Ava, What I understood was that if the county was a part of a different county, then you will find those records in that county, and if it was a different state, it will be in that state. So Washington County, NC which became TN has its records in NC until it became TN. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: Ava H. Nackman <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [TNWASHIN] Heads up! > Wanda, > But what I still don't entirely understand is, where exactly are all the > records pertaining to Washington Co back in the years when it was part of NC > (not yet TN) kept? Do you find them somewhere in NC? What about the areas > that early on were part of Washington Co but later became another county? > Are the records still to be located in Washington Co or in the county in > which the land now sits? Can someone explain this completely? Ava > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wanda Albers <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 9:55 AM > Subject: Re: [TNWASHIN] Heads up! > > > > Jean, > > > > As far as I can tell there has always been a Washington Co., TN/NC. Hope > > this helps you. Here is what I have found for Washington Co., and that > > area. > > 1776 - was District of Washington and was then NC. > > 1777 - Washington County took up all of what later became TN. > > 1779 - Sullivan County formed from Washington > > 1783 - Greene County from Washington; Davidson County (middle TN) then the > > rest of TN was considered Indian lands. > > 1784 - Greene, Washington and Sullivan Counties formed the State of > > Franklin. > > 1785 - Caswell, Sevier, Spencer and Wayne Counties created by State of > > Franklin. > > 1787 - Hawkins County was formed from Sullivan County; Sumner County from > > Davidson County in middle TN. > > 1788 - Caswell, Sevier, Spencer and Wayne Counties of State of Frranklin > > abolished; Tennessee from Davidson Co., (middle TN) > > 1790 - NC cedes western region, organized as Territory of South of the > Ohio > > River. > > 1792 - Jefferson County from Greene and Hawkins?; Knox County from Greene > & > > Hawkins. > > 1794 - Sevier County from Jefferson County > > 1795 - Blount County from Knox County > > 1796 - Tennessee admitted as State and other counties were formed. > > > > Wanda > > > > >