Person:Thomas McCullough (14)

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Thomas McCullough and Mary McCullough (First generation of McCullough’s in Tennessee)

Alexander Born: 1782 married Patsie Martin June 1813 James Martin Born: 1775 married Rhoda Brown 1816 Moses Born: 1787 married Polly Freed Dec. 1814 Thomas Born: 1793 married Miriah Pinkston Dec. 1820 then married Rhoda Kelly Oct. 1830 William Born: 1796 married Lavina Myers

Greene County in those days encompassed nearly all of East Tennessee, and back then was part of the state of North Carolina. In 1779, North Carolina introduced the Washington Act, which opened up land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This are became Greene and Washington Counties of North Carolina, and in 1796, Tennessee became a state. On July 1, 1816, James married Rhoda Brown in Greene County. Records also show that James did own land in the Lick Creek area of Green County, however, the amount of land that he owned is unknown. James Martin’s brothers also married in Greene County as follows:Alexander McCullough married Patsie Martin June 1813 Moses McCullough married Polly Freed Dec. 1814 Thomas McCullough married Miriah Pinkston Dec. 1820 And Rhoda Kelly Oct. 1830 William McCullough married Lavina Myers