The Overmountain Men


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Originally published 1970 without index.




First Families of Tennessee


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First Families of Tennessee is a tribute to these men and women who established the state.




The Simpson Clan


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Descendants of Caleb & James Osborne & Patrick Cragun


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History of Caleb & Hannah Osborne from Rowan County, North Carolina including information on his son James Osborne and Mary Whitaker his wife from Russell County, Virginia. James was a successful business man and land owner. I have lots of documentation on James showing his various land and military activities during the Revolutionary War. Info with land records explaining about James Osborne living in Daniel Boone home, after Daniel moved to Kentucky. I also will have info on Patrick Cragun, his neighbors with his land record. Also info on his neighbors the fact that most of his neighbors came from Pennsylvania before arriving in Tennessee. Were they family or friends of Patrick? How are they connected?







Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas


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Covers the period of colonial history from the beginning of European colonization in the Western Hemisphere up to the time of the American Revolution.




Tennesseans Before 1800


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The records in this book are on microfilm in the Tennessee State Library.










The Rev. William "Bucky" Hunt, 1793-1868, of South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee


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William Hunt, Sr., father of William "Bucky" Hunt, may have been born in Virginia to a Thomas Hunt although it has not been proven. He left Virginia before 1790 and is found in South Carolina at 27 years of age in the 1790 census. He married Jane (maiden unknown) and they were the parents of 14 children which include the Reverend William "Bucky" Hunt who was born 18 Mar 1793 in the Pendleton District of South Carolina. "Bucky" married first, Margaret Finley who was born 17 Mar 1793 and died 20 Feb 1862. They were the parents of 10 children. He married second, Letitia Fuller. "Bucky" is buried at Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Descendants have lived in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois, Texas, and elsewhere in the United States.