Another thing, if you are researching in the vicinity of Washington and Jefferson Counties you absolutely cannot discount the Watuga Settlers. Watuga was a vital link in the area's history. Joyce Gaston Reece, Rootsweb Listminder for NE-TN; Hembree; Galbraith; Knuckles; Raper & Meigs Co., Tennessee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [TNROOTS-L] Washington and Jefferson > In a message dated 11/04/2000 9:50:05 AM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Can someone tell me when and from where Jefferson and Washington > > Jefferson County was formed in 1792 from Green and Hawkins Co. At that time > these western lands were known as the US Territory South of the River Ohio > (1790-1796). > > Washington District, North Carolina, was established in 1776. Washington > County, North Carolina, was organized in 1777. It comprised all of North > Carolina's western territory. It became the US Territory South of the River > Ohio in 1790 and by the time Tennessee became a State in 1796, thirteen other > counties had been formed out of it. > > Joyce > > > ==== TNROOTS Mailing List ==== > For researching all Rootsweb List Archives, > please go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >