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Roger Barton/Anderson Co/Early TN wills
Does anybody have any idea of where a good place to look for early TN wills is?
In particular, I'm looking for the will of Roger Barton, d. 4 Jan 1822. According to the Anderson County Court Minutes his will was proven in Oct 1822. The court minute abstract I found only named his executors. I talked to the Anderson County historian and she told me that (1) she didn't have any wills before 1830 and (2) the only thing she had relating to a will for Roger was a statement to the court that his witnesses saw him sign it.
A little about Roger....he arrived in TN about 1799 with his wife Margaret and a considerable chunk of his family. His son, Hugh, became a doctor and remained close by; his son, Gilbreath, was a postmaster and ended up in Marshall Co., AL; and 2 of his daughters married Croziers (John and Arthur), they also remained close by. He had some other children (2 I think), but I don't know anything about them. The family was Presbyterian.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
In particular, I'm looking for the will of Roger Barton, d. 4 Jan 1822. According to the Anderson County Court Minutes his will was proven in Oct 1822. The court minute abstract I found only named his executors. I talked to the Anderson County historian and she told me that (1) she didn't have any wills before 1830 and (2) the only thing she had relating to a will for Roger was a statement to the court that his witnesses saw him sign it.
A little about Roger....he arrived in TN about 1799 with his wife Margaret and a considerable chunk of his family. His son, Hugh, became a doctor and remained close by; his son, Gilbreath, was a postmaster and ended up in Marshall Co., AL; and 2 of his daughters married Croziers (John and Arthur), they also remained close by. He had some other children (2 I think), but I don't know anything about them. The family was Presbyterian.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Donna Atkinson on
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Just a possibility, check Caukley's volumes. They list abstracts of wills which give page numbers and books. When was the county formed? Its possible if it was formed after 1822, that the will is located in another county..you say it was proven per the County Minutes. Can you find a Settlement, Inventory of Property, or maybe another notation of what they did with his estate? It took years to settle these estates (sometimes up to 20 years) if they had a lot of property/assets. Sometimes there is a separate Will Book....sometimes the Will is located in the Deed Book in a transfer of property.
All just possibilities.
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