The Civil War and its long aftermath were often hard times for Hawkins County citizens. This account of one family’s futile claim for reimbursement for property taken by Union soldiers gives a glimpse of the era. Excerpts from the official … Continue reading →
State of Tennessee, Hawkins County, August 27th, 1832. This day personally appeared Nathaniel Bassett before me Willy B. Kyle one of the acting justices of the pease for Hawkins County in the State of Tennessee and after being duly sworn…makes … Continue reading →
State of Tennessee } Hawkins County } Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions [May Term, 1834] On this 27th day of May personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter session now sitting, Samuel Marion, a … Continue reading →
Distant Crossroads, a publication of the Hawkins County Genealogical Society, lists William Skelton as a Revolutionary War Soldier of Hawkins County Tennessee “William Skelton b. 4 Mar 1762 VA served in VA age 72 1832 pension list. On 1840 Hawkins … Continue reading →
Following is a copy of the Pension files for David Lawson – North Carolina Militia – Record: R6200 State of Tennessee Campbell County On this 28th day of October 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace … Continue reading →
My 4th great-grandfather, Henry Price, was born ca. 1769 and died in October 1808. He married Catherine Wax in Winchester, VA, in 1787 and they moved to Hawkins Co., TN, where Henry owned 200 acres on Cloud’s Creek in the … Continue reading →
Submitted by Joe E. Wallen. This is a North Carolina Land Grant, #401, issued in 1787 and proven in 1789 to my 4th great grandfather, Joseph Wallen (1734-1792) for 640 acres. The land lay on the north side of Clinch … Continue reading →
Transcribed and submitted by Kathy Welder. Capt. Nathaniel Smith’s Company (partial list) Name Acres Poll MILLER Jacob 1 MERITT George 1 McCAW Gabl 100 1 McCAW Maddox 1 MOORE John 1 MOORE Hugh G. 586 1 McVEY James Jr. 1 … Continue reading →
Transcribed from the Knoxville Gazette, vol. I, no. 18, 30 June 1792, page 3, by Jackie Robinson. Introduction: This list refers to the last step in establishing legal ownership of stray livestock under Chapter IX, Laws of North Carolina (1777), … Continue reading →
Will Book 2, Pages 180-182 Filed and Proven: July Term, 1878 I, James D. Bloomer a citizen of Hawkins County and State of Tennessee being in feeble health but of sound disposing mind calling to mind the uncertainty of life … Continue reading →
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