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A lot of people do not realize it, but Davy Crockett had a lot of relatives in Tennessee, including several first cousins by the name of David Crockett, which were named after Davy’s grandfather.  I believe the story about when Davy was rejected by a Quaker girl was invented to explain the marriage license found in Jefferson Co., of his cousin, Davy Crockett- probable son of his uncle William, to Margaret Elder, (proved by Bible records).  When Davy lived in Gibson Co., Tennessee, two other David Crocketts lived within 12 miles of him. One of these was referred to as David Crockett of Rutherford Co. by Goodspeed, and this was the cousin that married Margaret. They moved to Rutherford Co. with her father, David Elder, before moving to Gibson Co. The Elders and the Crocketts were probably moved together from Lancaster, Pa., to Frederick Co., Virginia, to Tyrone Co., NC, and then to Tennessee.  The other David Crockett was David B. Crockett, son of Davy’s uncle Robert. David B. married Drucilla Elder, sister to Margaret Elder. Their grandmother was Anne Gordon, who lived on Greene Mountain, South Carolina, where Davy’s father, John and his uncles fought in the revolution in the Battle of Green Mountain.  

David Crockett, the elder lived on Tuscarora Creek on North Mountain, Fredrick Co., Virginia, at least by 1748 as evidenced in a deed by Hugh Lyle.  His neighbors included the John and Patrick Gillaspy, William Patterson, Robert Jackson, James Glenn (bought from Mordicai Mendenhall), Richard Beeson (Mordicai Mendenhall's father-in-law), James Brittain, and Robert Elder.

    The earliest record  found on David Crockett was dated January 8, 1743. David Crockett is called by some David, the elder, to distinguish him from his grandson, the famous Davy Crockett, who died in the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas in 1836.  According to this deed, David Crockatt (Crockett) witnessed the sale of land between Morgan Bryan and his wife to Roger Turner in Frederick Co., Virginia.  An interesting fact of this association of David Crockett and Morgan Bryan is that it links the families of two of America's greatest frontiersmen.  Morgan Bryan's granddaughter, Rebecca, daughter of his son Joseph, married frontiersman Daniel Boone.  Assuming David was at least 21 years of at the time of this transaction he would have been born around 1722 or earlier.  Davy Crockett in his autobiography stated that his grandfather was born in Maryland or on the way over on a ship.  During this time there were Crocketts in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where Davy said his father spent time in his youth.  Some of David Crockett's neighbors may have also come from Lancaster as the Elders, Pattersons, Beesons who were mentioned in deeds with David Crockett were also names of families in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.  Modecai I. Mendenhall, who witnessed a deed with David Crockett, was born in Concord, Chester Co., Pennsylvania in about 1713. He married Charity Beeson on March 21, 1734/35 in Leacock, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, giving proof that some of these neighbors were indeed from Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.  Modecai moved to Guilford, Guiford Co., NC, as many of these families later moved to North Carolina.  Some of these families also moved to the Holston River Valley of Tennessee in what became Sullivan Co., where the Crocketts later moved.  One such person that moved from Frederick to the Holston River Valley and then to Clarkesville, Tennessee was Valentine Sevier, whose brother was General John Sevier.

    Records show that David Crockett was added to the tythe list in 1748, and he married Elizabeth, whose last name is not known, at about this time.   There has been speculation that she was the daughter of Jonas Hedge because there has been no record of David and Elizabeth buying land from Jonas Hedge, but a deed is in the records showing that they sold this land in 1768 when they left Frederick.  This is doubtful in that Jonas Hedge lived for some years after this date and there is no evidence of a daughter Elizabeth.  Elizabeth may have been a Patterson and possibly the daughter or sister of William Patterson that was mentioned in several deeds in Frederick and also in Tyrone Co., NC.  This would also account for the name of John and Rebbeca Crockett's son Patterson who was Davy Crockett's brother. Of course this is also only speculation.

     David and Elizabeth are proven by Davy Crockett's autobiography to have children by the name of John (Davy's father), William, James and Joseph.  A claim filed by William for James and  Alexander, the orphans of David Crockett, proves Alexander and shows that James and Alexander were underage in 1779.  Robert Crockett is proven by his Revolutionary pension application and by the fact he filed the estate papers with William when David was killed.  He also had the authority to sell David's land. There is also evidence of a son named David that was mentioned as David Crockett, Jr. in a court document in Tyrone Co. and that signed one of the petitions that David signed.  It has been suggested that jr. could also infer another David Crockett that was younger, but may not be his son.  Deeds show that a David Crockett was still living in the vicinity of where the Crocketts lived near what is Rogersville, Hawkins Co., Tn. after David and Elizabeth were killed.

 ESTATE OF DAVID CROCKETT

Take from Courthouse, at Abingdon, Va., Washington Co.                                                                               

August 19, 1778 

First Minute Book, p. 39.

     On motion of William and Robert Crockett admisistration is granted them on the estate of David Crokett, who made oath thereton and entered and  acknowledged their bond with John coulter and John Lowry their secureties in the sum of one thousand pounds in the faithful admisistration of the said  descedent's estate.

Ordered that,

                John Cos,             

                William Ingham,

                Abraham McClelan, and

                James Hodges or any three of them being sworn appraise

                the estate of David Crockett

  

Ron Crockett 

First Will Book, p. 54

An inventory and Appraisal of the Estate of David Crockett

Black Horse....................60 lbs.         

Black Mare.....................40 lbs.         

Cow, Calf, Bull................15 lbs.         

Cow & Bull.....................17 lbs.          

Cow............................12 lbs.               

Steer..........................13 lbs.               

Bull............................2 lbs.  

Brown Mare.....................30 lbs.

Cow & Calf.....................15 lbs.

Cow & Calf.....................12 lbs.

Cow & Yearling.................15 lbs

Cow & Yearling.................18 lbs.

Cow & Yearling.................18 lbs.

Cow............................13 lbs.

Roand Mare.....................35 lbs        

Man's saddle and bridle........12 lbs., 16s.

Man's and saddle ba.............3 lbs.

Bed and furniture .............15 lbs.

Bed and bed clothes............17 lbs.

Cotton and bag..................5 lbs.,  6s

Great Coat.....................10 lbs.

Frying Pan..................... 1 lb.,2s,10

One musket..................... 1 lb.,2s,1

One Spinning Wheel

Azex and Chizel

Parsel of book

Set of spools

A Heckle

Wier Sifter

Plow irons i& ols iron

Cutting knife & steel

Drawing knife & lock

Pepper mill

Old clothes

Brimstone

Chest & Tromphney

One bell

Four old sickles

One pot & hook

A wagon & hook, chain, & geres

Mattick

Tract of land Carter's Valley

Ten notes

One note

Nov. 21, 1778.

 Frederick County, Virginia Court Records

Feb. 1743 Deed Bk 1, page 38 - 8 Jan. 1743," Frederick County Virginia, Deed Books 1,2,3,4  1743-1758" Abstracted and Compiled by Ameliia C. Gilreath

Bk 1, page 37 - 7 Jan. 1743

[Lease) Between Morgan Bryan & Martha his wife of Frederick County [to] Roger Turner  of the  same place  ... Consideration  of five Shillings Tract of Land being part of a Tract of Land containing four  hundred Acres Granted unto  said Morgan  Bryan by  patent dated  the 12th  Nov. 1735 ...Containing one hundred and  twenty five  Acres . .  Yielding & paying one pepper corn on 29th Sept. only if the same be demanded

Wit: Edw. Hughes Morgan Bryan

       John Grayson Martha (M) Bryan

       David Crockatt

Recorded: xth Feb. 1743 

Feb. 1743 Deed Bk 1, page 38 - 8 Jan. 1743, "Frederick County Virginia, Deed Books 1,2,3,4  1743-1758" Abstracted and Compiled by Ameliia C. Gilreath

[Release] Between  Morgan Bryan  & Martha  his wife of Frederick County [to] Roger Turner of the  same  place  ...  Consideration  of  twenty five pounds Tract of Land being part of a Tract of Land containing four hundred Acres Granted unto said Morgan Bryan by patent dated the 12th Nov. 1735 ... Containing one hundred and twenty five Acres.

Wit: Edw, Hughes Morgan Bryan

       John Grayson Martha (M) Bryan

       David Crockatt

Recorded:              xth Feb. 1743 

3 Aug. 1748 - It was ordered by the clerk that the name of David Crockett and his tithables be added to the tithe list.  Order Bk. 2, pg. 456 (from Crockett Cousins"), Kathryn Jones, 1984. 

6 Dec. 1750 - Hugh (x) Miller sold to "Robt Elder, waver of the county." Land between James Nail & Danl Kennedy.  Miller reserves use of house until May next, to reap & carry away that rye "which his Brother Claims Likewise a Nursery of young apel treys. . . "  (Signed) Hugh (X) Miller. Wit. Wm Pattison, and Wm. Paul, David Croket (?).  "Abstracts of Virginia's NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS, FREDERICK COUNTY, 1747 - 1780, Volume II'', compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner. 

1751 Hugh Lyle, assignee of James Brittain; no warrant, surveyed  22 April 1751; 177 acres where he has improvements; adj. George Hobson, Wm Patterson.  CC-  Mordeca Mendenhall & David Crokett.  Surv. William Baylis

   N.D.  Brittain has now gone to Carolina.  1754 -  Brittain to Lyle. "Abstracts of Virginia's NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS, FREDERICK COUNTY, 1747 - 1780, Volume II'', compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner. 

1751 John Glenn, assignee of Mordecai Beeson, assignee of John Beeson; 21 Sept. 1751 - 4 Apr. 1752; 247 acres where he (Glenn) has a good plantation on brs. of Tuscarora; adj. Richard Beason, Richard Thatcher, Hugh Miller, James Glenn.  CC - David Crockett & Saml Glenn. Surv. John Baylis.  Warrant in name of John Beeson, surveyed for James Glenn. "Abstracts of Virginia's NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS, FREDERICK COUNTY, 1747 - 1780, Volume II'', compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner. 

1751- Hugh Lyle, assignee of John & Patrick Gillaspy, sons of Ann Gillaspy, widow of Patrick; 21 Sept. 1751 - 31 Mar. 1752; 789 acres where she lived in 1748 onTuscarorah at North Mt.; adj. David Croket.  CC- Francis Meginnise & Saml Glen.  Survyed by Wm Baylis.1751 John Snodgrass, assignee of Cornelius Bryson; no warrant, surveyed  7 Nov. 1751; 142 acres whereon Bryson lives on Mill Crk., Opeckon at foot of North Mt., Tuscarorah; adj. Richard Beason, David Croket, Jas Glen.  CC - Wm Patterson & Jas Minnes.  Surv. Wm Baylis. "Abstracts of Virginia's NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS, FREDERICK COUNTY, 1747 - 1780, Volume II'', compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner.

 1751- Thomas Akings, assignee of David Croket; no warrant, surveyed 8 Nov. 1751; 116 acres whereon David Croket has improved, adj his late survey on Tuschorarah, a br. of Opeckon; adj Andrew Paul, David Croket. CC - William Patterson & Cornelious Bryson.  Surv. William Baylis. "Abstracts of Virginia's NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS, FREDERICK COUNTY, 1747 - 1780, Volume II'', compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner.

 1751- Hugh Miller, Junior, assignee of Hugh Miller; no warrant, surveyed 7 Nov. 1751; 404 acres whereon he lives on Tuscarorah; adj, James Glen, Andrew Paul, Wm Patterson.  CC - David Croket & James Minnes.  Surv. William Baylis. "Abstracts of Virginia's NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS, FREDERICK COUNTY, 1747 - 1780, Volume II'', compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner. 

1752- John Gillaspy ( Patrick being dead to John Alone); no warrant, surveyed 21 Nov. 1752; 267 acres on drs. of Middle Crk. & Tuscororah brs. of Opeckon; adj the said orphans survey, Wm Patterson, David Crokett, James Brittain.  CC - Wm Patterson & David Crokett.  Surveyed by William Baylis.  John & Patrick Gillaspy, Orphans of Gillaspy, decd.  "Abstracts of Virginia's NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS, FREDERICK COUNTY, 1747 - 1780, Volume II'', compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner. 

3 May 1753 - David Crockett entered suit against William Williams but the suit was ordered to be dismissed.  Order Bk. 4 pg. 494. (from "Crockett Cousins")

1754 - John Boyd, assignee of Robert Jackson; no warrant, surveyed 4 Dec. 1754;  101 acre on drains of Opeckon at North Mt. where said Jackson lives; adj. David Crokett, John & Patrick Gillaspy.  CC - William Bowl & John Tippey.  Surv. William Baylis. 

7 Sept 1756 Tract to David Crocket from Jonas Hedge was confirmed. (from "Crockett Cousins") 

Sept. 1762 - Suit dismissed when David Crockett refuses to prosecute William Long. (from "Crockett Cousins" 

9 Aug. 1766 -  400 acres of land was patented to David Crockett, located at foot of North Mountain on the Tuscorora, by Lord Thomas Fairfax, this land in said county.  Northern Neck Grant Bk. N, pg. 108. 

3 Mar. 1767 - Between David Crocket of County of Frederick (to) James Morrison of the same place . . .  consideration of ten shillings  . . . Tract of Land lying and being on the north side of Opechon Creek near the head of Tuscarorah being part of a Tract of Land Granted by Patent to said David Crocket . . . containing one Hundred and seventy eight and one half  Acres more or less  . . . rent of one pepper corn on the feast of St. Micaels the Arch Angel . . . Witt:  none signed David Crocket, Elizabeth (x) Crocket Bk 11, pg. 258, recorded 3 March 1767 

4 Mar. 1767 - Between David Crocket of Virginia Colony, County of Frederick,  (to) James Morrison of the same place, consideration of one hundred and forty pounds, 178 1/2 acres of land on north side of Opechon Creek near head of Tuscorora, being part of a tract of land granted by said David Crockett.  Deed Bk. Vol. 11, pg. 258 

3 Mar. 1767 - Between David Crocket of County of Frederick (to) Thomas Atkins of the same place . . .  consideration of ten shillings  . . . Tract of Land lying and being on the north side of Opechon Creek near the head of Tuscarorah being part of a Tract of Land Granted by Patent to said David Crockett . . . containing one Hundred and two and one quarter Acres and six poles more or less  . . . rent of one pepper corn on the feast of St. Micaels the Arch Angel . . . Wit:  none  \s\  David Crocket, Elizabeth (x) Crocket       Bk 11, pg. 258, recorded 3 March 1767 

4 Mar. 1767 - David Crockett of Virginia Colony, County of Frederick, conveys to Thomas Atkins of same, consideration of one hundred forty pounds, 102 1/4 acres and six poles more or less of land on north side of Opechon Creek near head of Tuscorora, being part of a tract of land granted by said David Crocket. . .

Wit:  none Recorded 3 March 1767  Deed Bk. Vol. 11, pg. 260 \s\ David Crocket, Elizabeth (x) Crocket 

4 Mar. 1767 - David Crockett  of Virginia Colony, County of Frederick ,conveys to John Snodgrass 102 1/4 acres of land on north side of Opechon Creek near head of Tuscorora, being part of a tract of land granted by said David Crocket. (From "Crockett Cousins" by Kathyrn Jones)

 13 June 1768 - David Crockett and wife, Elizabeth, of Frederick County convey 352 acres of land to Robert Watt.  Deed reads "a certain plantation or Tract of Land lying in the County of Frederick within four miles of Watkins Ferry, it being a patent granted to a certain Jonas Hedge and his wife, Elizabeth, bearing date of 7th of Sept. 1756".

 On 13 June 1768, David and Elizabeth Crocket of Frederick Co, VA, sold to Robert Watt of Cumberland Co, PA, for 100 pounds, 352 acres patented 7 Sept 1756 to Jonas and Elizabeth Hedges, within four miles of Watkins Ferry. The land was surveyed in April 1752, and a grant was dated 14 Nov 1754, for 352 acres about four miles from Watkins Ferry, on both sides of the Wagon Road, surveyed by John Mauzy, adjoining Major Carlisle. Witnesses: John Park, Hugh Lyle, Alex. Black. Recorded 2 August 1768. (Fred. Deeds 12, 410.) Somewhere between 1756 and 1768 Crockett acquired the land.

  Tyron County, North Carolina Deeds 

11 March. 1771 - Thomas Yeats of Berkley Co., S. C. sells to David Crockett of Tyron County Province of North Carolina on branch of Killion Creek, beginning at William Cathy's land, Kinneards corner, Ramsey's line, from patent Yeats got on 22 Dec. 1768 containing 160 acres. Witnesses:  John Hill, James Johnston and John Crockett.  Bk. 1, pg 477

 12 March. 1771 - David Crockett of Tyron County deeds to William Patterson of same for 50 lbs., land he purchased the day before the date hereof of Thomas Yeates, lying in Tyron County containing 250 acres adjoining Abraham Scotts's south corner on Coburn Creek.  Witnesses: Alexander Patterson, John Beaty, James Beaty.  Bk. 1, Pg 454  (Mention is made that if David does not repay the 50 lbs. from William Patterson within 18 months, Patterson can sell the property to recover his money).

 21 Oct. 1771 Samuel Coburn fo Tyron County sells to John Dozier of same for 20 lbs., 100 acres on south side of Catawba adjoining Joseph Wisharts, James Coburn, John Coburn, Samuel Coburn, part of a patent to said Samuel Coburn for 176 acres on Oct. 6, 1767.  witnesses:  David Crockett, Jr. and David Crockett, Sr.

Recorded July term 1772.

 1771 October - John Weedingham vs William Marchbank,  Case

The Jury Panel -John Stanford, N. Fisher, James McAfee, Lowry Glover, Thomas Bond, Samuel Lacey, Thomas Clark, Ephraim Wilson, John Williams, John Anderson, Sam'l Wilky, David Crockett

Impennelled & Sworn find for the plff Pounds 4 3 & /6 Costs

 17 October 1772 - A deed of Sale from Jon Kinkaid to William Kinkaid for one hundred and fifty acres proved by David Crockat Evidence thereof. Tyrone County NC Court Records October Term 1772

 19 January 1773 - Warrant 1158, To David Crockatt 300 Acres. On head waters of Coburn's & Killians Creeks. SS  558.

 April 1773 - The Last Will and Testament of Alexander Wells was produced in Open Court and Proved by  Oath of David Crocket.  On motion of John Dun Esq'r Ordered by the Court that Robert Ewart and James Johnston Executors of said Will have Letters Testmentary of all and Singular the good and chattles of the said Deceas'd who took the Oath of Executors which was accordingly granted.

 January 1775 - Court Case The King vs Thos Espey.  Extortion

Jury Panel:  John Hoyle, Wm. Kinkaid, Wm Crocket, Dav'd Crocket, Sam'l Gray, Ambrose Foster, Wm Going, Joseph Richey, Christopher Walbert, David Ramsey, John Gallespie, Adolph Reep.

Jury Impanneled and sworn find the Def'endent not Guilty.

  Watauga Petition 

Petition to North Carolina - July 5, 1776 

To the Hon. the Provincial Council of North Carolina:

 The humble petition of the inhabitants of the Washington District,

including the River Wataugah, Nonachuckie, &c., in committee assembled,

Humbly Showeth, that about six years ago, Colonel Donelson, (in behalf

of the Colony of Virginia), held a Treaty with the Cherokee Indians, in

order to purchase the lands of the Western Frontiers; in consequence of

which Treaty, many of your petitioners settled on the lands of the

Wataugah, &c., expecting to be within the Virginia line, and

consequently hold their lands by their improvements as first settlers;

but to their great disappointment, when the line was run they were

(contrary to their expectation) left out; finding themselves thus

disappointed, and being to inconveniently situated to move back, and

feeling an unwillingness to loose the labour bestowed on their

plantations, they applied to the Cherokee Indians, and leased the land

for a term of ten years, before the expiration of which term, it

appeared that many persons of distinction were actually making purchases

forever; thus yielding a precedent, (supposing many of them, who were

gentlemen of the law, to be better judges of the constitution than we

were,) and considering the bad consequences it must be attended with,

should the reversion be purchased out of our hands, we next preceded to

make a purchase of the lands, reserving those in our possession in

sufficient tracts for our own uses, and resolving to dispose of the

remainder for the good of th community. This purchase was made and the

lands acknowledged to us and our heirs forever, in an open treaty, in

Wataugah Old Fields; a deed being obtained from the Chiefs of the said

Cherokee nation, for themselves and their whole nation, conveying a fee

simple right to the said lands, to us and our heirs forever, which deed

was for and in consideration of the sum of two thousand pounds sterling

(paid to them in goods,) for which consideration they acknowledged

themselves fully satisfied, contented and paid; and agreed for

themselves and their whole nation, their heirs, &c., forever to resign,

warrant and defend the said lands to us, and our heirs, &c., against

themselves, their heirs, &c. 

The purchase was no sooner made, than we were alarmed by the reports of

the present unhappy situation between Great Britain and America, on

which report, (taking the new united colonies for our guide,) we

proceeded to choose a committee, which was done unanimously by the

consent of the people. This committee (willing to become a party in the

present unhappy contest) resolved (which is now in our records) to

adhere strictly to the rules and orders of the Continental Congress, and

in open committee acknowledged themselves indebted to the united

colonies their full portion of the Continental expense.

 Finding ourselves on the Frontiers, and being apprehensive that, for the

want of a proper legislature, we might become shelter for such as

endeavored to defraud their creditors; considering also the necessity of

recording Deeds, Wills, and doing other public business, we, by consent

of the people, formed a court for the purposes above mentioned, taking

(by desire of our constituents) the Virginia laws for our guide, so near

as the situation of affairs would admit; this was intended for

ourselves, and was done by the consent of every individual, but wherever

we had to deal with people out of our district, we have ruled them to

bail, to abide by our determinations, (which was, in fact, leaving the

matter of reference,) otherways we dismissed their suit, lest we should

in any way intrude on the legislature of the colonies. In short, we have

endeavored so strictly to do justice, that we have admitted common proof

against ourselves, on accounts, &c., from the colonies, without

pretending a right to require the Colony Seal.

 We therefore trust that we shall be considered as we deserve, and not,

as we have (no doubt) been many times, represented, as a lawless mob. It

is for this very reason we can assure you that we petition; we now again

repeat it, that it is for want of proper authority to try and punish

felons, we can only mention to you murderers, horse thieves and robbers

and are sorry to say that some of them have escaped us for want of

proper authority. We trust, however, that this will not long be the

case; and we again and again repeat it, that it is for this reason we

petition to this Honorable Assembly.

 Above we have given you and extract of our proceedings, since our

settling on Wataugah, Nolachuckie, &c., in regard to our civil affairs.

We have shown you th causes of our first settling and the

disappointments we have met with, the reason of our lease and of our

purchase, the manner in which we purchased, and how we hold of the

Indians in fee simple; the causes of our forming a committee, and

legality of its election; and same of our court and proceedings, and our

reasons for petitioning in regard to our Legislature.

 We will now porceed to give you some account of our military

establishments, which were chosen agreeable to the rules established by

convention, and officers appointed by the committee. This being done we

thought it proper to raise a company on the District service, as our

proportion, to act in the common cause on the sea shore. A Company of

fine riflemen were accordingly enlisted, and put under Captain James

Robertson, and were actually embodied, when we received sundry letters

and depositions, (copies of which we now enclose to you,) you will

readily judge that there was occasion for them in another place, where

we daily expected attack. We therefore thought proper to station them on

our Frontiers, in defence of the common cause, at the expense and risque

of our own private fortunes, til farther public orders, which we flatter

ourselves will give no offence. We have enclosed you sundry proceedings

at the station where our men now remain.

 We shall now submit the whole to your candid and impartial judgement. We

pray your mature and deliberate consideration in our behalf, that you

man annex us to your Province, (whether as County, district, or other

division,) in such manner as my enable us to share in the glorious cause

of Liberty; enforce our laws under authority, and in every respect

become the best members of society; and for ourselves and constituents

we hope, we many venture to assure you, that we shall adhere strictly to

your determinations, and that nothing will be lacking or any thing

neglected, that may add weight (in the civil or military establishments)

to the glorious cause in which we are now struggling, or contribute to

the welfare of our own or ages yet to come.

 That you may strictly examine every part of this our Petition, and delay

no time in annexing us to your Province, in such a manner as your wisdom

shall direct, is the hearty prayer of those who, for themselves and

constituents, as in duty bound, shall ever pray.

  John Carter, Chn         Zach Isbell         Jacob Brown     George Rusel

Charles Robertson    John Sevier        Wm. Bean         Jacob Womack

James Robertson      Jas. Smith         John Jones       Robert Lucas

 The above signers are members in Committee assembled.

 Wm. Tatham, Clerk, P.T.

Jocob Womack        James Easley        John I. Cox         Joud.Bostin, sen.