Joseph Rogers Mary Amis Rogers Click on thumbnails to see larger images. Joseph Rogers (1794-1833), an Irishman from Cook’s Town, Ireland, was a clerk for Thomas Amis about 1785. Joseph eloped with Mary Amis, daughter of Thomas, in 1786. The … Continue reading →
Circuit Court in Tennessee is a court of law, as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated: “The circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction and the judge thereof shall administer right and justice according to law, in all cases where … Continue reading →
From McWhirter’s Revised Hand-book of Tennessee, published by the Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics, and Mines in 1885: Hawkins is one of the northeastern counties in the State, lying along the Virginia line. It is bounded on the north by … Continue reading →
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 to the Tennessee General Assembly dated 29 October 1835. Important: This is one of two related petitions submitted to the General Assembly. Click here to view the other petition. Note: The county enacted as a result of these two … Continue reading →
Petition of sundry citizens of Sullivan, Hawkins, Green [sic] and Washington, praying the establishment of a new county. Important: This is one of two related petitions submitted to the General Assembly. Click here to view the other petition. Note: The … 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 10-2-1813 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated, but a notation dated 24 Sep 1813 states they were given “leave to withdraw their petition.” Citizens of Hawkins County who wished to divide three companies of men on the North side … 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 →
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