{"id":534,"date":"2014-01-24T18:22:38","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T23:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/?p=534"},"modified":"2014-01-24T18:22:38","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T23:22:38","slug":"1801-petition-to-form-a-new-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/1801-petition-to-form-a-new-county\/","title":{"rendered":"1801 Petition to Form a New County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Petition 20-2-1801 to the Tennessee General Assembly<\/p>\n

Date 25 Aug 1801<\/p>\n

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 of Gressy [sic<\/em>] Rock Creek and Noth [sic<\/em>] West of Clinch River . . .”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moses Guest<\/b>
\nJohn Sumpter<\/b>
\nJohn Martin<\/b>
\nJames Morgain<\/b> [sic<\/i>]
\nWilliam Runnals<\/b>
\nJohn Morgin<\/b>
\nJohn Morgin<\/b> Jr
\nGorng (?) Morain<\/b>
\nJoaseph [sic<\/i>] Hanes<\/b>
\nSamston [sic<\/i>] Hamelton<\/b> [sic<\/i>]
\nVinston [sic<\/i>] Parton<\/b>
\nJohn Evins<\/b>
\nRichard Hanes<\/b>
\nWinston Parton<\/b> Jr
\nRandolph Lawson<\/b>
\nThomas Fitzptrick<\/b> [sic<\/i>]
\nZackaria Havens<\/b>
\nWilliam Evens<\/b>
\nJohn Fitzpatrick<\/b>
\nJoh [sic<\/i>] Runnolds<\/b>
\nJohn Rainboalt<\/b> [sic<\/i>]
\nHampton Lawson<\/b>
\nShared Reynolds<\/b>
\nJoseph Morgin<\/b>
\nWilliam Grimes<\/b>
\nWilliam Morgin<\/b>
\nMark Morgin<\/b>
\nWilliamson Trent
\n<\/b>Drewry Lawson<\/b>
\n<\/b> Nathan Lawson<\/b>
\n<\/b> Phillip Williams<\/b>
\n<\/b>Mathew Runnels<\/b>
\nMoses Carlock<\/b><\/td>\n		Henry Guffy<\/b>
\nHenry Guffy<\/b> Jr
\nThomas Evins<\/b>
\nJohn Williams<\/b>
\nJames Williams<\/b>
\nRobert Williams<\/b>
\nJohn Guffy<\/b>
\nIssac [sic<\/i>] South<\/b> (ern?)
\nRichard Stevens<\/b>
\nWilliam Parten<\/b>
\nHenry Sumpter<\/b> Sr
\nGeorge Sumpter<\/b>
\nWilliam Lewson<\/b> [sic<\/i>]
\nThomas Lasson<\/b>
\nAmas [sic<\/i>] Runnels<\/b> Sr
\nAmas [sic<\/i>] Runnels<\/b> Jr
\nWilliam Runnels<\/b>
\nThomas Runnels<\/b>
\nFederick [sic<\/i>] Carlock<\/b>
\nSherod [sic<\/i>] Williams<\/b>
\nRichard Bell<\/b> Sr
\nStephin [sic<\/i>] Bell<\/b>
\nRobert Bell<\/b>
\nJohn Bell<\/b>
\nJoseph Bell<\/b>
\nJacob Sodders<\/b>
\nPeter Soders<\/b> [sic<\/i>]
\nAbrem [sic<\/i>] Soders<\/b>
\nHenry Soders<\/b>
\nGeorge Henderson<\/b>
\nJoseph Biship<\/b> [sic<\/i>] Sr
\nAlishi [sic<\/i>] Bishop<\/b>
\nJoseph Bishop<\/b> Jr
\nElijeh [sic<\/i>] Bishop<\/b><\/td>\n		[next five names are crossed out]<\/span>
\nAndrew McGill<\/b><\/del> ?
\nJohn McGill<\/b><\/del> ?
\nRubin Wheelus<\/b><\/del>
\nBenjamin Wheelus<\/b><\/del>
\nIcim Wheelus<\/b><\/del>
\nJeams [sic<\/i>] Kinny<\/b> Sr
\nJeams Kinny<\/b> Jr
\nJessy Kinny<\/b>
\nAmas [sic<\/i>] Jonsson<\/b> [sic<\/i>] Sr
\nAmas Jonsson<\/b> Jr
\nJeams [sic<\/i>] Jonsson<\/b>
\nJeams [sic<\/i>] Estep<\/b>
\nJoseph Webster<\/b>
\nJohn Webster<\/b>
\nJohn Martin<\/b> Sr
\nJohn Martin<\/b> Jr
\nJohn Gust<\/b> [sic<\/i>]
\nJohn Latham<\/b>
\nDavid Dewsoh<\/b> [blot]
\nReuben Bingham<\/b>
\nTh [inked out] gham<\/b>
\nRichard Belsher<\/b>
\nWm Belsher<\/b>
\nElecior ? Russel<\/b>
\nSamuel Russel<\/b>
\nEldridge Bailes<\/b>
\nLewis Burnet<\/b>
\nIsaac Maden<\/b> or Maclen<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

Source:\u00a0 Abstract of the petition published in the TN Genealogical Society<\/a>\u2018s \u201cAnsearchin\u2019\u201d News<\/em>, Vol. 2, 1993, pp. 74-75.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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