Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. Legislative Petitions:
62-1821-1B
To the honorable the General Assembly. We your petitioners residing on the waters of the Forked Deer humbly sheweth, that we reside in the 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Sections in the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Ranges in the 9th & 10th Surveyors Districts west of the Tennessee River and that should we be included in any one county to be laid out by sd. General /Assembly/ & impartial plan represented to your hon'ble body for laying out the whole western district with counties having their constitutional limits, we pray to be incorporated and organized into a county as so much of our territory of sections as may be included in such county and thereby granting to us such relief as in your wisdom you may deem necessary as will leave us no longer in want of the due administration of justice & your petitioners will ever pray.
/Dated October 3, 1821/
| Simon Johnson James Brown Lewis Jones Samuel A. Lyon James L. Price Jno. H. Gibson Wm. Espey |
Robt. Doak __________ (unreadable) Henry Reagan James Wright Nathan Simpson Joseph Hughes Wade Hampton Hughes |
R. H. Wynn Adam R. Alexander Elijah McAfee Isaac Huggins Benjamin Hughes William Espey, Jur. Ebenezer Alexander |
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| David Jeffreys Wm. Bradshaw William Pace William H. Doake Alanson F. Doak Anthony T. Gray Alex. Braden Sen. Alexander Brallen Junior (evidently Braden) Carter C. Collier Daniel King Banester Tally John Graves Philip Graves John Harrison, Sen. James Adams Henry Butler William Butler Charl Butler Abel Webb Siras Webb Micager Webb Sam'1. H. Shannon Greene L. Haralson James Moss James Harrison John Hyte Roderick Wright Joseph T. Haralson H. Haralson William H. Haralson James M. Haralson Vincent Haralson Stephen Booth Thos. Adair Jonathan Huston Byland Chandler Henry W. James John Thomas John Thomas, Junior John Haly Isaac Haly |
Daniel Ross Willm. Sheppard Thomas Lacy, Senr. Thomas Lacy, Jur. Stephen Lacy Hugh Lacy John T. Brown Archd. Hight Gideon Harrison Francis Herron George Herron Samuel Givings Samuel Coner Benjamin Blyth Isaac T. Cates William Pace Fleming Pace Wilson Brown Murdock Murchison Duncan McIver Wm. Dalrymple John Slone Ben Rook Simon Murchison Daniel Murchison Josep Allen James Rook Zachariah Bennet Thomas L. D. Parkes Wm. Sargent Isaac Brown James Marlin Charles Allen Isaac Sellers Pitts Chandler Richard Sanders James Alexander Wm. Alexander Anderson Odle Jacob Clifton Josep Spruce Quinton Spruce |
James Johnson Eli Taylor Joseph Wilson Wm. Wilson William Cant Iredell Williams Calvin Williams John Parker Allen Fuller Wm. Haltom John Liwallon F. Frazure Thos. F. Larrimore W. T. Laramore Smith Suleivan Abner Fentress West Fentress Oen Quinley William Deen William Golden Thomas Mathes Caltern Mathes Elijah Jones Thos. Jones Benj. Jones Anderson Bruce Obediah Nix John Bruce James Russel Josua Henderson Robert Rolens Joel Bugg Hawken Spruce
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At an election on the South Fork of the Forked Deer River recommending magistrates, we the judges of the aforesaid election do certify that Adam R. Alexander, William Braden, Duncan McIver, John Thomas, William Haltom, William Harris, Joseph Linn was duly elected or recommended by a majority of the populace, given under our hands & seals this 18th day of Augt. 1821:
/Dated October 10, 1821/