Account Ledger of Asa Newport, Blacksmith

Asa Newport (1802-1876) was a Minister and Blacksmith. He was the son of Richard Newport and Hannah Hinds. He married Elizabeth Rogers in Rhea County and  eventually bought the Rogers farm and lived there for the rest of his life. The names recorded in this journal reflect people who worked for him, had work done at his blacksmith shop, or owed him money. The people listed could have been residents of Rhea or Roane County since Asa Newport lived on the Roane side of White’s Creek, then moved to the Rhea side of the creek (White’s Creek is the dividing line between Rhea and Roane).

Where dates are listed, they represent a range of time during which folks did business with Mr. Newport and does not necessarily mean they appeared in every year listed.

Two additional notes are listed:. 1) In the journal he made note after the name John Hayes “went to Van Buren, Decalb Co.” 2) after Mary Parkins he entered time spent settling estate of Lewis Parkins, detailed day by day but no year.

• James Abel 1838-1840           
• John Abel 1834-1841
• Joseph Abel 1831-1834          
•  Short Adam 1845-1846
• David Alley                    
• Abel Bacon
• Thomas Bean 1831-1834         
•  A.J.Bolinger
• F.Bolinger                     
•  Frederick Bolinger 1841-1842
• Burrel Boxley 1844-1845        
• Thon Boyd 1843-1844
• Aaron Brady 1842-1845          
• Evan Breeding 1831-1845
• James Briggs                   
• Nathan B. Briggs
• Daniel Brown                    
• Franklin Brown 1845-1846
• Isaac Campbell                 
• Benjamin Cates 1830-1838
• Baley Chastain 1841-1842       
• Elijah Chastain 
• Baley Chastean
• Baley A.Y.Chastean 1843-1844
•  John Chastean                  
•  Joseph Chastean 1842-1845
•  Frances Clark                  
• John Clark 1831-1836
• John M.Clark 1838-1840         
•  William Cox
•  Wm. Cox 1838-1841              
•  Robert Craven 1831-1840
•  Robert Cuvins 1842-1844        
• William Day
• Bird Detherage 1838-1844       
•  Michael Dorrick
•  Abner Dotson                   
• John Dotson
•  Nathan Dotson 1844-1845        
•  Samuel Dotson
•  Thomas Dotson 1841-1845        
•  Samuel Edmondson
•  John Ellis                     
• William English
•  Jessee Ervin 1840-1845         
• Ervin 1837-1839
•  Dimmon Ford 1830-1837          
• John Ford 1841-1844
• Alfred Garrison                
• Garrison
•  Nathaniel Gibson 1841-1842     
•  William Gibson
• Thomas Gillispee 1842-1847     
• Nathaniel Gillum 1831-1846
•  George Gordon                  
• W. B.Gordon 1843-1845
•  William B.Gordon 1832-1841     
•  Moses Greer
•  Samuel Grigsby 1836-1840       
• Thomas Guilim no date
• Reece Gullet                   
• James Hagens
• Allen Haley                    
• Haley 
• William Hammons no date        
• Absalom Hankins 1834-1840 
• Harner 1830-1834               
• Daniel Harner 
• Dausin Harris 1837-1839        
• John Hayes 1836-1843 
• Edmond Hensley 1831-1841       
• Carter Hickey 1843-1846 
• John Hickey                    
• Wm.Hickey
•  Ambrose Higgins 1831-1834      
• Daniel Higgins
•  Joseph Higgins                 
• Abigail Hinds 1836-1839
•  Asa Hinds 1836-1839            
• Calvin Hinds 1838-1841
•  Eli Hinds 1830-1831            
• James Hinds 1830-1846
•  James P.Hinds                  
• James R.Hinds 1838-1842
•  John Hinds 1831-1846           
•  Joseph Hinds 1831-1845
•  Levi Hinds 1841-1845           
• Shanus Hinds 1836-1838
•  Silvanus Hinds 1831-1844       
• Hardy Homes
• James Ingram                   
• Henry Johns 1830-1838
•  David Lambert 1842-1843        
• Cravins Lincoln
•  Joel Long 1831-1846            
• Nicholas Long no date
•  Benjamin Longacre 1830-1831    
• Charles Lowery
• Tatton MacCarrol               
• Reuben Mainar 1836-1840
•  Reuben Mainard 1842-1844       
• Larkin Majors
•  Peter Majors 1842-1843   
• Rector Majors
• Martin Andrew McCalep
• Andrew McCalles 1845-1846
• Alexander McCulley
• W. McKeedy 1840-1843
• William McKeedy 1843-1845
• Isekiah McPherson
• Mary McPherson 1830-1840
• William McPherson no date
• John Mea 1830-1834
• Alexander Montgomery 1845-1846
• John Montgomery 1830-1845
• Joshua More 1834-1838
• William Morgan 1843-1845
• Blunt Morris 1843-1844
• John Nash 1839-1844
• Asa Newport
• Calvin Newport 1831-1832
• Robert Parkes
• David parkins
• Lewis Parkins 1831-1836
• Mary Parkins 1841-1844
• Lewis Parkins 1839-1841
• Lieven Pioark                  
• William Preston 1842-1843
• Edward Pritchet                
• John Pritchett
• Randolph Pross 1830-1831       
• James Qualls
• Francis Ray                    
• Charles Rector
• Cumberland Rector 1842-1844    
• Haden Rector
• William Roberts 1836-1844      
• John Robinson
• Anna Rogers 1839-1845          
• James Rogers 1830-1834
• Randolph Ross 1830-1831        
• Washington Short 1843-1844
• Benjamin Smith 1843-1844       
• James Smith  
• Ednibd Tredaway
•  Balden Underwood               
• George Underwood deceased
•  Pleasant Underwood             
• Sinthey Underwood 1838-1839
•  Thomas Underwood      
• Samuel Walson
• Nathaniel Watson
• Benjamin White 1834 – 1844
• Charles White 1834 – 1836
• John White
• James Winton
• Richard Woolard