1845 Petition to Divide at the River

1845 Petition to divide Perry County at the Tennessee River
Contributed by:  Renea Burkholder

The following petitions can be found on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tennessee. The original petitions are also available. These are part of Record Group 260, Acts of the 26th Tennessee General Assembly.

Although added by the archivists, the page numbering is included to aid you in location on the original documents.  I have tried to transcribe the spelling of names as they are on the document. Some are more difficult to read than others due to either handwriting, partial coverage by another signature, or fading. I have kept the signatures in the same order as they are on the document.

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The Honorable Pres. general assembly of the State of Tennessee.

The undersigned citizens of the County of Perry and state of Tennessee would respectfully represent to your honorable body that a very large portion of the citizens in consequence of the Tennessee River running through the county are placed in a situation well calculated to enlist the sympathies of all who are acquainted with their condition and the undersigned entertain the belief that it needs only to have their cause fairly represented to your Honbl  body assembled for the general welfare of the peoople to secure their cooperation with their representatives to effect a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line. The undersigned are fully persuaded that they ask nothing more than that relief which can be honorably and constitutionally extended to them thereby conferring a kindness and blessing upon them and afflicting an injury upon none.

And further the undersigned would state that the citizens residing on the east side of Ten River are compelled to submit to a constant _______ and unjust tax for ferriages in attending courts said which is oppressive in the extreme besides the risk of their personal safety. The undersigned would further represent that the ( 127-1845-3) west side of the river cordially sympathises with their fellow citizens of the east of Tennessee River in said county and cordially unite with them in praying your Honorable body to extend to them that relief which common justice demands.

The undersigned further take pleasure in stating that this is a question relieved of everything of a political character and that the people of the county of all parties sexes and conditions will f[or]ever cherish towards those who minister to their necessities a greatful rememberence.

John McKnight	1	Ab T Cole	19
Henry Wright	2	J J Douglas	20
____ Yarbro	3	George Baucum	21
L / S A Yarbro	4	D B Funderburk	22
George R Howard	5	J W Lewis	23
Cullen Suward	6	John W Fisher	24
M H Russell	7	Danl Bowman	25
E J Iglehart	8	Ths M May	26
Samuel Conder	9	Abram Mays	27
Thomas Jn Scott	10	Samuel Brashers	28
David C Neely	11	A L Moore	29
E -t-ny	12	John A Rains	30
Alexander Neely	13	T J Esary	31
John F Scott	14	Hiram F Boren	32
W W Haywood	15	Robert Box	33
N G Porter	16	Hira Jennings	34
E Burton	17	Abram Rusham	35
Robert Young	18	Benj Luton	36
no name		John J Steagald	37

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William Jakson	38	Morris Veale	67
Bu Jackson	39	Ezikiel Stark	68
Samuel Young	40	A Coleman	69
Hugh W Long	40 (number repeated)	Moses Cotham	70
Ja-ce F Fis–	41	Isaac W Stanly	71
Noah Williams	42	Lewis R Philup	72
Thos Fisher	43	P B Baker	73
John Forguson	44	A Moore	74
Preston Fergarson	45	I I Dunkins	75
M Fisher	46	______ Tate	76
C Fisher	47	J L Houstons	77
C M Cotham	48	S / L H Prince	78
Martin F Spade	49	Harvey Ivy/Nip	79
William Linch	50	William Ogley	80
Jesee Sparks	51	C J Brodie	81
James Clifft	52	C D Westerman	82
William O Britt	53	G C Anderson	83
H Mann	54	M Wyatt	84
John Bird	55	Colun Westerman	85
W C Griffin	56	Joel L Ashcraft	86
David McClanahan	57	Thomas Finch	87
Coleman Haley	58	William Britt	88
James Newton	59	Henry Yarbro	89
D M Rushing	60	G N Shelton	90
Paul H Fisher	61	G W Wilkins	91
D A Bunch	62	Charles W Fisher	92
R A Pool	63	John Crews	93
James E Arnold	64	Wyley Graves	94
H H Graham	65	Thomas Simmons	95
Andrew Wilson	66	no name
John R Smith	96	no name

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Joab Wilson	97	John Sullivan	126
– F Young	98	M P Fisher	127
Kinchen Pate	99	William B Jones	128
Burrel Rushing	100	H Lacy	129
Laky Smith	101	Henry Yarbrough	130
Nicholas N Dodd	102	Wm J Fisher	131
George Harvey	103	Lawrence Lamberson	132
Balam Graves	104	William B Kindel	133
Daniel Newton	105	S C Davi_(s/e)	134
Jonathan Luton	106	John Wallase	135
C Ashcraft	107	Samuel J Farmer	136
James Smith	108	Thomas J Russel	137
Fonder Halbrook	109	Robert Finch	138
Daniel White	110	Daniel Finch	139
Michelle Steele	111	J H Scott	140
Thomas D Pendleton	112	Wm S Rain s/y	141
Andw Smith	113	T K Haley	142
Jacob Smith	114	Burrell Ivy	143
Richd Gilbert	115	Garrett Moore	144
Marshall Ivy	116	William Thompson	146
Nathaniel Moore	117	Wiley Thompson	146
Thomas Miller	118	Daniel Story	147
Thomas T Wilukins	119	George W Still	148
James Johnson	120	John Richardson	149
A Loftin	121	William Zacheri	150
T J Halbrooks	122	William Neely	151
Moses Randel	123	Calvin Wyatt	152
H H Mitchall	124	William Yarbrough	153
Joseph Harris	125	B Ma-l-m	154
no name		Thos S Fraser	155
no name		W (?)esttey Smith	156
no name		Solomon Wyatt	157

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

Cloud F Long	157  (misnumbered)	A L Pavutt	no number
James G Foster	158	D D Murphy	no number
Wm H Johnson	159	William Watson	no number
T W Petty	160	Theoph Lowe	no number
Wm L Lewis	161	Isaac West Jr	no number
George Graves	162	James Wells	no number
John  Young	163	John Parrish	no number
Jesse Taylor	164	H H Brown	no number
G W Conder	165	Allen Daniel	no number
Joel Dabbs	166	Samuel K Shannon	no number
Clement C Murphy	167	W L Menzies	no number
M R Fisher	168	Robert Campbell	no number
E B Kindel	169
J B Williams	171
James H Reiney	172
W B Cragg	173
H West	174
Lehu Miller	175
Robert L Hudspeth	178 (numbered incorrectly)

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Thomas Young	179
G W Stanly	180
George R West	181
Levi Davidson	182
Thos Odle	183
John Strain	184
J S Braly	185
John Stephens	186
Wm Henry	187
Nathan Low	188
L L Myracle	189
N R Lane	190
John Hunt	no number

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Beardstown Sept 8, 1845

We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

E P Sargeant	1	A G Tucker	53
T A Peo/Pro —-k	2	John Ivy	54
H Barham	3	A P Moore	55
Hiram Campbell	4	John Stoks	56
Thos Lomax	5	G W Gray	57
Robert Crud—	6	D A Whitwell	58
Jas Wilson	7	T Bats	59
H B Murray	8	Hopston Tolly	60
L N Horner	9	Mical French	61
Jesse Taylor	10	Albert H Shephard	62
John Wilburn	11	Robt N B Es–	63
Wesley Cotham	12	Chas Wilyer	64
Winston Crowder	13	Lemuel Tate	65
Thomas Murray	14	A Tolly	66
Jonathan R Drumman	16	Thomas Vickery	67
Elias Boles	17	Peter Robert	68
Elios Murray	18	—-sy Halbrook	69
Allien H Barber	19	John Cade	70
Wm Bates	20	Robert Hudspeth	71
George N Patton	21	E H Shepherd	72
William Barg	22	Wm P Gavin	73
Barrister Tolley	23
M G Pool	24
David McCal	25
A D Sc-i– / Smith	26
Carrol O’Guinn	27

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P Lewis Dennis	28	David Stokes	74
John Campbell	29	William French	75
Jeremiah S  -ebey	30	James Skaggs	76
Henderson More	31	Nathel Robertson	77
David Cagle	32	Mathey Toley	78
John  H Simons	33	William Lewis	79
Bengamine -eete	34 and 35	A Wilson	80
John Hufteder	36	Robert Shepart/d	81
Isral Rogers	37	G-n Mcellet	82
Stiles Bu-	38	Thos Peirce	83
Wm -ilpurson	39	D M Danel	84
Jr Stanley	40	J T Edward	85
no name	41	J R Obarr	87
E Hooper	42	Samul Denton	88
E Terry	43	Elish F Denton	89
John Stoutey	44	Ezkel Inman	90
Samuel Cole	45	Samul Inman	91
John Ellison	46	William Spence	92
R W McKennie	47	Isaac Steele	93
J H Hayg-any	48	Nathan Ware/More	94
Saml R Shepard	49	Foyd Furgason	95
Mosses —–	50	Isa— Simmons	96
J N Key	51
Wm T Doherty	52

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

Wille Jennings	1	James Hall	32
William Kee	2	John N Bell	33
John Montgomery	3	Joseph Marrs	34
James McCage	4	James Marrs	35
Wm D McCage	5	Gilbert Griffin	36
Joel Hudspeth	6	Robert Dickerson	37
Wm H McCage	7	James Clark	38
James Godeson	8	John Bone	39
Wm K Dickson	9	William Bishop	40
D B Thomas	10	Frederick Tousdel	41
Benjamon Potter	11	Jackson Blackwell	42
N Dickeson	12	John Dala	43
Wm Daily	13	R S Maberry	44
Hugh Marrs	14	F Maberry	45
Wilson Daniel	15	Nathan Birds	46
John R Ward	16	William Cox	47
Thomas S Smith	17	James Blackwill	48
James Ward	18	Richard Blackwill	49 and 50
no name	19	(last name written below)
William Raiall	20	F Maberry	51
Jacob McCage	21	Petor Daily	52
Benjamin Thomas	22	Wright Perce	53
Malachi B Thomas	23	A Baughmand	54
James Thomas	24	Joseph Dick—	55
John L McCage	25	Nathan Gibson	56
Nathan D McCage	26	John J Wilson	no number
J B Nichols	27
David M Nichols	28
S Y/F Nichols	29
Nathan Nichols	30
Chesley Potter	31

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

Henry S Kennedy	1	R R White
James N Fisher	2	John W Poplin
John S Sullivan		Henry  J Boggam
Joseph Johnson		William Warren
Robt G Bail/Beal		Wm H Stone
E Blount		A V Hutkins
G W Tucker		G W Higginbotham
John Garrett		John Choat
Joel Hensley		Stephen Fore
H A Steagald		Absalom Brashers
J S White		William ( Pere  ?)
A H Shannon		Thomas McMacken
Jacob Tucker		David Davis
J L Mahan		Nicholas Cook
B F Tuten		John C Fleming	`
Samuel Pitman		Curtis Cody
D L Lancaster		Absolom Steagald
Joel Smith		no name
I N Jackson		no name
Nelson M Cook		no name
Alin Jones		no name
Elias Deaton		no name
Jackson Deaton		no name
C M Gathings		no name

Only signature 1 and 2  numbered.

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

Thos Ashcraft (name written to right side, not drawn within column lines.)

There are no names in 2nd column.

James Shelton	1
Byrd Shelton	2
W B Shelton	3
David H Mikel	4
Isaac Dickson	5
Thomas F Lamberson	6
Erastus Starbuck	7
David Fortner	8
E Lit B/D–on	9
Richard Simmons	10
James Simmons	11
Jesse Simmons	12
John Simons	13
H H Middleton	14
John Bunch	15
James Dalil(es/y)	16
Wilye Simons	17
Robert Gage	18
Handy Hearington	19
Zebulon Garrison	20
Josiah Shelton	21
Fulton Bunch	22
John Davis	23
Joseph Warren	24
John Lamberson	25
Daniel Peveyhouse	26
Thomas Whitwell	27
D A Whitwell	28

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.These names had no numbers.

Wm O Britt		Kelly Holderfield
Wiley Daniel		Isaac Law
Wm Daniel		William Sexton
Wm Churchill		Byram Gibson
Thomas Gibbons		no name
Jesse Larson		John Larson
Henry Coble		John Hughlett
John Bone		Cullen Piland
John Tounsand		W R Perry
W Daniel		A Dolton
Niel Lunn		W Daniel
Thomas Hooten		T Smith
Elbert J Lunn		Thos Smith Jr
Josiah Hooten		Wm Smith
A J Kimbrough		Wiley Daniel Sr
Simion Winn		Sublat McGruder
M A Ward (Word)		John Doherty
Isaac Ward (Word)		Saml B Lanier
Michel Ward (Word)		John McIlwan
L / S Wilson		Alenn McIllwain
W Daniel		Richard J Hays
James Lawson
George Townsen
Thos White

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

Only the first column was numbered.

J D Edwards	1	James M Clanahan
Manasa Wilson	2	no name
Benjamin Akin	3	H A Freeman
Thos McMurry	4	Ephim Redley
Robert McMurry	5	Wm F Settle
Eg Walker	6	A H Greer
William Doneson	7	James McMurry
Jackson Garrison	8	Robert Hilard
Benj H Graves	9	James H Doherty
no name	10	James Oliun
Russil Brock	11	Gian Bartholomu
Ephraim Goodman	12	J W Mers
Theofleas Thompson	13	N C Wilson
Culberson Murphy	14	J H Brown
George W Trott	15	W Fisher
William Harris	16	Wm Brodie
Aron Lowe	17	Wm A Wilkins
A Dodd	18	Wm H Storm
Alfred R Wilson	19	J J Brazeale
William Wilson	20	Doctor Jennings
Leander Fuliton	21	J J Conrad
Martin W Harber	22	Ephaim Goodman
Elias Stringer	23	Joseph A Hand——-
Caswell Cothum	24
Elijah R o/a f/p/ss urs	25
Johnson Horntun (?)	26
W W Dickison	27
Henry Harler	28
John Hinson	29

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

L D Bryant	1	Daniel Leves
James Dabs	2	J A Bell
M A Goodman	3	Wm G Cornwell
James Reeves	4	Richard Dabbs
Wm Ward	5	Stephen J Morgan
Absloam Denton	6	S D/J Hill
John Holder	7	John F F Doherty
Anderson Bunch	8	John Parsons
Thomas Bunch	9	Lunford Doneson
David S Bunch	10
Clavin Bunch	11
James Scott	12
John T Scott	13
John David Stoutt	14
L W Evans	15
William T Evans	16
A N Hays	17
Charles Tinnen	18
P T Drinkard	19
Plesant Childress	20
Rufus Shipman	21
Henry Grooms	22
J W/H -unts	23
Joseph Lomax	24
E T Denton	25
Thos Harris	26
Robert Fullerton	no number
Moses -a–ingon	27
Eaton Haynes	28

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

No numbers

Samuel Denton		W O Griffin
John Jorden		Reuben Copeland
Samuel Coven		J E Halbrook
Jese Horn		Robert B Evans
Moses Shipman		John C Haynes
Amos Randel		J Copeland
Isaac Hornes		John L Webb
Wm Kelly		M Bagwell
A Simmon		Dempsey Hooper
Wyatt Harris		James J Ledbetter
J R Randel		Zacariah Gofourth
Silas Copeland		Richard Winns
Eli D Griffin		A Winns
J R Sutton		John Brooks
Josisah Hill		S T Dicksen
T A A White		Tery Brook
Nathaniel Dabbs		Jamy T Winn
Jesse Garret		Isick Yorke(?)
James Bruce		Thomas Smith
William Jordin		Wm Smith
D R Harris		John Smith
S Bishop		Darias Choat
W M C Tucker		Eliott Dickson
A Davidson		Reubin Whetwill
Levi Bishop		M R Sullivan
T A Kelly
Amlus K/Hullen
Tubel K/Hullen

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This page has dark ink blots which make it difficult to read.

No numbers.

John Kirkpatrick	D C Harris
Alexander R/K/Binle	P M Randal
C W Harris	James Harris
Benj Pearson	A Guthrie
Cheatham King	Sebourn Puckett
Maryda McNeal	Reubin Hicks
R M Thomas	F H Kimbl
Stephen Markham	John McLean
John Persen	Samuel Dodson
Howard King	David Wade
John Guthries	S Brents
James P Guthrie	Joshua W Brents
A H McDonald	Hugh Kirkpatrick Sr
James Kelly	Peter P Puckett
Thomas E M Harris
Robt Donuld
Robert Lain
William Mopin
? Kelly
J F Roden
_ird Curry
H A Kirkpatrick
____ A M___
John C Brooks
John Inmans
William D In___s
Alford Blunt
Alen H Reid
Edward Finny
AA Calvon

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

Jesse Horner	1	Willis Campbell	36
Russel Hawkings	2	Wilson McClaren	37
John Horner	3
P W Horner	4
J V Horner	5
John Luis	6
Joseph Tucker	7
Joseph Trull	8
G_ M Young	9
Edwine Limy /Levey	10
Robt Limy/Levey	11
John W Limmons	12
Thompson ____tt	13
Moses Shipman	14
Edmond Sheomake	15	this last name is spelled	Sheomake on petition
Caswell Swindle	16
Joseph Holder	17
Holden Hutchison	18
Nom/orn Buch	19
John Moore	20
Garret Moore	21
Robt Wyly	22
Andrew Lomax	23
James Swindle	24
Danl Shipman	25
New Ward/Wood	26
Elijah Denton	27
Allen Denton	28
Thos Shoemake	29
Rusell Moore	30
A Puley	31
Thompson Gruerry	32
Hiram Smith	33
Elihu Peevyhouse	34
Saml Denton	35

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We the undersigned hereby express our approbation and desire for a division of Perry County making Tennessee River the line.

There are no numbers.

John Robertson	Wm Bishop
William Gunn	H Canady/Conally
C_gid Cumb	Harrison Morgan
Francis Cary	Joseph Welch
Jeremiah Miller	Thomas Story
Emanuel Sikes	Isaah Cotes
W K/Hool/bigt	A B Tomlin
Joseph H Thomas	Wm C Russel
Samull Allen	David Tomlin
Ezekiel Chester	Josiah Bommin
Joseph Bunch	Wm Elison
Robert  Whitwell	Joseph Dowdy
Andrew Craig	Thomas Dowdy
James Estes	Jordan Dowdy
John Cotes	Gos Dowdy
_ O Brinkley	Nicholos Hoile
Mathew Tolly	H Saggs
L Evans	A Griffin
G W Rite	James Coplin
Thomas H Stuart	Joab Copeland
Lemuel Stuart	George McDaniel
Isaac Rusel
James Morgan
C Clement Wilkins