The Estate of William McCoy--Williamson Co TN

In September of 2022 I wrote an article about the estate of Wm McCoy of Williamson Co TN which you can find at https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2022/09/probate-records-of-william-mccoy.html.  It had listed a William Cook and several other known associates and in-laws of my Wm C Cook.  Today I found the final probate papers for Wm McCoy's estate.and this particular listing shows him as William C Cook which is further evidence that it was my 2nd Great Grandfather.  It took over 10 years to settle this estate.  Below is a transcription and re-creation of the estate's balance sheet from the probate papers. 

Date	The Estate of William McCoy
1838 Feby 14	To cash paid John W Miller	1.68	1840 Mar 29	By Cash recd for land sold	320.00
1839 Apr 27	To cash paid J Ransom J?	52.30		By Interest to 1 Jany 1849	168.16
1839 Apr 29	To cash paid Noah Putman	13.12
1839 Jun 12	To cash paid William C Cook	14.07
1839 May 11	To cash paid William Jackson	8.66
1839 May 20	To cash paid Hiram Putman	12.00
1839 Jun 5	To cash paid John Creek	8.73
1839 May 20	To cash paid Hiram Putman	28.50
1839 Aug 30	To cash paid John Landrum	5.62
1840 Jun 17	To cash paid W R Ransom	8.14
1840 Feby 8	To cash paid Blacky Thompson	19.93
1841 July 18	To cash paid Thomas Taylor	3.75
1840 Sept 23	To cash paid J. Ransome Jr.	8.34
1840 Feby 8	To cash paid James Thompson	12.94
1840 Jany 8	To cash paid W T. Baskett	5.94
1839 Sept 23	To cash paid Elizabeth Haynes	1.00
1839 May 7	To cash paid B C Ransom	21.41
1839 Apr 10	To cash paid John W Simpson	8.00
1840 Apr 30	To cash paid B C Ransom	6.75
1848 Dec 8	To cash paid M L Andrews	24.25
1848 Dec 8	To cash paid John Marshall	25.00
	To Balance due Adr. Settlement this day	24.46
	To interest upon Payment & balance	159.94
	To allowance to Administrator	25.00
	To Clerks Fees Making & Recording settlements	2.50
	Bal Due Estate 1 Jany 1849	95.13
		488.16			488.16

I find a balance in the hands of Samuel B Robison as administrator of William McCoy
deceased on the first day of January instant of ninety five dollars and thirteen cents

Witness my hand at office this 18 day of January 1849 L B McCormick


Sources:
"Minute Books(Civil & State) 1810-1965," Williamson Co TN Minute Book 1837-1845
v 9 p 172, imaged at FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-V3TH-7 : accessed 8 March 2024), IGN 8150669. Image 109 of 833.

"Tennessee Probate Court Files, 1795-1955,"  Williamson Co TN Probate and family records 1800-1899 McConnica, Mary-McLaughlin Dick, loose documents, Settlement of Estate of William McCoy; imaged at FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-8T4W-G?i=309 : accessed 8 March 2024), IGN 4750409, Image 310 of 2910.

Probate Records of William McCoy, Williamson Co TN Dist 25 resident

I found mention of a William Cook which is likely my 2nd Great Grandfather, William C Cook in the Williamson County Minute Books, Vol 9,  page 173.  The case is that of Samuel B Robinson  admin & c vs Ann McCoy & als (sic) and begins at the bottom of page 172.  My access to the records was via the microfilmed books which were filmed by the TN State Library and Archives in 1966 in a 19 reel set and digitized by FamilySearch which has made them available at their website FamilySearch.org.   Volume 9 of the Williamson Co TN Minute books can be found FamilySearch on the reel which contains v. 9-11 1837-1845(Film # 008150669).   The image is 109 of 833.

You can find records available to view online from home for Williamson Co TN and other areas by using the FamilySearch catalog.  Enter Place of interest and select availability online.  See my blog post on how to browse the unindexed records from a few years ago.

Samuel B Robinson was appointed the administrator of Wm McCoy's estate.  Wm McCoy died in 1836(Estate Sale Records date is 28th Sept 1836) however he is listed in years 1836,1837, and 1838 on the Williamson Co TN Tax list. Usually it will say "heirs of" on a tax list but it may be because his estate wasn't yet settled.  His probate is recorded in Williamson Co TN Will Book 7 pg 530 on Ancestry.  It appears that Wm died with more debt than he had the ability to cover without selling land which he owned.  Samuel was advised that it can be best settled by selling the land McCoy owned as one large lot rather than individual lots and he is petitioning the court to ask them to let him do this so he can settle the estate.

Reasons I believe this is my William Clifford Cook

• Two of William's brother-in-laws are listed among those who(like William) are owed money by William McCoy.
• Samuel B Robinson & William McCoy were residents of District 25 of Williamson Co TN.  
• District 25 is the area in which Wm C Cook is known to have lived 
• Joseph S Cook(over whose estate Wm C Cook was appointed admin) also lived in District 25 and is somehow related to Wm C Cook though their exact relationship has not yet been proven. Jos. S. Cook's probate documents put Wm C Cook in Williamson Co TN in Oct 1838.
• Jos S Cook and Wm C Cook are the only persons with the Cook surname that I have found within Dist 25 of Williamson Co TN during the time period covered.
• There are 4 others listed who are also Williamson Co TN Dist 25 residents:  Jackson, Hill, Patterson, and Ransom.

The case records provide me with more information to add to my page about residents of Williamson Co TN Dist 25.  I hope to also locate the notice from the newspaper about the sale mention within the case record.  I was able to find some additional records on William McCoy.  Below is the information I was able to gather from reading the Williamson Co TN court minutes of 26th July 1838. 

Samuel B Robinson admin &c

vs.

Ann McCoy & als

Be it remembered that this cause cam on to be again heard on the bill former order and report of the clerk which is in the words and figures following  The undersigned clerk & C to whom this cause stands referred by an interlocutory decree made  ___ at the present term of this civil reports that he has certain proof upon affidavit which is here with filed as to whether the land mentioned in the Pleadings? would sell for more in lots or whether it would sell for more or a better price if sold all together from which proof he is inclined to believe it would sell for a better price if sold all together as in one lot.  As to that part of said interlocutory decree which requires him to take an account with respect to the administration of the estate b the complainant as administrator aforesaid  he reports that he has on ???? the settlement of said administrator so  ? made with the  clerk of the county court of Williamson County in pursuance of an act of assembly in such case made and provided from which settlement it appears that there is due said administrator the sum of Twenty one dollars and ninety one cents

(page break --pg 173)

and that the personal estate is exhausted--and that there is still due and owing from said estate the following debts to wit:

To Thomas Black $25
To William Cook $12
To Nathan Jackson $5
To Benjamin Ransom $5
To Wm Putman $5
To Carson Patterson $10
To David McCoy $5
To Wm Hill $7
To I. Ransom $22
To James M Simpson $7
To S Mayfield $2.50
To Hiram Putman $35
amounting in total to $114.50(This total listed here is less than the one I arrived at when I did a total from this list.  I did double check the amount owed each person and believe I have all of those correct.  Not sure about his math but this appears to be what is written in the book)

and he further reports that from the best information and proof so to the probable value of land mentioned in the complainants bill that said land is worth from three to four dollars per acre all which is respectfully submitted   Jno W Allen From which being read & heard & not being excepted to is in all things confirmed and it appearing to the court that the personal estate of William McCoy dec'd has been exhausted by the administrating in the payment of bona fide debts of the --- --- estate pf said estate and that there still remain bona fide debts against said estate unpaid and it further appearing that it is necessary that the whole of said tract of land be sold for the purpose of paying said unpaid debts and that it is to the interest of the defendants & the creditors that the whole of said tract of land be sold in one lot.  It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that the complainant Samuel B Robinson administrator as aforesaid sell the tract of land described in this bill at pulick sale to the highest bidder at Versailles in Williamson County giving forty days notice upon a credit of six and eighteen months and that he takes the bonds of the purchasers with two good freehold sureties for the payment of the purchase money and also ?  a lien on the land for the payment of the purchase money.  It is also ordered that the complainants advertise the time, place and terms of said sale in some publick news papers printed in the town of Franklin and that said Robinson make report to the next term of this court until when when(sic) all other matters are resolved??

 

Williamson Co. TN--Dist 25(1836-1840)--R-S

Over the past few years I've been studying Williamson Co TN Dist. 25 in hopes that knowing how the families were interconnected will help me to find a lead and break thru my Cook brickwall.  I've been using a spreadsheet to pull together my notes and information on this community so that I had somewhere to quickly look for notes on the families if they showed up in any other parts of my research. I'm publishing this to my blog in the hopes of finding other researchers interested in the area and time period that the information here might help.  This portion contains families who were living in or taxed in District 25 of Williamson Co TN during the years 1836-1840 whose surnames begin with R-S.  When possible I've noted connections in neighboring districts.  Simply put, there is a lot of overlap of families between Williamson Co TN Dist 25,  the Versailles and Eagleville area of Rutherford Co TN and Bedford Co TN Dist. 10(Rover). Also please note that anyone listed as NOT enumerated in District 25 should probably read not listed as Head of Household in Williamson Co. TN District 25.  They may be within another household OR they may not be enumerated at all within the district for a number of reasons. 

A-C           D-H            J-L          M-P           R-S           T-Z

Ransom:

Ransom Elizabeth (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837 and 1838) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Ransom John (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Ransom Heirs (Admin Ben C Ransom)(Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Ransom William K (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837 and 1838) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Ray:

Ray David Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Ray E Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Ray Hiram (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1838) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Ray Thomas (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837 and 1839) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Ray William (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836 and 1837) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Reed / Reeves:

Reed Clemon/Clemmon (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, and 1839) Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Reed Josiah (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839) Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Reed William (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1838 and 1839) Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840. May be the William R.  Reed who is on tax list of Rutherford Co TN Dist. 10 in 1837.
Reeves James (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1838) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840

Revel:

Revel Kinchen Heirs(Admin E G Portis)(Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.  His widow was Sarah "Sally Burlison and she remarried to Francis Jackson.  He has a large probate file with many of the dist 25 folks making purchases at the estate sale.

Richardson:
Richardson James (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.
Richardson Willis (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Robison/Roberdson:
Robison Samuel B (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

[Believe that this is the same Sam B Robison who is involved with the Putmans in the Deed book  It appears he is securing a wagon  and that may be why he is not in the 1840  See:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4T-Q9MR-L?i=780]

Roland:
Roland John Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Seay:

Seay Eli A (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836)  Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840. Married Polly Holstead in Williamson Co TN(25 Jul 1829)  1840 in Rutherford Co TN.  1850 Versailles Rutherford Co TN 

Seay Jane (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837 and 1838)  Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Seay John (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1839)  Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Sharber:

Sharber John--There are 3 John/Jehu Sharbers enumerated in 1840  The tax list has them as follows

John Jr (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839)
John E (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839)Probably John Ellis Sharber who married Parthenia Jones
John Sr (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839) Sharbers were from Pasquotank Co. , NC and married into Hendrix & Taylor Families

Sherwood:
Sherwood Daniel Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840. Listed on Bedford Co TN Dist. 10 Tax List: 1837, 1838, and 1839.
Sherwood William Heirs(Agent G S Nolin) (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836 and 1837) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Simmons:

Simmons Mrs. Martha Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Smithson:

Smithson Malachi  (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837)  Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Smotherman:

Smotherman John G (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1838 and 1839)  Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

Snell:

Snell H.B.(Dist. 25 Tax List: 1838) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840. Listed on Rutherford Co TN Dist. 10 Tax List: 1837) 

Snell J.O.(Dist. 25 Tax List: 1838) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840 Listed on Rutherford Co TN Dist. 10 Tax List: 1837) 

Spence:

Spence Joseph Enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.

 Sources: 

• Tennessee, US, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2883/
• Williamson County(Tennessee) Tax Records 1800-1963) Tax records 1831-1845 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-V2HL?mode=g&cat=234786
• Tennessee State Library and Archives. Ancestry.com. North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
• Nance, R. Fred, and John W. Nance. 1983. The history of Versailles, tenth district, and its people. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (P.O. Box 906, Murfreesboro 37130): Rutherford County Historical Society.
• "United States Census, 1840." Database with images. FamilySearch.

Bedford Co TN.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTB-921F?wc=31SJ-161%3A1588669927%2C1588669780%2C1588665902&cc=1786457

Rutherford Co TN  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB9-98FZ?wc=31SK-FMD%3A1588669927%2C1588669425%2C1588665902&cc=1786457

Williamson Co TN  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB7-4DT?wc=31S2-443%3A1588669927%2C1588667580%2C1588665902&cc=1786457

• Rover Historical Society. History of Rover and the 10th district of Bedford County: lest we forget the people and things in our corner of the world. Vol. I(1986), Vol. II(1999). Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub. Co.

Williamson Co. TN--Dist 25(1836-1840)--A-C

Over the past few years I've been studying Williamson Co TN Dist. 25 in hopes that knowing how the families were interconnected will help me to find a lead and break thru my Cook brick wall.  I've been using a spreadsheet to pull together my notes and information on this community so that I had somewhere to quickly look for notes on the families if they showed up in any other parts of my research. I'm publishing this to my blog in the hopes of finding other researchers interested in the area and time period that the information here might help.  This portion contains families who were living in or taxed in District 25 of Williamson Co TN during the years 1836-1840 whose surnames begin with A-C.  When possible I've noted connections in neighboring districts.  Simply put, there is a lot of overlap of families between Williamson Co TN Dist. 25,  the Versailles and Eagleville area of Rutherford Co TN and Bedford Co TN Dist. 10(Rover). Also please note that anyone listed as NOT enumerated in District 25 should probably read not listed as Head of Household in Williamson Co. TN District 25.  They may be within another household OR they may not be enumerated at all within the district for a number of reasons. 

A-C           D-H            J-L          M-P           R-S           T-Z

Baucom--Wilson Baucom/Bacham(Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837 & 1838)  He is the son of Cader Baucom and Susannah Lucy Fowler.  I also believe that his mother is the Susannah Baucom(1777-1840) buried in the Wilson Cemetery near Eagleville. This family was from Wake Co NC.  He married Christina Crick(1820 Williamson County TN)  which makes him the son-in-law of John Wm Crick & Elizabeth Powell Crick.  In 1830 he is enumerated in Maury Co TN near John Hight, Wm Church, Geo. Nixon & Simon S Baker.

Berry--Thomas S. (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837 & 1838).  His wife was Eliza Ann Puckett. Believe he is son of the Thomas Berry who received a NC Land Grant in Leiper's Fork area.

Brooks--Christopher(1836), Ch M(1837), C.W.(1838) C.M(1839) Possibly the Christopher whose wife was a Kerr and whose mother was a Williams if he is the one who is from Caswell Co. NC.

Bryant(or O Bryant)--Fredrick G(1840) A Fredrick O Bryant is on the Bedford Co Tax list of Dist. 10 for 1837 & 1838 and there is a David P Briant in Dist. 10 Bedford for 1836.

Call-- Thomas is on the 1838 & 1839 Tax list of Dist. 25 as well as the 1840 census for that district. His brother Uriah is on Bedford Co TN Dist. 10 Tax list for 1836 & 1837 but on the Dist. 25 of Williamson Co Tax list in 1838 and also in enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.  They were the sons of William Call and Eleanor King.  Their family has Union Co SC ties and also later Carroll Co AR and Berry Co MO. Uriah's wife was Sarah Cox.  Thomas married Hally / Holly Putman, daughter of Amos Putman.  Which makes him a nephew in law to my direct line Jabel & Nancy Tyler Putman.  Uriah Call is a witness to many of the Putman deeds resulting from the division and later sell of Lots from Jabel Putman's estate.

Cannon--Newton & Robert are sons of Minos Cannon & Letitia Thompson and were enumerated Dist. 25 in 1840 but do not appear on tax lists in Dist. 25. They were taxed in Dist. 20 & Dist. 24 of Williamson Co.,  District 7 of Bedford Co. and District 9 of Maury Co. during the time period from 1836-1839.  During these same years also in other TN counties of  Davidson, Obion, Shelby & Tipton. Newton was governor of TN from 1835-1839.  Their family was from Guilford Co NC.

Carlton--Thomas & Thomas B(Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837, 1838 & 1839) Not enumerated in 1840 in Dist. 25.  There is a Thomas Carlton taxed in 1836 Dist. 10 Bedford Co TN.  Thomas Carlton's wife was Nancy Wade.  Three of their children married children of Jabel & Nancy Putman. Another married a Patterson.  Wade H. Carlton(Dist. 25 Tax List:  1836 & 1837) He is a son of Thomas & Nancy Wade Carlton and married Sarah/Sally Putman.  Wade H. & Sarah/Sally Putman Carlton are enumerated in Weakley Co TN in 1840.  Thomas B. Carlton( b, 1813 son of Thomas & Nancy) married Jane Putman. He and Jane are in Bedford Co TN in 1840 but by 1850, Jane has died and Thos B. and family are in Bois D'arc, Hempstead, Arkansas. 

Carson--Jesse H. Carson(1840 Census--no tax listing) is the Father of Susan Carson(Wife of James Cook & daughter in law of Wm C Cook & Elizabeth Putman)  Susan's mother and Jesse's wife was Nancy Gillespie

Cole-- Gideon and Thomas Cole were brothers--sons of Thomas & Elizabeth Cole. They are both taxed for years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839 and enumerated there in 1840.  There were two Thomas listed in 1836 in Dist. 25.  The Rover book says that they acquired land in Byler Bottom(Rover--Dist. 10 Bedford Co ) Bedford Co TN Dist. 10 Tax list does have a Thomas Cole for years 1837, 1838 & 1839.  The 1840 Census for Dist. 25 of Williamson Co TN also lists William Cole.

Cook--Joseph Cook--(Dist. 25 Tax List:  1836, 1837 & 1838).  Wm C Cook is listed on the Dist. 25 Tax list of Williamson Co TN for the year 1838 but on Bedford Co TN Dist. 10 for years 1836 & 1837.  Joseph passes in 1838 and drops from the Tax list.  Wm C Cook doesn't appear on the tax list in 1839 for Williamson Co Dist. 25 nor Bedford Co Dist. 10.  I have also not found Wm C Cook in 1840 Census records.  Wm C Cook was appointed admin of Joseph's estate though it is not known how they were related or IF they were though it does seem likely since they have the same surname that some sort of relationship exist. [Update 2/23/22 I've located Wm C Cook in the 1840 US Federal Census in Dyer Co TN next door to brother-in-law Noah Putman.]

Cooper--Job(Dist. 25 Tax List:  1836 & 1838) Not enumerated in Dist. 25 in 1840.  Possibly the same Job Cooper who obtains a land grant in 1814 in 2nd Dist. of Bedford Co TN(waters of Weakley Creek on north side of Duck River) mentioning neighboring lands of Bylers, Charles Brandon, and Elijah Rutledge.  There is a Job Cooper who marries Elizabeth Landrum in 1821 Williamson Co TN. Geo C Cooper is bondsman

Covington--M. L. Covington (Dist. 25 Tax list:  1839 & 1840 Census)  Probably Marquis Lafayette Covington. Married Elizabeth Snell Ransom(a widow)

Cowen--V.D. Cowen(Tax List of Dist. 25 for 1836, 1837, 1838 & 1839) Not enumerated there in 1840.  Appears on the Dist. 10 Rutherford Co TN Tax list for the years 1836 & 1837. This is Varner D Cowen  He was a Judge in Rutherford Co TN.  You can read more about his family and their home which burnt during the Civil War by visiting the Rutherford Co Historical website. 

Crick/Creek-  Like the Carlton family, the Crick family intermarries with the children of Jabel & Nancy Putman.  
Edward/Edmond -(Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837, 1838, 1839 & 1840 Census)
Felix G- (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837, 1838 & 1840 Census)
Jacob- (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 & 1840 Census)
John Jr. (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 & 1840 Census)
John Sr. (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 & 1840 Census)
Mark L (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1839 & 1840 Census)
Newton C (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837, 1838, 1839 & 1840 Census)
Wm H (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1837, 1838, 1839 & 1840 Census)

Crittenden-- Richard Crittenden (Dist. 25 Tax List:  1838)   There may be some connection to Frances/Fanny Crittenden who is in Rutherford Co TN in 1829 and 1830.

Cromer--Henry Cromer (Dist. 25 Tax List: 1838 & 1839) Not enumerated there in 1840.  His wife was a Shaffer & Gambill Descendant.  Her father, Richard Shaffer was killed by Indians in pre-statehood Sumner Co (TN)

Cullum--William H Cullum(Dist. 25 Tax list: 1836)  He is likely the Wm H Cullum who is enumerated in 1820 Williamson Co TN- Franklin near Cole, West, Beasley Brown, Hill, Wade 

Sources: 

• Tennessee, US, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2883/
• Williamson County(Tennessee) Tax Records 1800-1963) Tax records 1831-1845 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-V2HL?mode=g&cat=234786
• Tennessee State Library and Archives. Ancestry.com. North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
• Nance, R. Fred, and John W. Nance. 1983. The history of Versailles, tenth district, and its people. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (P.O. Box 906, Murfreesboro 37130): Rutherford County Historical Society.
• "United States Census, 1840." Database with images. FamilySearch.

Bedford Co TN.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTB-921F?wc=31SJ-161%3A1588669927%2C1588669780%2C1588665902&cc=1786457

Rutherford Co TN  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB9-98FZ?wc=31SK-FMD%3A1588669927%2C1588669425%2C1588665902&cc=1786457

Williamson Co TN  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB7-4DT?wc=31S2-443%3A1588669927%2C1588667580%2C1588665902&cc=1786457

• Rover Historical Society. History of Rover and the 10th district of Bedford County: lest we forget the people and things in our corner of the world. Vol. I(1986), Vol. II(1999). Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub. Co.

Williamson County TN School Census Records

Williamson Co TN records of the school census for that county are online but not yet indexed at FamilySearch.org.  I was extremely glad to find them as I'm always looking for more clues for my 2nd Great Grandfather William Clifford Cook and I knew he was on the 1838 tax list in District 25 of Williamson Co TN.

The School Census section of that film begins on image 934 of 2937 

The School census start in 1838 with reports from each of the districts which list the name of the adult and how many children from their household are in the age range for attending schools.  The range changes a bit over the first few years.  In the beginning it was children over 6 and under 16 but by 1842 it appears to change to above 6 and under 21.  The Districts weren't always in order so I had to read over them to seek out the 25th District which I wanted to check.

A check of the years 1838-1849 gives me the following results

My William C Cook is only on the 1841 School Census listed as having one child over 6 and under 16 as of 30th of June of that year.  That one child in the age range for school is Wm C Cook's oldest daughter Minerva Cook.  This may be her first year of school.  Wm C Cook was on the Bedford Co TN Dist 10 tax lists for 1836 & 1837.  He wasn't listed in Bedford Co TN on the 1838 list but rather in Williamson Co TN as I previously stated.

By 1844, there is no longer a listing for District 25 due to county boundary changes which seem to already be a bit "hazy" to begin with.  Years 1850-1853 do not appear with the records but they do resume in 1854.

Below is my attempt at a transcription of Williamson Co TN Dist 25 School Census

A List of the Names of the parents & No. of Chil

-dren in the 25th district Williamson County Tennessee

over 6 years old & under sixteen on 30th of June 

1841

(Column 1)

Parent Names

Clemmon Reed--3

Joseph C Little--2

C.M. Brooks--3

Thomas S. Taylor--2

Wm S Taylor--3

Robert Taylor--2

Thomas Taylor--1

James D Gallaspie--3

Jacob Blessing--3

Nathan Jackson--3

David Ray--2

Wm Lamb--4

Mary F Hendrix--5

Delilah Landrum--1

Abigail Prince--1

E G Portis--2

Thomas Jackson--3

John Jones--1

David Young--3

Edmund Wood--4

E.W. Hendrix--1

William Fears--4

Archie Johnson--4

Baram Lamb--4

William Hill--1

Felix G. Crick--1

Obedience Hill--1

Charles Pope--4

Thomas Lamb--5

William C Cook--1

John L. Little--4

Wm D Tharp--4

(Strikethru of James Jones--1)

Jacob Crick--4

Vincent Taylor--4

Wm W McDonald--2

Hiram Putman--3

Noah Putman--2

Quincy Pope--1

Wm Reed--3

John C Wilks--1

Longshire Lamb--2

James Byler--(number marked over)

Josep Wells--6

Gideon Cole--1

(Column 2)

Thomas Cole--3

George Wright--1

Williams Jackson--3

John Sharber--4

Job Cooper--4

James Vanatta--4

David Lamb--2

A C Potts--2

Jonathan Lamb--2

John Landrum--1

Martha Webb--4

William Parsley--1

Francis Jackson Jun--4

John Prior--1

Wm Trail--2

Jehu Sharber--4

Harper Lamb--3

John Crick Jun--4

Ann E Brunston--2

Edmund Crick--4

Good Davis--1

Wm Hartgroove--4

Francis Jackson se?--1

F. L. Covington--2

Thomas L Taylor--1

James C. Taylor--1

given under our hand and seals this the 1st day of July 1841

Thomas Taylor (seal)

Thomas Cole (seal)

Francis Jackson Jr. (seal)

Direct Links to Williamson Co TN Dist 25 on this roll
1838 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1W-9QDQ-H?i=980&cat=823595
1839  (nothing located for Dist 25)
1840 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1W-9QXZ-X?i=1055&cat=823595
1841 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1W-9QXZ-K?i=1066&cat=823595
1842 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1W-9QZX-N?i=1120&cat=823595
1843 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1W-9QD8-1?i=1279&cat=823595

Source:
Williamson County (Tennessee). County Court Clerk. (1998). School Census 1838-1939. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. imaged at FarmilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1W-9Q86-J?mode=g&cat=823595

1838 Tax list-Williamson Co TN--Dist 25

Snippet from the C section of the 1838 Tax list for Williamson Co Tennessee's 25th Dist. which includes my Wm C Cook and Joseph Cook among the Crick family which married heavily in the Putman(Wm. C's in-laws) family.

Names shown on the Dist 25 listing.  The writing was a bit difficult to read but not as bad as some I've come across.  I'm sure there are errors on my part.

		Williamson Co TN
		1838 Tax List Names
		District 25