J. Ray Young, I just read on a website two days ago about the State of Franklin. I had never heard of it before and it existed for a short time. I believe Sumner Co. was part of this State. Here is the website, go and check me out on this. http://www.wizard.com/~bascs/tnchron.htm Luck, Pam Vick

As I remember my Tennessee history, the state of Franklin never functioned as, or was officially recognized as a State. It only lasted a few months, and I believe its organizers were arrested and detained for a short time. They didn't too bad....The "Governor" the of state of Franklin, John Sevier, later became the Governor of the State of Tennessee. North Carolina was finally able to cede Tennessee to the Federal Government in 1790, and it became part of the US Territory South of the Ohio River. This lasted until 1796, when Tennessee became a State. Mike Waggoner ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamela Vick <thecatlady@MINDSPRING.COM> To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 5:01 PM Subject: [TNSUMNER] State of Franklin > J. Ray Young, > > I just read on a website two days ago about the State of > Franklin. I had never heard of it before and it existed for > a short time. I believe Sumner Co. was part of this State. > Here is the website, go and check me out on this. > http://www.wizard.com/~bascs/tnchron.htm > > Luck, Pam Vick > >