When you find out, then advise. Alton Loveless Leslie Tucker <lesliegt@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Alton, I'll have to find my copies of the census, but I believe that Stokes County is listed on one of them as birthplace. Leslie Tucker ALTON LOVELESS wrote: Thanks for catching the spelling. I did but only after I sent the email. I was in that area about 6 months ago doing some reseach. I learned that one of the workers in the Thomas Jefferson home was a Hartley that lived nearby. I have made a number of contacts and got some replys from the Library and Historical people but nothing to confirm a tidbit written by a Minister/reporter for the newspaper in Burke Co. who had a lot of data on these families. The following is just one note I have on this family, etc. Alton _____________________ The Hartley Family. (Taken as written from Powell's article.) Elizabeth Davis was born on the 21st day of Nov. 1761. She was an illegitimate child of a woman named Davis. Her father was John Tucker [sic], a brother of William Tucker who entered and settled on the farm now owned by E. W. Faucette, south-east of Lenoir. This woman, Davis, lived on a farm adjoining Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, and was an inmate at Jefferson's home frequently. She emmegrated to N.C., in the year 1775. In the year 1782 she married Geo. Hartley, who entered and settled on the farm now owned by David Griffin Esq. About the year 1791 he sold out to David Rippetoe and entered 160 acres on a branch of Gunpowder Creek south of the Turkey Cock mountain which name he gave it. The entry was bounded as follows: Beginning at a black oak and runs south 40 chains to a pine in Johnson's line; thence east crossing the branch 40 chains to a stake; thence north crossing the branch to a chestnut tree; thence crossing a fork of said branch to the beginning. Dated Nov. 27th 1792. I give the courses of this grant to show how different things were then from now. Larkin Hartley their first childwas born on the 1st day of Nov.1783. Clinton Hartley was born on 22nd of July 1786. Mahaley Hartley was born on the 30th May 1789. Alfred Hartley was born the 3rd day of June 1793. George Hartley was born the 6th day of March 1796. Waightstill Hartley was born the 20th of Sept. 1800. James Hartley was born the 17, January 1803. Some persons have expressed surprise that George Hartley would settled on a piece of land as broken and rough as was the 160 acres he entered south of Hibriten. It is easy to account for both, he and his boy[s] were perfect Nimrods. Clinton and George were noted for their success in hunting.Their father generally gave them Saturday to hunt. On one season they agreed to kill nothing but bears that day. George brought in 5 and Clinton 4-9 [sic] bears on one day. If you doubt it I can give you the man that got it from Clinton and anyone that knew Clinton Hartley would not doubt his word. You must remember that was about 130 years ago and wild turkeys were abundant and it is surprising how many good hunters would gather in with a good days work. That is why the old man named the mountain "turkey cock." The next knob north east he called "turkey hen" the next "peahen." It may be remembered that when Judge Cloud held court for Caldwell he charged the grand jury to find a true bill against the person who changed the name. On the whole, the Hartleys were a remarkable family. They were all very large men, lived on the best--wild meat all the time --wore homespun cloth of their own make, made brandy and whiskey, took a drink every morning and all died with old age. They were all members of the Episcopal Church, under the pastorate of the Rev. R. J. Miller, who had a large church in their day at St. Andrew's--where Sardis church now is--at Hudson, and there they are all buried. N.A. Powell Acltk2@aol.com wrote: Alton, I know it was just a slip of the fingers (and of course, I Never Do That!), but for those who aren't familiar with the area, they need to look for Albemarle Co, Va (present day contains Charlottesville and Monticello). alton.loveless@prodigy.net writes: > cannot comfirm who Caswell's father was but I think he is one of the > Tuckers that came from Burke Co., NC. There were a number of Tucker and Hartleys > that came from Altamarle co., Va. to Burke and then many of these came to > Hancock, Bradley and olther east Tennessee countries ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== Kathy Tucker Leigh, List Moderator kroseleigh@leighdesigns.us http://archiver.rootsweb.com/TUCKER-L TUCKER Family website at: http://www.usgennet.org/family/tucker/index.html ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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