This email may have shed some light on my brick wall. My ancestor, Michael Black was married in Nashville in 1791. He next shows up in the census in Sumner Co and has 640 acres. I havent looked at the deeds yet, but could this be where the 640 acres came from? The census states that he was born in NC, but I have not been able to locate his family. He just seems to show up in Nashville in 1791 and I dont know how to connect him with his parents...who ever they are....argh! Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Gina Mary Miller <[email protected]> wrote: These are mostly NC people and the ones credited with settlement of Fort Nashborough - the signers of the Cumberland Compact..... but there was also a group which I have never really seen listed anywhere - these were some of the German speaking people moving from around Bean's Station and Holston and Clinch river area......they still got there in time to get 640 acres of land free for defense of the fort when the Indians attacked. I figure they must have gone overland - from present eastern TN thru Cumberland Gap, across part of KY and then down to Mansker's Station area. I also think when the Indians attacked, some of this group moved back up into KY and perhaps back to where they had come from......But Henry Turney stayed and he got 640 acres later on. It is difficult to put this group together since they seem to have been German speaking families originally out of the Shenandoah / Augusta County Va area. I am surprized to see Peter Looney name on this list for the Signers of Cumberland Compact as the Looney family was also out of VA....and Peter Looney had a lot of land dealing with Henry Turney, Henry's oldest daughter born 1769 married a John Looney. Two of his older sons married into the Gilliam family, one son married a Barger, etc. I think a Sommer/Summer might have come with Henry Turney, but moved back to KY during the attacks. Henry Turney is included in some of the lists of the first settlers of Ft Nashborough, etc. but not the Donelson group since he did not come with them. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Dunlap" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Col. John Donelson's Co. - Maxwell > I saved an email someone sent to a list with a LARGE list of names of those > making the trip with Col. Donelson, and a separate list of those coming with > Capt. Robertson. > The Donelson list has "Jesse Maxwell family" > > To answer another question as to anyone killed, it shows Eli Payne (killed). > > This list came from a large chart the original poster ordered from a > Virginia historical society. I'm reluctant to post the entire list here, but > anyone who asks me I will send it to them. (Word doc) > > Ken Dunlap [email protected] > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids.

Henry Turney's mother might have been an Eva Swartz - and some of the Swartz became Black......just something for you to consider. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina Duncan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Col. John Donelson's Co. - Maxwell > This email may have shed some light on my brick wall. > My ancestor, Michael Black was married in Nashville in 1791. He next shows up in the census in Sumner Co and has 640 acres. I havent looked at the deeds yet, but could this be where the 640 acres came from? > The census states that he was born in NC, but I have not been able to locate his family. He just seems to show up in Nashville in 1791 and I dont know how to connect him with his parents...who ever they are....argh! > Anyone have any suggestions? > Thanks, > Gina > > Mary Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > These are mostly NC people and the ones credited with settlement of Fort > Nashborough - the signers of the Cumberland Compact..... > > but there was also a group which I have never really seen listed anywhere - > these were some of the German speaking people moving from around Bean's > Station and Holston and Clinch river area......they still got there in time > to get 640 acres of land free for defense of the fort when the Indians > attacked. I figure they must have gone overland - from present eastern TN > thru Cumberland Gap, across part of KY and then down to Mansker's Station > area. I also think when the Indians attacked, some of this group moved back > up into KY and perhaps back to where they had come from......But Henry > Turney stayed and he got 640 acres later on. It is difficult to put this > group together since they seem to have been German speaking families > originally out of the Shenandoah / Augusta County Va area. > > I am surprized to see Peter Looney name on this list for the Signers of > Cumberland Compact as the Looney family was also out of VA....and Peter > Looney had a lot of land dealing with Henry Turney, Henry's oldest daughter > born 1769 married a John Looney. Two of his older sons married into the > Gilliam family, one son married a Barger, etc. > > I think a Sommer/Summer might have come with Henry Turney, but moved back to > KY during the attacks. Henry Turney is included in some of the lists of the > first settlers of Ft Nashborough, etc. but not the Donelson group since he > did not come with them. > > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Dunlap" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:16 PM > Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Col. John Donelson's Co. - Maxwell > > > > I saved an email someone sent to a list with a LARGE list of names of > those > > making the trip with Col. Donelson, and a separate list of those coming > with > > Capt. Robertson. > > The Donelson list has "Jesse Maxwell family" > > > > To answer another question as to anyone killed, it shows Eli Payne > (killed). > > > > This list came from a large chart the original poster ordered from a > > Virginia historical society. I'm reluctant to post the entire list here, > but > > anyone who asks me I will send it to them. (Word doc) > > > > Ken Dunlap [email protected] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Black is a common name..... Joseph Black was at King's Mountain in fall of 1780 and served under Campbell. This means he would have been from the SW area of Virginia. Black's Station later became Abingdon VA.....the Turneys and their sisters Teeter and Beeler families in Feb 1774 registered land on Beaver Creek of Holston River between Abingdon Va and Bristol Tn/VA..... There was a later Black's Station in Blount Co TN.... anyway, you might look at that Holston, Clinch river area and around Bean's Station. Casper Mansker was also involved in that area. Your Black might have come from there. And in the early times it was North Carolina. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina Duncan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Col. John Donelson's Co. - Maxwell > This email may have shed some light on my brick wall. > My ancestor, Michael Black was married in Nashville in 1791. He next shows up in the census in Sumner Co and has 640 acres. I havent looked at the deeds yet, but could this be where the 640 acres came from? > The census states that he was born in NC, but I have not been able to locate his family. He just seems to show up in Nashville in 1791 and I dont know how to connect him with his parents...who ever they are....argh! > Anyone have any suggestions? > Thanks, > Gina > > Mary Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > These are mostly NC people and the ones credited with settlement of Fort > Nashborough - the signers of the Cumberland Compact..... > > but there was also a group which I have never really seen listed anywhere - > these were some of the German speaking people moving from around Bean's > Station and Holston and Clinch river area......they still got there in time > to get 640 acres of land free for defense of the fort when the Indians > attacked. I figure they must have gone overland - from present eastern TN > thru Cumberland Gap, across part of KY and then down to Mansker's Station > area. I also think when the Indians attacked, some of this group moved back > up into KY and perhaps back to where they had come from......But Henry > Turney stayed and he got 640 acres later on. It is difficult to put this > group together since they seem to have been German speaking families > originally out of the Shenandoah / Augusta County Va area. > > I am surprized to see Peter Looney name on this list for the Signers of > Cumberland Compact as the Looney family was also out of VA....and Peter > Looney had a lot of land dealing with Henry Turney, Henry's oldest daughter > born 1769 married a John Looney. Two of his older sons married into the > Gilliam family, one son married a Barger, etc. > > I think a Sommer/Summer might have come with Henry Turney, but moved back to > KY during the attacks. Henry Turney is included in some of the lists of the > first settlers of Ft Nashborough, etc. but not the Donelson group since he > did not come with them. > > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Dunlap" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:16 PM > Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Col. John Donelson's Co. - Maxwell > > > > I saved an email someone sent to a list with a LARGE list of names of > those > > making the trip with Col. Donelson, and a separate list of those coming > with > > Capt. Robertson. > > The Donelson list has "Jesse Maxwell family" > > > > To answer another question as to anyone killed, it shows Eli Payne > (killed). > > > > This list came from a large chart the original poster ordered from a > > Virginia historical society. I'm reluctant to post the entire list here, > but > > anyone who asks me I will send it to them. (Word doc) > > > > Ken Dunlap [email protected] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >