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| Text: | The petition of sundry inhabitants of Clinch River, Moccasin Creek, Powells Valley, and others, citizens of Washington County humbly represent that your petitioners are situated from the line of Montgomery as it crosses near the source of the Clinch River, down the same eight miles; thence to the extreme settlements of Powells Valley forty more.
| | The greatest portion of your petitioners have to travel from twenty five miles and some eighty or an hundred; moreover are generally interrupted by Clinch Mountain and the north branch of the Holstein River; the former affording very difficult passes; the latter much danger and difficulty in crossing it in spring and after considerable rains; continuous to its southern bank, a chain of hills almost as difficult as Clinch Mountain; so that great difficulty arises to your Petitioners not only in attending Courts, but Courts Martial. And from the extent of schism between our small settlements make it exceedingly difficult to arrange companies without subjecting some to travel 15 and 20 miles to private mustery. There are two difficulties in the militia law that principally affect your Petitioners. There are evils small indeed to the feelings we constantly undergo when obliged to leave our helpless families exposed at so very great distances to obey the laws of our country. And however evident the danger may appear to us will not certainly on our failure of duty plead our excuse. Circumstance alone is sufficient to claim the human respect of the Legislature to remove the grievance. We therefore pray your Honorable House will take our case into consideration and divide the county. We further pray a line may be fixed along Clinch Mountain to the Carolina line; or with the line at present dividing the county into two regiments to the aforesaid Carolina line; then with the said line to Cumberland Mountain including that existing county between Cumberland Mountain and Montgomery line and Clinch Mountain, or the aforesaid regimental line for the new county and southeast of the said Clinch Mountain remain Washington County; and we your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.
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| Michael Albert | Richard Fletcher | Daniel Nelson
| | Benjamin Alderson | John Fowler | Johnson Nelson
| | David Alley | William Frame | Charles Niel
| | Hosea Alley | Thomas Frances | Benjamin Nicholson
| | James Sr. Alley | Calip Friley | Petten Nicholson
| | James Jr. Alley | Frederick Friley | Benjamin Oney
| | John Alley | James Friley | Richard Oney
| | Peter Alley | John Friley | William Oney
| | Samuel Alley | Martin Friley | James Osborne
| | George Asberry | William Friley | James Osborne
| | Henry Asberry | Coleby Fugate | Stephen Osbourn
| | John Asberry | James Fugate | Joseph Perrin
| | William Asberry | John Fugate | John Porter
| | John Baker | Josiah Fugate | Patrick Porter
| | Joel Barker | Zachariah Fugate | Richard Porter
| | Alexander Barnett | John Fuller? | Samuel Porter
| | ____ Bays | Joel Gallaher | Samuel Prater
| | Alexander Beavers | George Gibson | Thomas Prater
| | George Belsher | James Gibson | William Prater
| | Thomas Belsher | John Gibson | David Preecs
| | Robert Berrker? | William Gilmore | James Preecs
| | Charles Bickley | William Gilmore | Anjer Price
| | Thomas Bird | Edward Givins | Daniel Price
| | William Bird | Bean Graves | James Price
| | Joseph Black | Jesse Gray | Richard Price
| | James Blackmore | John Green | Thomas Jr. Price
| | James Blackmore | Samuel Haddox | William Price
| | William Blanton | Christopher Hains | Drury Puckett
| | John Bonem? | Henry Hamblin | George Puckett
| | Arthur Bowen | _____ Hamond | Jeremiah Puckett
| | John Bowen | _____ Hargis | Mathew Raimy
| | Jared Bowland | James Haris | John Raney
| | William Bowland | Ephraim Hatfield | Alexander Ritchie
| | James Bradley | George Hatfield | Alexander Jr. Ritchie
| | Archalus Bremley | John Hatfield | George Roberts
| | Michael Brewster | Joseph Hatfield | George Robinson
| | Isaac Bristow | Joseph Hatfield | Samuel Robinson
| | James Brown | Charles Hays | Absalom Robinson*
| | Francis Browning | Charles Hays | Jacob Robinson*
| | James Bush | Abraham Hayter | William Robinson*
| | Robert Caar? | Richard Henderson | James Rogers
| | David Cain | William Henderson | Will Rogers
| | Davis Calhoun | James Hendrix | Patrick Ryhley
| | John Campbell | Thomas Hendrix | James Shewmaker
| | John Campbell | Zachariah Hendrix | John Shomaker
| | John Jr. Carter | Joseph Hensley | John Short
| | Joseph Carter | Robert Hensley | Thomas Short
| | Norris Carter | Moses Higgenbothan | David Skaggs
| | Thomas Carter | Robert Higgenbothan | Henry Skaggs
| | Jacob Castles | Jeffrey Hildreth? | John Skaggs
| | Joseph Castles | Thomas Hobbs | Solomon Skaggs
| | William Cenduncan | William Horton | Edward Smith
| | Abraham Childress | William Huston | Elijah Smith
| | Valentine Choat | James Jackson | Ericus Smith
| | George Clark | Jesse Jackson | Ericus Jr. Smith
| | Simon Cockrell | John Jackson | H. Smith
| | Jeremiah Cole | John Jamison | James Smith
| | ---------- Colvilk? | William Johnson | John Smith
| | Andrew Colvill | Benjamin Jones | William Smith
| | Thomas Conway | Edward Jones | Edward Smoothe
| | Thomas Conway | James Jones | Michael Sord
| | Christopher Cooper | Edward Kelley | John Stacy
| | Andrew Cowan | Patrick Kendrick | Samuel Stallard
| | John Cowan | John Kennday | Edward Stapleton
| | David Cox | John Kincannon | Isaiah Stills
| | William Crabtree | John Kinkead | Yeah? Stills
| | James? Craig | Alexander Kirk | John Tate
| | Robert Craig? | Joseph Kiser | Robert Sr. Tate
| | Alexander Crockett | John Lang/Langston? | Robert Jr. Tate
| | Hamilton Crockett | Adam Lash | Thomas Tate
| | Jonathan Cunningham | Alexander Lash | John Thompson
| | John Damron | George Lash | Richard Thompson
| | Lazarus Damron | James Leith | William Thompson
| | Moses Damron | John Lewis | Samuel Vance
| | James Daniel | William Long | John Vandyke
| | Wyat Daniel | Peter Mackintaush | William Vaughan
| | Henry Davis | Alexander Martin | Jesse Vermillion
| | James Davisson | George McCoy | John Wagg
| | Samuel Davisson | Robert McCoy | Stephen Wallin
| | William Davisson | John McCulloch | Thomas Wallin
| | John Deskins | William McDuck | Lewis Walters
| | Charles Dever | Alexander McFarland | David Ward
| | Henry Dickenson | Joseph McFarland | John Wells
| | Lyles Dolsberry | Robert McFarland | John Wells
| | John Duncan | Robert Jr. McFarland | John White
| | Townsend Duncan | John McFerran | Joseph Whitley
| | Isaac Elam | James McKinney | James Whorton
| | William Elam | Thomas McMahon | A? Williamson
| | Drury Elkins | William McPike | Harris Willson
| | James Elkins | Joseph Meredith | John Willson
| | Jesse Elkins | Abraham Millard | Richard Willson
| | John English | Charles Millard | James Wright
| | John Enyart | Henry Monk | John Wright
| | Silas Enyart | Shadrach Monk | Daniel Young
| | William Evans | James Montgomery | David Young
| | Champ Faris | John Montgomery | James Young
| | Jeremiah Ferril | David Musick | Samuel Young
| | Richard Fields | Elexious Musick |
| | Ambrose Fletcher | William Neill |
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