Even though this Watauga County was not created until 1849, this book covers well back into the period of the Old Watauga Settlement of Sevier. John Seiver along with many early pioneer settlers, moved into the area. First leasing and later purchasing these lands from the Cherokee Indian Nation back in the 1770's.  This book consists of: the first settlement, Indian raids, churches, Revolutionary & Civil War activities, geological data, legislative & other officers, population & agriculture statistics, place names, schools, but also intertwines his book with numerous names of early settlers, biographical sketches, and anecdotes about county residents. The author even includes a chapter about Daniel Boones who was believed to have spent many a year hunting along the Watauga River. Of special interest to the genealogists are the biographical sketches of the following families: Adams, Baird, Banner, Bingham, Blackburn, Blair, Brown, Bryan, Bryant, Cable, Coffey, Cottrell, Councill, Critcher, Davis, Dugger, Eggers, Elrod, Farthing, Franklin, Gragg, Greene, Greer, Grider, Grubb, Hagaman, Hardin, Harman, Hartley, Hayes, Hodges, Holtzclaw, Horton, Ingram, Isaacs, Lenoir, Lewis, Linney, Lovill, McBride, McGhee, Mast, Miller, Moretz, Morphew, Norris, Penley, Perkins, Presnell, Reese, Rivers, Sands, Shearer, Sherrill, Shull, Smith, Story, Swift, Tatum, Tester, Thomas, Todd, Trivettm Tugman, Van Dyke, Vannoy, Ward, Watson, Welch, Wilson, Winebarger, Winkler, Woodring, and Yountz.

Watauga County, NC, History of. (Sketches of Prominent Families)

Reference

John Preston Arthur

Genealogy

Southern Historical Press

By: Rev. J.D. Bailey, Orig. Pub. 1924, Reprinted 2018, 296 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-002-0.An excellent reader for the all ages on the part that Upper South Carolina played in the War for Independence. Chapters on several leading figures in the Revolution are given with family information and origins and the battles in which they participated. Also many lesser figures. Patriot and Loyalists are mentioned, and many interesting incidents of the Revolution not elsewhere mentioned are included. A must for people with Colonial and Revolutionary ancestry in Old Ninety Six and Camden Districts of South Carolina.

Some Heroes of the American Revolution in the South Carolina Upcountry. (French Edition)

History

Bailey, Rev. J. D.

Americas

This history begins with the Colonial settlement and goes through 1897. Edgefield County was formed in 1785 and from it were formed Saluda county and a portion of Greenwood County. Contains Edgefield's participation in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, the Confederate War and family sketches including among others: Abney, Adams, Anderson, Bacon, Bates, Bean, Berry, Bland, Blocker, Bowles, Brazier, Brooks, Burkhalter, Burt, Butler, Caldwell, Carroll, Carson, Chappell, Coleman, Crouder, Culbreath, Denny, Dorn, Dozier, Dunlap, Dunovant, Edwards, Elzey, Gantt, Garrett, Gary, Geiger, Glascock, Goodwyn, Gray, Gregg, Griffin, Grimke, Haddon, Haltiwanger, Hammond, Hazel, Jennings, Jeter, Johnson, Jones, Kennedy, Lake, Landrum, McCarty, McDuffie, Martin, Meriwether, Mims, Mobley, Moore, Morange, Nicholson, Norris, Nunn, Outz, Pattison, Perry, Pickens, Pope, Quattlebaum, Ramsey, Riley, Ryan, Scott, Scury, Shaw, Sheppard, Simkins, Smyley, Stallworth, Stewart, Summers, Tillman, Tomkins, Towles, Travis, Trotter, Walker, Wardlaw, Waters, Watson, Watts, Werts, and Yarbrough.

Edgefield County, SC, History of.

John A. Chapman

By: Lucy Cunyus, Pub. 1933, Reprinted 2017, 464 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-005-5. Bartow County was formed in 1832 from Cherokee County. This book has 100 sketches of pioneers, lists of officials of Cass County, Biographies of its famous citizens, lists of early churches, Land Grants, Pioneer settlers 1830-1860, Militia and early marriages 1837-1843.

History of Bartow County, Georgia (Formerly Cass)

Lucy Josephine Cunyus

By: Grace Gilliam Davidson, Pub. 1933, Reprinted 2017, 844 pages, Index, Hard Cover, ISBN #0-89308-006-3. Wilkes County was created in 1777 from the northern part of St. Paul s Parish. This land was acquired from the Creek &amp; Cherokee Indians in payment for debts owed to Indian Traders. It is the parent county, in whole or part, for: Elbert, Greene, Hart, Lincoln, Madison, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and Warren Contents of Volume 1 (409 pages): Ceded Lands, 1773-1775; Mixed Records, Wills, 1777-1819, 1819-1836; Inventories and Appraisements, 1784-1812; Minutes of Inferior Court; Returns of Administrations and Guardians Book 1, 1809-1816; Remnant of Oldest Deed Book, 1784-1785; Deed Books, 1785-1790; Land Court Records, 1786-1792; Land Lotteries, 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832; Paschal family Bible Record; Index. Contents of Volume 2 (421 pages): Minutes of First Court; Tax Digest, 1785; Deed Books GG &amp; HH; Will Books, 1819-1836; Index to Will Book II, 1837-1877; Returns of Estates; Returns of Administrators and Guardians; Original Marriage Bonds, 1792-1816; First Marriage Book, 1792-1834; Index These volumes jointly contain the names of over 42,000 individuals

(Wilkes County) Early Records of Georgia.

Davidson, Grace Gilliam

By: Grace Gillam Davidson, Pub. 1929, Reprinted 2020, 408 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-007-1.Richmond County was created in 1777. It is one of the original counties of the state and was formed out of a portion of the colonial Parish of St. Paul. It is the parent county to: Columbia, Glascock, McDuffie and part of Warren Counties. It lies on the eastern side of the state bording the Savannah River and just across from Edgefield County, South Carolina. This volume was originally published as Volume II of the Historical Collection of the Georgia Chapters National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Contents of this book: Will 777-1797 7 1798-1840, Index to Will Books 1840-1853, Administration and Guardians Bonds 1777-1830, Marriage Bonds 1785-1830 Marriages 1813-1839, Deeds 1750-1790, Minutes of the Inferior Court 1790-1830 and Walton Family History.

Records of Richmond County, Georgia

Davidson, Grace Gillam

This long awaited reprint of this central Georgia county history book should make many a researcher very happy. This book is a genealogical gem of a book. It is filled with a wide variety of information such as: early history, Indian affairs, roster of soldiers from the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, World War I &amp; II, abstracts of tax Digest for 1818-1826-1853, abstracts of deeds 1809-1900, abstracts of deeds from other Index Books to 1901, abstracts of Wills, Newspaper abstracts, Cemeteries inscriptions for some 45 different cemeteries, Land lottery - Wilkinson County 1805 (now Twiggs). The authors did not stop there. They also added biographical sketches / genealogies of approx. 66 early settlers of this important county.

History of Twiggs County, Georgia

Faulk, J Lanette

Jones, Billy Walker

By: Herman de Bachelle Seebold, Pub. 1941, reprinted 2020, Vol. #1: 562 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-010-1. This set of books is the definitive guide to the important plantation homes of Louisiana, along with the socially prominent families who owned them. These books are filled with rare photos of historically significant town homes, plantations and out buildings that are no longer extant and provide detailed genealogical and ancedotal information on a genteel society and lavish lifestyle that is now only a memory. These families and plantations cover the entire state from: Ascension, Assumption, East & West Baton Rouge, East & West Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Madison, Natchitoches, New Orleans, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Martins, St. Mary, Terrebonne, and Washington Parishes.

Old Louisiana Plantations and Family Trees, Volume #1

Seebold, Herman de Bachelle

By: Herman de Bachelle Seebold, Pub. 1941, reprinted 2020, Vol. #2: 428 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-011-X. This set of books is the definitive guide to the important plantation homes of Louisiana, along with the socially prominent families who owned them. These books are filled with rare photos of historically significant town homes, plantations and out buildings that are no longer extant and provide detailed genealogical and ancedotal information on a genteel society and lavish lifestyle that is now only a memory. These families and plantations cover the entire state from: Ascension, Assumption, East & West Baton Rouge, East & West Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Madison, Natchitoches, New Orleans, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Martins, St. Mary, Terrebonne, and Washington Parishes.

Old Louisiana Plantations and Family Trees, Volume #2

There were two major Alston-Allston lines: one in North Carolina from which the author descends and which is a very comprehensive genealogy of this family; the other was the Allston faily of South Carolina, in which the author concentrated on the male line. This reprint updates the South Carolina line of Allston family, emphasizing the female lines. Contains excellent genealogies of the LaBruce, Ward, Pawley families of the Wacacaamaw area. The publisher has added a very comprehensive photo section of various descendants of the Allstons, LaBruce, Pawleys and Wards from photograghs and oil paintings, as well as family jewlery and other items dating from the 1730's. This is a MUST book for anyone with roots in the Low Country of South Carolina due to the many intermarriages between these four familiesand other illustrious families of Colonial South Carolina.

The Alstons and Allstons of North and South Carolina, compiled from English, Colonial and Family Records with Personal Reminiscences also Notes of ... LaBruce, Pawley and Ward Families of Waccamaw

Biographies & Memoirs

Joseph A. Groves

Historical

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