"Progress comes to Fall Creek Falls.". In 1776, the Cherokee planned to drive settlers out of the Washington District. Ms. Robnett, a long time high school teacher of history, has taken the history from the early Cherokees into the 20th century. Webthe first explorers of the Cumberland Country. BE IT ENACTED, That all that tract of country lying within the following described bounds, shall be, and is hereby made and constituted a new and distinct county, by the name of Rhea: Beginning at a point on the above described line of Roane County, on the extreme height of the mountain dividing the waters of Sequatchie, from those of Tennessee; thence along the top of said mountain, leaving all the waters running through said mountain in the county of Rhea, to the river Tennessee; thence up the meanders of said river to the beginning. 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. Union Primitive Baptist Church book, 1821-1868. Bledsoe County, 1882-1889 (Microfilm Manuscript #1492, 1 reel)*, White County Cemetery Records, 1762-1970 (Microfilm Manuscript #784, 1 reel)*, Census on microfilm for Bledsoe County: 1830-1880, 1900-1930, State-wide census index on microfilm (Soundex): 1880, 1900-1930, Bledsoe County census records in book form: 1840, 1850*, 1860*, 1870*, 1880*, 1900*, 1910*, 1920*, Allred, Charles E. Educational status of rural relief families in TN. Posting id: 837126172. was heard in Northumberland County. Jasper, the author, 1987. She married John Stewart after Thomas died. Catherine was the daughter of Thomas Ball. BE IT ENACTED, That it shall be the duty of the returning officers for the counties of Rhea and Bledsoe, to meet the returning officer of Roane county, in Kingston, on the succeeding Monday, with the number of their respective polls, and with him compare the same; and the returning officer of Roane, those duly elected members of the general assembly, and give certificates accordingly; and it shall be the duty of said sheriff to transmit a just statement of the polls of election for governor and representatives to congress, to the speaker of the senate, in the same manner as by law directed. The land was on the middle fork of the Ararat River in Rowan County, North Carolina. He was probably the son ofAbraham BledsoeandKatherine Ball. [name index], 1840 Census, Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe-Marion Counties (Douthat, 1982) [surname index], 1850 Marion Co., Tenn., Census (Douthat, 1982) [surname index], 1862 Tax list, Marion County, Tennessee (Tate, 1996)* [name index], 1880 Census, Marion County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1995) [alphabetical by head of household], Abstracts of Marion County, Tennessee, Death Certificates [vol. On July 18, 1706, the case of Abraham Bledsoe and wife Kate, late Katherine Ball, against John Burne and wife Elizabeth, administrators of Thomas Ball, * Indicates this title may be borrowed on interlibrary loan from the Library and Archives. Sequachee Valley News, Marion County, TN, gossip columns. He marriedCatherine Ball about 1702 in Northumberland, Virginia. Agricultural-industrial survey of Bledsoe County. Emp. )* [surname index], United States Census, Marion County, Tennessee, 1920 (Hobbs & Goins, 1994)* [name index of head of household], WPA Records, Marion County (Record Group #107, Roll 57, 1 reel). Retyped for the page by Diane Payne 2000. Knoxville, TVA, 1939. (Pikeville, Tenn.) 1945-Current, Pikeville Flash Light. . Knoxville, UT, 1927. He was in the battleofthe Flats. They were referred to as the "Bledsoe brothers" or "three brothers from North Carolina" in multiple publications on Daniel Boone. Her life following the marriage and children are described in the section on John. 51 pp. George Peabody college dissertation, 1957. These families migrated in the early 1800s to settle in the rich valley land along the Sequatchie River. It is temporary and has a primary focus on gaining self-sufficiency through employment. The Families First program emphasizes work, training, and personal responsibility. . Apply for a Bledsoe County Schools Interim Special Education Assistant job in Pikeville, TN. also in Orange County, Virginia. SECTION 1. of the valley now called Bledsoe County. Many of these families still remain there to this day. US Geol. Soil survey, Bledsoe County, TN. Captain Looneys company remained at Fort Blackmore about 5 miles north of present day Gate City in Scott County, Virginia protecting local residents against marauding Indians. TN Valley Authority. Library Director Carolyne Knight is a Certified Archives Manager. Research, 1987. 46 pp. The towns included Chota, Tellico and Tanasi. He moved to Essex County Virginia in 1718 and lived in an area that became Spotsylvania County in 1721 and Orange County in 1734. Knoxville, TN Ag. Note: Affiliate links are used within the directory on this site and a small contribution goes to the website for some purchases made. Scattered early issues are available from 1886, and a complete run begins in April 1945. Flood insurance study: city of South Pittsburg, TN, Marion County. WebFirst Families of Bledsoe County, Tennessee (Robnett, 2008) [name index] History of Bledsoe County, 1807-1957 [thesis] (Robnett, 1957)* Additional county and community 113 pp. During the autumn of 1779, Commissioners Thomas Walker and Daniel Smith chose him for the party to survey the Virginia-North Carolina state line. SECTION 8. Mahaly "Aly" Schoolfield (born 1795) Bledsoe Co History 1 (Other) Bledsoe County, Tennessee. At that time it was in North Carolina. Est. Garner, Isaac L. A study of certain phases of the educational & economic conditions of Marion County, TN. from Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia, March, 1970, "The Long Hunters," by Emory L. Hamilton. 114 pp. FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries hav Pikeville, United Methodist Church, 1976. In 1738 the western part became Augusta County. Blevins, Jerry. TN Valley Authority. 125 pp. Service, 1971. TN Valley Authority. William LytleBledsoe, et al. )* [surname index], United States Census, Marion County, Tennessee, 1870 (Goins and Hobbs Genealogy Service, 1990)* [surname index], United States Census, Marion County, Tennessee, 1880 (Hobbs & Goins, 1989? WebFirst families of Bledsoe County, Tennessee Statement of Responsibility: Elizabeth Parham Robnett Authors: Robnett, Elizabeth Parham (Main Author) Format: Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Marion County. Begun in 1996 to celebrate Tennessees Bicentennial, the First Families of Bledsoe County Project was so successful the Bledsoe County Historical & Genealogical Society decided to continue the project 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. "Plant remains from the Westmoreland-Barber & Pittman-Alder sites, Marion County, TN." Ext. Norris, TVA, 1989. 1 1908-1919; vol. Bledsoe County Chancery Court Loose Papers, 1840-1940. Solis, Carlos. Richard RP Pinnell, In 1777 the Washington County, Virginia Court. Knoxville, TVA, 1934. var. Sta., 1935. Betsy, TheCherokeewere indigenous people who lived in the southern Appalachian mountains. From 1706 to 1714 he was on the Lancaster County, Virginia tithe list in Christ Church Parish. Thely Bledsoe (married James Eakin), TN Anthrop. Rachel, Ann Bledsoe (1735) 1; alphabetical in vols. Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church book, 1888-1916: church located in the New Hope community, Marion County, TN. Robnett, Elizabeth P. Bledsoe County, TN: a history. WebFamilies First, the states Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, is a workforce development and employment program. All fields are required. Whitwell, the author, 1987. Membership is open to Guild, Josephus C. A report on coal lands lying in Bledsoe County. Abraham Bledsoe was born 1673 in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland (then Lancaster) County Virginia. 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. [name index], Marion County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Harris, 1987)* [alphabetical by cemetery with surname index], Marion County, Tennessee, Deed Book C, Abstract, 1831-1836 (Hobbs & Goins, 1993? George Bledsoe (1713) U. an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Survey [topographic maps] issued periodically. We will respond to e-mail requests promptly; response time may vary, depending on the amount of research required to answer your question and the unique nature of your request. 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. (199? Murder, mayhem & more. 6-12. Biographical directory, TN General Assembly, 1796-1969 (Marion County, Preliminary #26). Their goal is to help serve foster children within Shelby C BE IT ENACTED, That said county of Marion shall be bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning on the North West mountain, at the fork of Brush creek, where the road leading from Bledsoe county to Warren county crosses the same; thence down the said creek to the mouth; thence up Sequachee [sic] River to the mouth of Prigmor's Powder Mill Creek; thence up the said creek to the top of Walden's Ridge; thence down the top of said ridge, to the bluff on Tennessee River; thence south to the southern boundary line of this state; thence west to the top of the ridge that divides the waters of Crow Creek and Mud Creek; thence up the said ridge to the top of the mountain that divides the waters of Tennessee from Elk River, and the Caney Fork of Cumberland River to the beginning. Marion County Planning Comm. pp. Sarah Bledsoe (1739). Bledsoe, a parcel of land known formerly as the Thomas Ball plantation. [surname index in each volume], Sequachee, Victoria, Tennessee Tidbits (Harris, 1997), Story of Ketner's Mill, Located Near the Community of Oak Grove in Whitwell, Marion Co., Tennessee, 1824-1991 [2 vols.] 111 pp. Bachman, Ernest A., Jr. "The Nickajack Dam sites." First Name. Nickajack Reservoir. * Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from the Library and Archives. ), Fourth Survey Distr[i]ct of Tennessee, 1808-1810 : John McClellan-surveyor Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Knox, Overton, Rhea, Roane Counties, TN (Douthat, 1988), Howard/Walker Cemetery, Bledsoe County, Tennessee (Beyer, 2003), Marriage Records of Bledsoe County, Tennessee [vol. Airy, Brayton, Graysville, Henson Gap, Soddy. Knoxville, TVA, 1937. (Webb, 1991), Story of Marion County: Its People and Places (Marion County Historical Society, 1990)* [surname index], Sulphur Springs, Tennessee, Tidbits (Harris, 199? 31 pp. Abraham, Anthony and Isaac Bledsoe accompanied Daniel Boone on his long hunts into Kentucky before the Revolutionary War. Hensley-Schmidt, Inc. Master plan report: Nickajack Resort State Park, Marion County, TN. Pikeville, Bledsoe County High School, 1977. 104 pp. South Pittsburg, Hustler, 1973. Vanderbilt U. thesis, 1941. 32 pp. William Bledsoe (1715). The following reels are available on interlibrary loan from the Library and Archives: Newspapers were published in Pikeville. 29 pp. Brown, Billy C. Environmental & educational implications of resort park development for Bledsoe & Van Buren counties of southeastern TN. Family History Centersprovide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites. The Bledsoe family lived at Mansker's fort in 1782-83, but moved into Bledsoe's fort about 1784. 1852 (Swift, 1995), Bledsoe County Court Minutes, April 1856-March 1860 (Swift, 1995), Bledsoe County, Tennessee 1836 Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax Lists [1837, 1838, 1839] (Douthat, 1993), Bledsoe County, Tennessee, Baptist Church Minutes, 1882-1938 (WPA, 1938), Bledsoe County, Tennessee Chancery Court Loose Papers, 1840-1940 (Hobbs, 1999), Bledsoe County, Tennessee, Chancery Court Minute Book, Vol. SECTION 6. Additional defendants: Ann Eliza Kane, Robert Hare and wife Harriet. Cultural resource investigations in the Guntersville Reservoir area, Marshall & Jackson counties, AL, & Marion County, TN. That same day in Lancaster County, John and Elizabeth Burne sold Abraham 4 1920-1989, M-R; vol. . Soc., 1965. We will respond to e-mail requests promptly; response time may vary, depending on the amount of research required to answer your question and the unique nature of your request. 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. Flood insurance study: Marion County, TN, unincorporated areas. Thomas Bledsoewas born 1706 in Lancaster, Virginia. BE IT ENACTED, That the sheriff of the county of Rhea, shall open and hold an election at the place of holding court in said county, on the second Friday and Saturday in January next, for the purpose of electing field officers of the militia in said county; and the militia of said county shall compose the thirtieth regiment of the militia of this state, and be attached to the third brigade. South Pittsburg on the TN River, Marion County, TN. Jacob Bledsoe (1724, married Lohammer Terrell, daughter of John Terrell), 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). Indians shot and killed Isaac Bledsoe while he was working in a field near his fort on April 9, 1793. Anthony, junior, TN Valley Authority. Whitwell, the author, 1990. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 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. Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Aaron Bledsoe the Negro girl, Pat, to him and his heirs forever, lawfully begotten of his own body and if one or both of my sons Moses and Aaron should die without issue the land or Negro girl or both shall be equally divided between my wife and children hereafter named. SECTION 2. Secretary Hargett is the chief executive officer of the Department of State with oversight of more than 300 employees. tuller.roberta@gmail.com Child - John Calvin Billingsley - 12 Feb 1812 - Bledsoe Co, TN: Residence - Social & Ec. 119 pp. His widow died in Sumner County in 1808. It was first settled by small farmers and grew quickly in the mid 18th century. 130 pp. Our mission is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highest levels of accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and accountability in a customer-centered environment. Individual reels of microfilm may also be purchased. Ye old court house at Jasper towne. Exp. Robnett, Elizabeth P. Bledsoe County at the bicentennial, 1976: a short history of Bledsoe County, TN, 1807-1976. Nashville, TN Dept. Hackworth, Elizabeth R. Quality in the common. After payment is received, you will receive an email from Southern Genealogy Books. Individual reels may also be purchased. Click here for location, hours, and contact information. (Rev. The Nickajack project: a report on the planning, design, construction, initial operations, & costs. Sec., 1988. Additions or corrections to this page? 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. 1 vol. Melear, Nathan D. The clay mineralogy of the Raccoon Mountain formation in its type area, Scratch Ankle Hollow, Marion County, TN. Anthony, the eldest, married Mary, the daughter of Thomas Ramsey, a noted Indian fighter and active in French and Indian War. Agricultural-industrial survey of Marion County, TN. (extractions from various Marion County newspapers of murders, accidents, disasters, oddities, court cases, etc., 1895-1929), Harris, Euline. BE IT ENACTED, That so soon as the treaty lately made with the Cherokee Indians, shall be ratified by the government of the United States, this act shall take effect and be in force, and until that period the inhabitants therein shall still be attached to, and considered a part of Bledsoe County. Lasater, Lee. Abraham, born in Virginia about 1762: Flood insurance study: town of Kimball, TN, Marion County. "An Act to reduce Roane County to constitutional limits, and to form two new and distinct counties south-west of the same.". )* [surname index], United States Census, Marion County, Tennessee, 1910 (Hobbs & Goins, 19?? ), Compendium of Local Biography : Bledsoe County, TN. (its Miscellaneous paper #7). Population & economic analysis, Marion County, TN. Their mother died and they left home because of an unkind stepmother. Harris, 1985. (articles from the Sequachee Valley News). After serving with British colonial troops in Lord Dunmore's War, he hunted and explored extensively along the Cumberland River. Thomas 150 pp. Abraham Bledsoe was born in 1737 in Orange County, Virginia. 124 pp. The Bledsoe County Public Library is recognized by the Tennessee State Library and Archives as the Bledsoe County Archives and Historical Records Repository. Prepared by TVA, Resource Dev. 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. On February 17, 1735/36, Andrew Harrison, James Cox, Henry Held and Isaac Bledsoe appraised the estate of Samuel Hensley in Orange County, Virginia. byWalter T. Durham, Gallatin. Abraham with brothers, Anthony and Isaac, accompanied Daniel Boone on his "Long Hunts" into Kentucky prior to the Revolutionary War. Public Records Policy and Records Request Form, 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), Bledsoe County, Tennessee, A History (Robnett, 1993), First Families of Bledsoe County, Tennessee (Robnett, 2008), History of Bledsoe County, 1807-1957 [thesis] (Robnett, 1957)*, 1840 Census, Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe-Marion Counties (Douthat, 1982), 1870 Census of Bledsoe County, Tennessee (Kirkeminde, 1982? Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Isaac Bledsoe five shillings sterling. *, Donaldson Family Papers, 1819-2005 (Microfilm Manuscript #2011, 1 reel), Mamie Frances (Moser) Dyche Scrapbooks, 1870-1966 (Microfilm Manuscript #246, 2 reels)*, McKenzie and Son, Surveyors Maps. This page or post was last updated January 10, 2022, Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norn, Header Photos by Brent Moore, used with permission -. Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Bledsoe County. 39 pp. 300 pp. . Ind. Tennessee, Birth Records, 1908-1920 Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee, Birth Records, 1921-present Tennessee Vital Records Office, Census of Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Pikeville, Tennessee (Bledsoe Co.) taken July, 1982 WorldCat, Census of Wesley Chapel cemetery, Pikeville, Tennessee (Bledsoe Co.) 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