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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.
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.