In a message dated 11/15/2000 10:06:42 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Was Washington Co. TN part of NC at one time? If so what > county in NC would Washington Co have been in abt 1783? > Thanks Beginning in 1778, Washington County, NC, comprised all of what we know today as Tennessee. Beginning in 1779, several counties in both East Tennessee and Middle Tennessee were carved out of Washington. In 1783, Washington Co., NC had been reduced in size with Green and Sullivan Counties organized from her area. It was located in the northeast corner of present-day Tennessee, touching both NC and VA. By 1790, the present boundary between NC and TN was surveyed, and TN was ceded to the federal government and was known as the US Territory South of the River Ohio. By this time, Washington County was greatly reduced in size, having had Green, Hawkins, and Sullivan Counties carved out of the eastern area and Davidson, Sumner, and Tennessee Counties established in the Military District of Middle Tennessee. The rest was Indian Lands. In 1796, TN was admitted to the Union as the 16th state. In the years following the separation of NC and TN, NC created a Washington County, Greene County, and Davidson County within her new boundaries, so keep in mind that 1790 date when NC ceded TN to the Feds. Joyce