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Ancestors of Martha Jo (Martha) Cross


      76. Levi Hand, born 1763 in Rowan Co., NC; died 1813 in Dickson Co., TN. He was the son of 152. William (?) Hand. He married 77. Jane LNU (Hand) Abt. 1788 in Dickson Co., TN.

      77. Jane LNU (Hand), born Abt. 1814 in Dickson Co., TN; died Unknown.

Notes for Levi Hand:
Levi was in Nashville in 1784.
His attorney, instrumental in dealing with his Will and other documents, was Andrew Jackson.
(Source: Tommy Allen)

1789. December 22: North Carolina’s western lands are ceded to the United States, forming what will become the state of Tennessee.

Prepared by Tom Kanon, Tennessee State Library and Archives
The War of 1812 was a defining period in the early history of Tennessee. For the first time, Tennessee was thrust into the national spotlight through its political prowess and military victories. When war was declared on Great Britain in June 1812, it was a Tennessean, Congressman Felix Grundy, who was given the lion’s share of credit (or blame) for steering Congress toward a declaration of war against one of the mightiest military powers of the day. Grundy, a Nashville lawyer, along with a group of Democratic-Republicans known as the War Hawks, provided the rhetoric necessary to lead the nation into a conflict that many considered unpopular. Tennessee’s accomplishments on the battlefield during the Creek War (1813-1814) gave the country something to cheer about in a period of otherwise dismal campaigns against the British. And, of course, Andrew Jackson’s stunning victory at New Orleans showed the world that the United States was coming of age and could take its place among the nations of the world.

At the onset of the war, the theater of operations was concentrated on the Canadian-American border. Tennessee, eager to get into the fray, offered its services to the government; but distance prevented the state from making any direct contribution. However, when President James Madison called on Tennessee to help defend the "Lower Country," Tennesseans volunteered en masse, earning the nickname "The Volunteer State." Tennessee Governor Willie Blount was asked to send 1,500 troops to the defense of New Orleans and/or Mobile. An expedition, under the command of Major General Andrew Jackson, was outfitted in December 1812.

Natchez Expedition:
(December 1812 - April 1813)
The troops were mustered in at Nashville on 10 December 1812 and departed in early January 1813. The expedition consisted of two volunteer regiments, under Colonels Thomas Benton and William Hall, and one regiment of volunteer mounted gunmen under Colonel John Coffee. Coffee’s men rendezvoused at Columbia, Tennessee and marched overland into the Mississippi Territory (now the present-day states of Alabama and Mississippi). The rest of the expedition comprised a flotilla that went down the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers and camped at their final destination near Natchez in mid-February 1813. After lingering there for several weeks, Jackson received orders from the Secretary of War that his services were no longer required and that he was to dismiss his troops. An angry and frustrated Jackson decided to march the army home at his own expense and, by his determined stance, acquired the sobriquet "Old Hickory" along the way. Many of the men who were part of this expedition were called to join the first campaign of the Creek War in September 1813. A journal of the expedition to Natchez (from December 1812 to early March 1813) can be found in John Spenser Bassett’s The Correspondence of Andrew Jackson - Volume I (Washington D.C., 1926).

At the same time that West Tennesseans were marching to Natchez, the eastern section of the state made their own contribution with a similar campaign -- this one into Florida.
(Note: what was considered West Tennessee in 1812 is now the region of the state called Middle Tennessee. What we now call West Tennessee was Indian land.)








     
Children of Levi Hand and Jane LNU (Hand) are:
  38 i.   William Hand, died Unknown; married (1) Rachel Forsyth; married (2) Nancy P. Duke March 18, 1841 in Dickson Co., TN.
  ii.   John Jacob (Jake) Hand, born Abt. 1795 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN; died Abt. 1840 in Dickson Co., TN; married Kiziah Spicer Abt. 1820 in prob NC; born Abt. 1795 in GA; died Aft. 1860 in Dickson Co., TN.


      88. Barnaba Powers, born 1772 in prob Cumberland Co., NC; died January 26, 1842 in prob Fayetteville, NC. He was the son of 176. Barnabas (?) Powers. He married 89. Elizabeth Harvey.

      89. Elizabeth Harvey, born in VA; died October 30, 1845 in prob Fayetteville, NC.

Notes for Barnaba Powers:
Source of some of the Powers data is from the GENEVA SWAIN COLLECTION in TenGenWeb:
http://www.tngenweb.org/montgomery/Powers/

The following is courtesy of Marsha Powers of Cleveland, OH, and Bobby Powers of Clarksville, TN.:
1790, 1800 through 1840 U. C. Census abstracted by Iva Coffman;
Tax Lists and Land Grants in N. C. abstracted from microfilm by Iva Coffman; Barnabas C. Powers family bible in possession of Mable Hicks; 1800 Census, IBC.

Barnaba and Elizabeth Powers lived in or near Rockingham Township, Richmond Co., NC, with his mother, two brothers and five sisters. Barnaba and Elizabeth had three sons and according to early census records, three daughters. They are unknown to us. The sons were James S., Barnabas C. and Arthur. (Iva Coffman notes later that William Brooks Powers and Mary Newbary Powers were also children of Barnaba Powers, and gives their birthdates).

When the first census of the United States was taken in 1790, the boundary between North and South Carolina had often changed. It was not fully surveyed until 1815. Barnaba was not listed in NC on this census but in the Cheraw Dist of SC, just across the state line from Richmond Co. He was the head of the family at 18. When the tax lists of 1795, 1806 and 1812 were made up, Barnaba was found to be in NC. I would guess he lived near the state line. Just how his father and mother arrived in this area is yet to be discovered.

Thousands of acres were taken up in this area after the Revolutionary War by Scots. In 1794, one absentee Scotsman through his agent, bought 320 sections of land on the state line in Richmond County. This is over 200,000 acres and Barnaba , with his 100 acres was probably surrounded, maybe even his ownership disputed. (There are disputed claims on record.) This could be the reason the Powers brothers with their families, migrated to TN. We can only guess why they moved after living so long in NC.

Even though his brothers and nephews left for Montgomery Co. in 1815, it appears he remained until after the death of their mother. He followed with his family in 1825. (Source: Thelma Hayes; Geneva Swain; J. H. Marable; obits; 1870 Census, Iva Coffman)



More About Barnaba Powers:
Burial: Unknown, Unknown, but a Memorial is in the Powers Family Cemetery, Montgomery Co., TN.

More About Elizabeth Harvey:
Burial: Unknown, Unknown, but a Memorial is in the Powers Family Cemetery, Montgomery Co., TN.
     
Children of Barnaba Powers and Elizabeth Harvey are:
  i.   Arthur N. Powers, born 1790 in prob Fayetteville, NC; died 1872 in Cumberland City, Montgomery Co., TN; married Lucy L. T. Dowdy December 30, 1845 in Stewart Co., TN; born February 12, 1801 in NC (according to her children); died February 22, 1888 in Stewart Co., TN.
  Notes for Arthur N. Powers:
1850 Census Stewart Co., TN, pg 403A, fam 296:
Powers, Arthur, w, m, 60, b. NC;
Lucy, w, f, 48, b. SC;
Robert, w, m, 22, b. TN;
Mastin, w, m, 20, b. TN;
Fannie, w, f, 18, b. TN;
Martha, w, f, 17, b. TN;
Watson, w, m, 16, m, b. TN;
Rebecca, w, f, 14, 12, b. TN;
William, w, m, 12, b. TN;
Wilson, w, m, 10, b. TN;
Everline, w, f, 7, b. TN.

  Notes for Lucy L. T. Dowdy:
1839 Stewart Co., TN: Court Records 7 Oct 1839, named as guardian for hiers of William C. Dowdy. Heirs are: Watson Thompson Dowdy, Fanny Rebecca Dowdy and George William Dowdy.

1840 Stewart Co., TN Census, possibly living with her father.
1844 Stewart Co., TN Court Records, 5 Aug 1844, retained guardianship of Watson T. Dowdy.
1845 Stewart Co., TN Will of William Dowdy includes her.
1845 Stewart Co., TN Marriages, 30 Dec 1845, L.L.T.Dowdy m. Arthur N. Powers.
1860 Stewart Co., TN Census.
1878 Stewart Co., TN Cemetery Records.

When Lucy's husband died she moved back, from Hickman Co., KY, to Stewart Co., TN to live with her father, William Dowdy . When her father died, the house was left to Lucy.

  More About Lucy L. T. Dowdy:
Burial: Unknown, Dowdy Cemetery in Houston County, TN

  ii.   2nd daughter Powers, born Bet. 1790 - 1796 in prob Fayetteville, NC; died Unknown.
  iii.   Mary Newbary Powers, born October 25, 1796 in prob Fayetteville, NC; died Unknown.
  44 iv.   William Brooks Powers, born November 08, 1797 in prob Fayetteville, NC; died 1876 in Cumberland City, Montgomery Co., TN; married Henrietta LNU (Powers) Bef. 1822 in NC.
  v.   3rd daughter Powers, born Bet. 1797 - 1807 in prob Fayetteville, NC; died Unknown.
  vi.   James S. Powers, born September 25, 1807 in prob Fayetteville, NC; died 1870 in Montgomery Co., TN; married Elizabeth McFall in Montgomery Co., TN; born August 09, 1803 in VA; died 1882 in Montgomery Co., TN.
  vii.   Barnabus Crawford (Barney) Powers, born March 01, 1811 in Rockingham Twp., Richmond Co., NC; died June 11, 1881 in Palmyra, Montgomery Co., TN; married Susanna Martin September 02, 1842 in Montgomery Co., TN; born March 13, 1813 in NC; died October 12, 1887 in Montgomery Co., TN.
  Notes for Barnabus Crawford (Barney) Powers:
The Original Powers House, built by Barnabus C. Powers in 1843 in Palmyra, TN, is now in the basement of the Montgomery County Museum in Montgomery Co., TN.

To get to the Powers Cemetery: Take highway 149 to Tarsus Road. Turn left on Tarsus Road. Go two miles to Wiley Powers Road. Turn right and go .3 miles. The Cemetery is on the left.

Source of Cemetery Information: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/montgomery/cemeteries/powers.t xt

1840 receipt signed by J. H. Marable, original in the possession of Madolyn Vickers; B. C. Powers family bible; copy of the 1841 Marriage License; 1881 and 1887 newspaper obituaries; U. S. Census 1820 through 1880, abstracted by Iva Coffman.

Barnabas and his father rented land from J. H. Marable. Barnabas bought the first parcel of land in 1840. In the year following his father's death he built the house. The house stood for the next 100 years and parts of it still stand. There is evidence in the structure of the original log section of many months of preparation. Thousands of carefully cut and carved wooden pegs are now exposed between the logs. These held the mortar in place. Many hand made nails were used, clearly saying long winter nights were spent working and planning before realizing their ambitions.

Clustered around the house were buildings which included a loom house, for weaving; a potato house, for storing root vegetables; a smoke house for curing hams and bacon; a wash house, for laundry; a smith, for shoeing horses and repairing equipment; and a springhouse, for keeping milk and butter fresh.

For twenty years he was a member of McCulloch Lodge No. 189 F. and A.M. He and Susan were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and reared their five children as respected members of the community. The children were Wiley, Bettie, Bobbie, Wilse and Dora.

Barney, as he was known by his friends, died the 11th of June, 1881, followed by Susan, October 12, 1887. They were buried in the family plot up on the hill above the home place. It is a lovely spot and well cared for today.
(Sources: 1840 receipt signed by J. H. Marable, original in the possession of Madolyn Vickers; B. C. Powers family bible; copy of the 1841 Marriage License; 1881 and 1887 newspaper obituaries; U.S. Census 1820 through 1880 abstracted by Iva Coffman)

Roll 55, Stewart County Settlements and Bonds, Volume J (Feb. 1866 - Nov. 1869)
transcribed 2004 by Jim Long

86 list of accounts of the estate of N. P. Thomas
97 sale of the estate of N. P. Thomas; buyers include E. Adkins, Corbet Allen, S. T. Allen, James Adkins, George Allman, John J. Allman, John Bateman, W. C. Bradford, D. A. Breeden, Sam Brigham, B. N. Carter, John Cross, S. A. Caldwell, Lige Dowdy, Buck Delvin, G. W. Dowdy, W. L. Dunbar, R. A. Davis, A. Dickson, D. L. Davis, W. H. Daniel, Samuel Dunbar, James Easley, M. Ellis, S. A. Edwards, Green Easley, W. H. Fessy, Tom Gilums, H. H. Hollister, A. G. Halliday, J. Jemmons, W. C. Jackson, T. W. Lewis, Daniel Lowery, J. M. Lewis, Almon Lowery, J. M. Lewis Jr., Robert Lewis, T. W. Lewis, William Moore, George Marable, Jo Mathis, Henry Marable, Willie Marable, Jerry Martin, S. W. Martin, J. H. Marable, R. H. McFall, C. Minor, Crocket Moore, J. M. Newberry, H. T. Oliphant, W. B. Powers, Henry Powers, J. J. Pollard, Thomas Patterson, Robert Rochel, R. D. Rushing, J. W. Richardson, J. E. Rowland, J. L. Rowland, J. L. Smith, B. W. Swift, Samuel Shuff, W. T. Thomas, Jack Thomas, Nancy Thomas, R. E. Thomas, William Webb, W. G. Wilson, R. A. Wingo, W. Webster, Samuel Wickham, S. B. Williams, Drew West; July term 1866.





  More About Barnabus Crawford (Barney) Powers:
Burial: Unknown, Powers Family Cemetery, Montgomery Co., TN.

  More About Susanna Martin:
Burial: Unknown, Powers Family Cemetery, Montgomery Co., TN



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