482, 487, 492, 493, 497, 502, 519, 522, 523, 535, 536, 538, 540 542, 543, 547, 554, 557, 587, 589, 602, 607, 611, 615, 630, 638, 639, 641, 647, 648, 650, 655, 656, 657, 660, 662, 664, 665, 669, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 684, 685, 686, 688, 689, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 702, 703, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 718, 721, 725, 729, 730, 731. 732, 733, 734, 736, 737
Tennessee, Bill of Rights, 652
Tennessee, Constitution, 134, 639, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 659, 660, 669, 670, 674, 680, 684, 687
Tennessee, District of, 377, 379, 380, 678
Tennessee, Grant of, 1791, 550
Tennessee, Great Seal of, 676, 677
Tennessee, General Assembly of, 688
Tennessee, (Second) General Assembly of, 698
Tennessee, (Third) General Assembly of, 704
Tennessee, House of Representatives, 653, 654, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 670, 698, 704, 705, 706, 707
Tennessee, Land Grants, 66, 71, 204, 276, 489, 663, 676, 680, 681, 682, 683
Tennessee, Legislature of, 443, 554
Tennessee Company, 549, 690
Tennessee County, created, 505; boundaries, 741, part of Mero District, 507; officials appd. by Gov. Wm. Blount, 543; militia of, 565,
596-97; Indian depredations in, 618-20; election for Territorial Assembly, 621; population (1795), 648; members of First Constitutional Convention from, 651-62; name assumed by new state, 655; members of first General Assembly from, 657-58, 688; county divided to form two new counties, 664-66
Tennessee River, 36, 45, 51, 62, 64, 69, 72, 73, 76, 80, 83, 87, 113, 164, 183, 184, 185, 197, 198, 201-205 276, 278, 295, 299, 318, 336,
337, 343, 344, 346, 356, 358, 360, 361, 364, 377, 379, 391, 394, 396, 398, 400, 402, 449, 463, 465, 473, 489, 491, 492, 507, 521, 545, 549, 556, 570, 608, 654, 655, 694, 696
Tennesy, Cherokee warrior, 120, 121
Terril (Tirril),288
Terril, Timothy, 455
Terrill, Obadiah, 96
Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio, (Southwest Territory), 437, 442, 541-646; creation of, 541; appointment of governor,
secretary, judges, and brigadier generals, 541-44; extent of settlement, 544-45; of Indian claims, 545; Gov. Blount as Superintendent of Indian affairs, 546-50; complication of Yazoo land frauds, 550-51; organization of militia and dispatch of a battalion to Northwest Territory, 552-54; negotiation of Treaty of the Holston, 554-57; founding of Knoxville as territorial capital, 557-60; Indian difficulties, and punitive campaigns, 561-621; election of territorial assembly and its legislation, 621-37; second session of assembly and plans for statehood, 637-51, 734
Texas, 13, 36, 42, 703
Thomas, Isaac, Indian trader, 60, 144, 147, 150, 151, 166, 269, 637
Thomas, Joshua, 460, 608
Thompson, 120, 561
Thompson, father of Alice Thompson, 597
Thompson, Alexander, 447
Thompson, Alice, 597, 606
Thompson, Capt. James, 152, 153, 154, 169
Thompson, Jason, 597
Thompson, Mrs. Jason, 597
Thompson, John, 597
Thompson, Thomas, 196
Thornton, Reuben, 666
Thoulous (Toulouse), Fort, 46, 48, 523
Tippecanoe, Battle of, 554
Tipton, of Blount Co., 716
Tipton, Col. Jacob, 553, 554
Tipton, Gen. Jacob (son of Col. Jacob), 554
Tipton, Col. John, 288, 292, 323, 339, 340, 356, 364, 383, 388, 389, 392, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 424,
425, 426, 432, 621, 626, 642, 651, 652, 658, 666, 668, 688
Tipton, Maj. Jonathan, 120, 138, 212, 263, 264, 267, 272
Tipton, Jonathan, Jr., 742
Tipton, Joseph, 288, 323
Tipton, Samuel, 142, 666
Tipton, William, became Jacob Tipton, 554
Tipton Co., Tenn., created, 554
Tipton family, 142
Titsworth, Miss, 619
Titsworth, John, 485, 619
Titsworth, Col. Isaac, 485, 619
Tlascala, 16
Tobacco, 496, 506, 705
Tobacco Currency, 298
Tohoa-nough-roonaw. Indian tribe, 91
Tohopeka, Ala. (Horsehoe Bend), 16
Toka, Chickasaw. See Mississippi River
Tomassee, Indian town, 163
Tombeckbee, Ala., 46
Tombigbee River, Ala., 321
To-mo-chi-chi, Creek chief, 16, 47
Toocaucaugec, 595
Tool, Matthew, 68
Top, John, 472
Top, Roger, 458
Toquo, Cherokee town, 419, 575
Tories, in Am. Rev. See Loyalists
Torrence, Andrew, 116
Towakka, Indian, 574
Town Creek, 592
Transylvania Purchase, 118, 119, 203, 204, 276, 445, 499
Trammel, Noah, 457
Trammel, Philip, 461
Treaties. See Indian treaties; also individual treaties, e.g., Holston,
Treaty of the Trivillian, Richard, 110
Trimble, John, 642
Trimble, William, 212, 286, 288
Trousdale, William, 611
Tryon, Gov. William, 73, 99, 101
Tryon Co., N.C., 130, 214, 234
Tuckabatchie, Ala., 712
Tuckahoe, Knox Co., 564
Tuckaleechce Towns, 88
Tuckasegee, Cherokee town, 268, 269
Tuckaseigee River, 164, 276
Tucker, John, 455, 488
Tucker, William, 116
Tugaloo River, 83, 163, 337, 342, 556, 696
Tugaloo, town, 163, 342
Tunbridge, Thomas, 511, 512, 514, 566
Tupata River. See Mississippi River
Turkey's Town, Ala., 587
Turnbull, a trader, 460
Turnbull's Creek, Cheatham Co., 466
Turner, Col. W. T., 217
Turney, Peter, 616
Turnip Mountain, 588
Turpin, Nathan, 448
Turpin, Solomon, 203, 448
Turtle-at-Home, chief, 561
Tuscaloosa, Ala., 27
Tuscaluza, 27
Tuscarora Indians, 43, 44, 74, 83
Tuskeegee, Indian town, 169, 693
Tuskigagee Island, Indian town, 508
Twiggs, Col. John, 210, 223
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W
Wabash River, 38, 63, 79, 95, 194, 204, 473
Waddell, John, 138
Waddle, John, Jr., 642
Waddle, Col. Hugh, 50, 52
Wade, Capt. John, 679, 680
Wake Co., N.C., 93, 103
Walden, Elijah. See Wallen, Elijah
Walker, 143
Walker, Capt. Alexander, 712
Walker, Capt. Elijah, 590, 620
Walker, Felix, 133, 134
Walker, Isaac, 651, 704
Walker, James, 591
Walker, John, 600
Walker, Dr. Thomas, 65, 66, 68, 93, 203
Wallace, Joel, 565
Wallace, John, 586
Wallace, William, 189, 286, 568, 593, 643, 644
Wallen (Walden), Elijah, 67, 68
Wallen's Company, 68
Wallen's Creek, 67
Wallen's Ridge, 67
Wallen's Station, 67
Walnut Hills, 459
Walters, 482
Walthral, John, 708
Walton, George, 692, 696
Walton (Walker), Isaac, 651
Walton, Maj. Jesse, 182, 189, 263
Wanchese, Indian, 33
Wapetaw. See Waxhaw
War Ford, Big Pigeon River, 269, 278
Ward Ford, French Broad River, 269, 579, 587
War of 1812, 247, 492, 621
Warpath, Great Indian, 64, 87, 88, 166, 167, 278
Ward, John, 263, 264, 323
Ward, Nancy, 144, 151, 157, 161, 273
Warioto (Wasioto) River. See Cumberland River Warm Springs, 178, 569
Warrants, military, 113, 278, 279
Warren, Dr. Joseph, 123
Warrior's Ford, 173
Washington, George, 72, 124, 139, 247, 261, 430, 535, 541, 546, 548, 549, 550, 552, 555, 557, 558, 560, 562, 577, 583, 609, 618, 623, 633,
634, 641, 642, 648, 670, 697
Washington, D.C. 250, 547, 570
Washington College, 294, 642
Washington Co., Tenn., 103, 119, 121, 175, 176, 177, 181, 182, 189, 212, 213, 228, 243, 249, 250, 269, 273, 274, 277, 279, 280, 281, 283,
286, 287, 292, 294, 296, 306, 309, 337, 338, 339, 340, 356, 358, 363, 364, 367, 376, 379, 388, 389, 403, 404, 406, 409-10, 414, 432, 433, 507, 517, 543, 578, 579, 621, 651, 652, 658, 666, 668, 704, 740
Washington Co., Va., 170, 227, 243, 320, 321
Washington District, N.C., 134-38, 139, 174, 175, 177, 290, 291, 306, 312, 376, 401, 433, 506, 520, 543, 544, 552, 556, 564, 569, 570, 575,
583, 584, 662, 664, 666, 667, 674, 675, 708
Washington, Fort Cincinnati, Ohio, 552, 553
Watauga Association, 107, 119, 133, 135, 436, 665
Watauga Committee, 106-107, 108, 136, 147, 150
Watauga Court, 134
Watauga Fort, 140, 141, 146, 156, 157, 158, 159
Watauga River, 67, 87, 94, 97, 106, 117, 119, 121, 134, 140-42, 147, 179, 180, 207, 209, 210, 221, 225, 228, 230, 251, 259, 339, 407, 417,
428, 542, 647, 740, 742
Watauga Settlement, 85, 92, 98, 102-4, 106-9, 111, 119, 120, 121, 126, 127, 133, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140-3, 145, 148, 149, 150, 151, 156,
157, 165, 169, 170, 174, 175, 194, 207, 210, 211, 243, 251, 270, 275, 664, 665, 666, 667, 712, 713
Water Street, Knoxville, 555, 560, 630
Watts, John, Cherokee chief, 265, 272, 341, 518, 519, 562, 564, 567, 573, 580, 583, 587, 588, 600, 617, 618
Waxhaw, N.C., 248, 492
Wayne, Gen. Anthony, 596, 599
Wayne Co., Franklin, 295
Wayne Co., Tenn., 96, 295, 376
Waynesboro, Tenn., 690
Waynesville, N.C., 164
Weakley, Col. Robert, 462, 658, 663, 688, 704
Wear, Samuel, 286, 288, 296, 340, 343, 346, 413, 444, 591, 621, 622, 624, 625, 626, 638, 644, 651, 652, 669
Wear. See also Weir
Weaver, Abraham, 644
Webb, killed, 409
Webb, Hugh, 483
Webb family, 142, 182
Webster, Col., 209
Weir, 586
Weir, John, 668
Weir. See also Wear
Wells, Anna, 489
Wells, Hayden, 196, 495, 666
Wells, James, 456
Wells Station, 376, 562, 565
West Augusta Co., 150
West Creek, 66
West Harpeth River, 484
West Virginia, 185, 227
Western Territory, 285, 286
Wharton, Jesse, 462, 688
Wheeler, William, 142
Wheeler, History of North Carolina, cited, 133, 239
Whig Congress, 130
Whig Review, cited, 567
Whigs, 124, 127, 145, 150, 179, 180, 208, 209, 214, 215, 216, 217, 221, 222, 224, 225, 228, 229, 230, 232, 242, 248, 253, 429, 487
White, Capt., 589
White, Maj., Sumner Co., 607
White, Hugh Lawson, 543, 547, 586, 631
White, Dr. James, 481, 621, 622, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 631, 632-33, 640, 657, 660
White, Gen. James, 274, 278, 295, 323, 372, 374, 376, 433, 443, 517, 518, 558, 559, 564, 568, 574, 582, 593, 596, 629, 635, 639, 658,
660, 661, 675, 688, 695, 698, 700, 701
White, Col. John, 381, 382
White, Gov. John, 34
White, Richard, 181, 226, 286, 290, 339
White, Thomas, 596
White, Wesley, 277
White, Capt. William, 589, 743
White, Zachariah, 194, 453
White Grounds (of Creeks) 606
White Man Killer, Indian 600
White River, 489
White's Creek, Davidson Co., 456, 477, 598
White's Creek, Knox Co., 374, 559
White's Fort, Knoxville, 374, 375, 517, 518, 555
White's Fort. See also Knoxville
White's Station, 376
Whitley, Col. William, 609, 610, 612, 613, 615, 618
Whitley's Station, Ky., 195
Whitson's Fort, 279
Wildcat Rock, 696
Wilkes Co., Ga. 386
Wilkes Co., N.C., 231, 243, 273, 295, 740
Wilkinson, Gen. James, 528, 531
Williams, 190
Williams, Mrs., 606
Williams, Benjamin, 478, 597
Williams, Betsy, 459
Williams, Curtis, 475
Williams, Daniel, 196, 449, 495
Williams, Edmond, 388, 543
Williams, Isaac, 149
Williams, Jarret, 116, 138, 148, 149, 150, 151
Williams, Col. James, 210, 217, 219, 220, 223, 232, 234, 235, 236, 239, 240, 244
Williams, John, 116, 117
Williams, Col. Joseph, 165
Williams, Mack, 116
Williams, Oliver, 597
Williams, Robert, 582
Williams, Sampson, 196, 484, 609, 704
Williams, Thomas H., 645, 658, 688
Williams, William, 132, 740
Williams, William, 447
Williamsburg, Va., 64, 109, 151, 171, 204, 711
Williamson, Gen. Andrew, 163, 164, 165, 214
Williamson Co., Tenn., 707, 708,744
Willinawaugh, Cherokee chief, 120
Willioe, son of Hanging Maw, 595
Willis, James, 742
Wills Town, Ala., 572, 573, 596, 605, 616, 617
Wilmington, N.C, 99, 129, 252, 645
Wilson, Miss, 563, 606
Wilson, Adam, 669
Wilson, Archy (son of Joseph), 563
Wilson, (Willson), Benjamin, 181
Wilson, Maj. David, 502, 596, 606, 608, 621, 624, 707
Wilson, Isaac, 138
Wilson, James, 277, 288, 669
Wilson, Capt. Joseph, 181, 212, 286, 288, 637, 638, 669
Wilson, Joseph, Sumner Co., 563
Wilson, Josiah, 576
Wilson, Samuel, 286, 598
Wilson, William, 129, 543, 601
Wilson, Zacheus, 129
Wilson County, 707, 743
Wilson's Station, 478
Winchester, Col. George, 464, 478, 502, 608
Winchester, Gen. James, 596, 599, 606, 607, 623, 624, 625, 626, 657, 658, 662, 667, 682
Winchester, Tenn., 573, 703
Winchester, Va., 49
Winchester's Mill, 457, 482
Winnsboro, S.C., 248
Winslow, Rev., Journal of, 89-90
Winston, Col. Joseph, 165, 172, 231, 235, 236, 241, 244
Winters, 196
Winconsin River, 38
Witherspoon, Dr. John, 294
Wococee Town, 594
Wocoken Island, N C 33
Wolf Hills, Va. See Abington VA
Wolf River, Margot River, Tenn 87, 535, 536
Wolf Tribe, Cherokee Indians, 572
Womack, Carter, 141
Womack, Jacob, 107. 138, 139 145, 146, 181
Wood, Col. Abraham, 37
Wood, Col. James, 65
Wood, John, 189
Wood, Michael, 181
Wood, Richard, 277
Wood, Samuel, 669
Wood's Fort, 279
Wright, Gov. James, 124
Wyatt, Sir Francis, 35
Wyer, John, 388
Wythe Co., Va., 145
Wyuca, India chief, 428
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Cocke County, Tennessee Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee Index, R to Z

Cocke County, Tennessee
Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee Index, R to Z