Notes from Meri Arnett-Kremian on Facebook: My interest in the Smith family is collateral — on August 19, 1829 William Green Smith was bound to Jacob Arnett my 3rd ggf (this is Jacob, son of Jacob because the father died … Continue reading →
by A.V. Goodpasture, A.M., B.L. [Transcriber’s note: Original punctuation has been retained.] Roulstone’s Laws. The first compilation of the laws of Tennessee was printed and published by George Roulstone, at Knoxville, in 1803. Roulstone was a printer by trade. He … Continue reading →
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has undertaken a massive project to index the nearly 35,000 case files in its collection of documents from the Supreme Court. These documents are absolutely loaded with historical information that will benefit nearly every … Continue reading →
Petition 22-2-1801 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated From: Isaiah Medkiff of Grainger County Re: Impeachment of Ambrose Yancey, Clerk of Grainger County Medkiff charges that Yancey is guilty of altering the records, issuing false transcripts in cases where it … Continue reading →
Petition 14-2-1801 Dated 29 October 1801 To the Tennessee General Assembly from Henry Howell, James Fears, William Millikin, and Michael Massingill In 1797, they were appointed to purchase land and lay off a place for the erection of a court … Continue reading →
First settlement of Grainger County was begun about 1785, along the valley south of Clinch Mountain, at the head of Flat Creek. Some of the first settlers were some who had resided originally in what is still Hawkins county. A … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The following table contains the 21 residents of Grainger county who were incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary during the period 1831 (its opening) and 1850. The roster is part of Record Group 25 at the Tennessee State Library and … Continue reading →
At Knoxville: September Term, 1858 Constitutional Law. Town charters granted by the County Court. Const., art. 11, §7. Acts of 1849, ch. 17, and 1856, ch. 254. The act of 1849, ch. 17, authorizing the County Courts, upon certain conditions, … Continue reading →
At Knoxville Evidence. Plat annexed. Marked boundary will control. A plat annexed to a partition, or grant, is competent evidence to be looked to in ascertaining the true boundary of the land set apart: but the party is entitled to … Continue reading →
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