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James Arterburn Sr. (abt. 1772 - abt. 1864)

James Arterburn Sr.
Born about in Colony of Virginiamap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Husband of — married 16 Jan 1798 in Shenandoah County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died about at about age 92 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USAmap
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Biography [1]

JAMES ARTERBURN SR. moved his young family from Shenandoah County to southwest Sullivan County, Tennessee, about 1805, after the death of his father. They traveled over the old Indian and pioneer trail known as the Carolina Road, from the Shenandoah Valley to the Watauga River settlements of Northeast Tennessee. JAMES last appeared in Shenandoah County Tax Lists in 1804.

The known or surviving children as named in the Last Will and Testament of JAMES ARTERBURN SR. were:

  1. JOHN,
  2. ISAAC,
  3. ELZIA,
  4. ELIAS,
  5. CATHERINE (Waller),
  6. WILLIAM,
  7. JEMIMA (Pickens),
  8. JAMES JR,
  9. JANE (Chase), and
  10. MARY (Hope).

JAMES SR. and POLLY evidently prospered as farmers and landowners but were never slaveholders. They were Methodists, and likely were members at Sulphur Springs Methodist Episcopal Church (from 1842) in Washington County, also the site of an earlier Sulphur Springs Methodist Camp Meeting (from ca. 1820), which was located not far from their home in Sullivan County. Their son, ELZIA, co-founded two Methodist Churches in Kentucky. ELZIA's youngest son was named for Rev. Samuel Patton D.D. (1797-1854), notable Methodist Elder of the Holston Conference in Northeast Tennessee.

JAMES ARTERBURN SR. may have died, 1861-1863, before Sullivan County's courthouse was burned in 1863 during the Civil War. The recording statement and surrounding entries suggest that his LW&T may have been re-recorded in 1864 (cf. Arterburn, 2023, pp. 46-47).

Sources

  1. ↑ Arterburn, Charles R. The Arterburn Story. Charles R. Arterburn, 2023. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/882276-the-arterburn-story




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