Fort Watauga (or Caswell) was built at the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River in 17751776 by the Watauga Association, to defend settlers from Indian (primarily Cherokee) attacks, which were in part instigated by the British. When one thinks of Tennessee, the first thing that may come to mind is Nashville, the state capital. John Nicholas (1753) and Margaretha Mottern were from Berks County Pennsylvania. Mine is Mathew Brooks, 1743 1797. Fort Loudon was supplied in colonial times out of Charleston South Carolina on a route that also ran through Fort Prince George. So many families arrived in Washington County during the war years. George Brown-#1021, Book 80, pg. Also 1500 acres on the South of Doe River Joining the lands of Sam'l Tipton, Michael Tullis, David Matlock, Thomas Millsaps, William Sharp, Rich'd Kite, Isaac Eden, Sen., Wm. And on Sept. 5 he stood on the shore of the Holston and readied for his next adventure: retracing the 1,000-mile river journey that changed the course of Tennessee history. from October 20, 1783 to May 25, 1784. On July 13, 1792 Moses Humphreys purchased a tract of land on the north George Washingtonivray's Treatment Of Native Americans. but during the following summer and fall large numbers began to come and the Watauga association was formed, In 1772, Lucas Massengill was a member of this association either at the time of its formation or as a later addition. It was created in 1784 with the intent of becoming the fourteenth state. TheCherokeewere indigenous people who lived in the southern Appalachian mountains. As the settlers made their way from North Carolina and Virginia, they traveled along many hunting trails of the Cherokee and the Catawba Indians. (History of Southwest Virginia). Moving into the Alabama area, routes that were in use are the Taylors Pass and the Mountain Pass. North Carolina authorities seized some of the people who John Sevier had enslaved. This The sheriff's office identified the human remains as Randy D . on farms nearby. This page was last modified 16:19, 15 October 2009. These settlements were the culmination of the treaty of Hard Labor in 1768 with the Cherokee Indians as well as the experimental survey which was had of the Virginia-North Carolina line in 1771. His sons, John and James Sevier, located Johnson City: The Watauga Press, 1928. At day-break, when there were a large number of people gathered there, and the women were out-side milking the cows, a large body of Cherokees fired on the milkers; but they all fortunately escaped to the fort, the gates of which were thrown open for their reception. Jacob Womack, Jesse Walton, Geo. Read More. Carter, The Swift family were Colonial Settlers in America, and are now found in all parts of these United States. I greatly appreciate them !! However, all except the North Holston community were in North Carolina on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. 1-240 acres-Washington County-north fork of Doe River, David Reese-#2, Book 36, pg. 68. Several families did in fact leave the area but many chose to stay. Bundy, Josiah Clarke, Ralph Humphreys & Joshua Houghton, Sen. Following the demise of Fort Loudon and the creation of the Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763, a new settlement emerged along the banks of Boone Creek in 1769. The entire western reserve was open to purchase by anyone who could February 1, 1796 Leonard Hart obtained 239 acres next to the Hendrix (Hendricks) Family in the Turkeytown. The main cabin was probably built as early as 1774. The river ends at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers to form the Tennessee River. David Matlock received a warrant for a 540-acre tract of land in Washington Countyin 1782 on the west side of the Doe River including the big spring and the bottom on both sides of Doe River. The American folk hero, David "Davy" Crockett (1786 1836), grew up in East Tennessee. THE BRISTOL HERALD COURIER: BOONE TRAIL EDITION Over the next several months, Piedmont Trails will explore the early trails leading into Tennessee. Touring the East Tennessee Backroads, Winston-Salem: John F. Blair Publisher, 1993. John Carter and his son, Landon Carter, settled on the western side of the Holston River about 1770. It was created in 1784 with the intent of becoming the fourteenth state. Hal Massengill having married the youngest child of William Cobb. The government of North Carolina, however, refused to The construction of the fort was initiated during the spring of 1776. His sons, John and James Sevier, located Once the museum is open, a three dimensional, interactive diorama will present the area and its points of . The Saura were the original Native Americans to reside in present-day Surry, and the Great Wagon Road opened colonial settlement to the region in the early to mid-eighteenth century. In 1790 Reverend Samuel Doak and Hezikiah Balch organized the Hebron There was an immediate rush of settlement to the area, and Jackson, John Overton, and James Winchester soon founded Memphis. They fought as units of the Virginia Militia, a formally organized arm of the Commonwealth. In 1791, the Treaty of Holston proclaimed a treaty with the Cherokee in in 1776, a second fort was built upriver on lands owned by Valentine Among those settlers were the Young, Jones, Tipton, Jobe, Denton, and O'Neill families. The South Fork Holston River originates in Smyth County, Virginia near the community of Sugar Grove, where it is formed by the combination of several coldwater streams. Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer were the first white men to settle in the Watauga Country. All of the unsettled countries were believed to be part of Virginia. Watauga Petition, 1776. Along with its three major forks (North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina. in 1776, a second fort was built upriver on lands owned by Valentine The Holston River is wide and open enough to allow extensive fly fishing. As I have a brick wall ancestor who was born about 1798 in SE TN (west of Chattanooga) to parents who he says were born in SC, I am curious about potential routes from upcountry SC to SE TN and wonder if the road to Fort Loudon and then possibly by water would have been plausible at the end of the 18th century? But for now, lets turn our focus on the people who arrived to the land known as Tennessee. It was the last safe haven for those migrating toward Kentucky, except for a chain of forts, most of which were evacuated during the . TheNolichucky Riverflows throughWestern North CarolinaandEast Tennessee. The certificate that grants the land rights is also called first-title deed and final certificate. The Holston River begins in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows for 274 miles through Virginia into Tennessee. Our ancestors left an amazing trail to follow. Also 1500 acres on the South of Doe River Joining the lands of Sam'l Tipton, Michael Tullis, David Matlock, Thomas Millsaps, William Sharp, Rich'd Kite, Isaac Eden, Sen., Wm. Cherokee Dam on the Holston River forms Cherokee Lake, named for the historic Native Americans who occupied extensive areas along the Holston River at the time of European-American settlement. WRITINGS ON TENNESSEE COUNTIES. The Washington District was now known as part of the Royal Colonies. [12] The Donelson Party passed the Indian Cave entrance on their way down the Holston River in 1779 to settle present-day Nashville, Tennessee. Sevier, Sr., but later owned by Solomon and Abraham Hart, sons of Leonard Hart. Mordecai Price received a patent for four hundred acres on Sinking War Soldier according to his tombstone and a letter my Great Grandfather wrote in 1925. New research and discoveries have substantiated the existence of the fort while providing the exact location of trenches with wood pillar remains. You may want to study John Russells map of 1794 that includes TN, GA and other surrounding territories. The State of Franklin was an unrecognized, independent state in what is now eastern Tennessee. Early Travels in the Tennessee Country, 1540-1800. In 1784, Zachariah Isbell, John Sevier and Jesse Walton were appointed to confiscate the properties of Tories in Washington County. Main article: Hawkins County, Tennessee Genealogy General edit Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. William Bean had traveled in the Holston River valley with Daniel Boone on hunting trips. Thanks for sharing your research and knowledge. Thank You So Much for your support of Piedmont Trails. Court Minutes Book B-240 Maps https://georgiapioneers.com/subscribe/subscribe.html, https://georgiapioneers.com/subscribe/subscribe.html. A land survey locates, describes, and . James B. The Holston River valley is greatly developed for electrical power generation, both with hydroelectric dams and coal-fired steam plants. The Holston, New River and Greenbrier settlements were practically abandoned. The firm leased their lands to the settlers much after the manner of the Patrons, in the early history of New York. So if you are researching your family history in this area, be sure that youre looking in the correct location. He did a search for George Brown and came up with a George Brown in Illinois with the dates of 1752-1842. As the fort stands today in remembrance of those long ago, let us remember the people who dreamed of a fort to establish trade and growth in the lands known today as Tennessee. Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory, 1743. Meanwhile, Cherokee headmen met Col. Christian at Fort Patrick Henry on the Holston River for further talks. Daniel McCray and William Nodding, and both are on the 1786 list of voters and received land grants in Washington County. The John Miller-Adam Sell house was built in 1788 on Knob Creek. This area, comprising one-fourth of Tennessee, was a Chickasaw hunting area and contained no villages. Thanks for any suggestions or info you might share. His son was born in S.C. in 1779 but there is no info on either, only that William, the son, moved from S.C. to Cocke County, TN. In the 1830s the government forced the Cherokee out on the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River, under the authority of the Indian Removal Act passed by Congress in 1830. In late 1783, North Carolina passed an act to sell vacant land to settlers. The grants were awarded in response to Great Britain's arming of indigenous Americans to fight American revolutionaries. Robinson, In the fall of the year 1771, Anthony Bledsoe ran the boundary line between the Colonies of Virginia and North Carolina, far enough west to ascertain that the Watauga settlement was in North Carolina, and Alexander Cameron, the British agent, immediately ordered the settlers on the Watauga to move off of the Indian lands. The American folk hero, David "Davy" Crockett (1786 1836), grew up in East Tennessee. Pictured above is a current photo of Fort Watauga which was formally known as Fort Caswell. The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size.Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tlz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf.At 295 km (183 mi) in length, it is the fourth largest river in Bavaria, after the Danube, Inn . The North Fork in Virginia is known as an excellent smallmouth bass river (due to mercury contamination, fish caught in the North Fork of the Holston below Saltville, Virginia must not be consumed). Peter and Elizabeth Range settled on Knob Creek in Washington County, Tennessee, in 1779. During the 1770s, European Americans established the "Nolichucky settlements" in what is nowGreene County, Tennessee. Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson has released the identity of the human remains found on the Holston River earlier this month. Mr. Cobb was a wealthy farmer and immigrant from North Carolina, no stranger to comfort and taste nor ? 630-200 acres-Sullivan County-land lying on two entries made by Nathan Page, John Tate-#916, Book 76, pg. law, known as the Land-Grab Act, was in effect According to Samuel Masengill, Henry Massengill, Sr. settled in 1769 as one of the first settlers. The reason I bring up water is that I have another ancestor and his brothers-in-law who I think traveled by water from the area of Roane County TN to Madison County AL around 1809. In 1788, however, a road was cut directly east from the settlement at Knoxville to the settlement on the Cumberland River. Dragging Canoe continued raiding the frontier, killing dozens of settlers near the fort. I am very interested in early Washington County history since it is the location of the earliest document found on My 4th Great-Grandfather, Jeremiah Boyd, who was apparently living in the area and married there in 1811. The cards have been digitized and made available online. The Holston River Blueway stretches 52 miles from the Cherokee Dam to Knoxville, TN. which he purchased the lease of land 36-200 acres-Greene County-north side of, James Woods Lackey-#815, Book 90, pg. Turning southwest, the road crossed the Potomac River and entered the Shenandoah Valley near present-day Martinsburg, West Virginia. law, known as the Land-Grab Act, was in effect Other documents reveal the deaths of some family members during Indian raids from 1775 to 1776 by the Cherokee. Legislative Journal of the Provincial Congress at Halifax, North Carolina Monday, December 23rd, 1776. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin. The Committee acquired arms and oversaw the construction of Fort Watauga (or Caswell) which was built at the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River in 17751776. In the upper reaches, some of these plants are controlled by private interests; in the downstream portion, they are owned by the United States Government's Tennessee Valley Authority. and a sketch of the Cobbs and Massengills as among the earliest settlers of the Watauga section. Holston Home Overview Location Progress Command Support Contact Info. The above is just a brief description of the early history and origins of the area. The exodus from the land was dramatic. The original Blockhouse, built by John Anderson near the North Fork of the Holston River in what is now Virginia's East Carter's valley, was where the Wilderness Trail began. Names associated with Loudon Fort are James Glenn, John William De Brahm, William Henry Littleton, John Elliott, John Stuart, William Richardson, Lt. James Adamson, William Richardson Davie, Henry Timberlake, Thomas Sumter and more whose names have been lost for now. A. The John Carr family came from South Carolina, and was one of the first in Washington County, Tennessee. The river was named after Stephen Holstein, who built a cabin on the upper reaches of the river in 1746. They were aware of their presence as they would gaze upon trail markers, arrowheads and remnants of villages left behind. The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a state lottery and the proceeds were divided among counties. Court Minutes Book B-240 . Russell, Jospeh Willson, Zach. It is one of the largest counties in the State, having an area of 570 square miles. 10-240 acres-Washington County-on the North fork of Doe River, George Russel-#11989, Book 89, pg. When the war began, Virginian settlers had established communities stretching from the Holston River valley (now mostly in Tennessee) to the western "district" of Augusta County (now primarily southwestern Pennsylvania) and the colony had every intention of asserting its claims. In 1775 Michael Bawn and James Pearn were each granted permission by the county to build a grist-mill on Little Those settlers had come across the Blue Ridge Mountains from Rowan County. I do not know when the residence of William Cobb built, but probably when he came to this section prior to 1775, or soon thereafter. In 1784, William Ellis purchased 325 on Boone's Creek. of gun powder from the magazine in Halifax, for the defense of the District of Washington, and Mr. Christopher Dudley is hereby directed to furnish him with the same. That point, the confluence of the Holston and Little Tennessee Rivers, was considered to be the beginning of the Tennessee River, 601 miles upstream from the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. River, and were forming remote, isolated settlements in Powell's Valley, still further north and west, and also upon the waters of the North Fork of Holston, in the regions near the present towns of Abingdon and Wytheville. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. Carter County received $16,000 and the Commissioners decided to purchase salt with the money, re-sell at cost to the citizens. In 1824 Jerial Dodge baptized her at the Sinking Creek Baptist Church, and the Baptist Association decided against the baptism. South Holston Lake offers a variety of fishing opportunity as well, as it contains smallmouth bass, common carp, walleye, pike, sunfish, crappie and a few trout. 2-90 acres-Washington County-both sides of Doe River, William Sharpe-#3, Book 36, pg. In 1790 Reverend Samuel Doak and Hezikiah Balch organized the Hebron filed in the court office. As always, its free to join. The Cobbs and Massengills '' by S. E. Massengill. It was erected by the settlers of Reedy Creek and Cook's Valley, and was one of the first structures of the kind in the county. These are early times so maybe there arent many, it may help me to locate their city if I can pinpoint Williams info. Limestone. The South Holston River flows cold and clear from the bottom of South Holston Reservoir, one of The Tennessee Valley Authorities (TVA) impoundments. About the time of the Revolutionary War, the McCrays, the Noddings, Calverts and Bayless families migrated to Washington County. Quitopahilla (Hills) Church Marriages in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 1733-1745 Oath of Allegiance taken by Palatines in Pennsylvania to King George II, 4th September, 1728. Library On March 25, 1775 the Watauga Purchase of the East Tennessee lands from the Cherokee was made. In 1761 troops on their way to aid besieged Fort Loudoun passed through this area of northeast Tennessee, built the Island Road, and constructed Fort Robinson on the Long Island of the Holston. The Johnson City area settled in 1777 by settlers who received grants from North Carolina. The brisk winds cascading through the Beech trees embrace the scenery as they flow through the air in eastern Tennessee. By the time European settlers arrived, it was unclear of what the are. He sold this land to settlers. During the year of 1756, its construction was modest but as the months went by, the fort grew to a great barrier among the wild elements of the landscape. . Add . The of each family was William Cobb and Lucas Massengill, brothers-in-law. Washington County was once part of North Carolina prior to Tennessee statehood. Beverley Manor His servants, his rooms his grounds, were all at their bidding. Along with its three major forks ( North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork ), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina. However, all except the North Holston community were in North Carolina on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. In the fall of the year 1771, Anthony Bledsoe ran the boundary line between the Colonies of Virginia and North Carolina, far enough west to ascertain that the Watauga settlement was in North Carolina, and Alexander Cameron, the British agent, immediately ordered the settlers on the Watauga to move oflf of the Indian lands. The largest stream is the Holston River, which traverses the eastern portion of the county, flowing in a south westerly course until it reaches the Washington County line where it is joined by the Watauga. Resolved that John Carter be Colonel, John Sevier, Lieutenant Colonel, Charles Roberson 1st Major, and Jacob Womack, 2nd Major, for the District of Washington, and that commissions issued accordingly. The county contains many creeks and three rivers the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork of the Holston River. from October 20, 1783 to May 25, 1784. John Hendrix (Hendricks) and Hannah Kelly moved to the Watauga settlement about 1780. [The Watauga Fort was attacked], July twenty-first 1776. It would be a stop and go sort of pace, much slower versus crossing land only in this particular area. Jeremiah Jonesborough is part of the Johnson City metropolitan statistical area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN and VA combined statistical area . Many settlers came to the Holston and Watauga Settlements after the Battle of Alamance in May, 1771, when there was a mass migration of settlers from central North Carolina to the frontier regions. 5-400 acres-Washington County-waters of Nobb Lick Branch and Lick Creek, David Reese-#6, Book 36, pg. In Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee it is said that the order of the coming of the early families as permanent settlers to what is the new Tennessee was as follows: New cabins made from the fresh cut logs, cries from newborns as they breath the crisp air. Tennessee offers many local attractions and business for you to explore. 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