Alexander Cavett who was involved in the Cavett Station Massacre had a
brother named Richard. A few months ago I found the site of Cavett
Station in Knoxville; Campbell Station was (and is) about eight miles
West.
For newcomers to the Mail List, there are two historic monuments to the
massacre: a monument placed by the Sons of the American Revolution at
430 Broome Rd in Knoxville; the other, placed by the State of Tennessee
in front of the property presently occupied by Andrews Cadillac on
Kingston Pike about 1/2 block South of the Walker Springs Road Exit off
I-40/I-75.
Historians generally agree that the only survivor of the massacre was a
small boy who was taken captive by the Indians and later killed. In
recent months, however, I have come across at least two other Cavett
Descendants who believe they may be descendants of a survivor of the
massacre.
I will be happy to send, or repost, the transcriptions on the two
monuments, or give exact directions to anyone who wants to find them.
Believe me, the SAR monument is extremely difficult to find, because
few historians in the Knoxville area even know about it.
Helen Gant Donald
(Descendant of William Lapsley and Mary Cavitt Armstrong of Robertson
County, TN)
Lil DebD wrote:
I am descended from Mary "Polly" Cavett, the daughter of Richard Cavett (b
@1763). She was born January 5, 1799. Mary Cavitt, my ggggrandmother,
married Isaac Taylor (b. July 17, 1792 in Campbell Station, Tennessee). They
lived in Pickens Cty, Alabama. I have not done as much research on this
name, but it seems I am related to most of the people on this list. I believe
my Richard Cavett was the only son who survived the massacre, simply because
he had already moved to Alabama. LilDebD(a)aol.com