Tony, Do yuu have a Benjamin Murrell that went to Limestone Co AL early 1800/10 then later to Weakley Co TN (extreme western TN)??? He was of the SIMS settlement in NE AL. Sherry Melton Arnold ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Johnson" <tonyempireore@msn.com> To: "Charlene Duval" <cduval@cruzio.com>; "TN Hawkins County" <TNHAWKIN-L@rootsweb.com>; "TN Humphreys County" <TNHumphr-L@rootsweb.com>; "TN Dickson County" <TNDickso-L@rootsweb.com>; "tnwillia" <tnwillia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Some of the Families of My Mary Johnson Shropshire May > Charlene > > If you can give me the name of the Creek, Mountain or River that your > James Shropshire is associated with I will be glad to get involved and > help you as the Shropshires are one of the Keys in finding by families > Send me the earliest tax list you find him on and note everyone on the > same PAGE he is on. Or if he is on an early census 1810, 1820 or 1830 note > the 15 people above him and 16 people below him. DO NOT us a Alpha list. > (Check for Page numbers if alpha) > > Sterling May is also one of our May Families of Humphreys and Dickson Co. > Tn. The Mays families are married into Mary "Polly" Johnson Shropshire > Mays Families. Her father and Mother is Hudson Johnson born unk a whiskey > maker from NC they lived in 1775-1781 on Buffalo Creek in Henry Co Tn. > Mother is Agness Johnson unk maided name. borne 1740-1750 died 1843 > DIckson Co. Tn. > > Hudson lived on Buffalo Creek with a William Johnson and a James Johnson, > Buffalo Creek runs down and across the NC State lines into Matrimony Creek > in what is now Rockingham Co NC, this is where we find the Shropshire > families of Joel Shsropshire with his Uncles and Cousins involved in the > Matrimony Baptist Church. They are married to the Hill Families who will > died in Franklin County Tn. See the Shropshire family will noted in report > I sent you, some how this is tied in. > > William Shropshire served in the Rev. War with Gideon Johnson and his > families of Williamson and Humphreys Co. Tn. which will include my McElyea > Families of Williamson, Muary and Humphreys Co., Tn. Patrick Henry McElyea > my lines will also die in Franklin Co. Tn he had help there filling out > his Rev. War Application from a ? Patrick, his brother William McElyea > served with the Shropshire and Allied families coming off Joel Shropshire. > Gideon Johnson and William Shropshires Rev. War Service will include 3 > brothers of Sgt. Reubin Curtis. They lived in areas where we find the > matching DNA of Eli Thomas Curtis of Humphreys CO. Tn. > > The County Lines for Rockingham Co first Start with settlements of land in > Rowan Co. NC Deeds where these families get first involved, and some how > it will include families in Granville Co NC under Col. William Eaton. > > Jane Murrell and Seymour or Samier Shropshire leave the Matrimony Baptist > Church and moved up unto the Rockfish River in what was Albemarle Co Va, > then changed to Amherst and by 1803 this area is in Nelson Co. Va. Seymore > Shrsopshire families are married into the Chandler families and the Fox > Families of what was the Salisbury District of NC (several County Splits > here). He moved back to Albemarle Co Va. with Jane Murrell a cousin of > Rev. Thomas Murrell who remarried the widow of James Johnson of Henry Co. > Va. and they left for the frontier of Big Creek then in Washington CO NC > and claimed by Washington Co Va. Hudson Johnson lived with this James > Johnson prior to his death which was abt 1782. Hudson Johnson settled in > Carters Valley where Agness attended the Rev. Thomas Murrells Church on > Big Creek (See Timothy Amiss books for names of Accounts) Hudson Leaves > Big Creek about 1801-1803 and goes to lands that were inside Williamson > Co. Tn. In 1803 he left Williamson Co. TN ( N! > ote see split Counties of Williamson they include Muarry and Franklin Co. > Tn) Of Note is my lines off Hiram McElyea son of Patrick Henry McElyea are > in this area that becomes Muary Co. Tn. His father will do some more > traveling but will die in Lands that become Franklin Co TN. (Which were in > Williamson Co in 1803) > > Hudson Johnson and wife Agness will settle on Bartons Creek of Harpeth > River of Robertson Co tn in 1803, but before they get there the lands > become Dickson Co. Tn (Note see were else Harpeth River Deeds are found in > early TN) > > Now of note in going back into Big Creek where Rev. Thomas Murrell settled > is where we find General James Randolph Robertson founder of Tn. and wife > Charlotte Reeves (Rives) (Reaves) of Note is Hudson Johnson bought his > lands on Big Creek from Stokley Donaldson (Donelson) son of Col. John > Donelson whose land deed for lands in what becomes Hawkins Co. Tn are > found with the HENDERSON PARTY of ROWAN CO NC mostly in Virginia. Col. > Donelson assisted the Henderson and its Company Officers in settling > lands that will become NE Tennessee which will include the area of Hawkins > Co. Tn. > > Now take a closer look at the partners in the Henderson group we find the > name Lenoard Henley / a greatgrandson of Lenoard Henly who lived on > Tuckahoe Creek in 1720-1730 Neighbor of my DNA Johnson lines, neighbor of > the Hatcher Families coming off Benjamin Hatcher and Edward Hatcher Jr, > then we find the Bullock Families, and one Thomas Murrell, who we even > find the Ball families of General Washington. > > Now when Hudson Johnson and wife Agness left Williamson Co. Tn for lands > of bartons Creek Robertson Co Tn. They will settle there on Bartons Creek > by General James Randolph Robertson who owned the Iron Furnace on Bartons > Creek and Harpeth River. Well most likely they traveled the Harpeth River > coming out of Williamson Co. Tn. ( Note three our other Johnson Families > on this River and on Bartons Creek but in other Counties) > > Now Rev. Thomas Murrell and his Wife the widow of James Johnson of Henry > Co. Va. moved to Williamson Co. Tn where he had two brothers living. By > 1806 he too is found in Dickson Co. Tn preaching. In 1843 Rev. Thomas > Murrell's son is the administrator of my Agness Johnson estate. > > Now lets go back even further into the First Shropshire connections that > can be found in 1698- to 1703 era Rev. St. John SHropshire a Anglin Church > minister is preaching to the fore father of General James Randolph > Robertson one Christopher Robertson here in this CHurch you will also find > the Ball family (Fore Runner of General George Washington who gave General > Robertson his commission) The families in this Church are also some of my > Fore fathers > > Now the Rev. St. John Shropshires widow will re marry a Thomas Stonehouse > neighbor of the Thornton Families whose families will be found on Rockfish > River and following Col. William Eaton to Brunswick Co and then onto lands > of Granville Co. NC ( thies lands will go into other counties when they > split) Many notes on connctions on Rockfish River. > > "To know your neighbor is to know your Kinsmen" This is very true prior to > 1860 and the War between the States. > > A lot of knowledge can be gained when you study the LAND our fore fathers > came too as they came there with kinsman. > > Tony L. Johnson > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNHAWKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >