Maryville, Tenn., Feb 15 1921
Mr. C. K. Hill,
		Harriman, Tenn.;-

Dear Friend;-

I hope to see some more books before I answered you but so
far have not been able to do so; I have heard that C. M. McClung left a very
valuable reference library , when he died, to the Lawson McGhee Library
in Knoxville, I want to see it very much.  Dr. Joseph P. Eaton m. May 28 1840
Louisa Longmire dau of Elijah Longmire in Anderson County, Tenn., in tax
list 1836 Jefferson Co., Tenn. 15th District was Andrew C. Eaton, I think
he was father of Mrs. Foute, also there was William G. Eaton.
In Summers, L.P.- History of S.W.Va/printed in Richmond Va/ 1903 by J. L.
Hill Co., pg 103 Amos Eaton 1750 settled 7 miles east of Long Island, where
Eaton Fort was built; 1777 Robt Young appointed constable from Amos Eatons
to Pattersons Mill "lowest settlements on Holston River in Washington Co.
VA., see pg 268; pg 45 Edmund Pendleton, entered land in 1750 on "Renfros Creek";
page 103 James Bryan  about 1769 settled near the present residence of Capt
Kendrick, Moab Va., and erected Bryan's fort, while Wm Cooke settled upon
Spring Creek, then called Renfros creek; pg 137 as to the lands of Pendleton on
April 2 1750 950 acres were sold to Wm Cooke and Robt Craig on Renfros
creek; Census 1790 and tax list 1782-1785 gives no names of Renfroes in
the State of Va.; But lots of Fords, Fore, as follows Culverain, Christopher,
David, Dorrell D., Edward, Fran, Fred, Fredrick, George, James, John, Mary, Michael,
Milton, Richard, Tady, Tandy, Wm and Wm jr., in following Counties-Amelia,
Flavannia?Halifax.Mecklenberg,Prince Edward,Richmond,Cumberland, Rocking-
ham,Fairfax,Pittslvania,Stafford,Greenbrier,; Milton in ward 1 City of
Richmond, was 24 years of age.; Pensioners in 1840 Dabney Ford age 89,
Preston Co. Va.,' Ann Ford age 67 Smith Co Tenn., John Ford Sr. age 78
Dist #2 Bledsoe Co. Tenn.; Summers book pg 238 July 1776 with expedition
against the Cherokees,Joshua Renfro and Amos Eaton; page 239 Solomon Kendrick,
One James Kendrick was in Mecklenberg County, Va.; William Kendrick deeded
land in Blount County Tenn on Nine Mile March 26 1810, and had a suit in
Courts against one James, see minutes March 29 1810 (these are old minutes
of the Court, not indexed, I found in hands of Major Will A. McTeer, and are
short in our County records, I have tried to get him to put them in Court
but have not been able to get him to do so; he has three books, 1795
to 1804; and 1804 to 1807; 1807 to 1811; in same book Feb 24 1808 Benjamin
Ford is a witness to a deed; Saturday Feb 27, 1808 Alexander Ford suit, May
28 1808 is Tax on 338 acres Land; None of this helps you with Wm Renfroe
nor possible Mary  (polly) Ford-Renfroe.  The ladies have organized a Chapter
D.A.R. here and are at work investigating, so cannot spare Books I have.
I would be pleased to see Waddells Annals of Augusta County Va. and will
not keep it long if you will be so kind as to sent it to me.  I have been
out of work since the 23 of January, until this week, I am helping to assess
Taxes in Maryville and Alcoa 7000 people.
I think Bledsoe and Cumberland were one book in 1836, or both were
in and of Sequatchie.	
				I will always aid you in any way I can
		Yours respt'
				Will E. Parham
				218-220
				   Bryan St.


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