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
___, J.
_____,_____
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.