Early Tennessee Settlers, 1700s-1900s

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Do you have ancestors from Tennessee? This record set may help. It covers people who lived there in the 1700s and 1800s. The collection is titled “Early Tennessee Settlers, 1700s–1900s.” It includes 14 books. Together, they name about 165,000 people.

These books do more than list names. They include many kinds of records. You’ll find cemeteries, family stories, wills, census lists, and more. There are also records of marriages, military service, and old Bible notes.

One useful part is the First Census of Tennessee. It covers people living in early areas before statehood in 1796. Many old census records are missing. This one helps fill that gap.

The set also lists soldiers from the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. You may find pension records and service details. These often name other family members too.

Cemetery records are another great feature. They include tombstone readings and burial locations. These help if birth and death records are missing. The books also contain old marriage bonds and notes from county records. Some of these are hard to find anywhere else.

Here are some other helpful books that go with this set:

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