Most settlers came down the Great Valley through Virginia, while others went through gaps in the Unaka Range from North Carolina. There was an immediate rush of settlement to the area, and Jackson, John Overton, and James Winchester soon founded Memphis. Washington County, Tennessee,was established in 1777 as Washington County, North Carolina. Other families followed such as Samuel Masenngill, Henry Masengill, Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer. Tennessee. The Holston flows southwest towards Knoxville where it meets the French Broad River creating the mighty Tennessee River. 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. The Holston River Blueway stretches 52 miles from the Cherokee Dam to Knoxville, TN. He received his commission as Gov .of the territory August 7, 1790. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Like theirs his house was plain, convenient without pretension or show. North Fork of Holston (1783) Rich Valley (1802) South Fork of Holston or St. Clair's Bottom (1791), . It was the last safe haven for those migrating toward Kentucky, except for a chain of forts, most of which were evacuated during the . 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. Would Sullvan County at one time been included in Washington County. Fort Loudon was the furthest point on this supply chain of about 400 miles. 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. 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.. 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. The revival that followed on Boones Creek was called the Great Meeting. The revival also attracted members of the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. WELLS, ANN HARWELL. Early Maps of Tennessee, 1794-1799., Irwin, Ned L. Voice in The Wilderness: John Haywood And The Preservation of Early Tennessee History., James C. Kelly, Fort Loudoun: A British Stronghold in the Tennessee Country, East Tennessee Historical Society Publications. The Watauga settlement was south of the Holston River, on the Watauga and Nolichucky Rivers in the colony of North Carolina. Russell, Jospeh Willson, Zach. The road SW from Roanoke, VA came to be known as the Wilderness Road that ran on down into Eastern TN and then turned Northward into KY through the Cumberland Gap. Abraham Hendry was Chairman of the Court, he and all other members were bound to the agreement. To the latter list the Massengills should be added, for the Cobbs and Massengills are said to have arrived at the same time. The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a state lottery and the proceeds were divided among counties. McLiem and The First Settlers in Tennessee Largely Scotch-Irish.The Holston and Watauga were not colonized, as the Cumberland afterward was, by strong companies moving in concert, under organized leaders. Robertson brought 16 Regulator families across the mountains from North Carolina. Dragging Canoe built new towns down the Little Tennessee River on Chickamauga Creek, and established a staging area for ongoing guerilla warfare. from the indigenous people (and later received a deed) for a large tract on both sides of the Nolichucky. [8] Similarly, Holston Mountain was named after the Holston River. James Robertson and Colonel John Donelson were two of these men who created an agreement with the Cherokee and established Fort Nashborough. Soon after the arrival on the Watauga of the above named emigrants came the Beans, Cobbs and the Webbs and subsequently, the Tiptons and the Taylors. 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 1765, Jesse Duncan was scalped by the indiginous inhabitants. In 1790 Reverend Samuel Doak and Hezikiah Balch organized the Hebron 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. By May, 1785 they had petitioned to be admitted to the United States as the State of Franklin. Two sons of Noah Range were early settlers. His information has been so corrupted I doubt it will ever be corrected. About 1782 members of the Broyles family moved to east In 1799 there was a petition in Washington County asking for marriages performed under the State of Franklin to be recognized. Hal Massengill having married the youngest child of William Cobb. Sevier, 1-240 acres-Washington County-north fork of Doe River, David Reese-#2, Book 36, pg. [6] The Watauga River, a tributary of the South Fork Holston, flows 78.5 miles (126.3km) westward from Watauga County, North Carolina. Both of these reached Muscle Shoals from TN. The three major forks of the Holston (its North, Middle and South Forks) rise in southwestern Virginia and have their confluence near Kingsport, Tennessee. in 1776, a second fort was built upriver on lands owned by Valentine It was created in 1784 with the intent of becoming the fourteenth state. 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. Peter and Elizabeth Range settled on Knob Creek in Washington County, Tennessee, in 1779. James Robertson and John Bean generalyincorroctly given as John ? According to records, over 200 people were living in the Washington County area during the year of 1776. Sinking Creek Baptist Church was organized 1772 in Washington County (now Carter County).. They settled about three miles above the present town of Elizabethton. 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 ? When Governor William Blount came as territorial Governor in the fall of 1790 he established his official residence here. The Holston River valley is greatly developed for electrical power generation, both with hydroelectric dams and coal-fired steam plants. Nearly two-and-a-half . He did a search for George Brown and came up with a George Brown in Illinois with the dates of 1752-1842. The main stem of the Holston is impounded by the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cherokee Dam near Jefferson City, Tennessee. A. 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. When one thinks of Tennessee, the first thing that may come to mind is Nashville, the state capital. Johnson City: The Watauga Press, 1928. Sakowski, Carolyn. The government of North Carolina, however, refused to This page was last modified 16:19, 15 October 2009. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. March 22, 1814 Other settlers followed him there. Today, the fort has been preserved and rebuilt. During the 1770s, European Americans established the "Nolichucky settlements" in what is nowGreene County, Tennessee. They felt at home and never said adieu to him and his family with the parting regret and tenderness of an old friendship. 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. They lived on Little Limestone Creek. Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer were the first white men to settle in the Watauga Country. Property Passed Beverley Manor TheNolichucky Riverflows throughWestern North CarolinaandEast Tennessee. 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. The dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania had already come . from the indigenous people (and later received a deed) for a large tract on both sides of the Nolichucky. The property passed at an early date from the Cobbs to the Massengils. New cabins made from the fresh cut logs, cries from newborns as they breath the crisp air. Johnson City, Tennessee is in Washington, Carter and Sullivan Counties. Between 1769 and 1771, four settlements were made in what is now East Tennessee. A dream come true, to be free on fertile soil, to live among one another with joy and respect. Colonel John Tipton moved to the Watagua settlement in 1783. men. Pictured above is a current photo of Fort Watauga which was formally known as Fort Caswell. Taylor's Meeting House Fort (1776), near Silvacola Settlers were now able to travel to the area legally in accordance to Royal law. 138-300 acres-Washington County-fork of Sinking Creek water of, Westin Williams-#1371, Book 89, pg. The Jobe family was also among the early settlers. The Wilderness Road Blockhouse. 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. Dungan, acquired land in the area in 1778 and built a mill on Brush Creek in the present town of Watauga. The first five men appointed to administer the Watauga settlement were John Sevier, James Robertson, Charles Robertson, Zachariah Isbell, and John Carter. 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. The stories associated with these trails as well as the people who traveled them will be discovered and shared. Florida Peninsula & Georgia Border Settlers. 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. In 1771, Colonel James Our destinations are set for western skies during the mid 18th century. All of the unsettled countries were believed to be part of Virginia. White, Robert S. Shoaf, and Marvin H. Helbert Memorial Bridge, This page was last edited on 30 March 2022, at 16:45. Hyder These early settlers formed the Watauga Association which was was semi-autonomous government created in 1772. Sinking Creek Baptist Church was organized 1772 in Washington County (now Carter County).. It is "Tennessee's oldest town". Meanwhile, Cherokee headmen met Col. Christian at Fort Patrick Henry on the Holston River for further talks. Index. Turning southwest, the road crossed the Potomac River and entered the Shenandoah Valley near present-day Martinsburg, West Virginia. 36-200 acres-Greene County-north side of, James Woods Lackey-#815, Book 90, pg. These early settlers formed the Watauga Association which was was semi-autonomous government created in 1772. https://georgiapioneers.com/subscribe/subscribe.html, https://georgiapioneers.com/subscribe/subscribe.html. In the United States, all land can be traced back to the original land patent. Its first capital was Jonesborough. Acreage, location by way of county and description is also given. men. 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. Three battles or military campaigns that shaped modern America were fought by the settlers of Southwest Virginia and Upper Northeast Tennessee. Watauga Petition, 1776. 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. Washington County, Tennessee,was established in 1777 as Washington County, North Carolina. 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. Michael married first Louisa a daughter of Caswell Cobb, son of Pharoah [Cobb], son of William Cobb. The relations between the occupants and the Cherokee were civil but grew to despair during the year of 1758. Bundy, Josiah Clarke, Ralph Humphreys & Joshua Houghton, Sen. 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. European-American settlers built Fort Patrick Henry on the north bank of the South Fork of the Holston River. "The Dragging Canoe has l 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. As a result, patriot leaders throughout the Southeast called for their destruction. Thank You so much for your kind words !! Im trying to find Williams city of birth. 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. An American Family History is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, Julius Dugger and Andrew Greer were the first white men to settle in the Watauga Country. Johnson, Jefferson, Glasscock & Emanuel County, Georgia Area Settlers. Court Minutes Book B-240 Among those settlers were the Young, Jones, Tipton, Jobe, Denton, and O'Neill families. THE BRISTOL HERALD COURIER: BOONE TRAIL EDITION In 1788, however, a road was cut directly east from the settlement at Knoxville to the settlement on the Cumberland River. James Robertson and John Sevier were known to lease lands from the Cherokee however, Ive not been able to locate a written source for such documents which would prove this theory. Their son, Russell Bean, is said to have been the first European child born in It existed for about four and a half years and then North Carolina re-assumed control. (LogOut/ John Nicholas (1753) and Margaretha Mottern were from Berks County Pennsylvania. Tennessee. 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. 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. In 1779, Tidence Lane established the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. Add . assembled on the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga to begin their march to the Battle of Kings Mountain. Bundy, Josiah Clarke, Ralph Humphreys & Joshua Houghton, Sen. 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. Colonel John Tipton moved to the Watauga settlement in 1783. Lets journey back to the years just before the Revolutionary War and walk in the footsteps of long ago. At the Treaty of Lancaster the Six Nations of Indians gave up their claim to land . In 1772 Jacob Brown located on the north bank of the Nolichucky River. Touring the East Tennessee Backroads, Winston-Salem: John F. Blair Publisher, 1993. 4-320 acres-Washington County-waters of Lick Creek, Samuel Harris-#5, Book 36, pg. At the time, they were usually referred to as "The Holston Militia". territory. By the early 1770s, four different communities had been established in northeastern Tennesseeon the Watauga River, the North Holston, the Nolichucky, and in Carter's Valley. It is said that most of the business of the fork section, was transacted in a grove of large oak trees which adjoined. Zillow has 540 homes for sale in Tennessee matching Holston River. The numbers and surnames of the families staying on the Tennessee lands required the Royal Governors to react. 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. 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. North Carolina authorities seized some of the people who John Sevier had enslaved. In late 1783, North Carolina passed an act to sell vacant land to settlers. 194-643 acres-Sullivan County-north side of, James Blair-#829, Book 74, pg. I greatly appreciate it. Russell, Jospeh Willson, Zach. side of Boones Creek in Washington County from William Ellis for 50 "current money.". Established in 1780, Sullivan County was one of the earliest settled areas in Tennessee. (History of Southwest Virginia). Jacob Womack, Jesse Walton, Geo. Like other tailwater rivers, it maintains an optimum water temperature year round, providing outstanding trout habitat and angling opportunities in all seasons. It existed for about four and a half years and then North Carolina re-assumed control. . 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. . There are two different special regulation trout fishing sections within the upper portions of the river. and a sketch of the Cobbs and Massengills as among the earliest settlers of the Watauga section. In the United States, all land can be traced back to the original land patent. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the State of Franklin. 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. A land patent is an exclusive land grant made by the government. Since the TVA headquarters were to be located in downtown Knoxville on what was then the Holston River, in order to fulfill the Congressional mandate the official start of the Tennessee River was moved upstream from Lenoir City to the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers. 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. 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. The county contains many creeks and three rivers the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork of the Holston River. Jacob Range improved land in 1779 on the Big Harpeth River and later petitioned for a grand to that land. Gilmer, Fannin, Union & Lumpkin County, Georgia Settlers. Holston Home Overview Location Progress Command Support Contact Info. Reprint, Winston-Salem: John F. Blair Publisher, 2000. Limestone. Roberta Tuller 2020 With its country music heritage, the old Ryman Auditorium and of course, Music Row, Nashville holds a high rank among others with history and genealogy. 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. Legislative Journal of the Provincial Congress at Halifax, North Carolina Monday, December 23rd, 1776. The Holston River valley has been greatly developed for electrical power generation, both with hydroelectric dams and coal-fired steam plants. Others include, It is divided into two almost equal parts by the Holston River, which traverses its entire length. 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. John Sevier settled on the Nolichucky. 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. 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. Jonathon Tipton, John Carter, Charles Robertson and Zachariah Isbell all arrived in the area prior to the year ending in 1771. The South Holston Tailwater is home . 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. The Holston's confluence with the French Broad River at Knoxville marks the beginning of the Tennessee River. In The McGillivray Moment, President George Washington was worried that the Creek Nation was going to over inhabit the land to the west of the Mississippi river, also known as the land of America's future. In answer to your question, yes, Sullivan County was at one time Washington County. Church in the Knob Creek settlement. The Chickasaws traded it for $300,000 to be paid in twenty annual installments. 149-50 acres-Washington County-Elk Creek, branch of Watauga, Thomas Murray-#883, Book 76, pg. Our ancestors left an amazing trail to follow. On June 10, 1788 they bought 160 acres from Juliana and David Shults in Sullivan County. ATTN: JMHS-AO. Sevier and his supporters came to the Tipton house to reclaim them. Beverly Bastian, Jenna Tedrick Kuttruff, and Stuart Strumpf, Fort Loudoun in Tennessee: 1756-1760: History, Archaeology, Replication, Exhibits, and Interpretation-Waldenhouse Publishers, Inc., 2010. You may want to study John Russells map of 1794 that includes TN, GA and other surrounding territories. 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. Up to the winter of 1775 there were in all probability only twenty families in the Watauga settlement. Do you see your ancestor among those in the list? The request was denied. He sold this land to settlers. It has led them down a rabbit hole to nowhere. 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. 165-352 acres-Sullivan County-north side of Holston River and Sinking Creek, Henry Rice-#347, Book 69, pg. Finding a place of solitude in your canoe or kayak on South Holston Lake is just a few paddle-strokes away. 4509 West Stone Drive. Several families did in fact leave the area but many chose to stay. TNGenWeb Project, Washington District, East Tennessee Pre 1796. 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. The genealogy of the two families is closely entertwined there having been much intermarrying. Let me hear from you !! 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. Each head of household received 640 acres and 100 acres for his wife and 100 for each child. 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