Sullivan County is in far northeast corner of Tennessee between North Carolina and Virginia and was originally part of those states. It was formed in 1779 when it was divided from Washington County.
East Tennessee is part of Appalachia. At the end of the French and Indian War, colonists began drifting into the area. In 1769, they first settled along the Watauga River. During the Revolution, the Overmountain Men defeated British loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The State of Franklin was formed in the 1780s, but never admitted to the Union.
The State of Franklin was an unrecognized, independent state in what is now eastern Tennessee. It was created in 1784 with the intent of becoming the fourteenth state. Its first capital was Jonesborough. It existed for about four and a half years and then North Carolina re-assumed control.
Leonard Hart was born December 26, 1758.
His father was Valentine Hart.
Leonard Hart may have been a Revolutionary War soldier and possibly participated in the battle of King’s Mountain. He was a surveyor and was appointed to survey the road from Shoals to the Holston River.
He married Sallie Goodman (or Mollie) about 1784 in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Leonard and Sallie's children were
born in Sullivan County.
Elizabeth Hart Crow was born February 25, 1784. She married Isaac Lincoln Crow on April 1, 1832.
Elizabeth Hart Crow
John Hart was born August 08, 1786. He in died in 1847 in Sullivan County.
Sarah Hart Mottern was born October 11, 1788. She married John Mottern in 1804.
Mary (Polly) Hart Nichols was born December 11, 1790. She married John Nichols.
Susanna Hart Hendrix was born March 6, 1793. She married Solomon Hendrix on March 01, 1812 in Carter County. They lived on his father's land. Solomon was a captain in the militia and served in the war of 1812.
Isaac Hart was born May 23, 1795. He married Martha Tipton the daughter of William Tipton.
On February 1, 1796 Leonard obtained 239 acres in Sullivan County.
William Hart was born September 11, 1797. He married Orry Boring.
Andrew Hart was born March 27, 1800 in Sullivan County. He died as an infant.
Catherine Hart Hendrix was born June 21, 1802. She married William Hendrix on August 06, 1820.
Leonard Hart, Jr. was born June 25, 1806. He married Catherine Emmert on March 27, 1826. Catherine was born April 23, 1808.
She was the daughter of George Emmert, Jr. and Margaret Shawley.
Solomon Hart was born on March 22, 1808. He married Elizabeth Crow. He died on July 18, 1895.
Abraham Hart was born
on May 14, 1811. He married Mary Crow.
Fern Hart Combs was mentioned as a daughter in Leonard's will. She married Jonathan Combs.
In 1814 Leonard Hart was a member of the Carter County court which decided to buy salt to resell with the state lottery proceeds.
On July 8, 1819, Leonard married Phebe Proffitt Webb.
She was the widow of John Proffitt.
The 1820 manufacturer's census listed a pottery owned by Isaac Hart and John Mottern. The pottery continued until the early 1870s.
They appeared in the
1850 census in Carter County. The household consisted of
Leonard Hart age 91,
Pheobe Hart age 81, and
Nancy Proffitt age 10 or 16.
The Holston River flows from Kingsport to Knoxville.
map by Kmusser
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a decisive battle of the American Revoluton. It took place on October 7, 1780, nine miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson.
TheAmerican Revolutionary War(1775–1783) was between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the 13 colonies which became the newly formed United States.
The American folk hero,David "Davy" Crockett(1786 – 1836), grew up in East Tennessee.
Johnson City, Tennessee is in Washington, Carter and Sullivan Counties. It was known as Brush Creek for the Creek than runs through it.
