Jefferson County is one of the earlier settlement areas of east Tennessee since it is on the French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers which have their head waters in western North Carolina. Since many of the early settlers traveled by boat, this was a natural outlet into this county. These court minutes reflect the earliest records of the day by day running of the county by the courts. Here are found many of the land transactions, divorces, orphan records, road orders and the many other items of general interest to the people of a county.

Example from this volume:

“First Monday in May 1795 - The last will and testament of John Gilliland, Sen. Deceaed was proven in Court by John McNabb and John Neitherton subscribing witness thereto and Joseph Hamilton one of the executors therein named was qualified.”

“A bill of sale from William Murphy to Thomas Jarnigan for a negro man named Pompey was proven in Court and recorded.”

“Mordecai Mendirgall is released from the payment of a double tax on his stud horse.” Etc., etc.

 

Surnames Included in This Publication

ADAMS, ADAMSON, AITKINS, ALBERTSON, ALDMAN, ALEXANDER, ALSUP, ALLEN, ALLIS, ALLISON, AMOS, ANDERSON, ARMSTRONG, ARNOLD, ARTESON, ARTHUR, ASHBURN, ASHER, ASHLEY, ASHMORE, AULD, AVERY, AYERS

BACON, BAILEY, BAISDEN, BAKER, BALCH, BALDRIDGE, BALDWIN, BALFOUR, BALL, BALLINGER, BARBER, BARNES, BARNHILL, BARTON, BATES, BATE, BAXTER, BAYLES, BEAM, BEARD, BEAVER, BECK, BEDWELL, BEESON, BEIRD, BELL, BENNETT, BERRY, BIGGAM, BIGGS, BINGHAM, BIRD, BLACK, BLACKBURN, BLACKSTONE, BLAIRE, BLANKENSHIP, BLOUNT, BOGGASS, BOWYERS, BOYD, BRADFORD, BRADLEY, BRADSHAW, BRAMOR, BRANNUM, BRATCHE, BRAZELTON, BRAZEALE, BRICE, BRICKLEY, BRIGS, BRINDLEY, BRITTAIN, BROCK, BROWN, BRYAN, BYRON, BUCKINGHAM, BUCKNER, BULL, BULLARD, BULLEN, BURK, BURRIS, BUSSELL, BUZBY

CAFFEE, CALAHAN, CALAVAN, CALDWELL, CALFEY, CALISTER, CALLUM, CAMERON, CAMPBELL, CANADY, CANNON, CANTERBURY, CAPE, CARLOCK, CARMICHAEL, CARNUM, CARNES, CARPER, CARR, CARRIGER, CARSON, CASH, CASPER, CATE, CATES, CARVER, CARMEN, CHAMBERLAIN, CHAPMAN, CHARLES, CHEEK, CHEERS, CHESTER, CHILTON, CHRISHOLM, CHRISTIAN, CHURCHMAN, CLACK, CLAIBORNE, CLARK, CLENDENAN, CLINE, CLINGAN, CLUCK, COBB, COCHRAN, COOKE, COFMAN, COFFMAN, COFMAN, COFFEE, COLEMAN, COLLINS, COLLINSWORTH, COLLINSON, COLTER, COMBS, CONGLETON, COONS, COOPER, COPELAND, COPPOCK, CORBET, CORBITT, COSNOR, COTTINGAN, COTTINGAN/COTTINGHAM/COTTONGHAM, COTTINGAM, COTTON, COULTER, COUNTZ, COVENTER, COWAN, COX, CRAIG, CRAUSAND, CRAWFORD, CRESWELL, CROCKETT, CROSS, CROWSON, CROZIER, CUNNINGHAM, CURRY

DALTON, DANIEL, DAMERON, DAMRELL, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DAY, DEAN, DERICK, DENTON, DENNISON, DINWOODY, DRAIN, DREEAWAY, DEED, DILLIS, DOBKIN, DODSON, DOGGET, DOGGETT, DOHERTY, DONELSON, DONNELL, DOUGHTY, DOUGLASS, DUFF, DUNCAN, DUNLAP, DURAR, DURGAN, DUROSSETT

EARLS, EARNEST, EDGAR, EDWARDS, ELDRIDGE, ELLIS, ELLIOTT, ELMORE, ENGLISH, ERWIN, EWING, EVANS

FERRILL, FIELDS, FINCHER, FINDLEY, FINE, FINTON, FITCH, FITZGERALD, FLIPPEN, FORD, FORREST, FOWLER, FOX, FRAME, FRAZER, FRYAR, FULKERSON

GALBRAITH, GARRET, GARRETT, GARRETSON, GARRISON, GASS, GAUT, GENTRY, GEORGE, GERMAN, GIBSON, GILBERT, GILMORE, GILLILAND, GIST, GIVENS, GLASS, GOFORTH, GORDON, GORE, GOODEN, GOODSON, GRACE, GRAHAM, GRAY, GREENE, GRIER, GRIFFIN, GRIFFY, GRILLS, GRINDSTAFF, GRISAM, GRISHAM, GROSS, GUTHERY

HAGGARD, HALE, HALL, HALTER, HAMIL, HAMILTON, HAMMER, HAMMOND, HANCE, HANES, HANEY, HANKINS, HANNUM, HANNAH, HERBERT, HARBOUN, HARBOUR, HARDEN, HARGROVE, HARGROVES, HARMON, HARRIS, HARRISON, HARTON, HARVEY, HASKETT, HASTEN, HATLER, HAVENS, HAWORTH, HAYNES, HAYS, HEDLEY, HENDERSON, HENNINAN, HENRY, HERDS, HESTES, HIBBERT, HICKMAN, HILBERT, HILL, HILTON, HINCLE, HINSHAW, HODGE, HODGES, HOFFMAN, HOLDER, HOLDWAY, HOLMS, HOLLAND, HOLLAWAY, HOOD, HOOPER, HORN, HORNBACK, HORNBACKS, HORNER, HORTON, HOSKINS, HOUSE, HOWARD, HUBBERT, HUDGENS, HUDLEY, HUFF, HUGHES, HUME, HUNSTON, HUNTER, HURST, HUSOR, HUCK, HUSK, HUTCHINSON, HYSEY

INMAN, IRVINE, IRVIN, ISBELL, IVEY

JACK, JACKSON, JACOBS, JAMES, JARNIGAN, JEANS, JOB, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDEN

KANY, KARNE, KASEY, KEENY, KEITH, KELSO, KELLY, KENNEDY, KERR, KIDWELL, KIMBROUGH, KINCAID, KING, KIRKPATRICK, KNABB, KNAVE

LACKEY, LACY, LAMAR, LAMB, LAMBERT, LAMON, LANDRUM, LANE, LANGDON, LANGHAM, LANGSON, LANNING, LARANCE, LAREMORE, LARIN, LATHEM, LATHIM, LATHUM, LAYMON, LEA, LEGG, LEITH, LEUELLAN, LEWIS, LIGGETT, LILLARD, LINDSEY, LIVELY, LOGAN, LONGACRE, LOVE, LOVELADY, LOW, LOWERY, LUSK, LYLE, LYON

McBEE, McBROOM, McCAGG, McCALLY, McCAMPBELL, McCAMMON, McCARTY, McCLANAHAN, McCLISTER, McCLUNG, McCONNELL, McCUISTIAN, McCULLAH, McDONALD, McDOWELL, McELHANEY, McELHENY, McFARLAND, McGAIRY, McGEE, McGHEE, McGIRT, McGIST, McGOWN, McGUIRE, McKABB, McKAY, McKEAN, McKINNEY, McLANE, McMEAN, McMEANS, McMAHAN, McNABB, McNAME, McNEELY, McNEIL, McPEETERS, McPETERS, McPHEETERS, McPHERSON, McQUIRT, McROBERTS, McSPADDEN, McWILLIAMS

MADDISON, MAGARY, MAHON, MAJORS, MAKER, MAKVINS, MALCOMB, MANARD, MANN, MANNEL, MANNING, MANNTO, MANSFIELD, MANTOOTH, MANUAL, MANVEL, MARTIN, MARSHALL, MARSHMAN, MASON, MASSINGALL, MATHEWS, MATTOX, MAULSBY, MAXWELL, MAYBERRY, MAY, MEEK, MENASCO, MENDINGALL, MENDENHALL, MERRICK, MESSINGAL, MIDCALF, MICHAEL, MILLIKEN, MILLER, MILLS, MITCHELL, MODERAL, MOFFETT, MOLDER, MOLIN, MONEY, MONTGOMERY, MOON, MOORE, MORRIS, MORGAN, MORROW, MOULDER, MOULDING, MOUNT, MOYERS, MULLENDOSE, MURPHY, MURRELL, MYERS

NALL, NEELY, NOICE, NEICE, NEIL, NEILSON, NEITHERTON, NELSON, NENNY, NEWMAN, NICHOLSON, NORDYKE

OATS, ODLE, OSBURNE, OSTIN, OUTLAW

PADGET, PALSON, PANGLE, PARKER, PARKS, PATTERSON, PATTON, PAYNE, PEASUM, PECK, PERRY, PEPPER, PERKINS, PERRIMAN, PERRY, PEYTON, PHARES, PICKENS, PILES, PIPER, POE, POHAN, POLLACK, POKER, POPE, PORTER, PORTERFIELD, PRESTON, PRICE, PRIDE, PRIDDY, PRIGMORE

RAINEY, RAMSEY, RANDOLPH, RANKIN, RAULSTONE, REAGAN, REARSON, RECTOR, REDMAN, REED, REESE, REID, RENFRO, RENO, RENNO, RENTFRO, REYBURN, RHEA, RICE, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, RIDER, RIDDLE, RIGGS, RITCHEY, ROACH, ROANE, ROAN, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROBERSON, ROBINSON, RODGERS, RODDYE, ROMAINE, ROMINE, RORAX, ROSS, ROUTH, RUSH, RUSSELL, RUTHERFORD

SALVAGE, SAMPLE, SANDERS, SANDUSKY, SCOTT, SEEHORN, SEATON, SEBOURN, SEEBOURN, SEERAT, SELLERS, SAMPLE, SERDSON, SEVIER, SHADDEN, SHARP, SHELTON, SHELLY, SHIELDS, SHINALL, SHIRALL, SILVY, SIMONS, SIMS, SKEEN, SLOVER, SMALL, SMITH, SNODGRASS, SNODDY, SORNCER, SOLOMON, SPENCER, SPRINGER, SPURGEON, STANBAUGH, STARNES, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, STIDHAM, STINETT, STIRLING, STOCKTON, STONEMAN, STUART, STEWART, STYERS, SULLINS, SULLIVAN, SUTHERLAND, SUTTON, SWAGGERTY, SWAIN, SWANN, SWINGLE

TAFF, TALBOTT, TALLEY, TATE, TAYLOR, TERRELL, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THORNBERRY, THORNBROUGH, THORNBURGH, THORNTON, THORP, THRIFT, TILLERY, TIPTON, TODD, TRIPLETT, TROTTER, TRUMAN, TUCKER, TULLY, TURMAN, TURNER, TURNLEY, TYES, TYRRELL

VANCE, VANHOOSER, VAUGHN, VICKERS, VINEYARD

WALLACE, WALLER, WALKER, WALTERS, WARD, WARREN, WATKINS, WATSON, WEAVER, WEBB, WEBSTER, WEIR, WELCH, WELLS, WEST, WHITE, WHITESIDE, WHITTLE, WHITSON, WILHITE, WILHOIT, WILCOCKSON, WILCOX, WILLIAMS, WILLIS, WILSON, WILLSON, WINTON, WITT, WORK, WOTTEN, WOOD, WOODS, WOODWARD, WOOLSEY, WRIGHT

YANCEY, YELL, YOKEM, YORK

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