Deanna, Do you know the tales about the Big Harp and Little Harp? Gary D. Norris -----Original Message----- From: Deanna and Glen [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [TNOVERTO] Williams Hi, Thank you for your reply. Yes, this may be the same Samson Williams. I have an ancestor, Rebecca Earp (possibly Harp)who was born 1798 in NC and married Elijah Pile in Overton Co. around 1814. I would like to find her parents' names. I see that there were several Harp families living in Overton Co. during this time and think that she may be the daughter of one of them. There may be a connection to Samson Williams as one of the Harps was named Samson Harp. William Harp Sr. acquired land from Samson Williams - I believe before 1811. Do you know if any wills exist from this early time or were they destroyed in the courthouse fire of 1865? I would like to get a will of both William Harp, Sr. and Samson Williams. It is interesting that you have the deed record from 1817. I recently received the Fentress Co. Historical Society Newsletter and on page 58 there is an article on Moses Fisk. Part reads ".......The act of the General Assembly incorporating Fisk Female Academy recited, "that Moses Fisk and Sampson Williams are willing to contribute one thousand acres of land each toward the endowment of a female academy...." I have information on the Rich family as I am almost positive that I am connected to them also. Is there some info. you need? I can check my file. I also have some info. on Dentons. Deanna > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Cason [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 5:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TNOVERTO] Williams > > > >I am interested in information on Samson Williams an early settler in > >Overton Co. He was involved in land transactions before 1811 > but I do not > >believe he was on the 1820 Overton Co. census. I understand > that he owned > >over 1000 acres in the area. Could anyone help with information on this > >man. Who were his children? Thanks. > >Deanna > > Deanna, I don't have the 1820 Overton Co. census, but there is a > Sampson Williams in the 1820 >Jackson< Co. census. You don't say how > old he would have been in 1820, but here are the ages of the people in > this household at that time: > > 1 male 0-10 > 1 male 10-15 > 1 male 16-25 > 2 males 45-up > > 4 females 0-10 > 1 female 10-15 > 1 female 16-25 > 1 female 26-45 > > He could have been in that part of Jackson co. that later became part > of Overton Co., or moved to Overton Co. > > From Book E pg 112 of Overton Co. deeds (you may already have this): > > Spencer Grogin to Jesse Rich 13 Oct 1817 both of Overton Co. $100 > 130 acres part of large tract bought by SAMPSON WILLIAMS from > Moses Friske, agent for the New York Company, lying on the > dividing ridge between Kettle Creek and Obed's River, bounded by > land of James armstrong, James Kilman. Wit by William Edwards, > Henry Kilman, and Samuel Scott. Registered 5 Jan 1821. > > Carl Cason, Bothell, Washington > email: [email protected] > Jackson/Clay/Overton Co., Tenn., surnames in my direct lines: CASON, > DENTON, GRAY, HALL, HOGG, MYERS, PEAK/PEEK/E, RICH, SHORT, STEPHENS, > STRONG, TRICE, VAN HOOSER, and WELCH. > > > ==== TNOVERTO Mailing List ==== > OVERTON LIST ADMINISTRATPR: > [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/17/02 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/17/02 ==== TNOVERTO Mailing List ==== OVERTON LIST ADMINISTRATOR: [email protected] ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
Hi Gary, Some years ago I had read a historical fiction book which mentioned them. Then a few weeks ago I went to a book on line that had a lot of a woman's ancestors. One of the lines was Earp/Harp and near the end of that section was information gathered about those men. Apparently they operated during the Rev. War and around Nashville TN and other places. As far as I could tell with dates, etc. they were not connected to the ones that settled in Overton Co. I am interested in what you know about these men. Deanna > -----Original Message----- > From: Norris, Gary [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [TNOVERTO] Williams > > > Deanna, > > Do you know the tales about the Big Harp and Little Harp? > > Gary D. Norris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deanna and Glen [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [TNOVERTO] Williams > > Hi, > Thank you for your reply. Yes, this may be the same Samson Williams. > I have > an ancestor, Rebecca Earp (possibly Harp)who was born 1798 in NC and > married > Elijah Pile in Overton Co. around 1814. I would like to find her > parents' > names. I see that there were several Harp families living in > Overton Co. > during this time and think that she may be the daughter of one of > them. > There may be a connection to Samson Williams as one of the Harps was > named > Samson Harp. William Harp Sr. acquired land from Samson Williams - > I > believe before 1811. Do you know if any wills exist from this early > time or > were they destroyed in the courthouse fire of 1865? I would like to > get a > will of both William Harp, Sr. and Samson Williams. > It is interesting that you have the deed record from 1817. I > recently > received the Fentress Co. Historical Society Newsletter and on page > 58 there > is an article on Moses Fisk. Part reads ".......The act of the > General > Assembly incorporating Fisk Female Academy recited, "that Moses Fisk > and > Sampson Williams are willing to contribute one thousand acres of > land each > toward the endowment of a female academy...." > I have information on the Rich family as I am almost positive that I > am > connected to them also. Is there some info. you need? I can check > my file. > I also have some info. on Dentons. > Deanna > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Carl Cason [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 5:23 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [TNOVERTO] Williams > > > > > > >I am interested in information on Samson Williams an early > settler in > > >Overton Co. He was involved in land transactions before 1811 > > but I do not > > >believe he was on the 1820 Overton Co. census. I understand > > that he owned > > >over 1000 acres in the area. Could anyone help with information > on this > > >man. Who were his children? Thanks. > > >Deanna > > > > Deanna, I don't have the 1820 Overton Co. census, but there is a > > Sampson Williams in the 1820 >Jackson< Co. census. You don't say > how > > old he would have been in 1820, but here are the ages of the > people in > > this household at that time: > > > > 1 male 0-10 > > 1 male 10-15 > > 1 male 16-25 > > 2 males 45-up > > > > 4 females 0-10 > > 1 female 10-15 > > 1 female 16-25 > > 1 female 26-45 > > > > He could have been in that part of Jackson co. that later became > part > > of Overton Co., or moved to Overton Co. > > > > From Book E pg 112 of Overton Co. deeds (you may already have > this): > > > > Spencer Grogin to Jesse Rich 13 Oct 1817 both of Overton Co. > $100 > > 130 acres part of large tract bought by SAMPSON WILLIAMS from > > Moses Friske, agent for the New York Company, lying on the > > dividing ridge between Kettle Creek and Obed's River, bounded > by > > land of James armstrong, James Kilman. Wit by William > Edwards, > > Henry Kilman, and Samuel Scott. Registered 5 Jan 1821. > > > > Carl Cason, Bothell, Washington > > email: [email protected] > > Jackson/Clay/Overton Co., Tenn., surnames in my direct lines: > CASON, > > DENTON, GRAY, HALL, HOGG, MYERS, PEAK/PEEK/E, RICH, SHORT, > STEPHENS, > > STRONG, TRICE, VAN HOOSER, and WELCH. > > > > > > ==== TNOVERTO Mailing List ==== > > OVERTON LIST ADMINISTRATPR: > > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/17/02 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/17/02 > > > ==== TNOVERTO Mailing List ==== > OVERTON LIST ADMINISTRATOR: > [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== TNOVERTO Mailing List ==== > ADDRESS OVERTON LIST MESSAGES > TOT: [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/17/02 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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