OnThisDay, March 1, 1792, in the village of Ranning Water, Southwest Territories (now Tennessee) died TREASONOUS CANOE. The following is a list of major road crossings on the Holston River: The following is a list of major road crossings on the South Fork Holston River: The following is a list of major road crossings on the Middle Fork Holston River: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The settlers were warned and stopped the first attack at Heaton's Station. Washington was now faced with a problem, "The land west of . Isbell, and Benjamin Gist appointed to lay off the place for erecting the Court house, prison stocks, and the said return is ord. Security agreement. The settlers believed they had settled in Virginia. TheCherokeewere indigenous people who lived in the southern Appalachian mountains. The exodus from the land was dramatic. In 1799 there was a petition in Washington County asking for marriages performed under the State of Franklin to be recognized. Bowlin and Mary (Lee) Curtis settled by the Watauga River about 1792. (courtesy of the Washington County, Tennessee Archives), (Courtesy of Washington County, Tennessee Archives-link attached with photo). The South Holston Tailwater is home . It was known as Brush Creek for the Creek than runs through it. Fort Nashborough was among the first settlements but it wasnt the earliest one. Boones Creek Christian Church started because of a controversy over the baptism of Fanny Renfro. Jeremiah The revival also attracted members of the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. This The sheriff's office identified the human remains as Randy D . Its first capital was Jonesborough. Church in the Knob Creek settlement. 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. 1500 acres of land as a Boundry for Iron Works in the fork of Wataugah and Doe River Joining the Land of said Carter also Isaac Lincoln, Godfry Carriger, Teter Nave, Leonard Bowers, William Duggard, Elisha Humphreys, David Matlock, Deceased and Emanuel Carter, Deceased. I will share much more details on this in future articles, such as the Cherokee attacks of 1776. The first Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia arrived in the 1720's primarily from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Eastern Virginia. Panther Creek State Park is a 1,435 acre park located on the Cherokee Reservoir in the historic Holston River Valley, six miles west of Morristown. an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Horton, Most settlers came down the Great Valley through Virginia, while others went through gaps in the Unaka Range from North Carolina. The Middle and South Forks join in Washington County and since the completion of the South Holston Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1950 have been impounded in its reservoir. Bundy. In the 1700s, a Cherokee village was located just west of the main cave entrance, before the people were pushed out by encroaching Anglo-American settlers. which he purchased the lease of land He served in Shraedel's Company during the Revolution. The second attack was stopped at Fort Watauga.In response to these attacks, the militia burned Tuskegee and Citico. At the time, they were usually referred to as "The Holston Militia". Several families did in fact leave the area but many chose to stay. Colonel John C. Carter (1737) and his son Colonel Landon C. Carter (1760) settled on the western side of the Holston River about 1770. The fort on the Holston River opposite the upper end of Long Island was built by a regiment of British troops under Colonel Bird, in the autumn of 1758, and was occupied by them during the following winter. This great road was the main entry into Kentucky from 1775 to 1800 when the population grew from a few hardy pioneers to 220,955. I have been able to discover 75 surnames from the time period of 1776 to 1782. Both John and Landon were Colonels in the American Revolution. . From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin. 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. on farms nearby. Sixteen counties were established by 1824. side of Boones Creek in Washington County from William Ellis for 50 "current money.". to what, in that day was called style. During the 1770s, European Americans established the "Nolichucky settlements" in what is nowGreene County, Tennessee. Nearby, the Great Indian Warpath, a major trail leading to the northeast from central Tennessee, brought many natives past this island. Zillow has 540 homes for sale in Tennessee matching Holston River. 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. 3-400 acres-Washington County-both sides of Indian Creek, David Reese-#4, Book 36, pg. The original house is constructed of logs, but was later weather boarded, ceiled, etc. The waters of the Watauga River forms its boundaries to the north and the peaks of Buffalo Mountain, Jump Hill and Jackson Mountain border the eastern edges. The river was named after Stephen Holstein, who built a cabin on the upper reaches of the river in 1746. Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer were the first white men to settle in the Watauga Country. War Soldier according to his tombstone and a letter my Great Grandfather wrote in 1925. In 1799 the Knob Creek Brethren Chruch was established. The entire western reserve was open to purchase by anyone who could obtained for the settlers a ten year lease for flve or six thousand dollars worth of merchandise. About 1782 members of the Broyles family moved to east Among those settlers were the Young, Jones, Tipton, Jobe, Denton, and O'Neill families. So if you are researching your family history in this area, be sure that youre looking in the correct location. Three Pioneer Tennessee Documents. (LogOut/ It is one of the largest counties in the State, having an area of 570 square miles. The Holston Settlements in Western Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee The first Holston settlement on the Holston River (in Virginia) became the county of Sullivan, Tennessee. 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. Fort Loudon was the furthest point on this supply chain of about 400 miles. The group included his brothers and brother-in-law. 2. 9-400 acres-Washington County-on a branch near Great Nobb Licks, Samuel Harris-#10, Book 36, pg. The settlers were warned and stopped the first attack at Heaton's Station. On September 25, 1780, the Overmountain Men They settled about three miles above the present town of Elizabethton. A. Dragging Canoe continued raiding the frontier, killing dozens of settlers near the fort. In 1791, the Treaty of Holston proclaimed a treaty with the Cherokee in Early Settlers Their son, Russell Bean, is said to have been the first European child born in Eastern Tennessee. That stone has been removed, but you cannot erase the damage it has done. Its first capital was Jonesborough. From Chalkley's, unless other source stated (listed in alphabetical order, based upon grantee/acquiree): Link to return back to Article: Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia, Early Transactions on Holston River, Augusta County, Virginia, Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_on_Holston_River%2C_Augusta_County%2C_VA, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License, Page 21.--16th August, 1769. Borden's Grant Each head of household received 640 acres and 100 acres for his wife and 100 for each child. The American folk hero, David "Davy" Crockett (1786 1836), grew up in East Tennessee. He received his commission as Gov .of the territory August 7, 1790. Our destinations are set for western skies during the mid 18th century. Yes, the Watauga Settlement of Washington County was a success in every aspect of the word. Register The parties of two or three men (and rarely more) usually started their hunts in October and ended toward the end of March or early in April. Jacob Range improved land in 1779 on the Big Harpeth River and later petitioned for a grand to that land. Jacob Womack, Jesse Walton, Geo. I have tried to get people to delete this mistake from my George Brown to no avail. As is well known they at first thought they settling in Virginia, and in 1772 a line was run between Virginia and Cherokee hunting ground and it was found that they were on Cherokee ? On March 25, 1775 the Watauga Purchase of the East Tennessee lands from the Cherokee was made. Pioneers from North Carolina and the older Watauga Settlement in East Tennessee arrived in this area around . Tagged as: #northcarolina, #washingtoncounty, #wataugafort, #wataugariver, #wataugasettlement, Genealogy, history, Tennessee. It existed for about four and a half years and then North Carolina re-assumed control. Robert Blackmore, John Miller,William B. Carter, Christian Carriger, Moses Humphrey, James Kelly, Jahu Humphrey, Daniel Moore, Leonard Bowers, John Lyons, Richard Webster, David McNabb, Leonard Hart. James Robertson and John Sevier, two of the leading members of the Watauga settlement, immediately set about to devise ways and means by which they could avoid the order of the British agent. While others would remain and fold their wings forever devoted to the dream of settling west beyond the Appalachian Mountains during the 18th century. In 1799 the Knob Creek Brethren Chruch was established. 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. It is possible that Lucas Massengill came first, as he was a member of the Watauga association and there is no evidence known to me that William Cobb was a member. The three major forks of the Holston (its North, Middle and South Forks) rise in southwestern Virginia and have their confluence near Kingsport, Tennessee. Other landmarks include Smith Place, built in the early 20th century and the site of Carter's Store, home to the first settlers west of the Appalachians. Perhaps you have heard about the Overmountain Men traveling party of 1779. I understand completely where youre coming from. 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. In writing of these families It is necessary to confine myself, with few Exceptions, to the first or pioneer members, as even a partial genealogy would be greatly beyond the limits of this article. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 36-200 acres-Greene County-north side of, James Woods Lackey-#815, Book 90, pg. North Carolina authorities seized some of the people who John Sevier had enslaved. 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. Carter County received $16,000 and the Commissioners decided to purchase salt with the money, re-sell at cost to the citizens. 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. Mordecai Price received a patent for four hundred acres on Sinking If so, please drop us line and let us know in the comment section or by contacting Piedmont Trails. Sinking Creek Baptist Church was organized 1772 in Washington County (now Carter County).. Impressed with what he had seen, Bean brought his family to the area. Dugger, The main cabin was probably built as early as 1774. (LogOut/ He had brought a packhorse loaded with goods with At the Treaty of Lancaster the Six Nations of Indians gave up their claim to land . Panther Creek State Park is a 1,435 acre park located on the Cherokee Reservoir in the historic Holston River Valley, six miles west of Morristown. Carter County, Tennessee was named for Landon. Abraham Hendry was Chairman of the Court, he and all other members were bound to the agreement. 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. 224-640 acres-Hawkins County-end of Powells Mountain, John Holloway, Jr.-#627, Book 81, pg. Tennessee. In its 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. Jonathan Tipton and Joseph Tipton (brothers of Colonel John Tipton) had moved to the area accompanied by their father, Jonathan, who was over seventy-five years of age.. Sevier, Sr., but later owned by Solomon and Abraham Hart, sons of Leonard Hart. Michael married first Louisa a daughter of Caswell Cobb, son of Pharoah [Cobb], son of William Cobb. Add . 326-345 acres-Hawkins County-south side of, Ruebin Derring-#1053, Book 77, pg. law, known as the Land-Grab Act, was in effect Court Minutes Book B-240 Hal Massengill having married the youngest child of William Cobb. 630-200 acres-Sullivan County-land lying on two entries made by Nathan Page, John Tate-#916, Book 76, pg. After the battle with the indigenous people at Fort Watauga His equipage was unpretending. In the early 1700's Britain was burdened with tens of thousands of German refugees. It was created in 1784 with the intent of becoming the fourteenth state. Obtain Lease from October 20, 1783 to May 25, 1784. There were three main settlements in the area known as Watauga, Carter's Valley, and Nolichucky. European-American settlers built Fort Patrick Henry on the north bank of the South Fork of the Holston River. The North Carolinians rebuffed them and this signaled the end of the State of Franklin. By May, 1785 they had petitioned to be admitted to the United States as the State of Franklin. 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. This is the story told by park rangers and by the excellent film and signage at todays Fort Loudon State Park. An American Family History is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, The date of the coming of the Cobbs and Massengills is not known to the writer, but it was prior to 1775, probably several years before this date. Thanks for any suggestions or info you might share. Washington County, Tennessee,was established in 1777 as Washington County, North Carolina. It then runs in a north westerly direction to its confluence with the North Fork at Kingsport. All three forks in Virginia, South Holston Lake, and the Holston River in Tennessee below the South Holston Dam offer relatively easy-to-reach recreation opportunities. Add . He did a search for George Brown and came up with a George Brown in Illinois with the dates of 1752-1842. The Washington DistrictCommittee of Safety was created in 1775 and included John Carter, Zachariah Isbell, Jacob Brown, John Sevier, James Smith, James and Charles Robertson, William Bean, John Jones, George Russell, and Robert Lucas. Colonel William Christian commanded 2,000 men in a punitive expedition against the Cherokee towns, suppressing their resistance. 1500 acres of land as a Boundry for Iron Works in the fork of Wataugah and Doe River Joining the Land of said Carter also, Also 1500 acres on the South of Doe River Joining the lands of, John Hendrix (Hendricks) and Hannah Kelly. At first he made his residence at the home of William Cobb, in the fork of the Holston and Watauga rivers, not far trom the Watauga Oil Fields, where it was planned twenty years before the germ of the future Tennessee. Tennessee. Greer, Holston River, river formed by the junction of the North and South forks just west of Kingsport, eastern Tennessee, U.S. Records indicate as many as 24 individuals were killed in the raid. There was once a post office located at the house, "Rocky Mount," but I have not been able to ascertain when this was established. Artifacts from the 18th century are still being discovered and answers from this historic area are slowly emerging from the past. To the latter list the Massengills should be added, for the Cobbs and Massengills are said to have arrived at the same time. I would not rule out water passage in this area, but I would not think it would be plausible from point A to final destination. The settlers claimed that they were living on land that was part of Virginia, but a land survey showed that claim to be false. Thank You so much for visiting Piedmont Trails and be sure to stay up to date by subscribing to the website. The first settlers arrived to the area during the years after 1765. The accompanying picture shows the north view of the house, which does not include the "L" which is visible from the pike. Robinson, A dream come true, to be free on fertile soil, to live among one another with joy and respect. Church in the Knob Creek settlement. Plan your next trip to Flag Pond, TN and be sure to visit Natchez Trace State Park. In response to these attacks, the militia burned Tuskegee and Citico. They lived on Little Limestone Creek. 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 actual military defense of Virginia's extreme western frontier did not begin, on a large scale, until the spring prior to the outbreak on Dunmore's War in the fall of 1774, more commonly referred to by historians as the Point Pleasant Campaign. As requested by the editor I submit the follow in regard to the use of the Cobb residence as the first capital of a recognized government west of the Alleghenies, The Territory South of the River Ohio. It is known that the family of John Carr arrived from the South Carolina area and is believed that other South Carolina families made their way to this area during the years of the American Revolutionary War. Colonel John Tipton moved to the Watauga settlement in 1783. [8] Similarly, Holston Mountain was named after the Holston River. Those settlers had come across the Blue Ridge Mountains from Rowan County. A map detailing the Holston River Valley through Sullivan County and surrounding areas. The Holston flows southwest towards Knoxville where it meets the French Broad River creating the mighty Tennessee River. Although the Holston River is now defined as ending at the French Broad River to form the Tennessee River at its mile post 652 in Knoxville, before 1933 the terminus of the Holston River was defined as the location 51 miles downstream of Knoxville at Lenoir City where the Little Tennessee River enters the river. Valentine Sevier, Sr. came from the Shenandoah Valley. Dungan. The government of North Carolina, however, refused to It is said that most of the business of the fork section, was transacted in a grove of large oak trees which adjoined. During the 1770s, European Americans established the "Nolichucky settlements" in what is nowGreene County, Tennessee. Library James Maury wrote at the time: "By Bedford Courthouse in one week 'tis said and I believe truly, near 300 inhabitants of this colony passed on their way to Carolina." [ 10] Among the dams and associated reservoirs on the South Fork Holston River are Boone Dam and Boone Lake, named for the explorer Daniel Boone; Fort Patrick Henry Dam and Fort Patrick Henry Lake, named for the Revolutionary War hero; and South Holston Dam and South Holston Lake. 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. Luttrell, L., Creekmore, P., & Creekmore, P. (1943). By the time European settlers arrived, it was unclear of what the are. which he purchased the lease of land from the indigenous people (and later received a deed) for a large tract on both sides of the Nolichucky. North Fork of Holston (1783) Rich Valley (1802) South Fork of Holston or St. Clair's Bottom (1791), . The Watauga settlement was was south of the Holston River, on the Watauga and Nolichucky Rivers in the colony of North Carolina. In 1824 Jerial Dodge baptized her at the Sinking Creek Baptist Church, and the Baptist Association decided against the baptism. The Holston River Blueway stretches 52 miles from the Cherokee Dam to Knoxville, TN. The county contains many creeks and three rivers the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork of the Holston River. TVA projects have greatly changed the waterways in E TN so that the direct water routes of our ancestors are not so apparent on modern maps. Others include, the title rested for a long period in Michael Massengill the second son of Hal. In 1772 Jacob Brown located on the north bank of the Nolichucky River. It is "Tennessee's oldest town". Robert Blackmore, John Miller,William B. Carter, Christian Carriger, Moses Humphrey, James Kelly, Jahu Humphrey, Daniel Moore, Leonard Bowers, John Lyons, Richard Webster, David McNabb, Leonard Hart. Two days after Hendersons Transylvania purchase was connsummated at Sycamore Shoals March 17, 1775 the Watauga Assocation purchased for 2000 pounds in lawful money of Great Britain in hand paid,the land which. In 1780, while the militia was away at theBattle of Kings Mountain, the Cherokee raided the setttlements. Some were German-born or the Pennsylvania-born children of German-speaking Protestant immigrants from the Palatinate and other areas bordering the Rhine River. During this article, you will read of the past by way of old Indian trails, hunting parties and the mountainous terrain that led to this wilderness frontier. His sons, John and James Sevier, located 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? tuller.roberta@gmail.com recognize the deeds' validity and continued to make grants in the MrNabb, Draper's manuscript Life of Daniel Boone appears to have brought him into the Valley that bears his name. He sold this land to settlers. His information has been so corrupted I doubt it will ever be corrected. The above is just a brief description of the early history and origins of the area. According to Tennessee Valley Authority historians, when the Tennessee Valley Authority was created in 1933, Congress mandated that the TVA headquarters be located on the banks of the Tennessee River. In late 1783, North Carolina passed an act to sell vacant land to settlers. The certificate that grants the land rights is also called first-title deed and final certificate. In 1779, Tidence Lane established the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. Jacob Womack, Jesse Walton, Geo. As the settlers made their way from North Carolina and Virginia, they traveled along many hunting trails of the Cherokee and the Catawba Indians. This confluence is considered to be the start of the Tennessee River. In 1784, Zachariah Isbell, John Sevier and Jesse Walton were appointed to confiscate the properties of Tories in Washington County. George Brown was a Rev. 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