8.6.
.i.George Francisco; md. ca. 1801 .i.Dianah Hagood
w. Hawkins Co., TN
b. ca. 1773 b. ca. 1778
w. ,
NC
w. , NC
d. ca. 1853 d.
w. Benton Co., TN w.
Children: 1. .i.Elizabeth Francisco
2. .i.John Francisco
3. .i.George Francisco
4. .i.Hagood Francisco
5. .i.Mahala Francisco
6. .i.Sarah Francisco
7. .i.Nancy Francisco
8. .i.Mary Francisco
9. .i.Bedy A. Francisco
10. .i.Martha Francisco
We have found no definite proof that George is a son of .i.Michael
Francisco;. However, he is placed here based on the following: 1.
There are a number of land transactions which involve both George and
John Francisco. 2. Land transactions make it clear that he married the
daughter of .i.Mordecai Hagood; and also make it clear that .i.John
Francisco; married a daughter of Mordecai Hagood. 3. Both George and
John arrived in Hawkins Co., TN at approximately the same time. 4.
George's age fits well between the ages of John Francisco and his
younger sister .i.Hannah Francisco;. Both George and John voted in
Hawkins Co., TN in 1790. By 1820 George was living in Montgomery
County, TN on McAdoo Creek.
Some land records indicate that George was born in 1773 in North
Carolina, which included Tennessee until 1796. The 1850 census shows
George, age 77, and Dianna, age 72, born in Virginia.
One bit of "wonderment" for the descendents of this line and the line
of John and _____ Hagood: In his book "A Search for
Haigwood-Hagood-Haygood Et Cetera 1650-1984", .i.John E. Haigwood; gives
the following information about the family...'The Heighwood family is of
Teutonic origin. Although originating in northern Europe, the family
has dwelled in Scotland and Great Britain, along the Anglo-Scottish
border, for many centuries. The original forms of the names, which has
gone through many changes, is HAIGH-WOLD, meaning "high wood" or "woody
hills." This refers to the southern Highlands. From HAIGH-WOLD, the
name became HAIGHWOOD, having the same meaning. It was in this form the
name was used at the time of granting of the coat of arms in 1185.
There were few instances of the name being spelled HAIGWOOD until after
the family had migrated to the New World; however in some ancient
records, we find the name alternately spelled HAIGHWOOD and HAIGWOOD
even when appertaining to brother or father and son.
'The branch of the HAIGHWOOD family which resides in Scotland belongs
to the Clan Chattan (Clan of the Little Cat), the largest and most
powerful of the associated clans.'
All of this leads us to the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat
and the fiddle." No one is certain, but the connection between the two
may have begun with Jamie Macpherson of the ancient Scottish Clan
Chattan. While he fiddled his tunes, Jamie wore the clan emblem: "Don't
touch the cat without a glove." Can anyone ask for more fame than to be
able to lay claim to a nursery rhyme?
[ While John E. Haigwood's book does not include the descendents of
Mordecai Hagood, it is possible to obtain a copy from him by writing to
him at Box 5001, Rome, GA 30162. There are numerous pages about the
origin of the name, the family crest, the early immigrants, and of
course much on other branches of this family.]
Source: E. Dale Hastin Smith - S. 4204 Conklin - Spokane, WA 99203;
David T. Johnston; Benton Co., TN Deed Book D, pp. 57, 163.
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