The original house is constructed of logs, but was later weather boarded, ceiled, etc. 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. This places the fort on its original position and preserves the history of its residents and the history that accompanies it. About 1782 members of the Broyles family moved to east TheNolichucky Riverflows throughWestern North CarolinaandEast Tennessee. The firm leased their lands to the settlers much after the manner of the Patrons, in the early history of New York. In 1779, Tidence Lane established the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. Samuel Weaver purchased 600 acres on Little Limestone creek (#629) about 1784. Dragging Canoe continued raiding the frontier, killing dozens of settlers near the fort. Mine is Mathew Brooks, 1743 1797. I understand completely where youre coming from. Michael married first Louisa a daughter of Caswell Cobb, son of Pharoah [Cobb], son of William Cobb. The settlers claimed that they were living on land that was part of Virginia, but a land survey showed that claim to be false. pay 10 pounds per 100 acres. 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. He served in Shraedel's Company during the Revolution. And yes, once again, the entire territory known as Tennessee was under Washington County. generation settlers in the river valley and adjoining creek areas, and, in addition, to discuss their origins, motivations for migration and settlement, . "The Battle of the State of Franklin" took place at John Tipton's house in 1788. 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. European Americans called their towns in eastern Tennessee, the Overhill Towns. Russell, Jospeh Willson, Zach. Their son, Russell Bean, is said to have been the first European child born in 10-240 acres-Washington County-on the North fork of Doe River, George Russel-#11989, Book 89, pg. 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. It was around 1779, that a Biffle family left their land in Rowan County, North Carolina (that would now be present Davidson County), traveled west through the Yadkin Valley, and crossed the mountains to the newly formed Sullivan County, North Carolina. They corresponded with the Cherokee and leased properties with mutual agreements during the year of 1772. In 1824 Jerial Dodge baptized her at the Sinking Creek Baptist Church, and the Baptist Association decided against the baptism. 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. assembled on the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga to begin their march to the Battle of Kings Mountain. George Brown-#1021, Book 80, pg. In 1799 the Knob Creek Brethren Chruch was established. A Committee of Safety was organized and during the spring of 1776, Virginia was asked to annex the area. Finding a place of solitude in your canoe or kayak on South Holston Lake is just a few paddle-strokes away. The Holston River is a 136-mile (219 km) river that flows from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee. Washington, the oldest county of the state, allows the echoes of familiar sounds from the mockingbird and the bobwhite. East Tennessee College was established by law on the 26th of October, 1807, as one of the two colleges in the State, for which one hundred thousand acres of land, south of French Broad and Holston, and west of Big Pigeon river, had been set apart by act of Congress the previous year. In 1775, the Wataugans secured their lands by purchasing it from the Cherokee Nation, and by August 1776, had petitioned North Carolina for recognition of their government, now termed "Washington District." The following petition is undated, but is believed . Four major river forks (Nork Fork, Middle Fork, South Fork, and Watauga Rivers) combine to make up the beautiful Holston River which spans 274 miles. 68. Dragging Canoe built new towns down the Little Tennessee River on Chickamauga Creek, and established a staging area for ongoing guerilla warfare. The genealogies refer to approximately 12,000 individuals, many of them worked through seven generations. Talbot. By the time European settlers arrived, it was unclear of what the are. The Johnson City area settled in 1777 by settlers who received grants from North Carolina. from the indigenous people (and later received a deed) for a large tract on both sides of the Nolichucky. The entire western reserve was open to purchase by anyone who could 224-640 acres-Hawkins County-end of Powells Mountain, John Holloway, Jr.-#627, Book 81, pg. Some were German-born or the Pennsylvania-born children of German-speaking Protestant immigrants from the Palatinate and other areas bordering the Rhine River. This confluence is considered to be the start of the Tennessee River. WRITINGS ON TENNESSEE COUNTIES. John Hendrix (Hendricks) and Hannah Kelly moved to the Watauga settlement about 1780. There was an immediate rush of settlement to the area, and Jackson, John Overton, and James Winchester soon founded Memphis. . 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. Acreage, location by way of county and description is also given. Gilmer, Fannin, Union & Lumpkin County, Georgia Settlers. The Holston River valley is greatly developed for electrical power generation, both with hydroelectric dams and coal-fired steam plants. In the United States, all land can be traced back to the original land patent. The first permanent settlement in Tennessee was made in 1769 on Boones Creek Other families followed such as Samuel Masenngill, Henry Masengill, Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer. During the 1770s, European Americans established the "Nolichucky settlements" in what is nowGreene County, Tennessee. It was erected by the settlers of Reedy Creek and Cook's Valley, and was one of the first structures of . Would Sullvan County at one time been included in Washington County. Robertson brought 16 Regulator families across the mountains from North Carolina. Their first settlers came in single families or small parties, with no concert of action, and without any recognized leader. North Fork of Holston (1783) Rich Valley (1802) South Fork of Holston or St. Clair's Bottom (1791), . However, all except the North Holston community were in North Carolina on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. I understand that the route between Fort Loudon and Fort Prince George is known because the site of the massacre of the Ft Loudon residents is known and I understand that to be on privately owned land some distance from Fort Loudon. In regards to the time period you mentioned, many different routes were available from western SC to eastern TN. 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. Artifacts from the 18th century are still being discovered and answers from this historic area are slowly emerging from the past. The Holston River begins in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows for 274 miles through Virginia into Tennessee. Maps I have tried to get people to delete this mistake from my George Brown to no avail. The first settlers on The Cobbs and Massengills '' by S. E. Massengill. Roberta Tuller 2020 After the battle with the indigenous people at Fort Watauga Dungan. assembled on the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga to begin their march to the Battle of Kings Mountain. It is home to 47 species of fish including smallmouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, redline darter, and bigeye . War Soldier according to his tombstone and a letter my Great Grandfather wrote in 1925. The Holston River is a 136-mile (219km) river that flows from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1790 Reverend Samuel Doak and Hezikiah Balch organized the Hebron Most settlers came down the Great Valley through Virginia, while others went through gaps in the Unaka Range from North Carolina. Its first capital was Jonesborough. It continued south in the valley via the Great Warriors' Trail (also called the Indian Road, as on this map), which was established by centuries of Indian travel over ancient trails created by migrating buffalo herds. 1-240 acres-Washington County-north fork of Doe River, David Reese-#2, Book 36, pg. You only have to look around to see their presence among artifacts, paper documents and so much more. 404-100 acres-Greene County-On waters of Nolachuckey. Ord[ered]. Main article: Hawkins County, Tennessee Genealogy General edit Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. 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. Court Minutes Book B-240 The numbers and surnames of the families staying on the Tennessee lands required the Royal Governors to react. Holston River, river formed by the junction of the North and South forks just west of Kingsport, eastern Tennessee, U.S. Little Limestone were Robert and James Allison. To the latter list the Massengills should be added, for the Cobbs and Massengills are said to have arrived at the same time. The river was named after Stephen Holstein, who built a cabin on the upper reaches of the river in 1746. In August, 1784 delegates from Washington and two other western North Carolina counties (all now in Tennessee), declared their Independence from North Carolina because of perceived neglect, and misuse by North Carolinas legislature. By May, 1785 they had petitioned to be admitted to the United States as the State of Franklin. The county contains many creeks and three rivers the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork of the Holston River. In 1784, William Ellis purchased 325 on Boone's Creek. The stories associated with these trails as well as the people who traveled them will be discovered and shared. Tennessee. Jeremiah this continued for a time, but when it . This McLiem and In 1791, the Treaty of Holston proclaimed a treaty with the Cherokee in When Governor William Blount came as territorial Governor in the fall of 1790 he established his official residence here. On September 25, 1780, the Overmountain Men U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Holston River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Holston River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holston River, Introduction to the Upper Tennessee River Basin, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holston_River&oldid=1080160670, Articles with empty sections from April 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, The Olen R. Marshall Bridge is one of two bridges to cross, Bridge does not have a name; final crossing over the main Holston River, Two sets of bridges over the River, connected by the, Two bridges over the river, connected by the, Sgt. History Carter County, Tennessee was named for Landon. The Jobe family was also among the early settlers. 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. (LogOut/ Jacob Brown, Robert Allison, Leonard Hart, Jacob Womack, Jesse Walton and Benjamin Gist were among these as well. I find mistakes like this all the time and correcting them for future family historians is not an easy task. They lived on Little Limestone Creek. There are two different special regulation trout fishing sections within the upper portions of the river. "The Dragging Canoe has l Settlers were now able to travel to the area legally in accordance to Royal law. Do you see your ancestor among those in the list? The revival also attracted members of the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. The Wilderness Road Blockhouse. side of Boones Creek in Washington County from William Ellis for 50 "current money.". It existed for about four and a half years and then North Carolina re-assumed control. In 1772 Jacob Brown located on the north bank of the Nolichucky 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. Evidently my Ancestor got there a little to late for the 1778 tax list , but here is what I found: Vachel Dillingham entered two tracts of land, in 1778, and in 1779. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin. I greatly appreciate it. The Holston River is wide and open enough to allow extensive fly fishing. It was a group of cabins arranged in a rectangle connected by stockade walls of sharp pointed poles. The list contains name, grant number with book and page number for reference. territory. Dungan, acquired land in the area in 1778 and built a mill on Brush Creek in the present town of Watauga. [12] Carter County received $16,000 and the Commissioners decided to purchase salt with the money, re-sell at cost to the citizens. [6] The Watauga River, a tributary of the South Fork Holston, flows 78.5 miles (126.3km) westward from Watauga County, North Carolina. Places Little Limestone were Robert and James Alison. tuller.roberta@gmail.com 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. From there the river flows roughly southwestward, just north of Bays Mountain, until it reaches its confluence with the French Broad River just east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The group included his brothers and brother-in-law. The Holston's confluence with the French Broad River at Knoxville marks the beginning of the Tennessee River. They settled about three miles above the present town of Elizabethton. Index. The American folk hero, David "Davy" Crockett (1786 1836), grew up in East Tennessee. Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer were the first white men to settle in the Watauga Country. As the words pour out upon the page, the images of former forts will begin to focus, the stories of the people will yearn to be heard and retold, the lands lying west of North Carolinas mountains belong to the unknown west, the frontier called Tennessee. Our ancestors left an amazing trail to follow. John Sevier settled on the Nolichucky. recognize the deeds' validity and continued to make grants in the The John Carr family came from South Carolina, and was one of the first in Washington County, Tennessee. Reprint, Winston-Salem: John F. Blair Publisher, 2000. 6-400 acres-Washington County-above great falls on the waters of Lick Creek, Charles Robinson-#7, Book 36, pg. 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. Carter, Lucas Massengill having married Mary Cobb, a sister of William. 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. Records indicate as many as 24 individuals were killed in the raid. They were told to relocate, but instead negotiated with the Cherokee to lease the land. The exodus from the land was dramatic. The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a state lottery and the proceeds were divided among counties. A land survey locates, describes, and . Like other tailwater rivers, it maintains an optimum water temperature year round, providing outstanding trout habitat and angling opportunities in all seasons. Over the next several months, Piedmont Trails will explore the early trails leading into Tennessee. 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 August, 1784 delegates from Washington and two other western North Carolina counties (all now in Tennessee), declared their Independence from North Carolina because of perceived neglect, and misuse by North Carolinas legislature. 182-300 acres-Washington County-Campbells Creek. Mordecai Price received a patent for four hundred acres on Sinking George Brown was a Rev. 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: According to Samuel Masengill, Henry Massengill, Sr. settled in 1769 as one of the first settlers. (History of Southwest Virginia). Tagged as: #northcarolina, #washingtoncounty, #wataugafort, #wataugariver, #wataugasettlement, Genealogy, history, Tennessee. John Campbell to. 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. Early Efforts. Change). Carter's Valley(now Hawkins County) was named for a trader, John Carter, who later moved to the Watauga Settlement where he was prominent in its affairs. He had brought a packhorse loaded with goods with Names of major routes leading in this direction are the Rutherford Path, New River Trail or Catawba Trail and Boone Trace. Did you know that Nashville is one of Tennessees early settlements? The . Limestone. Eastern Tennessee. Cherokee Dam on the Holston River forms Cherokee Reservoir. 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. Data At the Treaty of Lancaster the Six Nations of Indians gave up their claim to land . Church in the Knob Creek settlement. Perhaps you have heard about the Overmountain Men traveling party of 1779. The settlers claimed that they were living on land that was part of Virginia, but a land survey showed that claim to be false. History and Genealogy are all around us. There were three main settlements in the area known as Watauga, Carter's Valley, and Nolichucky. On March 25, 1775 the Watauga Purchase of the East Tennessee lands from the Cherokees was made. 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. As always, its free to join. 194-643 acres-Sullivan County-north side of, James Blair-#829, Book 74, pg. In 1784, Zachariah Isbell, John Sevier and Jesse Walton were appointed to confiscate the properties of Tories in Washington County. Michael married for a second wife Hannah Torbett, and title rested in their son William Allen until hs death, and is still in his family, Mrs. Deborah Massengill Bayless, of Johnson City, being the present owner. 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. Once the Royal authorities found proof of their existence past the Proclamation Line, soldiers responded by informing the settlers to return to North Carolina and Virginia. 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. The community was first known as Blue Plum. A map detailing the Holston River Valley through Sullivan County and surrounding areas. 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.. Daniel McCray and William Nodding, and both are on the 1786 list of voters and received land grants in Washington County. The main cabin was probably built as early as 1774. 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 . Pioneers from North Carolina and the older Watauga Settlement in East Tennessee arrived in this area around . They were told to relocate, but instead negotiated with the Cherokee to lease the land. 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. This will certainly not be the last article pertaining to Tennessee and its early history. the title rested for a long period in Michael Massengill the second son of Hal. Lets journey back to the years just before the Revolutionary War and walk in the footsteps of long ago. 2. The main stem of the Holston is impounded by the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cherokee Dam near Jefferson City, 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. Among those settlers were the Young, Jones, Tipton, Jobe, Denton, and O'Neill families. It was known as Brush Creek for the Creek than runs through it. It is a tributary of theFrench Broad River. The Swift family were Colonial Settlers in America, and are now found in all parts of these United States. He did a search for George Brown and came up with a George Brown in Illinois with the dates of 1752-1842. 67 Ibid. The sheriff's office identified the human remains as Randy D . 326-345 acres-Hawkins County-south side of, Ruebin Derring-#1053, Book 77, pg. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Be the First to Know of new additions on Piedmont Trails, Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Early Tennessee Settlers of the Watauga Settlement of Washington County, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Old_South_Carolina_State_Road, The Early Settlers of Stokes County, North Carolina, Early Settlements & Surnames of Tennessee 1756-1780, First Major Route of The Colonies-The King's Highway, Early Settlers Along The Catawba River Segment 2, 18th Century Settlers of Stokes County, NC, John Wallace-#1, Book 36, pg. 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