1799 Petition Objecting to Adding Part of Grainger to Jefferson County
Petition 19-1-1799 to the Tennessee General Assembly
Undated
Citizens of Grainger County were concerned “that it will not be to the advantage of the Publick at Large to add any part of Grainger County to Jefferson…”
The table below is searchable and sortable by either given name or surname. Be creative in your searching, as the names were often written phonetically.
Signers were:
| Given Name (as transcribed) | Surname (as transcribed) |
|---|---|
| James | Moor |
| Wm | Arnold [struck through] |
| Thomas | Dodson |
| John | Brock |
| Martin | Bunch |
| William | Bunch |
| David | Bunch |
| Harmon | Miller |
| John | Accuff [1 of 2] |
| John | Accuff [1 of 2] |
| Kain | Acuff |
| Benjn | Acuff |
| Jam__ | [erased] |
| _____ C | [erased] |
| Edward | Clark |
| Samuel | Clark |
| John | Spencer |
| John | Rector |
| Richd | McPherson |
| Mack | Rector |
| George | Ramsey |
| Richd | Shockley |
| Wm | Shockley |
| Robert | Pateson |
| Edwd | McGinnes |
| Robert | McGinnes |
| John | McGinnes |
| James | BoddIe |
| David | Jackson |
| Dosen | Cheeks |
| Nicholas | Gilliston |
| Richard | Terry |
| Stephen | Bean |
| John | Bean |
| Hogan | Bean |
| Joel | Bean |
| Jasniah [sic] | Collins |
| Gabriel | Frog |
| Edmund | Holt |
| Benjamen | Shaw |
| Samuel | Dodson |
| Wilson | Shockley |
| Royal | Jennings |
| Easy | Shelton |
| John | Bull |
| Richard | Bull |
| Richard | Harris |
| Jasmiah [sic] | Smith |
| John | Rose |
| Francis | Crabb |
| John | Crabb |
| Wm Sr | Windam |
| Jacob | Leabow |
| Isaac | Gibson |
| Joseph | Bryant |
| Henry | Leabow |
| John | Leabow |
| Matthias | Hipshiers |
| Wm | Manos |
| Wm | Hill |
| John | Reynolds |
| Alxr | Blair |
| Wm | Blair [torn] |
| Robert | Blair |
| Wm | Windam |
| Joseph | Cobb |
| Henry | Hypshier |
| Aquila | Jones |
| Wm | Jones |
| John | Jones |
| Royal | Pace |
| Alxr | McDonnel |
| Isaac | McDonnel |
| Lewis | McDonnel |
| George [struck through] | B_____ |
| George | Gorden |
| John [struck through] | Jacobs [struck through] |
| Thos | Colbert |
| Robert | Gorden |
| Samuel | Rail |
| Joshua | Connway |
| John | King |
| Willis | Senter |
| John | Ward |
| John [? - blur] | Smith [? - blur] |
| George | Smith |
| Thos Sr | Hall |
| Thos Jr | Hall |
| Pleasant | Duke |
| John | Duke |
| David | Campbell |
| John Sr | Hall |
| John Jr | Hall |
| Wm Sr | Dyer |
| Wm Jr | Dyer |
| John | Dyer |
| Robert | Whitehead |
| Jessee | Jennings |
| Thos | Jennings |
| Wm | Jennings |
| Pleasant | Forgeson |
| Elizar | Clay |
| Wm | Clay |
| Garret | Gibson |
| Daniel | Clayton |
| Wm | Russell |
| Fredrick | Moirs |
| John (Capt) | Horner |
| Bartin | Scrogin |
| George | Russell |
| Samuel | Perry |
| John | Marten |
| Joseph | Long |
| Noah | Jenning |
| Chestley | Jenning |
| Enough | Windes |
| Thos | Cox |
| Magor | Lee |
| John | Williams |
| Jacob | Cluck |
| Thos | Gorden |
| John | Gorden |
| Charles | Bunch [?] |
| Volentine | Morgan |
| Edwd | Thacker |
| Batt | Smith |
| Wm | Stone |
| Wm | Williams |
| Nicholas | Counts |
| George | Counts |
| Robert Sr | McHeny |
| Moses | McHeny |
| Robert Jr | McHeny |
| Henry Sr | Bowen |
| Henry Jr [struck through] | Bowen [struck through] |
| James | Bowen |
| John [struck through] | McHeny [struck through] |
| Wm | Blair |
| Wm | Cox |
| James | Harmon |
| Patrick | Cormick |
| Edwd | Cormick |
| Wm | McGinnes |
| Mickel Jr | Caren |
| Felty | Carns |
| [torn] | Bowen |
| Hugh | Robinson |
| Danil | Robinson |
| Samuel | Benit |
| Thos | Bunch |
| Isaac | Cupper |
| Peter | Noah |
| Jessee | Bean |
| Robert | Bean |
| John Sr | Sharp |
| George | Sharp |
| John Jr | Sharp |
| Joseph | Bentir |
| Thos | Pannel |
| Lewis | Russell |
| Nelson | Shelton |
| John | Bunch |
| James | Moore |
| Barnard | Claunch |
| Ablum | Moore |
| John | Cabbage |
| Adam | Cabbage |
| George | Pettry |
| Adam | Pettry |
| Daniel | Pettry |
| John | Pettry |
| George | Cercle |
| Wm | West |
| Wm | Howeth |
| James | Errowine |
| John | Errowine |
| John | Bealor |
| Joseph | Bealor |
| Wm | Walters |
| Thos | Dun |
| John | Moirs |
| Peter | Hammock |
| Allan | Brock |
| Daniel | McBride |
| Stephen | Stafford |
| David | Ashar |
| George | Vandegrif |
| Wm | Vandegrif |
| George | Clark |
| Daniel | McBride |
| Thos | Jones |
| Wm | Navel / Nawl |
| John | Nawl |
| John | Hunter |
| Francis | Hunter |
| Samuel | McFerren |
| Mathw | McFettrage |
| Wm | McFettrage |
| John | McPetters |
| Wm Sr | James |
| Wm Jr | James |
| Thos | James |
| Jessee | James |
| Wm | Dickins |
| Young | Lemare |
| John | Beaty |
| Joseph | Broyde |
| John | Dent |
| Charls | Coats |
| Christophar | Acoff |
| Daniel | Suthertin |
| George | Suthertin |
| Jesse | Suthertin |
| William | Howard |
| Charls | Howard |
| Robertson | Ashar |
| David Sr | Ashar |
| John | Burton |
| William | Burton |
| James | Campbell |
| Clasander | Campbell |
| Mathew | Campbell |
| Hugh | Woollard |
| Robert | Boyd |
Source: Tennessee Genealogical Society, “Ansearchin'” News, Fall, 1991, pages 114-115.
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