Located in upper east Tennessee where North Carolina and Virginia all come together, this was one of the earliest areas of the state where settlers immigrated into Tennessee. This Will Book begins with a will being written prior to the organization of the county itself, but not probated until afterwards. The wills are abstracted, but retain all of the important information.

Example from this volume:

Page 39-40 - Will of John Crosswhite - written September 4, 1847 - Will of John Crosswhite ... to wife Elizabeth all my land’ to son Jesse a bay mare; “...if George my son stays with the family...until twenty-one...the farm...if not a filly. Son Jesse and Reuben Crosswhite my executors. Etc., etc.

 

Surnames Included in This Publication

ADAMS, ALLISON, ALLSPAUGH, ARNOLD, ARRENDELL, ASHER

BARRY, BLEVINS, BRADFUTE, BRADLEY, BROWN, BULTER, BUNTON

CABLE, CAMPBELL, CARTER, COCK, COSSY, CROSSWHITE, CROW

DICKSON, DISON, DONNALLY, DOUGHERTY, DUFF, DUGGER

EMMART

FARTHING, FLETCHER, FORRESTER, FORD

GAMBILL, GARRIER, GILLELAND, GILLESPIE, GIBSON, GOODWIN, GREGSON, GRINSTAFF

HARDIN, HAVRON, HAYSE, HEATH, HINES, HOCKERDAY, HOWARD

JAMES, JENKINS, JOHNSON

KEYS, KEYSE, KILBY, KISER

LEAH, LEFLER, LEWIS, LOYD

McBRIDE, McEWEN, McQUEEN, McQUOWN, MATHESON, MAY, MINKS, MOORE, MORELAND, MURPHY, MUSGRAVE

NAVE, NELSON

POTTER, POWELL, PRICE

REECE, ROBINSON, RUSS

SHARP, SHOWN, SHULL, SLIMP, SMITH, SMITHPETER, SNIDER, SOUTH, SOUTHELAND, STOUT

TAYLOR, TIPTON, TRIMBLE, TYFFE

VAUGHT, VENABLE

WADDON, WAGNER, WARD, WAUGH, WHALEY, WHITE, WIDBY, WILCOX, WILLIAMS, WILLIS, WILSON, WRIGHT

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