Here is a history question. My ancestor fought in the War of 1812 and also is listed as fighting in the "Indian Wars". Does that refer to a certain time frame?. There were many battles with Indians over the years in different locations. Thanks for any enlightenment. Ida

Hello Everyone We have added 22 new 1600's ancestors and included their children on the Ancestor Roll of Honor on America's First Families web site at; http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/ When you enter the site, scroll down to near the bottom of the page where the Ancestor Roll of Honor is located. On the same page you will also find a link to the 1600's Ancestor Data Base that contains over 14,000 names of proven ancestors from that era. Enjoy Harold Oliver Director

I am researching Roberta Elin Shelby GROSMAIRE (1906-1978). She was married to Frank Grosmaire and they lived in Nashville. Their daughter is Sara Sue Grosmaire. Sara Sue and Roberta are descendants of Capt Robert S. PAYNE and Susan GOLD. An entry was placed by these ladies in the book Confederate Patriot Index 1924-1978, Vol II published by the Tenn. Div. United Daughters of the Confederacy.. Capt PAYNE is also my ancestor by his second wife, Frances Bryant. If you have data about Roberta GROSMAIRE or Capt. PAYNE, please contact me and lets share information. Thanks. Ida Deal

I want to thank everyone for helping me find Buffalo Valley, Tn. whre my gggrand- parents grew up. I have never seen folks so eager to help others when a person hits their, "brick wall". Happy hunting to all.Joyce

TO FIND OR IDENTIFY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS: I went to the USGS site and entered "Buffalo Valley" for the feature name and its search results came back with many Buffalo Valley sites, such as a true valley, two population sites in TN, a church, a post office, etc. There is a valley called Buffalo Valley in Tennessee in Anderson County. But if you are looking for a town, there are two Buffalo Valleys in TN; one in Lewis County and one in Putnam County. Both locations also have a "Buffalo Valley High School" which are both historic sites. This information and more is available on this site. This site helps me each time I need to know the county name for a town or city I run across in my genealogy research. Try it! The address is: http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html/ Jeanne (researching BOSWORTH and RYMAN)

My ggrandmother grew up in Buffalo Valley,Tn. Does anyone know where this place is or used to be? I have hit a brick wall with this . Is there a web site or a book where you can look for names of towns or communities in Tennessee that no longer exist? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Joyce

I bought the book, "Pioneers of Davidson County" when it was published in 1981, and it has been a valuable source for helping me locate the following lines: Birdwell, Crain, Deadrick. Lytle, Nichol, and Winters. If a reprint is available, I recommend it to anyone who can get it. Margaret Nichol

I believe that I found another list that showed the unnamed Stewart was a Peter Stewart. Bettye

HI folks, Thought it was time for a little note!! :) I am only reading straight from the book. If a name is spelled incorrectly, I do apologize, but I did not write the book. I will not change anything that is written in the book, that's not my place. So I will continue to send replies as I find them written. If different spellings of one name are offered in the book, I'm including those as well. This may give some of you some pretty long e-mails....but you never know, right!! Thanks for your patience JAG _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

My great-grandfather lived in Hadley's Bend, and he reported on the 1860 Davidson County census that he was a ferryman. A ferry on Hadley's Bend could have put in across the river anywhere from Walton Ferry Road in Hendersonville in Sumner County to downstream from Old Hickory Blvd. in Davidson Co. Does anyone know where that ferry was located and were it docked across the river? Joyce

Hi Bettye, You had asked about Billings in the Davidson Co. Pioneer book and I was unable to find any. Wilson Co. borders Davidson county and from Wilson Co. I found this: John Edwards, 37, m, farmer, $2000, TN - [s. of James Edwards] Elizabeth Edwards, 37, f, NC - [Elizabeth H. Billings - m. 11-8-1834, WCT] James Edwards, 14, m, TNEllen M. Edwards, 11, f, TNPaulden H. Edwards, 9, m, TN Nancy A. Edwards, 7, f, TNJohn R. Edwards, 4, m, TN Elizabeth L. Edwards, 2, f, TN Nancy Billings, 47, f, NC - [sister of Elizabeth Billings Edwards] Don't know if it pertains to your Billings or not but was worth sending it to you just in case. I've been going through the same thing with my people of Davidson and Wilson Co.....finding them in both places. Good LUck JAG _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

The first immigration to the present site of Nashville......Colonel John Donelson's Journel......Settlement at the Bluff.......Built Fort Nashborough. The names of the persons who came in this company are given by Col. Donelson as follows: John Donelson, Sr. Thomas Hutchings John Caffrey John Donelson, Jr. James Robertson's lady and children Mrs. Purnell M.Rounsifer James Cain Isaac Neely John Montgomery Jonathan Jennings Benjamin Belew Peter Looney Capt. John Blackemore Moses Renfroe William Crutchfield Mr.......Johns Hugh Henry, Sr. Benjamin Porter Mrs. Henry (widow) John Cotton Thomas Henry Mr. Cockrell Frank Armstrong Hugh Rogan Daniel Chambers Robert Cartwright ..........Stewart David Gwinn John Boyd Reuben Harrisom Frank Haney .......Maxwell John White Solomon White .......Payne (killed) _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

Hello All, My you guys have been quiet these last few days!! I recently aquired the book Pioneers of Davidson County TN, compiled by Edythe Rucker Whitley. I will be happy to do some lookups but PLEASE take note: Send your query to me privatly!! Also, you need to know that I'am expecting company next Monday for the week so answers may be slow as I won't be on the computer as much....PLEASE be patient!! This book seems to have alot of names who were in different "companies" i.e."In Captain Campbell's militia company" It also has the 1787 tax list, some North Carolina land grants in Tennesee, etc. If interested, let me know. JAG _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

I too am new to this board and have a question about the family of LAZARUS GATLIN who was born ca 1740 in Craven Co. NC. Married to SALLY (?). Lazarus and Sally had a number of children: Jesse, Lazarus Jr., Nathan Marion, Nancy Holland, Charity, and William. This family was later in Davidson Co. TN and then in Hopkins Co. KY by 1815-16. The child that I am most inerested in is Charity. Does anyone know anything about her??? Was she the Charity who was married to John Hanks, Jr.?? My John Hanks Jr. and wife Charity had a dau Sarah who was born in TN and there were other Gatlin / Hanks marriages. Appreciate any help on this. Thanks so much. Joanne

Hello everyone, Just subscribed to the Davidson County mailing list and am looking for Hooper's--Clairborne Charles Hooper to be exact, nickname C.C. Clairborne married Mary A.E. Mayfield and another wife by the name of Rosie Higter. Clairborne was born in Davidson County, TN. September 24, 1827. If anyone has any information about Clairborne's ancestors would like some help. We think Clairborne's father's name was William T. Hooper. Thank you, Ideana

There are no Rennick or Renick families listed in the book. I am sorry I couldn't help you. Margaret

Hi Margaret, Thank you for your kind offer to do a look up in "Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee, 1789-1847" by E.C. Whitley. Would you check for a listing of William Renick/Rennick and Phoebe Titus ca 1798? Thanks again for your generosity. Harold in New Orleans.

The U.S. GenWeb project coordinates genealogical resources across the United States. From its home page, you can access individual states. From each state's page, you can go to individual counties within that state. The information offered on a county and state page can vary from a little to a lot. Here is the address for the U.S. GenWeb project: http://usgenweb.com/ Here is the address for the Tennessee state page: http://www.tngenweb.org/ Jeanne Johnson (researching BOSWORTH and RYMAN)

Is anyone doing research on a Thomas and Elizabeth Homes/Holmes or a John A. and Mary M. Holmes Thomas and John were born about the late 1700s and came to Tennessee before 1831. I heard Thomas' first wife died upon arriving in America.. so it might show Thomas and Betsey. They had a son Thomas Armstrong in Robertson County TN in 1831. I'm just not sure through what area they lived before getting there. They also seemed to be around the Parkers..g f:Charles, f:Allen and son Jesse..Thomas Armstrong married Susan Jane Parker, daughter of Jesse and Sarah Elizabeth (Clinard) Parker. Hope to hear from someone.. Thanks.

Does anyone know whether it is possible to obtain burial information from any of the cemeteries in Davidson County via a mail request? I am specifically interested in information from Mt. Olivet. Thanks, Marge Currin