Polk County was organized and separated from Greene County on January 5, 1835. Its original boundaries were later reduced to set up Dade, Dallas, and Hickory Counties. The name was suggested by a local pioneer, Ezekiel Campbell, to honor his grandfather Ezekiel Polk who was a colonel in the Revolutionary War and an early settler in western Tennessee. But, when the legislature acted to create the county, they named it for another grandson, James K. Polk, who was the Speaker of the House in the U.S. Congress at the time and later became President of the United States in 1845.

This volume includes:

Brief History of the county;
Will Book A 1839-1856 and Wills & Administration Book A 1837-1854;
Marriage Book B 1859-1870;
Officials at weddings;
Civil War Discharge papers for Soldiers and the Richardson Family Cemetery.

 

Example

“Wills - Harris, Elias, intestate, Admrx, Nancy A. Harris, 28 Dec. 1840
Marriages - page 142-3 - Samuel M. Reynolds - Mary Cook by John E. Williams, J.P.
Civil War papers - Hunter, Andred J. - Pvt of Capt. J. C. Rhodeback’s Co H 18th Reg’t of Iowa Inf. Vol. - enrolled 14 Aug 1863, discharged 20 July 1865 at Little Rock, Ark - born Lancaster, Tenn; 20 yrs age 5 ft 4 in high dark complexion gray eyes light hair, farmer.”

 

Surnames Included in This Publication

ABEL, ABLE, ABLES, ACOCK, ACUFF, ADAIR, ADAY, AILSTOCK, AKARD, AKIN, AKORD, ALBRIGHT, ALEXANDER, ALLEN, ALLISON, ALSUP, ALVERSON, AMERMAN, ANDERSON, APPERSON, APPLEBY, ARCHER, ARMOR, ARMSTRONG, ARNOLD, ARRINGTON, ASBILL, ASHLOCK, ASHREN, ASHWORTH, ASKREN, ATCHLEY, ATTERBARY, ATTERBERRY, AYRES

BACON, BAINES, BAKER, BALDEN, BALDOC, BALEY, BALL, BALLINGER, BANNING, BARBER, BARCLAY, BARKLEY, BARNES, BARNETT, BARNEY, BARNS, BARR, BASELT, BASHAM, BASS, BASSETT, BATEMAN, BATES, BATTEN, BAULENOR, BAUMGARDNER, BAYLES, BAYS, BEADLE, BECARDITE, BECK, BECKLEY, BECKNER, BEDELL, BEGGS, BEGLEY, BELL, BENHAM, BENHARD (?), BENNET, BENNETT, BENTLEY, BERGET, BERKS, BERRY, BERSHEARS, BEST, BEWLEY, BEWLY, BILDERBACK, BILLINGS, BILLS, BIRD, BIRK, BISHOP, BLACK, BLACKBURN, BLAIR, BLAKE, BLAKEY, BLANKENSHIP, BLEVENS, BODINE, BOLLINGER, BOMEN, BOND, BONDS, BOONE, BOREN, BOSS, BOSWELL, BOSWELL (ROSWELL ?), BOTTS, BOWEN, BOWMAN, BOX, BOYD, BRACKNEY, BRADBERRY, BRADFORD, BRADLEY, BRADY, BRAFORD, BRAMMEL, BRANNON, BRASHER, BRESHEARS, BREWER, BRIANS, BRIANT, BRIDGES, BRIGHSIS, BRINK, BRISTO, BRITTAIN, BRITTON, BROCAS, BROCK, BROCKUS, BROOKS, BROWN, BROWNING, BROYLES, BRUMETT, BRUSHEARS, BRYAN, BRYANT, BUCK, BUCKET (BURKET ?), BUCKNER, BULY (BEWLEY ?), BUNCH, BURCHELL, BURCKET, BURDETT, BURGES, BURGESS, BURIS, BURNES, BURNS, BURRIS, BURROS, BURTON, BUSBEE, BUSER, BUSHNELL, BUTCHER, BUTLER, BYAN, BYRAN, BYRNS

CALAWAY, CALDWELL, CALLAWAY, CALWELL, CAMEL, CAMPBELL, CANTRELL, CANTWELL, CAREY, CARGILL, CARMIKEL, CARNALL, CARR, CARROL, CARROLL, CARTER, CASE, CASEBIER, CASSART, CASTLEBERRY, CATES, CAVIN, CHADWELL, CHALOR, CHAMBERS, CHANDLER, CHAPEL, CHAPMAN, CHAPPELL, CHASE, CHESSER, CHESSTINE, CHILDERS, CHILTON, CHOICE, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTMAN, CHRISTMAS, CHRODIRK (CHADRICK), CHRUMLEY (?), CLARK, CLASPELL, CLAY, CLAYPOLE, CLAYPOOL, CLEMENT, CLEMMONS, CLOPTON, CLUTTS, COALSON, COATS, COBLE, COCKRAN, COCKREN, COFFEE, COFFMAN, COLLINS, COLSTON, COMBES (COMBS), COMER, CONN, COOK, COOKSEY, COOLE, COOLY, COOPER, COPELAND, COPLAND, CORBIN, CORDAY, CORNEAL, COSSAIRT, COURSEY, COURTNEY, COUSINS (COZINS), COVINGTON, COWAN, COWDEN, COWLES, COX, COY, CRAFT, CRAGHEAD, CRAIG, CRAIGHEAD, CRAIN, CRANK, CRATSS, CRAWFORD, CREED, CREEK, CRISWELL, CROSSLIN, CROUCH, CROW, CROZIER, CRUICE, CUNNINGHAM, CURBEY, CURTIS, CUTRIGHT, CUZICK

DAIL, DAILEY, DALE, DALTON, DALZELL, DANFORTH, DANIELS, DARTY (DARBY), DARYBURY, DAVENPORT, DAVID, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DAVISON, DAWSON, DECKER, DEEDS, DEFORE, DEFRIEST, DEFRIEZE, DEGRAFTENREED, DELAPLAIN, DELZEL, DENBY, DENNEN, DENNISON, DENNY, DENTON, DEPRIEST, DEROSSETT, DESHONG, DEVIN, DEWITT, DICKERSON, DICKEY, DIEL, DISART, DOAK, DOBBINS, DOBINS, DODD, DODSON, DOKE, DONAWAY, DONNELL, DOTSON, DOTTSON, DOUGLAS, DOWEL, DOWELL, DOWNING, DRAKE, DRAPER, DRUMRIGHT, DRY, DRYDEN, DRYER, DUCKWORTH, DUKE, DUKES, DUMOND, DUNCAN, DUNEGAN, DUNIGA, DUNNEGAN, DUNNIVAN, DUVAULT, DYLE, DYSART

EAGON, EARLY, EASLEY, EAST, EATON, EAVES, EDGAR, EDGE, EDMISON, EDMONDS, EDMONSON, EDSELL, EDWARDS, EIDSON, ELBY, ELIS, ELISON, ELLIOT, ELLIOTT, ELLIS, EMERSON, ENDICOTT, ENSLEY, EPLEY, EPPS, ERVIN, ERWIN, ESSEX, ESTES, ETHERTON, ETHRIDGE, EVANS, EVERLY, EWING

FAG, FALKNER, FARMER, FARRANT, FASSETT, FAULKNER, FAUSETT, FENDER, FENLY, FIELDS, FINCH, FISHER, FITZGERALD, FLEEMAN, FLEMAN, FLIN, FLINN, FLINT, FLOOD, FOARD, FORD, FORGERY, FORGEY, FORGY, FORTENBERRY, FORTUNE, FOSSETT, FOSTER, FOURSHEE, FOUSHEE, FOUTS, FOX, FOXWORTHY, FRADY, FRAKER, FRANCE, FRANCIS, FRANK, FRANKLIN, FRASIER, FRAZER, FRAZIER, FREEMAN, FREIZE, FRIEND, FRIEZE, FROST, FULERTON, FULLER, FULLERTON, FURMAN, FUTERAL, FUTRAL

GAMBLE, GAMBOL, GAMEL, GAMMON, GAN (GUNN), GARDNER, GARNEGAN, GARNEGIN, GARNER, GARRET, GARRETT, GARRISON, GASH, GASSETT, GATEWOOD, GEORGE, GERMAN, GERMIGER, GILDEN, GILIHAN, GILL, GILLIHAN, GILLIS, GILLMORE, GILMORE, GIMES (GIMMS), GLADE, GLASS, GLOVER, GOLDSBERRY, GOLDSTON, GOODMAN, GOODSON, GORDEN, GORDON, GORSUCK, GOSS, GOTHARD, GOTT, GOUDIN, GOUTY, GOWTY, GRANT, GRAVELEY, GRAY, GREEN, GREENE, GREER, GREGG, GRESHABER (GRISHABER), GRIDER, GRIFFEN, GRIFFIN, GRIFFITH, GRIGG, GRIGGS, GRIGSBY, GRISHAM, GRONER, GROVE, GROVES, GUIN, GUINN (GUYN), GUNN, GUPPY, GUTHRIE, GUTTERY, GUYN, GYNN

HADEN, HADLOCK, HAGERMAN, HAGGERMAN, HAGOOD, HAINES, HALBERT, HALE, HALEY, HALL, HAM, HAMILTON, HAMMER, HAMMOCK, HANCOCK, HANES, HAPGOOD, HAPPY, HARDESTER, HARGRAVES, HARLOW, HARPER, HARRIS, HART, HASH, HASTAIN, HATFER (HATLER), HATHAWAY, HAUK, HAUSE, HAW, HAWKINS, HAWS, HAYDEN, HAYDON, HAYES, HAYNES, HAYS, HAYSE, HAYTER, HAZEL, HEADLEE, HEARD, HEATHMAN, HECKEY, HEIFLEY, HEIGLE, HEIMAN (?), HEMENWAY, HEMP, HENDERSON, HENDRICK, HENDRICKS, HENDRICKSON, HENDSON (HENSON), HENRY, HENSLEY, HENSON, HERALDSON, HERALSON, HERMAN, HERRAL, HERROLD, HESS, HICKS, HIGGENBOTHAM, HIGGINBOTTOM, HIGHFIELD, HIGHFILL, HILBRANT, HILL, HILLBRANT, HIMES, HINES, HINKLE, HIX, HOBBS, HODGE, HODGES, HODSHIRE, HOGG, HOLCOMBE, HOLDER, HOLEMAN, HOLLAND, HOLLAWAY, HOLMES, HOLSTON, HOLT, HOOD, HOOK, HOPKINS, HOPPER, HORN, HORNBECK, HOSS, HOUSTON, HOWARD, HOWE, HOWELL, HUBBARD, HUBBLE, HUCKABY, HUDSON, HUGHES, HUGHS, HUMAN, HUNT, HUNTER, HUOSTON (HEWSTON), HURT, HUSTON, HYDE

INDERCUT, INGLES, INGLIS, INGRAM, INKS, IRBY, IRICK, IRVIN, ISAM, ISRAEL, IVENS (EVINS)

JACKSON, JAMISON, JARNAGAN, JARNAGIN, JARNIGAN, JEFFERS, JEFFRIES, JENKINS, JEWETT, JINKINS, JOHNS, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JOINER, JONES, JONSON, JONSTON, JUIETT, JUMP, JUNE, JUSTICE

KATES, KECKLEY, KEE, KEELING, KEEN, KEENER, KEITH, KELLER, KELLEY, KELLY, KENIMON, KENNADY, KENNERSON, KENNON, KENRICK, KERN, KERR, KERSEY, KEYS, KIDWELL, KILGORE, KILLINGSWORTH, KINDER, KING, KINISTON, KIRBY, KIRKPATRICK, KIRKSEY, KNOT, KNOTT, KNOWLES, KNOWLS, KOCH, KOPE, KURR (KERR)

LACY, LAMPSON, LANDRETH, LANE, LANGDON, LANGSTON, LANSDON, LANSDOWN, LAPPIN, LARRIMORE, LATHIM, LAWLER, LAWRENCE, LAWSON, LAWTON, LEACHMAN, LEDFORD, LEE, LEEPER, LEFORSE, LEITH, LEMMON, LEMON, LEMONS, LESLEY, LEWIS, LIGHTFOOT, LIKELY, LINDSAY, LINDSEY, LINE, LITERAL, LITEREL, LOACHER, LOAFMAN, LOFTIN, LONDON, LONG, LONGUE, LONY, LOONEY, LOOPER, LOVE, LOW, LOWER, LUALLEN, LUNCEFORD, LUNSFORD, LUSK, LUTER, LUTRELL, LUTTERAL, LUTTRELL

McADAMS, McALISTER, McBROOM, McBROWN, McCABE, McCALE, McCARTY, McCLANAHAN, McCLURE, McCOLUN, McCONNELL, McCOY, McCRACKEN, McCROREY, McCRORY, McCULLAH, McCULLEY, McCURRY (McCARRY ?), McDANIEL, McDONALD, McDONNEL, McDOWELL, McELFRESH, McELHANNAN, McELKANNON, McFARLAND, McGEE, McGILL, McGINNIS, McGUIRE, McINTOSH, McKAIN, McKENNY, McKINNEY, McKNIGHT, McMASTER, McMILLAN, McMILLEN, McMINN, McNIGHT, McPHEETERS, McPHERSON, McPHETERS, McQUIRE, McREYNOLDS, McSWAIN

MACKEY, MADDOX, MADDY, MADER, MAGEE, MAINARD, MALICOAT, MALICOTE, MALOY, MANES, MANSHIP, MANUEL, MAPES, MARGRAVES, MARLOW, MARSHAL, MARSHALL, MARTIN, MASHBURN, MATHEWS, MATLOCK, MAXWELL, MAYBERRY, MAYERS, MAYFIELD, MCINNA, MCLURE, MEAD, MEADOW (MEDOR), MEANS, MEDCALF, MEDDERS, MEDDORS, MEEK, MEHAFFEY, MEIRS, MENEFEE, MERCER, MERRITT, METCALF, MICHEL (MITCHELL), MIDDLEBROOK, MILES, MILLER, MILLICAN, MILLIGAN, MILLIKEN, MILLS, MINER, MINETT, MINICK, MINNER, MIRES, MITCHEL, MITCHELL, MODE, MOLDER, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOONEYHAM, MOORE, MOREFIELD, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORRISON, MORROW, MOSES, MOSS, MOULDER, MULKEY, MURPHY, MURRAY, MURRY

NALL, NANCE, NASH, NATION, NEADHAM, NEAL, NEALY, NEDHAM, NEEDHAM, NEIL (NIEL), NELSON, NEWLAND, NEWMAN, NICHOLAS, NICHOLS, NICKOLS, NINENGER (NINNINGER), NOLAND, NOOGEN, NORCROSS, NORDURFT, NORMAN, NORRIS, NORTHAM, NUGENT, NULANTHE

OAKES, O'CONNER, ODOR, OGLESBY, OLDHAM, ORINGDERFF, OSBORN, OSBOURN, OSBURN, OTTER, OWEN, OWENS, OWINGS

PAIN, PAINE, PALMER, PANE, PANKEY, PARISH, PARKUST, PARRISH, PARSE, PATERSON, PATTERSON, PATTON, PAYNE, PEAK, PECK, PEMBERTON, PENDEGRAFT, PENDERGRAFT, PEOBLY, PERKINS, PERRISH (PARISH), PERRYMAN, PETERS, PHIEFER, PHILIPS, PHILLIPS, PHIPPS, PICKEL, PICKLE, PICKREN (PICKERING), PIERCE, PIERCE (PARCE ?), PIETT (PYATT), PIKE, PINE, PIPER, PITNER, PITT, PITTS, PLATT, POAGE, POE, POINTER, PONDS, POPE, PORTER, POTTER, POTTS, POWELL, PRATER, PRATT, PRICE, PRIER, PRITCHETT, PROCK, PROFITT, PRUITT, PULLIAM, PUTHOOF, PUTHUFF

RADASILL, RAGLAND, RAGLIN, RAGSDALE, RAINEY, RAINS, RALPH, RANDEL, RANDLEMAN, RASOR, RATCLIFF, RATTAN, RAY, RAZER, RAZOR, RECHON, RECTOR, REDINGER, REDMAN, REDMON, REED, REED (REECE ?), REEDER, REENS (REEVES ?), REESE, REEVES, REIGLE, REIVES, RENFROW, RENTFROW, REYNOLDS, RHODEBACK, RICE, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, RICHTER, RICKETS, RIDDLE, RIDER, RIGGS, RIGHT (WRIGHT), RIMBY, RIMLEY, RITTER, ROACH, ROBERSON, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROBET (ROLET), ROBINS, ROBINSON, ROBISON, ROGERS, ROLIN, ROLLINS, ROLSTON, ROOK, ROOKS, ROPER, ROSE, ROSS, ROULE, ROUNDTREE, ROUNTREE, ROUTH, ROUTH (RUTH), ROWAN, ROWDEN, ROWIN, ROWLAND, RUFFIN, RULE, RUNNELL (RUNDELL), RUPARD, RUSH, RUSSELL, RUTH, RUTHERFORD, RUYLE, RYAN, RYLAND, RYNE

SADLER, ST.JOHN, SAPP, SAWYER, SAWYERS, SAYE, SCAGGS, SCHOFIELD, SCOTT, SCROGANS, SCROGGINS, SECHLER, SELF, SEMANDS, SEMS, SENTER, SENTHER, SHACKLEFORD, SHANE, SHARP, SHAW, SHELBY, SHELTON, SHEPHERD, SHEPLEY, SHERIDEN, SHERWOOD, SHIPLEY, SHOUGH, SIBERT, SIMMON, SIMMONDS, SIMMONS, SIMPSON, SIMS, SINCLAIR, SINGLETON, SKINNER, SLAGLE, SLATE, SLAUGHTER, SLAWTER, SLOAN, SMALLMAN, SMART, SMITH, SMITHSON, SNAPP, SNESOR (SNEZOR), SNODGRASS, SNOW, SOUTHER, SOWEL, SPEER, SPEIGHT, SPENCE, SPENCER, SPILLMAN, SPIVY, SPRATT, STACEY, STACY, STALLCUP, STANDLEY, STANLEY, STANLY, STANPHILL, STARKEY, STARNES, STEEL, STEELE, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, STEVENS, STEVERS, STEWARD, STEWART, STITES, STOCKTON, STOGSDALE, STOKES, STONE, STOVER, STRADEN, STRAIN, STRATTON, STRICKLAND, STRICKLIN, STRONG, STROUD, STUART, STURDAVEN, STURDEVANT, STURDIVANT, STURT, STUTESMAN, SUITER, SULLINGER, SULLIVANT, SUMMERS, SURFIS (SERFIS), SUTHERLAND, SWADLEY, SWINGLE, SWINK

TABOR, TACKETT, TAILOR, TALKINGTON, TALLENT, TATE, TATUM, TAYLOR, TEDWELL, THACKER, THEOBALD, THOMPSON, THORNTON, TICE, TILLER, TILLERY, TIMS, TINDEL, TINDELL, TINDLE, TINSLEY, TIPTON, TIREY, TODD, TOLER, TOLLY, TOW, TRAMMEL, TREADWAY, TREDWELL, TROUTMAN, TUCK, TUCKER, TUCKNES, TURK, TURMAN, TURNER, TYNDALE

UNDERWOOD, URSSERY, UTLEY

VALENTINE, VANCE, VANDEFORD, VANDERFORD, VANDIFORD, VANMETER, VANN, VAUGHAN, VAUGHN, VENABLE, VEST, VICE, VICKERY, VICORY (VICKREY), VICTOR, VICTORY, VILES, VINCENT, VITT, VOILES, VOLAW, VORICE, VORIS

WADDLE, WAINSCOT, WAINSCOTE, WAINSCOTT, WAIT, WAKEFIELD, WALDER (WALDO), WALKER, WALLACE, WALLAS, WALLIS, WALTERS, WALTON, WAMSLEY, WARD, WARREN, WARTHAM, WASH, WATERMAN, WATKINS, WATSON, WATTS, WEAR, WEAS, WEATHERMAN, WEAVER, WEBB, WEIR, WELCH, WELLS, WELSH, WENGER, WERICK, WEST, WEYAND, WHEAT, WHEELER, WHELCHEK, WHELCHEL, WHITE, WHITED, WHITESIDES, WHITTEN, WIGGENS, WILCOX, WILCOXEN, WILHITE, WILKERSON, WILKINSON, WILLCOX, WILLCOXIN, WILLHITE, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLINGHAM (WININGHAM), WILLS, WILSON, WIMPEY, WINFIELD, WING, WINKLER, WINTON, WITT, WOLF, WOLFE, WOLFENBARGER, WOLLARD, WOMMACK, WOOD, WOODARD, WOODLE, WOODS, WOOLARD, WOOLMAN, WORTHAN, WORTHON, WRIGHT, WROTHAM

YANCY, YANDELL, YANNELS, YEAGER, YOAST, YOST, YOUNG, YOUNGBLOOD, YOUNGER, YOUST

ZIGLER, ZUMALT, ZUMWALT

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