10:08 PM 3/23/02UpDate Cummings White county Tenn. .Faulkner county ar and Indiana Excerpts from White County, Tennessee Public Records10-31-1816 Deed from George Sanders to Moses Godard, 80 acres, part of Grant 3011,...mentions George Sparkman,...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley & Richard Medley10-15-1817,...Deed Book F, Page 320, Deed from Lewis Sparkman to George Morgan Brown, 10 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...mentions Jesse Keithley, ...witnessed by Micajah Simmons, Moses Godard, & William Sparkman3-24-1821,...Deed Book G, Page 74, Deed from William Sparkman to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley, James Carter, & Joseph Cummings8-10-1821,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137, Deed from George W. Sanders of Madison County, Alabama to John Smallman, 3 tracts of land, 50 acres each, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork River",...mentions John Hill & Reuben P. Sanders, ...witnessed by Moses Godard, Edmond Godard, & Joseph Cummings, Jr.3-23-1822,...Deed Book G, Page 307, Deed from George Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011,...witnessed by William Goard & Elijah Hill6-17-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 407, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Adrian Bryant, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by James Erwin & Richard Medley9-12-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 476, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork",...mentions Malachi Cummings' survey, ...witnessed by Moses Godard & William Sparkman8-9-1830,...Deed Book H, Page 525, Deed from Adrian Bryant to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Thomas J. Hill7-1-1831 Account of the sale of personal property of John Smallman, deceased, by Joseph Cummings, Jr., Administrator. Names mentioned include Isaac Plumlee, Elijah Mays, William Dodson Jr., Edmond Godard, James M. Smallman, Adrian Bryant, Bryant Sparkman, Daniel Hollingsworth, James Godard, Moses Godard Sr., William Carter, George Yates, James Randalls, & negro woman named Lydia.12-30-1831,...Deed Book I, Page 140, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being part of a tract that Malachi Cummings sold to Joseph Cummings, Jr....and having the beginning corner "near George Sparkman's house", ...the other tract having been granted by the State of Tennessee to Joseph Cummings, Jr. by Grant 6401 as school land...witnessed by William B. Cummings & James M. Smallman.10-5-1832,...Will Book, 1831-41, Page 82, Report by Moses Godard, guardian for the "infant heirs of John Smallman, deceased". Heirs mentioned are James M. Smallman, Elizabeth Smallman, Jane Smallman, Sally Smallman, & Mary Smallman.11-14-1832,...Deed Book I, Page 356, Deed from Larry Holder to Hardy Sparkman, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork",...being the land that John Medley Sr., deeded to Larry Holder...Grant No. 2959, bearing date 14th. March 1811...mentions the eastern boundary line of the Military Boundary...mentions Joseph Cummings, Sampson Godard, & James Godard...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Sparkman9-5-1833,...Deed Book L, Page 210, Deed from Washington Yates to Bryant Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being 10 acres, and the other tract being 50 acres of school land ...witnessed by John McBride & Joseph Cummings9-25-1833,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137, Deed from Isaac & Elizabeth Meadors to James M. Smallman, 1/12 interest in 3 tracts of land that George Sanders sold to John Smallman ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Edward Meadors9-27-1833,...Deed Book H, Page 516, Lewis Sparkman assigned several items of personal property (including his still) to Joseph Gooch & Jabez G. Mitchell ...to be sold for payment of debts...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. David Mitchell, A. Dibrell, & Hugh L.(Camik?)10-15-1833,...Deed Book I, Page 139, Deed from Robert Mays to George Sparkman, 3 tracts of land...two of which were school land, "on the waters of the Caney Fork", 163 acres in all,...mentions Arnold Moss,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings Jr., Riley Mays, & Elijah Hill11-25-1833,...Deed Book (I?), Page 347, Deed from Hardy Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork River" ...it being the land that the State of Tennessee granted to John Medley the 14th day of March, 1811, ...and which John Medley conveyed to Larry Holder, and which Larry Holder conveyed to Hardy Sparkman...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & George Sanders, ...witnessed by Wm. B. Cummings8-16-1834 Deed of Gift from Henderson Sparkman to Jacob Sparkman9-5-1834,...Deed Book I, Page 89, Deed from William Sparkman to Bryant Sparkman, 49-3/4 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...the land granted to David H. Maybern by No. 3471, ...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & John Medley, ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons6-6-1835,...Deed Book I, Page 336, Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Martha Simmons, two adjoining tracts, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...one being 10 acres that had been granted to James (Grade?) & the other being 50 acres of School land that had been granted to William Shelton, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons7-13-1835 John Sparkman, George Sparkman, & Solomon Sparkman grant letter of attorney to Aquilla Todd of Grainger County, Tennessee ...for the purpose of claiming part of the estate of "our uncle" Edward Sparkman, deceased, of Bertie County, North Carolina. Note: This document proved that James Sparkman, George Sparkman I, & Edward Sparkman were brothers.(Date not given) Lewis Sparkman granted letter of attorney to Hardy Todd12-14-1835,...Deed Book K, Page 161, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Bryant Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...in the first district, ...mentions D.H. Mayburn & James Hill, ...witnessed by George Sparkman & William B. Cummings9-5-1836, Bryant Sparkman granted letter of attorney to unspecified person9-24-1836 & 3-17-1837, William Sparkman, Micajah Simmons & wife Nancy Simmons, Drury Simmons & wife Tabitha Simmons, Francis Simmons & wife Martha Simmons...heirs of the estate of Edward Sparkman, deceased,...granted power of attorney to Hardy Todd.1-27-1837, ...Deed Book K, Page 137, Deed from George Sparkman to John McBride, 80 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...being the land that George Sanders sold to Ephraim Shockley,...cornering with a tract that George Sanders sold to Moses Godard,...adjoining a tract that formerly belonged to Richard Medley,...with an easement to a spring that had been used by Moses Godard....witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & James Godard6-2-1837,...Deed Book Q, Page 112, Deed from Margaret Cummins to Henry Sparkman, her interest in 150 acres, on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork, in District 4, ...it being the same land that Felix A. Badger conveyed to Earl J. Cook, and Earl J. Cook to William Cummins, and William Cummins to Margaret Cummins, ...witnessed by JAMES SPARKMAN & James M. Cummins8-25-1837,...Deed Book R, Page 434, Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Drury Simmons, 60 acres "on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork,...with one corner being on the river bank,...it being the land that was granted to Bryant Sparkman by Grant No. 3182... witnessed by Francis Simmons & Spencer Simmons10-26-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 33, Deed from George Sparkman to James Godard, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...in District 15,...cornering with John McBride's tract, ...cornering with Gabriel Penn Cummings' tract,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Pettitt12-21-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 34, Deed from George Sparkman to Moses Mayes, son of Sealey (Celia) Mayes, 30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...(appearing to be the land that Celia Mayes lived on),...mentions the Pikeville Road, ... mentions George Sanders & Ephraim Shockley, ...witnessed by Moses Hollingsworth12-1-1838,...Deed Book O, Page 81, Deed from Terry Walden to William Sparkman, 80 acres,...mentions William Kerr, Bradshaw's corner, John Mitchell, Melvin's line,...witnessed by Thomas Green & Charles Anderson1-1-1839,...Deed Book L, Page 164, Richard Earles entrusts Henderson Sparkman with some livestock & personal property "to secure him in the payment of a debt to John Witt"3-3-1846,...Book O, Page 275, Deed from William Sparkman to Solomon Sparkman,...40 acres ?? .."on the waters of the Calf Killers Fork",...it being the same land that Terry Walden conveyed to William Sparkman,...witnessed by William Wallis & James H. Doyle9-6-1846,...Deed Book R, Page 311, Deed from Solomon Sparkman to Creed A. Taylor,...7 tracts of land totaling 224 acres;...mentions D. Mitchell, James Brown, Abraham (Crain?), the Calfkiller River, John Chisum, Melvin, Thomas (Green?),... witnessed by Elisha Carroll & William B. Taylor9-23-1851,...Deed Book Q, Page 219, Deed from Harrison M. Holland to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--who sold it to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by John S. Baty & Rhodone Doyle2-7-1852,...Deed Book Q, Page 232, Deed from Lewis Sparkman to William L. Gillentine,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--and later to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by T.B. Massey & S.H. Colmes (Colrus?)3-3-1852,...Deed Book T, Page 159, Deed from White County Sheriff Joseph Herd to Lewis Sparkman, 50 acres adjoining the property of Jeremiah Denton's heirs & William Templeton. This land had been bought at a sheriff's sale by John Witt. Also, a judgement recovered by John Witt against Nathan Rickman before E.W. Denton, Esqr. is mentioned;...witnessed by (W.W.?) Moore & Washington Webb10-27-1852,...Deed Book S, Page 107, Deed from Henry Sparkman to Daniel Frazier, 20 acres "on the north side of the Caney Fork" in District 4, cornering with Carter Dillon's land;.. witnessed by Carter Dillon & M.L. Sparkman10-8-1855,...Deed Book S, Page 240, Deed from Wiley Jarnigan to (Truss?) Sparkman,...some growing crops and a gray mare--as security for rent on the land where the said crops were growing12-7-1857,...Deed Book T, Page 284, Deed from Sampson Witt, executor of his brother John Witt, to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...adjoining Joseph Anderson, Shirley Denton, & B. Bowman's heirs;..witnessed by M.C. Dibrell & E.W. Denton6-13-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 552, Deed from Hardy Sparkman..."for the love and affection toward his two sons James H. & Temple Sparkman",...178 acres & 28 (square)poles... being the same land deeded to (Hardy) by Jeremiah Webb,...also two slaves...one a boy about 18 years old named Vincent, and the other a girl named Racheal aged about 14 years;...witnessed by S.H. Colrus (Colmes?) & Carter Dillon7-5-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 556, Deed from Hardy, James, & Temple Sparkman to Carter Dillon,..."on the north side of the stage road leading from Sparta to Rock Island"... 178 acres & 29 (square) poles;...witnessed by M.S. sparkman & (Job?)S. Holder5-13-1867 Marriage Contract...between James H. Sparkman & Susannah T. Sparkman,... the parties agreeing to maintain ownership of the property that they each owned before agreeing to marry each other;...witnessed by John Savage & W.B. Cummings9-16-1867 Deed from John Sparkman & wife Juda Doniza Sparkman to Joseph A. & T.J. Pettit...their interest in 640 acres...derived by descent from Lewis Pettit;...mentions Benjamin Gist, Moores, John D. Anderson, James Keathley, J.S. McBride, Stewart, Yates, J.H. Doyle, and Taylors. Witnessed by Richard Mancel & A. Crowder - by Hoyte Cook, revised May 1999 JOSEPH CUMMINGS 1835 PRIVATE, VIRGINIA LINE, $20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $60.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 20 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 72 (1835 TN PENSION ROLL) 1840: Age 78 (White Co, TN) WHITE COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Thomas Crawley Rev. War Pension Excerpts from White County, Tennessee Public Records 10-31-1816 Deed from George Sanders to Moses Godard, 80 acres, part of Grant 3011,...mentions George Sparkman,...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley & Richard Medley 10-15-1817,...Deed Book F, Page 320, Deed from Lewis Sparkman to George Morgan Brown, 10 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...mentions Jesse Keithley, ...witnessed by Micajah Simmons, Moses Godard, & William Sparkman 3-24-1821,...Deed Book G, Page 74, Deed from William Sparkman to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley, James Carter, & Joseph Cummings 8-10-1821,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137, Deed from George W. Sanders of Madison County, Alabama to John Smallman, 3 tracts of land, 50 acres each, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork River",...mentions John Hill & Reuben P. Sanders, ...witnessed by Moses Godard, Edmond Godard, & Joseph Cummings, Jr. 3-23-1822,...Deed Book G, Page 307, Deed from George Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011,...witnessed by William Goard & Elijah Hill 6-17-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 407, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Adrian Bryant, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by James Erwin & Richard Medley 9-12-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 476, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork",...mentions Malachi Cummings' survey, ...witnessed by Moses Godard & William Sparkman 8-9-1830,...Deed Book H, Page 525, Deed from Adrian Bryant to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Thomas J. Hill 7-1-1831 Account of the sale of personal property of John Smallman, deceased, by Joseph Cummings, Jr., Administrator. Names mentioned include Isaac Plumlee, Elijah Mays, William Dodson Jr., Edmond Godard, James M. Smallman, Adrian Bryant, Bryant Sparkman, Daniel Hollingsworth, James Godard, Moses Godard Sr., William Carter, George Yates, James Randalls, & negro woman named Lydia. 12-30-1831,...Deed Book I, Page 140, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being part of a tract that Malachi Cummings sold to Joseph Cummings, Jr....and having the beginning corner "near George Sparkman's house", ...the other tract having been granted by the State of Tennessee to Joseph Cummings, Jr. by Grant 6401 as school land...witnessed by William B. Cummings & James M. Smallman. 10-5-1832,...Will Book, 1831-41, Page 82, Report by Moses Godard, guardian for the "infant heirs of John Smallman, deceased". Heirs mentioned are James M. Smallman, Elizabeth Smallman, Jane Smallman, Sally Smallman, & Mary Smallman. 11-14-1832,...Deed Book I, Page 356, Deed from Larry Holder to Hardy Sparkman, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork",...being the land that John Medley Sr., deeded to Larry Holder...Grant No. 2959, bearing date 14th. March 1811...mentions the eastern boundary line of the Military Boundary...mentions Joseph Cummings, Sampson Godard, & James Godard...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Sparkman 9-5-1833,...Deed Book L, Page 210, Deed from Washington Yates to Bryant Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being 10 acres, and the other tract being 50 acres of school land ...witnessed by John McBride & Joseph Cummings 9-25-1833,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137, Deed from Isaac & Elizabeth Meadors to James M. Smallman, 1/12 interest in 3 tracts of land that George Sanders sold to John Smallman ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Edward Meadors 9-27-1833,...Deed Book H, Page 516, Lewis Sparkman assigned several items of personal property (including his still) to Joseph Gooch & Jabez G. Mitchell ...to be sold for payment of debts...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. David Mitchell, A. Dibrell, & Hugh L.(Camik?) 10-15-1833,...Deed Book I, Page 139, Deed from Robert Mays to George Sparkman, 3 tracts of land...two of which were school land, "on the waters of the Caney Fork", 163 acres in all,...mentions Arnold Moss,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings Jr., Riley Mays, & Elijah Hill 11-25-1833,...Deed Book (I?), Page 347, Deed from Hardy Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork River" ...it being the land that the State of Tennessee granted to John Medley the 14th day of March, 1811, ...and which John Medley conveyed to Larry Holder, and which Larry Holder conveyed to Hardy Sparkman...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & George Sanders, ...witnessed by Wm. B. Cummings 8-16-1834 Deed of Gift from Henderson Sparkman to Jacob Sparkman 9-5-1834,...Deed Book I, Page 89, Deed from William Sparkman to Bryant Sparkman, 49-3/4 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...the land granted to David H. Maybern by No. 3471, ...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & John Medley, ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons 6-6-1835,...Deed Book I, Page 336, Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Martha Simmons, two adjoining tracts, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...one being 10 acres that had been granted to James (Grade?) & the other being 50 acres of School land that had been granted to William Shelton, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons 7-13-1835 John Sparkman, George Sparkman, & Solomon Sparkman grant letter of attorney to Aquilla Todd of Grainger County, Tennessee ...for the purpose of claiming part of the estate of "our uncle" Edward Sparkman, deceased, of Bertie County, North Carolina. Note: This document proved that James Sparkman, George Sparkman I, & Edward Sparkman were brothers. (Date not given) Lewis Sparkman granted letter of attorney to Hardy Todd 12-14-1835,...Deed Book K, Page 161, Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Bryant Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...in the first district, ...mentions D.H. Mayburn & James Hill, ...witnessed by George Sparkman & William B. Cummings 9-5-1836, Bryant Sparkman granted letter of attorney to unspecified person 9-24-1836 & 3-17-1837, William Sparkman, Micajah Simmons & wife Nancy Simmons, Drury Simmons & wife Tabitha Simmons, Francis Simmons & wife Martha Simmons...heirs of the estate of Edward Sparkman, deceased,...granted power of attorney to Hardy Todd. 1-27-1837, ...Deed Book K, Page 137, Deed from George Sparkman to John McBride, 80 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...being the land that George Sanders sold to Ephraim Shockley,...cornering with a tract that George Sanders sold to Moses Godard,...adjoining a tract that formerly belonged to Richard Medley,...with an easement to a spring that had been used by Moses Godard....witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & James Godard 6-2-1837,...Deed Book Q, Page 112, Deed from Margaret Cummins to Henry Sparkman, her interest in 150 acres, on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork, in District 4, ...it being the same land that Felix A. Badger conveyed to Earl J. Cook, and Earl J. Cook to William Cummins, and William Cummins to Margaret Cummins, ...witnessed by JAMES SPARKMAN & James M. Cummins 8-25-1837,...Deed Book R, Page 434, Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Drury Simmons, 60 acres "on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork,...with one corner being on the river bank,...it being the land that was granted to Bryant Sparkman by Grant No. 3182... witnessed by Francis Simmons & Spencer Simmons 10-26-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 33, Deed from George Sparkman to James Godard, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...in District 15,...cornering with John McBride's tract, ...cornering with Gabriel Penn Cummings' tract,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Pettitt 12-21-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 34, Deed from George Sparkman to Moses Mayes, son of Sealey (Celia) Mayes, 30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...(appearing to be the land that Celia Mayes lived on),...mentions the Pikeville Road, ... mentions George Sanders & Ephraim Shockley, ...witnessed by Moses Hollingsworth 12-1-1838,...Deed Book O, Page 81, Deed from Terry Walden to William Sparkman, 80 acres,...mentions William Kerr, Bradshaw's corner, John Mitchell, Melvin's line,...witnessed by Thomas Green & Charles Anderson 1-1-1839,...Deed Book L, Page 164, Richard Earles entrusts Henderson Sparkman with some livestock & personal property "to secure him in the payment of a debt to John Witt" 3-3-1846,...Book O, Page 275, Deed from William Sparkman to Solomon Sparkman,...40 acres ?? .."on the waters of the Calf Killers Fork",...it being the same land that Terry Walden conveyed to William Sparkman,...witnessed by William Wallis & James H. Doyle 9-6-1846,...Deed Book R, Page 311, Deed from Solomon Sparkman to Creed A. Taylor,...7 tracts of land totaling 224 acres;...mentions D. Mitchell, James Brown, Abraham (Crain?), the Calfkiller River, John Chisum, Melvin, Thomas (Green?),... witnessed by Elisha Carroll & William B. Taylor 9-23-1851,...Deed Book Q, Page 219, Deed from Harrison M. Holland to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--who sold it to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by John S. Baty & Rhodone Doyle 2-7-1852,...Deed Book Q, Page 232, Deed from Lewis Sparkman to William L. Gillentine,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--and later to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by T.B. Massey & S.H. Colmes (Colrus?) 3-3-1852,...Deed Book T, Page 159, Deed from White County Sheriff Joseph Herd to Lewis Sparkman, 50 acres adjoining the property of Jeremiah Denton's heirs & William Templeton. This land had been bought at a sheriff's sale by John Witt. Also, a judgement recovered by John Witt against Nathan Rickman before E.W. Denton, Esqr. is mentioned;...witnessed by (W.W.?) Moore & Washington Webb 10-27-1852,...Deed Book S, Page 107, Deed from Henry Sparkman to Daniel Frazier, 20 acres "on the north side of the Caney Fork" in District 4, cornering with Carter Dillon's land;.. witnessed by Carter Dillon & M.L. Sparkman 10-8-1855,...Deed Book S, Page 240, Deed from Wiley Jarnigan to (Truss?) Sparkman,...some growing crops and a gray mare--as security for rent on the land where the said crops were growing 12-7-1857,...Deed Book T, Page 284, Deed from Sampson Witt, executor of his brother John Witt, to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...adjoining Joseph Anderson, Shirley Denton, & B. Bowman's heirs;..witnessed by M.C. Dibrell & E.W. Denton 6-13-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 552, Deed from Hardy Sparkman..."for the love and affection toward his two sons James H. & Temple Sparkman",...178 acres & 28 (square)poles... being the same land deeded to (Hardy) by Jeremiah Webb,...also two slaves...one a boy about 18 years old named Vincent, and the other a girl named Racheal aged about 14 years;...witnessed by S.H. Colrus (Colmes?) & Carter Dillon 7-5-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 556, Deed from Hardy, James, & Temple Sparkman to Carter Dillon,..."on the north side of the stage road leading from Sparta to Rock Island"... 178 acres & 29 (square) poles;...witnessed 1. Sparkman Community Center. Site of Sparkman School from about 1905 to 1960. Meeting place of Hopewell Baptist Church from 1930s to 1953. 2. Stony Point Cemetery. Burial plot for family of Joseph Cummings (1762-1853). Believed to have begun around 1815. Also believed to be the burial place of John Medley. 3. Sparkman Cemetery. It appears that this cemetery was started in the 1850s. Although the Sparkman family is well represented here, it appears that it began as a neighborhood cemetery. 4. Site of the home place of George Sparkman II and his wife Berthina Godard Sparkman. It is believed to have been built in late 1840s, and was the headquarters of the Sparkman "Plantation". There were slave cabins in the lot east of the house. George died here around 1875. Later, this was the home of the Edmond Sparkman Family, and of Grover & Angeline Sparkman & Family. (See posted photograph of the house in its state of ruin.) 5. Site of early homeplace of George Sparkman II...mentioned in 1831 deed. 6. First site of Hopewell Church. This church was mentioned in the minutes of the 1807 Stockton Valley Association meeting. 7. Second site of Hopewell Church. This was the site of the 1852 meeting of the Caney Fork Association of Old Baptist. (See posted group photograph of some of the people who attended this meeting.) 8. Third site of Hopewell Church. Building was torn down in 1930s. The bell that was used at this site is presently being used by the "Old Country Church" in White County --per Mr. Ken Slatton. 9. Homeplace of Moses Sparkman, son of George II. Berthina Godard Sparkman died here in 1895. 10. Cummings Ford. 11. Sparkman Ford. The home of Solomon Sparkman, son of George I, was near this spot until his family relocated to Missouri in the 1850s. 12. Homeplace of William Sparkman, son of George II. Formerly owned by Edmond Godard. 13. Homeplace of Daniel & Elizabeth Godard Hollingsworth...who came to this area from Patrick County, Virginia around 1825. 14. Daniel Hollingsworth Family Cemetery. It probably was started by the Smallman Family in the 1820s. 15. Cold Hollow Cemetery. It is likely that the first burial was of George Sparkman I in 1816. 16. Home place of George Sparkman I (1765-1816) and wife Martha "Patsy" Bryant Sparkman,...and later the home place of Bryant and Eleanor Cummings Hill Sparkman. 17. Home place of William "Buck" Hollingsworth family,..and later the home place of Ben and Betty Sparkman & family. Ben Sparkman (1840- 1925) was born a slave. He worked in Big Bone Cave...mining salt- petre for gunpowder during the 1860s war. 18. Home place of the John Smallman family..who came to this area from Patrick County, Virginia around 1820. This is also believed to have been the place of residence of Moses & Jane Godard in the early 1830s while they were guardians of John Smallman's orphan children. It was the home place of Stephen & Sarah Moore Hollingsworth and their family;...of Elijah Sparkman & his wife Nancy & their family, and his wife Darthula & their family;...of Mal & Bernie Sparkman and their family,...of Wiley & Sophia Sparkman & family, and of Clifford & Ruth Cook & their boys. 19. Former Homeplace of John & Clementine Moore Hollingsworth. Jack Hollingsworth, son of John & Clementine, sold the property to James & Myra Lou Cummings around 1906. "Jim" died here in 1945. 20. Cummings Chapel & Cemetery. Cemetery was started in 1870s. This has been the meeting place for the Joseph Cummings Society Reunion since the 1930s. 21. Big Fork Cemetery,...and former location of Big Fork Church. The Church was mentioned in the minutes of the 1808 meeting of the Stockton Valley Association. The traffic to River Hill Ferry used to pass by this spot. When the ferry closed, Big Fork was suddenly "off the beaten path", and drew less and less attention. By my count, there were 236 graves here in March, 1998--most of them not identified. Families buried here include Cummings, Shockley, Made- well, Haston, and very likely Denney & Moore. 22. Homeplace of the family of Joseph Cummings, Jr. At the time of his death in 1853, Joseph Cummings, Sr. (the Revolutionary War Veteran) also lived here. To the best of my knowledge, this land once was the property of William Denney...and came into the hands of Joseph Cummings, Jr. through his marriage to Ann Denney. This was later the homeplace of William & Margaret Cummings Mitchell and their family,...and of Will & Ella Mitchell. 23. Site of the homeplace of Beauregard & Avo Shockley,...and of the parents & siblings of Beauregard in earlier times. The house was a two-story building with a full-length upstairs porch. It was burned by vandals in the 1960s. 24. Site of the homeplace of Jim Sparkman, son of George II. 25. Homesite & burial place of the John R. Sparkman family. Fred & Nora Sparkman also lived, died & are buried here. The house was torn down in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The southwest corner of the front yard was also the beginning corner of the 1859 land grant to George Sparkman II. 26. Site of the old Sparkmantown post office. This was also a store at one time...operated by Fred Sparkman. Ed & Ethel Plumlee lived at the nearby house. 27. Site of Stony Point Academy,...a school that operated in the 1800s. 28. Homeplace of Celia Mayes, and later of her son Moses Mayes--who died here in the early 1870s. This land was part of a tract that Moses Godard purchased from George Sanders in 1816. 29. The Periwinkle Spring. Thomas Bryant (Tommy) Sparkman, and later his son Leslie...lived on the east side of the stream. Some pictures are posted that were taken at this site in 1911 at a reunion of some descendants of "Squire" George Sparkman. 30. Homeplace of "Squire" George Sparkman. The house was later the home of Lou Mitchell Dodson & Dan Dodson. Dan Dodson died here in 1948. The house is presently the home of Shirley Dodson Walker & Collier Lee Walker. Beech Cove Cemetery is on the ridge between Sites 29 & 30. It is the burial place of "Squire" George Sparkman and his two wives, ...and of the William Dodson family--who came to this area around 1808. The land grant by which this land was conveyed to William Dodson was signed by Sam Houston--who was governor of Tennessee at the time, and later became governor of Texas. 31. Denney Ford ...and site of Denney Ferry. 32. Plumlee Ford. New Highway 111 (not shown on the map) now crosses the Caney Fork River at this spot. 33. Hodges Bridge ...also the site of Hodges Ferry. This was known long ago as Dungeys old Ford. Descendants of Malachi Cummings Generation No. 1 1. MALACHI1 CUMMINGS1 was born 1744 in Glasgow, Scotland1, and died 1818 in White Co, Tenn1. He married VERLINDA TAYLOR1 17611. She died 17821. Child of MALACHI CUMMINGS and VERLINDA TAYLOR is: 2. i. JOSEPH2 CUMMINGS, b. February 11, 1762, Faquier Co, VA; d. August. Generation No. 2 2. JOSEPH2 CUMMINGS (MALACHI1)1 was born February 11, 1762 in Faquier Co, VA1, and died August1. He married ROSANNAH COLYER SELLARS1 17821. She was born 17651, and died 18391. Children of JOSEPH CUMMINGS and ROSANNAH SELLARS are: i. ELEANOR3 CUMMINGS1. More About ELEANOR CUMMINGS: Religion: Married Bryant Sparkman1 ii. JR JOSEPH CUMMINGS1, m. ANN DENNY1, 18021. iii. POLLY CUMMINGS1. More About POLLY CUMMINGS: Religion: Married William Sparkman1 iv. NANCY CUMMINGS1, m. (1) DANIEL FLYNN1; m. (2) JOHN MCBRIDE1. v. ROSANNAH CUMMINGS1. More About ROSANNAH CUMMINGS: Religion: Married Adrian Bryant1 vi. SARAH CUMMINGS1. More About SARAH CUMMINGS: Religion: Married Elijah Hill1 vii. SIMON CUMMINGS1. viii. DAVID CUMMINGS1, b. March 31, 1787, VA1; d. 18421; m. SARAH KEITHLEY1; b. April 23, 1785, VA1; d. May 03, 1870, Houston, Jackson Co, Ind1. ix. JOHN CUMMINGS1, b. 17891. 3. x. MALACHI CUMMINGS, b. November 05, 1791, Faquier Co, VA; d. August. Generation No. 3 3. MALACHI3 CUMMINGS (JOSEPH2, MALACHI1)1 was born November 05, 1791 in Faquier Co, VA1, and died August1. He married SUSANNAH MCBRIDE1 18101. She was born 17971, and died August 14, 18651. Children of MALACHI CUMMINGS and SUSANNAH MCBRIDE are: i. ALEXANDER4 CUMMINGS1. ii. GABRIEL CUMMINGS1. iii. JOHN CUMMINGS1. iv. POLLY CUMMINGS1. v. NANCY CUMMINGS1. vi. SALLY CUMMINGS1, b. 1810, Tenn1; m. EL KANAH ALLEN1, March 15, 1827, Lawrence Co, Ind1. vii. JAMES CUMMINGS1, b. March 19, 1813, White Co, Tenn1; d. April1; m. DELILAH JOHNSON1; b. October 24, 1810, Cumberland Co, KY1. 4. viii. LUCINDA CUMMINGS, b. March 19, 1830, Lwawrence Co, Ind; d. November 29, 1884, Deleware Co, Ind. Generation No. 4 4. LUCINDA4 CUMMINGS (MALACHI3, JOSEPH2, MALACHI1)1 was born March 19, 1830 in Lwawrence Co, Ind1, and died November 29, 1884 in Deleware Co, Ind1. She married ANDREW JACKSON"STONEWALL JACKSON" HUNTER1 April 16, 1846 in Lawrence Co, Ind1. He was born August 23, 1827 in Lawrence Co, Ind1, and died May 27, 1896 in Deleware Co, Ind1. Notes for ANDREW JACKSON"STONEWALL JACKSON" HUNTER: [cbrumley[1].FTW] Called Stonewall Jackson. The family moved to Deleware Co, Ind, in 1863. More About ANDREW JACKSON"STONEWALL JACKSON" HUNTER: Burial: Mt Pleasant Cem. near Yorktown1 Religion: notes1 Children of LUCINDA CUMMINGS and ANDREW HUNTER are: i. REBECCA JANE5 HUNTER1, b. April 11, 1847, Monroe Co, Ind1; d. February 01, 1894, Henry Co, Ind, near Middletown1. Notes for REBECCA JANE HUNTER: [cbrumley[1].FTW] Married Joseph Davis, who died 7-11-1923 and buried by his wife. No kids. More About REBECCA JANE HUNTER: Religion: notes1 ii. WILLIAM JOSEPH HUNTER1, b. February 26, 1849, Monroe Co, Ind1; d. October 16, 1922, Deleware Co, Ind1; m. MARY GRAY1, Deleware Co1. Notes for WILLIAM JOSEPH HUNTER: [cbrumley[1].FTW] Married 3 times. First marriage: daughter, Sarah E. Hayden deceased. Second marriage: daughter, Jane Stipp. Both left families in the Muncie area. Third marriage was to Mary Gray, in Deleware Co. More About WILLIAM JOSEPH HUNTER: Burial: Hawk Cem., near Yorktown1 Religion: notes1 iii. MALACHI NEWTON HUNTER1, b. February 26, 1849, Monroe Co, Ind1; d. September 21, 1872, Deleware Co, Ind1. Notes for MALACHI NEWTON HUNTER: [cbrumley[1].FTW] Never married More About MALACHI NEWTON HUNTER: Burial: Mt Pleasant Cem.1 iv. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HUNTER1, b. April 05, 1854, Monroe Co, Ind1; d. August 16, 18721. Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HUNTER: [cbrumley[1].FTW] Never married More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HUNTER: Burial: Mt Pleasant Cem.1 v. MARY ANN HUNTER1, b. March 09, 1856, Monroe Co, Ind1; d. 19401; m. ROBERT SIGISMUND BETTERTON1, December 08, 18721; b. November 01, 1845, Madison Co, Ind1. Notes for ROBERT SIGISMUND BETTERTON: [cbrumley[1].FTW] Lived in Daleville, Ind. More About ROBERT SIGISMUND BETTERTON: Religion: notes1 vi. SUSANNAH ELIZABETH HUNTER1, b. July 28, 1858, Monroe Co, Ind1; d. 19391; m. MICHAEL T. MYERS1, October 03, 18751; b. February 18, 1856, Ind1; d. January 16, 1921, Muncie, Ind1. More About MICHAEL T. MYERS: Burial: Beech Grove Cem.1 vii. AMANDA MELINDA HUNTER1, b. August 25, 1862, Madison Co, Ind1; d. 1927, Muncie, Ind1; m. WILLIAM SECRIST1; d. , Muncie, Ind1. More About AMANDA MELINDA HUNTER: Burial: Hawk Cemetery1 More About WILLIAM SECRIST: Burial: Hawk Cem.1 Religion: Sons, Clarence, And Walter.1 viii. JAMES DAVID HUNTER1, b. August 01, 1864, Deleware Co, Ind1. Notes for JAMES DAVID HUNTER: [cbrumley[1].FTW] James lived most of his life out west, and moved back to Franktown, Madison Co, Ind, in later life. Wife, unknown, was deceased. More About JAMES DAVID HUNTER: Religion: notes1 ix. STONEWALL JACKSON HUNTER1, b. September 23, 1870, Deleware Co, Ind1; d. September 29, 1930, Madison Co, Ind1; m. (1) MARGARET JANE ROUSH1; b. March 31, 18751; d. July 1904, Deleware Co, Ind1.; m. (2) MARY DOWELL1, October 01, 1910, Chesterfield, Madison Co, Ind1. More About STONEWALL JACKSON HUNTER: Burial: Bronnenberg Cemetery (near Chesterfield)1 More About MARGARET JANE ROUSH: Burial: Jones Cemetery1. KEATHLEY FAMILY SARAH KEATHLEY CUMMINGs SiSTER OF HENRY KEATHLEY WHITE COUNTY TENN > 1800 My grand mother Grand mother to Sarah Ann Cummings and Henry H Heffington son in law from her father JOHN (JOHNNY K Cummings and Cathrine (SMITH ) Cummings Moved to Enola Faulkner County ar 1847 . upadted march 2001 Little rock ar Rick L Ramsey |--- John Jr (d bef 1827) [More below] | |--- Jesse (1784-1861) [More below] | (Susannah Cope) | |--- Willis (1785-1861) [More below] | (Nancy Lee) John (d 1812)---------->| |--- Sarah (1785-1870) [More below] | (David Cummings) | |--- Joseph | |--- Henry (1793-c1860) [More below] (Sarah) |--- Joseph (c. 1830) |--- John H. (1833-1912) | (Rebecca Jane Cummings) |--- Margaret (c. 1837) |--- Jesse Keithley ---->|--- Thomas (c. 1839) | (c. 1806) |--- Jesse W. (c. 1845) | (Polly Donica) |--- Polly (c. 1849) John Jr (d. bef 1827)--->| (Louisa) |--- Nancy (c. 1852) | |--- Levi | |--- James G. Keithley (c. 1806) |--- Amanda C. (1834) |--- Mary Jane (1835) |--- Samuel Henderson (1812-1897)-->|--- William H. (1837-1925) | (Matilda Holland) |--- Eliza Ann (1839-1923) | |--- Harrison H. (1848) | | | |--- Panutha (1836) | |--- John Wesley (1838-1906) [More below] |--- Willis (1814-1882)--->|--- Fletcher (1848-1908) | (Elizabeth Gist) |--- Bery Petway (1852-1917) | (Elizabeth Green) |--- Sarah (1855) | | | |--- Martha J. (1841) | |--- Fountain E. (1842) | |--- John S. (1844) | |--- Dicy Ann. (1846) Jesse (1784-1861)-->|--- Andrew C. (1816-1857)--------->|--- Abraham (1848) (Susannah) | |--- Martha E. (c.1850) | |--- Mary Elizabeth (1852) | |--- Hyrum (1853) | |--- James Andrew (1856-1935) | |--- Merium | | |--- Isaac W. (1855) | |--- William R. (1857) | |--- Alice B. (1860) |--- Thomas R. (1826-1899)--------->|--- Louisa Martile (1864) | |--- Mary Elizabeth (1866) | |--- Helen (1869) | |--- Ophelia A. (1873) | |--- James Smith (1875) | | |--- Anna (1842) | |--- Louisa (1845) | |--- Sarah E. (1847) |--- Joseph A. (1818)---------------->|--- Hester A. (1850) | |--- Lucinda (1852) | |--- Mary A. (1855) | |--- Josephine (1858) | |--- Waman (1861) | | |--- Lucinda (1820-1885)------------->|--- Clarissa (1847) | (Andrew J. Cope) |--- Martha (1846-1849) | | |--- Louiza (1823-1908)-------------->|Joseph C. (1854-1878) | (John B. Herd) | |--- Elizabeth (1829-1895) (James P. Woods) |--- Benjamin Anthony (1860-1949) | (Joe Armstrong, Jennie McCord) |--- John Hampton (1862-1933) | (Clemmie Mosley) |--- Henry Stevens (1866-1963) | (Addie Johnson) John Wesley (1838-1906)------->|--- Nettie (1868-1953) | (Wm B. Green) |--- Flem Story (1874-1901) | (Myrtle Beaty) |--- Alva Mason (1876-1929) | (Pearl West) |--- Malvin Finley (1883-1933) | (Della Scott) |--- Lou Wesley (1890) (Hallie Rea) |--- James (1814-1884) | (Susan Hodges) |--- Ambrose (1817-aft 1870) [More below] | (Lucy Clevenger) |--- Elizabeth (1818) | (Reason Friend) Willis Keithley (1785-1861)----->|--- John (1820-1875) (Nancy Lee) | (Lydia Scott, Jane Shook) |--- Matilda (1822) | (McDonald Clevenger) |--- William (1827) | (Mary Bales, Lavica Bales, Martha Young) |--- Mary Ann (1830) (John Jenkins) |--- Minerva G. (c.1839) |--- William Jasper (c.1841-1901) | (Frances Gideon) |--- Willis A. (c.1843) | (Sarah Wetherman) Ambrose Keithley (c.1817)------>|--- James McDonald (c.1845) (Nancy Lee) |--- Newton (c.1849) |--- Charles Elias (c.1851) |--- Jesse (c.1854) |--- John Franklin (c.1857) | (Emma Saft, Mary Seaton) |--- Rosanna E. (c.1860) |--- Mary M.C. (c.1864) |--- Eliza Cummings |--- Eliza Ellen (1843) |--- John Cummings (1811) |--- Mary K. (1844) |--- Joseph Cummings (1813)------------>|--- Daniel (1846 |--- Tabitha Cummings |--- John William (1848) |--- Elender Cummings |--- Sarah A. (1848) Sarah (1785-1870)------>|--- Mary Cummings |--- David M. (1851) (David Cummings) |--- Rosannah Cummings |--- Rebecca Jane (1851) |--- Catherine Cummings |--- Tabitha M. (1853) |--- Sarah Cummings |--- Joseph M. (1855) |--- Rebecca Cummings |--- James W. (1857) |--- Malachi Cummings |--- Thomas J. (1859) |--- Jamima Cummings |--- George W. (1862) |--- Lewis M. (1865) |--- Samuel Martin (1817)---->|--- Samuel H. (1859) |--- Willis (1825)------------->|--- Marsha (1850) |--- James (1828-1913) | | |--- Martha J. (1853-1903) | |--- Martin (1857-1904) |--- William (1830)---------->|--- Bryant (1858-1893) | (Rosean Sparkman) |--- Jasper (1859-1922) | |--- James Armstrong (1861-1927) | |--- Henry (1864-1941) | | |--- John Rowan (1869-1941) | |--- Rebecca Lucinda (1869) Henry (1793-1860)------>| (Abby Swindle---------->|--- Helen Laminda (1869) (Sarah) | |--- Rosan (1876) | |--- Robert Houston (1883-1916) | |--- Susan (1832) |--- Sarah (1835) | | |--- George W. (1854) | |--- Sarah Catherine (1855) | |--- Rachel LeAnn (1856) | |--- William Alex (1860-1906) | |--- Sidney Stanton (1862-1940) |--- Henry (1836)------------> |--- Mary Jane (1866-1952) | (Eliza) |--- James Monroe (1872-1907) | |--- Sam (1873) | |--- Asaline Della (1876) | |--- Henry Onie (1876-1942) | | |--- Martha (1849)