I'm not familiar with the original document. If it's essentially just a petition (a letter making a request) then I suppose anyone could sign it. If it's some sort of legal document then probably one had to be at least 21, if not also a landowner. Just like today, different people are eligible to sign different sorts of things. "Please sign our petition to ask the city council to change the hours the gates are open at the park." vs. "Are you a registered voter? Would you like to sign the petition to nominate Joe Smith for mayor?" The first group could be anyone -- 10 years old from the little league team, whoever. The second group would have to fit into the local laws defining who can nominate someone for mayor. So is this document saying "We the undersigned would like a road." Or is it saying "We the undersigned "eligible persons" formally request the state to provide a road on the described route." Or "We the undersigned people who farm or own land agree to grant right-of- way for a road on the described route." More details on the document might give us better indications as to the group that signed. Regan On Jan 20, 2006, at 10:49 PM, Gail Roorda wrote: > Dear everyone, > > I try to keep up on such things. Read up on Tennessee law, probate > (the rules changed over the years) etc., BUT is everyone CERTAIN > that one had to be a landowner in order to sign a legislative > petition. I think a little "fudging" was involved by the petioners > as far as age..at least those I know..HOWEVER are we certain that > one had to be a landowner??? > > Gail > ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELEANOR McCAIN" > <eleanormccain@comcast.net> > To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 06:53 > Subject: RE: [TNGRAING-L] Legislative list > > >> I would say yes to that probability, Regan. Thanks for sharing your >> thoughts. >> Eleanor >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Regan Conley [mailto:reganconley@earthlink.net] >> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:05 PM >> To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Legislative list >> >> It also strikes me that there are a lot of well known Grainger Co. >> names missing from that, too. People who likely would have been >> landowners and over 21. Given how thick on the ground the Mayes clan >> was, it seems unusual that there is just one one the whole list. >> >> I wonder if the petitioners are those people/heads of household who >> simply lived or farmed along the proposed road? >> >> Regan >> >> On Jan 19, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Gail Roorda wrote: >> >>> Further Moses and Jesse Hodge and John McCarty at least according >>> to the 1810 tax list owned no land in 1810 or at least no land was >>> list in the tax list. >>> Gail >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELEANOR McCAIN" >>> <eleanormccain@comcast.net> >>> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 07:10 >>> Subject: [TNGRAING-L] Legislative list >>> >>> >>>> Can anyone tell me if the lists of names Gail posted for the 1806 >>>> legislative petition just consisted of property owners? I am >>>> certain >>>> they all had to be over 21, but did they also have to own land >>>> to be >>>> able to sign this petition? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Eleanor >> >> >> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to >> tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com >> >> >> >> >> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l- >> request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l- > request@rootsweb.com >

Dear Regan, I have only the list of petioners. The pettion itself appeared in the issue of Ansearchin that wasn't at the library. Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regan Conley" <reganconley@earthlink.net> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 22:02 Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Legislative list > I'm not familiar with the original document. If it's essentially just a > petition (a letter making a request) then I suppose anyone could sign it. > If it's some sort of legal document then probably one had to be at least > 21, if not also a landowner. > > Just like today, different people are eligible to sign different sorts of > things. "Please sign our petition to ask the city council to change the > hours the gates are open at the park." vs. "Are you a registered voter? > Would you like to sign the petition to nominate Joe Smith for mayor?" > The first group could be anyone -- 10 years old from the little league > team, whoever. The second group would have to fit into the local laws > defining who can nominate someone for mayor. > > So is this document saying "We the undersigned would like a road." Or is > it saying "We the undersigned "eligible persons" formally request the > state to provide a road on the described route." Or "We the undersigned > people who farm or own land agree to grant right-of- way for a road on the > described route." > > More details on the document might give us better indications as to the > group that signed. > > Regan > > > On Jan 20, 2006, at 10:49 PM, Gail Roorda wrote: > >> Dear everyone, >> >> I try to keep up on such things. Read up on Tennessee law, probate (the >> rules changed over the years) etc., BUT is everyone CERTAIN that one had >> to be a landowner in order to sign a legislative petition. I think a >> little "fudging" was involved by the petioners as far as age..at least >> those I know..HOWEVER are we certain that one had to be a landowner??? >> >> Gail >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELEANOR McCAIN" >> <eleanormccain@comcast.net> >> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 06:53 >> Subject: RE: [TNGRAING-L] Legislative list >> >> >>> I would say yes to that probability, Regan. Thanks for sharing your >>> thoughts. >>> Eleanor >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Regan Conley [mailto:reganconley@earthlink.net] >>> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:05 PM >>> To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Legislative list >>> >>> It also strikes me that there are a lot of well known Grainger Co. >>> names missing from that, too. People who likely would have been >>> landowners and over 21. Given how thick on the ground the Mayes clan >>> was, it seems unusual that there is just one one the whole list. >>> >>> I wonder if the petitioners are those people/heads of household who >>> simply lived or farmed along the proposed road? >>> >>> Regan >>> >>> On Jan 19, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Gail Roorda wrote: >>> >>>> Further Moses and Jesse Hodge and John McCarty at least according >>>> to the 1810 tax list owned no land in 1810 or at least no land was >>>> list in the tax list. >>>> Gail >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELEANOR McCAIN" >>>> <eleanormccain@comcast.net> >>>> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 07:10 >>>> Subject: [TNGRAING-L] Legislative list >>>> >>>> >>>>> Can anyone tell me if the lists of names Gail posted for the 1806 >>>>> legislative petition just consisted of property owners? I am certain >>>>> they all had to be over 21, but did they also have to own land to be >>>>> able to sign this petition? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Eleanor >>> >>> >>> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to >>> tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l- >>> request@rootsweb.com >>> >> >> >> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l- >> request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com > >