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Number 3

1971-1972

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WILLIAMSON COTMTY HISTORICAL JOURNAL

NUMBER 3

1971-72 Table of ConterLts page

Tfe'e Edmondson Family By Howard Vallance Jones ,.,...,1 A Short History of Saint Philip Catholic Church By Valere B. Menefee .,..,..11

Green Hill By Walter Stokes3 Jr. ..25

Soldiers of the War of l8l2 By Louise Gillespie Lynch. 33

First Inhabitants of Brentwood By Mary Sneed Jones 65

Thomas Stuart By Dorothy Norman Carl. 75 The Presbyterian Church in Williamson County By Helen Sawyer Cook 89

The Fates of Three Cousins By Thomas Vance Little. Ill

Contributors

Index Page 1

TI-iE EDMONDSON FAMILY

Howard Vallence Jones

If nothing elSei the Edmondson family certainly did its share in helping the population'of early Tennessee to grov/ rapidly.- At least seven memhers of the family,, all closely related, are known to have "been in the,Nashville area before I8OO, and by 1820, the family had increased,by a total of at least fifty-three children, not counting the in-laws.- Tliese were solid citizens, farmers,, magistrates, soldiers, a family too little known, although often mention^-

ed in the pages of Tennessee's earliest history.

The Edmondsons v/ere frontiersmen for several genera-- ^ tions. The family has ancient roots in Scotland, but early in the Seventeenth Cenvury went to northern Ireland v/hence they came to America. They settled first on the Pennsyl vania-Maryland line, and then about 17^1-0 went, out to open the Virginia Valley, • A generation later, in the 1770's, they are found in southwestern Virginia when that territory \ms first settled, and in the next generation they v/ent on to.the pioneer settlements of Tennessee and Kentucky. From those bases they spread still further to the v/est and south

in later years.

Earliest of the Edmondsons in the.Nashville area was Thomas Edmondson, who came v/ith Robertson in I78O and y/ho , was a signer of the Cumberland Compa.ct, Thomas settled, on.

a farm near the intersection of the Edmondson and Nolens- Page 2 ville Pikes and was soon joined by his brothers Robert and

William and his sister Margaret., v/ife of John Buchanan,

Robert settled in the same-rarea, but William, the author's ancestor, carved out his.farm on a grant of ,320 acres near Arrington, a grant given him for his service in 1783 guard'to thei.'C.o.mmiss.ion -whi.ch laid off lands for the vet erans of othe Revolutionary War,. John and Margaret Buchanan came to- live 'on i, the next farm south at Arrington, In ' the-;-1787;i tax-lists o,f Davidson County, John, William and.-two Robert; Edmondsons ar.e listed, apparently living to-' gether. The.-John was a ld.nsma,n of the three brothers (the exact relationship.is not known), and the second Robert was probably his son. This John, v/ho for some reason seems to have been called "Bloclihouse John", purchased 6ifO acres in the"Mill Creek, area just where Davidson and -Williamson coun ties meet. Half was soon deeded to his son, also named John, and the other half to his nephew, still another John, whose descendants are still living on the original land and whom v/e-will label "Brentv/ood John." Still another nephew of

Blockliouse John^'Saiifuel, had lands near Harpeth Presbyterian

Church, and his -sister Esther, v;ife of Robert Kennedy, was also an early Nashville settler.

A second Tliomas, also a nephew of B" _ckhouse John, lived oh■the Franklin Pike in the .house which is now Brentwood Hills

Church of Christ. The editor has given me strict orders not to venture into the Edmondson genealogy, but I cannot resist ' -i. - mentioning that Franklin Pike Thomas-was twice an Edmondson: his father was Captain William Edmiston, killed at King's Page 3

Mountain, and his mother was Elizabeth Edmiston, sister of

Blocldiouse John, also of Col. William 'Edmiston, Samuel's, ■father, and also of an elder Samuel, Brentwood John-'s father.

Thus Colonel William Edmiston had a brother-in-law named William Edmiston, and there was also still another William Edmiston, usually called William Senior,' -probably a first, cousin or an uncle, who was the father to Thomas, Robert and William of Tennessee. This splendid bit of confusion .no doubt explains why genealogical details were prohibited in

this account; Since the name Edmiston has been introduced, let us add quickly that the name can come out . either way, Edrnondson or Edmiston—not to speak of other variations such as'Edmonston, Edmonson, and so forth. The brothers Thomas, Robert'-and" William, plus Brentwood John, used Edrnondson; Blockhouse John, Samuel, and Franklin Pike Thomas used Edmiston-. In the Eighteenth Century records the name is usually Edmiston, and \yhy some members of the family kept that spelling and others changed to Edrnondson is not known. One tradition has it that it was the result of a family-feud. Supposedly, a member of the family v/as elected to office or some such and gave himself such airs that others in the family changed the spelling to avoid identification with the haughty one.

This story may well be true: - for-there is evidence that the Edraondsons were inclined to high tempers and long grudges. For example,' it is reported that Robert Boyd Ed- mondson, son of William of Arrington, had a quarrel with his wife Vesta Wilson Edrnondson (herself a niece of Franklin Page k

■Pike Thomas) and droV/ a line dovm the middle of their house. From that tirae^on, Robert' lived on the one side and Vesta t.oii; the other, 'communicating with each other only by, v/ritten notes.passed across" by the slaves. John Hazard Edmondson, a grandson of V/illiam of Arrington, told his mother v/hen he

was'sent off to' the Confederate States army that, live or die, he would never ■come back to her. Although he s-.irvived the, war.., he- indeed never did return home, nor as far as is

known did h'e" eve-ir communicate v/ith his mother. The same temper appears in a story about Brentmvod John ■ Edmondsonj several of whose daughters married into the McCut- .■chen.-family, H'e is said to have remarked that the devil owed him-a grudge and paid him off in sons-in-law. Or -■-.here was Rebecca Buchanan, second wife of William King of Arrington,

whose mother was an Edmondson. ' After a quarrel v;ith her Buchanan relatives (she managed to quarrel sooner or later .with.all her relatives), she is said to have muttered that if she know which veins in her body carried Buchanan blood, .she would rip- them out. ■' - ■ . This-kind of spirited temperament, if v;e can for char-- • it-y's sake call - it that, was not v/ithout its useful .side., .how ever-,- for the Edmondsons had to' be fighters in the raw, un- tarflod Tennessee-'of those days. V/hen the Edmondsons came from Virginia, they were no doubt already experienced fighters, for they had- grov;-h up in Washington County during the time when that.,..area v/as being 'wrestod from the Indians. Also, many of the.family had seen service' in the Revolutionary War, parti cularly at the Battle of King's Mountain whore no less than Page 5

tliree Edmondsons wdrc killed; Robert, V/illiam, and Block

house John all saw service in that battle,- Williari .being a lad of--only fiftedn* . John, was v/Ouhdodth-ere-j most - distinct-

ivelyV for a.- -,nervous Br.it-ish soldier neglected to remove his

ramrod be for.e firing; and the rod struck John and .-passeJ com-

piotoiy through his--body. 1. .

- ■- : ■ -• ^ - .It is, thcrfore, not surprising to find the Edmondsons

very ;mU-ch'involved in the Indian fighting which plagued the

early, settlors. The dcscenda.nts of Thomas.;still treasure the story of his wife Mar.tha feverishly making bullets all

night long during one siege. His brother Robert was wounded

at Neely's Bend in I788. Either Blocldiouso John or Brcntv/ood John organized his ovrn company to invade the Indian country but was stopped by an order fronr Robertson, which led to

■Robertson's receiving an anonymous letter which wished "Edraiston great success, and you gone from hence and a bet-

ter in your room." William and Robert -Edraondson were among the signers of a petition of 1791 to President V/ashington. After rather

fulsome congra-tulations on "the completion of the union of all the states," the petitioners report; "We are Situate in

a part of Your Teritory which -is more liable to the inroads and depredations .of a num.ber of the Indian Tribes than, per haps any other people, "-, and . continue, "Wo implore Your in terposition j.. fully . hoping;-to meet v/ith a more ample protec tion than v/e' have.-horetofore received from the State of North- Carolina.,.," ..;Tho5'- close with the pious Y;ish that Washington may "long/.and>,i>rpsperiously preside over these Page 6

States with Satisfaction to Yourself and Still merit the Grateful Applause of a free people...."3 William Edmondson at thjLs time had been appointed a ma-

■ jor of cavalry for the Mero District, In 1794j meeting v/as

hold prior to the Nickojack expedition to elect officers.

One Colonel V/eaklej'' v/as the front runner for the position of second major, biit "some twenty-^five of Major Hays' troop of

horse v/ere in attendance with Major William Edmondson at

their head, said they would not consent to.an election, but

that their officer, Edmondson, must be the second major by

virtue of the rank he hold in the horse regiments." Colonel

Weakley said he was willing to abide by an election but

"would not consent to bo dragooned into yielding to the dic tatorial appointment of Edmondson without submitting it to

the wishes of a majority of the army'.,.,V , Edmondson's troop,

still insisting upon their demand. Weakly, in something of a

pet, left his provisions for the men, and mounting his horse returned home,"^ Perhaps Edmondson had brought his relatives along to push his cause; the stubborn insistence sounds like

Edmondsons at work,

Tlie fighting spirit of the Edmonsons continued on through

other wars. Edmondsons, such as Major William, son of Samuel, and Franklin Pike Thomas, wore v/ith Andrew Jackson at New Or

leans. Jackson, in fact, seems to have been a close friend

to some of the family, especially to Robert Edmondson. Robert

named one son after Jackson, not too surprising until one

realizes that Androv/ Jackson Edmondson was born in 1793, ^

time when Jackson was a Nashville lawyer rather than a great Page 7

hero, A story -exis|s,„.that Jackson wanted to adopt one of

Robert Edmondson's children as his' ovra. Ike Edmondsons also participated'in the War between bhe States, just about unanimously on the Confederate side, as far as I can ascertain. The only exception who comes to mind v;as Hetty Kennedy McEwen," a niece of Samuel E'dmiston. Just before the Union capture "of Nashvilld, she seems to have insisted on flying the Stars and Stripes, a feat memor ialized in v/hat must be one of the vrorst poems'"'ever- written,^ When ordered by Confederate troops to' tear down' the flag or have her house destroyed. Never a single inch quailed she.' Her answer rang out firm and free: "Under the roof where that flag now flies' Now my son on his deathbed lies; Born where that banner floated' high, ■ . 'Neath its folds he shall surely die. Not' for threats nor yet for suing'-1'- " ■■ Shall it fall," said Hetty McEwen. V/e v/ill grant the poet , some credit for trying to find a rhyme for- McEwen.. On the other side, there was Young Colville Edmondson, alias "Tobe", a descendat of Thoma.s Edmondson, After a vig orous service in the - Confederate States Array, Tobe was im prisoned in hashville toward che end of the war under sen tence of death. His mother, Bethia Lyne Colville Edmondson, after fruitless local appeals, went to Washington and appeal ed to Lincoln, directly.^ "Your boy has been bad to my men," said Mr. Lincoln, "and if I do anything for hirn, -what will you do for. me?" Then came the answer that per haps touched "his heart and saved her son, for, ... .. surrounded by. the :calamities of a war betv/een his own children, as it were, he felt the -n-eed of a Page 8

union in pray.ers, as well as in civic relations. Lifting her haggard, tear-stained face to his, she replied: "I will pray for you always,"

. :Tobe went free and went on to ,a less adventuresome life in

Texas. But the Edmondsons were not always so bellicose; they v;ere also devout churchmen. Originally, they were Presbyter

ians, and the family of Samuel Edmiston were active in the founding.and the early years of Harpeth Presbyterian Church. •Others v;ere early converts..to Methodism,-and V/ilJ-iam-Edraond-

son of-.j-Arrington gave the land on which King's Chapel was built. Brentv/ood John Edmondson's family may well have been active in the early history.of Liberty Methodist Church; the

church is so near to their land that it.would be difficult

to believe otherwise.

Generally, the Edmondsons were farmers, prosperous, even occasionally v;ealthy farmers. They seem to have produced few professional men or city dwellers in the early generations. They also seem to have entered politics only rarely. Robert Edmondson was a Justice of the peace in Davidson County in "the 1790's, and Franklin Pike Thomas seems, to have shared this distinction in the 1820's. Vifilliam Edmondson of Arring- ton was one of the commissioners to erect public buildings when Williamson County was formed, Hov/ever, the only member of the family on the distaff side. John Bell, who of course came close to the White House, was a grandson of Blockhouse

John' Edmiston,

The restless spirit of the Edmondsons saw to it that not jtiany of the family remained in Davidson- or Vi^illiamson Page. 9 .

Counties. Thomas Edmondson's descendants went on early to. Warren County, Robert's to Me.mphis and nearby.Mississippi, William of,.Arrington's sons,sold out and moved to Missouri in the iSi+O's, and Kentucky absorbed the grandsons' of Block house..John,; ; Descendants of these families' by •-the female • : side still are to be found in the Nashville area, and also of Samuel Edraiston and Franklin Pike Thotos, but as far aS' I know,' 'tHe local resident-s'who- carhyr the Edmondson name are all descended from Brentv/o'od; Johni This early exodus, partly explains why there are only two "great houses" which the Edraondsons can claim: one, that of Thomas on the Frank lin Pike, now the Brentwood Hills Church of Christ, and the other, the mansion of Major William Edmiston, Samuel's son, which is Old Hickory Boulevard near the Hillsboro Pike, The Edmondsons then are not a famous family, but if there seems to be little fame credited to them, there is also little scandal. They seem to have been God-fearing people, strong-willed and ardent in their beliefs, who lived simply and straightforv/ardly, tilling their farms and ser ving as solid citizens. History may favor'the more glamo rous heroes, but it is well to remember that their exploits are made possible by the solid underpinning of the simpler folk, Tennessee history v/ould be the poorer without such families as the Edmondsons. Page 10

1,. J,., H, Parks?, John.-Bell of Tennessee^., .p.-

2-.., ..Phelan, History of Tennes-see. p. -

3-* , Territorial Pa-pers of .the.' United States, .comp-. :.and edi by Clarence Edwin Carter, IV, pp. 73-^

Col, Weakley's acco"unt to historian Lyman C. Draper. Draper Mss., ..State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 32 S 372-^ r

5. I do not seem to have a reference on this: I believe that, it':appeared in. a Nashville newspaper. Perhaps it is just as well not to have the author's name, 6. Mrs, Felix G, Buchanan, "A Thrilling Escape from Fort Delaware^ Favetteville' Observer;' 10' Oct.-1907. Page 11

A SHORT HISTORY OF SAINT PHILIP GATHOLIC'CHURCH

(1871 - 1971)

Valere B, Menefee

FRANKLIN — The County Seat of Williamson •County, Tennessee,•is a flourishing and handsome tovra,^. situated on the left bank of the Harpeth River,"'and on the Nashville and' Decatur Railroad nineteen miles from Nashville and IO3 miles from ■Decatur-. Population about 1,800. ' '

-Nashville Directory, I869

This description of Franklin, Tennessee^ was written,

■only tv/o years before the dedication of the tov/n's first (and only) Catholic Church. On November 6, 1871,:-Father Marron'and his small group of parishoners dedicated•the church-, which they had built with their own hands. Since then, Saint■ Philip Catholic Church has become a'Franklin landmark. The fact that it is a landmark is not strange, con--' sidering -Its age, and the things that have taken place there in its one: hundred years. Vi/hat is- strange is that the peo ple, and the- deeds (some of which have influenced nationa.1 history) • have been, for the m-ost part, forgotten. Very few ..people remem.ber...;.th-e.::italian_missionary,' the U. -S. Senator, the poet-priest, or any of the others who are :a„ par.t...af .the history of Saint Philip Church. ' It is that discrepancy that this paper will, hopefully, remedy. Page 12

The Earliest' Days^ ^ ^ Tfiei']:li^torv--of • the land-'where Saint Philip Church now stands ext'erids back as far as the history of Vi/illiamson County itself. ■ The- Church building is now one hundred years old, but that was only the beginning of an era. For the complete story,' another 'seventy years ''must be consid ered, and they are far from being the least important. The first two owners of the lahdy a Mr. Smith and a Mr. Mulloy, were citizens of North Carolina. Little other than that is known about them. During this period, the property was part of a much larger tract of land. There is no record of any buildings on the site. Another gentleman from North Carolina had just lost his father when he moved to Tennessee with his mother and sisters. Young John Henry Eaton had inherited a sizeable fortune, and he spent some of it on land in the. town of Franklin. He built a comfortable home on Main Street, almost exactly where the church now stands, and soon achieved a reputation as a most promising young lawyer, Eaton, however, was not interested in a, small, quiet law practice in a small, quiet town. He was a. politician, at heart, and a most successful one, for on October 9, l8l9,,he was elected Senator to the U, S. Congress. According to Kenneth McKellar, in Tennessee Senators; As Seen b.y One of Their Successors, he was the youngest Senator ever to occupy a seat in that body, being at that time tv/enty-nine years and four months old, actually under the minimum age. How ever, his birth date is disputed by several other sources, McKellar gives it as 1790, but the others say I787. w z^ftsvzxi- .. •• /:.^»v.::;.-^«iy'''''j;gljU'S^?^'^>. jsSSrCi ' St, Phillip's Catholic Church

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Washington society suited Eaton, well. -.During his term in office, he married Margaret. O'Neal Timberlake, (Peggy O'Neal). Some scandal was connected with their marriage, which some say ruined what might.have been a brilliant' po litical career for Eaton. On March 1829, he was appoint ed Secretary of War by President Andrew Jackson, a position he held until l831» In 1834 he became the Governor of the Territory of Florida, where he remained until Jackson named him Minister to Spain (I836-I84O). During I83O, Eaton and his wife lived at their Frank lin home while he negotiated a treaty with the Chickasaw ' Indians. It was signed on the lawn of the Eaton home, under a locust tree (a root of which has been preserved and is now kept at Aquinas Junior College in Nashville). After the signing, the Indians v/ere entertained in the parlor, and the account of this from Mrs. Eaton's diary is most interesting. She was not happy at the prospect of having "dirty old tobacco—smoking Indians" in her parlorj

though,, triedI did tonot behave feel verywell heavenly.during the Bysalutations, and by a servant came in with a bundle in-his arms . . . the bundle was an elegant silver set, which in the name of the Indians, Colonel Reynolds presented to me, stating that . . . they had determined to bestow this on his (Mr. Eaton's) wife." Mrs. Eaton, needless to say, was pacified, though'one might wonder.what had happened to the original owners of the set; Soon' after this, the Eatons left Franklin, and the property was sold to pay taxes. A local,. farmer - named James V/oods bought the -land, and in 1847, Bi-shop. Miles purchased it f/i'th an eye to eventually building a church there. He Page lif

paid S400»00 in gold,- which'was given to him .by the Franklin Female Abademy Tor that purpose.

Missionaries hadJbeeU::.inn-a-nd- -out o,f JFr^klin for -some, time. ' As early ae'^ May, ■ 1821 j Father-Pobert Abell. and, Bishop Flaget of Bardstown, Kentucky, preached in.;th,e. toy^n. There was one Catholic family there at the.time. ■ Qn December 7, 1838, another bishop.visited Franklin, this, time the Bishop- of Nashville. Bishop Miles v/as-.accompanied by Father .Elisha Diirbin. In 1839? Father Stokes visited, and.a year later, on Augiiht 15,■ Father Maguire preached to both Catholics and Protestants there and stayed .in the area;.as.a traveling missionary. .. .. ! .. • ■ . ; -

The first, definite-,record, of. Mass in..the town is of . that celebrated by Father Abell in.18^1. There was still only one Catholic family in town.

The next missionary to arrive was Father James Louis (or Aloysius) Orengo,. O.P., ,.one of i.the greatest missionaries to-Tennessee. .0 . n ■

Mission Church. Father . Jam,es Louis Orengo was born in Italy on January I5, 1820. He entered the Dominican order ^at. the age of sixteen and chose the Province of Rome to a« void military .■conscription by the Peidmontese government. In Rome, he. met,.Bishop Miles, a.ad ...became interested in the American missions. In I844,, started for the United States with three other Dominicans. He worked in Kentucky for three or . four years, but, in .the Spring of I848, he began the work in Tennessee, which was to last twenty-five years. Page 15 and result in the building of more than ten churches.

These include Saint Patrick's in McEwen, Saint Dominic's in, Columbia, and Saint Augustine's in Pulaski. In.l871, he arrived in Franklin,

By this time, more Catholics had built their homes in

the town, and a church was badly needed. Most were Irish men, a fact evident from the names: Kelly, Hagerty, Demp- sey, Finn, and Kernahan. They had arrived to work on the railroad, and decided to settle. With Father Orengo's arrival, work on.the church began. The property had been bought some time before, by Bishop Miles. Bricks were made and burnt on what, was to be the churchyard, and all the work was done by -the Catholics of the city themselves. One of the little mysteries of this period concerns what is now the Mulloy property, adjacent to that owned by the Church, Father Orengo bought it, but for what reason no one knows. It is said that he liked Franklin very much, and possibly he intended to settle there, as a sort of base of operations. Unfortunately, before the church was completed, his health failed, and he was called back to Italy. The land he had bought was sold to the Shea family (another Catholic family in the town). The church did not stand unfinished,, however. Bis hop Feehan sent Father F. Marron to complete the work and to be the first pastor of Saint Philip Church.

The dedication took place at the church on November 6, 1871. Afterwards, High Mass was sung by the Cathedral Page 'iS

choir-, and'Bishop Feehan 'preached the sermon. - ■ ' Because Father Marron was' pastor of several'-churches

in the area, and because traveling'conditions were diffi cult, Mass was said once a month in the new chhrch.'' Still, it was a vast improvement on the irregular 'visits that had ■been , the "church" previously, ' wher-e Mass' - 'was said ■ in' pri*

vate homes'. " ' '■ In 1872, Father Marron left, and was replaced by Father Eugene Gazzo. He v/as, like'Father Orengo, an Italian,"' He -recorded the first baptism at Sain-t'Philip, tha-t Of "Daniel Shea., on August 11, 1872, ■ ■ ■ Another little mystery' about early Saint Philip'con-,, cerns a little Italian book'among the older chufch'"'re'cords. It is a prayer book, and probably belonged to either 'Father Orengo or to Father Gazzo, Again, no one will ever be sure, for there is no date "on it, and the name in the front is

illegible. Debts piled up slowly, - and there was talk of selling the church bo pay them. The'situation got worse and worse, and in the midst of all the trouble, Fdther Timothy Abbott arrived. Saint Philip was- his first assignment, "'and it

must have been quite a discouraging one 'for a v/hil'e.

Father Abbott v/as the first Tenness'ean to' be ordai'ned a priest,- He was a native of Clarksville, and studied for the priesthood at Mount Saint Mary's College in Cincinatti, Ohio. While he woiked in Franklin, he'.paid all 'the debts that had.accumulated and saved the church from the auction—

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Father Abbott ,left Franklin in 1884} and -was replaced by the.,-Precious Blood Fathers. The Society■ of the Precious Blqpd ,was founded in .Italy in l8l5 by-Saint • Gaspare ■ del Bufalo. The American province was established in T884 at Carthagena, Ohio. They began to work-in the Diocese of Nashville in 1872, first at Assumption Church in Nashville, and ,later .all over the state.- Father Joseph Heitz was' the first of this group to serve SainttPhilip and he v/as fol lowed by Fathers Paulinus Trost and Paul Rooans, C.PP.S.' (1887-1889),...Father Stanislaus Neiberg, C.PPiS (I889-I894). The-Precious Blood Fathers attended six stations from the Mission House in: Nashville: Gallati.n, Edgefield June-"", tion, Pulaski, Columbia, Franklin, and Paradise Ridge, All except Paradise Ridge were on the Louisville and Nash ville Railroad. . It had to be reached on horseback. The Fathers were a great, help to the-Hiocese at this time. The next diocesan prieot to be pastor of Saint Phi lip was Father Daniel W,- Ellard, He- was the last to care for the .. Franklin Mission. The next pastor would care for the Saint Philip Parish. This period in the history of Saint Philip Church lasted only ty/enty-six years, but the determination shown by both parishoners and priests to keep a Catholic Church' in Franklin set the tradition for those -who were to follow. There would be more debts, more ill health, more troubles, but there would always be some way to- keep St.' Philip.

Parish Church, Father John A. Nolan, a priest of Page 18

great talent in many fields.,.i-arrived-at .Saint Philip in 1897. At that,time it was still, a-, mission,; withv/nQ. rec tory. When he left, about 190if j .'ii. was a thriving; parish with a priest in residence, Father Nolan's years in Frank

lin were"-years of change. A year after he came. Bishop Byrne declared. Saint.. Philip a parish. Soon after., v.;on March 3} lS9'S, ground was

■broken for the rectory, with Father No.lan-.as architecti . ' Ha- -worked; with the parishoners to complete, the-building,■

and'before long, the" 'eight room house was . finished.-- ' -He

then began to decorate both house and church with his car ving, the results of which may be-.-seen just-inside the rec tory door. ■ He made a n^rge:.mirror and rack,' 'V/ith the beau- ■ tiful and elaborate carving typical of his work. Another

example of his. -work is the mantle in Saint Bernard Convent in -Nashville. Both were originally a natural wood color., but have since been painted white. The old altar at St.. Philip .which was removed some, years ago v/as carved by Father Nolan also. Other examples of his work may be seen in churches, .-.convents, and other

places all over Tenhesse-e. ^ ' . The history of the church-'at this- .point become very vague. iVhile 'face's and personalities are remembered, dates and times are uncertain because some of the records.were ill-kept-or otherv/ise lost. After-Father Nolan, a Father v':)'Neill is.mentioned in the Chancery records, .about I903. It is said that he had a wonderful singing voice, of almost

operatic pov/er. -. Page 19

Father .J.. . B. , Arnolis followed Father O'Neill. Other than that he was at Saint Philip for a very shorl- time ' -n- (sources indicate ..five years or .less), little.Is,rknown of

him.

Father John Hayes, however, is another case all to- ■ gether. He is vividly remembered by at. least one parish-';

oner, and a diary he kept is still- extant. He was re markable for his charity, for he was. known to walk five

miles or more to take the Eucharist to the sick of the •

parish. Father J. T, O'Connor came to Fra.nklin in I912. - He remained there for about four years... His successor was Father John F. M. Hardeman, who was a native of William son County and a con-vert. He entered the Faith during the

Spanish-American War.. I In 1921, the parish prepared to celebrate the Golden Jubilee, with its nev/ pastor. Father John-V. Cunningham. The celebration was held on November 6, and 8, 1921. Some of the early pastors were there including Fathers Gazzo, Abbott, and Hardeman. Many who attended the Gold en Jubilee had been present, for the dedication of 'bhe church. Father C. P. \¥assem came to Saint Philip about I923 or 1924* Father Merlin F. Kearney followed hinn-' Father Kearney was a native of nearby Nashville,•■...and' was a fami liar sight driving to Columbia in his Model-T—when it could be persuaded to move at all. Next' came Father John A. Murphy. He faced a difficult Page 20

job for it was 1929 and everyone, even the- churches, were

having financial difficultiesi At the beginning of this histbry' a'poet-ipriest was 'men

tioned. It was in I931 that Father Emmanuel F. Callahah arrived in Franklin—strange time- for"'"'jjoets, since' the Depression was doing its worst to every 'institution- in' the country. Saint Philip Church was no exception because'''it faced financial disaster such as -it had not seen since the days of Father Abbott. By the time Father Callahan left, however, in 193^> the parish did not owe a single pe'nny. Even from the Chancery records, whidh are simply a col lection of business correspondence,' Father Caliahaii''^b'-'determination and wonderful sense of humor are very evident. -He took every misfortune in stride with,an optimism and faith that are staggering. His health was, very'bad'and ' he v/ent as a missionary to the Everglades and Bahamas" each-winter to escape the Tennessee ice and Show. His' love for this •part of the world is reflected in his po'etry:

In Memoriam

Sailor i Thous art hot forgotten : •' In .the annals of the,',.seers; Priest of Godi Thou art remembered At the altar of the years.

In the Cha.pel by the seaside Brother Bede oft kneels in prayer Orisons for priestly sleeper On the rocky foreland ther'e.

At Aurora sounds the "Matin" ,, On the bell above, the grave; . . At' 'the gloaming "De Profundis" - ■ ■ ■ Softly knells across the wave. -E'. F. Callahah San Salvador, 1928 Page 21

. ..After. .Father Gallahan's health finally forced him to leave Saint. Philip, Father Aaron T." Gildea. came to Franks lin. He stayed from l93A to 1939« His successor^ Father John Luke, had the sad job of recommending that the pastors no longer live at the church in Franklin. The parish had .shrunk in size and, therefore, it would be much wiser for,

the pastor to live in Nashville. ' ■ Saint Philip.was a mission church again.

Present . . . and Future. Father William E. Barclay came., thr.ough Franklin each Sunday to'-say Mass, and drove to Columbia later in the day for the 'same purpose. The

country was wrapped in World War ll. • When the war ended, a new pastor came straight from the Pacific theatre of the war. His name, was Father Fran- cis; J. Reilly, and he v/as only at Saint Philip for two ye.ars. They were a very busy two years, though. On February 13, 19^6, Saint Philip v/as restored to a parish, in time for the Diamond Jubilee in November. The

Jubilee was celebrated on the third of that month v/ith Bishop Adrian present for the evening services at 7:30 , P.M. The statue of "Our Lady of Lourdes" was dedicated, and all of the parishoners were enrolled in the Universal

Association of the Miraculous Medal. Father Joseph 1/V. Cunningham was the pastor from 19if8 to 1956. He v/as succeeded by his nephew Father Allan J. Cunninghan, under whose care the parish grew in size from 11 to over 200 families. Father Cunningham, a native of Page 22 . ■

Nashville, was ordained in Nashville in June., 1952,. He

taught English.-at Father,Ryan' High School;for. several years.

The parish had not had a resident pastor since Father; Reilly's time there, ..but in August, 196'2, v;ork-was begun to

clean the rectory and. prepare'it for Father;.Cunningham.

The work waS ';dene by the. parishoners: for' nine days'.and

nights, they scrubbed, painted, i and plastered, , ..Since ■ then,

Saint Philip parish has alv/ays .had a priest living in Frank

lin. Wi.th tlie.year 1.971 came a-.nevir .pastor^ Father_ James N,

Miller-,, and .Centennial Celebration, - •.It .has been one hundred

years since ..Father Orengo and. his little group . of .Irishmen

built the church building, and much-, has happened'.since then.

Each .event in this history, hov/ever,. is. a source-'of;;pride

tc.i every-one '.of the "modern parisho'ners, for each .forms"a

heritage of determination and .hard .work,' just-to exist.

This is what - we celebrate at the Centennial .Celebration: .

One hundred years of hard-won exis'tehee.. ■ It is a thing to

bo proud of, ' ■' . Page 23

Acknowledgements

The author is deeply indebted to the following people who have given their time and effort to assist this work:

Reverend Monsignor Albert A. Siener, V. G. Reverend Monsignor Merlin F. Kearney, V. G. Helen H. Hudgins Winifred Hagerty Edna Wyman Mr, Richard Quick Dr. Alfred Leland Crabb ;Page 2k

Bi.b:IjiD.gr.apliy-

Caldwell, Joshua'Vi/. ■, Sketches of Bench "and Bar... In-,.-Tennessee Qgden Bros,, and Co'^.cKno'xville,' ' Tnr, l'H9B ^ Crabb, Alfred Leland, Leadership in Nashville Typescript, : 1961 Cfabh, Alfred Lealand, Nashville; Personality of a City Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc. I960 ' Eaton, Peggy, The Autobiography of Peggy Eaton Charles Scribner's Sons Nev; York, I932 Flanigen, Rt, Rev, G. J., Catholicity in Tennessee Ambrose Printing Company Nashville, Ten,, 193? Flanigen, Rt. Rev, G. J., Church of the Assumption; An His torical Sketch from 18^9 to l959 Assumption Church 1959 Folrasbee, Stanley Jl, Corlew, Robert E., and Mtchell, Enoch L., Tennessee; A Short History University of Tenn essee Press Knoxville, Tn~. I969 James, Marquis, Andrev/ Jackson, the Border Captain The Literary Guild New York, i933 Lynch, Louise G. and Hays, Volenia V/., 'Williamson Co. Cem- etery Records 1969 Marshall, Park, Williamson Co. History McKellar, Kenneth, Tennessee Senators; As Seen By One of Their Successors Southern Publishers, Inc. Kingsport, Tn., 194if O'Daniel, V, F., O.P., The Father of the Church in Tennessee The Dominicana Washington, D, C., I926 ^ ~ Smith, Goldwin, The United States: An Outline of Political History 1492-1571 Macmilllan and Co. Now York and London Page 25

green:HILL

WALTER STOKES, JR.

The following speech was delivered by V/alter Stokes to members of the Vi/illiarason County. Historical Society at the Liberty , United Methodist Church on.the December, I97I5 tour of historic churches, which-, in cluded that church. . ..

Ladies and Gentlemen of the;.Vifilliamson County Tennessee

Historical Society 1 should like to ..say at the outset that" '

this is a very happjr occasionfor. me to join with 5'"0U in honoring the memory of Green Hill who was my great great great grandfather. 1 was directly decended from him by two

-lines.in this manner. A daughter, Hannah Hill married

Thomas Stokes and they were my great great grandparents.

My parental grandparents Jordan Stokes and Martha Jane Fra-

zer were second cousins; Jordan Stokes having been decended

from Hannah Hill and my grandmother Martha Jane Frazer hav

ing been decended from Martha Hill.

1 have brought with me and am glad to exhibit to you

portraits of both Green Hill and Nancy Thomas. Please note

carefully the lo.cket worn at the breast of Nancy Thomas

Hill. Also please note'the.extremely youthful appearance

of Green Hill in comparison with the full maturity of Nancy

Thomas.

The family legend which 1 believe to be accurate re lates that the first GreeU'Hill was, born in'England on the Page 26

Isle o'f Wight, that ho sent his son Green Hill v/hom we hon or today to England for his education, and that while in England the younger Hill caused'--a miniature to bo painted of himself. That miniature'is in the locket v/hich you can see v/orn on Nancy Thomas Hill's breast. It is also related that the youthful'portrait^^^ I ha.ve-displayed to you was painted"Trom the pbrtrai'tlpn theunihiat'UTev'' Thus it is seen-that:',the elder Green'Hill must have had a strong attachment for England and for that reason sent his son there as a young man to be- educated.'

The son Green Hill whom, y/o- honor today was bo'rn Novem ber "3, in Bute County, North Carolina, being the'-'s6"h- of Green and Grace Bennett Hill. Both' father and mothei' ' had been residents of the Tidewater section of Virginia'be- fOre,moving to North Carolina. So far as records-show-our "' Green Hill v/as pure Anglo Saxon. He-died in 1826 -in'William son County, Tennessee, just short o'f his'.'85th birthday*'-''

It is significant that by legislative act of a Pro"vincial Congress in 1758, Green Hill's. father was made a Veb'- tryman in St, George's Parish,. --thus establishing-'-'t-he' fact that his son whom we shall call our Green Hill was 'born''-'in to the Established Church, the Church of England. The fam ilies of both parents were people, of substanco-'S-nd standing in colonial, history, and presumably they were loyal subj'ec'ts' of the crown.. Although born into the established church and having' ■ been by birth a political adherent of .the crown, the -Ib'-n'g'■ years of Green Hill's life v;er.p, devoted, to thai attainment"' - REV. GREEN HILL This picture is from a portrait painted of Green Hill when he was in^ school in England.

NMCY THOMAS HILL The miniature portrait referred to above is said to have been in the locket worn by Nancy Thomas Hill in this picture. 7

Rev. Brooks Little Mr. Walter Stokes

\1 i

Liberty Methodist Church Page P7".

of freedom, first, from the' crown, and next from the. estab-

1 lished state church."

The ainswer to the apparent rovefsal.. of loyalty must be found in the times, and in the man; His resolute position of' revolt ■ v/as typical .of .that great body of Anglo Saxon

Americans in whose 'very blood it had .ever been to rebel a--

gainst.the oppression of arrogant autocracy. When Green .

Hill grev/ to man's estate, "The time.s v/ere out of joint",..

-Happily he was not the only one to put them right.. Privi

lege in government under the. crown had run the course of the pattern of history,—paternal, benefaction, noblesse

CLblige, to reckless explitation; taxation without repre

sentation, and finally the denial of the fundamental right

to assemble in'protest. The then .established state church

necessarily acquired the same character. It is not surprising, therefore, that Green Hill cast

his .wealth and talents to the establishment of civil lib

erty in a nev/ government and to the attainment of freedom

of worship' in a new church.

In his twenties, wo find Green Hill a .iDrosperous col

onial planter with family, friends, and the contentment of

home, but always aware of.the current of destiny that was

shaping'his future,-.—and. that of his fe.llov; countrymen.

At 30, moved by v/hat strong influence we knpv/ not, he began

a sincere and devout ministry of the gospel as a local

45- 1 Thomas Neal Ivey on Green Hill, Historical Socie.ty, of the

Western North Carolina Conference October I9,. 1920,. • ■ Page 28

Methodist preacher, a persistent and compelling call which ' ias'ted throughout his long life. was • about that, same time in 1771 when the roj'^al

authority, of their .represen.tati-ves in North Carolina oc^

.-B-Grn: August- 25, 1774• • ♦ • This congress is an-

..f.bp:i®:«:in pur■ history. It y/as not a conflict of arms or force,

but- it- was the., first "Act of that great drama in which bat- ^,.-tles,_ a,nd..blp.od formed-only subordinate parts." Cohtinuing ' he says, "Those men have long since gPho to their firial ac count, but their names, character a'nd' services should be

held ever in grateful remembrance'by--':bhe,ir countrymen,"

Of that first congress, independent of royal au—• thority, Gre.eu Hill was a member representing the County' of Bute, now,.Fraiiklin and Warren, There; he had a part in. vot ing an embargo on trade with 'Great Britain and in ass'brtihg the right,,of. the Congress ,to sit indepehdeht--of thev-crowh.

In turn he was,,.member of Hillsboro' in 1775? Hali fax in 1776 and in, fact--Of every. P"ro:vincial Congress during'

the remainder of -his activity in .public life. The Halifax

Congress of 1776 was the first of all among the colonies in

declaring independence when it adopted this resolution,

"Resolved that the delegates from this colony in the Conti

nental Congress be empowered to conchr with delegates from

other colonies, .in declaring independence and forming for

eign alliances; reserving to thiscOlony the solo and ex-'

elusive right of forming a constitution and lay;s for this-

colony." w

Green Hill's ..further public, se'fvioo..included.-.his Page 29

election as a Justice of the Peace in 1778, County Court 'Clerk of Franklin County in 1785? Council of:State 1783? Delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1785* In. ,ad-

dition to these, with the exception of twelve months abf^ '

sence on active military duty in the .. field, he ,s.erv.od., as State Treasurer for the Halifax District .from May 12, 1779 until May, 1785? having been first elected by the Proving-

cial Congress of 1779? ^ud subsequently elected in the Con gresses of 1782, 83, and 8^. In the discharge of his duties, he was forced to flee before the advance of Cprnwallis, in order to, save the trea

sure and records of the State. On record is an act of -the

Congress reimbursing him for the expenses incurred in the

raovembnt.

An examination of Green Hill's military record disclo—' ses that on April 22, 1776, the Provincial Congress commis sioned him Major in Col. Thomas Eat.on'-si Regiment of .Mli- tia. I have found no indication that, the Reginient was act ivated to duty or that Green Hill discharged any of the duties associated with the military title accorded, but it is true that the Congress of 1779 placed him on/a committee.' to regulate the militia. In June,1781^. we.find a rather remarkable entry which is eloquent evidence of. the' "d'onse- crated character of the man. Although at the time af hos tilities he was a man in middle age he enlisted a .private in Sharps Company of the 10th Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Array, was later promoted to Chaplain, and ser ved with that fine regiment twelve months on active duty Page 50'

in the ■■field against the onemy. Ho preached to the'tropps, ' ' and worked and fought- \Vith them. - The text of his sermon in- Camp near Salisbury, after a protracted'retreat, was "Quench not the Spirit-". Dr. Thomas Neal Ivey says, - "The time had come for the holding of the first Annual Conference of organised Episco pal Methodism . . . There-was only one homo for all the prea-

chersj and that ;■ was. the home of Green Hill." '- The first an nual conference of the church was held at Liberty Hall on April 20, 1785« Bishops.Asbury^and Coke presided. Three other-conferenc-es were held iir that he'rae of Green Hill,' 1790,

Bishop Asbury says ■ -in his Journal uiide'r- date of Janjary 19} 1792, "I rode v;ith no small difficulty to Green HiliV, about two hundred miles', the roads being covered with snow and .ice, .. Our Conference began- and ended in great peace and harmony," Bishop Asbury' ordained Green-Hill deacon on' Jan uary-21j 1792. Subsequently he was"ordained Elder by Bishop McKondree on October A, .I813, ' In 1799, -Green Hill moved' from North Carolina and' set tled at'the place where v/c-:how arc in Williamson County,' Tennessee, : Here in l808, 'this gracious•gentleman and prea cher was again host to ah'Annual Conference. The first'An nual Conference■of the Western Conference under Bishop Mc- Kendree "vyas held at this place in I8O8. The Bishops stayed in the residence -due to the feeble health of Bishop Asbury. The visiting preachers .were housed'in -tents at the' foot of the hill-. It .v/as a genuine old time camp meeting partici- Page 31 pated in by preachers from all over the South and V/est, Dr. Ivey says, "We must be careful to make the chief fact in Green Hill's life not that he entertained so grac iously the first Annual Conference of Episcopal Methodism in America, but that he acted so self-sacrificingly and heroically in making the Methodism whose first Conference he entertained."

Green Hill v/as married first in 1763 to Hancy Thomas, who bore him four children before she died; and after the death of Nancy Thomas in 1773 he married Mary Seawell, v;ho bore him eight children. Both v/ives came from families of v/ealth and culture.

Thus, it is with great pride that I join vALth you to day in paying tribute to my great great great paternal grandfather Green Hill. He was preacher of the gospel to thousands; one of the founding fathers of the ne\u vast

Methodist Episcopal Church; tiller of the soil on his wide spread acres; civil servant of his state; bearer of arms in the defense of his country, protestant Anglo Saxon

American.

His record as a soldier and as a civil servant though dedicated is not a spectacular record, but I think we may look upon him as a Thomas Jefferson in the early days of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. ■.Page 33

SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812

■ By Louise G. Lynch

This list was copied from a micro film of the photstat copies of the'Muster Rolls of the : Soldiers . ofthe War I8l2. The photstat copies are in the Tennessee State Library & Archives in Nashville, Tennessee. These photostat cop ies were made from the original copies that are in the National Library in Washington, D. C, The list is very dim and hard to read and.there may be some mistakes in this,list.

Muster Roll of Company of Mounted Volunteer Gunmen under the Command of Capt. Glen Owenv in the ^Regt. of •

Tennessee Mounted Gunmen in the .service of the United States, commissioned by Col. Robt. H. Dyer. From 28th Sept. iSli^ when mustered into service- to the . 28th. March, I8l5*

Glen Owen Capt.

Thomas J. Hardeman 1st. Lieut.

John Spratt 2nd. Lieut.

David A. Moore Colonel

William Scott Sgt. Sick-absent since 26 March I815 Nicholas Tomlin n

Samuel Gordon It

Francis Gordon It

William Moore, Corp.

James"H. Black It

William H. Stone It

Isaac Williams It

William D. Deeper_ Trumpeter Sick-absent since 26 Mch. 1815 Page

Henry Oliver Saddler on Furlough since 26 Mch. 1815 ■ Joseph Blythe Pvt. ■, Discharged 29th Ocf. I814

William Bizole II

William Cooper II

Jacob Dooley II Sick-'Sbsent since 13th. Oct. I8lif James Denacy !l

Samuel Dodd .11

Jonathan Etheradge : It

David D. Farr II

Samuel Gordon, Sr* II

David Gordon II

Edward Harris Blacksmith

Hancey Holman Pvt.

John Hobbs II '

Orange Ham II

Nathaniel Harrison II

Overton Haley II

James Hillen II

Evender Kennedy II Transf.. to Capt, McMahon 30th,, Sept, lolif John McCaslin II

James McCaslin II

Robert McLemore II

John McLish II

John Oliver II on Furlough since 26 Mch. 1815 Robert Price II

Green Pryor II

George Reynolds II Died 13 Mch. 1813

Jesse Radford- II Died 7 Jany.- I8I3 in Cap Andrew McCaslin II tivity Page 35

John Reams Pvt.. Joseph Spratt -parrier Appintod ■ 30th' Sept. l8li+ Silverrus Tarkington Pvt. Transf. to Capt,,Isaac Williams ' John Thompson

Lewis Tune

James Turnage Discharge 27 Mch. l8l5

V/illiam Turnage ir ti

Elisha Williams " ■ 13 Oct. i8lZt

James Williams On detachment 13 Oct. , - 1814 John D. Warren

Bill .Waiter Waiter of Capt. G. Owen joined 5 Oct. l8lit Edv;ard Swanson Pvt. Substitute for James McCaslin Above Roll certified 29 Sept, I814 at Fayettville

Regular Volunteer Riflemen under the Command of Newton

Cannon 16 June l8lif Newt Cannon C, C. (Travelled 2^0 miles- returned and discharged June 13, I813

in Nashville.)

Newton. Cannon Col. C.

Robert Allen Lt. C.

Thomas Maury 1st. Major .-on Extra services

Richard Boyd 2nd. "

Samuel Meredith Adjutant

John Smith

Edward Criddle Quartermaster

Green P. Fore ? ■on extra services

Thomas Roberts ? mate Page 36

Simpson on extra service

Ephraim M, Bugg Sgt.. Mayor

Alfr.q^; CantreX.. II ■ .. ■ ,:A i"h !. .Thomas H, Perkins Pvt.

John L, Martin

..yolunteer ;.Tnfantry under the command ■of Lieut. Joseph M£3,son.. Col,. William Pillow-'26 Sept. I8l3-^ 10 Dec', I8l3 when Discharged, ' • ' ' ' • iVOS r Joseph Mason 1st, Lieut.

William Polk 2nd, ■" ■- I f) ■ :

Isaac Mason- Ensign ■ '

Abraham Mason". , . Sgt, sick-abOeht since'-Oct. 23

Zebulon Edmiston t! i\

• Richard Poik Gorpl. sick-absent since 23 Oct.

Thomas Boatright II sick-absent since 20 Nov.

Robert C, Patterson Pvt.

Thomas Carltori

■Benjamin Culbertson

Josiah Davis sick-absent sinc.e 28 Oct.

V/illiam Drinkard .

William Ervin sick-absent since 28 Oct.

David Ervin

Robert Elliott

John Elliott

Walter T, Elliott

■ Henry Hasting

■'■■#illiam Herrington On detachment since 1 Dec. Page 37

Samuel B. McKnight Pvt. James McKnight

Thomas Mason '

Samuel Orton

Samuel Rogers Sick-absent since

Henry Russell

James S.^ ?

Joseph ?

William M. Simpkins

Josiah White

.■ ■Mounted Infantrymen under the command of Capt, Mat thew Johnston, 1st. Regt. . Col. Nicholas T. Perkins- from Dec. 1813 to 8 Feby. I814

Matthew Johnston Capt.

William 0. Perkins 1st, Lieut,

Josiah Knight 2nd. "

John T. Hamilton Ensign Detail to wait' on the sick 28 Jan. I814 John Johnston 1st. Sgt. Detail to v/ait on the sick 28 Jan. I814 Thomas Hanes 2nd. Sgt. Detail to wait on the sick 29 Jan. I814 -Frederick Holland 3rd. "

Thomas Reynolds , .4 th. " wounded-left at Ft. Strother William Bright Pvt.

Shelby Coraine v/ounded on Jan.-returned home David Duty

William Hungerford

John Gee

John Burns sick- on Furlough Page■38

John Blair Pvt

William Blithe n

John Buchanan t,i Detail at Ft, Strother lit Jan. & attended sick Samuel Blakely II

John .Ci Carter II

* Moses Davis II

William Dobbins II

James Duncan II

Nathaniel Douglas II

John B, Dixon II

John Eastes II. detail Ft, Strother lit Jan, "8« attended to the sick John - D, ' F'leming II

Robert Guthrie II Detail Ft, Strother to attend on the wounded Jeremiah Gossage II

George Ganter II

Henry Gee II

William L, Hamilton II

Harding P. .Holt 11

John Hay II

James Jordan II

Swan Johnson II

ZepheniaJi Johnson It Furlough at Ft. Strother 29' Jan. ■ Joseph Love II

George Loke II

James Latham It

William Latham tt

Mosby McDaniel II sick and?

John McKinney 11 Page 39

Walter McConnell Pvt

Samuel McCutchen IT Sick-Ft, Strother 1^ Jan,

Matthias B. Murfree IT

James H. .Maury It

John L, McCracken 11

James McCoffee 11

Robert J. .More M

Charles L. Neely It

Philip Orr tl

John Porter II

William Porter II

John P. Perkins II

Robert Powers I!

Charles Rogers It

Abram Roland M

John Stephens II

John Stewart II

William Stephens II

Edv/ard Stephens II

Richard Smith II

Andrew Smith- • : II

William Simpson II

Isaac White II

William Williams II

Ashiey Stanfield II

James Rutherford II to camp Comfort on the 22nd. Dec.-to home and came.back and is at Tallediga In in differ ent . ? page li-.O

James Carothers Pvt,

Andrew Reed^ II

John Carothers II

Sampson Gray

Sion L, Terry

John Blithe

Mounted Infantry- Capt. James Shannon ■ • Col. -Thomas McCrory k Oct. I8l3 if Jan. I8lif

James Shannon Capt.

Tapley Anderson Lt. ? sick-absent 11th. Nov. 1813 Vifilliam McKnight Ensign

Joseph Tanner Sgt.

Joseph Miller

Isaac Smith

Isaac Radford

John R, Boyd Corp.

Stephen Haynes II

Samuel Mainer II sick-absent 17 Dec. I8l3'

Thomas Young II

David P. Andrews Pvt, Discharged lif Dec. I8l3 for Inability James Andrews I!

John R, Burker II sick-absent 18 Dec. l8l3

Mark Black II " " 16 Nov. 1813

David Barnes

Bartholomew Baugh Transferred from Capt. Pattons Co. 6 Nov. I8l3 . James M, Benn'fipld"? Transferred from Capt. Patton Co. 6 Nov. 1813 Aaron'Chrismah" on command l8 Nov. I8l3 Page kl

Askel • Champ • Pvt. sick-absent 15 Nov. I8l3

Ezekiel Dawson

Laurance Fly sick-absent 28 Dec. I8l3

William Floyd

John R. Goldsberry Transfer-red from Capt. Pattons Co. Nov'^ ■ -1813 • - Henry Grimmer sick-absent l8 Nov. I8l3

Thomas Herron sick-absent -l8 Nov. l8l3

James Herron on command since l8 Nov. 1813 Robert Jackson Transferred from Capt. Randels Co. 26 Oct. l8l3 Elisha Johnson

William Landrum

Martin Loggins

John Marign sick-present

Elisha Martin

William Miller wounded at Battle Tall- idige Oliver Moore

Isham Moore -transferred from Capt. Pattons Co. Hartwell Miles Transferred to Capt. Gordon's spies 12 Oct. Cornelius Matthews sick-absent since 18 Nov. 1813 Jacob New

James 0. Kellenv/ood ?

Edmund Owens sick-present since 27 Dec. 18 ' ■ -'v Hugh Pinkston ^ on command 28 Oct. I8l3

Ivy Phillips

Daniel Parker sick-absent since 28 Dec. 1813 Robert Paxton

Elijah Parker sick-absent since l8 Nov. 1813 William Phillips sick-absent since l8 Nov. 1813 Pag.

William .Ridley. Pvt.

William Ray sick-absent since.IS' Nov. 1813 .Thomas Riggins

Jordan R. ? ling

John Reams

Elisha Radford

;William 6. Shumate.

Levi Snow.

Henry Smith ,

Uriah Humphrey

Elisha Williams sick-absent 18 Nov,.tl8l3

Philip V/illiams

Ephriam Young .

. ? Mebane Wounded at the Battle of Talladega Da.niel Perkins Sick-absent since 27 Dec. 1813

. Muster-Roll of a company of Mounted Volunteer Gunmen under the command of. Capt. Robert Evans in the 1st. Regt.

T^M, V. Gunmen, in the-Service, of the United States command ed by Col. Robert H. Dyer from the 28th. September I814 when mustered into service to 28th. March I8I5.

Robert Evans Capt.

Wo Ho Bedford 1st, Lieut,

John Evans 2nd. "

Joel Taylor 3rd, "

Moyson Richardson Co

Alexander Brov/n Sgt.

Booker Richardson Page i+3

Benniah Bateman Sgt,

William Floyd Vi/illiam Stephens

John Reaves Gorp.

James Brannon absent-attending the

r sick at Natchez, Miss, William Roning? sick-absent-left at (Morring?) : Natchez Miss, territory Jesse Garland'

George Reaves

William Ellis

Peter Weaver Trump e'ter Reduced to the ranks 1 Dec. I8li+ John H. Davies Farrier

Thomas McGollum Saddler

Francis Slawter Blacksmith

Hezekiah Arnold Pvt.

■'■John Aniim

Hoseah R, Bateman

Robert Biddin'

Briant Boom

Abraham Balance

Henry Gowden Deserted 29 Sept. I814

Gornelius Grenshaw Died 23 Feb. I815

Alexander Graig

Galeb Gherry dismiss from service, 1 Jan. 1815 William Gharter

Vinson Gartwright died the 1st. Jan. I815

William' DemOss. promoted to corp. 29 Sept. ■1814 Frederick Dill

Daniel Densby Page ifif

Joshua Davis Pvti'

John Edwards

Edmonds' Edney

Willie Fowler ir died on.,2Qth: -March 1815

John Gracy li

Deiirvirance'- (dismissed.-from- service i Jan."? 1815 Robert-, Hodges '■ " ■

Charles Hutton II dismissed- from .service 1 Jan.-:- 1815 David P. R. Hamilton II

Thomas Hollady 11

■W£lli& Hall. • II

John W. Hodge II

Reuben Huggins II

James Heflin II joined 29 Sept.., ' .1814

Joel Johns II

Stephen Johns II killed in action 'on 23rd Dec. 1814 ■ Lemuel Johns II

Isaac Johns II

Chatman Johnson II Dismissed from servide 1815 Samuel Kenny II died 3 Feb. .181-5 '

Gharle's-Kelley II

Isaac Long II died 3 Feb. I8I.5,. -.0

Herbert Lee II

James-Levi II Transferred to Capt. Cowans Co. 15th. Nov. Thomas Levi .11

William"!. Mays II

William Mbdre ll' Dismissed from .service 1 Jan. 1815 Simon Motherhead Page 45

Joshua Perre ' Pvt.

Robert Page ■ ^ . dismissed from service Jan. 1, 1815 Benjamin Pack

David Rerin ? • ■ ^

Joel Regien

Henry Richardson- t?

Jacob Rape tt

- William Reaves

David Roberts Dismissed from service 1 Jan. 1815 Peter Rape died 23 Feb. I815

Drury Reaves If

Jonathan Reaves II Dismissed from service 1 Jan. 1815 Archilles Smith

George Sanders

Benjamin Stennett

Edward Smith

John Shores

Shared Thompson

William Tittel

Thomas J. Thornton

John-Vif. Thornton

Joiles' Page . . dismissed from service 1 Jan. 1815 John Turnage promoted to trumpeter 1 Dec. 1814 V/illiam Thompson died 24 Feb. I813

Isaac Wray died 12 Nov. I814.

Samuel V/ork

Benjamin P. Parsons dismissed from- services 10 Dec. 1814 John Turnage - Page if6

John Reaves Pvt. dismissed from services 1 Jan. 1815 Charles servant added for 7 I'lo. 6 days clothing James Russell Pv,t'«

William Smith It killed in Battle 23 Dec. iSlif ■ ■' •

Company of Mounted Infantry Capt, Isaac Patton

Col. Thomas McCrory from if Oct, 1813 to 4 Jan. 1814 when Discharged. Isaac Patten Capt.

Vifilliam Stev/art-. ■ .' ••'Lieut. John Allen ' ' lihsign

Edmund W. Vaun Sgt. fhom Sgt. Major 12 Nov. (laughan) .. , 1813 t . David Black ; ,/■;■ ■ . r" Discharged I5 Oct. I813

George Slicker II sick-absent

Peter W, Teed

John Edney Corpl,

Joseph Derickson II

Clayton V/alker II

William Allen II

Lev/is Allen Pvt. Transferred to Capt. Dederick's Co, Barney Anderson II

John Andrews II Transferred to Capt. Shannon's Co, James Brev/er " sick-absent

John Bird " sick-absent John Brag "

Ezekiel Blackshire " on command

James H, Bunningfield? *' Transferred to Capt. Shannon's Co. Bartholomew Bav; "v' " Transferred to Capt. (Baugh'?) Shannon's "Co< Page i^7

Philip Cloyd Pvt. sick-absent

Duncan Campbell II

John Curtis 11 sick-absent

As el. Chabp-, 11 Transferred to Capt. Shannon's Co. Hincely Cobler It

'Wiiliam Dunn.egan . II

Patt'hdri East II

; ■ Clement Farrar II

Greenberry Fin II

Joshua Fuqua 11

■ ; Pi . ^ ^' John Gillespie II

William Gee II sick-absent

John Gracy II

John B, Golsbury II Transferred to Capt, Shannon's Co. Sairiuel G'amniel 11 ■ sick-absent

Samuel M, G.ower II discharged 24 Oct. I8l3

James Haslep II

Hugh Hadden II ■sick-absent-

Yancy B. Ham II sick-present

James Herrin II Transferred to Capt, ' Shannon's Co,

Campbell Hay II

Britton Hicks II

John Hanes II

Britton Harper II deserted 10 Oct. i8l3 •

John Moor II

II Isaac Mitchell on..command ■; ; ■

John May field . " Ji Transferred to Gordon's spies 19 Oct. 1813 Page if8

John McFerr^nj. Pvt.

Isaac Mayfield II On command . ■

Isham Moore II Transferred to Shannon's Co, 6 Nov. I8l3 Samuel Milliard II

■ Ephraira Mannery IT Transferred to- Gordon's spies 19 Oct. 1.813 . James Norris !l deseht-ed I5 Nov. l8l3

John Noble It sick-absent-

Thomas Patton II

Joshua Perry II

Eldridge Philips II

John Pagan II " sick

Richard R^ay , sick-abserit

Richard Rhodes

Samuel Ray If promoted-15 Oct. I813

Lemuel Sherpd 11

Ephraim Sampson ■ ■ II discharged l-Dec, I8i3

Isham Safford " deserted 20 Oct. I813 John L. Seigle.r,.,., "

Richard E. Stringfellow Pvt,

Edv/ard Tigner pvt. deserted 1 Deb.'1813

Thomas Turnage' ' II

James Tune- II

Bird T. Talley

James Traylor deserted I9 Nov. I813

Viirn. P,_ Thompson sick-absent

William -Thomas II

Archibald Vaiighan II deserted I9 Nov. I813

Vifilliam Walker - , transferred to Gordon's spies 19 Oct. 1813 Page Lg

John Wilkerson Pvt.

Hiram Wood

William Mitchell sick-absent

Timothy Demurabry transferred to Gordon's, spies 19 Dec. I813

Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen commandediby Capt, William Martin and Col. Thomas Williamson . 28 Septi-1814 to 27 April 181-5 when discharged.

William Martin Capt.

Samuel N, Martin 1st. Lieut. on furlough-since 21 April 1815 John D. Martin Cornel on furlough .since. 20 April 1815-appd, sick since I815 Henry Andrews

Murrell Bressie -.Sgt, elected Cornel 11 Jan. 1815 from Pvt',. - - Vi/illiam Andrews ii

Edward' H.. McNeal.

Richard Tankersley

"Willis Carson.,. - ■Corpl. died 23 Feby. I8I5 Edmond Read li died 16 Feby, I8I5

Matthew Pinkston

Ralp Blair

Henry McClure _ trumpeter

Abraham Beavers Farrier

Charles Read Saddler .died 21 Feb. I815

Thomas Fov/ler Blacksmith ..discharged 1 Jan. 1812

Henry Andrews Pvt. ..died Feb. I8I5

James P. Bar'nett ti

■ ti Joseph Blair . ..killed in Battle 8 Jan, 1815 ' Pag6 50^ i--'

James Beavers Pvt.

James Busbey II "Discharged 1 Jan.; I825ii

■■■ ■: II Joseph Goal ' "J i .t .i' . ■>.; - ■

. II fiyram Coil ■ ■ . ^ :

Joseph Dial II

• Z'ebiilon EdmohdSoti . : II Transferred'- t.o, .. Lieut. Beans spies 20 Oct. iSli^ James Edmohdson n ;■ ; ■ . ■

George Foster I! ^ . Transferr/ed. fr-o-Ei.';:Ca:pt. Tubler ? Go, 15 Nov. l8lif Martin Finley II

II ^ , Robert Finley' ■ ^ i 0 jf;;.

Willi'aiii ^ Fieid - ■ II i- ' - ^ : -;L ■ ? .

James Gates ' II Transferred from Gapt. Go..:,-.i5-r;Nov..-l8lZ; Berry Briggs II

Vi/illiam Hal'ley ■ ■ II died 1 March 1,815

John Hill II

Meshack Hale 11 Transferred to Lieut, Beans.'spies 20 Oc.ti iSlA- David Irvin II

Andrew M. Johnson II Appt. Corp. 23 Feby. I8l5 ..Mr' . r.- . ■ ■■. from Pvt. ■ ■ ■ I'i James Kidd II

James Legatt II

David Lancaster II

Allison McCord II discharged 1 Jan. IS15

Joseph Morris II

V/ilie McCail II

Elias Mayfield II

Gasper Mansker II

Lewis M, Mansker II

James Neal . . Transferred to Gap't. Doak's Co. 28 Oct. 181? Pag; 51

John C. Neeley Pvt.

James Neely

James Patterson

James Pugh

Arthur Pearce •11

James Philips

John Radford died 19 Jan. I815,

James Radford died 20 Feb.,I815

Marmaduke Stanfield

William Shepherd

Joseph Stovall

James Shelburn

Loamie Stephens Sr.

Loami Stephens, Jr.

Joseph Taylor

George Tankersley

Drury Wall discharged 1 Jan. I815

Martin Vtfisener

Burrell Warren

Mark Wilson

James Woody

Samuel Bell

Charles

United States Volunteers commanded by Capt, C, McEwen and Col. William Pillow. 26 ______I813 to 10

Dec. 1813. Page 52

C. E. McEwen Capt.

Matthew D. Cooper Iste Lieut.

William (L?) Perkins 2nd. Lieut.

William Wallace Ensign promoted 23rd. Oct. from Pvt. Robert Smith Sgt.'

Nicholas Tomlin' ir sick-absent

James Skelley ij

Benjamin Spencer II

Noah Walker II

Thomas Stacy M

Price W. Brooks II

John Boyd II

Jordan Atkinson Pvt.

Bazzel Berry II

Hays Blaclunan- II .

William-Bledsoe II

James Brooks II

Garland Casby II

William G. Ghildress " sick-absent

James Carroll "

W. W. Duffle " sick-absent

M, F. Degraffenred on furlough

Kinchfe'n Doyel' ''

Elisha David ■ on furlough

Henry R. Davis

Thomas Fowler Page 53

Abram Farrar Pvt,

James Frimes

Joshua Fanter

Henry F. Gray

John Gray

Zacheus German

Owen Hughes

James Hughes

Archibald McDonald

Ereriah McAfee

Hugh McBory deserted 13 Nov„ l8l3

John B, McGormack

James Moore

David.A, Moore

V/illiam Moore

George Neely transferred to Capt. Gordon's Go. 7 March 18 Nathaniel Nobles

James Pigg

Thompson Paxton

Peter Pryor

Green Pryor

Harden Perkins

William Powell

Joel Elgin

Vi/iley Eichardson

James Eice

Charles Stevens Page

Samuel Stramler Pvt.

James P. Sneed

James Salisbury

Charles Toralin

Jesse Tiner

Isaac Turnage

Joseph Turner

John D. Warren

Charles Williams

Holland White

Company of Calvary commanded by Capt, Archibald McKin- ney and H. Dyer. 24 Sept. 1813 to May 18 , Charles Kavenaugh Capt. Promoted to Mhjor 5 mo. and 28 days. Archibald McKinney 7 mo. 7 days ''

Edward Ragsdale 1 Lieut.

I Jeberaiah Deens 2nd. Lieut. 2 mo. 7 days service

Lee Kavenaugh 1 " ■7 mo. 7 "

Glen Owens 2 " 3 " 18 "

Benejah Goodman 2 " 7 " 7 "

Densil Dury Cornel 2' " 17 " discharged 10 Dec. 18_ .. Ovendor Kennedy I? 3 mo. 18 days

James Caruthers Sgt. 7 25 If

Jeremiah Gurley II 3 22 " died 11 Jan. 1814 Harden P, Hall It 7 mo. 25 11

William Fitzgerald II 2 " 25 " appointed Sgt. 20 Oct Isaac Bizzell 3 " 26 days

Andrew H. ? 3 " 26 " Page 55

■Laban Benson Sgt. 7 mo. 25 days appointed Sgt. Rif .May .Edmon.d Wells " 7 mo., 25 days

William McCraig ■ " 1 " •&- " promoted to Sgt. Major William Menasee. ,? " 3 mo. 26 days ■

Ashley Standfield Corp.

Vi/illiam Scott tt 7 " 25 " ■

James Port, ? 2 n 25 " discharged 10 June 1815 , James W. Prewitt ? A-. • • : 7 mo. 25 days appointed Corperal Amis ? Job 3 mo. 26 days

Jeptha Wen ? ti 3 " 26

(can't read this line) " 3 " 26

William Edraondson Trumpeter 12 days transfer red to Evans Go. : William Bizzell " 7 mo. 25 days appointed to Trumpeter Jan. l8li{. Robert L, . Dean Farrier 12 days Transferred"to Evans Co. Andrew Cowsert I? 5 mo. .18 days

Henry Oliver Saddler 3 26

Jesse Linsey II 3 26

James Armstrong Pvt. 7 25

■John Armstrong 7 25

William Alexander IT 3 26

..Robert J.. Adams II 3 26

.Samuel G, Astin II 3 26- ■

Robert Buchanan 25 discharg ed 10 Dec. l8lif Aydr.um Buchanan 2 mo. 2-5 days Discharg ed 10 Dec. 181^ .j Robert-Buchanan, Jr. II 2 mo. 25 days discharg- "ed 10 Dec. l8lif Benjamin Blythe . II 7 mo, 25 days

Jesse Boyt 7 25

•Wi-lliam Brown ? 3 26 Page 56 .

James, BosselS'-'? •Pvt. 2 mo. 25 days Discharged 10:Dec. 1813 ' Branch Black ? . fi- 2'mo. 25 days Discharged. , 10'Dec. 1813 John Benson 'ii 7 mo. 25 days

John B. Buchanan .. (11 ; 2 " 17 " absent; with out 'leave oj" John Brady- M 3 mo. 26 days

ii Ben jamin Bridges 7 25

ii Thorac^s-Brown 7 25

George ■,Gobble 3 26

Thomas Cheatham; .11 . ' 3 26

Robert Clayton li' 3 26

William Cothingear ? 11 3 ^6

David Cobble- I! 3 26

William Cosby ? II '3 26

Hann ? Cosby ? " J- . M 3 26

Nacholas Chote • . M. 3 26

A D, Cochrah M 3 26

John Craig M 3 26

James Cathey II -■ 3 26

Samuel S, Carter ' 2 "- 25 M discharged 10- -.Nov. 1813 Jonathan Core 3 mo. 9 days

Robert Ca ? thy II 2 "' 23 " discharg ed 10 Nov. 1813 ■ James Craig M 2 mo. 25 days discharg ed Nov; 1813 Benjamin Davis 3 mo. 26 days

Peter Edwards 2 " 25 " discharg ed 10 Dec. .18_ James,E thell? 3 mo. 26 days

Samuel Fan 3 " 26 " Jesse Gully

Davis Gurley 3 mo. 26 days Discharg ed 10 Jan. 1814 Page 57

William Higgs ■ . Pvt. 2 mo. 25 days discharg ed 10 Dec. 1813 Samuel Gordon u 7 mo. 25 days

Martin Gurley It 3 26

Joseph Henderson.. M 2 " 25-- ■" discharg ed '10 Dec. 1813 Edmond Harrison '1 mo. 12 days discharg ed Dec. 1813 Nathaniel Hen'derson ■ 5 mo.' 16 -days Transfer red to Capt, Redfords Go. 10 March l8l4. Jabon Isboll ? 5 mo. 11 days

Jeptiaa V, Isbell ,? 7 ti 25 II ■ Henry B. Jacks.on 7 25

William Jones ,3 2

Thomas Johnston 3 26

John Jones 3 26

John Kelly., Sr. ,7 25

John Kelly, Jr. 2 " 25 " ,. discharg-. , ed 10 Dec^ 1813- ' " Henry Kelly 2 mo. 25 days dischargr-

Benjamin Long 3 mo. 26 days

Michael Laten !T 3 II 26 II

William Lee ri II II 7 25

Samuel Loggins !t 3 II 26 II

William Liggett . tl 3 II 26 m

Isaac Lee tr 3 II 26 II

John McGollum H 3 II 26 II

Tf Cuthbert Maneret ? II II 3 26

David McAlister rr . 3. 11 26 II

James McCra ir II 3; ,28. II

Samuel McDaniel ff II 3 26" 11

David Moore .- .. .i Hi II II 3, 26 John Jackson I? 3' II 26 II Page 58

James McKnight Pvt, 3 mo. 26 days

Vifilliam Moon " 3 !l 26 II

Drury Middleton " 3 II 26 II

Joseph McKnight " 3 II 26 II

David R, Moore., , " 3 11 26 II

William McGallister „ " 3 II 26 II

_sa :McGeo "• 3 , II 26 II

Robert McGutchen. " 2- II 23 . II

?? McGee " 2 mo.' 25 days discharg ed 10 Dec. Gollin McKinnpy " 7 mo. 25 days,.

George McKinney ' " 26

Moses Oldham " 2 " 23 , • dis,,charged 10 Doc. Enoch Prichett " ■ ■ 2 mo, 23 days discharg ed Dec. Benjamin Pollard " ■ 7 mo. 23. dayS: ,■

-Whit? Pollard " " ■ ' 3 mo. 26 days.

/John Parker > , . " 3 " 26 "

James Pinkseton . " It 23 ■" ■

Valentine Peivitt ? " II 26

Vifilliam W,:-Pev/itt-? " 26 " , ■ • :

Andrev/ Read " ;; 2 " 23 " transferred to Gapt.' ?? Lcvi Ragsdale 2 mo. 23 days discharged

Thomas Roberts " " 26

Samuel Spratf, " 23 II

Goodloe Stanfield' " It, 23 IT

Arthur Stev/art " 11 17 : " • Absen-t

Frederick ;Sha.. ? lev " It 26 "

James G. Stinson - " II 23 " discharged 10 Dec. 1813 James H, Smith " 3 mo. 26 days Page 59

Augustus B. Saundey 'Pvt. . '1 mo, 18 ,days

Lawrence Cyprett ? 3- " :26 " :

Stephen Cyprett ' 26 " ..r

John Sloane • 3 26

Peter Yf, Toed ?' "■ ■ ■ ■ 27

John Thomas - -33 26

Samuel Walker ■3 !f 26 tl

John White 3 It 26 n

Bryant Wells ' 3 It 26 It

James V/iisoh •• 1 T! 18 tr

ti :• 7 Michael Waldrope 25 "Thomas Wells ir 1 " . 3 discharged 26 Dec.' 1813 Lemuel 'Wells 7 mo, 25 days, John Wise ' - ' 3 " 26 " discharged 11 Jan, l8l^'

Cornelius Webb 3 mo, 26 days

James Webb 3 " 26 "

Philip Walker 3 " 26

Jonah White 3. " 26 " Francis Gordon 2 " 25 " discharged 10 Dec, 1813 James V/yatt" if mo, 2if days joined by bransfer-,25 .Dec, I813 John Radford 2 mo, 20 days died 10 March l8l.if Nicholas Dillard 7 mo, 25 days William Gurley 7 " 25 " "promoted 2if Sept:, 1815 William Kavanaugh 7 mo, 25 days promoted 2if Sept, 1815 20 Jan, a corpl. Joseph Spratt 2 mo, .25.'dmys discharg ed 10 Dec. 1813 The top of this muster roll is gone. '■ Col, Dyer and Page 60

Capt, Cuthbert Hudson are the officer in command, 28th Sept. 181^ - 28 March l8l5»

Cuthbert Hudson Capt.

Jesse S. Ross 1st. Lieut.

William Adams 2nd. " Discharged 1 Jan-. 1815

Edward Smith 3rd. " died 23 Feb. 1815 ^

Stuart Pickins. Cornel

Thomas Adams Sgt. discharged 1 Jan. I815

Mill Eason died 23 Nov. I814

Aaron Laws died 2 Nov. I8I5 -

John B. Walker

' Gafter B. Eason ■■ Discharged 1 Jan. I815

John McCallister Corp. discharged Jan. 1815--

Willis Walker . ti appt. sgt, Jan. from corp. James Christain appt. Corp.. from Pvt. I814

William Austin/,- It

Pleasant Crews II

David McAllister II

..Nicholas Baker II reduced to ranks 30 Nov. ,l8li+ John.^.Walker trumpeter

Thomas Crossno farrier

John Abner • Pvt. died 23 Feb. I815

Francis Brown M V Eldridge Bowin If

Allen .Bowin app-ointed corp. 1 Jan. 1815 Thomas Brown-

Empson Bishop. Discharged 1 Jan. I815

Russell Brock reduced to ranks 28 Dec. l8lif from saddler Page 61

Aaron Baldwin Pvt.

Willie Davis

Isaac Brown Transferred to Capt.. James Vifilliams Co. 28 Sept. 1814 ■William Chambers

David Bunch ; ■ joined by transfer from Capt. James Williams Co. 13 Nov.^. 'i8lif Hyram Dunagham ■

. Mos.es Davis ..l!

John Davisdon

Joseph Eason II discharged 1 Jan. I8I5

Pleasant;. Er by It (also spelled Irby) William Grimmitt t!

Benjamin Gilbert

John Gates discharged 28 March I815

Vifilliam. Gates. tl

John. Holt. 1? appointed Sgt. 18 Feb. 1815 Henry Hunter II

Thomas Hudson appointed corp. Jan. i8l5 Robert Hammer ?

John Hammron discharged 28 Feb. I815

Johathan Huddleston II

John Hill II

.Robert Hummel , II

Caleb Higgenbotham II appointed Sgt. 1 Jan. 1815 Mi.ddle Higgenbotham

Francis Hutt.on, transferred to Capt. James Williams Co. I5 Oct. 1814 Reuben Jones died 13 April 1813 Page 52

Elijah James Pvt. ' died Feb. I8l5

■ John Jones II

Josiah Jones 11 died .25 Feb. I8l5

Hugh Lev/is 11 ii died lit Feb, 1815 ■'

George Mitchell n ,, joined^ by transfer from Capt. Williams Go, 15 Oct. I8lit John,. Marshall ■ • II

Hugh McCrory II .appointed saddler 28 Dec, l8l/t John McAlister II discharged 1 Ja'n. I815

John Mitchell II ,

John Mills' II (^.ischarged 1 Jan, I8l5"

Edward Mills II killed in battle 23 Dec", 1814 John Malughan M

James Malughan II

James McKey >■ " "(also spelled McKee) James Norris " died 12 Feb, I815

Gabriel Overtoh ■ ' II died 26 March I8I5

Wright Perkins II .

Johh Peake., II ' '■

Abraham Robinson II

William Robinson■ II discharged 28 .Feb, I815

Joel Shelton II

Jesse Stroud II

William Stafford II discharged 1 Jan-, I815

Joel Smith II

Benjamin Smith II discharged 28 Nov. i8l4

George Shelton II died 21 Jan. I8I5

Vi/illiam Thomas " Page 63

Knott Tidford Pvt. died 7 Feb. I8l5

William Tedford

Robert Tidwell

Quilla Tedford

John Wiras

George Wright died 1 Feb. 1815

Henry Worley

Joshua Vifhito diescharged 28 Fob. l8l5

Medy White

William White

**These names were omitted the list of men under the command

of Gapt. Matthew Johnston on page 36.

William Childress Pvt.

William Clark ir Furlough at Fayettville 5 Feb.■ Daniel Carter I? Page g5

FIRST INHABITANTS OF BRENTITOOD

By:' Mary Sneed Jones ■

In my search for information about Indian tribes that hunted and lived in and near Brentwood, I found no other

section where monuments and remains of' the various tribes- •

could be studied with more promise and satisfaction. The remains of the mound'or fort builders, although

primitive, indicate that this progressive tribe was more advanced than the North American Indian tribes of the early frontiers. The' temperate climate, healthful, fertile, and well watered fields favored early development. The strug gle for. the heeds of life, namely food, clothing and shel- :

ter, was not as severe as in the north. Hard circular floors have been found wiiere huts had stood with burnt- clay ... hearths in'the center for firegt. ' Within the burial areas have been found ■■sdme very fine' sj^ecimens of pottery, v/eapons and ancient art. ■'

About 10,000 years ago the Paleo people'lived in Mid dle Tennessee. They v;ere great hunters and had no community life. Their fluted spear heads have been found along the Harpeth River. Their burial and camp sites are' difficult to find. They did not bury in stone boxes nor did they raise crops. They lived by hunting and fishing. For shel ter they lived under bluffs' or'in' caves'.' - ' Two thousand years ago the Woodland -People li-ved in this area. They also built mounds-but:'not Temple-Mounds. • - . They had memorial buriaTs for their dead. . . ■; Page 6. 6

The Mississippian people, ' or-'-culture, a contemporary and fringe group, of the Aztecs, adopted many of their de- signs and tools. Their' mounds cah' be^ found, along the Har- peth River. On the temple mound ■the high Priest had his house. One of their c^mp;^ites was-^Boiling,,Springs on the Primm Farm near the'ihtersection'^of Moore's Lane and Wilson Pike. These people raised much'corn and tobacco in this valley along the Harpeth River.- ■ Before the first settlers•arrived in..the Brentwood area the Uchees came intb'this ^well-know.n hunting...ground. No one knows where they came from, and it is not certain where their campsites wbre,' but they, did hunt .here. The Cherokees, known as the Over. Hil-1 People, were blood enemies of the Creeks. They v/atched over the hu,nting grounds for the six powerful teibes ofthe . Northeast. These tribes were the Mohawks, Oheeta., Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscroga and Onondaga. This organization of war and mig,ht .was. allied with the Ghoctaws. When ■ the ■ Cherokees..were led. to war by Chief Little Corn Planter,"he told John Seyier it, took 100 years to drive out the'Uchees.;■ '- ' ■They went, south and became allies of the Creek's.' ■ '■" The Shawnees came down' 'from-.Kentucky-and Pennsylvania, A large group of these Indians had a--, campsite near .Brentwood Country Club on the'Arnold Property. ' The Indians'who' 'm'ade' wai- on the early settlers were the Chickamougas. This group had been- expel-led from other tribes under the leadership of Bragging Cano'e, who lived near Chatt anooga. As long as the Cherokee war chief, the Tassel, lived Page 67

there was a .struggle with this tribe.' Upon his death Hanging Maw became, chief- and ■sbon made peace with the

white settlers.

There were four Indian Trails south from Great Salt Lick at Nashville,. Two- of these trails ■ passed through Brentwood by way of Harpeth Turnpike> now Wilson"Pike,

through Franklin and came into Natchez Trail near the

Tennessee-Alabama line. It is said General Andrew Jack son traveled-by way ofvEarpeth • Turnpike to. go' by the home of Samuel Crockett who was in the gun making business and

supplied Jackson and his men with guns to use in the Bat

tle of New Orleans, . . . ■ The Great South Trail ..v/as an animal trail passing slightly east of the Harpeth Turnpike crossing the Harpeth

River at a large fortified Indian Town on the De Graffen- ried Farm three miles east of Franklin, It then took an easterly direction to the head of Vifartrace Creek, to which it gave its name, and down the Creek to the present town of V/artrace. Black Fox Trail went south by way of Nolensville Road for several miles then in an -easterly direction, to Black Fox Spring near MurfreesborOi - Black Fox, the principal chief of the Cherokees, was accustomed to making his camp near Brentwood when he -came to hunt. This" well known chief v/as instrumental Tn bringing about the Treaty of I8O6 when the Cherokees ceded 7>000-square miles of their land in Tennessee and" Alabama to the .whites. - Cheif Fox "was then an old man and for his services was given an annuity. Pag.e g8 of one hundred dollars» Probably'the camp sites around ..

Brentwood on and near the Harpeth River have been found to have more important remains than any others in the Southern

United States. On the Gordon Site at the end of Kelly Road one mile northeast of -Brentwood is a Mound Tov/n that contains the , remains of ancient Indians. Many important remains have been found there. The grave and burial mounds are near a large spring. In them have been found small vases and drinking.cups fashioned like a river shell. They measured 5—i" inches in longest diameter and were composed of dark clay and crushed shells. Also there v;as found a hollow image made o.f- the same material. This object represents a human figure in a sitting position with hands on the knees.

The breast and back of the figure resemble those of human beings in v/hom the spine has been diseased and curved.

Many bones and other articles have been found here.

Overton Hill Site about one mile north of Brentwood was once an Indian Settlement. Circular depressions of . early Indian homes-were visible for many years. The Indians probably were attracted to this location by the spring at the foot Of the hill. The southeastern slope of the hill was once .covered ..with stone graves'many of which have been opened. The graves were, of various sizes, from that of a little child up to the stone'graves of eight -feet. Teeth in all stages of de.velopment -up to v/isdom teeth have been found. Also in these .graves.' were many articles, such as a small dark vase with two 'small- 'holes in the rim and tv/o an- Page 69

imals resembling a beaver and a fish raised'on- the side.

.They measured four.inches-in long diameter-and 3«2 inches

•..in ..short, diameter. This, small vase or-, cup was probably

. worn suspen.ded from-the-ne.cki ■ - - ' ■ ■

The Arnold Village Site was discovered'about four years

ago by Gary Von, a design illustrator and student of Indian

Culture, .while walking- near the Harpeth Biv-er on the Arnold

-property. . He noticed the ..mounds and many- -arrows nearby. He immediately-..contacted his friend Bbb Ferguson, and they

notified the excavation teams for the Southeastern Indians

Antiquities Survey. This village was west of Franklin ■

Eoad near the Bre.ntwood Country Club. " '

Both artifact collectors and'carbon dates place the

Arnold Village Site frmly within the Temple Mound Period' (1200-1600). This period generally indicates a belief"in

a hereafter of .some kind. Bowls of- food and bottles of

water were often placed in- the graves. Also,- ages of death

indicate that the-Indians .lived during a time before.'di- -

.seases brought by the -whit.e man had ravaged the native

American Tribes.

During the Temple Mound Period, the Indians built

large .earthen mounds which they enlarged from time to time.

They wove baskets from split canes in which they carrifed

the dirt fill for the mounds. Each time'the mound'was '

enlarged, the people,..built a new temple on'-its'summi't.'' Most of the temples -had clay of splint"walls and Vvere roof

ed with grass., thatching. A ;laza surrounded' by other small

structures, frequently termed a ceremonial precinct, was Page 70 often enclosed by a stockade for defense. ' A bone needle, ceramic beads, a fire bov/1, an effigey:; head water bottle, a large pottery jar, an engraved- section--' of a stone and many other articles were found at the Arnold - site and placed in the Children's Musem in Nashville, Tenn essee.

The Boiling Springs Mounds are about two miles south of Brentwood near the intersection of Moore's Lan-^ and Vi/il- son Pike on the Primm Farm, Many stone graves were found - - within and around an extensive earth work v/hich must have - been surrounded by a large Indian town. Some of the small-:... , er mounds contain numerous stone''graves. The manner of bur-- ial seems to have been as follows.; An excavation of- the size of the body of the dead was made in the ground and the botl.-';-:i; tom paved with foot stones. Slabs of limestone and sand ' stone were placed along 'bhe sides and at the head and-foot.- of the grave. The body was placed v/ithin this rude coffin:- •. and vathin it v/ere placed vases, ornaments-, pearls-j beads-, bands, sea shells, stone swords, bowls and copper ■orhaments, ■ ■ The upper, stones were generally near the level' of' the ghound . and most of the time were covered with a foot or more of r earth. In some localities the sides of the t'ombs stood up . ... above the ground from four to eight inches. The graves, although considered crude, nevertheless exhibited consider able skill in their construction and are standing memorials- -^ to the respect the ancient race had for thier dead.- The unusual remains of Old Town on Big Harpeth-'-'-River---' west of Brentwood extends in a cresent 2ii-71 feet in- length:: Page 71. • and ■enclosestwelve acres. It contains pyramidial .sacri

ficial mounds,-:, small burial mounds and numerous small stone graves. ■ •. The bluff on the rivpr is abrupt, and a fine spring of v/ater, called the, Bluff Spring, issues from the banks within-' the line of -works. From the stone, graves, on the side next to the- river has been ta^ken- a small clay, pot and a vase made in the likeness of a., frog. The vase v;as 6.75 inches in-the long diameter arid 3«5 inches in-height. These pots and' bowls -are sometimes found at the foot but most generally at the head of the-grave by . the- --side of the skull. . It is believed the burial mounds are rich -in vases and stone im plements . and that the mound,upon v/hich the house.stands was the' burial place of the chief families of the tribe.- The hostility amoung the tribes coming into the ar.ea to hunt caused some groups to be afraid to remain - in the Brentwood area.- . -Therefore, the ones that were determined to stay hunted along the Harpeth and Cumberland Rivers which abounded v/ith wild beasts. - They lef-t invaluable remains. No-record of earth works were erected in this area by the Indians, after- the beginning-of the-iB-bh century, . - Stories -told by my grandfather, James Hardeman Sneed, tell of the experiences of his .grandfather. James Sneed.who came to Brentwood in the late 1790's, and built his home on Smyrna Road. He cut a path through the wooded area from his log cabin to the spring at the foot of the hill. To cut the path straight someone was stationed at the spring to ring a bell while they cut away the trees. The sound of Page 72

the hell made it possible to cut in the right direction. The boys felt safe when they went to the spring for water

down this path because the Indians seldom came from the forests into a white man's path. At one time when the Mayfield boys, from Mayfield Sta tion on the hill north of the Sneed place were on the way to the spring, the Indians scalped one of them. This young boy ran screaming to his mother. She used animal fat

as a lotion,- He never had hair on his head and wore a black

cap the remainder of his life. On another occasion one of the Mayfield boys was kidnapped by the Indians and grew to

1 ' . be a man with the Indians, His descendants, and likewise the George Mayfields, had a most amazing skill at hunting and fishing. It is said that they could catch two,, small ■-

cat fish on one hook at one pull of the line, • Since liLddle Tennessee was forbidden as a permanent home for any tribe, many groups, being fearful of the power ful Cherokee, hunted and went their way. However, a few , • . 1 ' ' ■ tribes such as the Uchee and Shawnees were determined to

possess the Harpoth and Cumberland River Country so rich in fish 5i.nd wild game. Although eventually driven out, they left traces that are interesting and necessary to our know

ledge of their v/ay of life. Page 73

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Jones, Joseph J,, Explorations of Aboriginal Remains of

Tennessee'

Jones, Samuel Hardeman, Letters to the Sneed Jones family

in Brentwood

Myers, Wra. E,, Annual Report of Bureau of Ethnology, Vol. 18, Part 2

Myers, \Vm, E,, U. S. Biireau of Ethnology ^42nd Annual Report,

pp. 727-857

Thurston, Gates P., Antiquities of Tennessee

Ferguson, Bob, Tennessee Conservationist, December & January,

1968

Parker, Malcolm, "Indians of Middle Tennessee", Talk made

at Old Glory Chapter of The Daughters of the American

Revolution, Franklin, Tennessee, November I8, 1971* Page 75

THOMAS STUART FIRST CIRCUIT JUDGE OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY '

By: Dorothy Norman Carl On November I6j I809, the Tennessee State Legislature meeting in Knoxville passed "An Act to Establish Circuit Courts of Law and Equity." Five circuits were established,, with Williamson :County being one of the eight counties of the Fourth Circuit, and the other counties being Davidson, Wilson, Lincoln, Rutherford, Giles, Maury, and Bedford, On the following Tuesday, the Legislature was again in ses sion at which 'time "A message was sent to the house of rep resentatives, proposing immediately to go into the election for circuit judges and judges of errors and appeals - Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the Senate then repaired to the representatives chamber for the above purpose - Whereupon.,.,., The house then proceeded, to ballot for a judge of the fourth circuit •- Thomas .Stuart being put into nomination - "on count ing the votes it was found that he.was unanimously elected.,"^ Thus, Thomas Stuart ■ became the. first Circuit Judge of V/illiamson County. He was commissioned by Governor Willie Blount as a "Judge of the fourth circuit of the courts" of Law and Equity aforesaid." This commission was signed by Blount as governor and R. Houston, secretary, on the 2^th day of November 1809.^ ..Thom.as Stuart took the oath of office before James Robertson, presiding Justice of the County Court of Davidson County, at the court house in Nashville, Tennessee on January 2, iSlO.^ Judge Stuart opened his first term of court for Will iamson County at Franklin on May lAj, I8IO. Present at this Page 76

first session besides ''t'he"';Hb''fforarb4;ei;,^^ Stuart Esquire Jiidge" v/as- William Hulme, Esqr^ 'Sheriff-.of Williamsbh^tlo'unty. "The ■ court-^th-en proceeded to a'ppoint'a .clerk of the circuit ■ court'for'the county of V/illiamson •pro- Tem „who should hold that office-until a clerk was. appointed., Appointed to that " office v/as-'Nicholas Perkins."^ ; Judge'-Stuart presided over "courts in., eight counties.' ■ He

spent two weeks in the sprihg and two we.eks in the fall in'' each county. His v/ork necessitated much...travel by horseback. As the years went , by, however, other -J.udges were appointed for some'of -th,e.,. counties, and less traveling was required ' ' of Judge Stuart .In addition to his/circuit court duties,- he'was r'equired,to "sit" with 'the Supreme ..Court of Errors'-

and Appeals; in the trial of all'cases, coming up from the ■ Fifth Circuit.- . His salary for all of . this was Si,000,00 a year. At. that time all criminal, as well as civil cases, came under .'the jurisdiction cf t'he circuit courts.^ Judge Stuart retired from'the bench in February, I836,

He was-'"73 years of ago at the time and had become feeble.

During.,.his last years on the bench he had had to come into

court-on crutches, A nev/ Constitution adopted in 1836 es

tablished-a ,new tenure for judges, and all terms ended after the adjournment of the Legislature,- Judge Stuart, feeling "that he could no longer serve as judge at his age and in his poor physical condition, 'ended;his judicial career, which lasted from I809 to 1836, ' Upon his retirement a stirring tribut'o, to him was entered in the court ..minutes in William son County, the full text of which is s,et forth at the end ti

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of this article."

'A portrait of Thomas Stuart was painted late in.-, life, it hung for many years in the Circuit Court. room of.. the. r Williamson County courthouse at Franklin,, but after I9OO it was taken to Nashville to hang alongside other prominent

Tennesseans. It now hangs in the State Museum in the Vfer

Memorial Building. . It- is'', not'.-ktiowh Avher e' Thomas Stuart/st,udied.j,law or''with

whom he studied. The first information we have about his legal- career is that he was licensed io practice law-in Davidson County in 1796', and was admitt'e'd as;ari. .attorney at law in Sumner County in July terra of 1797»^ On May 13th, 1797, John Sevier, Governor of Tenness,ee,-; signed a. license for him;-,'-'to practice'as an attorney at law. in./thb, s'everal

County Courts of Pleas and Qjaarter sessions in the state 7 aforesaid." .,;In Juhe j;;Of-.-;1798' -Tho-maa'"B'tuart was iri-'io^.n g.ounty, Ken tucky, A letter is .extant ;:which he received from a"V/illiam Anderson directing him to attend to certain legal matters ..lor him. From the letter it appears' that Ariderson had had

some ■.slaves.,,stolen or they had run away. In October of 1798,: he was in,:-.Christian; County, Kentucky-,- Robert' Stuart, the only brother of Thomas Stuart, .was litlngin Christian County, Kentucky, at that;time. No evidence has been un

covered to date to indicate that either Thomas'or Robert S.tuart was licensed to practice law in Kentucky, but there may have been reciprocity between the states, ■^long -with Thomas Stuart's name, on many legal documents Page 78

tliGre- -appears- the name "David, Stuart." There'is no .evidence

that the two,-were related to each other.

Contemporaries, on the bench with Judge Stuart were Judge

McNairy, Judge Andrew Jackson, and Judge John .Overton,-./ ■ In 1807 while Thoraa.s Stuart v/as District Attorney-.of- the...United ■ r . . . . States for the District of West Tennessee, which included

■Nashvi.ile.j,., he,, received the following letter from Andrew Jack

son c-oncer.ning the activities of Aaron Burr:-. . Sir Enclosed I send you a' letter .from -the...Secretary of War of date the 19th for your perusal and wish your ■ opinion .on the. following points: " . ,1» Whether v/ithout proof, I would be'-aut.hprized under the pro'cTamation of .the President and the enclosed ■ ; letter,r . to order out a sufficient number of. troops to search theGhio, Jor ■ armed .-.boats, men and if found to detain:them until an investigation could bo had-of their intentions and destination. 2.' Whe&r I would not .b.e.._ .authorized under ' existing circumstances to hire an express to go to the south of Cumberland and Mississippi to bring the necessary infor- .(..nia-tiori ..with respect to the assemblage of armed forces and boats ' on the'. Ohio., f:..

3. If such a force,is assembled and has proceeded iOn-, to .Natchez or New Orleans would the- enclosed, , taken into viov; with the President's proclamation, authorize ; i .f'me .to ..march such force as in a state of propara.tion through by land to intercbpt them. Health and Respect, January 2', 1807 Andrev; Jackson Judge John Overton evidently wrote, to Judge S-tuart ask ing him to "Sit" -for him in-I8I.O soon after Thomas 'stuart be came a judge, for v/e have a copy of a response which Judge Stuart sent to'Judge Overton saying: "In cases I have been emplbyed and not ihterested ..(a blot) and not intricate I will

sit as judge. In such cases .-if intricate I will not sit at next court unless it. is- the-'Wish of the party for whom I have Page 79

not been attorney. I.consider Elliott and Edmondson's case

as being intricate. A letter from Judge Stuart to Judge Overton in l8l7 recommends Elijah King of Maury County as a lavr"reader,"^^ and the same year on December 2nd Judge Stuart again wrote this friend regretting his inability to visit him at that time because he, Judge Stuart, was busy overseeing the re placement of apple trees in his orchard. It seems 'that Judge Stuart's apple trees had been struck by "canker" the previous year. He closed his letter by inviting Judge Overton to visit him upon his return from Virginia. The Stuart family came from Pennsylvania,. The' Judge's - ' father was John S-tuart (1725-1799); ^-nd his. mother,.fwas n.'-.med Ann (will dated 1805; died l8ll). The three children of

John and.-Ann Stuart were:

1. Thomas Stuart 2. Robert Stuart 5« Janet Stuart (also ca-llod Jane, Jinea, Jennette and ■ Jennet). She v/as the wife of Henry Key'(KeG)o In 1758 John Stuart bought 50 acres of land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and in I787 he received in-the same county a patent for 273 acres v/hich included the first 50 acres on v/hich he and his family had resided for thirty years. So far this Virriter has been unable to find any record of the- disposal of this property. No tax, census, or other, record of John Stuart has been found in Pennsylvania after 1790. He first appeared in Tennessee around .I792 v/ith his sons -

Thomas and Robert. In 1797 John Stuart bought. 274 acres of land in what Page 80 -■■■■ • ' ■ " became the seventh civil district Pf Williamson County.

He died there in 1799» He was. buried in a,-,:cemetery oh prop erty thought to have then been owned, by. .Ephraim-Browri, later the 'Jeff Moran farm, and now. belqnging 'to the National Life and" Accident Insurance Company. . .The inscription on the tomb- • • • I, ' * • • ' s'tbne, ' which is still there, states that John' Stuart 'was' born in 1725 sind died in 1799« Since Judge Stuart in his will provided money for markers at the graves of his parents, there evidently was- also o.ne, in: ..this cemetery for his mother, but it cannot now be-,founds ,-John-;Stuart's marker shows that his death was one of ,the ear-lie-st - recorded in Williamson

County, The inventory of his.property is of record in Will iamson County Vifill Book I, page k and shbv/s him to have had many possessions, including notes payable'-in Virginia .cur rency and in Pennsylvania currency. -Thbmas Stuart-was ad ministrator- of his father's estate. Robert Stuart, Judge Stuart's only brother, was born in-

15 1765 s^nd died in June I8O6 in Christian County, . Kentucky.. - . •

He married Sarah circa 1790. -. and their oldest child John v/as born in Bourbon County,. Kentucky-, in'-1792.^^ children of Robert and Sarah St-uari were';- (1) John Stuart, died in 1838 iivthe Indian Vi/ars in' Ohio, leaving three children for whom his brothers- -.1: ' in-law, Jefferson Martin and-Jacob Bedel Carl, were guardians; - (2) Thomas.Stuart, the judge's namesake who married..-. - ■ Maria Mayfield in I824 and -around^1850'moved to . .Arkansas, v/here he became very prosperous. ' (3) James Stuart, died before I8I6. Page 8l

(^) Esther Stuart, married Jefferson Martin in 1829. and moved to Giles County, Tennessee, where he' '■ owned several mills and miich land. (5) Jane Breathitt Stuart, married Jacob Bedel Carl. The Carl family moved-: 'to Williamson County in l8i2 from Duchess County, New York. The family, of En glish ancestry had lived-in New York since IG^O, - settling there while Long Island was still a Dutch colony. •

Of Jacob and Jane B. Stuart.Carl's five children, two

sons, Frank and Robert, .moved from Williamson County. Their'

only daughter, Nancy, married Dr. Obadiah Waller and remain ed in Williamson County in the Leiper's Fork (Hillsboro)

community. The Wallers•left no children. The other two sons, Joseph-, (born I828) and Thomas (born 1837) remained in Leiper's Fork. ' Joseph married Mary Jane Alston and they

were parents of eleven sons and two daughters. The child ren of Leroy Davis, deceased, descendants of one daughter^

Eliza Carl Davis, still owns.land in Leiper's Fork'once own

ed by Joseph- and Mary Jane Carl. ■ Other descendants' of Joseph

and Mary Jane Carl now live in -Davidson County,' two of whom , are Clarence Alan Carl of Ensworth Avenue, husband of this

writer, -.and Thomas Vif. Carl of Clematis Drive, his cousin.

I' know of no descendants of Thomas and Sallie Carl who still

live in that area, but one son, Jonathan Morton, does live in,Cleveland, Tennessee.

Judge Stuart's sister, Janet Stuart Key (176^-1.8/|8) had

one daughter, Nancy, v/ho was married jn I82O to Johh G. Will

iamson. She was a widow; at the time of her uncle's -death.-

I have made no effort to find descendants of her-'three. child ren, Margaret Jane, Thomas Stuart, and John Travis Williamson. Page 82

Henry'Key, husband of Janet :Stuar.tj ' died,circa I8IO; he does not appear in Williamson County records after that date, ■ ",iis' was-,mentioned above,-.Judge ;Stuart first appeared in Tennesse'e around 1792. 'He married Margaret Larimore, pro bably in Pennsylvania, but no record of the marriage has been found.. The., marriage 1 was prior to , 1802, as. shov/n by the fol lowing transaction; 'In 1802 Margaret Stuart of .-.Davidson

County bought ■ from commissioners of Wilson County-j.at-public

auction .Lot- #8 in Southeast square of tovm of Lebanon .T.or -. $15.00.^'^ In 1828 Thomas. Stuart and Margaret of Vi/.illiaraso,n 1 O County sold the same lot for f^l,000.00. .. ; Margaret Stuart, v/ife of -Judge Thomas'Stuart, was'-'born

March 16, 176L (1768?), probably in Pennsylvania. 'It is

understood that she had two sisters, one married a Hunter,, ^ihe '6-ther -married a- Henderson, and two brother's- - 'James and David.. -In the 1820 "census -of Williamson CdU'hty there is found a widow, Elizabeth Larimore, who appears to be a sis

ter-in-law' of Margaret Stuart. The names, Mfargaret' and Lari

more, 'are found repeatedly''among the nieces and nephews of Judge Stuart and their descendants. Margaret Larimore Stuart

is-buried by tlie side of her husband. Part 'of the tombstone's inscription has flaked away, but what is there-says "Margaret,

wife of Thomas Stuart, March' 16,-1768 - Nov.' 1835 v;as an exemplary member of Presbyterian Churchi" "'Several w'6rds'''a're illegible. If'Thomas and Margaret Stuart had a'hy children,

they had died before Judge-'Stuart as none-are mentioned "in

:his will. ' ^ - Judge Stuart and his wife owned property in Davidson, Page 83

Wilson,. Rutherford, and. Williamson counties in :Tennessee and also land in .Kentucky. In 1803 Thomas Stuart bought Lot ?^lif8. from Edward McHenry of Davidson County for. S30.0Q. . He sold this lot in l8l3 to Felix Grundy for S^OO.OO, and it was part of the property sold by Felix Grundy, to. James K,'

Polk on the corner of Union Street an.d. Seventh- Avenue nov/- occupied by the Downtowner. Motel. . It was here that Pres^- ident Polk died shortly after returning to Nashville after serving as President of the United States. In I8O3 Thomas Stuart bought for S2,000.00 one-half of Lot j^37 in the town of Nashville "containing yellow house" near the northwest corner of the Public Square, and'three years'later he bought Lot #if8. We have the first record of his purchase of a slave in I8O6. The deed- books of Wilson- County show that in 1813 Judge Stuart bought 457 acres in that county. Around I8l2 Judge Stuart moved his residence from pav- idson County to Williamson -County; When he died in I838 in

¥/illiamson County, he ovra-ed in -that "county 274 acres on Mc-

Cutchen's Creek which ho willed to his sister; 132.^ acres on Spencer's Creek including its mouth v;hich he left his nephevrJohn Stuart's heirs; 100 acres also on Spencer's

Creek v/illed to his niece, Esther Martin and also 200 .acres in Kentucky, which he left to her husband, Jefferson Martin..

The 130 acres on vdiich he resided at his death he willed to Thomas Stuart,>Jr., his nephew, as well as another tract of land containing 175 acres which he'had bought from Will- iam Spencer. .Prior to his death he gave his sister's dau- .'Page 8k

gliter, Nancy V/illiamson, I30 acres of which 30 acres adjoin ed the 27^1- acres he willed her mother, and the ICQ acres which

• T , "was lying on the Big Harpeth then lying immediately below the

land belonging to the first mill below Franklin. The follpv/ing epitaph taken from the bojc-type tombstone covering the. grave of Thomas Stuart in the Old City Cemetery, Ffanklin, .Tennessee sums up his life:

; In Memory of ■

. , Thomas Stuart I' ■ He was born June 11, 1762 Elected Judge of the Circuit Court 1809 ^nd served till the adoption of the new Constitution 1836. ■ He died Oct. 16, 1838 aged 76 years He was a man of sound mind and of solid loahning, an .■ ■ ■ able juristj an upright. judge and a true Christian the highest type of man.

Tribute Paid

Judge Thomas Stuart

The minutes of the Williamson County Circuit Court dated February 12^, 1836, Vol. 8, pages 175 and 176, contain the tribute paid'by'tho members of the grand jury and the petit jury by members of the bar, the clerk, the.sheriff, and the deputy sheriff to Judge Thomas Stuart upon his retirement.

The tribute is as follov;s:

The Grand Jury return into Court here the follov/- . ing papers v/ith the signatures hereto annexed and at their earnest request the same is permitted to be placed upon the minutes of this Court. To wit: "The Character of the relation which exists between the publick func- tionary and the people in a free Country requires that" the latter should on all occasions be prompt to express Page 85

pinion of the manner in which.the former has discharged the trust confided to him if he hath performed all the duties fincumbant upon him with zeal, industry, and fid elity; he■is entitled to receive their-approbation of his conduct as the well earned reward of his labours and the most enviable mark of distinction v/hich can be bestowed on-any citizen in a republic if'he has acted otherwise he should be visited v^ith their disappr'oba-' . tion as^ the severest punishment which can be inflicted, and the most indellible disgrace which can be fixed up on him. The former will encourage the honest and en lightened public servant to discharge Vi^ell and'faith fully under all circumstances the duties assigned him. The latter will deter the unfaithful'from any open violation or deriliction of his duty^. .

The officers of this Court and the juries both Grand and Petit therefore proceed to express their opinion of the official conduct of the Honorable Tho mas Stuart v/hose term of service as one of the Judges of this Stale v/ill shortly expire. For twenty-seven years he has discharged all the various and ardious duties of a Circuit Judge and has uniformly and univer sally had the character of an upright, impartial, and enlightened Jurist. Never has he turned aside from the direct onward path of his duty to win popular applause by conciliatory popular prejudices or soothing popular feeling. -The law and the testimony have been his only guides and justice between man and man his only end. VHierevcr these have pointed the v/ay ho has firmly trod. Wherever this light ceased he has paused and remained immovalby fixed. As the organ of equal lav/s, he has known no man. Before him all whether rich or poor whether popular or odious have stood upon the same le vel. Nor has he ever through indolence neglected the performance of his public duties upon all occasions ho has been found wherever his duty required him to be, ready promptly and efficiently to discharge. Neither has he used the pov/er vested in him to oppress, injure or insult either the bar, the jury, or the suitors. Ho has uniformly evidenced the most sacred regard for the feelings as v/ell as the rights of all, treating the highest and the lowest, the youngest and the oldest with the utmost courtesy and kindness. This course regularly pursued through the v/hole of a long judicial life has rendered his country as much valuable service as it has ever fallen to the lot of any Judicial officer to render. Such a judge is a blessing v;hich is seldom bestowed on any country. And his services should be rev/arded with the highest approbation of his fellow citizens and long remembered with grateful hearts. The officers of this Court-and the Juries therefore respectfully reauest that this esrpression of their opinion shall be''entered upon the records of this Court as a testimonial of their high regard for his public services and character. Page 86

(Signed by,:) (Parenthesis-added)

Petit Jury

Alexander Mebane, Foreman Jno, J. Pusswurm James Vif. Carson William Carson Thos. Prov/ell C. E, McEwen Hugh P. Smithson, Sr. Wm. H. Hill Elijah G, Portis- James Swanson, Sr. ,Js. (James) Fox Joseph Burnett ■ 'W. E. (Emory) Hughes Benj. Pr-ichard ■Wm, Moore , R. (Robert) P. Cur-rin. '0. (.Oran). D. Moffitt H, (Henry) M. Bateman H. (Holland) L., White Nich. T, Perkins Curtis Stephens John Thompson T, F. Atkinson

Bar

Robt. C. Foster,- Jr. / Jno. Marshall R. Aloxanan (?) . David Campbell ■ ■ R. L. Mann Tho. Many Turner L. Green (?) ' ■ Thos. Sconce by R. C. Foster James Stewart, Clk. ■N, Childress, Shff. ' Wm. -Harrison, D. Shff. . Court adjourned till tomorrow morning at 10 of the clock.

Thos. Stuart Page 87

Feotnotes

1.- "Journal, of the Senate" at the First Session of the Eighth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, begun and held at Knoxville, on Monday, the eighteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and nine* "Printed by George Vifilson, Printer to the State, ppi 186, I87. 2. From copies of papers and legal documents pertaining to Judge Thomas Stuart and his family, given by Mri and Mrs* Alan Carl of Nashville to the Vi/illiamson County Historical Society. Copies on file in the Williamson County Library in Franklin, Tennessee, pp. 2A, 25..

3. Ibid, p. 26.

i+. Ibid, p. 28, 5. Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Vol. Viii, p. 97. ' 6. Stuart Family Papers, supra at 2, p. I9.

7. Ibid, p. 18. 8. Ibid, p. 13

9. Ibid, supra at p. 97- ■

10. Stuart Family Papers, supra at 2, p. 23.

11. Ibid, p. 21.

12. Ibid, p. 12.

13. Ibid, pp. 5-7»

IZf. Williamson County Will Book, no, 7, p. 6.

15. Stuart Family Papers, supra at 2, pp. 35? 37, 38, 16. War Dept. Records 1838 Ohio Regiment, v

17- Stuart Family Papers, supra at 2, pp. 30, 31• 18. Ibid, p. 29.

19. Ibid, p. 32,

20. Ibid, supra at lA. Page 89

THE PRESBYTERIAN;CHURCH IN V/ILLIAMSON COUNTY -BOTH SOUTHERN AND CUMBERLAND-

Helen Sawydr Cook

"Praise God from whom all, blessings flow.i- Praise Him all creatures here below, Praise Him aboYe' ye Heavenly Hosts, Praise Father.,-Son, and Holy Ghost," '■ • In the early iBOO^s, the'Doxology,. or .Old Hundred, • as,, it -yi/as then called, could be heard drifting, majes-tically out through the wooden■shuttered windows of the■neWly organized. Presbyterian Churches in Middle Tennessee, Vi/illiarnsoh Countj'- had its share of such newly organized churches, ! • ; In 1810, the Reverend Gideon Blackburn left. Maryville,-, ' in East Tennessee, and moved to Franklin, He was a Scotch Irish Presbyterian born in Virginia in 1772. He had spent several yeurs laboring as a missionary among the Cherokee Indians. In Franklin ho taught v/ith Bishop Harvey Otey at the famous Harpeth Academy. "By December of I8IO he began : . to preach in Franklin* He also had five other preaching- points within a fifty-mile radius. These points later be- '7 came churches, Nashville being one of them. His chief -wor ry was an afflicted limb caused by a fractured hip in early youth. He often preached sitting down .v/ith the painful, ' swollen leg resting on a cushion.

FRANKLIN CHURCH

On June 8, I8II, the Presbyterian Church- in Franklin v/as organized with forty-six members. On that day four elders were ordained, they being, Alexander .V/hite, Samuel Page 90

Moore, E. Hamilton, and Robert Harris.

Others associated-with. thevcHurch were:

Robert Gorthers Mrs. Gerthers John Trimble Moses Park Mrs. Annor Wither ■Mrs. Moore Robert Hill Mrs". Hill Miss Alexander Maj. Johnston John Moht-gamory " Mrs-.-: Montgomery .• Mrs. Black - Mrs. R. Neely ^ Mrs. Wilkerson■ ; ■ Peter Vifilkersoh Capt. Rowland• Mrs. Rowland- Mrs, Johnston, Senior Mrs. McKinsey Mrs. 'Shanhbn ■■ ■ Mrs. Shannon John.N, Blackburn ' J. Anderson 'Mrs;-N; McEweU' f Mrs. Waggoner Mrs. Rachel Johnston Mrs. Sarah McEwen, Seior Waltbr Tiffbhy- ' Mrs." Park Mrs. Hamilton Mrs. Alexander Mrs. Johnstbn William- Black.. ■ Edw. Wilkerson Mrs. P. Wilkerson Mrs, Harris ■ - ■ JamGS-;Shahn.on Mrs. . Blackburn,. J. Armstrong Mrs. ■ Ande'rsbn' ■ Mrs.' Hope On September 15,-1811 the Lord's Supper was administered

arid the-followirig persons Were admitted-to the communion "of

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Mrs.' Bright Mrs. Dabney.'. R. W. Short Ewen Cameron Miss Blair Capt. J. C;. Werraly Jennie W, IVhite Arabella White Thomas-White Molley, a slave.of,Capt, Dabney Mrs. Grimes Mrs. Cameron S'ally-'-White"' "' " Barbara -Whit'e . . Miss P., McKinsey In.those days Communion was served from a long table ■placed in the aisle and tokens (small round pieces of iron) were required of all communicants. Records of the early history of the Presbyterian Church of Franklin in Dr. Black burn^' s own handwriting may bo seen at the Presbyterian His torical Foundation at Montreat, North Carolina. By 1813 a brick "Meeting House" with a gallery across HARPETH CHURCH V. i \

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the front and partly down the sides, was erected on a lot now-a part of . the "Old Cemetery"j facing College Street,

just belov/ v/here the Franklin,.Laundry is riowi

The present location at the corner of Main Street and . Fifth Avenue was purchased in iS^i-l, and a church erected in l8L2i In l86L'}- after the Battle of . Franklin, the church was occupied as a hospital by the Federal Army. A third building built in 188? was destroyed by fire in I909. A fourth building, the present sanctuary, .was dedicated in

1908. The present enrollment is A50. This church is proud of its "boys" who hs^ve become ordained ministers: Rev. Eric

Mount, Rev. Robert Grigsby,.Rev. Carrol Jenkins, and Rev. William Jenkins. Miss Lena Reynolds was for many years, a missionary to the Congo. ^

HARPETH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Harpeth Presbyterian Church on the Hillsboro Road, about eight miles from Nashville, was organized by Dr. Black burn in 1811. A log cabin housed it until 1836. Ground for this church was donated by five McCutcheon brothers: Sam, Patrick, - Robert, James, and V/ashinton, They were sons of Samuel McCutcheon, who received a 6LP acre land grant for services rendered in the Revolutionary War.

Tradition tells us (and this v/riter remembers when Har

peth Church bore this name) that there was a church on this site, before the present one, called Stockett's Church which

probably evolved into the one there now. ■As was the custom in .those early days, the church ground. Page- 92'n ■ I

was usijd 'for a . Gemetery—the. northwest end-for, the, whites,

the southv.ohd jfor' the slaves,"With the church in the middlo. The south end was-also a free, camping spot for travelers since

Little Harpeth-Hiver was conveniently nearby,

'A-historical., marker in front of the church states, that the brick: building was- begun in- 1836 while',0. " B,. ,Hayes was

the pastor. Being quite wealthy, he. probably gave .both fin ancial and -ministerial aid, . . .. / ...... But then "The War'|.. -came, and the little church had a

difficult time. For years it was held together by only a

* handful-:of members, , In fact,, they talked of closing down the-'Work'there., . The-building, was in a run-down condition, and.extensive. .repairs were needed-., ...-Of ten the congregation was little more .than the ev.er faithful Henry H,.Ring family, Mr. and Mrs. George Kinney, (she was the organist). Dr. Park er's family and a few others. These people,.were literally

"the -.pillars" ■ of the church. ; In 1948 the-Rev.,., Priestly Miller was v/olcumod as pastor,

•The community had grown and a wide-awake church was needed. So,, a building.-committee was appointed: Madison Jones, Ghair- manj, Ned Ring, Robert Goodpasture, Robert Alexander, and Lev/is Steele. . Architectural and building contractors were consulted, and it was decided, to keep the historic church .building with, its l8.-in-c.h walls as a nucleus for a new and larger building. Today this church and its grounds modestly display one of the most picturesque spots on the Hillsboro ^.Road between Nashville and Franklin. .Its nostalgic beauty had made. it. a Page 93

Mecca for many pilgrimages. It is a family church in a grow- ing cimmunity, and each Sunday morning the gieat hell in the tower calls its members and any passersby to worship.

, _ NM HOPE CHUKCH . About six,miles south of Franklin, on the Lewisburg Pike (Highway if31) was the "Old Ridge Church", so called be- : cause it wa.s built on the Ridge, a geographical formation which separates the drainage between the Harpeth and Duck

., Rivers,... : . At first preaching was done, in a brush arbor, then a ..(Small wooden church v/as built. This building was used until 1806, v;hen the Rev. Duncan Brown from South Carolina came

,.and.-organized N..ew Hopie Church, about one mile north of "Old Ridge". In I8IQ a larger house^of worship was built of logs

furnished by the neighbors. This was before the days of saw mills, so the floors were made of hewn slabs. Each head of a family made his own bench and placed it in the church. At , first, the building was called. "Ridge Meeting House," but . was later changed to "New Hope". It is said that several of the Scotch and Scotch-Irish members, namely, the Andersons, were homesick for their church, "New Hope" back in Hillsboro,

North Carolina, The first elders .were John Miller, Andrew Herron, James H. Herron, Thomas;and David Gillespie. ' . , ' The oldest roll novif available shows, that in- 1859 there v/ere 75 members. Most of them belonged to the follov/ing i .families: -the-Elliotts, Chapmans,' Bonds', IrvinS, McClellands, Gillespies, Blythes, Steeles, Flemings, Andersons,-V/illiams, Page 9k

Camersons, and Alexanders.- ' During the Civil War,- there was little activity there, but in 1867> a new church. was:..,j;onMdered. Work was begun, and it was completed in 1869* This is the present structu]^e. The land on Vifhich it .stands was 'given by the late James W., ..

Williams.

In 1889, Nev; .Hope and Bethesd'a bought a manse at Bethes- da. ' Some of the beloved ministers who served the two churches long and well, and, who are. remembered by the older citizens were; Rev. Marshall W. Millard,.D.D. (l893-1931)j Rev. Vifalton L. South (1931-19^6), and Rev. Charles N. Ralston (19if6-195^)*

BETHESDA CHURCH • The church at Bethesda is an off-spring of the New Hope Presbyterian Church, four and-,-one-half "'miles distant on thq

Lewisburg Pike. It was organized into a separate church., in

November 1879* By order of the Presbytery of Nashville, Rev. J.'Vi/. Hoty, Rev. J. W. Wilson, -and elders Dr. Richard. Blythe, Seth Elliot, and Hugh B., Lincoln, met in the Metho dist Church at Bethesda, and proceeded to organize the Beth esda Presbyterian Church v/i.th the .following members:

Miss Elizabeth Blythe Miss Elizabeth A. Irvin Miss Julia Blythe Miss Susan Alice Irvin Miss Anna Blythe .. Miss Margaret L. Irvin Mrs. Mary A. R. Cocke" ' ' Samuel B. Lee V/m. D. Irvin Wm. McMeekin Mrs. W. D. Irvin ' C. S. Miller Miss Mary A. Irvin ; Mrs. Catherine Irvin Mrs. Alice Rucker ■ Miss Leila Ada Stecle Miss Mary Ella Steele Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Steele^ H. M. Steele W, D. Irvir? and Wm., McMeekin were elected the first elders," and Cq S. Miller and H. M, Steele were the deacons. Page 95

Bethesda has given to the world two., ministers: John Marshall Millard, and Ernest P.. Millard, ■ sons of the'Rev. M. W. Millard, a much loved pastor of the church. The lot on which the church stands was donated by-Mrs. Catherine Louise Irving and family. Bethesda has had an "Evergreen" Sunday School since its organization.

OTHER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES There are other Presbyterian, churches in the county that have long since closed their doors. Even- the ex^ct f location of many has passed into oblivion. One such church is the one near Arrington, where only .a part of the old foundation stands today. Another, the name of v/hich has been forgotten was located on the Old Cotton Lane, off the Del Rio Pike, near the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Buford'and Miss Marion Green. Until this time, no record has been found of

either church.

THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which broke"away from the Presbyterian Church in the early part of the 19th century has become rather influential in .Williamson County. This church had its humble beginning in the Cumberland Mount- £tins of East Tennessee. The break came mainly -because of the fact that there were not enough well educated ministers for every congregation, so permission was given to earnest well- meaning men to preach, but without the benefit of thorough •theological training. The first organized church in Middle Tennessee was near Dickson, a one room log structure, which, restored, still stands in Montgomery Park today. Page 96

■ MT. CARMEL CHURCH

In 1827} Allen Bugg deeded three and. pne^half.-acres of land to T., E'. Kirkpatrick, C. Walker, Newton Wall,, and W, W.

Bond, as trustees of the Mt. Carrnel Church. .This church was

the first Cumberland Church in Williamson-.Coun-ty. It was completed and dedicated'in 1827•'

The ground was fo-rm-erly us.ed as a_. campground. The first

building was burned by the Federal soldiers during the; Civil War. It was later replaced'by-another that'-stopd until 19.13} when it was torn down 'an'd"replaced^ by''the--present one. Mt. Carmel is located^bn the 'L'ewi'sburg Pike ;(.,Hgh. 43,1) six miles

south of Franklin. ■. .. . , Mr. P. C. "Thompson, a present day;,.member, and .the person

to whom I am endebted for this -informa.tion, says that the .

earliest records woiire'burhcd-or ■ destroyed in some v/ay..,. These are the names of some of the earliest members: Molly Sandefur ...... J...A. McCord Th-pmas E. Knott J. T. WiTby" J. M. Sandefur Mary E. Alexander . ,. Tennie McCord Nora Comstock Cask'oy A. P. Stephens

ASH HILE ' CHURCH Ash.Hill Church was "first organized ■'as a branch, of .the Mt. Carmel Church in l88i, by the Rev..-W. ■ T. Dale, under a brush arbor. "He preached-'regularly during the following year, and on ■his"'advice the community began to build a church. On the first 'Sundd'y ^in September 188.3, the. first revival was heid there. "' The next pastor was-Hev..-W. -M. Neely, then Rev. A. H. Gray, under whoSe leadership the congregation, formed a separate' 'church-and- joined the Richldnd Presbytery,., w.ith Page 97 the following members:

John B.o Walker .. W« F„ Fox James Bagsby ' , Mrs, Martha Roberson • Philip Postel Mrs, Betty Southerland Mrs, Mag Hargrove ■ W, J, Roberson Mrs. W. R,.Cathey. Miss Susie R'obcrson Thoso Cathey ' • ; . R,. F, Roberson " ■ J. So Hargrove , The elders were J. B, Walker"(also clerk), Vi^m, Cathey,

Philip Postel, and W, J. Roberson was the dacon. Mr. Walker served as elder and clerk for • thirty-one years. On September

16, 1953j the cornerstone, for- the nev; church v/as laid, and on Jan. 3, 1954? the first service was hold in the new build ing. The dedication sermon was 'preached by Bro. -Jv G. Brad-.' ford. In 1961, four new Sunday School rooms were added. The congregation .numbers close to.100 members at this time,

■ HARPETH LICK CHURCH ' .

Harpeth Lick is another Cumberland church located on

Arno Road in- the College Grove area. Before-it v/as a church, it was a campraeeting ground. According to an article appear ing in ■ The-Review-Appeal, and v/ritten by Mrs. Marvin Kinnard of Spring Hill, '-'this church came into existence in Sept.

1833° Many old cemetery monuments in the Harpeth Lick area have in the .epitaph,. 'a. devout member', or perhaps, 'an eld er in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church' Many such mark ers are found in the Ogilvie and the Kinnard cemeteries."

Today, Harpeth Lick Church presents a picture of the past, nestled peacefully, in its well-kept -churchyard, bear ing testimony to the fact that loving hands still serve.

McKAY"S CHURCH

The follQv/ing quotation is from a paper written by. the Page 98

Rev. Nathan F, Gill: "The McKay's congregation of the Cumber

land Presbyterian Church in the Nashville Presbytery, was

organized in W. A. McKay's house three miles from Franklin on the Nashville Road in Williamson County, by Rev.'James Marshall on the ^th day of June, l8ii-7, with the following

members:.

■ Wm. McKay ■ ' Margaret-M. McKay Eliz. A. Richardson ,Eliza J.^.Courtney Ann Parkeh ' Thos. Mobro Malinda McGann , _ . : Margaret. A, T. EWing Robt. S. Ballov; Chide Bailow Sarah, S. Ballpw Julian Talley 'Eliz. B. .Ho'iland- Mary T. Moore Rachel S. L. C. Ev/ing. Margaret Spence . . . Jane McKay Ann Bailow Philip Parker Nancy ,F. Parker Matilta F. Gault Felix Ewing

Thomas Moore, Robert S. Ballov/, and "William A. McKay , were elected and ordained ruling elders. In July, 1849, Rev.

James Marshall commence,d a .protracted meeting which was held

in a grove in the daytime and'in William McKay's house at ■night. He was-assisted in this meeting by the Reverends James M-. Hunter, F. Nance, John-L.' Smith, and J. P. Campbell.

-There v/ere about 75 professions and 24'accessions to the

church.

■ , [-A good substantial brick church edifice was built on the v/'ost side, of the road noar.Wm, A. McKay's place. In I858, Rev. J. . ,C. Provine was' called to preach and was there for one year. Rev. W. S, Langdon came next, 'for throe years, which v/as about, the- iDeginning of .the Civil War. . During the War, R.ev. Benjamin Smith and S, Ezell held meeting as opportunity afforded. The church v/as hold together as best could be under the circumstances. Soon after the.'.War,. Rev, B. M. Taylor, Page 99 assisted by Rev. J, P. McFerrin, a- minister of the- Methodist

Episcopal Church 5outh, 'held a meeting. Rev. J. N. McDonald took charge at McKay's Church some time in 1866 and preached there-a part of his time. In the fall of 1867, another revival resulted in many- new members being added to the church, which strengthened the church so that they employed Rev. McDonald full time and agreed to pay him 51500.00. He remained there until 1873. On May 5j 1872, Locust Valley Church.was organized. On November 23, 1872, Franklin Church was organized. Both -drew from the old church (McKay's) about 25 members - some of them the strongest, financially, which v/eakened the old church, so that they could employ a preacher only part time. ■ Other ministers at McKay's were Rev. T. C. Blake, D. D.,, Rev. James Marshall,..Rev. A. H. Manley, Rev. R. A. Codey. Around 1886 Pleasant Dale v/as grouped with McKay's. ' Then came Rev. E. L. Mcl/Villia-ms. In December I89O, Rev. James Marshall was employed, 'and in 1891? he held a meeting with

Rev. Nathan ,F. Gill, with 33 added to the church. . ' ■ ■ In 1896, McKay's was grouped with Belleview,, and Rev. John Stephens was employed. He served until December' I897, followed by the Rev.; Gill until I9OO. Belleview is located on the Murfreesboro Pike, six miles east of Franklin. Old McKay's Church is no more - even the building has been torn down. The following list of pastors, chuch off icers, and communicants, is taken from an old record book now in the possessipu of Mrs. McKay Buchanan. Page 100

Pastors i

Rev. Nathan F.,Gill .Rev,. M. E, Gabard Rev. Ben'K." Taylor ■Rev. W. T. Dale

Elders:.

E.o B. Buchanan Wm. McCoy-1883 J,! Scott McKay-1902 . ■; R. H, McKay-I904 , M, R, Brdwn-1897 L«. T. Batlow-190if , .Deacons:

. R. H.. 'McKay ■ J. e. .Holt ■ ' Thomas.A. Bradley Allen D. Taylpr-.,

Lou. Allen T. Ballov/ Nov. 1866 ' . Mrs. Lizzie G. Bradley Aug. 1839 Mat tie F. ..Buchanan Aug, l859 t . ■ .E. G„ Buchanan" Sept. 1870 Mrs. E.liza Lee Brown Aug, 188G. . ' J. McKay Buchanan Sept,.; 1882 " ■ ' ■ • Hattie Buchanan' July'l885- . Nannie Ballow Oct.. 1885 ■ Thos. ; H. Bradley " " ■ . „ Oct.' l885-;j ■ ■ M» R", Brd'wn Nov. 1886 R. . D. Buchanan Aug. .1891' Alexander .S, ,Ballow Nov. 1897 Homer Brovm Sept. 1889 Mary Jane Broy/n Oct. 1901, married Mike V/ooten Martha Ballow ■ ■ Oct. 1907- ■ Abner Farmer. .... May 1868 Mrs. A. E, Farmer Sept. 1865 Thos. Farabrough ■ ■ ■ .Oct.; 18.85 ' Walter J». Farmer ' Sept, I89I Johnsoh' Farmer . ■ Sept.. 1893 Virgle Farmer Sept, 1893 Chas. E. •Gresham .. Sept.. 1891 Eliza Qatlin Dec. 1891 Mrs. Kdtherine Holt . ..Feb., 1891 W. S. ■ Ho11 Sept. 1.891 . Mrs. Loula Holt ■ O.ct, 1885 Kate.Holt SeptV 1891 Ernest P. Holt OC't,. 1961 J. P, Holt Oct.' 1901 A." W/Holt Oct. 1901 Mattie Holt Oct.-1901. Rodger Holt- ■ - - Aug. .190if Aug. 1900,' Horace J.r .Holt, infant son of W, S, and Loula G. Holt was baptized by Rev, N. F. Gill • • ■: Hugh M„ Little Sept. 1891 Wallace Little Sept, 1891 Thos. B, Little Sept. 1891 Page 101

Mrs. Elizabeth Manley Sept. 1865 G. F. Manley Sept. 1865 P. H. McKay .. -■Aug. 1859 Mrs, Lizzie McKay ' ■ Atigi:'Xi891 ■ ■ Wei. McCoy Sept..a882t ■ - -t •■: . Chas. A. McKay Oct. 18-85 " ■■ .• F. E. McKay Oct. i8'92' ^ - W. A. McKay, Jr. Sept. 1893 Eugenia McKay Sept. 1893 married Hunter Matthews Mamie McKay ■ Sept. 1.893> married George 1/Ves't Mrs. T. S. McKay "Mov. l8S5 • ■■ J. Scott McKay Oct. 1901 , . Bessie Florence McKay •■ Oct.- .190l'^ Eva McKay . Oct.. : i90r' ■ ■ : ■ • Mary H. Parris.h I89I) mar'ried Hensley Gardner ■ . . Robert E. Price' Oct. 1901- Mrs. Emma J.- ■.■Reese .Oct. l867'j married J. P. Reese--' ..■■ Alice Reese ■, • - Sept. '.1893 ■„ ■ ■ . ■• Kate B. Reese ' ' Sept., .t Mary Taylor Oct. 1885 Florence Taylor Oct. 1901 Allen D. Taylor Oct. 1901 Hattie 0. D. Taylor Oct. 1901 Spphronia Stanley Aug.. 1891 Mrs. Vif. L. Slayden Sept. 1865 Wm. L, L. Sawyer Aug. 1904' John A. Sawyer Aug. .1904 Mrs. Mary A. Waller Dec. 1891 Mike Vifooten Aug. 1904 Old McKay's disbanded in I9O7.

FRANKLIN CHURCH ' ,

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Franklin. was,, or-' ' " ganized in 187±, with seventeen cf so members-'by Rev.^ Nathan

Gill of^Kentucky. The members worshipped at. other churches until 1876, when they erected a very elegant church-on Main Street, at an outlay of nerly tf8,000.00 but valued at Sl0,000,'.- 00. The cornerstone v/as laid with Masonic ceremonies, an.d ' the dedicatory sermon was preached June 3, 1876. ' The following names are copies from an old record bpok- though not complete. This old book is in the" possession.-of ^ Miss Alma Grigsby of Franklin. v Page, 102

F, E. Birkett ■ • July 1896-1900.. M. E, Gabbard ■ . 1900^1905 John'Stephens ■1909-1913 Hardy Copeland 1913- ?

Elders:

•-■R,-..G. Biichahan ^." ■ ordained at McKay's • . I8if9 ■ .V.James ■■■Pinkerton ' ' -'V!' ordained at McKays ,l8it9 W. A. Jordan " ■■ ■ i' Ordained at. .McKay's 18^9 D, C, Kinnard , • •• .' ...ordained at McKay's 1849'" J. E,. Vfelters . rebeived at Franklin--' ■■ 18?9 . B. T. Wilson , .' received at Franklin" ' 1901" • [..Jiames P'; ' iyioore .received at Fra.nklin • ^ 1901 Hendley S. Reynolds V •received at Franklin 1901 ■ .Pollock'McPherSon . received at Franklin '' ^1909 Jas., R, Shyyhis (?)■ . . ; . received at Franklin 1911

Deacons;.

James S. Carothers 1901 Vifm. Courtney 1901 H.. S» Reynolds .1901 Ollie'B.,. Paschall 1901 Chas. M. Mount 1901

Communicants:;,

Mrs. John B. Crockett 1882 Kate B.. Crockett 1882 Vifm. A, Collins 1873. Miss Sallie.Carothers 1899 Wm», Vifirt Courtney, Jr., , 1899" Mrs. Susie. GaUivan Sarah J. Gleaves Mrs. S, .Hi.' Gabard 1901 Lewis Henry Mrs. .M-e, E.. Hawk 1873 Susie Hughes Mary Hughes,, ... W. 'A; Jordan Mrs. Mary Long- . ,W... ■ Sv Luhn 1877. W.. J. Lockri.dge ^ Mrs." J. P. Moore Mrs. J.. C. Moore- Mrs.. v.. E, Merrill Mrs., Allie McAlpih Mabel" tjohnston 1899 Edward Johnston. D., C^ Kinnard R., Mack Kinnard D., Cannon Kinnard, Jr.. Page 103

Mrs, Bettie McGaul ' ".'.1877 Mrs. J. E. Neely tARi Mrs. Pollack McPherson Jas. Pinkerton 1872 Jno. M. Pinkerton Miss Nell Pinkerton 1899 H. S. Reynolds Mrs. M. D. Reynolds Mrs. M. J. (J.C.) Smith l877 C. E. Vaughan I885 Howard Vaughan J. E. Walters 1872 Morris Walters Joseph Dobbins 1902 Mrs. J. H. Redford R. L. Billington Miss Alma Grigsby I9OI Ruby Steele Mrs. Maude Randolph Abe Little Mrs. M. C. Roberson Mrs. Galvine (?) Dr. Ossian Crockett 1882 Anna B. Crockett 1883 J. B. Cheatham 1882 S. 0. Crutcher 1899 Mrs. S. M. Griffin Mrs. M. F. Gault 1872 Mrs. Ada Grigsby Joe Henry Mrs, Elma Harrison 1885 Mrs. M. L. Hughes Addle Hughes Jas. R. Hughes Mrs. Hortense Jordan Mrs. Avery Little I88I Mrs. W. S. Lunn 1877 Jas. P. Moore J. C. Moore Wm. L. Moore Miss Hattie Moore Mrs. Jane Marshall 1872 Ora M. Jordan 1879 Willie J. Johnston Vana Johnston Mrs. Anna Kinnard (D.C.) Willie.R, Kinnard R. H. McCaul 1877 Norve McCaul Pollack McPherson Mrs. Sue Owen 1872 Mary Pinkerton 1872 Lee Pinkerton Cary M. Reynolds I878 Lena R. Reynolds Page 10k

John C. Smith 1877; Mrs. J. M. Smithson Mrs. C, E. Vaughan Bottle Vaughan Florence Walters I88I;. ThoSi Walters J. H., Redford 1902 Mrs. R., L. Blllington Mrs. Dobbins I9OI Wc Ti Roberson Isaac Randolph Mrs. Sam Sparkraan Mrs. Abe Little Clyde Overton B, J. Wilson 1879 W, M, Wilson 1879 Ebera (?) Wilson Lizzie Dansbee 0. M. Mount 1901 Mrs. Carrie B. Edgman Mrs. J. R. Hughes Miss Alice Eliz..Grigsby Mrs. Mary Carter Mrs. Pallie Carothers Mr. Roberson Mrs, Sweeney Vi/n R, Crafton Mrs. Eugene McPherson Mr. Dave Kinnard Mrs. Lizzie Cooper 1882 Mrs. J. C. Holt 1912 Miss Mary Carter Mrs. A, E. Murry Mrs. Lizzie McGrew Mrs. W. R. Crafton Clyde Overton R, Murry 1914 Mary Ramsey (J) I, B.- Wilson Gertrude Dansbee Miss Ada Dansbee .A Mrs, Ruby V. B,. Mount Mrs, Lizzie McGrew Mr. J. R* Hughes Mrs, McKay Mrs, Will Jordan I88I Mrs,- Roberson Mrs, Avery Little Mr. Sweeney Mrs. Vi/. R. Crafton Mrs. Reynolds Mr. Will Little Mr, J, C, Holt Mr, J, D. Roberts Mrs, Sarah Atkinson Page 105

Miss Louise Daniels. .. ' ' Vi/. P. Graf ton Mrs. Tip McKay ' - Mrs. G. Vf. West Mrs. Sallie Daniels

The present congregation is not as large as it once was,

but it is. an active, wide-awake membership. \ The-doors of

the church are always open to visitors.

■ POPLAR- GROVE CHURCH

The Poplar Grove ('College Grove) congregation' of' the Cumberland Presbyterian' Church was organized March. 25j I86.O.

In a newspaper of February 22, I9OO,' we find- the follov/ing

item of .inter,est: "College Grove: — The new Presbyterian

Church is a 'thing of beauty and a joy POWER.*"

The. follov/ing were accepted as members of the. church.

upon its organization:

'Vriez (?) Brothers Mrs. R. M. Ogilvie Young: Redman • B. -F,-. Wilson. ■Jas. Pritchett M. P. Cherry Margaret C. Allison Mary A. White- James Allison Sallie Wilhoite Jas. C. Hopkins Parthenia Bottman Jas. T. Ogilvie Hugh McCutcheon S. 'K. Allison AlliCe Hughes Wm. F. Allison M. A. E. Hopkins Wra. Pritchett May Clark Mary M.'Ogilvie John -Cristopher Elizabeth F. Hunter R. B. White Mary E. Bugg Jas. M. Hunter Rebecca Covington Mary J. Nunn ' Mary V. Allen Nancy D. Hopkins John T., Wilson C. E. Bosticm W. V. Adcock Thos. Redman Ann Redman Wm. H. Ogilvie" Nancy C. D. Scales A. M. McCord ■•Martha.E. White Thompson- Anna Crump (k) .. Mary Hoit Moses McLamore Isaac Hunter. . - 'I Caroline Criswell - Jas. (S) (?) Ogilvie Wm. Bottman W. J. Price R.' C. Ogilvie Early W. Russel M. E. Poindexter M. Y. Hopkins Anna V/estervelt- Andrew Hunter Roma Crump (k) Page 106

J. J. T. Wilson W. A, Wilson M. A. White Mary A. Kinnard Dr. P. A. Westervelt Hamilton A. Wilson • Samuel Wilhoite Rebecca White Wm. /Wilhoite Voluccia Winn Lenora Dobson Mary A. Clark . ' . W. Wv Hendrix, Jr. Robert H. Haley.' John V. Bug Margaret Haley' Clinton D. Priest M. D. Covingtoh . Highlu Fleming Jas. Hunter Matthev; Wilson ■ Margaret 'e. Hendrix W. B, Crocken Nancy McLemore Ann V. .Kinnard- W. Y; Wilhoite- John Russel Fany Sche.neak', -L. Ogilvie Osborne Chump 'Laura.-i-Av Jbrda,n. Mattie Grizzard J. T. Wilhoite. -Aichibald Dobson Wm. Clark-' , ..Miss Eva Westervelt In April 1967? the Poplar Grove Church was;.dissolved.' ' " The members- agreed that the chur,ch would, be deeded to Will iamson'County,-.to.'be used,.for purpoae.s of College Grove High •Schbol;JE'tb-^e used ^Or;.tiSom,e,'form o..f worship, library, study hSliporAusic ■r;Oom,-,-,,::Qr,,a.ny.-9ther use they d.eem, fit that will ' imprd'YO'-ireMgioti's-^-'-moral,.....educational .lives of/young people of College Gi?6ve^lF- -'-l -'ct

HILU'S CHURCH Hill's Camp Ground was an old Cumberland,-Presbyterian camp ground. .' .Tke - fa-miliss.-of David and Robert Hill, and William Byres- were members-of the congregation at -this-/place. The camp grounds, were established about '1832, the land being given by the Hill familyt Huts were built, and an open- court, or an arbor, was arranged for the worshippers. ..At ono' ti'me there were 115 professors of religion at this place. " A'-'house of worship was afterwards built at Hill's. This building was later sold, and-us-ed'3-s-..a Negro school and church combined, It later burned. . .The I'ocation was on Temple Road,, just off

Old Natchez Trace. ■ • Page 107

OLD UNION CHURCH

■ In 1848, Moses Gate sold a tract of land to John Mothe- ral, Joseph Daws, J. W. Allen, and James Hardgraves for a'

house for school and religious worship. It was know as the Old Union Church, and was used by both Cumberland Presbyter ians and Methodists. This land was on Big Harpet.River, ' near William Armstrong's, on what is now Sneed Road. Old Union later disbanded, and both congregations went to new locations.

ASH "grove church In 1813, land was deeded by Mrs.. Armstrong and. daughter, Sarah, "for the purpose of building a church for the common good." These'women felt a need for religious guidan.c,e,. in., this new land to which they had come from Franklin County, Virginia. They called their church "Pleasant Hill", the ■ same name which their home bore.. But in I893, "Pleasant

Hill"' was to have a nev/ home S "How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood!" This new location became for this writer's family a much lov ed spot. It was at one corner of our front lot, and v/as given to the church by my paternal grandparents, Demsey Rau- sel (Ross) Sawyer and his wife, Lucinda, known to most as "Lucy." The deed read, "For and in consideration of the desire 1 have to establish a place of worship in the 6th Civil District of Williamson County, do by these presents, give,, grant, and release, and unto Dr. N. Vif. Murry, E. M. Sawyer,.. F. C. Ballow, and E. A. Murry and to their successors in office ... That they may build theron a house of worship, for the use of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church...so long as Page 108

said property is used for the purposes herin before mentioned,, V/hereunto, we have this the 29th day of December, 1893; sub

scribed our names and set our seals. Test.: J. S. Stpckett p. R. Sawyer Vi/. A, Sawyer Lucinda, Sawyer"

The new church was christened "Ash Grove," because-.of the large number of ancient ash trees surrounding it. It.v/as or

ganized by Rev. Nathan F. Gill, Just., across the road was the

school, bearing the same name. How we children looked for-' v/ard to the annual week of revival ser.vices; V/ednesday's sermon was always for the children, and we marched' primly across the road to join in the worship, as well as to. escape

lessons. This church v/as located on- Old Natchez Trace,, • and in a very old neighborhood made up mostly of related families.

There were descendants of the first Demsey Sawyer who had come from North Carolina, descendants of Stephen StOckett from Maryland, the John R. Hills, the McFaddens,;the Robert

Morrises, also from North ,Carolina, the Ballov/s who came from Virginia, and others, ' Often members of other churches who lived n.earby came: The Henry H. Rings, the Sam. Moran (old Confederate soldier) ■ family, the David Davis family, the Tom Hills, the Hulmasy:- the Pearres, the Millers, the Bowraans,-.^and the V/elborns, all of v/hom had claimed this area as home since the earliest days of the county. _ .■ i , . The original Ash Grove records have been lost, .but the following is a partial list of those v/ho pledged their support Page 109

in 1898:

J R» Hill • . •• Dp;. N. T. Holt • 'Miss" Rosa Hill Mrs. Jennie Phipps.,-. ^Ed Farmer.?-■ Mrs, V/. M.' Betts 'Mrs. Janie Knight ' " Miss Julia Hays Miss Katie Hays Miss Ada Edmondson, G. F. Sav/yer Mary Jane Sawyer. . . • ■ J. , M. Sav/yer D. .R., Sawyer' ; Lucinda Sawyer. ; .'-.-V T. R, Hill Mrs. Priscella Hill W. A. Sawyer F.. C. Ballow-.- Mrs.. Jennie Ballovy,,, , :...,1J. S.. Stockett Lee Sawyer ■ Miss Rebecca Morris Felix Sav/yer ... .. I^ene Sawyer .l" . Mrs, .Coley -Sav/yer ' E. M. Sawyer ; But Ash Grov.e is no more,I ..Time has made many changes,; In 1967j the building was sold through the Presbytery, and" the land rewerted to the original ,estate. WEST HARPETH CHURCH AND OTHERS . "■ ; '■ ' •" West Harpeth Church was built on land deeded in' April 1857, to J. Adams, G, W, Mayberhy, ' and j. B,. Carl, '. as trus tees,- Other families belonging there were the Binghams and the Grays.. This church, too, disbanded several years ago,.

Other Cumberland churches that have become extinct are: Moore's Chapel, Pleasant Sale, Boiling Springs, and Nolens-

ville.

These one-room country churches, as well as the one-

room schools,, were the center of nearly every neighborhood. They contributed greatly to the social, educations, and re ligious life of the people who lived there. They were loved because they were HOME. Page IlO

Anderson, Bess, "History of New Hope" Treadway, Felix H., "Harpeth Presbyterian Church, "The Fourth of the Song'of the Night'Writers McCord, Mrs, Annie Lou, "Ash Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church"

Historical Foundation of The Presbyterian Church, "First Presbyterian Church, Franklin, Tennessee, "Church . Bulletin (Jun.e 6, ,1971) Session Minutes and Church Register of Old McKay Cumber-' ■ land Presbyterian Church (Tennessee State■Archives)'

Minute Book of Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Miss Alma Grigsby) ■ ■ ' ' _

Records of Mt, Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian .Church (R^ C. Thompson,. Jr.)

Minute Book of College Grove Presbyterian Church . (Tennessee State Archives)

Records of Bethesda Pres"byterlan Church ...iMfs, Margaret Bond)

Records of Ash Hill.Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Miss Margaret Sawyer) ■ • ■ Page 111

THE FATES OF THREE COUSINS

By Thomas Vance Little . . ■ ■ ^

It has- been said that the American Civil War was the ■ last war fought by gentlemen. . One has reason to question '■ the propriety of this.statement when he considers the many .

recorded atrocities and acts of violence which occurred" dur ing this' conflict and-, especially the fates of three Middle

Tennessee cousins,; two" of whom met violent deaths and the other a fate-perhaps worse than,death. The illustrious, military career of Brigadier General - Thomas ■Behtoh Smith has been duly recognized and recorded - by Civil Vfer-historians and writers." The tragic incident in v/hich he was involved on Shy's Hill at the close of the ^ Battle of■ Nashville has also.been appropriately bemoaned. . On the other hand, the short careers of General Smith's cou sins, Dewitt Smith Jobe and Dewitt Smith, have not been so widely acclaimed. It is likely that the reason for the lack of notoriety given to. the ..latter two cousins is the fact that the atrocities suffered, .by one and inflicted by the other - were thou'ght to be' too gross to record. But perhaps our social order has become sufficiently shock-proof to take note of the Smith cousins of Mechanicsville in Rutherford' County, Tennessee, near the Williamson County line. The village'of Mechanicsville can no-longer be found on the map, but'it was ' located on the Rocky Fork Road some five or six miles east of Nolensville, Tennessee. " ■ ■ ■ " The common ancestors of the three cousins were Milling- Page 112

ton and Elizabeth (Matthews) Smith.1 They were from Bruns wick County, Virginia and in the early iSOO's joined the migration to Middle Tennessee. Here they became prosperous

and reared their seven children. Three of those children

became the parents of the three cousins whose, fates were seal

ed by the events of the Civil- War..- Thomas Benton Smith v;as born February 24, 1838, the son of James Meacham and Martha Washington (Page) Smith.^ His father, who was born in Virginia in 1797, was a millwright and manufacturer of cotton gins. He himself had, a distin

guished military retord, having fought- with Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans.-^ His mother,-Martha Washington Page, was from a prominent pioneer Williamson County family.

Dewitt Smith Jobe'v/as the son .of Elihu C. and Mary (Smith) Jobe. He was, born June 4j I84O. -His father, who was born in Maury County, Tennessee, in 1809,' was the son of James and Catharine (Pitt) Jobe.^ The grandfather of Dewitt Smith Jobe, James Jobe, v/ho'was born in Virginia, was one .of the first

. c ■ ■ builders of cotton gins in Rutherford County. His father was. also a builder of cotton gins as well as a local magistrate. Dewitt Smith was born in 1843 and -was the son of Alexander Smith, the fifth'child of Millington and Elizabeth (Matthews)

Smith. ' ■

' DEV/ITT SMITH JOBE In May, l8'6l,'" Dewitt Smith Jo.be joined Company D of the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment, which was being organized by his cousin Thomas Benton Smith. He spent the first tv/o years of the War with this company. He was wounded and captured during iff' m m m t"

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the Battle of Fishing Creek. 'He was taken to the Federal prison at Camp Chase iu jOhio.. He was later exchanged and

rejoined his company and ;fought in the Battle of Murfrees-

boro. ■ ' " . In l863j Dewitt Smith Jobe was detailed to do secret scout-work by General. W, .J. Hardee/ v/ho' v/as then at Shelby- ville. One account says that he was'-captured near Triune and was again being taken .North-to"prison when he ju-mped ^ from a window of .the railroad car neat' Louisville, Kentucky."^ He made his way back to Georgia where he was assigned to Coleman's Scouts, a select secret organization, whose duty it was to stay in the-rear of Fed.erQl line's and get as...much infor mation as possible .by whatever means possible and pass it along to General Bragg. , As a member.of Coleman's Scouts, Dewitt Smith Jobe's refuge was the, hills south of Nolensville between that com munity and the comniunity of Triune. Having been born and reared near there, he was quite familiar'with the area and the people who lived there. Not only di'd he scout around the communities of Nolensville, Triune and College Grove, but he frequently made his way into Nashvi-lle and there ming led with the Federal troops occupying that.city.^ He was no stranger to the Deaderick Street taverns, which were frequent ed by Union officers. .. .There he drank and talked with Union officers, and he listened. Capitalizing upon 'the tongue- •loosening effects of liquor, he often left the taverns with valuable information. On at least one occasion, he not only took information with him .but -.Yankee horses' as well. It is Page 'Ilk

said that'when ho left the tavern' on this' occasion he picked thr'de of the test horses belonging to Federal of fleers',' raount-

"■•ed one of them and led the other two to his hideout near q Nolensville. That hideout has been identified as Denney's Hill.^°' " ■ ■Scouting activities bf ColemAn's Scouts'were known to

Federal'-'authorities, but for a year Jobe v/as successful in eludin'g them. '''">In August,' 186'4} ^ patrol of I5 men wore sent into the Nolensville area in search of 'Jobe and his companion scouts;-" -"The scouts we're aware of their jiresence'in the 'area

and .separated themselves, from each other as was their custom ■ in'- times of danger. ' ' Accounts 'v'ary as to the circumstances surrounding Jobe's capture. One account^^ states that" on the morning of AugUst 2'9', 1864> Jobe, after' haiihg ridden all night, stopped for "b-reakfast at the ho'ine of William' Moss, who lived halfway be'twe'en Nolensville and'Triune on the Nolensville Pike, He ate a hurried breakfast and then took refuge in a corn field oti- 'the Sam'-Waters place about a'mile from the Moss home. The

Union patrol' discovered his'hiding place and surrounded him in the-corn field. ■ Another- account,- ' ' 12 -which■ agrees■ - . with■ i." the' foregoing one in most respects, adds that Jobe talked to Miss Betty Haynes,

'daughter of 'Elwood Haynes of Triune. V/hile this account does - i' not implicate Miss Haynes, it does state that it is "generally believed that some one in the neighborhood informed the Yan- kees," 13 . ; -- - Another account has it that Jobe went to the home of Page 115

Sam V/aters where he met ■':'his ^ tried and true friend" Settle

Puckett, who frequently gave.him information in regard to enemy movements. Shp directed him to- a. thicket nearby to ' remain during the day where.'she could'furnish' him food for himself and his horse. He v/as gone only a short time when a squad of Federal Cavalry came,.up looking for him and ac

cused Miss Puckett of trying ..to-honeeai him. She tried to "decoy them in a different direction, but they'discerned the

tracks of his horse and soon found him asleep in the thicket. Whether Dewitt Smith Jobe was' Captured in a.corn field or a thicket, all accounts agree-that he was captured by Federal soldiers, who tried to extract from'him v/hatever in formation he had. There is some disagrebraent on exactly v/hat information the Federals .-•were trying to 'get. One account^^ says that he had valuable papers- on him, which he had obtain ed from a "sv/eetheart," and w/hich he'-began to chew up and swallow when he perceived that he was surrounded. Another ■ ■ ■ ■ 'account15 says' that the Union:soldiers. demanded:-V from Jobe' ' information concerning the identity of his comrades and their

meeting place. The Union detachment that captured Jobe was under the command of Sergeant Temple, .qf the 115th Ohio' Regiment. "They were stationed at Murfreesboro and prior to the capture of Jobe it is said that they stopped at the'Jimmy Jones home

at Independent Hill and then proceeded to the Nolensville Pike. They later stopped at the John Page place^and using a "large telescope" spotted Jobe going ■Kalong a fence into the 17 ■ corn field. ' ■ Page 116

Whatever demands-were madei tupon Dewitt Smith.Jobe after

his capture, he refused to- .yield tO: those, demands and, threats, The patrol members became.enraged and began to torture Jobe.

.-J.ohn Lealand Jordan has written that rthe violent -shouts and ■ -threats of the Yankees were .heard by hiS; mother at the John 18 -•King place, which was- more than a: mile away.

There is. some disparity in the reports of hoW:J.pbe was

killeh«-;... It is said that the. Pedaals tied a leather strap

■around" his; neck and hanged him several times. Each .time they would.-let- him down and give him another opportunity. to tell

them the information they y/ere demanding,. Each time Jobe

refused-i-.- He v/as beaten;-,-his front teeth were knocked out with a. pistol butt; they put out his eyes,., cut out his tongue

and -gave him one last chance to write out for them the infor- 19 mation. Still he resolutely refused. 20 ' , One account;/-. .kasri it that vi^hen it became- apparent that .-.Jobe would not betray.his fellow scouts and the cause.; .v/hich

he was serving, .-.-"t.he, ..Union soldiers put a leather strap around his neck, crossed ajt the-back. Then by tv/o men pulling from

either end he was choked and strangled to death. Another

21 account stateS",tha.t, the Federal troops tied a.leather strap

around his neck,and. bied it to a, horse. The horse v/as beaten .and in. fright g.all.Qped, .through .the rows of corn, dragging be-

hin.d the mutilated but,..living, body of Dewitt Smith Jqbe. He

v/as fragged until dead. .. . 22 . . . Still anoth,er.-:account states that the Yankees cut out

his tongue, strung him up by.his.thumbs, and left him to die.

A neighboring lady, v/ho was a friend of the Jobe family. Page 117

rode by and stopped-::.aii%:p:iae'e3 her hanker chief over his face ' " "'23 to shield it ^froni the hot August sun. The lady is not identified, but one might speculate that it was none- other than Miss Bettie Puckett, or even the suspipious vB.etty Hay»^

\''Jord of Jobe's death was sent to his family, who lived some six miles away from the scene of his death-. An old family servant Franky'who'had cared for him as a child, • went for the body and bore it home for burial in a wagon drawn by mules.. Dev/itt Smith Jobe was buried ^ in the family cemetery o.n a hilb ..behihb'the house.

He res-ts today s in an unmarked grave beside his..mother and father..in,;the peaceful but untended cemetery. The-Jobe home still stands''on Rocky Fork Road. The original ^ logs have been covered .-with■ clapboards. The unimposing'structure is deceiving and-.no: one v/ould suspect that a man. of Dev/i'tt ' Smith Jobe's bravery was a sOh of this house y/ere it not for the marker that ..has been placed in the yard. Members of .the Union' patrol who killed Jobe are report^- " ed to have told .Holensviile residents after the incident that''" he was the bravest man they had ever seen. Of him Dr., 'W..'b,

McMurray has ther ..following to "say in his History of the Twentieth Tenness.ee:.;Re'feime'ht: "No braver soldier, no grander' '''' patriot, no truer 'comrade'gave up his life in this great ' •• struggle of ours for the right against the wrong, Sam Davis """ not excepted./' Dr. McMurray goes on to say that the leader of the Union patrol became a "raving maniac from remorse of conscience." ?■ ' Page 118

" ' DEWITT'SMITH ' Nev;s.. of the 'brutal murder of Dewi'tt "Smith Jobe spread throughout the'; confederacy. Late in September, l86if, v/ord

reached Dey/itt Smith of his cousin's death. He-Viras at that ' time serving with the Forty-fifth Tennessee Regiment near Chattanooga. Vov/ing to avenge, the death of his cousin, De-

■ ■'witt Smith stepped away from his r-egiment during the..night '■ -'and stole a horse'-at a'nearby farm house. He rode into Mid dle Tennessee and-near'Tullahoma found an'encampment. of ..a small company of Union soldiers. ' .'Dewitt Smith saw his first opportunity for revenge. He waited until night "v/hen they were sleeping. He slipped "hy' the pickets,, and realizing the, need for- a silent v/eapon, ..he' took a large butcherknife from the mess tent. He report edly stole into .a tent and silently slif'-the throats.;pf all-

eight men in the tent. He then moved on'into a second,itent' and' was killing the seventh man in that'; -ten't 'when the eighth

awoke and alerted the camp with his shriek's of horror,. He escaped frOm the Unidri camp, and it is' said' "that he was still

cltitching the, butcherknife as his horse galloped out the . , Man'c'hester Road.^^ • ' ' • Dewitt Smith made his v/ay back tD.-.-Nolens-viifie', v/here his cousin had"been slain," and there during the cdurse of the

next'tv/o months inflicted a number of brutalities that were by his own design as-horrible as those in flic te'd upon his- -: "' ■' cousin. He was not, however, without friends' and accomplices. ■ '' '' While in the area friends and neighbors provided him v/ith food and a place to sleep, indicating their approbation of his acts. Page 119

The story is told that early one morning during his

stay a Nolensville, Dewitt Smith met two Yankee ..soldiers near the Charles King place. - He had no anmiunitionj ,-but this fact was not known to the soldiers, .whom he took-captive.

'He "madeithera hold" his horse while a farmer's wife fixed his

breakfast. While she was cooking the breakfast, he moulded bullets. After breakfast he marched the-, two soldiers about half a railedovm the road and there shot both of them in. the ba.ck of the head. , He left a note with each corpse, - say ing: "Part of the debt for my murdered friend. Dee Jobe."^^ Rumors and reports of the acts of Smith made th? name Dee Smith the most dreaded in the area. Federal troops comb

ed the countryside for him, and stories multiplied. It was toid that he was armed v/ith six pistols and- a musket. At least he was reported to be so armed once v;hen he stopped for tobacco at "Mr. Snell's store on the Franklin Road." He is said to have used an old sinkhole near Kingwood School at Triune as a grave for his victims. One account has it that Dewitt Smith forced an elderly man, who was an acquaintance of his and who was knovm to be loyal to the Union, to eat his loyalty papers. After the man had eaten the papers at Smith's gunpoint, he asked Smith why he had made him do it. Smith replied: "Because you wouldn't let me run rabbits in your pasture when I was a little boy."^'^ After 60 days of violent rampaging, Dewitt. Smith was captured by a Union Company at Nolensville near. Dr. Shannon's office.28 He was taken ' to-Murfreesboro'and.'condemned to be Page 120

hanged at noon the next day,

Accounv.^ of Dev/itt: Smith's death vary, hn.-t all agree that he never-reached the gallows. .One -account .states that he, died during the -night .before his scheduled hanging ,of- v/ounds in

flicted upon him v/hen he. was being captured. Another-ac count says that'friends visited him in jail the. night .before he-was te bo han-ged and "gave him a- drug. . -.-In any event, D'ewitt Smith did die in-a Murfreesboro jail .after, .ac-c.grding

to-Dr. McMurray, "no less than fifty Yankees paid^the death ■ -■■penalty at the hands of this brave boy for the murder,.-of D, S. Jobe.' ■ . - .

THOMAS BENTON- SMITH ■ ■■ ■ T'iagedy •■•touched the lives - of ' the .children and grandchild- • ren of Milllngton and-Elizabeth..(Matthews);Smith many, times and in many ways, - It appears, however,: .. tha.t---tragedy was most frequently visited upon the family.-of .Jam-ea Meacham Smi.th>,

father of Thomas Benton Smith. ..His wife gave birth to 'Jsev- efal" ■ ehiidren-i o^ly three of whom survived to adulthood-'. One of those so surviving',- -John, the only brother of Thomas Benton Smith was killed in" the first day's fighting.at the Battle of Murfreesboro.^^ ■ The-:.father, James Meacham Smith, did no,t,..live to-see the deaths-of his son John and his nephews. Hp. .himself -died in the iS^O's.^^ Thomas Benton Smith is said, to ha-ye shown remarkable mechanical ingenuity at an early age.. He. patented a locomotive cowcatcher when he was only I5 years old.^^ At .the age, of 16, he ■enrolled in. the. Nashville Military Institute.. After four '-years there, he attended West Point- for one year. After leaving Page 121

West Point he v/orked for the Nashville and Decatur Railroad

until 1859 v/hen he returned to his hPi^e aear Mechanicsville

to prepare for war. He began his military career in I86I when he helped to

raise a company of soldiers at Triune. He v/as electecl sec^-

ond lieutenant of that company which became,Company B pf the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment. He was later,promoted to first lieutenant and v/as elected colonel at the reorganization. Qf the regiment at Corinth, Mississippi, in .May, 1862.^^

In August, 1864) the same month of his cousin Dewitt,,-

Smith Jobe's,death, Thomas Benton Smith received-his commis

sion as brigadier general. His cammand at that time was.at

Atlanta, He later accompanied Hood into Tennessee, and- actr-

ively participated in all engagements, including the ,Battla

of Nashville......

Until the Battle of Nashville, Thomas Benton Smith was never seriously wounded though in the Battle of Murfreesboro he did receive "a severe wound across the breast, the same- . ball passing through his left arm."^^

General Thomas Benton Smith was with Hood at the Battle

of Franklin. It was he who informed the Garter. family that .,

Tod Carter was lying wounded in the yard of the Carter.House, An account of the Battle of Franklin'by Alice McPhail Nichgl contains the follov/ing:^^

Just before day I was standing out on the .back porch, when -Gen. Benton Smith rode up on his horse. I can see him now as he saluted and said "Sissie is this where Squire Carter lives?" and I told him yes, and he said tell him "Captain Carter is severely " wounded on the battle field, and I will show him about where to find him." Aunt- Sallie McKinney followed Pago 122 , , ,

v/ith lanterns. ■ General Thomas Benton Smith's forcGS'proceeded to Hash- ■ viile after the devastating'Battle of Franklin, There v/ere

few of them left at that time, arid those v/ho remained were half-clad, many barefoot, and all' completely exhausted;' The Battle of Nashville v/as drav/ing to a close and it was appar ent that the Confederate forces had lost another vitally im

portant engagement, when General Smith found himself"and his

men on a small rise in the Ov'erton Hills to the south'of the city of'Nashville. ' They were surrounded by'Federal^'forc'es, There was but one course of action. In order to save "himself and his inen, he took his hankerchief from His pocket and ■vyaived it above his head in surrender. The Federal forces then took General Smith and his men captive. The battle was ended; only a few

scattered shots were being fired. The'captured'General Thomas Benton Smith and''his'men were marched across the battlefield before Federal guns. They had to pick their way through 'the dead and dying. The captives v/ere accosted by a Union officer, v/ho confronted. General' Smith and wi-thou-t cause began' to strike the'unarmed'gen'erai with his sabre. He inflicted three mighty head blows." The final'blow sent General Smith to the ground with'his brain oozing'through his :,fractured.,skull^';,,,,'A,.,|purp6rted eye 'witness 'to tfhe events at the Battle oi' "Nashville,'.'wrote,.the fpllowi'ng;.^?..

After we ..surrendered I!,v/as..'.':struck--on- .the- head sev- ..cral. timqs by a flag bearer with,-his istaff,.. once by a soldier who felled'me to the ground with his gun. After recovering from the shock, I saw at some little distance an officer strike Gen. Smith on the head with his sabre. Pago 123

^ ^ I ■-walkod up on, thomi,.. Again he cut Smith dovraj if •his -sabre.had been sharp it'would have split his ■ . head.: . Gen.' Smith raised up,- ■ caught' the eye of this ' cruel of.ficer, and said': ■ . '•'Sir, I.am a prikoner'-of. war and do.mand the ' rights-o.f .a. prisoner." After~ the'\look not-so much the words, the swprd or sabre of this man (whose.name I have learned whs - -McMillon, .a Col. from 111.) dropped to his side - the look of a' brave man palsied...his arm - he could not strike, again.

General Smith recovered physically from this brutal and senseless ^attack, but he never fully recovered mentally. He

"Spent .most of the rest of his life in the Central State Hos

pital for the.Insane;near Nashville.

General Thomas Benton Smith returned home after the War

and., made his. home v;ith his .sister Mrs. Johnson V/ood on the ■ 38 -Murfreesboro Pike near Triune. He ran for political office in 1870,^^ But by I876 he had been committed to C'en■t^aT-•'■- Sta•to. Hospital for the Insane, His'"aberration -of mind" is said to;:'liaye occurred in 1875 ^nd was directly attributed to -his'wound at the,Battle of Nashville. It is said that he became "thoroughly v/ild" in January of I876 and had the de

lusion that he v/as the "India'h Emperor of America,'' -' He

mounted his horse and armed himself with bow and arrow, a.nd

rode wildly around the Triune area, attacking any one with whom he came into con.t-ac..t.,. His cousin, Isaac Page, was one

of his victims, he being shot in 'the leg with, a steel arrow. After the attack'Smith fled into the hills and- .was-.finally captured and placed "in jail -until--arrangements could be made to place him in the asylum. The sentiment of the community

about these events are'expressed by a resident of Nolens- ville:^^ ■ ; ■ • ■ ' Page IZk

1 have not learned v/hether he has--yet been sent but it is a pity indeed to see this gallant soldier v/ho had. upon his body numerous wounds re'eeived in de fense Of"his country, upon-hard fought fields consign ed to such.quarters. We sincerely hope he may soon be restored-to" his proper" mind and fill the high position in society he so richly merits, Thomas Benton Smith did/ however, have lucid intervals, during which ho was allowed to return home for brief periods of time. John Lealand Jordan recalled having seen him at a

■Confederate, reunion at the Concord Church in 1883. He recalled that General Smith v/as ".a fine figure, tall, erect, soci able and'.-Jriondly, and put his old regiment thru a numBer' "of drill movement,

Dr. McMurray in his History of the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment, has the following to .say about Thomas Benton Smith: ^Colonel Smith v/as the physical embodiment • of a magnificent soldier, with mental attainments and incli nation that made him admired and respected by all who came in personal contact with him. ■ S.plendidly built, ■ on grand proportions, a little over six feet tall, liius-' cular, erect as an Indian, of some-what dark complexion, deep gray eyes, .quiet and courteous in demeanor, cool, calm, and collec-tbd'On all occasions, v/hether in genial ' conversation or in the thickest storm of shot and shell, with 0. most kindly -interest in every man in his command, at all time approa.chable by any subaltern or privatd 'in the line, yet commanding the respect and ,esteem of those superior to him in military rank, he "v/as the beau "ideal of a 'soldier.

CONCLUSION"":.' Dr. McMurray further summed, up;-the story, of., the three cousxns and compared them with Sanv Davis: it" v/as my fortune- to have D. S. Jpbo...as a playmate the. war. I soldiered v/ith-Col. Tom Benton Smith for four' years, and have spoken■of the cowardly-deed that was .perpetrated upon him after ho had surrendered on" the battle -field of Nashville., .Dewitt -Smith was shot down and captured within fifty steps of the office" where I read medicine after the war. Sam Davis' father was a neighbor of my grandmother before the v/ar'« llov/ Page 125

lot ne say there v/as never moulded in nature's case^ better material for soldiers than these four men. We might call it bravery, valor, heroism, brutality, revenge, vindication, senselessness - or whatever. But let's just call it truth, because it all happened and it all hap pened within a four months period of time, between August 29, l86if and December 15, l86^. •Page -126

FOOTNOTES- ■'

1. This information supplied by Mrs, Virginia M", iBowrnan, Franklin, Tennossoe.

2. McMurray, W, J., M, D,, History of the Tv/entieth Tennessoe Regiment Voluntoer- ■ Infantry OSA, • (•privately published). Nashville, 1904., p, 393

3. Ibid., p. 393 . 4. Ibid., p. 429 5. The Goodsnoed Histories of Maury, Williamson, Rutherford. Wilson,- Bedford and Marshall Counties of Tennessee (Re-" brinted from Goodsneed's History' of Tennessoe),' Woodv/ard 8{ Stinson Printing Co., Columbia, 1971, p. 1043

6. Confederate Veteran. Volume III, Number 12, Nashville, . 1^9$j P* 373) (letter from H. E. Jobe, Paris, Tennessee) .

7. Ibid^, p. 373 8k Dixon, Jim and McPeak, Bill, Rutherford County Currier. VThe Story of a Hero - Dewitt Jobe"

9* Ibid. 10k< Dixon, Jim and McPeak, Bill, Rutherford County Currier, "The Story of a Hero - Dswitt Smith"

11. McMurray, pp. 429-430 12. Jordan, John Lealand, History of Triune During the Civil ' War (unpublished) p., 22

13,. Confederate Veteran, p. 373

14. McMurray, p. 430 15. Ridley, Brcnfield L^, Battles and Sketches of'the Army of Tennessee, Missouri.Printing & Publishing Col, Mexico, Missouri, I9O6 16. McMurray, p. 43O

17.. Jordan, p. 22 18. Ibid., p. 22 19. Huddleston, Ed, "The Civil War in Middle Tennessee,". Nashville Banner, February 22, I964 (special supplement) p. 15 20. Confederate Veteran, p. 373 Page 127

21. Huddleston, p. I5 It is to be noted that neither the McMurray account nor the Jordan account refers to Jobe being dragged behind a horse. McMurray does,, however, statd that, he .was dragged.

■ 22. ■ S.mith;;i' Frank H. History -'of Maury County, Tennessee, ' p. information ; w;as obtained from an. interview -with'William . James Moore, who 'was a member of -Coleman's - Scouts. • i',;. •

23. Huddleston, p. I5 ' ■ • ■ -

2if. Huddleston, p. 17 .1-:. , . • . ■

25. Ibid, p. 17

26. Dixon and McPeak

27. Huddleston, p. 20

28. Jordan, P. 23

29. Jordan, p. 23 30. Huddleston, p. 23

31. McMurray, p. 393 32. Jordan, p. 2.^ ^

33• McMurray, p. 39ij.

34. Ibid., p. 393

35. Ibid., 393 36. Unpublished Manuscript, Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives. The account continues: "My mother kept the children. She and Lena Carter fixed the bed in the family room and straightened it up as best they could, so they would have a place to put him. I can never forget seeing two men bringing him in the- back way, between the smoke house and the boys office that stood by the smoke house, with a walk and gate between that led into the garden. They had found him about I30 yards southwest of the smoke house, lying face down thrown over his horses head, he v/as lying across the breastworks, shot nine times, both arms and legs into, and a ball over his left eye. He was unconscious when they brought him in and laid him dov/n on Aunt Annies lounge, I can see his limp legs and arms now, with his Captains uniform and cavalry boots and spurs, he had a black hat with a black plume in it." 37» The Review and Journal. February 10, I876, Franklin, Tennessee j , ' > . Rage 128

380 .Jordan, p. ■■23

Zf2, Ibid.

13» Jordan, p. 27

kk' McMurray, P. 395 Page 129

, CONm^UTORS,-^-;

. CARL .(Mrs Clar'enc.e' -Alan ;.Carl), v/as born:and '■ ■reared in Nashville, Tenn-ess-ee;,' She is a graduate of Ward- Belmoht -College, with B.S.- -and- M.A. degrees from George Pea- body College. She is a "former -teacher in Nashville City Schools. Mrs. Carl-is a member of Williamson County Histor— . ical.Society, Tennessee Higtpricai Society, 'Col. Thoirias Hart ,^;Be'hto'.n Chapter' Daughters o-f'.'ihe War- 'of l8l2, Campbell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, - Ladies Hermitag'e.-Asso- -vC-iatiiDn, and West Meade Garden'^ ClubV' - She has contribuiOd several;family-genealogies to-Tennessee State Library and to New York Genealogical and Biographical So'Oiety,

HELEN COOK (Mrs. Brent Cook), was born in Williamson County. She attended Peabody College and has taught school in Tenn essee-, and Mississippi. Mrs. Cook is a member of Williamson County Historical Society and is serving as Corresponding ,B,ecretary. She is a Regent of Old Glory Chapter..Daugh-ters ,af-the American Revolution, United Daughters'of Confederacy, and the Carter House Association.

HOVi/ARR- 'VALLANCE JONES is Professor of History at'.,the Univer sity :0i. Nor-thern Iowa in Cedar Falls, lowa. He a'iso'; is the concert .maniger' for the University and is a'pa-st. pre'sident of the Association of College and University Concert Managers. He holds the A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard Un iversity, and also spent a year of graduate work affiliated v;ith the Institute of Historical Research, London University. He teaches English, Roman and Greek History. He is also an associate editor of the Edmondson Family Association Bulletin.

MARY SNEED JONES holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from George Peabody College. She has done grad uate v/ork at the University of Tennessee and Columbia Univer sity. She is a_former teacher. Curriculum Director and or ganizer of Special Education in the Davidson County School System. She served as President of the National Association of Sneeds 1957-1959 and is currently the First Vice President of the V/illiamson County Historical Society'-. She is also a ■ member of the Zoning Board of the City of Brentwood.

THOMAS VANCE LITTLE is Vice President and Senior Trust Officer of the Commerce Union Bank. He holds Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees from Vanderbilt University. He is also a graduate of the National Graduate Trust School, Northwestern University. He is a director of the Williamson County Farm Bureau, a director of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County, a member of the Williamson ■Page 130

County Planning Commission,' and a member of the Legislative Committee of the Tennessee'Banker's Association.,. .He holds membership in, the American,. Tennessee and- Nashville Bar .Associations'', ' - He is also a member 'pf,Nashville Estate Plan ning.. Couh'cil,""Tennessee Historical Society, Nev;-'England Historical Society and'National' Genealogical'Society. . ''

■hOU-iSE G. -LYNCH (Mrs. Clyde Lynch)., was born ahd''reared in Williamson. County. -She attended Franklin High School, Mrs. Lynch is a. member, of the Tennessee ■Histbrical Society and- Willia,ms'6a'.County Historical Society, arid is presently serv ing ' as"'; Recording. Secretary. She is also' a member of Old ■ Glory" Chaptep'Daughters: o'f the- American' -Revolution. ' She has compiled and published several historical records of Williamson County.

"VALERIE ..MENEFEE .is a junior at -Saint :Cecelia' Academy. She- is a'parishioner at.. St-i. "Philips Cathplic Church. . ..Miss-Mene- fee "was born a.nd; reared iri'V/illiam'son County. She is very interested in- historyand plans ;to Ma,jor'"ln it in' college^

WALTER STOKES, JR., attended Webb School, holds B.A-, degree from,University of North Carolina. Mr. Stokes,is ,from Nash ville, Tennessee, - -He is-a former insurance executive and is a,.real estate and building management official, .He is a cpn-tribut'or to the-Tennessee Historical Quarterly.

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EATON 12513,29 GILBERT 61 EDGMAN 105+ ■ ■ GILDEA 21 ' EDMISTON 253,^56^758,9,36 1 GILL 98,99,100,101,108 .. .:.L• EDMONDSON ■■■I5 2,3 ,^5 5,6,7, 85 9, GILLESEIE:„5+7,93....: . 50,55,78 GLEAVES- 102 EDNEY ^5+5 5+6- GOLDSBERRY (GOLSBUEY) 5+1,1+7 EDWAEDS 5+5+5 56 - GOODMAN 55+ ELLAED 17 ■ GOODPAS-TUEE. . 92 ELLIOTT 36,78,935-95f GORDON .3353^5'+2,5f755+8, 53, 57, ELLIS 5+3 59,68 EEBY CIEBY) 6l GOSSAGE 38 EEVIN 36 GOWEE 5+7 ETHEEADGE 35+ GRACY 5+1+,1+7 EVANS 5^2,55 "r GRAY 5fO,5fl+, 53, 96,109 E/OTG 98 ^ GRESHAM 100 EZELL 98 GREEN -86,95 ■■ griffin' 103 FAMBEOUGH 100 GEIGSBY 915101,103,105f, 110 FAN 56 GRIMES 90 FAEMEE 100,109 . GRIMMER 5+1 FAEE 3^ ■ ■ GRIMMITT 61 FAEEAE h7j53 GRUNDY 82 :: FEEHAN .15,16 GULLY 56 FEEGUSON 69,73 GURLEY 5^,56, 57, 59 FIELD 50 GUTHRIE 38 FINLEY -50 FINN (FIN) 15, 5+7 HADDEN ■■ '5+7 ■ ■ ■ FITZGEEALD 55+ HAGERTY 15,23 FLAGET l5+ HAILEY 50 FLEMING 38,106 HALE 50 FLOYD 5^.1^1+3 HALEY 3^,106 FLY 5+1 HALL 5+1+,51+ FORE 35 -p'; HAM 3^,^7 FOSTEE 50,86 HAMILTON 37,38,5+5+, 89,:90 FOWLEE 5+5+, 5+9, 52- HAMMER 61 : FOX 86,97 HAMMRON 61 ■ -r. FE/iNTEE 53 HANES 37,5+7 FEAZEE 25 HAEDEE 113 ■ FEIMES 53 HAEDEMAN 19,33 FUQUA 5+7 HAEDGEAVES 107 HARGROVE 97 GABAED (GilBBAED) 100,101,102 HARPER 5+7 GTiLLIVAN 102 " HARRIS 35f,89,90 ' GALLIWAY 128 HARRISON 35|-, 57,86,103 GAMMEL 5+7 HARTLEY 128. ■ GANTEE 38 HASLEP 5+7 ■ GAELAiND 5+3 HASTING 36 GATES 50,61 HAWK 102 GATLIN 100 HAY (HAYS) 5,38,5f7,109 GAULT 98,103 HAYES 19,92 ■ GAZZO 16,19 HAYNES - 5+o,115+,117 GEE 37,38,5+7 HEFLIN 5+1+ GERMA1\T 53 HEITZ 17 GERTHEES 90 ' ' ' . HENDERSON 5+7,82 "Page 13^

HMDRIX 106 . ■ KAVENAUGH 51+5 59 ■ HMEY 10,2.,103 .. KEARl^TEY ■. 195.23 ■ HERRIWGTON ■ 36 - KELtY.'. (itELLEY).' . l55;li^5-57 HEREDW (HERROT) . -l+l','+7,5:93- Mnedy ''2 ,"31+5 5"+ HICKS ■ KEMY J+1^ ■ . .. . , H^GGEHBOTHiM ' 61 KERNAHAN 15 '• HIGGS 57 ' KEY (KEE) 79,81 ■HILL ..255-265.27528V2.953O53I55O3 KIDD 50. • -. ■ ■• ■ :- • ■ '^Is'Ses'^OViOS, IO85IO9 . ■ KING 3,7951163119 HILLEN 31+ KINNARD 975102,1035101+, 10 5, HOBBS 3^ 106 HODGES (HODGE) KBMEY 92 •■ r • HOLLADY .,1+lf . .. KIRKPATRICK 96 - ■ ' HOLLMD '-37?98 ■ ; : KNIGHT "37,109 - ■ ■■.;- HOLMM 3^ KNOTT 96 HOLT 385 61,100,101+, 10.55109 HOOD .121... . LANCASTER 50 . hope- 90' ' '- ■ • ■ ■ ■ . LANDRU14 1+1 HOPKINS 105 LANGDON 98 HOUSTON 75 •: ■ ■ ■ LARIMORE 82 ■ • HOYTE 9h ■ ^ LATEN 57 - HUDDLESTON 61,126 LATHAM 38 HODGINS .23 . LAWS 60 • HUDSON 60,61 ■: "r--.. LEE 1^1+557391+ HUGGINS M+ LEEPER 33 HUGHES 53,865102,103,101+ LEGATT (LIGGETT) • -50,57 .., . HULME 76,108 . LEVi i!-i+ HUMMEL 61 ■ : LEVJIS 62 HUMPHREY 1+2 LINCOLN 6,91+ HUNGERFORD 37. ' LINSEY 55 - ■ .. HUNTER 61,82, 985105,5106 LITTLE 100,103,101+ BUTTON 1+1+,61 LOCKRIDGE 102 LOGGING 1+1,57. IRBi' tERBY): 61- • LOKE 38 IRVIN 50,91+595 ■ ■ LONG 1+lf, 575-102 : ISBELL 57 ■ ■■ ' LOUIS II+ IVEY 28,30 LOVE 38 LUKE 21 JACKSON 5,6 513 5-1+13 57 5 87 5-7 8, . LUNN 102,103 112 LUTY 37 JAMES 61 JEFFERSON 31 MeAFEE - 53 ' ' JENKINS. 91 • ■ ■ ■ ■ McALISTER 57,60,62+ JO BE 111,112,113.5 lll+,5il 5,118, McALPH^TE 102 117 5118,119 5120,121,121^3 McBORY 53 126 McCALL 50 JOHNS 1+1+ McCALLISTER 583.60 JOHNSON 3 8 51+1,5 li^.j 50 McCASLIN 31+535^ . JOHNSTON ■ 37 5.57 5 90 5102,103 McCAUL 103 JONES 57,61,62,735925115 McCLURE lf-9 ; JO RDAN 3 8 5-IO2 3103.5IOI+, 106 3 Mc COFFEE 39 116,121^,126,1275128 + ■ McCOLLUM I1-3 5 57 . . McCONNELL 39' McCORD" 50,96,105,110 Page 135

McCORMACK 53 MAYS 1+1+ McCOY 101 • - MEBANE 1+2,86 McCRACKM ■ 39-,. MEREDITH . 35 • •• McCMIG 55 ■ ■ ■ ■ MERRILL 102: McCROKY i+05!+65 62 l MIDDLETOH ■:58.'' ^; McCUTCHEN (McCUTCHOH)■ ' 3,39, MILES I35ll+,155^1-- 5859I5IO5 • MILLER 1+0,1+1-, 92,93 ? 9^,108. McDA]\TIEL 38,57 ' MILLIARD 1+8,91+,95 McDonald. .53,99 ' MILLS 62 FT, McEWEN 6,51152586,90 ■ MITCHELL 1+7,1+9,62 McFADDEN 108 MOFFITT 86 McFERRIN if8,98 MONTGOMERY 90 McGAN 98 MOON., 58 McGEE 58 ■ MOORE (MO^,MOOR) . .33 5 39i^T> McGREW lOif . .i+i+,i+7,if8,53,575 58,86,89,90, McHENRY 83 ■ ■ •98,102,103,127 \ McKAY 97,98,99,100,101,10^+5 MORAN 80,108 105 MORRIS 50,108,109 McKELLAR 12- ■ ■ MORTON 81 McKENDREE ^O' MOSS III+ McKEY (McKEE) 62 -. MOTHERAL 107 McKBINEY' 38,5if, 58',121' MOTHERHEAD 1+1+ McKINSEY.- 90 ■ ^ MOTLEY 128 Mcknight "37,ifo5 58 MOUNT 91,102,101+ McLEMORE" (McLAMORE) 3!+,105,' ' MULLOY 12,15 . 106 MQRFREE 39' - ' McLISH 3i+ 14URPHEY 18,20 McMEEKIN 9!+ MURRY 10l+,107,109 McMILLON 123 MYERS 73 McMURRAY 117,120,12if,126,127, 128 NATCE 98 McNAIRY 78 NEAL 50 McNEAL- 1+9 NEELY 39,51,53,90,96,103 McPEAK 127 NEIBERG 17 McPHERSON 102,103,101+ ■ NElif 1+1 McWILLIAMS 99 NICHOL 121 NOBLE (NOBLES) 1+8,53 MAGUIRE 1I+ NOLAN 16,17,18 MiHiUGHAN 62 ■ NORRIS 1+8,62 MANIER ifO NUNN 105 ■ MAITLEY 99,101 ■ llfiNN 86 O'CONNOR 19 MANNERY. 1+8 . OGILVIE 97,105,106 •. MANNY 86 ■ OLDHAM 58 MANSKER 50 OLIVER 3l+,55 MARGIN 1+1 0'NEAL 13 ■ - . MARRON 11,15,16 O'NEILL 18,19 MARSHALL 62,86,98,99,103 ORENGO 1^+,15,16 MARTIN 28,36,1+1,1+9,80,81,83 ORR 39 MASON 36,37 ORTON 37 MATTHEl'.JS 1+1,112,120 OTEY =89' MAURY 35,39 OVERTON 62,78,79,101+ ■ MAYBERRY 109 ' oi'.JEN (oras) 33,35,51,55,103 mayfTeld 1+7,1+8,50,72,80 Page 136

PACK 1+5 RAMSEY IOI+ ' PAGE 1+5,112,115.5123 RANDEL 1+2 PAHC (PAEKS) 10590' RANDOLPH 103,101+ ■ : PARKER 1+15 58 5 73 3 92-5 98 ■ ■ ■ ■ ^' RAPE 1+5 PARRISH .10P : ■ ■ ' ' RAY.. 1+2.51^8.-:. ; '■ ■ - piiRSORS ■ 1+5''-' r-- READ 1+9'5'58"- ■ ■■' • ■ ■ PASCHALL " -loa . REAMS 35,1+2 ■■ PATTERSON 36551 REAVES 1+3,1+5 . PATTON REDFORD .57,103,101+ PAXTON 1+15 53 ' . • REDMAN--105 - PEAKE 62 REED l^-0 PEARCE 51 REESE 101 . : ■ ■ ■PEARRB • (PERRE, PERRY)- 1+8, REGIEM 1+5 REILLY 21,22 PERKINS 3^j3?,39i^2^52,53 , 625 REYI^TOLDS 13,3l+?37,91| 765865I28■ 103,101+ . ':V- -Vl-rO:;- PEVJITT 58 ;. RHODES- 1+8 PEYTON 128' .RICE 53 PHELAN 10 RICHARDSON 1+2,1+5, 53^, 9'8' ' - PHILLIPS 1+151+8-551 ■ - RIDLEY 1+2,126 PHIPPS 109 ■' RIGGINS (RIGIN) -■ ^2,53 ■ ' PICKINS 60 RING'- ■ "92 5108 . PIGG 53 ROBERSON 97,103,101+ ' PILLOW 36551 ROBERTS. .35,1+5,583101+: PINKERTON 102,103 ■ ■ ' ROBERTSON 3,75 ■ V; PBTKSTON I+I5I+9358 :• ROBINSON 62 PITT 112- .: .. - ^ ■ ROGERS 37,39 . . ' POINDEXTER 105 ' ROJANS 17 POLK 36583 ED.LAND 39 ■ ' ■ POLLARD 58 -RlOSS -- 60 PORTER 39 ROVttAND 90 PORTiS. '86 iv RUCKER 91+ POSTEL 97 " ■ ■ RUSSELL 3751+6,105,106 POWELL 53 RUSSVJURM 86 POI'fflRS 39 RUTHERFORD 39 PREWTTT 55'' ■ PRICE 31+51015105 SAFFORD 1+8 PRICHARD 86 SALISBURY 51+ -.: PRICHETT 58,105 SAMPSON 1+8 - iv/;! - PRIEST 106 SANDEFER 96 PRIMM 66,70. ■ SANDERS 1+5 PROVINE ■- .98. . SAUNDEY 5'-^ .■ PROWELL '86 ■ SAVfYER 101,107,108,109,110 PRYOR 31+3 53' SCALES 105 " PUCKETT 115,117 SCHALK 17 PUGH 51, SCHENEAK. IO6 ... .SCHLACHTER 17..' QUICK 23 ' ' .SCOTT 33=55 ■•SCO'UNCE. 86 ■ - ' . RADFORD 31+51+0,1+2.5 51f^9 SEAWELL 31 RAGAN- 1+8. : , • . SEIGLER. 1+8. . RAGSDALE '• 5I+3 58; • . SEVIER 66^77. - " J-.- RAINS 67 SHANITON 1+0 51+7,1+8,90,119 RALSTON 91+ SHARP: .29 - -- ^ Page 137

SHEA 15,16 TANNER l+O' ~ . 4- SHELBUM 51 TARKINGTON 35 SHELTON 62 TAYLOR lf2, 51,98,100,101 SHEPHERD 51 TEED lf6> SHEROD ^8 TEMPLE '115 SHORES J+5 TERRY IfO SHUMATE h-2 THOMAS 25,31,^8,59,62 SIENER 23 THOMPSON 35,1+5,1+8,86,96,105, SIMPKINS 37: 110 SIMPSON 36,39 THORI^TON lf5 ■ SKELLEY 52 THURSTON 73 . '• SLADEN 101 TIDFO'RD (TEDFORD) 63 SLAWTER if3 TIDlifELL 63 SLICKER ^-6 TIFFONY 90 ■ SLOANE 59 TIGNER 1+8 SMITH 12,35,39,^0,^2,^5,^'6, TIMBERLAKE 13 52,58,60 5 62,98,103,10^,ill, TINER 51+ 112,118,119,120,121,122, TITTEL 1+5 123,12!+,127,128 TOMLIN 33,52,5^ SMITHSON 86,10!f TRAYLOR IfS SNEED 51+571,72,128 TREADWAY 110 . ' SHELL 119 TRIMBLE 90 SNOW h2 TROST 17 SOUTH 9^ TUNE 35,^8 SOUTHERLAND 97 TURNAGE 35,^5,^8,5!+ SPARKMAN 10^ TURNER 5!+ SPENCE 98 SPENCER 52,83 VAUGHAN 1+6,1+8,103,101+ SPR/iTT 33,35,58,59 VON 69 STACY 52 STAFFORD 63 . WAGGONER 90 STANFIELD (STANDFIELD) 39,51, WALDROPE 59 55,58 WALKER 1+6,1+8,52,59,60,96,97 STANLEY 101 WALL 51, 96 STEELE 92,9!+, 103 WALLACE 52 STEPHENS 39, !f3,51,86,96,99, WALLER 81,101 102 WALTERS 102,103,1011- STEVENS 53 WARREN 35,51,5!+ STEl'JART 39,!f6,58,86 WASHINGTON 1+ STINSON 58 WASSEM 19 STOCKETT 91,108,109 WATERS lllf,ll5 STOKES ll+,25 TffiAKLEY 5,10 STONE 33 I'JEAVER l|-3 STOVALL 51 VJEBB 59 STRAMLER 5!f WELBORNS 108 STRINGFELLOW ^-8 WELLS 55,59 STROUD 63 VffiRMLY 90 STUART 75,76,77,78,79,80581, WEST 105 82,83,8^,85,86,87 FJESTERVELT 105, IO6 Sl^JMSON 35,86 FJHEELER 28 ' SFJEENEY IOI+ WHITE 37,39,5l^,59,63,86589, 90,105,106 TALLEY 1+8,98 WILEY 96 TANKERSLEY 1+9,51 WILHOITE 105,106 Page 138

WILKERSON h9,90 WILLIMS 335 35j39A25?^?6L, ' 9^ ' ■ . T;JILLIMSOW ^-9,81,82,81+ WILSON 51,59,07,9^5102,10^ ' 105,106 WIMS ..:^63 r ■ ■ 1 ^wliN^: io6 WISE 59 ■ ^ WISMER "51 :..?^■ ^ ■ WITHER 90 WOODS (WOOD).- 13,1+8,123. WOODY 51 WOOTEN 100,101 • WORK 1+5 WORLEY 63 WRAY 1+5 WRIGHT 63 l/YATT 59 WYMM 23 : YOUNG 1+0 A2 ' ■