Individual Details

Note

At first, the organizers of the new County met at the home of John Stewart. This meeting was not one accompanied with high fashion and culinary delights. John Stewart was the oldest son of John (Lower Pot Hundred in Frederick County, Maryland) and his wife Arena Ross Stewart (Prince George County, Md.) The son, John, was born on September 25, 1792, in Prince George County. He ran away from home in his early teens and came to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was bound to William Tillery who operated a coach between Knoxville and Nashville. When the Hiwassee District was opened for settlement in 1820, William Tiller and John Stewart entered and in the district. Tillery's daughter, Lettie (born in 1800), became John Stewart's wife. It was this forty-three year old John and his thirty-five years old wife, along with a cluster of awes children, who hosted the first county court of Meigs County on the first Monday in May, 1826

Residence

Reconstruction list of early immigrants in the Meigas County portion of the Hiwassee District, William came from Charlotte County, Virginia, date of purchase is 23 Aug 1825 at Athens land office. Vernon Miles also registered the same day andalso from Charlotte Co., VA. Also Samuel Tillery was partner in purchase

Land

50 acres; range 2, township 1, section 18, SE quarter
Book B, page 236

Land-shared

sold 110 acres; range 2 township 1, section 18, quarter SE
Book D page 95

Census

William Titary age 47 farmer $800 real estate, born Tennessee, cannot read or write
Barbara Ann age 45 born Virginia, cannot read or write
Caffell age 18 farmer born Tennessee
Elindis age 16 female born Tennessee
Nioma age 14 female born Tennessee
Isaac R age 9 male born Tennessee