Elisha Pepper was a descendant of Colonel Alexander Pearis for whom Parris Island, SC was named. He married Mary Butcher who died with her father and brother in an Indian attack not long after the death of Elisha, leaving their four year old son, Elisha Pepper (1777 – 1869), to be raised by his maternal uncle, Joseph Butcher. Years later, the younger Elisha Pepper was named as the first white settler in Warren County, TN. As a Bicentennial Event in 1976, his descendants dedicated a memorial stone to him. It is located next to the flagpole to the right of the entrance of the Warren County Court House.
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