first families of bledsoe county, tennessee

1 vol. 31 pp. William Bledsoe (1715). Jefferson County, Kansas, commissioners have agreed to pay $7.5 million to Floyd Bledsoe, who spent 16 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.. WebHealth Connect America and its companies are a multi-state, community mental health, behavioral health, family preservation, and therapeutic foster care services provider(s). Webthe first explorers of the Cumberland Country. "Excavations in the Nickajack Reservoir: season 1." BE IT ENACTED, That it shall and may be lawful for any justice of the peace for Bledsoe County, to attend at the place appointed by law for holding court in Marion County, at the first court of pleas and quarter sessions, appointed to be holden for said county, for the purpose of administering to the justices of said county, the necessary oaths. BE IT ENACTED, That the sheriff of Bledsoe County shall open and hold an election at the place of holding court in said county, on the third Friday and Saturday in February next, for the purpose of electing field officers of the militia of said county; and the militia of said county shall compose the thirty-first regiment of the militia of this state, and shall be attached to the third brigade. 50 pp. Sec., 1988. Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved sonAbraham Bledsoe five shillings sterling. county 8 pp. WebFamilies First, the states Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, is a workforce development and employment program. 32 pp. Hide Event Map Show Event Map. Harris, Euline. tuller.roberta@gmail.com Secretary Hargett is the chief executive officer of the Department of State with oversight of more than 300 employees. 2 vols. also in Orange County, Virginia. BE IT ENACTED, That the said county of Rhea, be, and the same is hereby declared a part of the district of Hamilton, in the same manner and for all purposes, civil, criminal and military, in as full and ample a manner as any county in this state, and shall send two jurors to the superior court of said district. Civil War Soldiers from Bledsoe County Pension and Record Files. Kelly, Martelia C. A history of South Pittsburg, TN: the first one hundred years. 32 pp. The services and oversight found in the Secretary of State's office reach every department and agency in state government. Last Name(s) Tennessee; Bledsoe County; Wyatt Family Cemetery; Added: 1 Jan 2000; Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 20633; WebFirst Families of Bledsoe County Tennessee (Other) Date: 1796: copied this from the Pikeville Library in Bledsoe County, Tennessee on one of our visits. View this and more full-time & part-time jobs in Pikeville, TN on Snagajob. First Families of Bledsoe County Project - TNGenWeb 65 pp. George Peabody college dissertation, 1957. Chattanooga, n.p., 1969. "Progress comes to Fall Creek Falls.". In 1734 Orange County was created from part of Spotsylvania. ordered that Isaac Bledsoes Mark for his Cattle & Hogs which is a Crop on the left ear and a slit in the right ear and an underkeel in the left ear be recorded. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice, the courts of pleas and quarter sessions, and the circuit court in said county, shall be holden at the house of John Shropshire, until otherwise provided for, under the same regulations and restrictions, and shall exercise and possess the same powers and jurisdiction, as is possessed by said courts in other counties in this state. 1; alphabetical in vols. Nashville, TN Div. 1 videocassette, 10 min. In the name of God, Amen: I, Abraham Bledsoe. Alcohol played a significant role in the daily lives of colonists; even children. "An Act to establish a new county south west of Bledsoe and south of Warren and Franklin counties.". In 1770, Abraham became the constable of Botetourt County, Virginia for the Reedy Creek area. Whitwell, the author, 1991. Polly, born in Virginia 1780; . TN Anthrop. In 1774, during Dunmores War, Abraham Bledsoe was a member of Captain David Looneys militia company. Billingsly Family Bio-John(7) Billingsley, Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: M432_870; Page: 379A; Image: 205: Event Map. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice, that the court of pleas and quarter sessions shall be held in and for the county of Bledsoe, on the first Mondays of April, July, October and January; and the justices for said county, shall hold their respective courts at the place that shall be fixed upon by said commissioners, until otherwise provided for by law, and shall have and exercise the power and jurisdiction as are prescribed by and for the courts of the several counties in this state. 51 pp. 178 pp. The following reels are available on interlibrary loan from the Library and Archives: Newspapers were published in Pikeville. Social & Ec. Click here for location, hours, and contact information. WebFirst Families of Bledsoe County, Tennessee (Robnett, 2008) [name index] History of Bledsoe County, 1807-1957 [thesis] (Robnett, 1957)* Additional county and community The library maintains many published family histories and a family histories file. Emp. N.p., M.S. Brown, Dalton M. An educational & economic survey of Bledsoe County, TN. His will was probated there July 23, 1704. ordered that William Campbell answer Mr. Alexander Sinclairs letter to Anthony Bledsoe and requisit him to lay out the money put into his hands by Mr. Sampson Matthew for Wheat reserving as much thereof as will be sufficient to purchase Baggs to contain the Flour. Soc., 1965. Quarterly Conference Records, Methodist, Pikeville Circuit, 1866-1874. BAGGETT, BAKER, BALL, BARBER, BARGER, BARKER, BARNES, BARNETT, BARNS, BASIN, BASS, BATES, BAUMGARTNER, BAYLESS, BEACH, BEATTY, BEATY, BEAVERET, BEAVERT, BECK, BEDFORD, BEDWELL, BETHER, BELL, BENNETT, BERGER, BICKFORD, BILBERY, BILLINGSLEY, BINGHAM, BIRDEN, BLACK, BLACKBURN, BLACKWOOD, BLAINE, BLANKENSHIP, BLAYLOCK, BLEDSOE, BLEVINS, BLOUNT, BOLTON, BOND, BONNINGHAUSER, BORING, BOSTON, BOWLIN, BOWMAN, BOYD, BOYNTON, BRADLEY, BRAGG, BRANHAM, BRANNON, BRECKENRIDGE, BREWER, BREWSTER, BRICK, BRIDGEMAN, BRIEN, BRIER, BRITT, BROCK, BROCKDELL, BROTHERS, BROWDER, BROWN, BROWNE, BROWNLOW, BROYLES, BRYAN, BRYANT, BUCHANAN, BUCK, BUMBALOUGH, BUNCH, BURDETT, BURGESS, BURK, BURNETT, BURNETTE, BURNS, BURRESS, BYERLY, BYERS, BYRUM, CAGLE, CALLAHAN, CAMP, CAMPBELL, CANNON, CANTRELL, CARD, CARDER, CARLIN, CARLTON, CARMACK, CARNES, CARR, CARROL, CARTER, CARTWRIGHT, CARVIN, CASH, CASS, CASTLEMAN, CATHEY, CHAMBERS, CHASE, CHERRY, CHILDRESS, CHILTON, CHIPMAN, CHISAM, CHRISTIAN, CLARK, CLAY, CLEMMER, CLEVELAND, CLIFTON, CLINE, CLOSE, COCKE, COFFEE, COLEMAN, COLLIER, COLLINS, COLLIS, COLVARD, COMBS, COOK, COOLIDGE, COOPER, COPE, CORDELL, CORNWALLIS, CORTNER, COUK, COULTER, COWAN, COX, CRAIG, CRANWELL, CRAWFORD, CRAWLEY, CROCKETT, CROFTS, CROWE, CRUTCHFIELD, CULTER, CUMMINGS, CUNNINGHAM, CURTIS, DAFFRON, DAIN, DALTON, DARR, DAVENPORT, DAVIS, DAWSON, DAY, DEAKINS, DEATHERIDGE, DeBORD, DEDRICK, DeGRIEF, DEITZ, DENNY, DENTON, DEVERS, DEVILS, DEW, DEWEY, DIBRELL, DICKERSON, DICKEY, DILL, DINWIDDIE, DODSON, DONELSON, DORSETT, DORTON, DOSS, DOUGLAS, DOUGLASS, DOWNEY, DOWNING, DUKE, DUNCAN, DUNIVAN, DURHAM, DWIGGINS, DYE, DYER, EASTERLY, EDMONDS, EDMONDSON, EDSELY, EISENHOWER, ELKINS, ELLIOTT, ELLISON, EMERY, ENDSLEY, EPPERSON, ERWIN, ESTES, ETHERIDGE, ETHRIDGE, EURERAND, EUTSLER, EVANS, EVERETT, EVINS, EVITT, FAIN, FAIR, FANN, FARLEY, FARMER, FARMKER, FERGUSON, FEY, FIELDS, FILLMORE, FINCHUM, FINDLEY, FINELY, FINLEY, FISHER, FLETCHER, FOLEY, FOOT, FORD, FORGEY, FORREST, FOSTER, FOUST, 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SOUTHERLAND, SPANG, SPEARS, SPENCER, SPRIGG, SPRING, STANDEFER, STANDIFER, STANLEY, STEAKLEY, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, STEPP, STEWART, STILLWELL, STINNET, STINSON, STONE, STORY, STRADLEY, STRANAHAN, STROTHER, STUBBLEFIELD, SULLIVAN, SUMMER, SUMMITT, SUTHERLAND, SWAFFORD, SWEAT, SWEETEN, TAFT, TANDY, TARWATER, TATE, TAYLOR, TEETERS, TERRY, THARP, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THURMAN, THURMOND, TILDEN, TOBITT, TOLLETT, TRACE, TRUMAN, TRUSLEY, TUCKER, TULLOS, TULLOSS, TURNER, VAN CLEVE, VAN DYKE, VAN WINKLE, VANN, VANPELT, VAUGHN, VERNON, VINEY, WALDEN, WALKER, WALLACE, WALLING, WARD, WASHINGTON, WEAVER, WEBB, WELCH, WERNER, WESLEY, WEST, WHEELER, WHITE, WHITTENBURG, WHITESIDE, WHITESIDES, WHITLOW, WHITSON, WIGLE, WILABY, WILDER, WILHOIT, WILKE, WILKEY, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, WINSETT, WITTEN, WOLF, WOODMAN, WOODS, WOODWARD, WOOL, WORTHINGTON, WRIGHT, WYATT, Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, TN 37377, Beyond the Birth, Marriage and Death Dates, Finding Family History in Federal Records, Revolutionary War Veterans that Lived in Bledsoe, Bledsoe Regiments Tennessee Militia ( 1796 1811 ), Bledsoe Indian War Veterans ( 1836 1838 ), Muster Roll of Tulloss Rangers & Camp Sam Houston, Early Bledsoe County High School Graduates, Bledsoe Countians in Early Military Service. The second attack was stopped at Fort Watauga. Individual reels may also be purchased. Whitwell, the author, 1990. 59 pp. 1-20. Bledsoe County Chancery Court Loose Papers, 1840-1940. . 2. Quadrangles: Tracy City, Palmer, Daus, Sewanee, Monteagle, White City, Whitwell, Ketner Gap, Sinking Cove, Orme, South Pittsburg, Sequatchie, Wauhatchie, Chattanooga, Eureka, Doran Cove, Bridgeport, Shellmound, Hooker. BE IT ENACTED, That the election for governor, representatives to congress and members to the general assembly, shall be held at their respective places of holding courts, in the counties of Rhea and Bledsoe, by the sheriffs or their deputies, under the same rules and regulations as are prescribed by law, and on the same days which elections for such purposes, are authorized to be held; and those citizens of Rhea and Bledsoe counties, formerly citizens of Roane County, shall be entitled to vote in their respective counties. Whitwell, the author, 1987. Bledsoe Gaillard, Frye. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice, that the court of pleas and quarter sessions, shall be held in and for the county of Rhea, on the fourth Mondays of March, June, September and December; and that the first court shall be holden on the first Monday of December; and the justices for said county shall hold their respective courts at the place that shall be fixed upon by the commissioners, until otherwise provided for by law, and shall have and exercise the same powers and jurisdiction as are or shall be prescribed by and for the courts of the several counties in this state. WebBledsoe County,TN historian. The Families First program emphasizes work, training, and personal responsibility. SECTION 8. They usually do not provide other personal information. She includes a source of references for each of the families that will help in your own search. Rachel, Hiatt, Ellen O. Sequatchie Valley, a historical sketch. Isaac Bledsoe was born in Culpepper County, Virginia, but as a young man settled with his brother Anthony on the Holston River a few miles west of Bristol. The original county seat was known as Old Madison, six miles from Dunlap and fifteen miles from Pikeville, the present county seat. (his mothers first name is unknown) Head. Webb, Nonie H. The story of Ketner's Mill. There was a fire at the Marion County courthouse in 1922. Annexation study for areas southeast & southwest of South Pittsburg, TN. 1 1895-1896; vol. Item: I give the use of the rest of my estate to my wife, Sarah Bledsoe; during her natural life or widowhood and at the day of her marriage or death to be equally divided between the rest of my children. Tre Hargett was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve as Tennessees 37th secretary of state in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021. from Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia, March, 1970, "The Long Hunters," by Emory L. Hamilton. They selected him for his firsthand knowledge of the western country, but he went in order to select a site for the stockaded fort he had agreed to build near Bledsoe's Lick as part of the proposed Cumberland settlements. 2 1917-1924] (Goins and Hobbs Genealogy Service, 1988-), Minutes of the Circuit Court of Bledsoe County, 1834-1841 (WPA, 1941), Population Schedule of the United States Census of 1850 for Bledsoe County, Tennessee (Hutcherson, 1963), Records of Bledsoe County, Tombstone Inscriptions (Madewell, 1982), Sequachee Valley News Gossip Columns (Harris, 19? Bledsoe County [videorecording]. mental health services to individuals and their family members. Nashville, TSLA, 1971. v. Oliver Kane, et al. (Rev. Their children were, Sequachee Valley News, Marion County, TN, gossip columns. Reservoir lands planning: final report, feasibility analysis for the Little Cedar Mountain area of Nickajack Reservoir. They were referred to as the "Bledsoe brothers" or "three brothers from North Carolina" in multiple publications on Daniel Boone. Note: Affiliate links are used within the directory on this site and a small contribution goes to the website for some purchases made. UT thesis, 1926. ?-)*, Sequatchie Valley Bible Records (Douthat, 1985), Tennessee Fourth Surveyor's District Land Surveys 1814-1824 : Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Morgan, Overton, Rhea and Roane Counties, Tenn. (Bailey, 1996), Tennessee, Records of Bledsoe County : County Court Minute Book [1841-1846] (WPA, 1939), United States Census, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, 1850 (Hobbs, 1986)*, United States Census, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, 1860 (Hobbs, 1986)*, United States Census, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee, 1870 (Hobbs, 1986)*, United States Census, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, 1880 (Hobbs, 1990? Knoxville, UT Ag. Anthony Bledsoe had lived, in 1769, at Fort Chisel, and, in a short time after, with his brother Isaac and the Shelbys, removed further west, into what is now Sullivan county. The story of Marion County: its people & places. * Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from the Library and Archives. The Bledsoe County Public Library is recognized by the Tennessee State Library and Archives as the Bledsoe County Archives and Historical Records Repository. Emp. Jasper, the author, 1987. 55 pp. Management practices of soybean producers in Marion County, TN: a research summary of a graduate study. Abraham Bledsoe was born 1673 in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland (then Lancaster) County Virginia. Isaac Bledsoe was a Captain in the Cherokee Campaign in 1776. Roberta Tuller 2020 View this and more full-time & part-time jobs in Pikeville, TN on Snagajob. SECTION 7. Many of these families still remain there to this day. WebSelected Published County Histories. Exp. )*, United States Census, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, 1920 (Goins, 1994)*, United States Census, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, 1930 (Goins & Hobbs), *WPA Records, Bledsoe County (Record Group #107, Roll 4, 1 reel) Roll includes Deed Books A-D, F-I, L (1807-1826 & 1829-1854), Circuit Court Execution Docket (1810-1824), Circuit Court Minutes (1834-1841), County Court Minute Book 1 (1841-1846), Baptist Church Minutes (1882-1938), Chancery Court Minute Book 2 (1836-1847) and Tombstone Inscriptions (undated). WebBledsoe County, one of the older counties in East Tennessee, is the oldest county in what is known as Sequatchie Valley. Anthony Bledsoe (1733, married Mary Ramsey), [name index in each volume], Marion County Tennessee Population Schedule of the Sixth Census of the United States, 1840 (Broyles, 1983) [surname index], Marion County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics, 1914 Through 1925 (Wiefering, 1995)* [name index], Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church book, 1888-1916: Church Located in the New Hope Community, Marion County, Tennessee (Blevins, 1988) [surname index], Obituaries of Marion County, Tennessee [vol. Secretary Hargett is the chief executive officer of the Department of State with oversight of more than 300 employees. Survey [topographic maps] issued periodically. Est. European Americans called their towns in eastern Tennessee, the Overhill Towns. History of Bledsoe County, Tennessee - Southern Genealogy Books Compiled by Marion County Hist. LDSGenealogy.com is privately owned and is not an official site of FamilySearch International or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). If you need immediate assistance you may call the reference desk at (615) 741-2764 or visit us in person. About 1768 Abraham moved to Tennessee, approximately 7 miles from the Long Island of the Holston which is now present day Kingsport, Tennessee on Reedy Creek where he was living in 1778. was heard in Northumberland County. Thomas Younger Swafford Sr 11 (1986), pp. Knoxville, TN Ag. There was a fire at the Bledsoe County courthouse in 1908. Knoxville, TVA, 1973. SECTION 3. Sometime after 1800, eight Biblically named Swafford brothers: Abraham, Aaron, Isaac, Jacob, Thomas, Paul, John & William moved west from Greenville County, South Carolina into the Col. Bledsoe was killed by the Indians at Bledsoe's Creek, Sumner County, Tenn., on July 20. Henry Ramsey, SECTION 11. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Prepared by TVA, Resource Dev. Robnett, Elizabeth P. Bledsoe County at the bicentennial, 1976: a short history of Bledsoe County, TN, 1807-1976. He moved to Essex County Virginia in 1718 and lived in an area that became Spotsylvania County in 1721 and Orange County in 1734. Prepared by Local Planning Assistance Office for South Pittsburg Municipal Planning Comm. Nashville, TN Arch. One of the court of triers of the original Cumberland Association, Bledsoe was a justice of the peace in the first Davidson County Quarterly Court in 1783, first major of the county militia, and a guard for the surveyors of the North Carolina Military Reservation. Nashville, TN Dept. WebBledsoe County, was named in honor of Abraham Bledsoe and was created out of Roane County by an Act of the Tennessee Legislature on November 30, 1807. I thought you might Ext. 2 1920-1989, A-G; vol. According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. Whitwell, the author, 1991. SECTION 2. Nashville, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1916. "An Act to reduce Roane County to constitutional limits, and to form two new and distinct counties south-west of the same.". Among his children was Anthony Bledsoe, born in (then) Orange County, Virginia, 1733, married about 1760 to Mary Ramsey, of Augusta. . (its Report #1). His Tests Jacob Bledsoe (1724, married Lohammer Terrell, daughter of John Terrell), He was in the battleofthe Flats. 2 1920-1925] (Tate, 199?) . ***Downloadable PDF File. WebTennessee tax lists can be used to locate families, document historic properties and study community history. Scattered early issues are available from 1873, and a complete run begins in 1922. Quadrangles: Lonewood, Herbert Domain, Vandever, Grassy Cove, Sampson, Ballingsley Gap, Melvine, Pennine, Smartt Mountain, Brockdell, Pikeville, Morgan Springs, Savage Point, Mt. Knoxville, TVA, 1962. The Archives is maintained as part of the Bledsoe County Public Library. SECTION 5. Douthat, James L. Sequatchie families: biographical sketches of the earlier settlers of the Sequatchie valley of TN. TN Valley Authority. SECTION 1. Chattanooga, n.p., 1969. TheCherokeewere indigenous people who lived in the southern Appalachian mountains. Abraham died near Moccasin Gap in the summer of 1801. Mahaly "Aly" Schoolfield (born 1795) Bledsoe Co History 1 (Other) Bledsoe County, Tennessee. PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Authorities are investigating the slayings of a Bledsoe County couple. Chapter Five. 18 pp. Knoxville, TVA, 1972. 282 pp. WebBledsoe County Historical & Genealogical Society, Bledsoe County 2012 Award of Distinction Bledsoe County Historical & Genealogical Society, Bledsoe County, for the I do also appoint my son in law Henry Thornton and my wife Sarah executors of this my last Will and Testament as witness my hand and seal this fifteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and fifty three [1753]. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1987. First Families of Bledsoe County Files (courtesy of the Bledsoe County Historical and Genealogical Society). Memphis, Castle Books, 1993. 121 pp. Bledsoe County Archives Bledsoe County TNGenWeb 41 pp. FAMILY OF BLEDSOE Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Bledsoe five shillings sterling. Public Records Policy and Records Request Form, Aaron Russell's Personal Ledger, 1861-1878: Marion County, Tennessee; Dade County, Georgia (Rushing, 1997) [partial name index], Along the River (Harris, 1997)* [name index], Ancient Owners of Marion Farms; & Early History of Owen Methodist Church (Lasater, 1985) [surname index], Digging for your Roots in Marion County, Tennessee (Marion County Genealogical Group, 199? 17 pp. The county seat is Pikeville. There was a fire at the Bledsoe County courthouse in 1908. Bledsoe County at the Bicentennial 1976: A Short History of Bledsoe County, Tennessee 1807-1976 (Robnett, 1977) Bledsoe County, Tennessee, A Pictorial History (Bledsoe County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1998) [surname index] * SECTION 14. II, Cherokees and First Settlers Early Records Compiled, Marion County, Tennessee (Webb, 2002)* [name index], Marion County in Vintage Postcards (Morrison, 2005)*, Marion County, Tennessee: History & Keepsake Memories (Webb, 1996)* [surname index], Memoirs of Marion County, Tennessee 1893-1946 (Cameron, 1946)*, Murder, Mayhem and More (Harris, 1991?) It was first settled by small farmers and grew quickly in the mid 18th century. Social & Ec. Our genealogy and Tennessee history collection includes research materials for the Sequatchie Valley as well as adjoining counties. Driskell, Boyce N. Cultural resource investigations in the Nickajack Reservoir area, Marion County, TN. UT School of Education. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. SECTION 10. Whitwell, the author, 1990. Washington, D.C., US GPO, 1958. First Families of Bledsoe County, Tennessee - Mountain Press If you have anyone from the Sequatchie Valley, you will want this book to help in your research of your family. Agricultural-industrial survey of Bledsoe County. Huntsville, AL, the author, 1988. Civil War 1861-1865 tidbits. In 1772 Isaac Bledsoe married Katherine Montgomery, a sister of the veteran frontiersman Colonel John Montgomery. 111 pp. Div. Brown, Billy C. Environmental & educational implications of resort park development for Bledsoe & Van Buren counties of southeastern TN. Fincastle County, Virginia was created in 1772 fromBotetourt County and abolished in 1776. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, That the territory south west of Bledsoe, and south of Warren and Franklin counties, shall constitute a county by the name of Marion. Richard RP Pinnell, In 1777 the Washington County, Virginia Court. Bledsoe County, Tennessee Genealogy FamilySearch Div. They later moved to Moccasin Creek of the North Fork of Holston River. Abraham Bledsoe (1737, married Mary Wilcox), and He was probably the son ofAbraham BledsoeandKatherine Ball. Scattered early issues are available from 1886, and a complete run begins in April 1945. The first European settlement in Orange County, Virginia was in 1714 and the county was officialy formed in 1734 with no western border. Pikeville, Bledsoe County High School, 1977. Tre Hargett was elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve as Tennessees 37th secretary of state in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021. Additional defendants: Ann Eliza Kane, Robert Hare and wife Harriet. Both settled in middle Tennessee about 1784, Isaac, at this time about twenty-four years old, and after surviving years of border warfare in Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, spent two or three years in Kentucky, and, when that was safe from the Indians, went back to Bledsoe's Creek, and there he was killed as was his brother Anthony, by the Indians. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1992. (199? Thomas, Abraham and Abraham, Jr. were enumerated on the Orange County, Virginia tax list. BE IT ENACTED, That elections for company officers for the county of Marion, shall be at such places as the commandant of militia in said county may appoint, which said elections shall be held on the first Thursday in June next, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are prescribed in like cases. Gremillion, Kristen J. Knoxville, TVA, 1939. Huntsville, AL, the author, 1987. Pikeville was established in 1816 on lands donated by Charles Love, an early Sequatchie settler. Guild, Josephus C. A report on coal lands lying in Bledsoe County. Knoxville, TVA, 1937. 130 pp. Managed by: BE IT ENACTED, That said county of Bledsoe be, and the same is hereby declared a part of the district of Hamilton, in the same manner and for all purposes, civil, criminal and military, in as full and ample manner as any county in this state, and shall send two jurors to the superior court of said districts. Bledsoe County Historical & Genealogical Society, Bledsoe County A preliminary management plan for the horseshoe properties forest management demonstration in Marion, Hamilton, & Sequatchie counties, TN. Sanibel To Boca Grande By Boat, Articles F