As Pat Munroe pointed out in her recent posting to the Bedford TN list, both Fergus Hall and some other Halls in early Bedford County both arrived from Sumner County around 1812 or 1813. These other Halls include the James and David Hall who acquired land from Ezekiel Billington in this deed: Bedford County TN Deeds, Book E, page 262 Ezekiel Billington to John and David Hall, 30 December 1813; Ezekiel Billington of BCT to John and David Hall of Sumner County TN; $400 for "...a certain tract or parcel of land containing 238 acres be the same more or less in Bedford County on the north side of Duck R. being part of a 1500 acre tract granted to George Davidson. Beginning at John Warner's northeast corner dogwood and runs north 164 poles to an elm and chinquapin oak thence west 260 poles to a stake in mulberry thence south 130 [poles] to a Hickory thence east 135 poles to a mulberry thence south 34 poles to a black gum, John Warner's northwest corner, thence east to the beginning..."; witness: James Billington, Absolom Fry The land in the above deed would today be in Marshall County but was then in Bedford County. The location of the 1500 acre tract granted to George Davidson was just W of Spring Creek and can be seen on this map: http://www.tngenweb.org/marshall/maps/landgrantmap2.html Other deeds and surveys that I posted a few weeks ago to the Bedford TN list describe other Hall and Billington tracts all near Spring Creek and N of Duck River. The deed that associates Fergus Hall with Sumner County is this one: Bedford County TN Deeds, Book D, Page 334 Fergus Hall to Patton & Erwin, 14 December 1812; Patton & Erwin of Buncombe, NC to Fergus Hall of Sumner, TN; $800 for 450 acres on the S fork of Duck River, part of grant #223 [in the Three Forks area]; no abutters listed; witness: H. Grove, John Ewell Maybe someone on the list knows more about where this land of Fergus Hall was located. I do know that Grant 223's NW corner was just across from the mouth of the Wartrace Fork, where it enters the Garrison Fork (called the Middle Fork in early surveys). Grant 223 was roughly 2.8 miles square with its sides running roughly in the cardinal directions (N, S, E, and W) and it went far enough South to cross Thompson's Creek (twice) and far enough East so that its Southern boundary crossed Shipman's Creek. Unfortunately the deed in Book D, Page 334 offers few clues to the actual location of the land other than it was "on the South Fork of Duck River. Considering the area included in Grant #223, this places the land somewhere from about 3/4 miles downstream of where the Garrison Fork enters Duck River to somewhere between where Russell Branch and Doddy Creek join Duck River.

Carolyn, thank you for this food for thought, I'm not very familiar with these surnames in connection with my Hall's but there is a great deal that I don't know about them so I will keep all of this in mind while I am searching, after all Fergus Hall was living not so far away from your Stephenson's in the 1840 Bedford Co. Tn. census as was a Jesse and a James Hall, there must be connection between these Hall's. but I can only guess at this point in time. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Smotherman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 12:53 AM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Hall - Stephenson > For some time I have been studying a Stephenson > family which lived in the vicinity of Beech Grove. > James Stephenson (abt 1776-1833) married Sarah > Hall (abt 1776-1843), daughter of John Hall in > Garrard Co, KY, Sep 10, 1798. Sarah Stevenson is > on the 1840 census of Bedford County, page 2. Her > neighbors include Jacob Sick, William B. Gibson, > James McMahan, (Sarah), Alexander Lee, James > Robertson, and George Gill. Their son, Robert R. > "Stevens" is on the 1840 census, page 4, next > neighbor to James Hall and Jesse Hall. Other > neighbors of Robert are Jesse Shelton, Hugh T. > Montgomery, and Mary Sick. > I have wondered about James and Jesse Hall, > suspected they were also from the family of John > Hall of Garrard Co, KY, but have failed to > definitely identify them. > > Car > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Message Board at RootsWeb: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.bedford > > (All postings are automatically copied to the TNBEDFOR-L list). > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/595 Message Board Post: I will do lookups for Bedford Co. TN. Kristi Moffitt [email protected]

For some time I have been studying a Stephenson family which lived in the vicinity of Beech Grove. James Stephenson (abt 1776-1833) married Sarah Hall (abt 1776-1843), daughter of John Hall in Garrard Co, KY, Sep 10, 1798. Sarah Stevenson is on the 1840 census of Bedford County, page 2. Her neighbors include Jacob Sick, William B. Gibson, James McMahan, (Sarah), Alexander Lee, James Robertson, and George Gill. Their son, Robert R. "Stevens" is on the 1840 census, page 4, next neighbor to James Hall and Jesse Hall. Other neighbors of Robert are Jesse Shelton, Hugh T. Montgomery, and Mary Sick. I have wondered about James and Jesse Hall, suspected they were also from the family of John Hall of Garrard Co, KY, but have failed to definitely identify them. Car

Im interested in making contact with anyone that might be researching these Hall and related families of early Bedford Co. Tn. that were mentioned in Steve Carsons July 24, 2005 posts in regards to early Surveys and Land Deeds for Hall's in the area of Caney Spring Creek in Bedford Co. Tenn. Some of the first Land records for these Hall's in Bedford Co. was the Dec. 1813 Deed from Ezekiel Billington of Bedford Co. to David and James Hall of Sumner Co. Tn. for 238 Acres on the North side of Duck River. Dec. 1812 - D - 334 - Patton & Erwin of Buncombe, N.C. to Fergus Hall of Sumner Co. Tenn. 450 acres on the South Fork of Duck River. It is appearent from these two deeds that there may have been a connection between these three Hall's, sense they had all been in Sumner Co. Tn. before arriving in Bedford Co. There are several other surnames in Bedford Co. that were associated with the Hall's that were also found on early Sumner Co. Tax records, James Bruce family, Mathew Alexander family, the Reed family, Crawfords, Peter Lemmons, Alsup's, McCarty's, etc I would love to know what the connection is, if anyone out there has any ideas please do share your thoughts with me on this, and any other issue concerning the Hall's and related surnames of early Bedford Co. Tenn. Pat

Hi Terry, Below I have listed the only Davidson burials listed in the Davidson Cemetery in the Marsh's book. There are many other listings for Davidson throughout the book. Cemetery Records of Bedford County Tennessee, Revised 1985 Complied by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published 1986, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC Davidson Cemetery, located 3.5 miles east-southeast of Wartrace on Union Ridge In Memory of John Davidson, Sr. who was born in the State of North Carolina on the 26th Oct 1764 and died the 29th Nov 1845, age 81 yrs, 1 mon, 3 days Soldier of the American Revolution Martha Davidson Consort of John Davidson Aged 63 years, ----- 1842 In memory of Hugh Davidson Who departed this life Sept 19th, 1841 in the 73 year of life Jane Davidson Nov 30, 1777 Jan 12, 1858 Samuel A., son of John Q. & Susan S. Davidson Died Nov 4, 1843 Aged 2y, 11m, 11 days James M., son of John Q. & Susan S. Davidson Died Mar 17, 1851 Aged 2y, 6m, 11 days W. C. D. (footstone) (In same enclosure as Samuel A. Davidson) Best regards, Kathryn LILA COLEY <[email protected]> wrote: If anyone has the records of the Davidson's Cemetery near Wartrace, please contact Terry. Thanks, Lila Coley Terry Menck wrote: Hello Would you happen to have the records from the Davidson's Cemetery near Wartrace? Thank you Terry Menck [email protected] Surprise, AZ --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

I recently came across a Daniel Ferguson listed on the 1803 tax list of Rutherford Co, TN. I am looking for information about this Daniel and his family. Hoping to tie him to my line of Fergusons-Toliver Ferguson b abt 1800 TN, who married Catherine Winters in Rutherford Co in 1821 and found on an 1823 petition concerning the border of Rutherford/Bedford counties. Thanks for any help you can give me! Sherri

They are not in the Bedford County Cemetery list by the Marshes. Anyone else out there have the records?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "LILA COLEY" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:30 AM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: Bedford County Tennessee > If anyone has the records of the Davidson's Cemetery near Wartrace, please contact Terry. > Thanks, > Lila Coley > > Terry Menck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > Would you happen to have the records from the Davidson's Cemetery near Wartrace? > > Thank you > Terry Menck > Surprise, AZ > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Join the Bedford County Historical Society! > > Contact: BCHS > P.O. Box 141 > Shelbyville, TN 37162 > > Annual Dues are only $12.50! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COUCH, ANGLIN, McCALL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/593 Message Board Post: Can anyone tell me the name of my (2 times) great grandmother? MELINDA / MALINDA COUCH born 1820 Tennessee Died 1899 Limestone Co. Alabama Married first in Rutherford Co. (now Bedford Co.) Tennessee 1835 to PEYTON ANGLIN. They had at least two children, Martin and John C. Anglin PEYTON ANGLIN died in 1839 - 1841 MELINDA / MALINDA COUCH married agine in 1841 in Limestone Co. Alabama to MESHACK McCALL and had other children. If you know anything about Her family, who they were, PLEASE e-mail me. [email protected]

If anyone has the records of the Davidson's Cemetery near Wartrace, please contact Terry. Thanks, Lila Coley Terry Menck <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Would you happen to have the records from the Davidson's Cemetery near Wartrace? Thank you Terry Menck Surprise, AZ

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/592 Message Board Post: Death: 30 Sep 1983 in Shelbyville, Bedford, TN Event: Death Residence Unknown 37160 (Shelbyville, Bedford, TN)

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that many of the Tenn. county history books have "postage stamp" sized pictures? It was refreshing to see the Coffee, Grundy and Moore County books had nice large (very viewable) photos! Speaking of Coffee Co., TN. Folk wanting more data on the Coffee book may click on: http://www.coffeecountyheritage.homestead.com/ Thanks ya'll! --- [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to > this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/588.6 > > Message Board Post: > > Melissa, > > Thanks for you kind offer. I doubt you will find any > info in the material to link my Lee Loyd (I have the > early Bedford county tax records for him) and the > newspaper announcement of his marriage to Nancy > Brooks 1829-30. > > Their son Rufus Loyd is my direct line, and I > believe that Lee is a son of Nicholas Loyd and that > Nancy is perhaps Elizabeth Ann Brooks, daughter of > Edmund Brooks (Ann's were often called 'Nancy' , you > know.). > > Lee died between the 1850 and 1860 census, and the > family scattered before 1870, as many did in those > horrible years.. > > Some say that Rufus, who had by then married Martha > Smith and had children, never came home from the > civil war. > > My great grandmother Annie Loyd was born to Rufus > and Martha Smith Loyd in 1862, but I lose track of > her until she appears in the 1880 census in Marion > County AL, caring for an ill sister who had married > a Nichols and moved back to Alabama with him. > > Annie was obviously orphaned (her known sisters are > listed with their grandparents, George and Nancy > Smith in 1870 Bedford County census). > > The saddest thing is that by 1880 Annie, tho only > 18, had a four year old child with the Loyd surname, > who was my grandmother. I hope, without reason, to > find the father of my grandmother........and perhaps > find that she was not born out of wedlock. > > Thanks. > Dorothy Adrian D. Ritter ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

>>>>>>> Subject: STONE, OLIVER, RAINES, FLOYD, SHOOK, STEPHENS, CUMMINS >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I have recently been given copies of pictures from an old album >>>>>>>>belonging to Mary Ann Oliver Cluverius. Mary Ann had sisters Mahala >>>>>>>>Ellen Oliver Allen, Sarah Ann Oliver Stone, Mariah Oliver Floyd, >>>>>>>>Louisa Margaret Oliver Floyd Shook, Matilda (Tee) Oliver Stephens, >>>>>>>>Ettalanta (Atlanta) Oliver Cummins, and a brother, William Pinkney >>>>>>>>Oliver. They were the children of James Oliver and Hannah Raines. >>>>>>>>If any of you have old pictures, we'd like to compare and see if we >>>>>>>>can identify some of these. Two of them are identified as Mariah >>>>>>>>Oliver Floyd and Sally Musidora Cluverius who was the daughter of >>>>>>>>Mary Ann Oliver and Atwood Cluverius. There is another of a young >>>>>>>>woman and written on the back is "Taken at Golconda, Pope County, >>>>>>>>Illinois. 12/20/1898, From Silla(n) to Mrs. Mary Cluverius. We >>>>>>>>believe her to be a Cummins. Some of those unidentified are made in >>>>>>>>Shelbyville, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; and Gainesville, >>>>>>>>Texas. The one of Mariah was made in Blanco, TX. If anyone HAS >>>>>>>>CONNECTIONS to this family and might be able to identify any of >>>>>>>>these people, please let me know. Linda >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >

This is a periodic search for anyone who might be related to my gggrandfather, Thomas Grant. Thomas Grant was born about 1778 and died in 1836 in Marshall County, TN. His year of birth was derived from a Marshall County court deposition taken in July, 1838, wherein his age was listed as "60," though it could be in error. Thomas married Sarah Glover, sister of Christina Glover, who married James Davis. They had a number of children: Howard b. abt. 1802 John b. abt. 1805 m. Martha Shannon January 1, 1838 Richard G. b. Feb. 22, 1808 m. Adaline Caroline Fowler abt. 1829 Mary Margaret b. abt. 1810 m. David R. Looney Levinia b. abt. 1814 m. Early Reasonover Jan. 1835 James Davis (my ggrandfather) b. Jan. 6, 1818 m. Sarah Elizabeth Talley Jul. 14, 1840. After her death, m. Tennie Caroline Talley Jan. 6, 1869 Mary "Mollie" Virginia b. Jan. 27, 1857 m. John M McMillian Jan 27, 1875 Minnesota "Minnie" Talley b. bet. 1859-1860 m. Patrick Taylor Calvert Dec. 22, 1874 Victoria b. Jun. 2, 1862 Steven D. b. Dec. 20, 1864 There have been several stories passed down through time regarding the early life of my Thomas Grant, none of which I can confirm. Perhaps, one of them is true. Because several brothers and parts of the country are mentioned, there may be some other Grant lineages around that may be connected to Thomas Grant. Here is what I have been told by family members: According to information handed down by Talley Grant of Franklin, TX (date unknown), Thomas and two brothers came directly from Scotland. One brother apparently settled in Maine, one in Pennsylvania and the remaining brother moved to Ohio. According to the story, Thomas ended up in Kentucky, possibly as the result of being orphaned and indentured to a farmer to learn the farming trade. Another story circulating through the family is that the three brothers fled Scotland when England took over the lands and took everything the Scots owned, leaving them with only pieces of land to live on. Their traditions and clothing attire were considered treason by the British and the Scots could be thrown in prison for such displays. As a result of the oppression, many Scots fled their country for America. Because they were virtually poor at that point, they indentured themselves for seven years to other families to gain passage to America. Thomas and his brothers were believed to have been indentured. They may have arrived on the Carolina Coast and migrated west, however, most suggest that those coming from Scotland landed around the Upper East Coast. We know that he later moved to Tennessee and settled in Maury County. Recently, I have located some other Thomas Grant's who were in the Revolutionary War and enlisted in 1776 in Massachusetts. One served with his father, Thomas Grant, in his father's Company and John Glover's Regiment. He was married to Lydia Stacy and they lived in Marbleshead, Essex County, MA. Another Thomas Grant, from Noblesborough, Lincoln County, MA, enlisted in 1775 in John Glover, Jr's Company and John Glover (Sr.)'s Regiment. The age of these Grant's make them prime candidates as parents of my Thomas Grant; however, it is only a chance. I have no evidence to suggest the relationship, but am seeking anyone who can confirm or dispute it. I have been participating in a DNA study through FamilyTreeDNA.com, wherein we now have 53 Grant's in the project. We have several matches in the group and I match closely with three of them. The lineage of the other participants is most interesting, however, we have yet to find the common link. I am at a distinct disadvantage in that I can only go back to the 5th generation, while others go back much further. If you have run into a brickwall and can not find any new information about your lineage, and are a male Grant, you might want to consider participation in the Grant DNA study. Who knows, we may be related! Allen Grant <'\\\>< http://home.houston.rr.com/agrant/genealogy/granthis.htm

Carolyn, I found this petition at genealogy.com at a site titled "Early TN Settlers 1700's-1900's". It is from the State and County Archives, titled "Legislative Papers and Petitions" (pg. 141). Thanks for the info on William Ferguson, 1812 tax list. I'll check him out! Sherri

There is a William Ferguson on the 1812 tax list who is not on the 1820 census. He is in James Yell's company, which places him in the NE quadrant of the county. I cannot recognize Mary Ferguson's neighbors in the 1820 census to tell where she is and besides the 1820 census is notoriously out of geographical order, so those listed before and after her might not be her neighbors at all. Please tell me where I can see a copy of the petition you mentioned. Some of those in Yell's company are known to have lived right on the Rutherford County border. Carolyn Smotherman > Can anyone tell me who this Mary Furguson, found on the > 1820 census for Bedford Co, TN is? Listed in her > household are 2 wm under the age of 10 yrs and 2 wm ages > 10/16. > > I am trying to find out if she could be the mother of my > Toliver Ferguson, b TN bwt 1800-1810 and his brother > Anderson Ferguson, b TN abt 1805. F Oliver Ferguson > (Toliver) is listed on an 1823 petition concerning the > border of Bedford/Rutherford counties. > > Thanks for any help you might could give me! > > Sherri > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records > added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in > the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.c

Can anyone tell me who this Mary Furguson, found on the 1820 census for Bedford Co, TN is? Listed in her household are 2 wm under the age of 10 yrs and 2 wm ages 10/16. I am trying to find out if she could be the mother of my Toliver Ferguson, b TN bwt 1800-1810 and his brother Anderson Ferguson, b TN abt 1805. F Oliver Ferguson (Toliver) is listed on an 1823 petition concerning the border of Bedford/Rutherford counties. Thanks for any help you might could give me! Sherri

I am so sorry, I hit the wrong e-mail address. I didn't mean to send it to the list. I will be more alert next time. Elaine -----Original Message----- From: Bob & Elaine McDowell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNBEDFOR] FW: Noah's Ark Happy Summer to all !!!! Well we have all had a chance to travel, relax and enjoy the summer so it is about time to start to put the mind back into gear. You all did well with the penguin and helicopter games so here is one to prepare for the fall season, school or what ever. Enjoy, Don This is fun but it will drive you nuts. Just click on the link below to see how good your reflexes are.......... http://www.brookviewcottage.com/miles/cards/noah/noah.html ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== Visit the Bedford County Historical Society pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbchs/index.html ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Hi, Now I will get nothing done!! I missed the penguin and helicopter game, when did you put it on line? I may still have it, thanks, Pat Caneer Gardner > > From: "Bob & Elaine McDowell" <[email protected]> > Date: 2005/08/02 Tue PM 01:29:29 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] FW: Noah's Ark > > Happy Summer to all !!!! > > Well we have all had a chance to travel, relax and enjoy the summer so it is > about time to start to put the mind back into gear. > > You all did well with the penguin and helicopter games so here is one to > prepare for the fall season, school or what ever. > > Enjoy, > > Don > > This is fun but it will drive you nuts. > > Just click on the link below to see how good your reflexes are.......... > > http://www.brookviewcottage.com/miles/cards/noah/noah.html > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Historical Society pages: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbchs/index.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Happy Summer to all !!!! Well we have all had a chance to travel, relax and enjoy the summer so it is about time to start to put the mind back into gear. You all did well with the penguin and helicopter games so here is one to prepare for the fall season, school or what ever. Enjoy, Don This is fun but it will drive you nuts. Just click on the link below to see how good your reflexes are.......... http://www.brookviewcottage.com/miles/cards/noah/noah.html