Lincoln County Archives
1000-B West Washington Street,
Fayetteville, TN 37334
Phone: 931-732-4214
Organization type: County archives
Access: 9:00-3:00 Thursday
Total Volume: 2,855 cubic feet
Holdings
TYPES: Original documents, microfilm.
DESCRIPTION:
- Invoices;
- old property records;
- deeds;
- Circuit Court records;
- Civil, Chancery Court records;
- marriage certificates;
- wills;
- historical records including toll roads, poorhouse farm, school records, adoptions, etc.;
- county court and Circuit Court minutes;
- marriage records;
- property taxes;
- enrolling dockets;
- census.
DATES: 1825-2000
Searching for early settler Robert Patton, wife Jane or Jenny Dorington, Their son Dornton or Dorn Patton was my grgrgrandfather. He and his brother John Patton fought through Alabama during the Indian Wars. Daughter Betsy married David Crockett. Still hoping more land and marriage records have been discovered since my earlier searches.
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Mrs. Dora Whisnant,
Greetings I was hoping that you could help me with finding some information on my grandfather “Michael Gold”. I am trying to get his revolutionary service recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution. A cousin of mine wrote a book “Traces of Gold” he lists what I would consider the proof needed. I believe it came from your records. He has his book posted online at (https://www.stone.mogenweb.org/authors/section1.html)
Thank you for your time!
v/r
John Meek
Bounty Warrant, Box 58, folder 24, 67—2517 Michael Gold, 1783
I do certify that Michael Gold, early in seventy six enlisted as a private soldier for two years in A Company, which I then commanded in the Eighth Virginia Continental Reg. and afterward enlisted for during the war in the same Reg., and continued in the same until the surrender at Charles Town at which time he was made prisoner of War that he received his pay in paper money up till the 13th day of November 1779 and afterwards in dollars in the presence of the commissary of prisoners at Charles Town since which he has received nothing that I know of , and that upon the exchange of prisoners in the Southern Department. I was informed by several of the other Soldiers that he was pressed from on board the prison Ship into the British Navy Service, which with his own account now agreed and that during his service in my company he was a faithful soldier to the United States to the utmost of his ability. Given under my hand at Hamilton this 19th day of August 1783. (This may be the date that he was discharged from service of the US Army.)
Land Office, Military Warrant No. 1908