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Timeline for Known Events in the Life of David & Peggy Haston |
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1777 |
Birth
Date:* David was born during the Revolutionary War. The 1850
census of Van Buren Co, TN gives his birth state as Virginia.
Presumably, David himself reported this census information. *Source: David Haston's Bible records |
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1785 September 28 |
Margaret
Roddy Born: The David Haston Bible record says that "Margrete
Roddy was Borne September the 28, 1785." Source: David Haston's Bible records |
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| 1798 April 12 |
David
Convicted for Cutting Cows' Tails: David and Joseph were tried
for cutting the tails off of two horned cows belonging to Nathaniel
Hays, whose fence was apparently insufficient to contain the cows.
David Hasting, Daniel Hasting and John Miller put up a total of $100 in
bond money for David and Joseph. Moses Roddy, Mary Ann Roddy,
Eleanor Roddy, Wm. Haslet, Sr., Wm. Haslet, Jr., and Richard Cahell
(spelling ?) are called to witness for the State and against David.
Daniel, David's father, made some kind of plea to the court. David
was found guilty and fined $5.00. Joseph was acquitted. Source: State vs David Haston & Joseph Haston; Knox Co, TN County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions; Docket # 796/65 (1798). Note: See entry in Daniel Haston's timeline for more details. |
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| 1800 May 5 |
David
Married Peggy (Margaret) Roddy:* This marriage took place in
Knox Co, TN and Isham (Isam) Bradley was the bondsman. Isham
Bradley married a Susana Matkocks (Maddox?) on May 13, 1798 in Blount Co, TN. He moved his family to White
Co with the Hastons, where
he lived near them and interacted closely with them for several
years. David and Peggy named one of their sons after him.
Both David's and Isham's names are clearly signed on the marriage
certificate. David's bride is called "Peggy Roddy" on
the document. The David Haston family Bible record indicates that
Peggy ("Margute") was born on September 28, 1785, thus she
wasn't quite 15 years old when she married David. The
1850 Federal Census says that she was born in NC and that she was 64
years old at the time of the census. The identity of Peggy (Margaret) Roddy is one of the
perplexing mysteries of early Haston research. There were numerous
Roddy families (including the Roddys who were called to witness in the
"cow tails" case above who were probably Haston neighbors) in
East Tennessee at that time and a great deal of research has been
conducted to identify her with one of those families, without success.
See research hypotheses. Source:* Knox Co, TN Marriage Bonds for 1800. ------------------------- Note: In the Woodson A. Hastain entry in the 1919 History of Henry County, MO by Uel W. Lamkin (page 446), Woodson's grandmother (mother of Daniel McCumskey Haston) is referred to as "Margaret M. (Roddy) Hastain. What does the "M" stand for as her middle initial? ------------------------
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| 1800 August 16 |
David
Put Up Bond Money For Joseph: In the Samuel Cowan vs Joseph
Haston ("timothy lot") case, David, Joseph, and Daniel put up
$2,000 in bond money to free Joseph. David and Joseph signed the
bond in their own handwriting, but Daniel signed by making his
mark. David's signature here was nearly identical to his signature
on his marriage certificate of three months earlier. Joseph was
acquitted. The case was settled on April 15, 1801. Source: Samuel Cowan vs Joseph Haston; Knox Co, TN Court Case File: Docket # 138511235, April 1800. |
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| 1801 September 1 |
First
Child (Malinda) Born:* Malinda married Arthur Mitchell in
1818. She is thought to have died in Warren Co, TN but her date
of death is unknown. Arthur Mitchell, son of Spencer (Sr.) &
Rachel Roberts Mitchell, was born on October 20, 1799 in Person County,
NC. He died on April 19, 1874 in Warren County, TN. Arthur &
Malinda were parents of nine children. Source:* David Haston's Bible records & Cynthia Butler Mitchell |
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1802 |
David
Purchased Land in Knox Co: David purchased 111 acres from
John Armstrong for $300 on this date. The tract of land was
located on the east fork of Grassy Creek, in an area north west of
Knoxville known as Grassy Valley. Source: Knox Co, TN Real Estate Purchase, pages 300 & 301 of Volume C, Volume in the original books; Volume C, Volume 2 of the transcribed version. |
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| 1803 | 1803
Knox Co Tax List: A David Hasston appeared on this
list. He owned 111 acres on Grassy (says "Grassey")
Creek and his household had one "white poll." He was in
Captain Childs (probably should be "Chiles") Company.
The list was put together in 1804 Source: Knox Co, TN Tax List for 1803 |
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| 1803 January 11 |
Knox
County, TN Jury Duty: David Hasting served on a jury for these
cases: Thomas Humes vs James Watson and Stephen Haynes vs
Joseph Ravenhill. Source: Pages 100 & 103 of Records of Knox County, TN Record Book No. 4, 1802-1805 (WPA transcriptions). Original pages 103 & 106. |
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| 1804 January 22 |
Second
Child (Mary ["Polly"])
Born: Mary (Polly) married
William "Black Bill" Lewis (son of William Lewis, Jr.) in 1827. This William Lewis was born about 1805 in Pendleton District SC. They named their first son "David" (b. 1828) and their second daughter "Margaret" (b. 1833). Margaret, the daughter, married William Newel Crain (who was a minister as per the 1880 census) on August 23, 1849 in Van Buren County. Mary is thought to have died before 1862. Sources: David Haston's Bible records (source of Mary's birth date). Descendants of William Lewis" by Mickey Dodson (White Co, TN - 1994). Pages 167, 168, & 170 of Pioneer Lewis Families, Volume III, by Michael L. Cook (Cook Publications, 1981). ----- Note: She was involved in a bastardy case at age 20. See the October 15, 1824 entry below. |
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1805 February 4 |
Knox Co, TN
Road Work Oversight: It was "Ordered that David Haston be
overseer of the public road from the top of the Black Oak Ridge to Low
Station, and that hands that formerly wraught under Josiah Armstrong do
work thereon." One year later, that position was assigned to John
Chiles (see January 20, 1806 entry). Source: Page 53 of Knox County, TN Road Order Book, 1792-1891 (available on microfilm from Knox County, TN Archives in Knoxville). |
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| 1806 | 1806
Knox Co, TN Tax List: David Haston appeared on this 1806 list as
an owner of 111 acres in the Chiles Company. His household was
categorized as having 1 "free poll." Source: Page 8 from the 1806-1812 volume of the Knox Co, TN Tax List. |
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1806 January 20 |
Previous Knox
Co, TN Road Work Assignment: It was "Ordered that John Chiles be
overseer of the public road from the top of the Black Oak ridge to Reed's
Bridge and that the hands who formerly wrought under David Haston do work
thereon." Source: Page 69 of Knox County, TN Road Order Book, 1792-1891 (available on microfilm from Knox County, TN Archives in Knoxville). |
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| 1806 June 11 |
Third
Child (Willie B.) Born:* According to the Haston Ridge web
site, this oldest son of David and Peggy married (1) Tamsey Austin
before 1825 and (2) Mary Durham on July 13, 1845 in Van Buren Co,
TN. The Haston Ridge site also says that he died on October 12, 1862 in
Kentucky, but we know that some Haston researchers have confused this
"Willie B." (David's son) with a grandson
of Joseph, who had the same name and died at the Battle of
Perryville, KY. However, this (David's son) Willie B. Haston family appears on the 1860 Sebastian Co, Arkansas
census. He (W.B. Haston) was listed as being 54 years old, a
farmer, and born in TN. Mary, also from TN, was 35 years
old. Eight children (ages 1 month to 24 years) dependent on Willie
B. and Mary were included in the census. It is interesting
that two of Willie B.'s and Mary's children were named Margaret
(age 7) and David (age 4). Also, "William Haston"
(age 35 years old) seems to have lived in the same house, along with his wife Nancy (age 30) and two young sons (ages 7 &
3). According to this census, of
the 14 total people living in this house, only 4 year old David was born
in Arkansas. The rest, including the children of William and
Nancy, were born in TN. So, Willie B. & Mary would have been
in Arkansas (at this time) at least 4 years and less than 7 years.
However, some family records have the four children (of Willie B.
and Mary) born between 1851-1860 as having been born in
Arkansas. Was
his middle name "Blount?" See the notes on this possibility from
the 1828 White
County militia list and the
1851 Van Buren County court
minutes. Note: According to a May 7, 1860 Van Buren County court minutes
entry, W.B. Cummings became the "guardian of Nancy Haston daughter of
W.B. Haston and his former wife Tamsey Haston deceased." Isaac T.
Haston (younger brother of this W.B. Haston) served as a bondsman for
this transaction. If W.B. Haston and his second wife, Mary Durham
Haston, had moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas (as per the 1860
census), why did Nancy remain behind? Why did this transaction not
take place prior to the time that W.B. & Mary moved to Arkansas?
This was probably the "Nancy" who appeared in the W.B. Hastion [sic]
family on the 1850 census (Van Buren County, TN) and who was 10 years
old at that time. Thus, she would have been 20 years old at the
time that W.B. Cummings became her guardian. It is possible/likely
that she chose to remind behind in Tennessee and was allowed to do so
due to her age--one year or less from becoming a legal adult. Question: What did the "B" in Willie B. Haston's name stand for? Did it stand for "Blount?" Willie Blount, Governor of TN from 1809-1815, was the half brother of William Blount, who had been the territorial Governor of the Territory South of the Ohio River prior to Tennessee's statehood and was one of Tennessee's earliest senators. See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this son of David and Margaret Haston. |
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| 1806 July 22 |
David's
Name Not On White Co, TN Petition: David (as later
evidence indicates) was the most civic minded member of Daniel's
family, but his name does not appear on the July 22, 1806 petition for
the formation of White Co, TN*. Apparently he did not move to
middle Tennessee at the same time that Daniel and Joseph moved
there. As the September 11 entry (below) indicates, David did not
sell his Knox Co property until after the date on which the White Co,
TN petition was signed. *Source: Petition for the Formation of White Co, TN, available through the Tennessee State Library and Archives as Legislative Petition # 5-1-1806. |
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| 1806 September 11 |
David
Sold the Land on Grassy Creek: David sold 111 acres to Ezekiel
Baldwin for $490. The deed was witnessed by Isaac Pruett and Isaac
Johnson. Presumably, David sold this land in preparation for his
move to White Co, TN. Source: Knox Co, TN Real Estate Sale, page 280 of Volume MV2; deed date, September 11, 1806; filed on December 12, 1807. |
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| 1806 November 11 |
Jacob
Neff (Nave) Estate Settlement: David Haston was paid $1.00 for
a role in the estate settlement of Jacob Neff / Knave in Knox Co,
TN. The WPA transcription says "for crying vendue" but
the original document is unclear. According to the 1828 Webster's
Dictionary, a vendue was an "auction, a public sale of any thing by
outcry [emphasis added], to the highest bidder." Thus, David
was probably the auctioneer for this estate auction, or the person who
proclaimed notices about the upcoming auction. David's friend, Isaac Prewet, also was paid for
some role. What was the relationship between this Jacob Neff and
the Christina Nave who married Daniel Hiestend in Shenandoah Co, VA in
1773? Source: Original page 224 of Knox Co, TN Estate Book, Volume 1 (1792-1811). |
| About 1807 | Move to White County, TN: David moved to White County, to join his father, Joseph, and perhaps other family members, sometime between November 11, 1806 and February 10, 1808. This timing is in harmony with a return trip from White County to the Knox County area that his brother, Joseph, may have made. Perhaps Joseph led David to the new Haston home place in White County. Daniel's wife (who was David's mother or stepmother) may have remained in Knox County until this time. | |
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1808 February 10 |
Road
Work Appointment in White County, TN: David was one of the men
"...appointed to lay off and mark a road the nearest and
best way from where the Chickamogga trace crosses the White County line
on Cumberland Mountain the nearest and best way that leads to Warren
County line." Joseph Smith, Isaac Midcalf, David Haston,
William Brown, Joseph Cummings, and Joseph H. Creely comprised
this road crew. These men all lived in the same general area,
along the Caney Fork River. Note: Joseph Haston married Sarah
Creely. Source: Original page 41 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1808 December 25 |
Fourth
Child (Daniel MC.) Born:* The Haston Ridge web
site indicates that he married (1) Annie Green in 1827 (daughter of John
& Rachel Mackey Green; John
Green was an elder of the Big Fork Baptist Church)** and (2) Martha
Jane Wade on June 10, 1839. A published biographical
sketch*** of his son, J.P.
Hastain, says that "In 1834
the family (i.e. Daniel MC's family) removed to Missouri, and
first located in Henry County, being among the pioneer settlers
there." A similar biographical sketch*** for another son of
Daniel M. Hastain, P.D. (Pleasant Dawson)
Hastain, also states that "Daniel M. Hastain was reared in
Tennessee, but came to Missouri in 1834, locating in Henry County.
He...became one of the large landowners of that section."
This Daniel Hastain died on June 17, 1875
(or 1874 as per the P.D. Haston bio sketch) in Henry Co, MO. In Missouri, the spelling
of Haston was changed to Hastain. Sources: * David Haston's Bible records **NSDAR record #108279 ***Page 1133 of History of St. Clair County Missouri (Published 1883 by the National Historical Company). ***Page 440 of Biographical Records of Johnson and Pettis Counties, Missouri (published in 1895 by Chapman Publishing Company of Chicago; F 472, JE P8 in Library of Congress) Notes: The Thomas J. Hastain, W.T. Hastain, & two Woodson A. Hastain biographical entries on the Henry County, MO USGenWeb site provide several interesting references to Daniel M. (or McC. or McCumskey) Hastain. Daniel MC Hasting appeared on the 1832 White County, TN tax list, apparently living near his father in law (John Green) in the Lost Creek area of upper Hickory Valley. He owned 50 aces. His name was clearly written as "Daniel MC." He also appeared on the 1833 & 1834 tax lists for the same area.
See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this son of David and Margaret Haston. |
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| 1809 February 13 |
Grand
Jury Duty: David was a member of "the Grand Jury
empannelled and sworn for the County of White." Isham Bradley
(bondsman for David's marriage in Knox Co) was also a member of this
jury. Source: Original page 80 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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1809 |
Witnessed
Isham Bradley Land Transaction: David Hastin, Joseph Hastin,
Jacob Mitchell, and John Miller were witnesses for a
sale of 50 acres that Isham Bradley made to Charles Mitchell for
$400. The land was on the Big Spring Branch. Isham Bradley
earlier acquired the land from the state of TN through Grant #
529. Source: Page 69 of Volume B of Deeds, White Co, TN. |
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| 1809 February 15 |
David
Purchased Land in White Co, TN: David purchased 50 acres of
land from his brother Joseph for $200, on the same day that they both
witnessed the Isham Bradley to Charles Mitchell deal (see
above). Joseph had acquired this
land through TN land grant # 550. The land adjoined property owned
by Isham Bradley and Jacob Mitchell. Isham Bradley, Charles
Mitchell, and John Miller witnessed the transaction. Source: Pages 107-109, Volume B, Deeds of White Co, TN Indenture for February 15, 1809. |
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| 1809 August 15 |
Jury
Duty: David's name appears four times in this day's court
minutes, related to various court cases for which he served as a
juryman. Source: Original pages 111-113 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1809 November 14 |
Joseph-David
Land Purchase "Proven" in Court: The 50 acres
purchase of land that David made from his brother, Joseph, was
"proven in court by the oaths of Isham Bradley and Charles Mitchell
and admitted to record." It was registered at this time,
although the deed was recorded on February 15 of the same year (see
above). Source: Original page 124 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1809 November 14 |
David
"Proves" Isham Bradley's Sale of Land to Charles
Mitchell: Earlier in this same year, on
February 15, David and Jacob Mitchell had witnessed a sale of land
from Isham Bradley to Charles Mitchell. As per the November 14
court record, "...this day [the transaction was] proven in open
court by the oaths of David Haston and Jacob Mitchell and ordered to be
recorded." It was then officially registered. Source: Original page 124 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1809 November 17 |
Summoned
to Jury Duty for February 1810 Session:
David was summoned as one of the "persons to attend at the
Court house in said County [of White] on the second Monday in February
next to serve as Jurors." Among the others summoned were
Robert Gamble and John Scoggins (later to become two of the first elders
of Union Presbyterian Church), Hercules Ogles, Stephen Crain, Isaac
Pruett, Andrew McBride, Christopher Steakley, Isaac Brown. These
men probably lived near the Hastons. Source: Original page 134 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1810 February 12 |
Jury
Duty: As per the earlier summons
(November 17, 1809), David reports for jury duty in this February 1810
County Court session but there is no evidence that he was actually
empanelled as a juryman from among the larger group summoned. Source: Original page 136 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1810 February 13 |
Road
Work Assignment: It was "Ordered by Court that Joseph
Smith, Esqr. David Haston, William Preuitt, Henry Holt, and Jacob
Mitchell be appointed to review and straighten the present road leading
from Bledsoe County to Warren County to commence at a point near David
Haston's field and to intersect the present road East of Joseph Smith's
at the most convenient place and make report thereof to the next Court,
and the same is ordered accordingly." So, we know that this
Bledsoe Co to Warren Co road ran by David Haston's field. Source: Original page 144 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1810 May 15 |
Road
Assignment Report: "Present to an order
of this Court at February term 1810 for reviewing and straightening
the road leading from David Haston's to intersect the road East of
Joseph Smith, the reviewers for that purpose appointed this day
exhibited their report which was received and established. It is,
therefore by the Court ordered that the Overseer of the old road, do
open and keep in repair the road as marked by the reviewers aforesaid
and that the usual hands to ____ the same, and it is ordered accordingly
&/c. Source: Original pages 156-157 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1810 May 16 |
Summoned
to September 1810 Circuit Court Jury Duty: David was
"named to attend as Jurors at the Honorable the Circuit Court for
to be holden in the County of White at the Court house in Sparta on the
first Monday in September next." In addition to David, some
of the others summoned were John Bryan, William Burden, John White,
Nicholas Gillentine, Isaac Medcalf, and Joseph Smith. Source: Original page 162 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1810 May 19 |
Road
Work Appointment: It was "Ordered by the Court that Jacob
Stipe, David Haston, Jacob Mitchell, William Brown, Christopher Steakley,
Spencer Mitchell and Nicholas Gillentine be appointed to review lay off
and Mark a road the nearest and best way from David McDaniels passing by
John Whites so as to intersect a road leading by Joseph Smiths, East of
where he lives and the same is ordered accordingly." Source: Original page 177 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1810 November 13 |
Road
Work Report: On November 13, 1810 it was "Ordered by
Court that the road reviewed and marked from David McDaniels passing by
John Whites so as to entersect a road leading by Joseph Smith's East of
his residence be established and the same is ordered accordingly.
David's name doesn't appear in the abstract for this entry, but he was
part of this road crew as assigned on May 19
of the same year. Source: Original page 197 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1810 or 1811 | David
Was Church Clerk: "The Cumberland
Presbyterian congregation met in Old Union Church which was
organized about 1811 by Rev. William
Barnett. Spence Mitchell, Robert Gamble, and Jesse Scoggins
were the first elders, and David Haston was the first clerk."
(See
map locations of Old Union and David Haston's home place.) Source of the above quotation: Page 174 of Heritage of White County, 1806-1999 (Waynesville, NC: County Heritage, Inc., 1999. Primary source (from which the Heritage of White County information was taken): Minutes of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Union Congregation, White Co. Tenn. A September 1, 1883 entry summarized the congregation's history. The church clerk who wrote this entry was C.T. (Charles Thomas) Haston, the grandson of David Haston and son of William Carroll Haston. ---- Note: This church was situated just across from and north of the Caney Fork River from where the early Hastons lived. The date for the founding of this church is sometimes given as 1810. An 1898 source* says that "Both David and Margaret Haston of Van Buren were active members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and before a house of worship was erected in their community, services were often held in their home." This reference may indicate that the Old Union church got its start in David's home, or in his home and the homes of other early settlers. Since David and Peggy arrived in White Co by (at least) early 1809, the church may have roots even earlier than 1810. There are some questions regarding David Haston's continuing affiliation with Old Union. *Source: Page 272 of Memorial and Biographical Record of the Cumberland Region (Chicago: Ogle and Co., 1898). |
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| 1811 | The
First White County, TN Census (List of Taxable Inhabitants): David
Hastin and Joseph Hastin appeared in the list for Captain Isaac Pruett's*
Company of Militia as taken and returned by Joseph Smith, Esq. on
January 1, 1812. Daniel's name does not appear on this list.
Perhaps Daniel was too old to be considered a "taxable
inhabitant" on the militia census. One transcribed source (Pioneers
of White Co, TN by W.J.H. Phillips; TN 976.89 White PHI) says that
these names are David Harton and Joseph Hastin, but the original
document clearly reads "David Hastin" and "Joseph
Hastin." Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) ---- *Question: Is this Captain Isaac Pruett the same man who witnessed David's sale of Knox Co land just a few years earlier? (see the September 11, 1806 entry above) |
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| 1811 | White County,
TN Tax List: David Hastin appeared on this list of taxable
property and polls, in the bounds of Captain Isaac Pruett's militia
company. He owned 50 acres "by grant" on Caney
Fork. His total tax bill for the year was .75, which included .18
3/4 for "State Tax" and 56 1/4 for "County
Tax." He was charged for one "white poll," but was
not charged for any "black polls" (owned no slaves), nor
"steed horses," nor "retail stores," nor "town
lots." Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) ---- Note: One transcribed source (Pioneers of White Co, TN by W.J.H. Phillips (TN 976.89 White PHI); found in the White Co, TN public library) spells the name "Daniel Hartin" and has Joseph's name as "Joseph Hastin" and David's as "David Hartin." In the original source, they surname spellings seem to be consistent as "Hastin." Note: From the White Co, TN tax lists we learn that none of the early White Co Hastons (Daniel, David, Joseph, & Isaac) ever owned slaves, although their neighbors sometimes did. |
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| 1811 February 15 |
Appointed
to Appraise Property Values: It was "Ordered by Court
that the following persons be appointed to value property To wit:
...David Haston, Thomas Meek and John Ogle in the bounds of Capt Joseph
Smith's Company." Source: Original page 231 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1811 March 14 |
Fifth
Child (Isham Bradley) Born:* Isham Bradley Haston (Hastain)
married Rebecca Streakley (Steakley) on October 9, 1834. He died February 16, 1867 in Hickory Co, MO. (as per Haston Ridge web site) In 1850 he was living in the same district of Hickory County, MO where his namesake, Isham Bradley, lived in the early 1840s. Read more. Source:* David Haston's Bible records Note: Isham B. Haston became one of the early Justices of the Peace for Van Buren County, TN, very soon after its founding in 1840. Sources: Page 1 of Van Buren County TN Court Minutes, April 1840 session and page 11 of same source, June 1840 session. He was a Judge in Hickory County, MO in 1862. Source: Page 240 of Goodspeed's History of Hickory County, MO (1889). |
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| 1811 August 12 |
Paid
for One Day of Jury Duty: It was ordered by the Court that
David Haston (among others for various amounts of jury duty) should be
paid for a 1d (one day) juror ticket. It appears that payment for
one day of jury duty was worth about 85 cents. Source: Original page 278 of abstracts of White County, Tennessee Minute Book 1806-1811 (presumably these are WPA abstracts). |
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| 1812 January 15 |
David
Witnessed a Sale of Land: David Haston, Woodson P. White*, and
William Glenn witnessed a sale of 100 acres of Grant # 3496 by Nathan
Woods to Margaret Boyed (spelling?). Source: Page 108 of Volume D, Deeds of White Co, TN. ----- *Note: Woodson P. White was the son of John White, supposedly the first white settler in White Co, TN. The county, it is commonly believed, was named after John White. The Whites lived across (that is, north of) the Caney Fork River from the Haston families. As "the crow flies" only a mile or so separated the Whites and the Hastons. John White, also a Revolutionary War veteran, claimed to have been born in Amelia Co, VA. |
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| 1812 January 16 |
David
Purchased More Land: David purchased 50 acres from Charles
Mitchell for $610. This was the same tract of land (TN Grant #
529) that Isham Bradley had sold to Mitchell (for $400) on September 26,
1808. David Haston was a witness to the Bradley to Mitchell deal
(see above). It was located in the 3rd District on Big Springs
Branch. Source: Page 50 of Volume E, Deeds of White Co, TN. |
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| 1812 February 10 |
Appointed
Road Crew Overseer: It was "Ordered by Court that David
Hastin be appointed overseer of the road leading from Sequache to
McMinnville, from the top of the Mountain near Cranes, to the house of a
joseph Smith, and that Nicholas Gillentine Esqr. furnish a list of hands
to work there on, and that he keeps the same in repair as the law
required. -Issd. Feby.18th, 1812." Source: Original page 61 of WPA abstracts of 1811-1812 White County, Tennessee Court Minutes. (There appears to be two different records for this entry on back to back pages.) |
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| 1812 February 15 |
Summoned
to Jury Duty at Next Court Session: David Hastin and some of
his neighbors, John White, John Scoggins, Jnr., and Isaac Brown, were
"appointed as Jurors to attend the Next term of this Court." Source: Original page 110 of WPA abstracts of 1811-1812 White County, Tennessee Court Minutes. Note: On this same page (original page 110), it was recorded that Abraham Shepherd, the commanding Rev War colonel of the 10th NC Regiment, owned tracts of land on the Caney Fork River for which taxes were unpaid. This is the same man under whom Lt. (later called "Colonel") William Faircloth served. Faircloth was the man who issued Daniel's Rev War land grant. There is some speculation that Daniel Haston may have served in this 10th NC Regiment under Col. Sheppard/Shepherd and Lt. William Faircloth. |
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| 1812 May 11 |
Appointed
to Road Work Crew: It was "Ordered by Court that Thomas
Bronson be appointed overseer of the road from Robert Gamble to Joseph
Smith and that he keep the same in repair agreeable to law and that
Nicholas Gillentine and Joseph Smith Esqr. be appointed to apportion the
hands, amongst said Thomas Bronson, David Hastin, and John Hill, so as
to keep in order their respective roads, and it is ordered
accordingly." Source: Original page 119 of WPA abstracts of 1811-1812 White County, Tennessee Court Minutes. |
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| 1812 August 10 |
Purchased
50 Acres: On this day Charles Mitchell conveyed 50 acres of
land to David Hastin. The conveyance "Was this day proven in
open Court by the oaths of Nicholas Gillentine and Nathan
Woods." This was probably the same
tract of land that Isham Bradley sold to Charles Mitchell in 1809. Source: Original page 185 of WPA abstracts of 1811-1812 White County, Tennessee Court Minutes. |
|
| 1812 August 10 or 11 |
Authorized
to Purchase Road Work Tools: It was "Ordered by Court
David Hastin, John Hill, and Peter Carter Overseer of the road leading
from Sequache Valley to the Warren County line, be authorised [sic] to procure
one Sledge Hammer, one crow bar, and one set of blowing tools, for the
purpose of removing the rocks out of said road..." Source: Original page 203 of WPA abstracts of 1811-1812 White County, Tennessee Court Minutes. |
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| 1812 November 5 |
David
Witnessed Another Land Transaction: Joseph Cummings, David
Haston, and Nathan Woods witnessed a sale of 50 acres land by John
Smallman (Smallwood?) to Nicholas Gillentine. It was located in
the 1st District, 1st Range, and 10th Section on the south side of Caney
Fork in Beech Cove. On the 9th day of this same month, David
"proved" this deed by oath in open court. Source: Page 73 of Volume E, Deeds of White Co, TN (on microfilm roll White Co, TN #61 from TSLA). |
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| 1812 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hastin, David Hastin, and Joseph
Hastin appeared on this "taxable property and polls" list in
the bounds of Captain Isaac Pruett's Company of Militia. The
listing was taken by Joseph Smith, Esq. David's total tax was .50
(.25 for state tax and for county tax). It seems that the county
tax rate dropped from the previous year, in spite of having doubled the
size of his farm. His land holdings had increased to 100 acres,
from 50 acres. Again, he was charged for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) Online reference: White Co, TN 1812 Tax List (microfilm roll 123, book 1812) |
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| 1813 |
Signed
Two Contradictory Petitions: David Haston signed a petition
from Peter Hoodenpile to the TN General Assembly to be permitted to
create a toll turnpike from Bledsoe County into White, Warren, and other
counties of TN. Source: 28-3-1831 1-3 of 1812-1813 TN Legislative Petitions (TSLA Legislative Petitions Microfilm # 4) In the same year, David Haston
signed a petition from the citizens of White County, TN to the TN
General Assembly to overturn the earlier petition by Peter Hoodenpile to
build a toll turnpike from Bledsoe County courthouse across the
Cumberland Mountain. The person who drafted the petition
apparently transcribed all of the signatures into his own
handwriting. No specific date is stated in the document. |
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| 1813 February 8 |
Sixth
Child (Thomas C.) Born:* This son of David married Margaret ? around 1833. He and Margaret and four of their eight children died or disappeared in Butler Co, MO around 1853. (as per the Haston Ridge web site) Source:* David Haston's Bible records See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this son of David and Margaret Haston. |
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| 1813 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hastin, David Hastin, and Joseph
Hastin appeared on this "taxable property and polls" list in
the bounds of Captain Isaac Pruett's Company of Militia. The
listing was taken by Nicholas Gillentine, Esq. David's total tax
was 1.00. Three additional taxes (county purposes tax, court house
tax, & poor tax) were added this year. He still had 100
acres, listed as being on Big Spring. Again, he was only charged
for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
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| 1814 November 13 to May 13, 1815 |
War
of 1812 Substitute: David chose not to go to war in the War of
1812. He was 37 years old and had six children to feed by
1814. Instead, he paid a William Jones to go in his place.
That was a perfectly honorable and legal thing to do at the time. William Jones enlisted in November of 1812. The record reads:
The dates and the regiment match the record of Isaac's War of 1812 service (see Isaac's timeline). Thus, William Jones and Isaac Haston probably enrolled, served, and were discharged together. We know that Isaac participated in the Battle of New Orleans. Daniel Newman was a citizen (and militia Captain) in White County, TN. A William Jones witnessed David Haston's sale of 111 acres in Knox County, TN in 1806. Was this the same man?
Source: War of 1812 Records for William Jones (available for
a fee from Genealogy Quest) |
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| 1814 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hastin, David Hastin, and Joseph
Hastin appeared on this "taxable property and polls" list in
the bounds of Captain Isaac Pruett's Company of Militia. The
listing was taken by Nicholas Gillentine, Esq. David's total tax
was .56 1/4. The three additional taxes (county purposes tax,
court house tax, & poor tax) that were added in the previous year no
longer existed. He still had 100 acres, listed as being on
Big Spring. Again, he was charged only for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
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| 1815 May 9 |
Seventh
Child (David McComesky) Born:* David
Mc. Haston married Parmeely? and died before 1900. (as per Haston Ridge web
site) We have no documented proof for the middle name of this son
of David, but he is clearly referred to in some public records as David
Mc. Haston / Hastain. Some Haston researchers have referred to
this son as "David McComesky Haston." It has
generally been thought that the McComesky name is a key to learning
about Daniel's ancestors or the maiden name of Daniel's wife. We
do know that there is a strong possibility that Daniel's family was in
some way associated or related to Daniel McComisky who died in
Baltimore, MD around 1789. That Daniel McComisky was the
grandfather of the Roddy children who, apparently, lived near Daniel
Haston's family in Knox Co (Moses, Rosana, & Mary Ann Roddy who
were summoned to witness against David Haston in the "cow
tails" case). Source:* David Haston's Bible records Note: "David M.C. Haston" appears on the 1836 White County, TN tax list in District 15, where his father lived. He owned no land and this was the first appearance of his name of the tax list, that we have found. In 1836, he would have become 21 years old. He appears frequently in the early Van Buren County court minutes until July 1851. See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this son of David and Margaret Haston. |
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| 1815 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hastin, David Hastin, Joseph
Hastin, and Isaac Hastin appeared on this "taxable property and
polls" list in the bounds of Captain William Denny's Company.
The listing was taken by N. Gillentine, Esq. David's total tax was
.62 1/2. The poor tax returned this year. He still had
100 acres, listed as being on Big Spring. Again, he was charged
for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
|
| 1816 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hastin, David Hastin, Joseph
Hastin, and Isaac Hastin appeared on this "taxable property and
polls" list in the bounds of Captain William Denny's Company of
Militia. The listing was taken by Nicholas Gillentine, Esq.
David's total tax was .62 1/2. David still owned the 100 acres on
Big Spring. Again, he was charged for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1816-1818; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
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|
1817 |
Eighth
Child (Loucinda L.) Born:* Loucinda
L. Haston was either married to an unknown Mr. Moore or had an illegitimate
child (Edward Cyrus Moore Haston)
by him. This child was reared by David and Peggy Haston when she married Abraham Greenville Trogden, Sr. (born 1805
in Ohio; died before December 4, 1854) in Van Buren
Co, TN, soon after the death of Mr. Trogden's first wife, Mary K. Hinds.
Mary K. Hinds Trogden died in 1849, leaving Abraham (Sr.) with a large
family and an infant child, Abraham Greenville Trogden (Jr.) who was
born on August 4, 1849. Loucinda died on December 2,
1902 in Maxwell, (of Franklin County), TN. In the 1900 Warren Co, TN census, Loucinda stated that she
was the mother of one child born, and no children living. Source:* David Haston's Bible records ---- Note: This Loucinda, daughter of David & Peggy Haston, should not be confused with Loucinda Lou Haston, born about 1847. The 1847-born Loucinda Haston was the daughter of Wiley B. Haston (brother of the older Loucinda L. Haston) and Mary Durham, Wiley B's second wife. Thus, she was David and Peggy Haston's granddaughter. This younger Loucinda Lou Haston, daughter of Wiley B. Haston, married Abraham Greenville Trogden, Jr. (b. August 4, 1849), the son of the elder Abraham Trogden (1805-1854). This couple was married in Van Buren Co, TN on April 21, 1870. Source: A.G. Trogdan to Lou Haston, Van Buren Co, TN Marriage Book II, page 16. Major source for this section, Lynn Schiller. See her web page for information on both Loucinda Hastons and Abraham Trogdens. See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this daughter of David and Margaret Haston. |
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| 1817 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hasting, David Hasting, Joseph
Hasting, and Isaac Hasting appeared on this "taxable property and
polls" list in Captain Jesse Scoggon's Company of Militia.
The listing was taken by William Denny, Esq. David's total tax was
1.34. A bridge tax was assessed this year. He still owned
the 100 acres, now being listed as on the Caney Fork. Again, he
was charged for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1816-1818; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
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| 1818 | White
County, TN Tax List: David Haston, Joseph Haston, and Isaac
Haston appeared on this "taxable property and polls" list in
Captain Scoggon's Company. The listing was taken by William Denny,
Esq. Daniel Haston was not mentioned, but Isaac
appears on the list with 150 acres. David's total tax was .87
1/2. A court house tax was assessed this year. David's 100
acres was said to have been on Cane Creek. He was charged with one
white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1816-1818; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
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|
1819 |
Ninth
Child (Margrete [Peggy]) Born:* Nothing more is known about
this daughter. (as per Haston Ridge web site) Source:* David Haston's Bible records See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this daughter of David and Margaret Haston. |
|
|
1820 |
Federal
Census: A David Hasting household is included on this
census. There are three males under the age of 10 [these would
have been Isham Bradley, Thomas C., & David McComesky], two males
between the ages of 10 to 16 [Willie B. & Daniel McComesky], no
males in the age 16 to 26 category, one male (presumably David) in the
26 to 45 age range, and one male over 45 years old. Who was
this male that was over 45 years old? It doesn't seem to have
been David's father, Daniel, since there was a Daniel Haston household
consisting of a male and a female in this over 45 category. If the
1777 birth date is correct, David would have been 43 years old in
1820. David's household also included two females under the age of
10 [Loucinda & Margrete], one female between 10 and 16 [Mary
"Polly"], one female in the ages 16 to 26 category [Malinda],
one female who was somewhere between 26 and 45 years old (presumably
Peggy), and no females over 45 years old. The record indicates
that there were no slaves in the household. Although the census
does not name the children, it does perfectly account for all nine of
David's and Peggy's children born up to this time. The census ages
match the dates of birth given in the David Haston family Bible. Source: Federal Census of 1820 for White Co, TN |
|
|
1820 July 18 |
Appointed
to County Court Jury Duty: David Haston appeared in the county
court for jury duty and was "elected and sownr [sworn?] as Jury of
Grand inquest for the body of the county of white..." David's
neighbor, Daniel Dale, was also on this jury. Source: Original page 13 of the WPA abstracts of the White County, Tennessee Minute Book, 1820. |
|
|
1820 July 22 |
Summoned
for Circuit Court Jury Duty: David Haston and others were
"summoned as Jurors to attend at the September term of the
Circuit..." Source: Original page 80 of the WPA abstracts of the White County, Tennessee Minute Book, 1820. |
|
| 1821 January |
Appeared
on a list of debtors: David Hastings appeared on an inventory
of debts owed to a deceased Lawson Nourse, who was one of the earliest physicians
in Sparta, TN. He was on the
"Good Debt" section of the list for a $2.00 debt. There are approximately 800 names on the list. Source: Page 232 or 262 of Inventory and Wills, 1810-1828; White County, TN (original book in the White Co County Court Clerk Office in Sparta, TN) |
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| 1821 August 24 |
Tenth
Child (James W.) Born:* James W. married Jane Shockley on
October 14, 1841 in Van Buren Co. He died in 1858 in Van Buren Co. (as per Haston Ridge web site) Source:* David Haston's Bible records Note: James W. Haston was credited with one pole (poll at .80)
in the October 1861 court session. Apparently he was living
at that time. Or could he have been credited posthumously for a
poll tax that he paid prior to his death? See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this son of David and Margaret Haston. |
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| 1821 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hasting, David Hasting, Joseph
Hasting, and Isaac Hasting appeared on this "taxable property and
polls" list in Captain Scoggon's "old" Company. The
listing was taken by Nicholas Gillentine, Esq. David's total tax
was 2.91 3/4. In addition to state, county, and poor taxes, a
juror tax and a bridge & jail tax were assessed. David's 100
acres were said to have been on Big Spring. As usual, he was
charged for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
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| 1822 | White
County, TN Tax List: David Hasting, Joseph Hasting, and Isaac
Hasting appeared on this "taxable property and polls" list in
Captain Parker's Company. The listing was taken by N. Gillentine,
Esq. As on the 1818 tax list, Daniel does not appear, but
Isaac appears with the 150 acres on Big Spring. David's total tax
was 2.50. His 100 acres were said to have been situated on Big
Spring. As usual, he was charged for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
|
| 1822 January 22 |
Jury
duty: David Hasten (WPA transcription spelling) served as a juror
for this county court session. Source: Original page 365 of WPA transcriptions of White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. |
|
| 1822 July 15 |
Appointed
for road work: David Hastin (WPA transcription spelling) was
appointed to work on the road "leading from Robert Gambles to a
branch on top of the mountain East of William Crains..."
"Isaac Hastin" and others who lived near the Hastons (example,
Aquila Nearn, Jesse Brown, Isaac Brown, Wyatt Ogle, Wm. Brown, Robert
Gamble, et. al.) were appointed to the same project. Source: Original page 469 of WPA transcriptions of White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. |
|
| 1822 July 20 |
Appointed
as an election judge: David Hasting (WPA transcription spelling) was
appointed, along with Robt. Gamble, Isaac Plumber [sic], as a judge
"to hold the money elected for com at McElhineys." Source: Original page 511 of WPA transcriptions of White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. |
|
| 1822 October 14 |
Appointed
Justice of Peace: David Hasting (and James Townsend, John W.
Gleason, Stephen Palmer, & William McKinney)
"produced in open Court a Commission signed by his Excellency
William Carroll, Governor, of the State of Tennessee countersigned by
David Graham Esqr. Secretary of State, commissions them as Justice of
the peace for said County." The record further states that
David and the others "severally took the oaths required by law, and
Thereunto are permitted to act as Justices of the peace in and for the
County of White, and as Justices of the Courts of pleas and quarter sessions
in Said County." Sources: Original page 515 of the WPA transcribed White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. On page 193/186 (both numbers appear on the page) of Tennessee Commission Book 4 from the Tennessee State Library and Archives "David Hasting" and four other men are listed as having been commissioned as Justices of the Peace for White Co; the date was August 23, 1822. ----- Note: From this point on, David appears often in the court records as a Justice of the Peace. At the end of each day of court, he (along with the other sitting JPs) signed his name to the court record. Therefore there is no dearth of David Haston signatures. |
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| 1822 October 14 |
Appointed
to assign workers for road work projects: "David Hastin
Esqr." (WPA transcription spelling) was appointed to "assign a
list of hands" to work on a road from "John Dales to the caney
fork at porters ford." Daniel Dale was the overseer of this
project. Thomas Meek was the "overseer of the road from
Porters ford on caney fork to the first ford on Cane Creek above Abijah
Cranes." "David Hastin Esqr." was appointed to
assign hands for this project also. Sources: Original page 517 of the WPA transcribed White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. "David Hastings
Esqr." also was appointed to assign hands for a road project
overseen by Terry Gillentine. This road was "from the mouth
of cane creek to the intersection of the road east of John McElhinies." |
|
| 1822 October 15,16,18,19 |
Sitting
Justice of the Peace in county court: Tuesday, October 15: At the close of court on this day, "David Haston" signs his signature as one of the JPs for the day. Wednesday, October 16: "David Hasting" (WPA transcription spelling) signs in the morning as a JP. His name is not on the list of JPs at the end of the day. Neither is it on the list of JPs for the following day, Thursday, October 17. Friday, October 18: "David Hasting" signs as a JP at the beginning of the day and his name is spelled "David Haston" at the end of the day as the JPs sign the closing of the session. Saturday, October 19: "David Hasting" signs as a JP in the morning but his signature is not on the JP list at the end of the session." Note: The variations in the spelling of David's last name may be the result of transcription errors. Sources: Original pages 525-537 of the WPA transcribed White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. |
|
| 1822 October 21 |
Ordered
to receive 1823 tax list: "David Hastings Esqr."
was, among others, ordered "to receive the lists of taxable
property and polls in...captains companies for the year
1823." David's area of responsibility was "Capt. Parkers
Co." Sources: Original page 549 of the WPA transcribed White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. |
|
| 1823 January 20-21 |
Sitting
Justice of the Peace in county court: Monday, January 20: "David Haston" signed his signature as a JP at the beginning of the day's session. He (same spelling) signed his name at for the closing of the day's session. Tuesday, January 21: "David Haston" signed as a JP in the morning at the beginning of this session but his signature is not on the list of JPs at the closing of the session. Sources: Original pages 576-594 of the WPA transcribed White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823. |
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| 1823 January 20 |
Assigned
a Justice of the Peace
classification: "This day the
court proceeded to the classification of the Justices of the peace to
hold the courts of pleas & quarter sessions for the present year,
which was determined by ballot as follows towit: [total of six classes assigned] Fifth class David Hasting, James Townsend, George D. Howard, William Denny, Joseph Anderson & Saml. A. Moore, Esqrs. to set the first week in October term." Question: Is this "classification" simply a scheduling or are there levels of authority associated with the six levels mentioned here? (See also January 9, 1826 entry.) Sources: Original page 583 of the WPA transcribed White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823 |
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| 1823 January 21 |
Returned
tax list to court: "This day David Haston Esqr. returned
in open court a list of Taxable property and polls in Capt. Parkers
company for the year 1823." (see the 1823 White Co, TN tax list
below) Sources: Original page 588 of the WPA transcribed White Co, TN Minute Book 6, 1820-1823 |
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| 1823 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel Hastin, David Hastin, Joseph Hastin, and Isaac Hastin appeared on this "taxable property and polls" list in Captain Parker's Company. The listing was taken by D. Hasting, Esq. David's total tax was 1.92 1/2. His land was described as being on Cane Creek. He was charged for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) ----- Note: Apparently, Joseph inherited 50 acres of land from Daniel at this time. It appears that Isaac may also have inherited land from Daniel, which he sold to Rodum Doyle. Perhaps Isaac sold his part of the land because he was planning to move away from White Co, which he did soon after this time. David probably inherited the 50 acre home place from Daniel when he died. In the 1827 tax list (see below), David's 100 acres has expanded to 150 acres. We know that David's youngest son, William Carroll Haston, Sr., ended up owning the Daniel Haston home place. If Jesse Haston was the son of Daniel, why did he receive no land? The fact that he had already moved to Missouri might be a reason. |
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|
1823 April 16 |
Unclaimed
Mail in Sparta Post Office: David Haston was on a list of people
who had unclaimed mail in Sparta, TN. Source: April 16, 1823 edition of The Sparta Review. |
|
| 1823 June 28 |
Eleventh
Child (Nancy Jane) Born:* Nancy Jane married (1) McGregor
Earles on November 2 or 7, 1843 (wedding performed by primitive Baptist
minister,
Rev. Ozias Denton**) and (2) Jesse Carrol on November 15,
1853. She died in Warren Co, TN, date unknown. (as per Haston Ridge web site) Source:* David Haston's Bible records Source:**Source: WPA transcriptions of 1840-1861 Van Buren County, TN Marriage Records. See Howard H. Hasting, Sr.'s material on this site for more information on this daughter of David and Margaret Haston. |
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| 1824 |
White County, TN Tax List: Joseph Haston, Daniel Haston, and
David Haston appeared on this "list of taxable property and polls" in
Captain Arthur Parker's company. The listing was taken and returned
by David Haston, Esq. David Haston owned 100 acres at this time. His
land was located "on the big spring by D" (D = "ditto" for Caney Fork, in
line above). His total tax was 1.70 1/4. David
was charged poll tax for one white poll. Source: Original page 138 of 1824 Property and Poll Tax, White County, TN. |
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| 1824 April 12 |
Assigned
Road Project Crew: Robert Gamble was "appointed Overseer
of the road, from Cane Creek to the house of William Denny."
David Hasting Esq. was responsible to "assign a list of hands to
work thereon." Rodum Doyle was "appointed Overseer of the road from William Dennys to Thomas Shockleys on the mountain." David Hasting Esq. was responsible to "assign a list of hands to work thereon." Source: Original page 4 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
|
|
1824 April 7 |
Unclaimed
Mail in Sparta Post Office: David Haston was on a list of people
who had unclaimed mail in Sparta, TN. Source: April 7, 1824 edition (Volume 2, Number 50) of The Sparta Review. |
|
| 1824 July 19 |
Entered
into Bond for Joseph's Appointment as a Constable: Joseph
Hasting was "this
day appointed a constable for the full space and term of two years from
the date hereof, and thereupon took the oath to support the constitution
of the United States, the State of Tennessee and the oath of office,
together with the several oaths prescribed by law, and together with
David Hasting and Arthur Parker entered into and acknowledge bond in
the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds, conditioned as the law
requires." Source: Page 175 of the 1824-1827 Minute Book of the Court of Common Pleas of White Co, TN; Also, original page 43 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. Note: This appointment was made just about five years prior to Joseph's death. One would think that Joseph must have been in apparent good health at this time, in order to be appointed as constable. |
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| 1824 July 19 |
Assigned
Road Crew Workers: It was "Ordered by Court that Robert
Gamble be appointed Overseer of the road leading down the Caney fork
from where the same leaves the Sequache Road at the East bank of Cane
Creek near Abijah Cranes thence to the top of the mountain at Thomas
Schockleys and keep the same in repair as the law requires, and that
David Hasting and William Denny Esq. apportion hands between said Gamble
and Abijah Crane overseer of one other lot road." Source: Original page 43 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
|
| 1824 October 11-16 |
Sitting
Justice of the Peace for Court Session: David Haston was one
of the JPs holding court during this week. His signature appears
at beginning and/or the ending of each day of court during the
period. Source: Original pages 75-96 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. Note: On Monday, October 11, of this 1824 session (original page 79 of WPA transcriptions), it was "Ordered that Isham Bradley be appointed to take charge of the Court house in Sparta, and keep the doors closed at all times except such times as Court is setting or preaching appointed or something [sic] of public interest to be transacted therein &c." However, just prior to the adjournment of court on the same day it was (original page 80) "Ordered by Court that the order appointing Isham Bradley to take charge of the Court house in Sparta be suspended until Monday next for reconsideration; and if not then acted upon to stand rescinded." Isham Bradley was a friend of the Haston family and had been the bondsman for David Haston's marriage in Knox County, some 24 years earlier. On the following Monday, David Haston was not one of the sitting JPs and no record is given, in the WPA court transcriptions for this following Monday session, of Isham Bradley or the job to "take charge of the Court house." Questions: Why was the appointment rescinded so quickly? Did someone oppose Isham's appointment, based upon some character issue? Or, was the need for the position itself called into question? *Note: On January 14, 1826, Isham Bradley was issued an "ordinary" license (license to be an inn keeper) by the White Co court. Jesse Lincoln (cousin of Abraham Lincoln) entered into bond with Isham Bradley on that matter. *Source: Original page 320 of Part 2 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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| 1824 October 11 |
Assigned
Road Crew Workers: It was "Ordered by Court that the road
leading from Cane Creek to Thomas Shockleys be divided into two
sections, the division to take place at the house of William Denny, that
Robert Gamble the present overseer keep in repair that part of the road
from Cane Creek to William Dennys and that Thomas Jackson be appointed
overseer of said road from William Dennys to Thomas Shockleys and keep
the same in repair as the law requires and that David Haston and William
Denny Esq assign and apportion the hands between said overseers..." Source: Original page 76 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
|
| 1824 October 15 |
Daughter
Polly in Bastardy Case: Polly Haston (see her January 29, 1804
entry above) "refused to declare the father of the Bastard child
begotten upon her and paid a fine of five dollars as required by
law." Her father, David (who was a sitting Justice of the
Peace in the court on this day!), then came "into open Court and
acknowledged himself indebted to the State of Tennessee in the sum of
Five hundred dollars, to the use of the State to be rendered
nevertheless to be void on condition that the said Polly Haston shall at
all times keep her said child from becoming chargable [sic] to the
County of White..." Source: Original pages 89-90 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. ----- Question: What was the name of this child? Polly married William Lewis three years later. Did David & Peggy rear the child, or was it assimilated into the William & Polly Lewis family? |
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| 1825 | White
County, TN Tax List: Daniel
Hasting, David Hasting, and Joseph Hasting appeared on this
"taxable property and polls" list in Captain Parker's
Company. The listing was probably taken by David Hasting, Esq.
(although his name does not appear on the list). David owned 100
acres at this time. Beginning with this year, land was divided
into "school lands" and "other lands."
Probably the "school land" was taxable (or at a higher rate)
and the other land was not (or at a lower rate). All of his land
was in the "other lands" category. His total tax was 1.43 3/4. As usual, he
was charged for one white poll. Source: Property and Poll Tax, 1811-1815 / 1821-1825; in the White County Court Clerk's office in Sparta, TN. (not transcriptions, but copies of original books) |
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1825 January 26 & February 2, 9 |
Unclaimed
Mail in Sparta Post Office: David Haston was on a list of people
who had unclaimed mail in Sparta, TN. Source: January 26 & February 2 & 9, 1825 editions of The Sparta Review. |
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| 1825 April 11 |
Road
Development Assignments: Note: Many other road projects were assigned to various people on this day. Source: Original pages 168-169 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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| 1825 July 18 |
Sitting
Justice of Peace in County Court: David Hastin signed in court
on this Monday morning as one of the sitting Justices of the Peace. Source: Original page 201 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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| 1825 July 18 |
Assigns
Road Crew Workers: It was "Ordered by Court that Dan
Griffith be appointed overseer of the road from the middle of the river
at Porters ford on the Caney fork to John Dales and keep the same in
repair as the law requires, and that David Hastings Esqr. assign a list
of hands to work thereon, road of first class." Source: Original page 203 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. It was also "Ordered by
Court that William Seals be appointed Overseer of the road from the
middle of the river at Porters ford to the ten mile tree, and keep the
same in repair as the law requires and that David Hastings Esqr. assign
a list of hands to work thereon, road first class." |
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| 1825 July 18 |
Appointed
as Election Judge: David Hastin, Arthur Parker and Robert
Gamble were appointed to be Judges for "the election of Governor of
the State, a Representative in Congress, a member of the Senate and home
of Representatives in the State Legislature..." These men
were Judges for the voting "to be held by William Drury Esqr." Source: Original page 204 of Part 1 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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1825 October 5 |
Unclaimed
Mail in Sparta Post Office: David Haston was on a list of people
who had unclaimed mail in Sparta, TN. Source: October 5, 1825 edition of The Sparta Review. |
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| 1825 October 10-15 |
Sitting
Justice of the Peace in County Court: David Hastings was one
of the JPs who presided at this week of "Court of pleas and quarter
sessions." He signed the record each day, morning and/or
evening, from Monday through Saturday. Sometimes, the transcriber
spells David's name "Haston" for the morning sign in and
"Hastings" for the evening sign off, or vice versa.
William Denny / Denney was also a JP for some of these court sessions. Source: Original pages 237-261 [numbers continue from Part 1] of Part 2 of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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| 1826 January 1 |
White
Co, TN Census: Daniel Hastin, David Hastin, and Joseph Hastin
appeared on a "list containing the names and number of free male
inhabitants of the age of twenty years and upwards resident citizens in
Capt. Parkers company on the 1st day of January 1826 taken by David
Hasting, Esq." This list was not a typical tax list with
property info, etc. given. It was more of a census, similar to the
one taken in 1811. Source: Copied from the original document in the White County Court Clerk office in Sparta, TN (not a transcription) Note: See the July 10, 1826 entry. David turned the census in to the court at that time. See the note regarding Daniel Haston in that July 10 entry. |
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| 1826 January 9 |
"Classed" as
a Justice of the Peace: It was "Ordered by Court that
the Justices of the peace be classed to hold the Courts of pleas and
quarter sessions for White County..." "John Bryan, David
Hasting, William Warren, Thomas Cooper and Waman Leftwich Esq. to hold
the first week of April Court 1826." Note: This action of "classing" the JPs appears to have simply been an issue of scheduling them for court duty. See also the January 20, 1823 entry. Source: Original page 294 of Part 2 [numbers continue from Part 1] of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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| 1826 April 10 |
Assigned
Road Crew Workers: It was "Ordered by Court that Wyatt
Ogle be appointed overseer of the road from William Dennys to Thomas
Shockleys and keep the same in repair as the law requires and that David
Haston and William Denny Esq. assign a list of hands to work
thereon..." Source: Original page 323 of Part 2 [numbers continue from Part 1] of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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| 1826 April 15 |
Reports
Tax Information to Court: "This day David Hasting Esq.
returned in open Court a list of the taxable property and poles of
Captain Parkers Company for the year 1826 which was ordered to be
recorded-" Source: Original page 344 of Part 2 [numbers continue from Part 1] of the WPA transcriptions of White County, Tennessee (County Court) Minute Book, 1824-1827. |
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