Individual Details

Creed Tanner is said to have been headed to Kentucky but stopped in Pittsylvania County for one night and remained forever. His estate at the head of Birch Creek was named "Kentucky". He is also said to have changed the name of the early Baptist church called "Head of Birch Creek Church" to "Kentuck Baptist Church".
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/pastors.htm

Pittsylvania Co Land Tax Lists, 1782. Creed Tanner, 200 acres.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 6
p.130 9 Jul1781 Nathaniel Hughs to Creed Tanner. 6000#'s. Tract on Birches creek, 100 acres. Begin points in Wm Waterses line, to Weatherfords corner, Moores corner, William Bennets line. Signed: Nathaniel Hughs. Wit: Joseph Terry, Wm Herring, John Creel, William Tanner
17 Jul 1781 Ack by Hughs

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 9
p.108 Matthew Tanner deed of gift for Natural love & affection to son Creed Tanner & 5 sh.
Five slaves: Chenes, Charity, Georgi, Rachel, Peter with future increase
26 Jul 1791 Signed: Matthew Tanner
wit: Alex Caldwell, John Caldwell, David Caldwell
Ack on 19 Oct 1791

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 11
p.344 5 Feb 1798 Basel Wilson to Creed Tanner. 140#'s Tract of 275a on Walter's fork of Burches Creek. Pine in Weatherfords line, thence new line, thence along Akins line, pine Weatherfords line. Signed: Bassel Wilson Wit: Peyn. Thomas, Matthew Tanner Senr, Daniel (x) Slayton. 16 Apr 1798. Proved by one of witnesses. 18 Jun proved by another. 17 Sep further proved & ordered recorded

Piitsylvania Co VA DB 12
p.282 29 Aug 1800 Thos. Tanner to William Shelton 100#'s. 130 acres on Turkey Foot run, branch of Birches Crk. Begin Nathan Riddles corner, his line, cross two forks of Turkey Foot, Creed Tanners corner, his lines, Weatherfords Order line. Signed: Thomas Tanner Wit: William (x) Shelton, James (x) Shelton, John Shelton, Thomas (x) Shelton. Charles Carter, John Shelton, Wll White, Ro Walters.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 14
p.527 17 Feb 1806 William Dodson to Creed Tanner. 120#'s. Tract on Walters Fork of Birch Creek. 175 acres. Begin sd Tanner's corner pine, on Walkers line, Pine on Geislins line, Cornwells line, sd Tanners line. Signed: William Dodson. 17 Feb 1806, ack by William Dodson and Rhoda his wife relinq dower.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 15
p.241 9 Oct 1806 George Cook, Joseph Flipping, Creed Tanner to Francis Cornwell. Anthony Holloway & Anne his wife, John Yeaman & Mary his wife, Henry Pell & Sarah his wife, plaintiffs and Elijah L. William & Presley William, defendants. 20 Aug 1806, Cook, Flipping & Tanner were commissioners to carry out the decree and expose to sale 63 acres on Burches Creek. Francis Cornwell was highest bidder.
p.376 I James Murphy have sold to Creed Tanner, One Negro girl slave named Edy about fourteen. 25 Dec 1806. Signed: James (X) Murphy Wit: William Oliver Jr, Joseph Mottley. 20 Jul 1807 proved by witnesses.
p.516 21 Nov 1707 John Ball Senr of Halifax to John Lewis and Francis Dabney of Pittsylvania Co and George Dabney of Caswell Co NC. John Ball is indebted to John Lewis for 273 #'s 9sh 7p. Tract on north side of Sandy Creek of Dan River. Bank of sd Creek where Lesis's line crosses it , Bohannons line, Wolf Hill Creek, said Creek emptys into the Dan and meanders to the mouth of Sandy Creek. Signed: John Ball Sr., George Dabney, Francis Dabney. Wit: Thos. Gatewood, Thomas Stewart, Creed Tanner, Asa Thomas. 21 Dec 1807. Deed of Trust from John Ball Senr to Francis Dabney & George Dabney to secure payment of debt due John Lewis was ack by Francis Dabney. 15 Feb 1808 again proved by oaths of three of the witnesses.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 16
p.71 Creed Tanner sold to James Murfey one Negro girl named Edy about fifteen years of age. 13 Dec 1807. Singed: Creed Tanner. Wit: Evans Echols, William Oliver Jr, Allen Tanner 20 Jun 1808. Bill of sale was acknowledged.
Pittsylvania Co VA DB 16
p.72 10 May 1808 Gideon Ragland to Robert W. Ragland. 184#'s. Tract on South side of Birch Creek by survey 219 acres. Pointers in the back line, Turners line, by a Branch, William Raglands lines. Signed: Gideon Ragland. Wit: Thos. Shelton, Gideon Ragland Junr, J. M. Williams, Creed Tanner, Thomas Terry
20 Jun 1808, proved by witnesses
p.314 15 May 1809 Creed Tanner and Elizabeth his wife to Joseph Motley. $1400. 332 acres on both sides of Burches Creek. Elisha Ford's corner, Gideon Ragland Junr's corner, along his line, Stockly Turner's line. Up the branch to Daniel Slaytons corner, along his line, Robert Raglins corner, his line. Signed: Creed Tanner.
Wit: J. Lansdown, Wm Yancey, James F. Johns. 15 May 1809, presented and acknowledged by Tanner.
p.322 11 Oct 1808 Gideon Ragland Senr to Creed Tanner. $1500. 332 acres. Both sides Birch Creek. Elisha Ford corner, Gideon Ragland Jr's, Stokely Turners line, Daniel Slaytons line, Robert Raglands line. Signed: Gideon Ragland, Nancy Ragland. Wit: J. W. Williams, Wm White, Thos. Shelton, Benj. Watkins, Allen Tanner. [This is the tract Creed Tanner then sold to his son-in-law Joseph Motley. Probably wasn't recorded when sold by Gideon Ragland.]



Creed Tanner's will is dated 16 Jul 1827. His wife Elizabeth also left a will dated 16 Oct 1848.

Birth	1765	Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Marriage	1785	Pittsylvania County, Virginia - Elizabeth Caldwell
Death	16 Jul 1827	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Spouse	Elizabeth Caldwell (1766 - 1848)
Child	Sarah "Sally" Tanner (1785 - 1850)
Child	Elizabeth Creed Tanner (1788 - 1843)
Child	Allen Caldwell Tanner (1790 - )
Child	Joel Haskins Tanner ( - )
Child	Creed Taylor Tanner ( - )

Father	Matthew Tanner (1730 - 1809)
Mother	Lucy Haskins ( - )
Sibling	Josiah Tanner (1754 - 1807)
Sibling	Matthew Tanner (1756 - 1833)
Sibling	[Son] Tanner ( - 1806)
Sibling	Martha Tanner (1763 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Creed Tanner (1773 - 1861)
Sibling	Thomas Tanner (1775 - )
Sibling	Mary "Polly" Tanner (1778 - 1841)