William and James Herrod/Harrod/Herod of the Watauga Settlement of East Tennesee
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William and James Herrod/Harrod/Herod of the Watauga Settlement of East Tennesee
 GParchman
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Posted: 2 Jan 2008 5:45PM GMT |
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Surnames: Herrod Harrod Herod Parchman Parchment Hogan
The James Herod/Harrod/Herrod who was born in Stafford County, VA, in 1738 left the Watauga Settlement (near Knoxville and Kingsport, TN, being part of the first settlement in TN) with the original pioneers who migrated to Nashville in 1779-1780. James was killed by Indians by 1783, when his wife remarries Daniel Hogan, who administered the estate. In estate filings in Cumberland Court Records, Daniel mentions that James had a cow follow him on the journey and that he still had another cow back in Watauga.
From Genealogical Records: Early Tennessee Settlers, 1700s-1900s on genealogy.com; Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Historical Information is an article by Mrs. Rhea Garrett, "The Fort Blount Road to Cumberland" published about 1931, in which she describes the early settlers and explorers from the Watauga Settlement who explored across the Cumberland Gap. It included the following statement: "Wm. Herod of Stafford County, VA. supposed brother or close relation of James, of Harrodsburg fame [note: probably mistaken for the James who went to Nashville]; his son Peter, tradition says, was General Washington's godson."
In the 1820 census of Tennessee, were the following Herrods (note spelling was Herrod): (from Smith County) William, Sen., James, Levi, and Peter; (from Bedford County) Reuben and Whitmel; and (from Franklin County) Rachel. All of these spelled their names as Herrod. Most of the descendants have spelled the name as Herrod or Herod.
Smith County is between Nashville and Knoxville, so the presumed brother must have also left the Watauga Settlement and moved westward. Maybe some of his descendants have more information. It's so sad that there are no census records surviving for TN or VA for 1790, 1800 and 1810, since they would tell us what we need to know about Herrod/Herod residents of eastern TN.
I've found Peter as an old man in the 1850 census of Smith County, and he indicated he was born in VA. Smith County may have some records, so maybe someone knows more about this family. Please provide more information, if you have any.
I have circumstantial evidence to show that James Harrod/Herrod of Nashville had an unnamed daughter Nancy, who married my gggg grandfather John Parchman/Parchment about 1795.
From Genealogical Records: Early Tennessee Settlers, 1700s-1900s on genealogy.com; Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Historical Information is an article by Mrs. Rhea Garrett, "The Fort Blount Road to Cumberland" published about 1931, in which she describes the early settlers and explorers from the Watauga Settlement who explored across the Cumberland Gap. It included the following statement: "Wm. Herod of Stafford County, VA. supposed brother or close relation of James, of Harrodsburg fame [note: probably mistaken for the James who went to Nashville]; his son Peter, tradition says, was General Washington's godson."
In the 1820 census of Tennessee, were the following Herrods (note spelling was Herrod): (from Smith County) William, Sen., James, Levi, and Peter; (from Bedford County) Reuben and Whitmel; and (from Franklin County) Rachel. All of these spelled their names as Herrod. Most of the descendants have spelled the name as Herrod or Herod.
Smith County is between Nashville and Knoxville, so the presumed brother must have also left the Watauga Settlement and moved westward. Maybe some of his descendants have more information. It's so sad that there are no census records surviving for TN or VA for 1790, 1800 and 1810, since they would tell us what we need to know about Herrod/Herod residents of eastern TN.
I've found Peter as an old man in the 1850 census of Smith County, and he indicated he was born in VA. Smith County may have some records, so maybe someone knows more about this family. Please provide more information, if you have any.
I have circumstantial evidence to show that James Harrod/Herrod of Nashville had an unnamed daughter Nancy, who married my gggg grandfather John Parchman/Parchment about 1795.