1st Generation 1. William James was born About 1781 in NC and died After 1860. He married Nancy Scott About 1804 . She was born About 1783 in Virginia and died After 1860, daughter of Joseph Scott, Jr. (alias "Joseph Jr., Scott") and Elizabeth Mary Ann Booker. Other events in the life of William James Military : January 20, 1814 in WAR of 1812. On 20th January 1814 , at Kingston, Blount Co., TN, he enlisred in the War of 1812, and was discharged four months later 20 May 1814. His tour of duty was with the Second Reg., of Volunteer Mounted Gun Property : February 03, 1834 in William sold to Simon William. Obligation town lot 59 - Madisonville dated recorded 1/6/1836 Property : July 28, 1834 in William sold to Jacob Ballenger, land range 3 township 2 section 4 North West quarter, date recorded 1/22.1836 Property : February 20, 1836 in William sold to Samuel McAdoo 2 acres range 3 township 1 section 32 date recorded 5/17/1836 Census : 1840 in Monroe Co. TN., page 169 of orignal census. Male 0110101 - Female 00110001 Census : October 06, 1850 in McMinn Co., TN> p 1310, twp 634, 1416, 1301 William 69 VA., farmer, Nancy 66 VA, Mary 25 TN, William 20 TN, farmer, Horace 19 TN. Census : October 26, 1850 in Murray Co., GA., pages 226-227, 1082. William James 69, farmer and labd owner (with real estate valued est., at $200.00) Nancy 66, William Jr., stage driver, Mary 26, Horace 18, farmer. Property : April 21, 1853 in Sold 160 acres LL195. Census : July 23, 1860 in dated 23 July, Whitfield Co., GA., page 153, house visited 956, familes visited in order. William 79 farmer, valve of Real Estate at $500 and value of personal estate at $500, Nancy was listed as 77 but shows birth in TN. Sources : The James Family a self-published book by Norman James. Property : Book of Land Transactions for Monroe Co., TN., Book 2 page 384-385 Sources : History of Indian Territory, Page 487 Notes on William James Notes From Blount Co., TN., Deeds 1819 - 1833 #447 Shadrick Hicks of McMinn Co., To William Thomas: 28 Mar 1825, $200, 92 ac. in the Long Hollow, being the residue of tract which Hicks sold to William Raper which was Grant # 1812 to William James dated 24 May 1810 adj. Mark Love, John James (Believed to be brother), Montgomery. Wit Wm. Chandler, Daniel Foute, 15 Apr 1825. #448 Shadrick Hicks to William Raper: 21 Jun 1816 $200. 61 ac. part of tract surveyed for William James in the Long Hollow, adj Mark Love, John James. Wit: Jas Doyle, Talbert Hix 15 Apr 1825. #449 William James of Monroe Co. to Shadrick of McMinn Co...: 29 May 1820, $150, 153 ac in the Long Hollow, being a survey made for William James in the year 1807, adj Mark Love, John James, Montgomery. Wit: Jac Foute, John Lowery, 15 Apr 1825. From the 1810 Reconstructed census by Charles A. Sherrill: JAMES, Andrew Blount Co (Source #11 Blount Co Court records 1808-1811 (typescript 1937, Works Project Administration collection at TSLA, Nashville) Records of 1809-1810 were extracted from pp. 56-149. 938 entries. Source #25: Legislative Petitions, 1809, Record Group 60, microfilm reel #3,TSLA, Nashville. 1,314 entries. Source #42: Roane Co Minute Book 1808-1812 (typescript, 1937, Works Progress Adm. collection at TSLA. Nashville (Records of 1810 were extracted from pp. 69-112. 428 entries. Muster Roll East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen Company Under Capt. John Trimble, Regiment Commanded By Col. John Brown Contributed by Janet Piccola This company of volunteers were in the service of the United States from the 20th day of January, 1814 through discharge on the 20th day of May, 1814. The East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen answered the call of General Andrew Jackson for a full-scale campaign against the Creek Indians. This company fought in The Battle of Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814. DESIGNATION: East Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen DATES: January 1814 - May 1814 MEN MOSTLY FROM: Bledsoe, Roane, Anderson, Blount, and Cocke Counties CAPTAINS: John Chiles, Charles Lewin, James McKamy, Jesse Rainey, James Standifer, John Trimble, William White BRIEF HISTORY: This was the second regiment that Colonel Brown commanded during the war. With just over 200 volunteers in the unit, they were used primarily as guards for the supply wagons traveling through Creek territory. As part of Doherty's brigade, they were put under the command of General John Coffee at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (27 March 1814) where they participated in the fighting. Their line of march took them from East Tennessee through Lookout Mountain, Fort Strother, Fort Williams, and Fort Jackson. Colonel Brown was the sheriff of Roane County at the start of the war. Text in Blue, courtesy TSLA Nashville Tennessee. List of Volunteers: 1. John Trimble, Captain 2. Andrew Cowan, lst Lieut. 3. John Wilson, Ensign 4. James Cunningham, Sergeant 5. Samuel Reed, Sergeant 6. William Hicks, Sergeant 7. Jonathan Wheeler, Corporal 8. Samuel Wilson, Corporal 9. William Utter, Corporal 10. Nathaniel Applegate, Pvt. [Enlisted Rhea County] 11. John A. Blackburn, Pvt. 12. Edward Cawood, Pvt. 13. John G. Curry, Pvt. 14. John Center, Pvt. 15. John Edwards, Pvt. 16. William Finley, Pvt. 17. David Greenway, Pvt. 18. Hugh Conneley, Pvt. 19. John Heury, Pvt. 20. Zechariah Hughs, Pvt. 21. William James, Pvt. 22. Alexander Kinnard, Pvt. 23. Alexander Logan, Pvt. 24. Henry Cogan, Pvt. 25. Josiah Little, Pvt. 26. Robert Leatherdale, Pvt. 27. Andrew McNabb, Pvt. 28. William McMahan, Pvt. 29. Carolinus Miller, Pvt. 30. Robert McMurry, Pvt. 31. John McClure, Pvt. 32. John Maxwell, Pvt. 33. William Pride, Pvt. 34. Samuel Rook, Pvt. 35. Thomas Ritchey, Pvt.** 36. Robert T. Ritchey, Pvt. 37. Michael Robinson, Pvt. 38. Jess Ruddy, Pvt. 39. Willis Stockton, Pvt. 40. John Tummins, Pvt. 41. Samuel Utter, Pvt. 42. John Varner, Pvt. 43. Samuel Walker, Pvt. 44. James Wallace, Pvt. William was paid $32.35 for service ($8.00 per month) and additional $80.65 for that of his horse. And was given a grant # 1017399 [might be 17,399] dated 9 Dec 1850. It looks like he used the grant in Murray Co. GA., for 80 acres of land valved at $200.00 on 1850 census. The following copied from "History of Monroe County Tennessee, Vol. 1 ©Sarah G. Cox Sands. (These notes are not necessarily verbatim.) Page 432: "Justices commissioned for 1821: William Dillard, William James, Nathan Hendrix" (here "Justice" meant Justices of the Pease - NJ) SOURCES: 15 April 1855 William James applied for a second land grant in Monroe County, TN based on a March 3, 1855 Act by Congress. It is not known whether his application was granted, and if so, where it was located. The James Family: a Genealogy by Norman James. Terry