I53879: ROTHAIS (____

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Marriage 1 Mary ?. Jacob Adams of Tenn born 1761 date of death unknown.
CANNON COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - R.A. Dennis Manuscripts, Part 3
THE ADAMS FAMILY JACOB SR. SISTERS
Jacob Adams, 1761, Jr. sisters were as follows: (of TN)
Mary, m. Christopher Cooper. Cooper died and she Mary, m. Richard Hancock.
Barbara Adams, Jacobs sister m. Dr. Sam Tittle.
Ruth m. Mr. Cummings-She is Tenn Jacob Dau?
Susan, a sister to Jacob Adams, Sr. m. Zack Keaton.
Sally (Sarah), Jacob Jr. sister, m Cornelius Keaton.

Jacob Adams Jr. Dau: Jacob Adams Jr. daughters:
Mr. Hays wife was Jacobs dau {?Wasnt this Abe's dau}
Caroline, m. James Owen
Elizabeth m. James Fuson
Priscilla, m. John Overall
Francis m. Lewis Hancock
Susan m. A E Hancock
Jasper Ruyle m. one of Jacob’s dau
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"THE WAY AND HOW THE ADAMS FAMILY CAME TO TENNESSEE

In July, 1809 Jacob Adams, Abe Overall, Isaac Turney, Sr., Wels Adamson, Zachariah Keaton, Sam Fuson and probably many others formed, or organized themselves into a colony of home seekers and turned their faces west in search of the heart of fine country. Dr. Sam Tittle and a Mr. Cummings came when the Adams family came. The colony came in ox carts, rude built wagons, horse back, and almost any way available. They followed the old Nickajack Trail. Nickajack was a hair liped Indian. He was chief of a tribe of Indians that lived or roamed about in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. This tribe of Indians would go east once or twice every year.

Their trail came across Kentucky into Tenn. through what is now Macon County, by Red Boiling Springs to Lancaster, where Temperance Hall, Dowelltown and Liberty now is. From Liberty up Clear Fork to the Big Overall Spring. This was a good camping place and they had bark shanties built to camp in.

INDIAN TRAIL

The trail ran or went up the creek from the Big Spring to the Adamson Branch.
Thence up the branch to the Lige Adamson cave. Thence up the long hill where the Bill Bryant and Presley Adamson farm joins. Thence on out Pea Ridge and on to the Half Acre Spring. Thence through Warren County, through Grundy Co. and over into Sequatchie Valley and on into Virginia.

The colony followed the narrow path for a guide. Of course they had to cut a wide road to travel in as they were traveling in carts and wagons. They drove their cattle, sheep, and hogs along with them. They started in July to get the benefit of the grazing, for the summer and fall grass was fine. Water was hard to find until an old Indian told them how to find it. The main trail was marked by cutting one notch on trees along the way, the water paths was marked with two notches. The salt licks by blazes slits on the bushes and trees.

So the colony came and while coming they camped two or three times when camp meetings were being held. Plenty of people lived in east Tenn. at that time but not but few in what is now Middle Tenn in those days. The colony finally arrived at the Big Spring camping ground and met a few Indians who were there
at that time. The Red men were very friendly and extended toward them a good welcome. The Indians were fond of liquor and the boys of course had plenty with them.

They treated them to their full desire and they piloted the home seekers over the country and showed them the fine caves and good springs of pure water.

Abe Overall took up his home over across the creek adjacent to the Big Spring.
Wels Adamson located where H. M. Evans now lives.
The Turney located one mile above the Big Spring.
Christopher Cooper, on of the colony, chose his home up the creek above the Turney entry, known as the A. L. Hancock place.
Dr. Sam Tittle located still further up the creek near Gassaway.

Jacob settled upon what is known as Adams Branch above the Abe Overall home.
Zack Keaton went just over in what is now called the Keaton Hollow. He entered about one thousand acres of good hill land.
Jake Kelley, Robert King and Sam Fuson took up their land on Sycamore Creek.

No doubt they were a happy set of people for they all stayed here and built good houses and the most of them became wealthy citizens for that day and time. Mr. Cummings settled over in the Danville Neighborhood now Woodbury, Tenn.

I am sure many others came along with the colony but I don’t know who they were. I may think of someone later on as I write this.

One of Jacob Adams sisters {Ruth b. 1794-1795} married a Cummings. They had sons and daughters. Thomas, one of the sons resided in Warren County.

Thomas Cummings, Jr., mayor of Nashville, is a grandson of Thomas Cummings.

Warren Cummings was the second son. He married Dove Sullivan. They had ? children. Warren was born Nov 11, 1814, died May 11, 1898. Dovie, wife of Warren Cummings, died Nov. 7, 1884 age 70 yrs. Warren Cummings was worth probably one hundred and fifty thousand dollars at his death.

Jim (Stringer) Cummings was Warren’s only heir. Jim died before his father.
Warren Cummings died and his (Jim’s) children heired Warren Cummings estate.
The Cummings girls married and removed to or near Carthage, Mo."
CANNON COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - R.A. Dennis Manuscripts, Part 2
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/bios/dennis02.txt

Children:
2 Frances ADAMS b: 8 Jan 1794 d: 23 Apr 1865 + Lewis HANCOCK b: 25 Oct 1787 d: 26 Aug 1866
2 Abraham ADAMS b: 16 Jan 1790 d: 9 Sep 1867 + Nancy ADAMS b: 9 Apr 1790 d: 1 Feb 1852
2 Elizabeth ADAMS + James FUSON
2 Susan ADAMS + Robert JOHNSON
2 Mary ADAMS + John ALLEN

Capt. Philip ALEXANDER

22 Jul 1704 - 19 Jul 1753

ID Number: I44596

Notes

ALEXANDER FAMILY page 8: will dated July 18, 1753, probated Aug. 14, 1753; his personal estate was appraised at £1,558 IOS., 2 1/2d.; m. Nov. 11, 1726, Sarah Hooe, b. 1708; d. Aug. 14, 1758; dau. of Col. Rice and Frances (Townshend-Dade) Hooe, of King George Co., Va., gr. dau. of Rice and Catherine (Taliaferro) Hooe, and of Col. Robert and Mary (Langhorn) Townsend. Issue:

""Near the entrance to 'Cedar Grove,' the well known estate of the Stuart family, in King George County, lie several heave, but broken, slabs, marking the burying ground of the Alexanders of 'Salisbury,' an estate now included in 'Cedar Grove.' The former site of the house can still be seen at a point not far from the graveyard and from it a beautiful view of the Potomac is visible. The epitaphs are as follows:

Here Lies the Body of
Philip Alexander, Gent.,
of Stafford County, Who Departed
This Life on Friday, the 19th of
July, 1753 in the 49th Year of his Age.

Here Lies the Body of
Sarah Alexander
Wife of Philip Alexander
Daughter of Rice Hooe
and Frances, his Wife.
She Departed This Life on
the 14th day of August, 1758
in the 50th Year of Her Life."

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William ANDREWS Jr.

ABT 1830 - ____

ID Number: I19392

Notes

20 years of age on 1850 Census.

Lucy Ann COMPTON

1834 - ____

ID Number: I92575

Joseph Sandidge DICKINSON

20 Mar 1806 - 25 Jun 1880

ID Number: I28675

Philip GATEWOOD

ABT 1784 - ____

ID Number: I51509

Notes

Will of John Gatewood: Son, Philip Gatewood - $150.00 as his full share of my estate.

6 Phillip GATEWOOD b: 1784/1788 + Letitia RAWLINGS b: 1790

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Buford LINDSEY

ABT 1840 - ____

ID Number: I5519

Notes

E. Feliciana Parish, La C 450 may be connected or same person?
Beaufort Lindsy 37 M Ms.
Nancy A. 26 F La.
Margaret 13 F La.
Jane 13 F La.
Harreitt 8 F Texas
Mary 6/12 F La.

George William MCCLAIN

10 Jun 1894 - ____

ID Number: I67371

Notes

4 wives. George and Lizzie McLain had two children, Pocahontas P. McLain and my father, George Walter McLain.

Demos Ray MEADE

John M. TINSLEY

14 Dec 1819 - AFT 1885

ID Number: I26305

Notes

Allen Co. KY (Formed 1815 from Barren & Warren Cos) Marriages: 1846, 26 Mar--John M Tinsley m. Lucinda Quisenberry. John M. b 1819, m Lucinda Quesenbury Nichols.

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885, Butler Co: JOHN M. TINSLEY, Butler County, was born December 14, 1819, in Sumner County, Tenn., and is a son of Isaac Tinsley, Jr., and Charlotte Tinsley, nee Murray. The former was born in Amherst County, Va., and in earlyyouth came with his parents to Tennessee; was soldier in the war of 1812, and took part in the battle of New Orleans. He removed to Barren County, Ky., about the year 1834, and after a number of other removals, located in Butler County in 1880 [sic]; he died in 1858, at the age of seventy-two years. Charlotte (Murray) Tinsley was a daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Bushnell) Murray, and in her union with Isaac Tinsley, Jr., was the mother of the following children: James (deceased), Harriet L., (Holman), John M., Calvin, Thomas W., Joseph K., Christopher C. (deceased)Cynthia (Wolf, Burris and Mills), and Sophia J. (Oliver). John M. was first married in 1846, to Mrs. Lucinda Quiesenberry, nee Nichols; she was the daughter of John and Edith (Stovall) Nichols of Allen County; she was the mother of the following children: Amanda A. (Doyle), Henry C., and Emma J. (Lambert). She died in February, 1856, and Mr. Tinsley married Mary D. Landrum of Barren County; she died in July, 1858, and he married his third wife, June, 26, 1859, Lucinda A., daughter of John and Nancy (Wainscott) Watkins of Allen County, born October, 9, 1834; this union has been blessed by the birth of four children., viz.: Thomas E., Ulysses L., Isaac L., and Ida B. Mr. Tinsley is a farmer and owns 150 acres of land; he has also for many years engaged in black-smithing. In politics he is independent. He is a member of the Christian Church.

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My Southern Family

ROTHAIS

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ID Number: I53879

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Jacob ADAMS Jr.

12 Nov 1763 - 5 Mar 1835

ID Number: I76654

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Capt. Philip ALEXANDER

22 Jul 1704 - 19 Jul 1753

ID Number: I44596

Notes

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William ANDREWS Jr.

ABT 1830 - ____

ID Number: I19392

Notes

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Lucy Ann COMPTON

1834 - ____

ID Number: I92575

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Joseph Sandidge DICKINSON

20 Mar 1806 - 25 Jun 1880

ID Number: I28675

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Philip GATEWOOD

ABT 1784 - ____

ID Number: I51509

Notes

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Buford LINDSEY

ABT 1840 - ____

ID Number: I5519

Notes

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George William MCCLAIN

10 Jun 1894 - ____

ID Number: I67371

Notes

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Demos Ray MEADE

John M. TINSLEY

14 Dec 1819 - AFT 1885

ID Number: I26305

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