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1869 Explanation of Will Book 1

Index to Blount County Will Book, No. 1, 1799-1858

The following index was compiled from the transcribed wills created in 1869 from all known records not destroyed previously by fire. This new book was created by James A. Greer under the auspices of a Blount County committee assigned to the task. The original handwritten copy can be found on FamilySearch as Film #888878, Item 1. A typed copy of this recreated wills can be found on FamilySearch Film #24598, Item 2. They record the same wills, one is typed, one is handwritten. You should also search the Blount County Tennessee Probate Cases, Settlements, Guardianships, 1795-1980 which are digital copies

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Blount County Tennessee Chancery Court Records 1850 – 1900s

The government of Blount County, Tennessee has created an index for their Chancery Court records covering the years of 1850-1900s. These records are stored in twenty-nine boxes with an archives copy stored on microfilm. This index is reproduced below in a searchable format. Click here to see their pdf version of this index. Chancery court cases contain records of equity cases, some divorces, estate disputes and other private suits.

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Blount County TN 1801 Tax List - Page 01

Tax Rate of Captain Bogle’s Company for the Year 1801

There are two additional columns in the original entitled “Billiard Tables” and “Stud Horses.” No individuals were listed as owning any of the former, and only two individuals of Bogle’s Company were designated as owning any of the latter: William Boyd and Michel Nyman. Name Land Free Polls Black Polls Town Lots Bogle, Samuel 150 1 Bell, John 150 1 Bogle, Joseph 150 1 1 Boyd, Robert 150 1 Boyd, William 200 1 Bowerman, John 30 1 Bogle, Hugh 200 1 Bogle, Andrew 200 2 Carson, David 200 1 Cusack [Cusick], John B. 1 Cunningham, John 100 1 Cup [Cupp],

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Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery Sign

Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Maryville

Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Birtha E. Dockery 19 Aug 1908 10 Oct 1912 Blanch J. Downey 21 Jul 1910 07 Apr 1924 Sarah E. Downey 28 Jul 1884 03 Jan 1920 W. L. Downey 11 Oct 1876 04 Jan 1926 Bobbie Fields 14 Sep 1915 27 May 1989 Dawl Fields 29 Aug 1907 02 Sep 1984 Charlie Hammontree 20 Oct 1904 20 Jan 1905 Foute Fields Hammontree 10 Nov 1903 23 Mar 1975 George Washington Hammontree 06 May 1870 10 Aug 1957 Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Hammontree 11 Feb 1908 11 Feb 1908 Joe

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