HtUmmson Coiintg !l|t0tomal l^nhlxcHtwn 15 -7^ .'/9' \ 91 I I ^••'•« ki FftAMKl. ?/ L lift s >v IfN /««>*• I?: N. \ >» I \\ .. t \ U*»Stj CmtJUi^*.') ..X S^ i: / N* \' .•iH;: U—- I ^ £'^ rojsj:> c^ spring 19S4 P!i: WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION Number 15 Spring 1984 LV Published by Williamson County Historical Society Franklin, Tennessee 1984 WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION Number 15 Spring 1984 Published by the Williamson County Historical Society EDITOR: T. Vance Little OFFICERS President John 0. (Jack) Gaultney 1st Vice-President Dr. William J. Darby 2nd Vice-President T. Vance Little Treasurer Herman E. Major Recording Secretary Mrs. John Lester Corresponding Secretary Mrs. David M. Lassiter PUBLICATION COMMITTEE T. Vance Little Mrs. Louise G. Lynch iw Watson Mrs. Virginia G. Watson |ipPr\ Mrs. Katharine S. Trickey The WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION is sent to all members of the Williamson County Historical Society. The annual membership dues are $8.00 which includes this publication and a frequent NEWSLETTER to all members. Correspondence concerning additional copies of the WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION should be addressed to Mrs. Clyde Lynch, Route 10, Franklin, Tennessee 37064. Contributions to future issues of the WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION should be addressed to T. Vance Little, Beech Grove Farm, Route 1, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, Correspondence concerning membership and payment of dues should be addressed to Herman E. Major, Treasurer, P. 0. Box 71, Franklin, Tennessee 37064. fc- PRESIVEMT'S REPORT Williamson County HlstoKlaal Soclzty Publication hlumbc^ 15 Is another In the valued sefiles ^eatuAlng highlights In the hlstofiy o^ the County we love. I would like to express deep appneclatlon to all 0{^i^lceu, Committee Chairmen, and Committee Members who served so effectively during the past yea^: Vfi. William J. VaAby, PAogAam; Mas. Clyde Lynch, MembeAshlp; Miss Ann MoAan, Acquisitions; T. Vance Little, ^Publications; Va. Rosalie CaAteA, HlstoAlc Sites; Mas. E. M. RlchaAdson, PAoj'ects; Mas. HeAman E. Maj'oA, LlbAaAy Relations; Mas. KathAyn H. Cotton, RefAeshments; Mas. John 0. Gaultney, Publicity; and A. Battle Rodes, dominations. A special note of thanks to the Publication Committee chalAed by Vance Little with Mas. Clyde Lynch, and Ma. and Mas. GeoAge F. Watson, and Mas. UaAold R. TAlckey, Ja.; also, thanks to those In dividuals who woAked diligently In pAepaAlng the aAtlcles foA ouA enjoyment and foA posteAlty. The Society, as In past yeaAs, has endeavoAed to enhance com munity appAeclatlon foA the his toAle beauty of Williamson County In accoAdance with ouA stated puApose. "The puAposes of the Williamson County HlstoAlcal Society aAe to dlscoveA, pAocuAe-, and pAeseAve such facts, aAtlcles oa docu ments as Aelate, dlAectly oa collatuAally, to the natuAal, aboAl- glnal, civil, political, mllltaAy, llteAaAy, IndustAlal oa eccleslstlcal hlstoAy of the County, oa of any contiguous aAea which may affect oa have beaAlng on such matteAS within the County." This has been an InteAestlng and AewaAdlng yeaA foA all of us. SeAvlng as PAesldent has Indeed been an honoA and pAlvllege. John 0. Gaultney PAesldent, WCHS 19S3-19S4 i - FOR SALE -.,vi The following publications on Williamson^ County, Tennessee, are for sale by; Mrs. Clyde Lynch ; Route 10 Franklin, Tennessee 37064 :!0'/ ■ following Williamson County Historical Society Publications; are: , Publication #1, #4, #6, #8, #10, #11, #12, #13 - OUT OF PRINT Publication #2: The Crockett House; The Battle of Franklin; Memories of Sunny Side School; Mt. Ziou Methodist Episcopal Church; Sumner's Knob; The Tenth Tennessee's "Battle Flag" - $5.50 + 75<: pditage. Publication #3: The Edmondson Family; A Short History of Saint Philip Catholic Church;,Green Hill; Soldiers of the War of 1812; First In- ihabitants of Brentwood; Thomas Stu":;--"-; The Presbyterian Church in . ■ Williamson County; The Fates of Three Cousins - $5.50 + 75^*'postage. Publication #5: A Williamson Countian Reminisces: Reunion at Gettysburg; Leiper's Fork (Hillsboro); Boxmere; Old Settlers at Boxmere; The Covered Bridge at,,Triune; Some Recollectipns of Franklin; The Tenn- ; essee years of Thomas Hart Bentpn; Yankee in the Garden $5.50 + 75p postage. 'f. • , c.' ^ I Publication #7: The History of Trinity Station Methodist Church;' My Re- coll^.tioi)i3 of Old Hickory and the Powder Plant; The Frost .Connection; Old Harpeth Acadiemy, a Casualty of the Civil War; Eye witness AbCount of the Battle of Franklin; Frances Was A Lady; The Whitfield Family of'Williamson County; Letter from Collin WcDaniel to his sister, June 15, 1826; Some Early Settlers on Arrihgton Creek; Fort Granget $5.50 + 75c postage, : Publication #9: The War Memorial Public Librarjr; The'Franklin Female institute; Drama On The Big fiarpeth;" Peter Hardeman Burnett "Fron tier Lawyer arid Goyernor"; Slaves on Trial: .Three Williamson County Cases; Financial Institutions in Williamson County,; Scenario For The Lives Of The Descendants of John G. Hall and Noah Hall, Brothers of Bedford County and Williamson County, Tenriessee; Scenario For The Lives Of The Descendants Of Nathaniel Ayers Of Pittsylvania County, Virginia; Homesteading On The Harpeth River ^ $5.50 + 75^ postage. Publication #14: The Midnight Sun Still Shines At The Harlinsdale Farm; ) Williamson County V. List, District 8, 1861; The Williamson County Oteys; Jamison uedding. Inc., Franklin, Tennessee, One Hundred Years Old; Letters From Arkansas; Willi-amson County And The Mail To ■" 1862; Thweatt Family Of Williamson County; A Gentleman Of, The Gentry, Meredith P. Gentry; Middle Tennessee Trilobite; If The Boot Fits, '' It's A Durango; The O'More College Of Design, A History; The Copelands . of Williamson County; Maps And Their Uses; Nan RodgerS Chapman's Legacy; Four Families Recollect S.pme Harpeth Presbytetian Church A History - $5.50 + 75c Dostaee. % For Sale Cont'd.: : > : Other available publications on Williamson County are as follows: 1840 Census of Williamson County, Tennessee - $8.50 + 75c postage;' 1850 Census of Williamson County, Tennessee - $10.00 + 75c postage. Bible Records of Williamson County* Tennessee, Vol. 1 - $10.00 + 75c postage. County Court of Williamson County, Tennessee Lawsuits (1821-1872) ->■ Books 2 through 8 - This book contains many important records. There are many lawsuits petitioning the court to partition property. The names'of the heirs hre given', sometimes even the dhte of death of the person leaving the property. In a few instancesj the complete wills are included in the original books, even though they died in another state. - $12.50 + 75c postage. ' Directory of Williamson County, Tennessee Burials^,Voll 1 -The grave- Stone records were collected by thie members' of the Williamson County Historical Society and include many old graveyards. from all over the county. - $15.00 + 75c postage.^ Directory of Williamson County, Tennessee Burials, Vol'^' 2 - This book has the records of burials in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Franklin and many small graveyards over the county that were not included'in the first book. - $15.00 + 75c postage. Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee - Obituaries taken from the local newspapers (1821-1900) - $10.00 + 75c postiage. Miscellaneous Records qf. Williamson Connty, Tennessee., Vol. 1 - This book has many important "hidden".records that were taken'from wills, deeds, minutes aqd .lawsuits. - $10,00 + 75c pcisfage., , Miscellaneous Records Of Williamson'County, Tennessee,; Vol'. 2 - This book contains a "gold'mine" of records;. Most of the information is taken from loose records in our county archives. There are. many depo sitions from lawsuits, murders 'and divorces that may not be found ■ . .anywhere else.. It is interesting reading as well as having valuable information. -, $10.50 + 75c postage. MiscelTaneOus Records Of Williamson County, Tennessee, Vol. 3 - Contin- dhtion of Vol. 2; also includes'a'map of the county in 1838 when it was made into 'districts, with' a description of the area. - $12.50 + 75c postage.' " ' ■ ( Miscellaneous Records of Williamson County, Tennessee, Vol. 4 - Contin uation of Vol. 3 - $12.50 + 75c postage. Miscellaneous Records of Williamson County, Tennessee, Vol. 5 - ..Coii.tinuation of Vol. 4. ATI material from this book is found in .. loose records. -$12.50 + 75c postage. ' Record "Book, Letters of Administration,"' No. l, Williamson. County, Tdnhessee (1838-1855) $8 ;'50 + 75c postage. .. ' ' ■3 .. WilliArasb^n,County, (TSpp-1813) - T$is book serves ,'i-a^_..tJiei;.fir,s% jCen^us ,,o;E .th^^ _ The''names qf the^iand owners, number of aeries and u8ually|''^the Ipcatiqn q are''given. Number of black and white poles. '- $1^.50 + 75c postage: ' For Sale Cont'd.: I Will Book I, Williamson County, Tennessee (1800-1813) - This book in cludes the inventories, wills, sales and settlements. It has all of the names included in the original records, including the names of the slaves. - $8.00 + 75c postage. Williamson County, Tennessee Marriage Records (1851-1879) - These records are taken from the loose marriage bonds and licenses. The bondsman and person performing the ceremony are given. - $14.00 + 75<: postage. Death Records of Williamson County, Tennessee - This book contains the death records of 1881-1882 and the deaths from 1902 through 1926 which were taken from the vital statistics on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. This list also includes the funeral ledgers