To everyone responding to my question regarding where to find very old records, thank you! I learned a lot and some very interesting facts surfaced. Ava ----- Original Message ----- From: Renea Burkholder <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [TNWASHIN] Heads up! > Please indulge as I verify that I am understanding correctly - > if I have an ancestor in Washington District, NC the parts of which became > TN counties, I should find early records in Washington Co, NC records. My > main concern is that on the NCGenWeb page for Washington Co, they address > only Washington Co, NC giving its beginning date as 1799 being created from > Tyrell Co. > Is this just misunderstanding on their part and when I go to Raleigh, I will > find early TN records under Washington Co? > Renea > [email protected] > TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Decatur Co, TN > http://www.netease.net/decatur > TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Perry Co, TN > http://www.netease.net/perry > Listowner Decatur, Henderson, Perry Cos, TN > [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: [TNWASHIN] Heads up! > > > >I live in Knox County and research TN records. > > > >Everyone is correct in what they are writing. The original boundaries for > NC > >ran along the present boundaries. They just did not stop until they > reached > >the MS River. > > > >The first county for the area which was to become TN in 1796 was > established > >by an Act of NC in 1777 and called Washington Co, NC. It encompassed the > >entire state. > >Deeds are in the archives of NC in Raleigh and also many of the early deeds > >can be found in the counties which were to become TN. They are registered > as > >NC deeds and you may find them in the counties or in the TN archives in > >Nashville. You will find those early deeds in any of the counties formed > >before TN statehood. NC/TN (yes that is correct, both) Washington County, > NC > >was created and still remains to this day as a TN county. It was never > >abolished completely. Part of its territory was divided into additional > >counties through the time of growth making a county seat more readily > >available when travel was difficult. This also compounds the problem for > >which you are seeking an answer. It was not necessary to file the deed in > >the county where it was located. You may find the deed located in several > >places. > > > >Unfortunately some of the East TN counties have had records destroyed due > to > >fire and the Civil War. This is a challenge. East TN was part of NC, then > >the State of Franklin, back to NC, Territory Southwest of the River Ohio, > and > >finally TN. > > > >Hope this helps with the history. I am sure there are some errors in my > >knowledge as well. > > > >Marilyn Moser Ball > > > > > >