Minutes of the Blackwater Church (on Blackwater Creek) in Hawkins (now Hancock) County, 1816-1847 Transcribed from the original by Jean K. Horton, Kingsport, TN. Typescript transcription in the collection of the H. B. Stamps Library, Rogersville, TN; donated by the … Continue reading →
Hawkins County, TN Land Grant Books 1 & 2 — 1787-1819 Surname List from Transcription This surname list is from the transcription of these two volumes published by Billie R. McNamara in 1996. The book contains abstracts of all instruments, … Continue reading →
Petition of Hawkins Countians to the Tennessee General Assembly to Open a Bank Petition No. 21-1817 Manuscript Collection, TN State Library & Archives, Nashville Note: a blank line in the text below indicates an illegible word. To the Honourable Senate … Continue reading →
Petition of Joseph Kilpatrick to the Tennessee General Assembly Regarding Land Due Him Petition No. 20-1817 Manuscript Collection, TN State Library & Archives, Nashville To the Honourable General Assembly Your petitioner wishes to show to your Honourable body a grievance … Continue reading →
“Dedication” from Hawkins County, TN: A Pictorial History by Henry Price, Hawkins County Historian This book is respectfully dedicated to the pioneer women who first made their way to the waters of the upper Holston. They are the unsung heroines … Continue reading →
Presented by Tom H. Rogan, Esq., to the Hawkins County Court on July 21, 1980 Judge Howe, Hawkins County Commissioners, Ladies and Gentlemen: Our purpose at this meeting is to pay tribute to the many lawyers of Hawkins County who … Continue reading →
Thomas Amis (in Ramsey’s Annals pronounced “Amy” and of French origin), son of John and Mary (Dillard) Amis, was born January 1, 1744 in Northampton Co., North Carolina. Thomas married, first, Alice Gale (1744-1784), daughter of Thomas and Mary (Marshall) … Continue reading →
At an election begun and held for the County of Hawkins on the 8th day of March 1790. For a Representative to Congress, for the Western District of N. Carolina. Persons in nomination: Wm. Cocke, John Sevier and John Rhea, … Continue reading →
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