Counties Formation
Compiled by Mary Floy Katzman
As Indian treaties opened up the land that is
now Tennessee for settlement, settlers rushed in to clear farms and
establish communities. The new inhabitants sought protection for life and
property and other benefits of government - courts of law, militia
organizations, and legal title to newly acquired land. Counties were
quickly organized once migration into the frontier region had begun.
Access to the seat of government was a main difficulty for the pioneers,
since it was necessary to travel to the county seat to conduct legal
business or present oneself to the court. Over time, residents in areas
remote from the county seat would petition the General Assembly for a new
county centered closer to their homes. Twenty-two new counties were formed
between 1806 and 1819, and twenty-five between 1820 and 1840. This process
of carving counties out of the land began in the 1780s and ended a century
later. Counties were named for military heroes, American statesmen,
physical features, European noblemen, Indian tribes and settlements, and
one for a woman. Some counties were authorized but never organized, some
organized and were abolished. At present Tennessee has ninety-five
counties, each with its own unique story to tell.
Anderson County East
Tennessee
Created 1801 from Knox and Grainger counties; named in honor of Joseph
Anderson (1757-1847), U.S. senator, judge of the Superior Court of the
Territory South of the River Ohio (later Tennessee) and U.S. comptroller
of the treasury.
Bedford County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1807 from Rutherford County and Indian lands; named in honor
of Thomas Bedford, Jr. (? - 1804), Revolutionary War officer, middle
Tennessee land owner of Jefferson Springs in Rutherford County who
contributed to the development of that area.
Benton County West
Tennessee
Created 1835 from Humphreys County; named in honor of David Benton
(1779-1860), member of the Third Regiment, Tennessee Militia in the Creek
wars, early settler and farmer who was instrumental in establishing the
county.
Bledsoe County East
Tennessee
Created 1807 from Roane County and Indian lands; named in honor of
Anthony Bledsoe (1733-1788), colonial and Revolutionary War soldier,
surveyor, Tennessee militia colonel and early settler of Sumner County who
was killed by Indians.
Blount County East
Tennessee
Created 1795 from Knox County; named in honor of William Blount
(1749-1800), member of the Continental Congress, governor of the Territory
South of the River Ohio (later Tennessee), founder of Knoxville, U.S.
senator, speaker of the state senate.
Bradley County East
Tennessee
Created 1836 from Indian lands; named in honor of Edward Bradley (? -
1829), Tennessee militia officer, colonel of First Regiment, Tennessee
Infantry in the War of 1812, member of the Tennessee state house and the
Shelby County court.
Campbell County East
Tennessee
Created 1806 from Anderson and Claiborne counties; named (reportedly)
in honor of Arthur Campbell (1743-1811), member of Virginia House of
Burgesses, Revolutionary and Indian wars officer, commissioner for
negotiation of Indian treaties.
Cannon County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1836 from Rutherford, Smith and Warren counties; named in
honor of Newton Cannon (1781-1841), Creek War and War of 1812 soldier,
Tennessee state senator, U.S. congressman, first Whig governor of
Tennessee.
Carroll County West
Tennessee
Created 1821 from Indian lands; named in honor of William Carroll
(1788-1844), colonel and major-general in the War of 1812, governor of
Tennessee for six terms, known as Tennessee’s “reform governor.”
Carter County East
Tennessee
Created 1796 from Washington County; named in honor of Landon Carter
(1760-1800), treasurer of Washington and Hamilton districts of North
Carolina, speaker of the State of Franklin senate and its secretary of
state, militia officer.
Cheatham County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1856 from Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery and Robertson
counties; named in honor of Edwin S. Cheatham (1818-1878), member of
Tennessee state house, member and speaker of the state senate, businessman
and railroad president.
Chester County West
Tennessee
Created 1879 from Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy and Madison counties;
named in honor of Robert I. Chester (1793-1892), quartermaster in the War
of 1812, colonel in Texas war for independence, U.S. marshall and state
legislator.
Claiborne County East
Tennessee
Created 1801 from Grainger and Hawkins counties; named in honor of
William C. C. Claiborne (1775-1817), judge of the superior court of
Tennessee, U.S. congressman and senator, governor of the Mississippi
Territory and of Louisiana.
Clay County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1870 from Jackson and Overton counties; named in honor of
Henry Clay (1777-1852), member of the Kentucky state house and senate,
U.S. congressman and senator, secretary of state and commissioner for
treaty with Great Britain in 1815.
Cocke County East
Tennessee
Created 1797 from Jefferson County; named in honor of William Cocke
(1748-1828), Revolutionary and War of 1812 soldier, member of legislatures
of Virginia, North Carolina, State of Franklin, Territory South of the
River Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi; Chickasaw Indian Agent.
Coffee County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1836 from Bedford, Warren and Franklin Counties; named in
honor of John Coffee (1772-1833), Creek War and War of 1812 cavalry
commander, frontiersman, congressionaly-appointed surveyor-general, land
dealer and prosperous planter.
Crockett County West
Tennessee
Created 1871 from Haywood, Madison, Dyer and Gibson counties; named in
honor of David Crockett (1786-1836), frontier humorist, author, soldier,
state legislator, U.S. congressman, defender and a casualty of the Alamo
in the Texas war for independence.
Cumberland County East
Tennessee
Created 1855 from White, Bledsoe, Rhea, Morgan, Fentress and Putnam
counties; named in honor of the Cumberland Mountains which Thomas Walker
may have named for the Duke of Cumberland, then prime minister of England,
ca. 1748.
Davidson County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1783 by Act of North Carolina; named in honor of William Lee
Davidson (ca. 1746-1781), colonial soldier, Revolutionary War officer in
the North Carolina Third, Fourth and Fifth Regiments who was killed in
action at Valley Forge.
Decatur County West
Tennessee
Created 1845 from Perry County; named in honor of Stephen Decatur
(1779-1820), American naval officer who won fame in the War with Tripoli
in 1804, in the War of 1812, and in the Algerine War in 1815 for his
daring exploits.
DeKalb County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1837 from Franklin, Cannon, Jackson and White counties; named
in honor of Johann DeKalb (1721-1780), German baron who came with
Lafayette to America in 1777, became a Revolutionary army officer and was
killed in action at Camden.
Dickson County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1803 from Montgomery and Robertson counties; named in honor of
William Dickson (1770-1816), Nashville physician, member and speaker of
the state house, U.S. congressman, trustee of the University of Nashville.
Dyer County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Indian lands; named in honor of Robert Henry Dyer
(ca. 1774-1826), Creek and War of 1812 officer, cavalry colonel in the
1818 Seminole War, state senator, instrumental figure in formation of Dyer
and Madison counties.
Fayette County West
Tennessee
Created 1824 from Indian lands; named in honor of the Marquis de la
Fayette (1757-1834), French nobleman, statesman and soldier who entered
American service in the Revolutionary War and was commissioned
major-general.
Fentress County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Morgan, Overton and White counties; named in honor
of James Fentress (1763-1843), speaker of the state house, chairman of
Montgomery County Court, commissioner to select seats for Haywood,
Carroll, Gibson and Weakley counties.
Franklin County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1807 from Rutherford County and Indian lands; named in honor
of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American printer, diplomat, author,
philosopher, scientist, statesman and member of the committee to draft the
Declaration of Independence.
Gibson County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Indian lands; named in honor of John H. Gibson (? -
1823), who served with distinction under Andrew Jackson in the Natchez
Expedition (1812-1813) and in the Creek Wars.
Giles County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1809 from Indian lands; named in honor of William B. Giles
(1762-1830), Virginia state legislator, U.S. congressman and senator from
Virginia who advocated admission of Tennessee into the Union in 1796,
governor of Virginia.
Grainger County East
Tennessee
Created 1796 from Hawkins and Knox counties; named in honor of Mary
Grainger (? - 1802), daughter of Kaleb Grainger of North Carolina, who
married William Blount and became first lady of the Territory South of the
River Ohio (later Tennessee).
Greene County East
Tennessee
Created 1783 from Washington County; named in honor of Nathaniel
Greene (1742-1786), Revolutionary War commander at Trenton who succeeded
Horatio Gates in command of the Army of the South and forced the British
out of Georgia and the Carolinas.
Grundy County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1844 from Coffee, Warren and Franklin counties; named in honor
of Felix Grundy (1777-1840), chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court,
U.S. congressman and senator from Tennessee, U.S. attorney general under
President Van Buren.
Hamblen County East
Tennessee
Created 1870 from Jefferson, Grainger and Greene counties; named in
honor of Hezekiah Hamblen (1775-1854), early settler, landowner, attorney
and member of the Hawkins County circuit and county courts for many years.
Hamilton County East
Tennessee
Created 1819 from Rhea County and Indian lands; named in honor of
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), American statesman, Revolutionary War
soldier, member of the Continental Congress and secretary of the U.S.
treasury under President Washington.
Hancock County East
Tennessee
Created 1844 from Hawkins and Claiborne counties; named in honor of
John Hancock (1737-1793), president of the Continental Congress, first
signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War militia
officer, governor of Massachusetts.
Hardeman County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Hardin County and Indian lands; named in honor of
Thomas Jones Hardeman (1788-1854), Creek War and War of 1812 soldier,
prominent figure in the fight for Texas independence and Republic of Texas
Congressman.
Hardin County West
Tennessee
Created 1819 from Indian lands; named in honor of Joseph Hardin
(1734-1801), Revolutionary War soldier, speaker of the State of Franklin
legislature, and member and speaker of the territorial legislature whose
sons settled Hardin County.
Hawkins County East
Tennessee
Created 1786 from Sullivan County; named in honor of Benjamin Hawkins
(1754-1818), member of the North Carolina legislature and the Continental
Congress, U.S. senator, agent for the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw and
Choctaw.
Haywood County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Indian lands; named in honor of John Haywood
(1762-1826), North Carolina Superior Court and Tennesse Supreme Court
judge, author of Civil & Political History of Tennessee, “father of
Tennessee history.”
Henderson County West
Tennessee
Created 1821 from Indian lands; named in honor of James Henderson
(fl.1815), commander of Tennessee troops preceding the Battle of New
Orleans, and staff officer to Andrew Jackson in the Creek and Natchez
campaigns.
Henry County West
Tennessee
Created 1821 from Indian lands; named in honor of Patrick Henny
(1736-1799), Virginia statesman, patriot and Revolutionary leader, member
of the Virginia colonial and state legislatures and the Continental
Congress, governor of Virginia.
Hickman County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1807 from Dickson County; named in honor of Edwin Hickman
(?-1791), longhunter who while on a mission to survey land on the Piney
River was killed by Indians near the present site of Centerville.
Houston County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1871 from Dickson, Humpheys, Montgomery and Stewart counties;
named in honor of Sam Houston (1793-1863), U.S. congressman from and
governor of Tennessee, Texas war for independence commander, president of
the Texas Republic, U.S. senator from Texas.
Humphreys County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1809 from Stewart County; named in honor of Parry Wayne
Humphreys (1778-1839), judge of the Superior Court of Tennessee, U.S.
representative from Tennessee, and longtime judge of the state judicial
district.
Jackson County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1801 from Smith County and Indian lands; named in honor of
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), U.S. congressman and senator, Tennessee
Supreme Court judge, troop commander at the Battle of New Orleans, seventh
U.S. president.
James County East
Tennessee
Created 1871 from Hamilton and Bradley Counties; named in honor of Rev Jesse J
James. The county was dissolved in 1919.
Jefferson County East
Tennessee
Created 1792 from Greene and Hawkins counties; named in honor of
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
and the Continental Congress, governor of Virginia, U.S. secretary of
state, third U.S. president.
Johnson County East
Tennessee
Created 1836 from Carter County; named in honor of Thomas Johnson,
early settler of Carter County on the Doe River, prominent citizen and one
of the first magistrates of Johnson County.
Knox County East
Tennessee
Created 1792 from Greene and Hawkins counties; named in honor of Henry
Knox (1750-1806), American Revolutionary War artillery commander, one of
the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati and first U.S. secretary of
war.
Lake County West
Tennessee
Created 1870 from Obion County; named for Reelfoot Lake, formed by a
series of earthquakes in 1811 that dammed the Reelfoot River and altered
the course of the Mississippi River, an area now part of the state park
system.
Lauderdale County West
Tennessee
Created in 1835 from Haywood, Dyer and Tipton counties; named in honor
of James Lauderdale ( ?-1814), Indian War and War of 1812 officer who fell
leading troops against the British in 1814, a few days before the Battle
of New Orleans.
Lawrence County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1817 from Hickman County and Indian lands; named in honor of
James Lawrence (1781-1813), American naval officer who died commanding the
Chesapeake against the British frigate Shannon, known for
his dying words, “Don’t give up the ship!”
Lewis County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1843 from Hickman, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties; named
in honor of Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), appointee of President Jefferson
to explore the Louisiana Purchase in 1804 who died violently on the
Natchez Trace.
Lincoln County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1809 from Bedford County; named in honor of Benjamin Lincoln
(1733-1810), American Revolutionary officer, U.S. secretary of war,
commander of forces that suppressed Shay’s Rebellion in 1787 and
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.
Loudon County East
Tennessee
Created 1870 from Roane, Monroe, Blount and McMinn counties; named for
Fort Loudoun, erected 1756 by the British and named in honor of the Earl
of Loudoun, commander-in-chief of British and American forces in the
French and Indian War.
McMinn County East
Tennessee
Created 1819 from Indian lands; named in honor of Joseph McMinn
(1758-1824), militia commander, member of territorial legislature, speaker
of the state senate, governor of Tennessee, and superintendent of the
Cherokee Agency.
McNairy County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Hardin County; named in honor of John McNairy
(1762-1837), North Carolina Superior Court judge for Mero District, 1796
Constitutional Convention delegate, U.S. district judge for Tennessee,
Davidson Academy trustee.
Macon County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1842 from Smith and Sumner counties; named in honor of
Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837), Revolutionary War Soldier, North Carolina
legislator, congressman and senator, president of the 1835 North Carolina
Constitutional Convention.
Madison County West
Tennessee
Created 1821 from Indian lands; named in honor of James Madison
(1751-1836), member of the Continental Congress, the 1787 Constitutional
Convention and the U.S. Congress, U.S. secretary of state and fourth U.S.
president.
Marion County East
Tennessee
Created 1817 from Indian lands; named in honor of Francis Marion
(1732-1795), continental and Revolutionary War officer whose guerilla
tactics in the Revolutionary War won him the title “Swamp Fox.”
Marshall County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1836 from Giles, Bedford, Lincoln and Maury counties; named in
honor of John Marshall (1755-1835), Revolutionary War soldier and
Federalist leader, U.S. congressman, secretary of state, and chief justice
of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Maury County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1807 from Williamson County and Indian lands; named in honor
of Abram Poindexter Maury (1801-1848), newspaper editor, lawyer, member of
Tennessee state house and senate, U.S. congressman from Tennessee.
Meigs County East
Tennessee
Created 1836 from Rhea County; named in honor of Return Jonathan Meigs
(1740-1823), Tennessee country pioneer, American Revolutionary officer who
distinguished himself at Sag Harbor and Stony Point, and longtime Indian
agent.
Monroe County East
Tennessee
Created 1819 from Indian lands; named in honor of James Monroe
(1758-1831), American Revolutionary War soldier, member of the Continental
Congress and the U.S. Senate, governor of Virginia, U.S. secretary of
state and of war, fifth U.S. president.
Montgomery County
Middle Tennessee
Created 1796 from Tennessee County; named in honor of John Montgomery
(?-1794), explorer, Revolutionary War officer, signer of the Cumberland
Compact, founder of Clarksville, Nickajack Expedition commander who was
killed by Indians in Kentucky.
Moore County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1871 from Bedford, Coffee, Lincoln and Franklin counties;
named in honor of William Moore (1786-1871), early settler, Lincoln County
justice of the peace, War of 1812 officer, turnpike company president,
state legislator.
Morgan County East
Tennessee
Created 1817 from Anderson and Roane counties; named in honor of
Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), American Revolutionary War officer who
commanded the troops that defeated the British at Cowpens, and U.S.
congressman from Virginia.
Obion County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Indian lands; named for the Obion River, chief
watercourse of the area, the origin of the name of which is obscure:
possibly an Indian word meaning many prongs or the name of a
French-Irish explorer.
Overton County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1806 from Jackson County and Indian lands; named in honor of
John Overton (1766-1833), pioneer attorney, supporter of Andrew Jackson,
Tennessee Supreme Court judge, cofounder (with Jackson and James
Winchester) of Memphis.
Perry County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1819 from Humphreys and Hickman counties; named in honor of
Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), American War of 1812 naval officer who,
after his flagship Lawrence was damaged continued the fight from
the Niagara, forcing the surrender of the British fleet.
Pickett County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1879 from Fentress and Overton counties; named in honor of
Howell L. Pickett (1847-after 1909), attorney and member of Tennessee
state house from Wilson County who moved to Arizona and continued his
career in law and politics.
Polk County East
Tennessee
Created 1839 from McMinn and Bradley counties; named in honor of James
Knox Polk (1795-1849), clerk of the state senate, member of the state
house, member and speaker of the U.S. House, governor of Tennessee,
eleventh U.S. President.
Putnam County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1854 from Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White and Overton
counties; named in honor of Israel Putnam (1718-1790), French and Indian
War soldier and commander at the Revolutionary War battles of Bunker Hill
and Long Island.
Rhea County East
Tennessee
Created 1807 from Roane County; named in honor of John Rhea
(1753-1832), Revolutionary War soldier, member of North Carolina and
Tennessee state houses, member of U.S. Congress, U.S. commissioner to
treat with the Choctaws.
Roane County East
Tennessee
Created 1801 from Knox County and Indian lands; named in honor of
Archibald Roane (1760-1819), 1796 Constitutional Convention delegate,
Superior Court of Law and Equity judge, Supreme Court judge, governor of
Tennessee.
Robertson County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1796 from Tennessee and Sumner counties; named in honor of
James Robertson (1742-1814), pioneer, surveryor, soldier, founder of the
Watauga Settlements and of Nashville, and state senator, known as “Father
of Tennessee.”
Rutherford County
Middle Tennessee
Created 1803 from Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties; named in
honor of Griffith Rutherford (1721-1805), North Carolina legislator,
Indian War soldier, chairman of the legislature of the Territory South of
the River Ohio (later Tennessee).
Scott County East
Tennessee
Created 1849 from Anderson, Campbell, Fentress and Morgan counties;
named in honor of Winfield Scott (1786-1866), War of 1812 soldier and
commander of U.S. troops at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo and Molino del Rey in
the Mexican War.
Sequatchie County East
Tennessee
Created 1857 from Hamilton, Marion and Bledsoe counties, the name
linked with a Cherokee word “sequachee,” probably meaning “opossum, he
grins or runs,” also the name of a Cherokee chief for whom the Sequatchie
Valley is named.
Sevier County East
Tennessee
Created 1794 from Jefferson County; named in honor of John Sevier
(1745-1815), governor of the State of Franklin, territiorial militia
officer, U. S. congressman from North Carolina and Tennessee, state
senator and first governor of Tennessee.
Shelby County West
Tennessee
Created 1819 from Indian lands; named in honor of Isaac Shelby
(1750-1826), Revolutionary War troop commander at Kings Mountain, first
governor of Kentucky, negotiator for the purchase of the western district
from the Chickasaws.
Smith County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1799 from Sumner County and Indian lands; named in honor of
Daniel Smith (1748-1818), surveyor, Revolutionary War officer, secretary
of the Territory South of the River Ohio (later Tennessee), maker of the
first map of the state, U.S. senator.
Stewart County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1803 from Montgomery County; named in honor of Duncan Stewart
(1752-1815), member of the North Carolina legislature, early settler,
Tennessee state senator, surveyor-general and lieutenant governor of the
Mississippi Territory.
Sullivan County East
Tennessee
Created 1779 from Washington County; named in honor of John Sullivan
(1740-1795), Revolutionary War officer, member of the Continental
Congress, attorney general, legislator, U.S. district judge and governor
of New Hampshire.
Sumner County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1786 from Davidson County; named in honor of Jethro Sumner
(1733-1785), French and Indian War soldier, Revolutionary War commander at
Charleston, Brandywine and Germantown who defended North Carolina against
Cornwallis in 1780.
Tennessee County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1788 and dissolved in 1796 when the
state was created. Two counties were created from it-- Robertson and
Montgomery.
Tipton County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Indian lands; named in honor of Jacob Tipton
(?-1791), organizer for the defense of the Northwest Territory against
hostile Indians who was killed leading an attack in 1791.
Trousdale County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1870 from Wilson, Macon, Smith and Sumner counties; named in
honor of William Trousdale (1790-1872), “War Horse of Sumner County,”
Creek and Mexican War soldier and officer, state senator and governor of
Tennessee, U.S. minister to Brazil.
Unicoi County East
Tennessee
Created 1875 from Washington and Carter counties, the name of which,
shared with the Southern Appalachian mountains in the area, probably
derives from an Indian word “u’nika”meaning white, foglike, or fog-draped.
Union County East
Tennessee
Created 1850 from Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson and Knox
counties; named for the strong sentiment of the people of the eastern part
of Tennessee for the preservation of the Federal Union.
Van Buren County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1840 from Warren and White counties; named in honor of Martin
Van Buren (1782-1862), attorney general and governor of New York, U.S.
senator from New York, U.S. secretary of state, eighth U.S. president.
Warren County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1807 from White, Jackson, Smith counties and Indian lands;
named in honor of Joseph Warren (1741-1775), Revolutionary War officer who
sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride to Lexington in 1775, and who
was killed at Bunker Hill.
Washington County East
Tennessee
Created 1777 by Act of North Carolina; named in honor of George
Washington (1732-1799), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the
Continental Congress, Revolutionary War commander unanimously elected
first U.S. president.
Wayne County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1817 from Hickman County; named in honor of daring “Mad
Anthony” Wayne (1745-1796), American statesman and officer in the
Revolutionary War who later lead troops against hostile Indians.
Weakley County West
Tennessee
Created 1823 from Indian lands; named in honor of Robert Weakley
(1764-1845), Revolutionary War soldier, state legislator, U.S.
congressman, U.S. commissioner to treat with Chickasaws, 1834 Tennessee
Constitutional Convention delegate.
White County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1806 from Jackson and Smith counties; named in honor of John
White (1751-1846), Revolutionary War soldier who saw action at Brandywine,
Germantown and Stony Point, and was the first white settler of White
County.
Williamson County
Middle Tennessee
Created 1799 from Davidson County; named in honor of Hugh Williamson
(1735-1819), surgeon-general of North Carolina troops in the American
Revolution, North Carolina legislator, member of the Continental and U.S.
Congresses.
Wilson County Middle
Tennessee
Created 1799 from Sumner County; named in honor of David Wilson
(1752-1804?), Revolutionary War soldier, member of the North Carolina
legislature and the legislature of the Territory South of the River Ohio
(later Tennessee).
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