It's in Hardeman Co,Tn .on hwy 18 close to Hickory Valley and Middleburg,Tn. ----- Original Message ----- From: "blgattie" <blgattie@ameritech.net> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:39 PM Subject: RE: [CHERRY-L] Cherrys in Virginia and N.C > Where is Center Point, Tennessee? My great-great-grandmother was Hettie > Missouri Cherry, she married John Thomas COPASS (aka COPUS or COPAS). I > know they were from Tennessee. > Lyndsey > > > The first Cherry ancestor in America was John Cherry ,who immigrated > from > England to Virginia in 1635 .The Cherry's who settled near Center Point > ,Tn > c. 1831 were direct descendents of that first John Cherry.He is said to > have been the son of John Cherry the younger ,buried Bray,England > Jan.18,1685 and this John ,the younger was the son of John Cherry , the > elder of Maidenhead in Cookham. > This is from the book Chester County Tennessee History and Families > .These > are direct descendents of John Cherry in my family line . > Tela > > > > > > > > > > > > >