I'm a Wampler descendant and have Campbell on my Greenway line that in Blount CO, Tn, is closely related. I have a few Isaac Anderson notes that may prove useful, although I can't say that I know more about them or know if they're yours: 1 Andrew SHIELDS Witof will:JohnHall/Sam.Young;wit:IsaacAnderson, Wm. Brown d: Aft. March 23, 1790 rowan CO, NC, will; Wit to will:Sarah (x) Hall >From another researcher's notes: James McNutt (1771-1852) is listed in the standard McNutt genealogies as the son of Robert McNutt. Descendents of one of James' children listed his grandparents as Robert McNutt (d.1811, Blount Co.) and ?Jane/Janet? Wear.A Robert McNutt was one of the founders of New Providence Church in Blount County. Several of my McNutts were married by Rev. Isaac Anderson of New Prov. Church and one of James McNutt's sons A.G. (Gamble) McNutt received his theological training from Isaac Anderson. So they all seem to have belonged to New Providence Presbyterian Church. P 97. The Rev. J. J. Robinson in his Memoir of Dr. Anderson says that the charter membershp of New Providence was 18. Robert McNutt, Arthur Beatty, John Hannah, and Wm. Hannah were elders. Joseph HART was the first clerk of the session. The membership in 1811 was 217 according to Joseph HART, who didn't keep full records until 1840. The 1797 report to Gen. Assembly says New Providence congregation had 60 famlies and was able to pay $170.00 per year. Gideson Blackburn became, in 1802, the first missionary formGen. Assembly to the Cherokees & est. schools at Hiwassee & Sale Creek. He resigned as pastor of New Providence & Eusebia churches in 1810. Isaac ANDERSON was installed as pastor in 1812 and served until his death, in 1857. Although he was never the organizer & builder that Blackburn, was, the church toninued to grow. The log church was replace in 1829 by a fine stone building w/galleries on 3 sides It was samll and on special occasions it was necessary to use the campground, which wasat the corner of Harper & Aluminum avenues. P 101 BETHEL CHURCH was org. by Dr. Isaac ANDERSON in Sept. 1853, and became officially known as Rockford in 1856. CLARKS< CALDWELLS, COWANS, MCCAULLYS & McCULLEYS were among the first members. Thomas HART, son of the first clerk of New Providence, was the first clerk. The Rev. John M. CALDWELL was the first regular pastor and the Rev. E. W. HALL was the last. The present building was sold to the Wesley-Ann Methodist Church. My George B. Hart b ca 1816 TN had daughter (Nancy Brown Hart b 1852 TN) who married Wm. Douglas Watkins b 1843 TN of Blount/Loudon CO, and whose father was Wm. Watkins b 1805 TN.) Likely my Wm. Watkins is the same who is mentioned in 1839 papers of a Benj. Watkins that named a James M.BELL as adm. 1830 Warren CO, TN, census w/Ben. & Wm. Watkins Anderson, Isaac 00110001-0102001 http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/1830.txt History of Blount CO, TN:From War Trail to Landing Strip:1795-1955," revised by Inzez E. Burns, Sponsored by Mary Blount Ch. DAR; TN Historical Comm., 1957. P 114. In 1831, trustees were appt. for Mt. Pleasant meeting house-Peter, Moses, and George SNIDER, Frederick EMMETT, Isaac HART, and George CAYLOR. Locally this church was called Tuckaleechee. Campground, and the campground was patronized by people from Wear's Cove, Miller's Cove and Cades Cove, until about 1880-90 as none of the other named communities had campgrounds. P. 134. Mr. Parham said that the first school in Maryville was taught on lot No 120 on the corner of Jail and Cates Street (near the spring) by the Rev. Mark MOORE or Josiah P. SMITH about 1797. (The Rev. Mark MOORE was a Meth. Circuit Rider on Holston Circuit in 1786 who dropped out of the confeence records until 1820.) It is not kown where he livd except that Bishop Asbury mentioned stopping at his home near Maryville. P 135. Whatever the source of funds, the school opened in 1808 with the Rev. Mark MOORE as teacher. He was to procure a teacher of Latin and Greek. It seems that at first the school was sharing a lot with the gnlish school and that the arrangement was not satisfactory and they then moved to lot No. 110, formerly thesite of Sterling Coal CO. The identity of this English school is not known but was probably the New Providence Church School. "School shall be opened with prayer; no student shall use profance and oscene language; they shall not attend horse races, balls, or frolicking assemblies and must attend divine services on the Sabbath." In 1809 John CALDWELL & Wm. MOORE were teachers and in 1811 Josiah P. SMITH was discontinued. In Spet 1811, a letter came from the Rev. Isaac ANDERSON recommending one Matthew L. DIXON. Additional trustees appt. in 1819 were: David CALDWELL< Robert HOUSTON, and John McGHEE. (Gideon BLACKBURN had probably resigned when he left Maryville in 1810.) IN 1813, the Rev. Isaac AnDERSON was elected principal and served an average of 15 students until 1817, when he became connected with the Female Academy. Some of the outstanding students mentioned in the early records were: Jacob FOUTE, who became clerk of the court; John FINLEY GILLESPY, a prominent lawyer & politician; and Wm. EAGLETON, who was principal of Rittenhouse Academy at Kingston, instructor at Maryville College, and later pastor of the Presby. Church I Murfreesboro. A Rev. Anderson is also known to have married a Hook to a Hart in 1832 Maryville, Tn. (I have a HOOKER on my direct line, as well, and their children married into the Hart/Watkins family.) Please contact me directly for more discussion: famtreasures9@cox.net doris in VA (I'm intersted in the Hart line here as my descent is via a George B. Hart b ca 1816 TN who married an Ellen Ekins/Akins/whatever and moved to Blount/Loudon CO, Tn.)