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"ANSEARCHIN'"NEWS ..---..-­ ,tt .. ... -------- " 0' ...e .. ----- --- , - .. " ...-- " _ ... - , .. ..-' ....... - - .. ,.,,- ..-- -- ...- ---- ... --. " , ',',ifII'-- ..-- -', ..--"..--', ------, - _----'----- ,'- .",." , ,",,' - .. , .,' -f/II'" ",_ .. --------..---- ..--------- ------- , ...-- " ---:------ ,,- ' ,,- ',_..",.-..,',' ..-- ......-- - -- " ,."".- ..--...... -:......, - ,'" - ----------------. ~~::~~~------------------ Since 1.954 ... For allof Tennessee The Tennessee Genealogical Society P. o. Box 111249 Memphis, Tn 38111-1249 Vol. 36, No. 1 Spring, 1989 THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. Box 111249 Memphis, Tennessee 38111-1249 OFFICERS AND STAFF FOR 1989 President Marilyn Johnson Baugus Vice-President Margaret Norvell Sinclair Recording Secretary Iona Fish Marbry Correspondence Secretary Sarah Duncan Blalock Librarian Lincoln Johnson Assistant Librarian G. Nelson Dickey Surname Index Secretary Colleen Nixon Petty Treasurer John David Heuer Editor Betsy Foster West Managing Editor Harry Milton Cleveland, Jr. Director Sarah Anderson Hull Director Gerry Byers Spence LI BRARY STAFF EDITORIAL. STAFF BUSINESS STAFF Sandra Hurley Austin Gerry Byers Spence, Miriam Woods Dye Mildred S. Boston Associate Editor Elizabeth Davidson Chancellor Martha McKenzie Carpenter Judy Chambless Cleveland Margaret M. Crymes Lola Kelly Davenport Lucile Hendren Cox Newell Sterling Garrett Dorothy Carter Greiner Beverly Smith Crone Lucille Ledbetter Hastings Geraldine Blanton Holstun William Lesueur Holstun Wanda Hurley Hawkins Mary Louise Graham Nazor Estelle Atkins Horn Jane Cook Hollis Elizabeth Riggins Nichols Bradford Livingston Jarratt Johnnie o. Hollis Clarence W. Spence Martha Everett Weatherford Vyrah Mann Jessie Taylor Webb Ruth Hensley O'Donnell Emma Fisher O'Neal THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE, "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS, is the official publication of THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. All subscriptions begin with the first issue of the year. Non-delivery of any issue should be reported to the Society within two months of the date of usual delivery. A charge of $2.50 will be made for redeeming and re-mailing copies which are returned to us, and which must be forwarded. Sub­ scribers may submit ONE free query per year of fifty words or less, which must be re­ ceived in this office by September first of that year. Contributions of all types of genealogical material will be accepted. We publish previously unpublished, Tennessee connected data, preferably that with pre-Civil War dates, all of which is subject to editing to save space. Every effort will be made to print accurate material; however, neither THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS, nor the Editor can assume responsibility for errors on the part of contributors. Corrections of proven errors will be published. Publishable and unpublishable contributions are filed in our library for the use of members. Books donated to our library will be reviewed in the earliest possible issue of the quarterly. IIANSEARCH INI II NEWS VOL. 36, NO.1, SPRI NG 1989 The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS, ISSN 110003-5246, is published quarterly in March, June , September and Decem.ber for $15.00 per year by the Tennessee Genealogical Society (3340 Poplar Ave .. , Memphis, TN\ 38111). Second Class postage paid at Memphis, TN. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249. Copyright 1989 by THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY I • IDhr IDrnnr.a.arr O&rnralogtral flagazinr, lO "Ausrnrrqiti· Nrws • Mrs. Daniel E. West, Editor I VOLUME 36 SPRING 1989 NUMBER 1 - CONTENTS - OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK. 2 FAMILY GA'fHERINGS ..................... 3 Norvell, Williams-Brawner, Baker-Vaughn, Vaughan, Whitman-Smith-Agee SHELBY COUNTY PETITIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TENNESSEE .. 7 WARREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE 1836 TAX LIST ... 9 ABSTRACTS FROM THE 1855 TENNESSEE CONFERENCE - UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 14 PETITIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TENNESSEE, 1812-1813 ..... .. 15 Maury?, Overton, Robertson, Humphreys, Sullivan, White, Rutherford, Washington and Roane Counties TENNESSEANS IN ARKANSAS - POLK COUNTY 21 MAJOR GENERAL P. R. CLEBURNE'S GRAVE. • 24 MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE ARCHIVES - PROBATE RECORDS · 25 Parks, Rembert, Rennolds/Runnells, Sanders, Sanderson, Scales MAP OF THE BATTLE-FIELD OF FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE ...• · 26 CONFEDERATE PRISONERS TAKEN AT THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN • 27 DYER COUNTY, TENNESSEE DEED BOOK A. 33 BOOK REVIEWS • 39 NEWS AND NOTES FROM OTHER PUBLICATIONS . 41 OBITUARIES FROM THE SOUTHERN STANDARD - ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS • 42 QUERIES •.........• • 43 CERTIFICATE OF TENNESSEE ANCESTRY Inside Back Cover 2 "Ansearchin'" News OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK Whenever the winter rains let up and the sun comes out, genealogists who have been brooding over charts and files and printed material get the urge to travel. Some go to seminars, meetings of state organizations or reunions. Others may go only as far as the next county, and some take off for overseas, all pursuing an idea or a clue to an elusive ancestor. Just in case you haven't selected your trip yet, here are a few possibilities that have been sent to us. The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602-1499 is sponsoring a genealogy conference 1 Apr 1989 on the campus of the Men­ nonnite High School, 5 miles east of Penn Square in Lancaster. By the time you re­ ceive this notice, it will probably be too late to register (by Mar 18); but if you are interested in this group you can write Carolyn C Wenger at the above address. The Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 73086, Washington, DC 20056-3086 will hold its twelfth annual conference at the Holiday Inn-Capitol in that city on April 6-8. The theme will be "History as Genealogy; Genealogy as His­ tory." For further information, write the society at that address. The Clan Stewart Society in America will gather in Glasgow, KY for its annual meet­ ing, which will be held in conjunction with the Glasgow Highland Games at the Barren River Lake and State Resort Park. The Games' dates are June 2-4, and the meeting will be held on Saturday, June 3rd. M. Monroe Stewart, III Masonic Ave., Monroe, LA 71203 will give you more information, or you may call him at 318-343-7305. The Pennington Reunion will be a joint meeting of the Pennington Research Associa­ tion and Penningtons of Bradley Co., AR. The former group is for anyone with an ancestor of this name; the latter is for descendants of Jacob G. Pennington, who settled in Bradley Co., AR by 1827. The dates are June 16-18. For details write or call Sue R Webb, 3300 Breckenridge, Little Rock, AR 72207. Phone 501-227-7137. The Greer Family Reunion, for all descendants of William W. Greer of Claiborne Co., Tennessee will be held at Springdale Elementary School, Tazewell, TN on Sunday, July 30, 1989. For information contact Ethel Riddle, P.O. Box 22, Tazewell, TN 37879, Ph 615-626-3695 or Patricia Greer, 13085 S. Dixie, LaSalle, MI 48145, 313-241-3757. In the event that you can't travel for your research, perhaps these two persons may be of help. First, Albert Brown, Rt. 1, Box 7, Buena Vista Rd., Bethel Springs, TN 38315 offers help to persons interested in McNairy County, TN. He says he is not a genealogist, but he will search his computer data for any surname requested. He offers census and tax records, marriages from 1861-1881, cemetery listings, and some local military records. His fees vary from $3.00 to $10.00, and he will do special research on an hourly basis. Write him, or call him at 901-934-7349, for specifics. Second, we have a communication from Jay M. Holbrook, Holbrook Research Institute, 57 Locust St., Oxford, MA 01540, PH: 508-987-0881. Mr. Holbrook publishes micro­ fiche editions of original vital records which are filmed from originals at the Massachusetts State Archives. Filming began in 1982, is on-going, and is expected to continue another five to eight years. Mr. Holbrook offers a Bibliography of Mas­ sachussets Vital Records for 191 towns. His list of publications includes hardcover and paperback books as well as microfiche. The titles cover records in Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Canada, in addition to Massachusetts. Write him for prices. Spring 1989 3 FAMILY GATHERINGS Prepared for publication by Mary Louise Graham Nazor NORVELL MIGRATION - Submitted by Grace Norvell, 108 Richards Ave., Winchester, VA 22601 Following even one family as they spread across America is instructive in how our nation was settled and developed. The Norvells of Tennessee provide a good example of how this was done. In addition, the migration of this family into Tennessee pro­ vides insight into how whole groups of people took part in the westward movement which peopled America. The Norvell relocation was remarkable only in that not many men of about eighty made such an arduous resettlement as our ancestor, James Norvell. In late 1807 or early 1808, after a brief stay in Sumner County, Tennessee, the Nor­ veIls -- James Sr. and his five grown sons, William, James Jr., David, John and Clinton -- arrived in Bedford County, Tennessee at the time it was opened for settle­ ment. The Norvells were accompanied by their KNOTT cousins and some of the neighbors from their home in Granville and Franklin Counties of North Carolina. Other families from the old neighborhood soon followed. Soon Norvells, Knotts, RAGSDALEs, DAVISes, FRAZIERs, HILLs, TAYLORs, BROWNs, BRADFORDs, OWENSes, ROBERTS,
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