Petition - 1 May 1813

Pioneered by Researcher Jack Cross First Sullivan CO, TNGenWeb County Coordinator

Sullivan County So. Of Holston River 5-1-1813 pg 1a

We the humble petitioners do pray do pray to the Assembly of the State of Ten-
nessee for a certain favor concerning Our Battallion Muster Ground.

Viz There are certain grievances, -- attending the place where We Muster at. 1st To wit. The River to be crossed with great difficulty and at certain times not at all, also not so
meaning Francis Holley's
centrical at the place it is now held at ^ as was when held at Mr Brunstutters formerly where Mr Walter James lived. We your petitioners further, considering your knowledge of our difficulties and also of our disadvantages we labor underrest in hopes of this our petition to be considered by no means unreasonable therefore hope it will be granted us.

John Vincent

Signed by James Mays, Hugh E Martin, Frank Branstetter, William Hulse, John Chester, Robert Baxley, George Fink, Nathan Bachman, Jonathon Bachman, Richard Murrell, David Bragg, John Chester Sr, John Peoples, Charles Jones, William Barkett, Thomas Vincent, Edmund Davis, John Brown, Timothy Dalton, George Brown.

Pg 1b Vincent Easley, Thomas Smith, John Hall, Simeon Grissom, George Crouch, James P Hultz Esq, Peter Easley Esq, George Vincent Esq, Thomas Bragg, William Maulton, William Edgman, Daniel Branstutter, John Hultz, Henry Branstutter, Daniel Payne, Joseph Smith, William Hulse, Stephen Easley, Daniel Easley, Samuel Cade, David Parry, William Jones, Jacob Maul, Henry Allison, Thomas McClain, James Arterborn, Jeremiah Chase, John Prophet, Walter Chase, Benjamin Britt, Walter Cox, John Britt, James Cox, Adam Raget, Daniel Sheets, ingham Riggs, James Birdwell, Charles Basket, William Alton, Smith Copenger, Hagaine Copenger, John Billingsley, John Cox, Abraham Cox, William Jones, David Peekins, Michael Fisk, Samuel Jobe, William Jones, Joseph Coven, William Lester, Jonathon Tussy, Joseph Webb, William Copas, Tomas Copass, George Crudgingder, William Faulks, Jacob Keene, Joseph Clark, Mathias Keene, Jones Boyd, William Boyd, William Britt, James Williams, Ezariah Jobe, George Jobe, William Guttisry, David Harlarger, Eli_m Emery, Nathaniel Jobe.

Pg 2 Samuel Job, William Jones, Samuel Hall, Joseph Hall, Thomas Hensley, Robert Hen_ard, Thomas Ford, James Pickings Sr, William Hulse Sr, George James, Robert Pickings, Jacob Slaughter Esq, Abraham Slaughter, Samuel Strickler Sr, Samuel Strickler Jr, Barnabas Hughs, John Ford, Jacob Strickler, Joseph Clark Sr, Simeon Hathoway, Robert Tritest, Joseph Keen Sr, Robert Kean Sr, David Paxton, John Addwell Sr, Jesse Poor, Louis Baher, Joseph Smith Jr, Thomas Pearce, Joshua Pearce Sr, Ezekiel Jones, Levi Nescarn, Mahlon Jones, Alex Birdwell, Major Russell, Aaron Russell, William Moseley, John Brown, John Moseley, David Parry Esq, David Jones, John Lesley, Thomas Brown, Charles Jones, John Fulks, George Cochrin, John Piece, William Waller, John Waller, John Hunt, J C Reynolds, John Gott, John Jones Sr, Samuel Bachman, John R Young, Samuel Newcomb, Lewis Clark, John Hathway, Leonard Hathway, Richard Murrell Sr, Alexander Smiley, John Easley, David Easley, Joseph Ware, Lovet Reid, Peter Golden, Aron Brown, John Crawford, Jonathon Buckaloo, Stephen Steadman, William Hudspet, George Marr, Joseph Robinson, Elijah Woods, Joseph Hedrick, Henery Morris, William Ralph, Lewis Rickett, John Rickett, John Cox Sr, Gabriel Morgan, Jacob Hickam, Robert Treadway, John Treadway, Richard Baskett, Nathan Job Sr, Charles Allen, Henry Mawk, James Haggard, Benjamin Agee, George Willard, William Edgman Sr, John Crosse, James Frazer, Thomas Backman, Henry Ritter, Thomas Bragg Jr, John Jones Jr, John Jones Sr, Henery Moul Sr, Benjamin Moul, John Ritter, Ely Keen, Onen Baze, Patrick Smiley, Samuel Edgman Jr, Thomas Easley.

Pg 3 William Mullings, Christopher Ashworth, John Burrsee, Lofton Grimsley, George Hasbarger, Thomas Bragg, Samuel Hensley, George Carr, David Moore, Lewis Dalton, Lewis Robert, James Naples, Hardy Norris, Horace Berger, Isaack Riggs, Jonathon Cooper, Edmond Bacon, Joseph Smiley, Enoch Keene, Lewis Clark, Charles Baskett.

Sourced by the Tennessee State Library and Archives as being taken from film roll # 4, Book 1812, page 5-1-1813, county of Sullivan.
Thanks to Gary Hawley for submitting this information. He also adds:

I recently receiced a photo copy of a petition filed with the Tennessee Legislature on 1 May 1813, by a group of citizens living south of the Holston River. They were seeking to have the Battalion Head Quarters of the Militia of the Eastern District of Tennessee moved from the place of Francis Holley(Hawley).

It seems that the river got too high at times for them to cross. There are quite a few signatures of members of the Militia on the petition that may be worth posting. The petition doesn't indicate the ruling on the petition but Ansearchin magazine back in the late 70's said the petition was denied.

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