this was posted to another rootsweb forum >Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:12:56 -0600 >From: 4615@bellsouth.net >Source: DOVER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Frederick Dover, Jr. Neighbors: Abraham Littlejohn and Joseph Richardson > > >Two people mentioned in the various deeds of Frederick Dover, Jr. were Abraham Littlejohn and Joseph Richardson (J.A. Richardson). Abraham witnessed his "marriage" contract with Sarah Sprague and performed the marriage ceremony the following day (1858). Joseph A. Richardson, son of Reverend Jesse Richardson, had a property transaction with Frederick Dover, Jr., witnessed a deed for him and "accepted" the deed of gift from Louisa C. Gailey Dover to her son, Frederick Dover III. > >Reverend Abraham Littlejohn and Reverend Jesse Richardson were both methodist ministers who were in the parties of 61 familes who came to Nacoochee Valley in the early part of 1822 from Rutherford County, NC. Reverend Jesse Richardson and family was Family 43, and they settled near Duke's Creek. One of his daughters married Abraham Littlejohn. Abram Littlejohn was living in Rutherford in 1820; nearby was Francis Logan and Joel, Jesse and Isaac Cloud (next page over). Augustus Bailey and Elijah Thompson (Sherrod Dover deed) were two pages away. > >Thus, it appears that the neighbors of Abraham Littlejohn in 1820 were neighbors of Hezekiah and/or his sons in 1830 in Rutherford County. > >Marjorie Dover Stansel