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- I found Susan Claxton in the 1856 Nashville Directory. She is living at 116 N. Front Street. But it appears that the street no longer exists. Does anyone have information on where this street may have been? It may be around the state capital in a place called Vinegar Hill.
Plus these court cases:
Page 19, Oct. 21, 1835, No 63 Susan Claxton Plaintiff vs Isaac Galscow Defendants, Case, Dismission
Page 32, Oct. 26, 1835, Judgment against the County in State Cases
No 6387 State of Tennessee Plaintiff vs Susan Claxton Defendant
No 6382 State of Tennessee Plaintiff vs Susan Claxton Defendant
No 6383 State of Tennessee Plaintiff vs Susan Claxton Defendant
(Source: Bill Claxton - 2008)
Church Street: Used to be known as Spring Street for the spring that ran down to Front Street into the Cumberland River. Renamed for the many churches built over the years.
Go to www.maps.live.com and enter this in the search box.
116 n 1st avenue north, nashville, tn
You can see where she lived right there in front of Riverfront Park.
You can see it in 3D by clicking on the 3D button.
The entire area have been reconstructed today. It truely is/was the center of everything.
(Source: Bobbi (Roberta) Estes - 2008
S. Reuben Thornton was born in Mercer County, KY, October 21, 1826, and is the son of Jerry and Sarah (Claxton) Thornton.
Hopkins County , KY Aug., 1815: Jeremiah Claxton, Dec'd. Invt. & Appl. Estate. Adm. Alexander Ashby, App. Edward Orton, Jepe W. Smoth, Jonathan Arledge.
Hopkins County, KY Feb., 1819: John Ross, Dec'd. Will.: Wife: Lydda Ross, Daughters: Silas M. Ross and Patsey Ross, Sons: Wily, John, Sheldred, and Thomas
Above Dau. and sons are to share 640 acres of land in TN. Additional children mentioned Nancy Ross, Betsy Hopkins, Polly, Sarah Clark, Susan Claxton, Peggy Ross. EX. Thomas Adams, Beckley Jackson.
"CHAPTER CXXXIX
An Act for the relief of the heirs of John Ross, dec'd.
Whereas military warrant No.2051 for 640 acres was issued by the State of No. Carolina to the heirs of John Ross, the authority issuing the same believing said Ross to be dead; which warrant was taken out of the office by captain John Mc'Neese, now deceased, who had commanded the said John Ross; which warrant is lost, and the same not having been appropriated, as appears by the certificates of William White Secretary of the state of North Carolina, and J. Blackfan clerk to the board of commissioners of this state; wherefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the commissioners of land claims be, and they are hereby authorised to issue a duplicate land warrant, No. 2051 for 640 acres to Wyly Ross, John Ross, Joshua Claxton and Thomas B. Ross, deceased, in lieu of the original.
JAMES FENTRESS, Speaker of the House of Representatives
S. BREWER, Speaker of the Senate
November 2, 1821"
(Source: Email - Tommy Allen 12/2008)
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