Where can I obtain Williamson County deed records, S. Harpeth area, specific time period 1795-1815, grantee OR grantor surname ORTON/ORTEN (or similar spelling)?" I suspect what I am looking for may be in an area where the Davidson County line is close to the Williamson County line. Thank you in advance. Karen Cannon kcannon@bootheel.net

I realize these documents pertain to North Carolina residents but knowing many members of these families made their way to Williamson and Davidson County, Tn. I thought someone might be able to learn something. My line is Orton and Bryan Karen _______________________________________________________ North Carolina (Source: copies of court documents provided by Rowan Public Library) Rowan County, February Session 1808 To the worshipful - - - - - of the County Court of Pleas quarter session of the county aforesaid the petition of John and Jesse Bryan infant - - -of James Bryan deceased by their guardian John Little, Sr. humbly complaining therewith unto your worshipful that their father James Bryan departed this life some time in the year 1798 or 1799 being your petitioners - - - only male children that _ _ _ is since died without issue your petitioners further ??? that John Brian died in the year 1808 leaving by will 200 acres of land to James Bryan (the father of your petitioners) and directing it to be sold for the use of said male heirs and appointed Joseph Orten and Wm. Little executors of his will who qualified and sold said tract of land for L (can't make the right sign) 287. Joseph Orton in the year 1805 was appointed guardian to your petitioners and took into his possession as guardian the money for which said land was sold on bonds (?) using the payment of the same. Joseph Orton died in the year 1807 and made a will and thereof appointed James or Johnsey Orten, his sons, executors who have proven the same in this court and have qualified and took upon themselves the burden and execution thereof. Your petitioners charge that this same sum of L287 & interest or good bond, for the securing this payment thereof came to the hands of the said executors and Joseph Orten his (?) who refuse to pay or deliver the same to your petitioners guardian John Little, Sr. who was appointed to that trust by the county court at Aug session 1807. Your petitioners by their said guardians pray that the principal sum - - - - - with the int . accruing thereon pay (?) into the hands of the guardian and that your worship will do that, upon the hearing of this petition, may seem just and right, may it please your worships to grant your writ of James & Johnsey Orten. (?) A Henderson for Petitioners State of North Carolina (Source - Copies of Court documents provided by Rowan Public Library) KNOW all men by these presents, that Jno Little, Sr., Jno Little, Jr., John Boon, Zadock Leach are held and firmly bound unto Jno Steele, Esquire, and the rest of the Justices assigned to keep the peace of Rowan county, in the safe and full sum of L500 pounds, current money of the said state, to be paid to the said Jno Steele or their successors: to the which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 4 day of Aug Anno Domini 1807 WHEREAS the above bounden Jno Little hath been this day, by the worshipful court of said county, appointed guardian to John Bryan orphan of James Bryan deceased: Now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the said Jno Little guardian as aforesaid, shall well and truly discharge his said guardianship, by taking care of and improving all the estate belonging to the said orphan; and shall also settle his guardianship accounts with the court of said county, as is required by law; and that he will deliver up to the said Jno Bryan orphan as aforesaid, when he shall attain lawful age, all such estate as he ought of right to be proposed of, or sooner if required, agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the act of the General Assembly in such case made and provided; then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed, Sealed and Delivered In the Presence of John Little, Jr. John Little, Sr. John Boon Zacock Leach State of North Carolina KNOW all Men by these presents, that Jno Little, Jr., Jno Little, Sr. John Boon and Zadock Leach are held and firmly bound unto Jno Steele, Esquire and the rest of the justices assigned to keep the peace for Rowan county, in the just and full sum of L500 pounds, current money of the said state, to be paid to the said Jno Steele or their successors: to the which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals; and dated this 4 day of Aug Anno Domini 1807 WHEREAS the above bounden Jno Little hath been this day, by the worshipful court of said county, appointed guardian to Jesse Bryan orphan of James Bryan deceased: Now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the said Jno Little guardian as aforesaid, shall well and truly discharge his said guardianship, by taking care of and improving all the estate belonging to the said orphan; and shall also settle his guardianship accounts with the court of said county, as is required by law; and that he will deliver up to the said Jesse Bryan orphan as aforesaid, when he shall attain lawful age, all such estate as he ought of right to be proposed of, or sooner if required, agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the act of the General Assembly in such case made and provided; then this obligation to be void, otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue. Signed, Sealed and Delivered In the Presence of John Little, Jr. John Little, Sr. John Boon Zacok Leach State of North Carolina KNOW all Men by these Presents, That John Johnston, Matthew Brandon and John Locke are held and firmly bound unto George Mumford and John Monrow Esquires, and the rest of the Justices assigned to keep the peace for Rowan county, in the just and full sum of One Thousand pounds, current money of the said State, to be paid to the said Mumford & Monrow or their successors: to the which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 9 day of May, Anno Domini 1810. WHEREAS the above bounden John Johnston hath been this day, by the worshipful court of said county, appointed Guardian to John Bryan orphan of James Bryan deceased: Now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the said John Johnston Guardian as aforesaid, shall well and truly discharge his said guardianship, by taking care of and improving all the estate belonging to the said orphan; and shall also settle his guardianship accounts with the court of said county, as is required by law; and that he will deliver up to the said John Bryan orphan as aforesaid, when h e shall attain lawful age, all such estate as he ought of right to be possessed of, or sooner if required, agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the act of the General Assembly in such case made and provided; then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed, Sealed and Delivered John Johnston In the Presence of Matthew Brandon John Locke

Thank you, Noel, for this information. Surprisingly I discovered the Allen Co Library had a copy of a book that listed the early families of Williamson Co TN--The book was listed here before having to do with the People of the Flat....I forget now the exact title but I called Allen Co when I learned that they had a copy of this book and they sent me a request form. Not only would they make copies of the pages that I needed from this book but they also searched the records of passenger ships from Germany for one of my other family lines, all for a small price-- Most of their searches cost around $7.50 or so. Well worth the price since I did not have the time myself to search these records. I also found Allen Co Library to be convenient because I live in Indiana and it is a lot quicker to receive information from them than when I contacted and requested information from the Williamson Co Library, geneology department. Nothing against the Williamson Co library who were most helpful, but Allen Co was quicker, I am guessing because it is in my state. M Russell

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The Williamson County Archives in Franklin. Should be your Number One stop.

Sorry, I led you astray. The Moses and Mason along with Aaron are my direct Jones line not surnames. -----Original Message----- From: TNWILLIA-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:jmcclur@mail.tigernet.gen.mo.us] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 09:22 To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [TNWILLIA] Re: Where to research? Wow, the longer I do this - the smaller the world gets. My Priest family - as I have said many times before came from Williamson Co., TN and Davidson Co., Tn. to Madison Co., Mo. Also the Forehand and Kirkpatrick families came here too, very early on. Wow. Of course eveyone knows that they never traveled alone in the early days, more relatives and more neighbors came along in a group.....Jeanette (We also got Masons and and Moses families here in and around Iron Co., Mo.) -----Original Message----- From: Randall Jones [mailto:Randall_Jones@hilton.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:58 AM To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [TNWILLIA] Re: Where to research? Actually my Aaaron/Mason/Moses Jones etc. went from Va to Ga to Al then Tx. In Williamson Co, Tn I am interested in Forehands and my wife's Kirkpatricks and Herons. Thanks, Randy -----Original Message----- From: TNWILLIA-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:mccoin@semo.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 19:56 To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNWILLIA] Re: Where to research? What Jones are you researching? Frances > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/resources/library2.html for the Archives > > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/resources/library.html for the Library > > Apparently they are under the same umbrella. > > Stephanie, the Clayton Library IS a "Library Archive"!!! We are indeed > fortunate to have it here in the Houston area. I am sure that the people of > Williamson County are more than happy to be of assistance, like the staff at > the Clayton. > > Dave Masters > Smith, Jones, Jones [again], McCanless, Modlin, Denton, Dodson, Pomeroy > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/

Here is the Address of the Williamson County Archives: Louise Lynch, Director P. O. Box 1006 510 Columbia Avenue Franklin, TN 37065-1006 Phone: (615) 790-5462 Lookups available by mail only. No email or telephone requests. Charge is $5 per request. More information can also be found at their webpage: http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/resources/library2.html Noel Lanita Sconce Miller wrote: > Could someone help this person please? They sent the request to me, and > I am afraid that I have no clue. > > "Could you please give me the address of the Williamson County Archives > in the Post Office? I am in Arizona and am looking for birth or death > certificates for ancestors prior to 1850. > > plbrkb@aol.com" > > > Lanita > www.lanitasloft.com > Shake your family tree and watch the nuts fall! >

Could someone help this person please? They sent the request to me, and I am afraid that I have no clue. "Could you please give me the address of the Williamson County Archives in the Post Office?  I am in Arizona and am looking for birth or death certificates for ancestors prior to 1850. plbrkb@aol.com" Lanita www.lanitasloft.com Shake your family tree and watch the nuts fall!

Go to the Williamson Co Archives that is at the Post Office building. Everything before 1900 is there and the ladies there are very helpful ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanita Sconce Miller" <ozarkn@southwind.net> To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 3:39 PM Subject: [TNWILLIA] Re: genealogy research > > Where would I want to go to find easy access to marriage and probate > records in Williamson Co? We are thinking about visiting the area this > summer for the first time. > > > Lanita > www.lanitasloft.com > I researched my family tree... and apparently I don't exist! > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ >

Am working on that part now. Give me a day or two. Noel CatchesTheWind@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > I have tried to save this on several different programs...it will not > save....Can you PLEASE make it larger..I cannot see the tiny writing. > > Thank you > Mary > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > >

Hi, I have tried to save this on several different programs...it will not save....Can you PLEASE make it larger..I cannot see the tiny writing. Thank you Mary

Where would I want to go to find easy access to marriage and probate records in Williamson Co? We are thinking about visiting the area this summer for the first time. Lanita www.lanitasloft.com I researched my family tree... and apparently I don't exist!

Adobe Photo Shop and MGI Photo Suite are two I have used.

If you have Windows XP there is a built in graphics viewer; VuePrint Pro is excellent. Go to one of the shareware sites, and you can find a lot of these programs for evaluation. Most are inexpensive, and there are some freeware out there. Dave Masters

Can you suggest one or more graphics program? At 01:08 AM 3/28/2004 -0500, you wrote: >They are easily imported into a graphics program where they can be magnified >to 4' high letters if desired. > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ David L. Rushing RR 2 Box 272A Golconda, Il. 62938 dlr999@shawneelink.net 618-949-3759

They are easily imported into a graphics program where they can be magnified to 4' high letters if desired.

Noel, Can you make the a bit bigger..they are real small..I can't see anything..not even the names of the towns. Mary

If any of you have a hard time reading the names on the maps let me know and I will see if I can make them easier to read or larger. Since they are all the same scale (or at least they are suppose to be so) you can copy them off and then put them together. You can use the 1836 map for the approximately locations. Remember that by 1878 some of the eastern districts had been transferred to Rutherford County. Again, here is the information on the Williamson County districts: Here is the main page for the 1878 District Boundary map. You can go from here to each district. http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/history/1878map.html The maps are all about the same scale. Also, here again is the link to the 1836 District Boundary map. http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/history/WmCoDst1836Map.html Here is the location for Rutherford County: http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/ Noel

Just wanted to say thanks, you did a wonderful job with this. Bonnie Malburg

Williamson County celebrated the 200th anniversary of its formation in 1999. In honor of this celebration, the Williamson Country Public Library proudly offers a commemorative Pioneer Families of Williamson County, Tennessee Certificate to eligible persons. Anyone directly descended from a pre-1850-pioneer of the county is welcome to apply for this permanent remembrance of their family history and the county's bicentennial. http://lib.williamson-tn.org/P_Main.htm