Thursday, February 9, 2012

Three in Tennessee

In 1784, Nancy and Elisha were still living in Cumberland County where Nancy gave birth to their first child: a boy named Samuel after his paternal grandfather.[1] Sometime after the taxes were recorded in 1785, Elisha moved his family along the Wilderness Road—like many others of his time—to the edge of the wilderness: Tennessee. He purchased land in Robertson County in 1797 where they stayed nearly until Elisha’s death.[2]


  Above is the 1784 personal property tax list for Cumberland County, Virginia. Below is the tax list for 1785. After that date, Elisha didn't show up again in Cumberland County taxes. But he did show up in Tennessee land records. My Bellamys must have jumped on the migration bandwagon and moved to Tennessee.


[1] Elisha Bellamy, image 42, line 2, vol. 1784, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1844; Commissioner of the Revenue; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Joe David Bellamy, The Bellamys of Early Virginia, 111
[2] Robertson County, Tennessee Deed Book, vol. B: 19, Samuel Hollis to Elisha Bellamey, 14 July 1797; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1 comment:

  1. Great citations! I am researching in Georgia during the same time period and hope my search for land and property information will yield the same kind of corroboration.

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