1819 Settlers on Indian Lands in Jackson County, Alabama and Marion County, Tennessee

 

To the Honorable the Secretary at War, Your petitioners viewing the calamitous situation in which many of our citizens are placed, owing to an order recently described by the agent for Indian affairs of the Cherokee Nation ordering all intruders on their lands to remove by the first day of July 1819. Your petitioners believing that the same indulgence would be extended to them as has been the constant practice to others in similar circumstances, induced them to settle on the lands lately ceded to the United States by the Cherokees on the north side of Tennessee River nor did the order ever appear until late in the month of May of this year, leaving a removal of the citizens impracticable if not impossible. Your petitioners are poor but industrious farmers and to deprive them of their hard earnings in the wilderness and thus destroy their labour,

where will your petitioners apply for bread for theirs

 



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Acton, John

Bacon, Thos. [Barns?]

Barre__, Jeremiah

Bird, George

Bird, John

Blagg, Israel

Blevins, Elisha

Blevins, John

Bost, Thomas

Bradford, Benjamin M.

Bradford, Jos. H.

Branagan, John J.

Brittain, William

Burress, William

Burritt, W.

Burton, R.

Buttute, Thomas

Cathching, Meredith

Clayton, R. B.

Cock, Lester

Cowan, Samuel M.

Crafford, Adam

Davidson, George

Davidson, H. M.

Davidson, John P.

Davidson, William

Dickson, James

Dixan, W. D.

Doughterty, John

Doyal, T.

Eangs, Daniel

Ellis, Ellison

Embrey, Wiley S.

Erwin, George

Estill, Isaac

Estill, John

Estill, Wallis

Farris, Ricard

Frazier, Thompson

Freeman, Johnson

Frost, Joseph

Frost, Thomas

Garrison, James

Garrison, Joseph

Gilliland, James

Hardwicke, J.

Harrall, Whitefield

Harris, Mark M.

Has__s?, S. W.

Hays, William

Hayter, J. J.

Henderson, A.

Hill, James

Hill, John or M.

Hill, John Sr.

Hill, Joseph

Hill, Mitchell L.

Hill, Thomas

Hill, Thomas M. [marked out]

Howell, Thomas

Hutton, John

Hutton, William

Jenkins, Richard

Johnson, Jacob Sr.

Johnson, Reuben

Johnston, John

Jones, J. W.

Key, John

Kidder, Holbert

King, Allen

Kinningham, William

Klepper, Powel

Lea, Wm. W.

Lewis, Henderson

Looney, Absolum

Looney, Allen

Looney, Benjamin

Looney, Benjamin

Looney, Isaac

Looney, Isam

Looney, Jessee

Looney, John

Looney, William G.

Mahony, Denis

Mann, Mathew R.

Matthews, John

McKinney, Thomas

McLaughlin, William

McLaughlin, Wm. B.

McMillin, E. K.

Miner, Samuel

Moor, James

Paschal, William

Price, Euagey

Pryor, John

Raines, William M.

Rainey, Benj. A.

Reaves, Abner

Reeves, Wm.

Robinson, Jonas

Robinson, W. H.

Russey, Benjamin

Saxton, Alexander

Seykes, John

Sharp, Robert P.

Shelton, Peter

Slone, Samuel C.

Snead, Richard

Street, Wm.

Suddarth, Dyer

Sullivan, J. H.

Tally, Lewis B. [Tully?]

Tarrant, Leonard

Tatton, Robert

Taylor, Joseph

Townsend, John

Townsend, Joshua

Townsend, Ozra

Townsend, Thomas

Trigg, Abram B.

Walker, Edward

Wiggin, J. P. [Duggen?]

Williams, Alexander [marked out]

Williams, Alexander Jr.

Williams, David

Williams, Theoples

Williams, Thomas

Wilson, Zacheus

Woods, Peter

Young, Joseph Jr.

Yuddeuth, Samuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2nd Petition To the Hoourable the Secretary at War: Your petitioners viewing the calamaious situation in which many of our citizens are placed owing to an order recently published by the agent for Indian affairs of the Cherokee Nation ordering all intruders on their land to remove by the first day of July 1819. Yor petitioners believing the same indulgence would be extended to them, as has been the constant practice to others in similar circumstances, induced them to settle on the lands lately ceded to the

United States by the Cherokees north of Tennessee River,  nor did the order ever make its formal appearance until the 19th of June of the present year leaving a removal impracticable if not imposssible. Your petitioners are poor but industrious farmers to deprive them at this season of the year of their hard earnings in the wilderness and thus leave them destitute where will your petitioners apply for bread to support their starving families? Its notourious that all improvements made by your petitioners ad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond, Benjamin

Bond, Jesse

Boss, Meth_____ [Bass?]

Brock, Jesee

Burks, Charles

Burks, Isham Jr.

Burks, Isham Sr.

Burks, John

Burks, Wm.

Byrd, Ca____

Camron?, Danel

Cargile, Lewis

Corbit, Benjamin

Corbit, Charles

Corbit, Thomas

Couch, Lindley

Couch, Moses

Cox, Abel

Crawford, David

Crawford, Joseph

Forbush, Absalem

Garrison, Isaac

Goode, Joseph

Jenkins, Joseph

Jenkins, Joshua

Jenkins, William

Johnson, Benjamin

Jonston, Jacob

Looney, John

Meek, Henery

Meek, Jacob

Morris, Robert

Mullins, Washington

Parker, Robert

Saxon, Robert

Saxon, Robert Jr.

Thornton, William

Thurman, John

Woodson, Abraham

Woodson, David

Woodson, Shadrach

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd petition

 

Acton, John

Allen, Wilson

Allen, Wilson

Bacon, Thos.

Barrett, Jeremiah

Bass, Mit

Berry, John

Berry, John

Bird, Benjamin

Bird, Benjamin

Bird, George

Bird, John

Bird, John Jr.

Bird, John Jr.

Bird, Valentine

Bird, Valentine

Bire, George

Bire, George

Blagg, Israel

Blanchet, Peter

Blanchet, Peter

Blevins, Elisha

Blevins, John

Blevins, Jonathan

Blevins, Jonathan

Bond, Benjamin

Bond, Jesse

Bost, Thomas

Bradford, Benjamin M.

Bradford, Jos. H.

Branagan, John J.

Brisco, James

Brisco, James

Brisco, Thomas

Brisco, Thomas

Brisco, Wiliam

Brisco, Wiliam

Brittain, William

Brock, Jesee

Brown, Alexander

Brown, Alexander

Brown, William

Brown, William

Burks, Charles

Burks, Isham Jr.

Burks, Isham Sr.

Burks, John

Burks, Wm.

Burress, William

Burritt, W.

Burton, R.

Buttrite, Thomas

Byford, ______

Cage, Valentine

Cage, Valentine

Cain, Daniel R.?

Cain, Daniel R.?

Canada, Quate

Canada, Quate

Cargile, Lewis

Carsson?, Danel

Cathching, Meredith

Charles, Oliver

Charles, Oliver

Clayton, R. B.

Cock, Lester

Corbit, Benjamin

Corbit, Charles

Corbit, Charles

Corbit, Charles

Corbit, Thomas

Couch, Lindley

Couch, Moses

Cowan, Samuel M.

Cox, Abel

Crafford, Adam

Crawford, David

Crawford, Joseph

Davidson, George

Davidson, H. M.

Davidson, John P.

Davidson, William

Dawson, William

Dawson, William

Dickson, James

Dixan, W. D.

Doughterty, John

Doyal, T.

Eanes, Daniel

Ellis, Ellison

Embrey, Wiley S.

Erwin, George

Estill, Isaac

Estill, Wallis

Farris, Ricard

Forbes, Daniel

Forbush, Absalem

Forkes, Daniel

Frazier, Thompson

Freeman, Johnson

Frost, Joseph

Frost, Thomas

Gaily, James

Gaily, James

Garrison, Isaac

Garrison, James

Garrison, Joseph

Gilliland, James

Goode, Joseph

Hall, James

Hall, James

Hardwicke, J.

Harmon, Mark

Harmon, Mark

Harrall, Whitefield

Harris, Mark M.

Harris?, S. W.

Hawks, Moses

Hawks, Moses

Hays, William

Hayter, J. J.

Henderson, A.

Hill, James

Hill, John _

Hill, John Sr.

Hill, Joseph

Hill, Mitchell L.

Hill, Thomas

Hill, Thomas M. [marked out]

Howell, Thomas

Hutton, John

Hutton, William

Jenkins, Joshua

Jenkins, Jospeh

Jenkins, Richard

Jenkins, William

Johnson, Benjamin

Johnson, Jacob Sr.

Johnson, John

Johnson, John

Johnson, Reuben

Johnston, John

Jones, J. W.

Jones, John

Jones, John

Jonston, Jacob

Kelly, Mathew

Kelly, Mathew

Key, John

Kindder, Holbert

King, Allen

King, Spencer

King, Spencer

Kinningham, William

Klepper, Powel _

Lea, Wm. W.

Lewis, John

Lewis, John

Lollar, Henry

Lollar, Henry

Lollar, Isaach

Lollar, Isaach

Lollar, Jacob

Lollar, Jacob

Lollar, James

Lollar, James

Lollar, John

Lollar, John

Looney, Absolum

Looney, Allen

Looney, Benjamin

Looney, Benjamin

Looney, Isaac

Looney, Isam

Looney, Jessee

Looney, John

Looney, John

Looney, William G.

Lynch, Eligh

Lynch, Eligh

Mahony, Denis

Mann, Mathew R.

Martin, David

Martin, David

Matthews, John

Maxwell, John

Maxwell, John

McGQueen, David C.

McKinney, Thomas [Kinney?]

McLaughlin, William

McLaughlin, Wm. B.

McMillin, E. K.

McQueen, David C.

Meek, Henery

Meek, Jacob

Miller, Alexander

Miller, Alexander

Miner, Samuel

Moor, James

Morris, Robert

Mullin, Swift

Mullin, Swifte

Mullins, Washington

Murry, Robert

Murry, Robert

Neeley, H. N.

Neeley, H. N.

Oban, Robert

Oban, Robert

Parker, Robert

Paschal, William

Price, Edwin

Price, Edwin

Price, Euagey

Price, John

Price, John

Price, Kinchen

Price, Kinchen

Pryor, John?

Raines, William M.

Rainey, Benj. A.

Reaves, Abner

Reeves, Wm.

Rentfro, Robert

Rentfro, Robert

Robinson, Jonas

Robinson, W. H.

Russey, Benjamin

Rutherford, James

Rutherford, James

Saxon, Robert

Saxon, Robert Jr.

Saxton, Alexander

Schrimshear

Schrimshear, James

Schrimshear, William

Schrimshear, William

Scott, Samuel

Scott, Samuel

Scott, William

Scott, William

Seykes, John

Sharp, Robert P.

Shelton, Peter

Sides, Levi

Sides, Levi

Slone, Samuel C.

Snead, Richard

Stephens, William

Stephens, William

Street, Wm.

Suddarth, Dyer

Sullivan, J. _

Tarrant, Leonard

Tatton, Robert

Taylor, Joseph

Thornton, Clark

Thornton, Clark

Thornton, Joseph

Thornton, Joseph

Thornton, William

Thornton, William

Thornton, William

Thurman, John

Townsend, John

Townsend, Joshua

Townsend, Ozra

Townsend, Thomas

Trigg, Abram B.

Tully, Lewis B. [Tally?]

Underwood, Benjamin

Underwood, Benjamin

Walker, Edward

Walker, James H.

Watken, James H.

Wiggin, J. P.

Williams, Alexander

Williams, Alexander

Williams, Alexander [marked out]

Williams, Alexander Jr.

Williams, Bryant

Williams, Bryant

Williams, Bryant

Williams, Bryant

Williams, David

Williams, James

Williams, James

Williams, Lewis

Williams, Lewis

Williams, Theoples

Williams, Thomas

Williams, Wiley

Williams, Wiley

Wilson, Zacheus

Wimberly, Joel

Wimberly, Joel

Woods, Peter

Woodson, Abraham

Woodson, David

Woodson, Shdrach

Young, Joseph

Young, Joseph

Young?, Joseph Jr.