This is in response to the following message which appeared on the
HANCOCK-L(a)rootsweb.com list. I have the following listed in my records with
regard to the Henry CARLOCK who is listed in the last line of this posting:
1 Henry CARLOCK/CARELOCK/CURLOCK/KERLOCK d: Aft. 1804 possibly Campbell Co.,
TN
. +Sarah "Sally"
.......... 2 possibly Joseph] CARLOCK [male b: Bet. 1774 - 1790
.......... 2 probably Nancy CARLOCK b: 1787 d: March 15, 1864 Knoxville, Ray
Co., MO Burial: Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville, Ray Co., MO
............. +George GRIMES b: 1772 probably Ireland m: 1802 Campbell Co.,
TN d: 1844 Ray Co., MO Burial: Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville, Ray Co., MO
.......... 2 [female] CARLOCK b: Bef. 1791
.......... 2 [female] CARLOCK b: Bef. 1791
.......... 2 Barbara CARLOCK b: January 31, 1805 Claiborne Co., TN d: March
02, 1888 Claiborne Co., TN Burial: Homestead Cemetery, Claiborne Co., TN
............. +Gabriel VANBEBBER m: Bef. 1824 d: October 31, 1832
.......... *2nd Husband of Barbara CARLOCK:
............. +Gabriel YOAKUM m: Bef. January 20, 1835 d: Bef. January 20,
1835
.......... *3rd Husband of Barbara CARLOCK:
............. +William MCBEE b: July 21, 1798 Grainger Co., TN m: July 20,
1835 probably Claiborne Co., TN d: June 23, 1883 Claiborne Co., TN Burial:
Homestead Cemetery, Claiborne Co., TN
"Mecklenburg Co., NC, court minutes, Aug. 4, 1787, 'Kerlock & the Landess
vs. Joseph Rogers', say that Henry KERLOCK was awarded money 'for the
orphans of Christopher Landess, deceased, viz Jacob, Felix and Elizabeth.'
Furthermore, the 1790 federal census for Morgan District, Rutherford Co.,
NC, shows a listing for a Henry CURLOCK, with 3 free white males under 16,
and 5 free white females. Assuming that 2 of the males are Jacob and Felix
LANDESS, 1 of the females was his wife, and 1 was Elizabeth LANDESS, this
leaves 1 additional male under age 16 and 3 additional females living in the
household.
This compiler believes that both this Henry CURLOCK/KERLOCK and the David
CARLOCK who was in Mecklenburg Co., NC, in 1803, and Warren Co., KY, in
1810, are both possible fathers of George W. CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, b. ca. 1779,
NC. George m. Rachel LANDERS, granddaughter of the above-mentioned
Christopher LANDESS. Further research is needed to determine if Henry or
his wife was somehow biologically related to Christopher LANDESS or his
wife. The surnames of both of the wives are unknown to this compiler at
this time.
Henry probably migrated to the Powell River Valley of Campbell Co., TN. The
first deed recorded in Campbell Co., TN, was from a Thomas CAMPBELL to a
Henry CARLOCK for 500 acres. Households for both a Joseph and a James
CARLOCK appear in the 1830 census for Campbell Co., TN. Also, a Joseph
CARLOCK was elected both Collector of Public Revenue and Sherriff, Dec. 12,
1826, Campbell Co., TN. Furthermore, the Barbara CARLOCK, d/o Henry and
Sally CARLOCK, b. 31 Jan. 1805, in the neighboring county of Claiborne Co.,
TN, was probably this Henry's daughter.
If Joseph was Henry's son, this could strengthen the argument for the
above-mentioned David CARLOCK being the father of George W. CARLOCK, b. ca.
1779, NC, instead of Henry. However, there is also a Joseph CARLOCK (s/o
Lemuel, Hanchrist, David, according to Marion Pomeroy CARLOCK's book) who
roughly fits the description of this Joseph. Furthermore, according to the
book 'History of the Carlock Family,' by Marion Pomeroy CARLOCK, 1929,
Joseph's father Lemuel also had a son named John who migrated to Allen Co.,
KY, and had descendants who, like the above-mentioned George W.
CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, b. ca. 1779, NC, lived in both Warren Co., KY, and Fayette
Co., IL. Some of John's descendants, found in Texas and Oklahoma, also used
the spelling 'CEARLOCK' for their surname. It is also possible that Marion
Pomeroy CARLOCK's book may contain errors regarding the relationships
between Lemuel, Joseph, and John. Additional research in NC, TN, and KY
records is needed with regard to all of the above-mentioned individuals."
I am descended from the above-mentioned George W. CARLOCK/CEARLOCK, probable
nephew to Henry.
Sources:
1. 1782 Rutherford Co., NC, Tax Roll,
(
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rutherford/taxlists/ruth_tax.txt).
2. 1790 United States Federal Census,
(
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rutherford/census/ruth1790.txt),
Morgan District, Rutherford Co., NC.
3. Campbell County, Tennessee, Deeds, Grants, etc., 1806 - 1810,
(
http://www.mistystree.com/Campbell%20County/Deeds_Grants_1806-1810.htm).
4. Claiborne County, TN, Pioneer Project (dennybrub(a)aol.com),
(
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnclaibo/pioneer/index.htm), Dec. 10, 2003,
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnclaibo/pioneer/names/c/c5.htm.
5. FLOYD, W. D., Rutherford County, NC, Deed Index,
(
http://ns1.rfci.net/wdfloyd/DeedDex.html ), grantor Henry CARLOCK, grantee
David PORTER, deed, book 10-11, page 38, year filed 1798; grantors Henry and
Joseph CARLOCK, grantee Robert WEAR, deed, book 12-13, page 245, year filed
1800; and grantor Henry CARLOCK, grantee Alexander MCENTIRE, deed, book
20-21, page 98, year filed 1803.
6. FLOYD, W. D., Rutherford County, NC, Land Grants,
(
http://ns1.rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html), Book 4, page 6, year filed 50.
7. GRANT, Bobbie Sue (BobbieSueGrant(a)sbcglobal.net), Webmistress, The
COBB-SASSER Family Lineage Website,
(
http://www.geocities.com/luvacuzn/index.html), Mar. 13, 2005, Descendants
of William WILLIAMS and Mary "Polly" PENNYBACKER,
http://www.geocities.com/luvacuzn4/WilliamsWilliamMaryPbcker.html.
8. HOY, Janice (hoy1(a)ix.netcom.com), e-mail, Apr. 2, 2003.
9. Landers' Landings newsletter,
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sweetpoe/llandings/llandings.html,
Vol. 3, #2, Sept.-Oct.-Nov. 1983, pg. 6,
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sweetpoe/llandings/1983/6son83.gif.
10. PERCIVAL, Nelda (nelda_percival(a)hotmail.com), Jan. 22, 2003, posting to
TNMEMORIES-L(a)rootsweb.com, titled "[MEMORIES] McBee's file #1."
11. SHOLDER, Kevin L. (rdrunner(a)siscom.net), Dec. 8, 2003,
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rdrunner/Updegraff/d0004/g0000050.h
tml#I1361.
Susan Cearlock Tilleman
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/i/l/Susan-E-Tilleman/?Welcome=1
046272098
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RE:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/HANCOCK/2005-06/1118724573
From: Sue Jones < jonessh(a)swbell.net>
To: HANCOCK-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:49:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: William Hancock of Campbell Co., TN
http://www.tngenweb.org/campbell/hist-bogan/hancock.html
FRANK IRWIN, WILLIAM HANCOCK BECAME FIRST SETTLERS OF
WALNUT GROVE (TN), BETWEEN RIVERS
By Dallas Bogan
Reprinted with Permission from Dallas Bogan. This
article was published in the LaFollette Press.
The settling of Walnut Grove in Campbell County,
between the Powell and Clinch rivers, began many years
ago. In the 1770's no white man had ever set foot
between the rivers or had seen what is now called
Walnut Grove unless it was the longhunters from North
Carolina. An assumption of the name Walnut Grove
possibly came from the many walnut trees surrounding
the area. Historians claim that the Indians called the
Clinch River "Turkey River" or "Pellissippi."
Years before the Revolutionary War, Frank Irwin and a
younger brother crossed the mountains of North
Carolina, now Tennessee. They both took part in the
Battle of Kings Mountain, a very decisive encounter
for the Continental Army. It should be noted that
Frank could have possibly fired the deadly bullet into
the body of General Ferguson, the only Englishman.
Frank's brother was possibly killed in this battle.
After the Land Grab Act, about 1789, Frank Irwin and
WILLIAM HANCOCK ventured west among the Indians and
the wild animals. They arrived on the Holston River
and then pressed forward to Big Valley where Frank met
and married Nellie Lyons. In this area Frank purchased
1,000 acres, possibly from the Indians.
While on a hunting venture one day, Frank forded the
Clinch River and found the valley between the rivers,
Walnut Grove. Frank and William Hancock became the
first settlers, each buying 500 acres of land and
building shelters or huts about 1 1/2 miles apart.
Frank gave a filly and a rifle for his share of the
purchase. William built his homestead on Powell River,
which later became the home of Henry Irwin.
(See website for rest of story -- see new story below)
Information from this article was extracted with
permission from Dr. Miller McDonald's book Campbell
County Tennessee USA: A History of Places, Faces,
Happenings, Traditions, and Things, Vol. 1.
http://www.tngenweb.org/campbell/history/county.html
The first settlers to the Campbell County area
were the Cherokee Indians who made their reservations
at the present-day sites of Caryville, La Follette,
and Well Springs and other small communities.
Throughout the 1700s, the white settlers began
trickling into the area and establishing their roots.
The first major white settlement in the area was
established in 1783 when Thomas Henderson procured a
tract of 200,000 acres of land from North Carolina
(this grant was awarded July 7, 1794 by the state of
North Carolina and is recorded as Grant Number 252).
This tract of land included a large portion of
Campbell County. As more and more white settlers
settled into the Indian occupied territory, numerous
bloody battles erupted between the two groups of
people. The last of the Indians were chased across the
Cumberland Mountains, and the chief of the tribe was
killed near the Campbell County line in Kentucky.
On September 11, 1806, the Tennessee State
legislature passed an act allowing the creation of
Campbell County from parts of Anderson and Claiborne
Counties. Campbell County was created "on account of
the large extent of the counties of Anderson and
Claiborne rendering it grievous and burdensome to many
inhabitants of the Clinch River to attend court,
general matters, elections and other public meetings."
Campbell County was named for Colonel Arthur Campbell,
a soldier of the Revolutionary and Indian Wars.
The act to establish Campbell County appointed
James Grant, WILLIAM HANCOCK, Jacent Cloud, Robert
Glenn, Richard Linville, Sampson David, and John
Inglish as commissioners to set up and select the
county seat. There were three locations selected as
potential spots for the county seat: Grantsboro, Big
Creek Gap (later called La Follette), and Walnut Cove
(later called Jacksboro). The commissioners favored
different localities and could not reach an agreement
on which to select.
At the convening of the General Assembly in
1807, these commissioners had failed in their task. On
November 30, the General Assembly passed an amendment
to the original act: "Whereas, the commissioners
appointed by the aforesaid act have omitted to perform
the duties thereby enjoined on them." It then
appointed the following men as new commissioners:
Thomas Murray, Robert Glenn, Sampson David, John
English, John Yount, James Rice, and John Newman. On
January 20, 1808, Colonel Hugh Montgomery deeded 60
acres to the new commissioners for setting up a new
town called Jacksborough, named in honor of Andrew
Jackson, President of the United States. Jacksborough
became the county seat for Campbell County. The first
deed recorded in Campbell County was from Thomas
Campbell to Henry Carlock for 500 acres, and the first
will recorded was for David Haley.