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Compiled by WPA Workers. With over 700 surnames referenced, this volume contains Grainger County Court Minutes from 1802 through 1812. Included are:
- Civil/Criminal Matters
- Orphan Records
- Child Support Issues
- Fines
- Deeds/Estates
- Land Permits
- Overseers
- Names of County Officials
- Arbitrations
- Court Payments [Including care of the disabled, elderly, and mentally ill.]
- Promissory Notes
- Business Licenses
- Names of Jurors
- Tax Releases
- Taxable Property
- Sale of Slaves
- Estate Matters
- Names of Justices of the Peace
During the Great Depression in the early 1900s, many Americans were given a “job” by the United States Government to support their family. One such “job” was transcribing early court, family, Bible, and cemetery records as well as other local records. Original versions were typed on onion skin paper with “x” number of carbon copies. Although the State Archives owns the vast majority of ‘first’ or typed copy, carbons have circulated for years but are now scattered. Often the typing is not the best and is difficult to read but these valuable records still constitute one of the best sources of information for Tennessee Counties. In many cases, these are all that remain of the original as many county records have been lost. WPA records are generally full text transcription: much larger in scope than an abstraction or summary.
August, 1808
Ordered by the Court that James Kennedy have leave to keep a public house of Entertainment where he now lives at Bens Station in the County of Grainger who enters into bond with Stephen W. Santer his security in the sum of $1,000.
A deed of conveyance from James Cooper to John Cocke for Lot #3 in the town of Rutledge was proven in open Court by the oaths of John F. Jack and Isaac McMians subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be registered.
Ordered by the Court that Sarah Shelton, widow and relict of William Shelton, deceased have leave to administer on all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of said William Shelton enters into bond in the sum of $1,000 for the faithful administration on the estate of the deceased …. [continues]
Richard Walker comes into Court and maketh oath that he is afraid of his life or some bodily hurt from the said Jean Hall and the defendant – Jean Hall came into Court and enters into recognizance in the sum of $500 …. [continues].
A bill of sale from John C. Haley to Robert Massengille for a negro girl named Hannah was acknowledged in open court by … [continues].
Wyatt Smith, a minor, comes into court and prays the liberty of choosing his guardian whereupon the said Wyett Smith in open Court maketh choice of Thomas Dardis Esquire as his guardian who enters into bond for the plaintiffs performance of his duty as such.
* After the surname indicates over 5 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
** After the surname indicates over 10 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
ABERNATHY ACKLIN ACUFF ADAIR ADAMSON ADAYS ADKINS ADKINSON ADY ALBERT ALDER ALFRED ALLEN ALLISON ALSUP* ALVIS AMIS ANDERSON* ARCHER ARMSTRONG ARNETT ARNOLD ARVINE ASBERRY ASHBURN ASHER ASHLEY AULGUR AUSTIN AYTES
BAKER BALL BALLENGER BALVER BARKWELL BARNARD BARNEY BARTON BAWLDWIN BAXLY BAXTER BEAN** BEATY BEELOR* BEDDIS BELL BERRY BERTON BIGGS BIRD BIRDWELL BISHOP BLACK BLACKBURN BLACKFORD BLACHWELL BLAIR* BLAKE BLOUNT BLYTH BOATMAN BOATRIGHT BOLTON BOON BOTRIGHT BOTTS BOWEN BOWLING BOWMAN BOYD BRADBERRY BRADEN BRADFORD BRADSHAW BRAGG BRANSON BREEDEN (BREADEN) BREWER BRIANT BRIDGET BRIM BROCK BROCKINS BROGAN BROOM BROWN** BRUCE BRUMET BRUNDAGE BRYANT BULL BULLARD BULLER BUNCH* BURKS BURNET BURTON BUTCHER BUZBY BYONE
CABBAGE CAIN CALLISON CALVIN CAMPBELL** CANNON CANTRIL CAPPS CARIGER CARLEY CARMACK CARMICHAEL CARNEY CARNS CARRELL CARRICK CARROTHERS CARSON CARVILE CATHCART CENTER CHAMBERS CHAMBERLAIN* CHANDLER* CHANEY CHARLES CHEEK CHERSHER (CHISHER) CHILDRESS CHINN CHILTON CHRISTIAN CHURCHMAN CIMRY CIRCLE CLAIBORNE CLAPIER (CLIPPIER) CLARK** CLAY CLAYTON CLEAR CLIFTON COATS** COBB COCKE* COE COFFEE COFFMAN COLBERT COLLINS* COMBS CONDLY CONDRY CONLEY CONN CONNER CONWAY COOK COONS COOPER* COOPWOOD COPELAND* CORMAK COTNER COTREL COULTER* COUNTZ (COUNTS) COWAN COX** COZBY CRABB* CRAFT CRAIGE CRAWFORD CRAWLEY CRAZIEL CROCKET CROSS CROW CROZIER CRUMP CUNNINGHAM CYRUS
DALE DALTON DAMEWOOD DANIEL* DARDIS DAVID DAVIDSON DAVIS* DEADRICK DEFOE DENNIS DENSON DICKINSON DISHAN DIXON DODSON** DOGGETT DOGHART DONALDSON DONAHOE DONATHAN DONNER DORAH DOROUGH (DORAH) DORSET DOUGLASS DRIVER DUKE DUMVILLE (DUNVILLE) DUNCAN DUNHAM DUNLAP DUNN DURATT DYER**
EASLEY EATON EDDINS EDINGTON EDWARD ELDER ELKINS ELLIOT* ELLIS ELLISON ELSEY EMMERSON ENGLISH EPPS ERWINE ESTIS EVANS* EWING EZELL
FEARS FENN FERGUSON FIELDS FINLEY FISHER FLOYD FORD FOWLER FRANKLIN FRAZIER FREE FRY FULCHER
GAINES GALLION GARRETT GAW GENTRY GIBSON* GILBERT GILBREATH GILL GILLTON GILLEM GILLENTINE GILLMORE GLOSSET GOARD GOING GOLD GOLDEN GOLDER GOLDING GORDON GOWING (GRYHEM) GRAHAM GRANNOT GRANTHAM GRASSEY GRAY GRAYSON GREEN GRIFFEY GRIFFIN GRIFFITTS GRIFFORDS (GRIFFARDS) GRIGSBY GRIMES GROVE GRUBB GRUSHAM (GRISSON) GUINN (GUYNN) GUSS (GESS) (GASS) GUTHRIE
HACKNEY HAGGARD HAILEY HAINES HAINEY HALL** HAMMER HAMMILL (HAMIL) (HAMILL) HAMILTON HAMMOCK HAMMONS HANES HANEY (HAINEY) HANKINS HARBERT HARLOW HARMON* HARNEY HARRELL HARRIS** HARRISON HARTS HAWKINS HAYES HAYGOOD HAYNES HAZARD HENDERSON** HENLEY HENRY HINSHAW HIBBARD HICKEY HICKMAN HICKORY HILL HINCHEY HINDS HIPSHER (HIPSHIRE) HITSON HITTS HIX HOBBS HODGES* HOGG HOLLEY HOLSTON HOLT** HONEYCUTT HOPPER HOPPING HORNBACK HORNER HORTON HOWARD HOWELL* HUDDLESTON* HUDSON* HUMBARD HUME HUMPHREYS HUNT HUNTER HURST HUTCHISON
INGLISH INNMAN IRVINE IRVIN ISOM IVEY
JACK JACKSON JAMES* JAMISON JARNAGIN* JENTRY JINNINGS JODSON JOHNSON JOHNSTON* JONES*
KAIN KEARNES KEELAND KEITH KELLY KEMP KENNEDY KERN KERNEY KETLAND KEY KIDWELL KIMBRO KING** KIRBY KIRK KIRKHAM KITCHEN KITT KOOK (COOK)
LANCEY LAND LANE LANGHAM LARIMORE (LARRIMORE) LATHAM LAVENDAR LAWSON LAW LEA* (LEE) LEBOW LEMAR (LOMAR) LEONARD LEWIS LINE LIVELY LONG* LONGAORE LOWE LOYD LUCAS LUSK LUTTRELL LYTTLE
MCAMY MCANALLY* MCBEE MCBROOM MCCARTY MCCARVER MCCLANE MCCLIN MCCLUNG MCCOY MCCRAW CDANIEL MCDONALD MCELHATTON MCELHENEY* MCENNLY MCFARLAND MCFETERS MCFETTERIDGE MCGEE MCGILL MCGINNIS MCKINNEY MCMASTER MCMEANS MCMAINS MCNAIR MCNEAL MCPHEETERS MCPHERSON MCPHETRIDGE MCVEY
MACKLIN MADDISON MAGEE MAGILL MAGOFFIN MALINEY MALLICOTE. MALONE MANN MAPLES MARGROVES MARSHALL MARTAIN MARTIN MASSENGILL MASSEY MASON MATHEWS MATHENY MATLOCK MAXWELL MAYBERRY MAYES* MAYS MEDLOCK MEDLY MENDINGHALL MIDDLETON MIDKIFF* MIDLY MILLER** MILLICAN MILLIGAN MILLIKAN (MILLCAN) MINET MINIS MINOR MITCHELL** MOFFETT MONROW MONTGOMERY MOODY MOONEY MOORE** MORGAN* MORRIS* MORRISON MOULDER MOURNING MOYERS MUMAOWER MUNROW MURDOCK MURPHY* MURRY MYERS
NALL** NANCE NATION NEAL NENNEY NEVIN NEWELL NEWMAN NICELY NICHOL NICHOLS NICHOLSON NISLE NIVEN NOE* NORMAN NORRIS* NORTEN NOTT NUGENT
OAKS OBARK ODANNELL ODNEIL OGAN OGLE OLDHAM ORE OUTLAW OVERTON OWEN OWENS
PACE PAINE PANGLE PANNELL PARK PARKER PARKERSON PARSONS PATTERSON PATTON PAUL PAYNE PECK PEERY PEETERS PENDERGRASS PERCIFIELD PERRIN PERVIN PETREE (PEETRY) PEW (PUGH) PHILIPS PIATT PICKENS PICKERAL PIERCIFIELD POPE PORCUPILE POUNDERS POWDER POWELL PRAT PRITCHETT PROFFIT PROVINCE PRUIT PUHALL PUNCHEON PURCHAL PURSELL
QUABER QUALZ
RALEY RAMSEY RAY* RAYL REECE REED* REDDIN REDDIS REDNSE RENFROS RENSBARGER REYNOLDS RHEA RHODES RICE RICH RICHARDS RICHARDSON RICHESON RICHLAND RIGGS* RIVER ROACH ROANE ROBECK ROBERTS ROBERTSON* ROBINSON RODDYE RODGERS ROEBECK (ROBECK) ROGERS ROOKS ROSE ROSS ROULSTON RUBIN RUMMEY RUSSELL RUTLEDGE RYANS RYERSON
SALLY SANDERS SARTAIN (SARTIN) SARTAN (SARTAIN) SESSEENSATYRFIELD SAUNDERS SAVAGE SCAGGS SCOTT* SCRUGGS SCURLOCK SEABOLT SEAMONS SEAWELL SELVAGE (SELVEDGE) SENTER SERTAN SERVIS SEVIER SHALL SHARKEY SHARP** SHAW SHELTON** SHERLEY SHERMAN SHIELDS SHIPLEY SHIRE SHOCKLEY SHORT SHOWMAN SHROPSHIRE (SHOPSHIER) SIDDENS SIGLER SIMMONS SIMPSON SIMS SIRKLE SIRUS SMITH** SMITHSON SMOCK SNIDER SNODGRASS SNUFFER SNYDER SOLOMON SOUTHERLAND SPANGLER SPARKMAN SPENCER SPRADLING SPRING STANLEY STANOR STEPHENS STEPHENSON STEWART* STIFFEY STONE STOWELL STRANGE STREET STUBBLEFIELD* SUERLOCK SULLINS SUTTIN (SUTTON) SWAN SWANNY SWORD
TALLEY TANNER TATE TAYLOR** TEAL (TEEL) TERRY THOMPSON THOMSON(THOMPSON) THORNBERRY TOMASON TRIGG TRINBLE TROGDON TROTMAN TUCKER TURLEY TURNER TUTTLE TYES
UMSTEAD UNDERHILL
VANDERGRIFF VANHOOSER VARNELL VINYARD VIRGINIA VITITO
WADDLE WAGGONER WALKER WALLIN WALTERS WARREN WARD WARWICK WATERS (WALTERS) WATSON WEAVER WEBSTER WELLS WEST WESTHIRRIN WEYER WHALING (WHALEN) WHITE* WHITELOCK WHITENER WHITEGIDE WIDENER WILHITE WILLET WILLIAMS** WILLIAMSON WILIS WILLE WILSON** WIMBLE WINDHAM WINDS WINSLOW WITT WOLF WOOD WOODALL WOODIN WOODLARD WOODWARD WORD
YADEN YANCEY YATES YEADEN YORK YOUNG
