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The Tennessee Genealogical Magazt·n~ "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS .. ........ ........... -_ ,e ........ ,, . o . ..e .",. ... -.,.,-..--- " ........ ...----- ..........- , ."." .". .. ... .. , ...... _...... - .",....... --- ....---- -- ,I ........ ...-- -.._ ....----- _------ " .,... .",..". ..---::--- ..--------:------ , ,,,..,..,,., ....- ---:...... .. ~ ~--: -- - --------------------~--. -~::-~-------------.. ..:::..-.. Since 1954 ... For all of Tennessee The Tennessee Genealogical Society P. O. Box 12124 Memphis, Tn 38182-0124 Vol. 33, No.4 Winter, 1986 I • wht WtUUtSStt ~tutulngirul !luguliut, "Auseartqiti ·'NeUt6 • Mrs. Clarence W. Spence, Editor I VOLUME 33 WINTER 1986 NUMBER 4 - CONTENTS - OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK ...... ~ ........ 146 PETITIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TENNESSEE •......•..•. 147 Williamson, Blount, Greene, Cocke, Wilson, Claiborne, Maury, Bedford, Roane and Sumner Counties 1836 MAP OF SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE. 152 SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE TAX LISTS, 1837 - 1838 153 FAMILY GATHERINGS< ..•••....•.. .••• 159 Jenkins, Calbreath-Venters, Matthews, Springfield-Neely, Farris, Garner, Boyd-Work, Morrison INDEX TO LINCOLN COUNTY, TENNESSEE COUNTY COURT MINUTES, 1830 - 1833 • 165 HENRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE WILLS, 1822 - 1844 ......•. 171 Abstracts from Volume B, Mar 1827 - Jan 1833 TENNESSEANS IN ARKANSAS 177 OBITUARIES FROM THE SOUTHERN STANDARD, ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS •. 182 Tate, Greene and Ayers FRANCIS ASBURY'S TRAVELS IN TENNESSEE 183 SOUTH-REPORTER, HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI - Bailey Obituary 187 MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE ARCHIVES .••. 188 NEWS AND NOTES FROM OTHER PUBLICATIONS 189 BOOK REVIEWS . 191 QUERIES ••••. "197 1986 SURNAME INDEX •.••••• 202 146 "Ansearchin'" News OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK We hope "Ansearchin'" News has been helpful in your genealogical research throughout this past year. Efforts are made to publish information about all Tennessee coun ties, but unfortunately, for various reasons, some county records are not available. We encourage our readers to submit previously unpublished, documented material such as family Bibles, diaries, church minutes and old letters. We do reserve the right to edit to conserve space. Our friends in LaFayette, Tennessee inform us that the Macon County Historical Society has been reorganized. Their interests are expanded to include cemeteries, Bible records, veteran rosters, old photographs and genealogical research. Macon is a county where many records have been lost, and the efforts and family data of many persons will be needed to restore its valuable history. The Macon County Historical Society address is Key Park, LaFayette, TN 37083. CHISHOLM/CHISUM researchers take note. A major book on the Virginia branch and their allied lines, including those who spread throughout the South and into Texas during the l800s, is being compiled by Marilyn Ward Lynch of 512 N. 2nd. St., Sayre, OK 73662. She will welcome your information and share with you. The North Carolina Genealogical Society will host the 1987 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN THE STATES for the National Genealogical Society. Plan to be in Raleigh, North Carolina May 13-16, 1987 and celebrate America's 400th Anniversary "Where It All Began." For details write to: NGS Conference in NC, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, VA 22207; please enclose a 22¢ stamp, not a SASE, and material will be mailed when available. Check your "Ansearchin'" News mailing label. Many of our readers write us they do not remember when their subscription expires. With our efforts to keep the price of our magazine as low as possible, we do not routinely send individual subscription reminders. With the current issue, your expiration date will be shown in the upper right corner of the mailing label, opposite your 1986 number. A renewal form was mailed with the Fall issue of "Ansearchin'" News. The Tennessee State Library and Archives is continuing to provide longer public ser vice hours: Sunday, 12:30 to 9:00 p.m.; and Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. It is located at 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219; telephone (615) 741-2451. If you are traveling a long distance, especially around holidays, you may want to call and confirm the hours. The Tennessee Genealogical Society Library has received a generous gift of over 150 books of genealogical interst. This extensive collection was the library of Augusta Hooper Brough and was donated in her memory by her daughter, Allen Kent MacLean, of New Orleans, Louisiana. The books are greatly appreciated and are a fitting tri bute to one who has already given so much to this society. Lloyd D. Bockstruck will speak on Kentucky and Tennessee at the Spring Genealogical Seminar sponsored by the Greenwood-LeFlore Public Library from 9:00 am to 3:45 pm on Saturday, March 14, 1987. The meeting will be in the Greenwood-LeFlore Civic Center, Greenwood, Mississippi. For more details write Miss Van Dyke Neill, Public Library, 405 W. Washington, Greenwood, MS 38930. Winter 1986 147 PETITIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TENNESSEE Abstracted from Tennessee State Library and Archives Microfilm Roll No.3, Legislative Petitions 1805-1812 (Continued from Fall issue) 22-1-1809 Petition of Stephen CHILDRESS, sheriff and collector of Williamson Co, TN, for refund of $44.63, tax money he was charged with but could not collect. Supporting documents include affidavit of James HICKS, JP for sd county, and Nicholas P. HARDEMAN, Clerk of sd county. Persons released from tax for 1805 are Robert PRESTON, wm WALTON, wm PURNELL, Saml SHAW; for 1804 are wm WALTON & wm PURNELL; for 1806 Memucan HUNT, Robert PRESTON, wm WOODS, Jethro SUMNER, Daniel ANDERSON and Daniel HAMER. 14 Mar 1809 (6 pages) 23-1-1809 [Ed. Note: This petition, as recorded on the Tennessee State Archives microfilm copy of 1975, seems to be the same as one published in "Ansearchin'" News Volume 13, No.4, 1966 and another published in Volume 23, No. I, 1977, both dated 22 Sep 1813. No date appears in the body of the petition; the only date given is the one assigned by the archives for microfilming purposes, 1809. How ever in all three cases the columns of names are not identical, even though many of them fall in the same order. The names are repeated here as found on the film, but careful comparison should be made by the researcher, because some variations in in terpretations appear.] Petition of citizens "south of the Frenchbroad and Holston, between the rivers Tennessee and Big Pigeon" to forego payment of state taxes, and annual in stallments due on land purchases from the state. Due to "unjust aggressions of a vindictive and aspireing Enemy upon our lawful commerce" [Creek War], citizens were unable to raise money. (6 pages) Ralph Shaw Roberd Matthes George fox Alexr Preston Jhn Nichols Eli~a Meassels Daniel Reder Mitchell Porter Richard Varnall John Benson Huew Duggen John Porter Giles Boggess Joseph Webb Abraham Scholl Cbourn Bird John Ballard Johnson Dobkins James Williams William Mills Mashar Tipton William Deny/Derry John McClain John Wear, Junr John Baughman Gorge Breeden Hennerrey Deruck Moses Johnsen, Junior John Lindsey Jasper Hoon/Horn Henry ~mbrosster James Mitchell, Senr James Funkennon William Martan John Duggen Alexander Porter Samuel Ferguson Moses Long Etman? McCarry/Camy Jessee Nichol John Morris Samuel Pharess John Stevens Alaije? Adams Joseph Ricard Bengaman Mc~reary Robert McClain Zachariah Prentice Thomas A. Perry Jones Darke Elis McMahan Owen Owins Thomas Locke, Junr Samuel Large James Anderson Malcum Bell George Locke James Thindel Saml Blair Saml Wear John Marshall Henry Knetcher Stuard Owens Phillip Taylor Elis Thomas Archabel Mc~gan Simeon Perry Stephen Lovlady Alexr Dixon Cooper Redin wm Porter? Amos Lovlady Andrew Lawson Abraham adchaly wm Dickey Obed !ovelady Anthony Lawson, Sr Andry Knatcher wm D. Collins William Mullendore James Randles Thomas Webb George Graves James Murphey Hugh Blair Joseph Denny Lawson (+) William West Joshua Low Christpher Snoden/ Isaac Love Archiabld Murphey Alexander Zollinger Sroder Benja Amonnett John Compton Joseph Burk Jesey Sherif mes Walker Robert ~urphey 148 "Ansearchin'" News Petitions to the General Assembly of Tennessee (continued) John Murphy John Prentice Peter Mapels .8.eorge E.US! Alsa Seamore wm McMahen George Busk Amos Clark Joshua West George Mc~ahen Thornton addams James Ruddell William Creech Elisha Adams Ruben Stinnet Thomas E.andley Jonathan Thomas Simon Addams Gorge Husk Benjamin 1?enson Samuel Wear, Junr Stuard Owens, Juner Jessy Husk William Smithe Benjamin Holland Joel Ivey Gorge Husk, Juner William Robeson Noah Haggard Cumberland Furgerson Henry Husk Andrew McClain Martin Haggard Jesse lindsey Robert McClain Josiah Maples [sic] Samuel Warren Joseph-Clack/Clark Jacob Durack William Mapels Thomas S. Warren George Oldham Adam Spon/Spox Elijah Robeson Robt M,tgomery James Hill William Smith James Preston Alexr M,tgomery Josiah Mapels, Snr Jacob Durack [sic] John Cannon WID M,tgomery J~sey Mapels William Bredon, Juner John Mitchell John M,tgomery Josiah Mapels, Jnr John Smallwood William Allen Stephen Winter James Mapels Samuel Baker 24-1-1809 Petition of Andw BOGLE, Chairman of "the Yeomanry within the bounds of the different companies composing the Militia of Blount County", to amend "the land laws as respects the District south of Frenchbroad and Holston." Jno Garoiner/Garner?, Clk 31 Mar 1809 (3 pages) 25-1-1809 Petition of John HalBurton to alter the name of his child born out of wedlock by the name of Patsey Pawl/Powel? to Patsey HalBurton and make her