-----Original Message----- From: Tom Knight [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 9:39 AM Subject: [TNWILSON-L] WILSON COUNTY, TN Early Settlers (Bob),Ye Olde Professor and others who are interested. The following was provided to me by a cousin. Is this part of Goodspeed's History of Wilson Co., TN or another's writing. At any rate, Absolom KNIGHT, listed on Hurricane Creek is probably my direct ancestor. We believe (strongly, because of other documents) that he was the father of James KNIGHT m. Nancy MERRITT 2/19/1822, Wilson Co., TN. Hope that the attached is helpful and would like to hear from others searching: KNIGHT, MERRITT, COGGIN, and especially anyone with knowledge of Absolom KNIGHT. Tom Knight --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769-1923: Volume 1 WILSON COUNTY After 1800 immigrants came in constantly increasing numbers. Robin Shannon, Lee Harrelson, John Ozment, John Spinks, John Rice, and others settled at Pond Lick. Jacob Vantrease, Thomas B. Reece, John Caplinger, Edmund Jennings, John Patton, George Hearn, James Edwards, Duncan Johnson, Daniel Smith, Isaac Grandstaff, Evans Tracy, William Neal, Shelah Waters, Joseph Barbee, Solomon Bass, John Lawrence, Jordan Bass, John Green, Wm. Coe, John Phillips, William Haines, Arthur Hawkins, Benj. Phillips, and John W. Peyton located at Round Lick. Martin Talley, Wm. Sherrill, Pernell Hearn, James Cannon, John Jones, Benj. Mottley, Henry Chandler, Adair Harpole and Gregory Johnson on Spring Creek. Robert Jarmon, Lewis Merritt, David Fields, Jonathan Ozment, Dawson Hancock, and Seldon Baird on Sinking Creek. Absalom Knight, John Gibson, Charles Cummings, Henry Mosier, John Merritt, Frank Young, Joseph Stacey, and Charles Warren on Hurricane Creek. Frank Puckett, William Lester, John Donnell, Lord Sellers, John Alsup, Aaron Edwards, Sampson Smith, Jacob Jennings, and William Warren on Fall Creek. Hooker Reeves, Joseph Weir, Lewis Chambers, Nathan Cartwright, William Wilson, Matthew Figures on Cedar Creek. Joseph Castleman, Joseph Hamilton, Thomas Drennon, Benj. Dobson, Aquila Suggs, and Benj. Hooker on Suggs' Creek. Clement Jennings, James H. Davis, Thomas Davis, Joshua Kelley, Harrison Hays, Theophilas Bass on Cedar Lick Creek. Geo. L. Smith, Wm. Oakley, Charles Rich, Reason Byrne, Abner Bone, Jas. McAdoo, Edward Pickett, John Adams, David Ireland on Smith Ford. Caleb Taylor, Jas. Hunter, Joseph Kirkpatrick, Daniel Glenn, Sterling Tarpley, and Wm. Saunders on the Cumberland River. ==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== Wilson County Genealogical Sources at the TSLA http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/factwils.htm