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From: "gildent" <>
Subject: Re: [TNDICKSO] Petition to form a county 4-28-1803
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 13:00:09 -0600
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20030208133249.05db68b0@pop.erols.com>


Dear John,
THanks! This is great! It had Matthew Gilm--- I believe this is my
Matthew Gilmore!!!!! It's a clue, a scrap of info. I didn't have and I thank
you!!!!
Caroline
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Scroggins <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TNDICKSO] Petition to form a county 4-28-1803


> There is a transcript of signatures from a similar petition, dated
9-1-1803, at
> http://www.tngenweb.org/montgomery/pet91803.html
>
> At 2/7/2003 08:41 AM, gildent wrote:
> >Hello!
> > I found this document at the Montgomery county Courthouse
> >several years ago, it's labeled Petition to Form a COunty dated
4-28-1803.
> >Under the petition it has stated the county to be named Livingston or
> >Gallatin, but since it is to be formed form the following area, I think
it
> >turned out to be Dickson County--
> >Petition to the County of Montgomery and Robertson to form a new county
from
> >the areas of the Duck River Ridge running with the said line to the
Davidson
> >County line then north to the CUmberland river then down said river with
the
> >various mianders until it intersects Bartons Creek thence up said creek
to
> >the conlfuence of the Morris (Borris or Marris or Harris??) fork and then
in
> >a direct line to intersect the mouth of the LEatherwood Fork of Yellow
Creek
> >and continue with that same course back to the beginning. ANYWAY, here
is a
> >list of the names of the people that signed the list AS NEAR AS I COULD
MAKE
> >OUT, THERE ARE SOME NAMES I COULDN"T READ.
> >SInce there were so many names I could read, I thought I'd post it to the
> >list since many of you may be searching these people and if they are on
the
> >list it would let you know they signed the petition to form the county.
I'll
> >send it in this next email.
> >Caroline
>
>
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