thanks for this infro'...... Joyce [email protected] wrote: > 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 > > ==== TNROOTS Mailing List ====