Charles Brandon To Daniel Williams --Bedford Co TN(1817)

Charles Brandon to Daniel Williams for $150

When:  13 Sept 1817
What:  tract or parcel of land lying in the county of Bedford on the waters of the Clems Creek bounded as follows  Beginning at a Cedar marked CB in William Hills East boundary line of his 320 acre tract on said creek about thirty-one chains south of the North East corner of the same running thence south eighty poles to an Elm thence east one hundred poles to a stake by a walnut tree thence North Eighty poles to a post  oak thence west one hundred poles to the beginning fifty acres

Witnessed by Elias Brandon and John King

Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Books, Volume Q, p. 362, Charles Brandon to Daniel Williams; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-S3W5-M : accessed 13 November 2024), IGN 8150799. image 651 of 931.

Jones & Williams DNA cluster--PGF

A cluster of autosomal DNA matches shared with descendants of Wm C Cook & Elizabeth Putman is all descendants of John William Jones & his wife Lydia Williams.  As shown in the above image the DNA matches are from 4 children of this Jones & Williams couple.  The connection is at least a generation before John W or Lydia given their ages and from what I know with my research in the ancestry of my paternal great-grandfather, Wm Green Cook, where it most likely connects.  There are also descendants of Jabel Putman & wife Nancy in that cluster who have connections.  Putman and Tylers were from SC which is also the place of birth given for John W Jones in the 1850 Census  I've yet to figure out the connection between the two groups but do have a WATO tree ready at DNAPainter when I get the opportunity to explore things further.  In addition to writing notes on this cluster within the match list group, I have also charted some shared amounts between cluster members in my Google Sheets account. Ancestry recently added the ability to see shared matches of matches and their shared amounts as part of their ProTools Addon subscription.  This feature helped verify that my placement of those matches was correct within the Jones and William tree.

The amount of shared centiMorgans that my 2 siblings and I share with 20 of the Jones & Willems descendants ranges from 0-52 cMs.  A Cook/Putman cousin who is one generation further back shares in the range of 21-77 with the same 20 Jones and William descendants.

See the chart below made by inputting the range at DNA Painter.  It shows the relationship possibilities.

The 20 Jones and William descendants are through 4 children of John William Jones and Lydia Williams.  Oliver John Jones and his sister Leone Jones married Gafford siblings which would make their descendants double cousins to each other but shouldn't inflate the amount for the Cook & Putman connections. 

I would love to hear from any of the descendants of John & Lydia.

Shelbyville Tennessee Cholera 1833

An article in Shelbyville Gazette from 1913 told the story of a list found in the wall of a house in Civil Dist 8. The house was purchased by Michael F Williams from Wilson Turrentine in 1852  The Williams children found the piece of paper in the wall while playing. This was according to Nannie Green, one of the children playing who recalled the incident for the 1913 article. The list is said to be in the handwriting of Methodist preacher Rev Daniel Turrentine.  

I found the deed in Bedford County Tennessee Deed Book DDD page 158.  From what I could tell the deed was recorded in 1862.  You will need to log in to FamilySearch to see but a user account is free with registration if you don't already have one.

It is odd that the amounts at the bottom of the listing do not match the number of persons listed. I found listings of the deaths for 1913 in several papers and while there is overlap of the names there are some that are only included on one list. Another of the listings also has the given names of the enslaved.  Maybe the person who wrote the list was trying to make a complete list of ALL who had perished during the outbreak using information he read in the newspapers.

Males

John Sims

John Brigs

John M Cannon

Tevin Marshall

W Wallis

John Bradford Jr

N E Coldwell

Dr A. B. Morton

Robert Waite

B. Martin

James Brittain

Joseph Brittain

Anderson Vannoy

Dr. Abner Gaither

Peter Donnolly

S. G. Gready

Charles Shanks, Sr.

William Low

Theophilas R Anderson

Thomas C Moore

James Ward

______  Ashburn

Daniel Turrentine

Peter Chilcut

John Miller

John A Mars

John A Mars Jr.

James Davidson

James Ward(listed twice)

Females:

Mrs. J G Whitney

Mrs. Edward Wade

Mrs. K. Anderson

Mrs. John Mitchell

M G Davidson

Mrs. _____Brittain

Mrs. John Miller

Mrs H. Wardlaw

Mrs. Sephronia Watts

Mrs. R. McClintoc

Mrs. M A Watkins

Mrs Amanda Murrough

Mrs. S. Winters

Mrs. _____Mars

Mrs. B Shapard

Mrs C Shanks

Mrs. D. Dwyer

Mrs. J Thompson

Mrs. T J Flint

Mrs. Sol Davis

Mrs. I Marshall

Mrs. Wm B Sutton

Mrs. J B Snodgrass

Mrs. ______ Jones

Mrs. ______Burdette

Children and Infants

John T Shanks

P. Brooks

John Mitchell

Richard Davis

John Marshall

J. Cunningham

Thomas Willingham

W. M Brown

L. A. Bird

One child of each of the following persons:

Mrs. Moon

Hugh Wardlaw

Wm Galbraith

Three children of G W Ruth

The following persons lost slaves as indicated by figures annexed to their names

S. Thompson(2)

Thomas Davis(2)

Mrs. McClinton(1)

James Mars(4)

John Eakin(1)

Dr. Lipscomb(1)

Wm Galbraith(1)

R T Cannon Jr.(1)

D McKissick(1)

R P Harrison(1)

Mrs. _____ Turrentine(1)

D. B. Jett(1)

P. Donnelly(1)

Willis Cannon(1)

Peacock Estate(1)

N E Coldwell(1)

Col R Cannon(1)

M Nelson(1)

James Brittain(1)

T. Holland, Sr. (1)

Mrs. _____  Whitney(1)

H. M Watterson(1)

G. Davidson(1)

Total Whites  75

Total blacks   34

Total             109

Sources: 

"Cholera in 1833." Shelbyville Gazette (Shelbyville, Tennessee), 7 August 1913, p. 2, col. 3. Digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-Q3T3-V81G : accessed 24 May 2024.), IGN 008992021, img 309 of 993. 

Doctors Ads from 1833, Western Freeman(Shelbyville TN), 3 June 1833, p.4 col.5. Digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK4-ZSHF-D : accessed 25 May 2024), IGN 8141788, img 103 of 510. 

For comparison see: 

https://genealogytrails.com/tenn/bedford/cholera.html

https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-banner-and-daily-advertiser-cho/148046235/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-banner-and-daily-advertiser-cho/148045980/

Wilson Turrentine to M.F. Williams, Deed, 29 March 1862, Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book DDD: 158; Register of Deeds, Shelbyville; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-93K1-1?cat=298281 : accessed 25 May 2024), Deeds, v. DDD (includes full-name index), 1851-Sep 1865, Image 265 of 481, IGN 8150806.

Using DNAPainter for analysis of a Mystery DNA Group

Within my families DNA match results, my siblings and me have shared DNA with the descendants of John William Jones and his wife Lydia William Jones.  I've not yet been able to determine the exact connection but I have used the WATO tree tools at DNA Painter to get a visual of the matches and the amounts at which they match us.  I used my shared cM amounts in the image shown below and have edited out the names of the matches. We match thru 4 different children of John and Lydia(at least...these are all that I have found represented so far).  I should note that Leona(Oliver's sister) married the brother of Oliver's wife.  By looking at shared matches I can tell that the connection is somewhere in the ancestry of my paternal Great Grandfather, William Green Cook(1854-1944).  It looks likely that it is on his mother's side(the Putmans) likely two or more generations further back.  

Also if I look at the shared cM chart I can get an idea of what relationships that amount of shared DNA might represent.

Comparing my own tree and those of this group of matches I can rule out anything closer than 3rd Cousins and I feel like the most likely would be somewhere between 4th Cousin thru 7C1R.  

Using the chromosome painter tool at DNAPainter I can further see that the shared DNA is with the Putman & Tyler Descendants.  This is shown here in their comparison with the DNA they all share with me but holds true for their comparison with my other siblings as well.  The marked painted segments below contain Cook / Putman cousins, Putman / Tyler cousins and several of the Jones / Williams DNA matches who have uploaded their DNA to sites which have a chromosome browser.

I hope to do more research on the mystery matches Ancestral Couple(& their ancestors) to see where they cross paths.  I'm wondering if it might be a Quaker segment.

These are just some of the tools which I find very useful that are available at DNAPainter.  There are many great resources for DNA analysis located there. I am a subscriber and find it very useful to my research(especially since I manage multiple tests.)  I would recommend at least setting up a free account there and trying it out to see if it is helpful to your research. For more information on DNAPainter and the Shared cM Project please visit the site.  The site help tools are wonderful and there is also a Facebook group as well as a blog.

At a Smith Shop in Murfreesboro on Sept 5th 1831

The following is from the TN State Supreme Court Case(Middle District) of Robert Williams v. William Putman, et al. Filed Feb 24th 1835. Available at TN State Library & Archives(Nashville, TN) on site or thru PDF document purchase via the archives website with option of delivery via email or a printed copy(see end notes)

It contains the depositions(mid pg 19-22) that were given at the Smith Shop of William Gilliam Esq. in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee for the defense in the above mentioned case on Sept. 5th of 1831. While BarnaB Haley is mentioned as present at the Smith Shop during the depositions there isn't any testimony from him listed in the case papers and the sworn statement by V.D. Cowan J.P does not mention Mr. Haley as one of those giving a deposition. Comments by me are in parenthesis and I have taken some liberty in formatting to make it easier to read. The case is a 41 page file when captured in PDF format though the numbering stops on page 33 with one or two exceptions where it looks like there was an attempt to note the page numbers. An earlier blog post listing persons involved in this case can be found at 50 persons mentioned in TN State Supreme Court Case.

State of Tennessee Rutherford county

Be it remembered that in pursuance of the inclosed(sic) commission to me directed from the Circuit Court of Equity for the county aforesaid I have cause to come before me at the smith shop of William Gilliam Esquire in Murfreesborough in the county aforesaid on the 5th day of September 1831 Samuel Anglin, Absolom Vickery, Noah Putman, BarnaB Haley(refer to above note), and William C Cook all of lawful age witnesses in a certain matter of controversy in said Court descending wherein Robert Williams is complainant and William Putman and Zepheniah Anglin defendants who being first duly sworn upon the Holy evangelist of Almighty God to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth

deposed as follows

Samuel Anglin being called

Question by defendants--where you acquainted with a certain stud horse called Leopard sold by defendant Putman to Robert Williams, Plaintiff?

Answer: I was acquainted with the horse whilst he was in the possession of Zepheniah Anglin up to the time said Anglin sold him to Putman.

Question by same---Was or was not said horse a sound thrifty animal whilst said Anglin owned him

Answer: I kept the horse at my house from the expiration of the season about the first of July 1828, until said Anglin sold him to Putman in the fall or winter of the same year and during the whole of the time the horse was sound and in good health eat hardy and continued to thrive so long as I kept him.

Question by Complainant---You are the father of the defendant Anglin are you?

Answer: I expect I am.

Question by the same---When you had charge of the horse, did you examine him minutely to ascertain whether he was deficient or not

Answer: I did not examine him minutely to see whether there was any deficiency in him not suspecting any.

Question by the same--Had you a knowledge of the horse after your son parted with him to Putman?

Answer: I was not acquainted with the horse after my son parted with him and further his deponent sayeth not.

--Samuel Anglin.

Page 20

Absalom Vickery’s Deposition

Absalom Vickery was next called in question by defendants

(Question by Defendants) Were you acquainted with a certain stallion named Leopard sold by defendant Putman to Plaintiff Williams

(Answer: ) I have seen the horse before Anglin purchased him and was slitely(sic) acquainted with him whilst in the possession of Anglin but I was better acquainted with him during the time Putman owned him than I was before.

Question by the Same Did your acquaintance with said horse enable you to form a correct judgment as to his qualities or soundness and was he or not sound and free from defect whilst owned by Putman and a the time of his sale to Williams.

Answer: I was well acquainted with the horse whilst in the possession of Putman. I frequently rode the horse and am fully of the opinion the horse was sound for I never knew the health of the horse questioned till after Putman sold him to Williams.

Question by same--Did you whilst Putman owned said horse ever gallop him any distance and if so did you perceive any defect in his wind

Answer: About two or three days before Putman sold the horse I rode him about two miles from my home and on my return I galloped him about one mile but I did not discover any deficiency in his wind or action but appeared well as usual.

Question by complainant--State if you are related to the defendants

Answer: I married Mr. Putman’s sister

Question by the Same--Mr. Vickery describe the difference of the horse at the time you speak of him,  his form, muscle, general appearance, and age and state if you know what Mr. Putman sold him for.

Answer: He was a large bone horse from his outward appearance I should judge him about five years old what he sold him for I know not . his colour was a dapple gray.

Test W. D. Cowan         Absolem Vickery (his mark)


Noah Putman’s Deposition

Noah Putman being next called on

Question by defendants--Did you or did you not keep a certain stallion named Leopard whilst owned by your brother William the defendant and if so was he sound or not whilst in his possession.

Answer: I kept the horse about two weeks whilst my brother owned him and I believe the horse was perfectly sound and healthy.

Question by same--How long did William Putman own said horse before he sold him to Williams

Answer: about six weeks to the best of my knowledge

Question by same--Were you present when Robert Williams offered to return said horse to Putman and what was the conversation between them in relation to that matter.

Answer: I saw Mr. Williams bring the horse back in July following the (page 21)purchase in November, and proposed to recant the bargain with my brother. He, Mr. Williams stated the horse was not sound. My brothers reply was to the best of my recollection that if he had discovered him to be unsound he ought to have returned him sooner. Mr. Williams stated that he had not discovered it would injured him till about two weeks previous to the time he returned him and then it had fallen in his eyes.

Question by same--Will you describe the horse as to the size and appearance of and age while in the possession of your brother

Answer: He was a large horse and a dapple gray. I should judge him to be five or six years old

And further this deponent saith not.

Noah Putman


William C Cook's Deposition

William C Cook was next examined.

Question by defendant. Do you or not know a certain stallion named Leopard purchased by Robert Williams of William Putman and if so state whether your acquaintance with him enables you to form a correct opinion of his soundness whilst owned by Putman.

Answer: I have seen the horse before Mr. Anglin purchased him. I also saw the horse frequently whilst in the possession of Anglin and Putman both and I never recollect to have heard the health of the horse questioned until after Mr. Williams purchased him.

Question by same: Did you or not ever ride said horse after Williams purchased him and did you perceive any defect in him.

Answer: I do not recollect to have noticed any defect in the performance of said horse when I rode him after Williams purchased him. I rode the horse two or three times but I did not discover any difference.

Question by same: Were you present when Williams the plaintiffs offered to return said horse to Putman and if you were state the conversation between them.

Answer: I was present when Mr. Williams offered to return the horse. To the best of my recollection Mr. Williams proposed to Mr. Putman to give up the horse and take back the mare and the note that he had given to Mr. Putman for the horse but Mr. Putman would not consent to the proposal made by Mr. Williams. Putman's reply was why did you not bring back the horse sooner if you had discovered he was not sound. Williams reply was he thought he had better keep him til the season was out so as to make all he could as not to injure either of them.

Question by same--Did you or not perceive the horse when brought back by Williams to be very much diseased in his eyes.

Answer: His eyes looked very badly.

Question by same-- Did you ever hear Robert Williams State that he did not accuse nor did he believe that defendant Putman knew of any defect in the horse's eyes at the time he sold him to him.

Answer: I heard Mr. Williams state that he never accused Mr. Putman of having any knowledge of the deficiency in the horses eyes.

Question by complainant:  When you rode the horse did you not discover a difficulty in his breathing.

Answer: If he was galloped (Page 22) or whipped he breathed harder than when he was rode moderately but that is the case with any Stallion or most of Stallions.

Question by same--Did not Leopard breathe with more difficulty than would another horse rode and whipped in the same way at the time of what you speak if such horse was not injured in his wind?

Answer: He is not able to answer that question.

Question by same--Do you stand related to either of the defendants

Answer: I am the brother-in-law of Mr. Putman

And further this deponent sayeth not.

William C Cook

This is to certify that the foregoing depositions of Samuel Anglin, Absalom Vickery, Noah Putman and William C Cook was taken before me , V.D. Cowan an acting Justice of the Peace for Rutherford County in the State of Tennessee at the place and on the day in the caption mentioned and the answers were written by me in the presence of the complainant and the defendants and both their counsels and I furthermore certify that I am not interested related or any way concerned with either of the parties given under my hand and seal September 5 1831

V. D. Cowan J. P. (Seal)

Notes:

Williams vs. Putman--TN State Supreme Court Case Middle District Ordered from TN State Library & Archives via https://supreme-court-cases.tennsos.org/ Delivery(Jan 2, 2019) via email of scanned digital images(PDF) 41 pages. (Location at TSLA Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 2 Box Number: 375)

Location of Files Searchable---https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/tennessee-supreme-court-cases 

Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives. Tennessee Supreme Court Clerk’s Records 1810-1955, Record Group 191.TN State Supreme Court Case Middle District Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: 2 Box: 375 Robert Williams v. William Putman, et al. (41 pages).

Angeline Cook (1838-1938)

Angeline Cook's 100 Birthday Celebration
(The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) Wed. 16 Mar 1938,  pg. 3)
Born March 8, 1838, Longview Community
Daughter of W. C. Cook and Elizabeth Putman Cook(my 2nd Gr Grandparents)
Celebrated 100th Birthday on Sun. March 13, 1938
Held at home of Mrs. G. W. Turner(her daughter) in Rockvale
In the article, it says many pictures were taken.

Guests in attendance:

• Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Putman
• Jim Cook & Family
• Tip McCord
• W. E. McCord
• Clifford Cook
• U. O. Webb
• R. B. Lamb
• C. W. Reid & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. J P Kimmons
• Mr. & Mrs. Joe Cook & son
• C. B. Cook
• Mr.. & Mrs. Earnest Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. Grady Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. John Cook
• W. G. Cook(my Great Grandfather)
• S.W. Williams
• Sophie Williams
• Miss Pearl Tucker
• W. R. Turner
• H S. Smotherman
• Mr. & Mrs. D M Hay
• Buddie Hay
• Mrs. Watt Hay
• Mr. & Mrs. Luther Webb & Family
• Myrtle Lamb
• Mr. & Mrs. Richard Turner & Family
• Bennie Mae Lamb
• Veston Crick
• Mr. & Mrs. William Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. Herman Rowland
• Mrs. Leonie Mullins
• Mr. & Mrs. James Ward Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. J. H. McCord
• Mr. & Mrs. Carl Boyce
• Mr. & Mrs. A. G. Lamb
• Mr. & Mrs. Edward Delk
• Mr. & Mrs. Cooper Cook & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Boyce & Son
• Mr. & Mrs. C. G. Cook & Family
• Mrs. Emma Taylor
• Mrs. Ella Martin
• Mr. & Mrs. Dave Cook & Family
• Lillian Cook
• Clem King and son
• Mr. & Mrs. G C Jernigan & Daughter
• Mr. & Mrs. Horace Brown
• Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Farris
• Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Brown & Family
• Dr. E. L. Williams
• Cass B. Cook & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. John M Elrod
• L.W. Lamb
• Daisy Cook
• Mrs. W. C. Cook & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. George D. Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. John Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. Eumph Boyce(Humphrey) & Family
• Clarence Cook and Sons
• Elizabeth Cook Rowland & Horace E. Rowland
• Pearl Tucker(*listed twice)
• Mr. & Mrs. Robert Turner & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Cook
• Mrs. Greeley Smotherman & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. Horace Smotherman and Son
• Thomas Reid
• Clay Turner
• Thomas Turner
• Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Lamb
• Mrs. Stanley Rowland 

She passed away 19th of Oct 1938-- about 5 months later.

The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) Fri. 21 Oct 1938, pg. 1

While researching the YDNA of the Cook line I have found a line that connects back to Shem Cook(as our YDNA line indicates) that also named a daughter Angeline and their daughter was also born in 1838 Georgia.

I have several of her descendants which have autosomal DNA tested who match me or my siblings.  I also have a number of descendants of those who attended her birthday celebration who are a match with me and/or my siblings.

Williams Family Land from original North Carolina Land Grant

The land mentioned is in Davidson County, Tennessee

The Tennessean, 12 Jul 1910, Tue, Page 10  www.newspapers.com

The snippet below is from the will of Dr. William Williams who is mentioned in the above article.  Dr. Williams' wife was Elizabeth Branch Donelson.  Another familiar name in Tennessee history.  Dr. William Williams is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery.

Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts.

Wills; Author: Tennessee County Court (Davidson County); Probate Place: Davidson, Tennessee Wills, Vol 29, 1886-1888 pg. 539