hello BJ...I thought you had a book actually. AT least I know your name. There are many things about the McCuistions their connections before they left the area...evidently they were close to my people. Garrett was exector of a McCuistion will . Gloria has a book. Why dont you ask what she thinks about it. But there is no reference to their connection to Andrew Jackson.. my people had the estate papers of Claiborne McQuistion including letters which we transcribed from James and Nancy Hayes. They are WONDERFUL LETTERS and we had to really work on them as the spelling was outrageous. We included the original spelling for your entertainment and our translation for your comfort....also there was a book of Claibornes which was his personal record, and it is transcribed page by page.... further there is Tennie, Frances, James P., John C and Johns will...my ancestor was administrator for him ... samuel, also listed in the McCuistion file pages, then numerous references in smaller ways throughout...for Claiborne, Samuel, John, Anthoney, Benjamin, Frances, henry, James, Jesse, Milton...I'd have to check all the ways of spelling it too...about at least 6 different spellings. I was so happy to find some of your people to let them know about these records! but ask Gloria what she thinks of it! Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "BJ McCuiston" <billiejo@garlic.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Jennings- Phillips Collection of Early Bedford County TN records soon to be available for interlibrary loan from Tennessee State Library and Archives > Hi Linda, > Anything in the book about the McCuistion family in Bedford County or their > connection with Pres. Andrew Jackson? > > BJ McCuiston > Clan Uisdean, USA, Inc. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Jackson" <jackson@cafes.net> > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 2:33 PM > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Jennings- Phillips Collection of Early Bedford County TN > records soon to be available for interlibrary loan from Tennessee State > Library and Archives > > > > > > Hello List. This is Linda Jackson in Tullahoma, TN. In 1998 Judy Henley > and > > I published a family collection of over 5500 papers that were in a little > > cupboard called a safe. Most of the bundles of papers appeared to be > intact > > from the time that they were bundled and placed in the safe. > > > > the first Jennings Records included in the Collection were from Robert > Cross > > Jennnings b. 1789 and were his dealings in Wilson County Tennessee.deeds > > ect. These papers will be of some interest to Jennings relatives in the > > Wilson county clans. These records are from 1812 to the late 1830's. > > Robert was the son of William Jenning b. 1763 in Va..and Elisabeth ? > Cross > > Jennings) > > > > Robert moved to Bedford County with his wife Chaney Word ( b. 1789 > about > > 1838 where he continued to keep his records to his death in 1875 and pass > > them to his son Samuel Thomas Jennings ( b. 1841) who married Lou Vicie > > Phillips. Some records for Edmond W. Jennings, b. 1818 to Robert Cross' > > Jennings first wife Mary Word, were also included, and some of Emmet Cross > > Jennings ( b. 1841), son of Robert Cross Jennings and third wife, Mariah > > Wheeler. > > > > Lou Vicie Phillips ( b. 1845) was the daughter of Garrett Phillips( > b.1815) > > , who was a sherriff of Bedford County in the Civil War. Civil records of > > Garrett including court dockets and many cases, were in the cupboard. > This > > means there are many records of Bedford County doings involving many > > citizens. > > > > Garrett Phillips' wife was Charlotte White ( b. 1816) who was the daughter > > of Joshua White. Originally the cupboard also contained papers of Joshua > > White( b.1785). Copies of his letters are in the book. > > > > Also in the cupboard, and maybe in some ways the most wonderful, were the > > papers of Matthew Phillips (b. 1770 in Surry County NC), one of the > pioneer > > citizens of Bedford County. He was a justice of the peace, and had > bundles > > of his cases, and records of citizens that came to his cotton gin > > hundred's listed), and that he sold liquor to from his LEGAL STILL! > > > > Also there are records of the El Bethel Baptist Church of Christ starting > in > > the mid-1820's and then later on when it became El Bethel Baptist to the > > Early 1900's...bits and pieces as my ancestors were often serving in the > > church and conference keeping some records...both Jennings and Phillips. > > > > Samuel Thomas Jennings ( b. 1841 d.1907) added his own papers, store > > accounts, letters, tax records ect records to those of Robert Jennings, > > Joshua White, Matthew and Garrett Phillips. From there the papers were > > passed to his son, Robert Harrison ( RH) Jennings b. 1872- 1937 He was the > > last contributor to the safe. > > > > They were carefully transcribed for genealogical information with all > > letters and deeds being fully transcribed. There is a 29 page first name > > index was prepared by Judy Phillips. The book was finally printed in > 1998. > > The papers were broad in scope and included so many Bedford county > citizens > > from the early days of the county. Bedford County Tennessee has had 3 > court > > house burnings so the records tend to be sketchy. The book is in the > Bedford > > County Library but filed under the family section ( either Jennings or > > Phillips) so that I dont think most people find it to see if their > ancestors > > are in it. > > > > > > The papers were organized into 501 files ( some were too big but that is > > hindsight!). They were prepared and then microfilmed at the Tennessee > > State Library and Archives. The microfilm can be viewed at the Tennessee > > State Library . It is on 3 reels. Mf. 1571. I think they can be purchased > > but the TSLA has had a copy of the book and is in the process of > purchasing > > a second book so that they can then loan one out on Interlibrary loan, or > I > > think the book then can be used to reference the film. There will be some > > lapse time while they hardbind it, ect. IT is in about 16 other > libraries. > > I can post this to the list if someone wants that information. > > > > I really just wanted to let you know it will soon be available for > > InterLibrary loan! I have an email in to the cataloger to see how long it > > will take before it is ready to be loaned out. > > > > thanks, Linda Jackson > > > > > > (I only have 5 left to sell afterwhich I can reprint if there is a call > > for it.) > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >