Petition 20-2-1801 to the Tennessee General Assembly Date 25 Aug 1801 Petition of citizens of Hawkins County for a new county to be formed out of “that part of the counties of Hawkins and Grainger which lies below the mouth … Continue reading →
Petition 20-1-1799 to the Tennessee General Assembly Date: 17 Oct 1799 Petition of citizens of Hawkins County who live north of Clinch River and wish to be added to a new county, if one is formed from Grainger County, because … Continue reading →
Petition 3-3-1813 to the Tennessee General Assembly Date: 19 Oct 1813 “Freeholders and inhabitants” of Rogersville, Hawkins County, petitioned the legislature to pass an act “to the effect that said petitioners shall not be obliged to repair roads outside their … Continue reading →
Petition 15-2-1806 to the Tennessee General Assembly dated 30 July 1806 From citizens of Rogersville for incorporation of the town. [Text not transcribed.] Joseph Rogers A. Nelson F. Dalzell John A. Rogers Wm Alexander S. /L. Powel J. W.? Wykes … Continue reading →
According to D. R. Frazier’s massive, comprehensive volume, Tennessee Postoffices and Postmaster Appointments 1789-1984, the Red Bridge Post Office existed in Hawkins County from 24 Feb 1824 to 17 Nov 1865, at which time it became known as Mooresburgh. For … Continue reading →
Plat of the Town as Laid Out in 1792, redrawn by Warren Amyx A copy of this map was found at the Stamps Library in 1996 by Billie McNamara. No copyright infringement is intended by posting it here. This map … Continue reading →
From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. [Original] Editor’s Note: The following article was written by the late Judge Hugh G. Kyle. Hawkins County is of … Continue reading →
From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. The first resident of Rogersville, Tennessee, lived in Fincastle County, Virginia. He died in Washington County, Virginia, and yet … Continue reading →
Some Private Acts for Hawkins County by the Tennessee Legislature Published for the Quarterly County Court by the County Technical Assistance Service, University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, Nashville, TN, 1976. Transcribed by Billie McNamara in 1996. A current, … Continue reading →
An Early History of Hawkins County From the Rogersville Review newspaper, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara in 1998. Hawkins County can lay great claim to antiquity. The earliest authentic records we have of civilized man is … Continue reading →
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