Willie I don't know a lot about the Crabtree Mill or the Brewster Mill, just what I have read and heard though the years. With the Crabtree Mill, I think Richard Crabtree might have been in on that on Yellow Creek. I'm not sure which Samuel Crabtree the mill belonged to, the father Samuel or the son Samuel. Richard Crabtree was a brother to the father Samuel and Richard died in Campbell Co., TN about 1849 (now Scott Co., TN) I found in one of the deed books where it mentions Richard and it could be it he and his brother Samuelwere the ones who had the mill. Both Samuels are my ancestor and talk about a mess trying to get them strighten out, it took years. James Brewster owned land down around where the new bridge is now between Fentress Co. and Morgan Co., TN, in fact when I grew up over in Morgan Co. the bridge was called the Brewster Bridge, there is a Brewster Rock and Brewster Spring in the same area. However James Brewster also owned land around Laural Creek and N. White Oak Creek, so I don't know where the mill was located. One of my g-uncles told me a story about, when Preacher Johnny Brewster started preaching, that James took a "whipping" from some man because he would grind meal on Sunday, he was going to hear Johnny preach, but he didn't say where the mill was and at the time I didn't think to ask. According to Houge there is also a Brewster Trace somewhere in Fentress Co. and Jesse Brewster, a son of James, was killed at Carts Ford in 1856,when he was struck by lighting. I will send you a check Monday and wait for the book, thank you so much. Wilma Gibson

Wilma, Thanks for the story. I'm going to hang on to it, if it's okay. May help pinpoint the location of that mill someday. Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wlcrab@aol.com> To: <TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE-L] Fentress County History Week & Round-up > Willie > I don't know a lot about the Crabtree Mill or the Brewster Mill, just what > I > have read and heard though the years. > > With the Crabtree Mill, I think Richard Crabtree might have been in on > that > on Yellow Creek. I'm not sure which Samuel Crabtree the mill belonged to, > the > father Samuel or the son Samuel. Richard Crabtree was a brother to the > father > Samuel and Richard died in Campbell Co., TN about 1849 (now Scott Co., TN) > I > found in one of the deed books where it mentions Richard and it could be > it > he and his brother Samuelwere the ones who had the mill. Both Samuels are > my > ancestor and talk about a mess trying to get them strighten out, it took > years. > > James Brewster owned land down around where the new bridge is now between > Fentress Co. and Morgan Co., TN, in fact when I grew up over in Morgan Co. > the > bridge was called the Brewster Bridge, there is a Brewster Rock and > Brewster > Spring in the same area. However James Brewster also owned land around > Laural > Creek and N. White Oak Creek, so I don't know where the mill was located. > One > of my g-uncles told me a story about, when Preacher Johnny Brewster > started > preaching, that James took a "whipping" from some man because he would > grind meal > on Sunday, he was going to hear Johnny preach, but he didn't say where the > mill was and at the time I didn't think to ask. According to Houge there > is > also a Brewster Trace somewhere in Fentress Co. and Jesse Brewster, a son > of > James, was killed at Carts Ford in 1856,when he was struck by lighting. > > I will send you a check Monday and wait for the book, thank you so much. > > Wilma Gibson > > > ==== TNFENTRE Mailing List ==== > Fentress County List has the best, most helpful and friendly people on any > List...You ALL are the greatest..... > To See Previous Posts http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/tnfentre > >