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From: "Gregory Simmons" <>
Subject: Re: [LCT] look up offer
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 05:12:59 -0500
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Sorry Ealy Tennessee means 1780's to about 1820's
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From: Gladys Shannon <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [LCT] look up offer


> Hello Gregory
> What a wealth of information. I would appreciate a death date for
Susannah
> May, widow; before or just after 1900 probably in Franklin or Jackson Co.,
> TN.
> Thanks so much for your offer of help.
> gladys
> ---------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Simmons" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 10:26 PM
> Subject: [LCT] look up offer
>
>
> > I have access to early tennessee records online through
> Genealogylibrary.com
> >
> >
> > I can do lookups for FIRST and LAST names.
> > PLEASE no all surnames only.
> > You must have a FIRST and LAST name.
> >
> >
> > You can send as many request as you like but only with First and last
> names.
> > I will Ignore request for any surname with any first name.
> > YOU Must BE SPECIFIC.
> >
> > So Please no ALL People with One Surnamr or any person with their last
> name.
> >
> >
> > This data base has a lot of material taken from several Books;
> >
> > Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds
> > - Jeannette Tillotson Acklen
> > In this veritable encyclopedia of Tennessee genealogy, you'll find
> > information on births, marriages, and deaths for almost 15,000
individuals
> > from Dickson, Knox, Lebanon, and Wilson counties.
> >
> >
> > Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts
> > - Jeannette Tillotson Acklen
> > A companion volume to Tennessee Records: Bible Records And Marriage
Bonds,
> > this is an exhaustive cemetery-by-cemetery listing of Tennessee mortuary
> > inscriptions. It also includes more than 100 pages devoted to
biographical
> > and historical sketches and includes a comprehensive index of 12,500
> > entries.
> >
> >
> > Tennessee Soldiers in the Revolution: A Roster of Soldiers Living During
> the
> > Revolutionary War in the Counties of Washington and Sullivan
> > - Penelope Johnson Allen
> > Much of the book is a list of Revolutionary soldiers taken from the
> > Revolutionary Army Accounts of North Carolina in the State Archives at
> > Raleigh, showing claims against North Carolina for service by men of the
> > western-most counties of Washington and Sullivan, later Tennessee.
> However,
> > there are also sections solely devoted to wills of Washington County,
> > sections on marriages of Blount and Davidson counties, and a final
section
> > on Revolutionary grants in Davidson County.
> >
> >
> > Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution
> > - Zella Armstrong
> > Here, the author identifies hundreds of Tennessee veterans of the
> > Revolutionary War and lists their:
> > Name
> > Age
> > Service
> > Residence
> > Date of pension application
> > Date and place of birth
> > Service record
> > Names of family members
> > Place(s) of migration to, from, or within Tennessee
> >
> >
> > Twenty-Four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners Revolution and War of 1812
> > - Zella Armstrong
> > An alphabetical list of 2,400 Tennessee pensioners, this list was
compiled
> > from published government Pension Lists of 1816, 1818, 1828, 1832, and
the
> > U.S. Census of 1840. Here, you'll find:
> > Name
> > Age
> > Service
> > Residence
> > Source of the data
> > Widows who drew on their husbands' claims
> >
> >
> > Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee
> > - Elizabeth Petty Bentley
> > The fourth federal census, taken in 1820, is the earliest census for the
> > Tennessee for which enumerations of most counties survive (although
> several
> > eastern Tennessee counties are missing). Here, you'll find an
alphabetical
> > index to 35,000 heads of households, with reference to the individual's
> > county of residence and the page number of the census schedule where
> you'll
> > find information on that person's household and its occupants.
> >
> >
> > 1770-1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements: Davidson, Sumner, and
> > Tennessee Counties
> > - Richard C. Fulcher
> > Official enumerations taken by the federal government didn't include the
> > Cumberland Settlements. Here, you'll find a reconstruction of the census
> of
> > the three Cumberland River counties now in Tennessee. Record of
> inhabitants
> > of these settlements have been especially difficult to locate since the
> > counties were originally a part of North Carolina. As new counties were
> > formed and subdivided, the early settlers were often caught in changing
> > jurisdictions. Often, you'd have to search in several jurisdictions for
> > ancestral records (even though the ancestor may never have moved).
> >
> > The author abstracted from public records all references to individuals
> > living in the jurisdiction between 1770 and 1790. From wills, deeds,
court
> > minutes, marriage records, military records, and many related items, he
> has
> > put together a carefully documented list of inhabitants - this work is
> > virtually the "first" census of Tennessee.
> >
> >
> > Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1796-1815
> > - Mrs. John Trotwood Moore
> > The records extracted for this book were originally listed in a series
of
> > manuscript books, beginning with the creation of the State in 1796 and
> > extended for many years thereafter. You will learn the following
> information
> > about an individual listed here:
> > Name
> > County associated with the individual
> > Rank of commission
> > Date of commission
> >
> >
> > The contents of this book were originally published in the Tennessee
> > Historical Quarterly.
> >
> > Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee
> > - Edythe R. Whitley
> > Here, you'll find lists of more than 5000 early Davidson County
pioneers,
> > taxpayers, militiamen, Revolutionary and War of 1812 soldiers and
> > pensioners, and grantees of land in Tennessee.
> >
> > This book includes:
> > Settlers on the Cumberland River, 1780
> > North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1784
> > Davidson County Taxpayers, 1787
> > Davidson County Militia, 1812
> > Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1811
> > Pension List for West Tennessee, 1818
> > Davidson County Pension Lists for 1832, 1840, and 1883
> >
> > The militia list of 1812, consisting of 2,235 free male inhabitants, is
> > generally considered the only practical alternative to the lost 1810
> census
> > of Davidson County, and one might say that the entire work compensates
for
> > the absence of a census for the first thirty-five years of the county's
> > existence.
> >
> > Overton County, Tennessee: Genealogical Records
> > - Edythe R. Whitley
> > Here, you'll find record of approximately 2,500 early Overton County
> > inhabitants within a great variety of records. This book includes:
> > Abstracts of deeds
> > Abstracts of wills
> > Abstracts of grants
> > Minutes from Overton County Deed Books
> > Legislative Petitions, 1801-1860
> > Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1807-1811
> > Pensioners in Overton and Adjoining Counties, 1818-1883
> > Index to Overton County Will Books, 1870-1891
> >
> >
> > Red River Settlers: Records of the Settlers of Northern Montgomery,
> > Robertson, and Sumner Counties, Tennessee
> > - Edythe R. Whitley
> > This book covers the northern half of Montgomery, Robertson, and Sumner
> > counties, Tennessee. These counties were incorporated into the Mero
> District
> > of North Carolina in 1796. It consists of a collection of county, state,
> > church, and family records, and also contains genealogies of Red River
> > families developed from a wide variety of sources, including cemetery
> > records, Bible records, military records and private papers, as well as
> from
> > records of deeds, wills and marriages. This work is especially valuable
> > because a substantial portion of the book was taken from private family
> > records which were subsequently lost or destroyed.
> >
> > Among the resources collected in this book, you'll find genealogies of
95
> > families with details of births, marriages, and deaths in successive
> > generations. Besides the genealogies this work contains valuable lists
of
> > militia officers, pensioners and overseers of roads, as well as a
lengthy
> > chapter featuring numerous sketches of early Methodist pioneers and
> pioneer
> > families of Middle Tennessee.
> >
> >
> > Sumner County, Tennessee Abstracts of Will Books 1 and 2 (1788-1842)
> > - Edythe R. Whitley
> > When it was founded in 1786, Sumner County was still a part of North
> > Carolina. Most of its early settlers came from the Watauga region,
> although
> > many came directly from Virginia. Sumner County was a crossroads in the
> flow
> > of westward migration, and many families passed through leaving behind a
> > wealth of genealogical records. Some had come only recently from the
> battles
> > of the Revolution; some even from King's Mountain.
> >
> > This book consists of abstracts of Will Books 1 and 2 in the county
> > courthouse in Gallatin, covering the years 1788-1842. Referencing some
> 3000
> > people, each abstract generally lists:
> > Name of the testator
> > Date of instrument
> > Names of heirs (usually wives and children)
> > Nature of the bequest
> > Names of witnesses and executors
> > Date of probate
> > Page number on which you'll find record in the original will book
> >
> >
> > Tennessee Genealogical Records: Records of Early Settlers from State and
> > County Archives
> > - Edythe R. Whitley
> > >From records in the State Archives in Nashville, and from more than
> twenty
> > county courthouses, the record abstracts collected in this volume
> reference
> > in excess of 18,000 early Tennessee settlers. Many of these came from
the
> > counties of Bedford, Bledsoe, Carter, Davidson, Dyer, Franklin, Hawkins,
> > Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Smith, Stewart,
> > Sullivan, Sumner, Washington, White, Williamson, and Wilson.Among the
> > records, you'll find:
> > Revolutionary warrants
> > Grants and certificates of survey
> > Will abstracts
> > Tombstone inscriptions
> > Deed abstracts
> > Marriages (including the valuable Sumner County marriages, 1791-1813)
> > Court orders and petitions
> > Genealogical notes on some two dozen families
> >
> >
> > Henry County, Tennessee Old Time Stuff
> > - Edythe R. Whitley
> > Henry County was formed from the Western District of Tennessee in
November
> > 1821. The county is bounded by the State of Kentucky on the north,
Stewart
> > and Benton counties on the east, Carroll County on the south, and
Weakley
> > County on the west.
> >
> > Here, you'll find a collection of abstracts or indexes to a number of
the
> > oldest surviving genealogical source records pertaining to Henry County.
> > Following an informative historical introduction, you'll find:
> > Henry pension lists for 1840 and 1863
> > Will abstracts and indexes to will books (1856-1863 and 1879-1902)
> > Estate abstracts
> > Guardianship records
> > Court orders
> > Deed abstracts and legislative petitions
> > Early Henry County marriages
> > Brief sketches of prominent citizens who resided in the civil districts
of
> > Henry County
> >
> >
> >
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