Cherokee
Baptist Church near Jonesborough
of Washington County, (NC) TN
These
records are available on microfilm from the
Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA).
Mf. 523 -- Cherokee
Baptist Church Records. Jonesboro, 1787-1923. 3 vols. TSLA.
1 reel. 35 mm. Microfilm Only Collection.
Records of Cherokee Baptist Church, consisting of minutes,
1787-1923; and lists of members, clerks, ministers, deacons,
and deaths for this Washington County church.
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*Probable relationship to Abraham and
Magdalene Boehm Hiestand (Heaston)
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Betty Heaston was received in February of 1790 [*daughter;
Betty is nickname for Elizabeth]
(page 19 )
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Ann Heaston received by letter in February of 1791 [*daughter]
(page 20)
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Daniel Heaston received by recantation(?) in April of 1791
[*son]
Note: James Ryan joined at this same time.
(page 21)
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Ann & Betty Heaston join in November of 1791 [*daughter
& daughter]
(page 21)
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Daniel & Magdalane Heaston* are dismissed (i.e. to move on) in
February of 1792
[*son &
daughter or
wife
of Abraham, Sr.]
(page 21)
- Abram Heaston (probably Sr.)
was dismissed in May of 1792
[*husband
of Magdalene Boehm]
(page 21)
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Abram & Ann Heaston are received by letter in June of 1793
[*husband
of Magdalene Boehm or
son &
daughter]
(page 23)
*Note: Abraham's wife, Magdalene, died
prior to
1801.
Perhaps all of the references to Magdalene in the
Cherokee and/or Big Pigeon church minutes were references to Abraham's
daughter. It is possible that she could died prior to
family's membership in these churches.
Some of these "comings and goings" dates and names don't seem
to make sense, but this is the way the record appears to be. These
documents are faded and worn, so there may be additional Haston-related
information in these documents that can not be clearly or easily read.
Records indicate that
Abraham
Histon/Hasten/Hastings/Hayston was buying and being taxed for land
in Washington County, NC (now TN) in 1785 - 1787. Abrm/ Hastings (and
Saml Hastings) are on a early east TN list of taxpayers in 1787 as
landholders in Washington County, TN. Also,
Danl
Haston is on the same list but did not own any land. He does
appear to be in a separate household.
It appears that the Haston family members left Washington County and
then went to Cocke County, where they affiliated with the Big Pigeon
Baptist Church.
| The John Lemon shown in
the Cherokee Baptist Church minutes as a charter member,
signing along with his wife, Elizabeth, on 6 Sep 1783, is
Lemmon's Bend John (John Sr.). It is believed that he is
also the John Lemon ordained as a deacon. Lemmon's Bend
John first owned land in Washington Co TN, along Cherokee
Creek purchased 10 Nov 1784 NC #573 - 150 acres "including
the plantation where Aron Pinson formerly lived." John
Lemon Jr. m Magdalene Hiestand 1791 in Washington
Co TN--their oldest son John O/Q Lemmon was b 25 Feb 1792 in
Washington Co TN.
"John Leamon TO Charles
Robinson; 3 tracts totaling 220 acres on Cherokee Creek,
next to his other land. CONS: 200 lbs. ADJ: David Hofman,
John Mc(kaeavres?). John Marey. SIG: John X Leamon. WIT:
Samuel Hecstand [Hiestand], J Tadlock, George French. CT:
Feb. 1792."
Source: Page 101 (date: 9/13/1791) of Washington
County, Tennessee. Deeds, 1775-1800 by Loraine Rae.
-Kelle Metz
(kmetz268@olywa.net)
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Big
Pigeon Baptist Church of Cocke County, (NC) TN
Big Pigeon Baptist Church Minutes
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*Probable relationship to Abraham and/or
Magdalene Hiestand (Heaston)
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Ann Heaston joins on January 7, 1792
[*daughter]
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Betty Haston joins on February 11, 1792
[*daughter]
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Maagdelean Heaston (see *Note above) joins on March 10, 1792
[*daughter
or
wife of Abraham, Sr.]
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Abrm. Measton, Sr. joins on June 15, 1792
[*husband
of Magdalene Boehm]
- Marget Aston (is this a Haston?) joins on October 8, 1792
[probably not a member of Abraham's family]
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Abram (probably Sr.) and Ann Heaston apply for a letter of dismissal on
April 13, 1793
[*husband
of Magdalene Boehm & *daughter]
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Ann Heaston joins on July 12, 1794
[*daughter]
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Daniel Heaston received by expearance [sic] (i.e. conversion) on
December 13, 1794
[*son]
Note:
This is interesting, since a Daniel Heaston was a church member just a
couple of years earlier in Cherokee Baptist. Assuming
that this is the same Daniel, why was he required to join "by
experience," since he had been properly dismissed from the Cherokee
Creek Baptist Church in February of 1792.
Perhaps it is because he had been inactive as a church member
for two years, since the time he left the Cherokee Creek church.
Question: Abraham's son, Daniel,
supposedly was married on November 7, 1793 (although we do not
have primary documentation for that). Why does his wife,
Elizabeth Mosier, not join the church with him nor show up in the
church records subsequent to this time?
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Daniel Haston is assigned church business to carry out on
January 2, 1796
[*son]
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Abram Heaston (possibly Jr.) assigned church business on February 5,
1796 [*son
or
husband of Magdalene Boehm, and thus Abraham, Sr.]
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Abram Haston (possibly Jr.) assigned church business on June 4, 1796
[*son
or
husband of Magdalene Boehm, and thus Abraham, Sr.]
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Abram Haston made a report to the church on July 1, 1796
[*son
or
husband of Magdalene Boehm, and thus Abraham, Sr.]
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Abram Heaston & Daniel Heaston are assigned church business
together on May 6, 1797 [*son
or
husband of Magdalene Boehm, and thus Abraham, Sr. and
son]
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Abram Heaston requested a letter of dismissal on March 31, 1798
[*son
or
husband of Magdalene Boehm, and thus Abraham, Sr.]
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Magdeleum Haston (see *Note above) and Ann Haston apply for a letter of dismissal on
August 4, 1798 [*daughter
or
wife of Abraham, Sr. &
daughter]
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Daniel Heaston applied for letter of recommendation on same day as
above...August 4, 1798
[*son]
- Regina (Heaston/Hiestand) Moore was given a letter of
dismissal on May
31,1800
[*daughter]
From here, this Haston family moved to south central Kentucky.
Some of these names show up on Monroe County, KY genealogical and church
records. See the comments regarding the Abraham
Haston and the Daniel
Haston who went to south central Kentucky. These comments
appear in the Stockton Valley Association minutes and are included in
the Big Fork Baptist Church
section of this site.
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Cherokee
Creek Baptist Church
Washington County |
Big
Pigeon Baptist Church
Jefferson/Cocke County |
| John Lemon was ordained as a deacon
on April 2, in what appears to have been 1786. |
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Betty
Heaston was received by verbal testimony in February of 1790 |
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Ann Heast?and received by letter in February of 1791
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Daniel Heaston received by recantation in April of 1791
Note: A person who had
been excluded from a church could be "received [back into the
fellowship] by recantation." This would suggest that this
Daniel Heaston had been excluded ("kicked out") from this church
or another church of like faith and practice. Abraham's
son,
Daniel Heaston, would only have been about 20 years and 6
months old at this time. |
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Hanny B. (probable daughter) & James
Ryon received by baptism on the very same day of April 1791 (and
back to back in a list of church joiners) in which Daniel
Heaston was received into this church's membership.
Elenor Ryon, wife of James, was
received by experience a couple of years later (March 1793).
| This reference may be a very important clue for
Haston researchers. See the
rationale for this
possible research clue at the bottom of this page. |
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Ann & Betty Heaston
dismissed in November of 1791
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Ann Heaston joins on January 7, 1792 |
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Daniel & Magdalane Heaston are dismissed (i.e. to move on) in
February of 1792
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Betty Haston joins on February 11, 1792 |
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Maagdelean Heaston joins on March 10, 1792 |
| Abram Heaston (probably Sr.) was
dismissed in May of 1792. |
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Abrm.
Measton, Sr. joins on June 15, 1792 |
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Marget Aston (is this a Haston?) joins on October 8, 1792 |
| Elener Ryon
was received by experience in March of 1793. She was
Eleanor McComisky Ryon/Ryan, wife of James Ryan & the daughter of
Daniel McComisky of Baltimore, MD. |
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Abram (probably Sr.) and Ann Heaston apply for a letter of dismissal on
April 13, 1793 |
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Abram & Ann Heaston are received by letter in June of 1793
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Ann Heaston joins on July 12, 1794 |
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Daniel Heaston received by expearance [sic] (i.e. conversion) on
December 13, 1794 |
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Daniel
Haston is assigned church business to carry out on January 2, 1796
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Abram Heaston (Jr.
or Sr.?) assigned church business on February 5,
1796
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Abram Haston (Jr.
or Sr.?) assigned church business on June 4, 1796
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Abram Haston
(Jr. or Sr.?) made a report to the church on July 1, 1796
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James Ryon declared himself openly in the church that he believed
in Presbyterianism as to infant baptism on September 3, 1796. |
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The Ryons were "cited" on October 1, 1796 because they withdrew
from the church. |
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James & ("his wife") Eleanor Ryan (daughter of Daniel McComisky of
Baltimore, MD) were disfellowshipped from the church because they embraced infant baptism and Presbyterian doctrine
on November 5, 1796 |
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Abram Heaston
(Jr. or Sr.?) & Daniel Heaston are assigned church business
together on May 6, 1797
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Abram Heaston (probably Sr.) requested a letter of dismissal on
March 31, 1798
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Magdeleum Haston
(which one?) and Ann Haston apply for a letter of dismissal on
August 4, 1798
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Daniel Heaston applied for letter of recommendation on same day as
above...August 4, 1798
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Regina (Heaston/Hiestand) Moore was
given a letter of dismissal on
May
31,1800 |
James & Eleanor Ryan and the Heaston/Haston Family
One of the major research challenges
of Haston family researchers has been to document a
relationship between:
- The Swiss-German Hiestend/Heaston
family that migrated from Page County, VA to eastern
TN (before moving to
south central KY), and the...
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Daniel
Haston family who lived in Knox County, TN
(mid-1790s to early 1800s) and later in White
County, TN (from about 1804 to his death in 1816).
It has long been known that there were
two "Daniel H." men, with the same or very similar
surnames, who lived at the same time (1780s and 1790s)
in the general area that became east Tennessee.
Many Haston researchers have assumed that the
Daniel Haston
of Knox and White Counties was the brother of
Abraham
Heaston (both being sons of
Heinrich Hiestend), who had a
son by the name of Daniel. However, no
documented proof of that relationship has surfaced.
James and Eleanor
Ryon/Ryan provide a common link between these two
families.
- We know that Abraham
Hiestend/Haston and his family were members of the
Cherokee Baptist Church in the 1790s. James
Ryon (and "Hanny B." who was probably his daughter
or perhaps his mother) joined the Cherokee Baptist
Church at the same time that Daniel Heaston
(probably the son of Abraham Hiestend/Heaston)
joined. James Ryan and Daniel Heaston
certainly were acquaintances, but the fact that they
were back-to-back on the list of joiners, may
indicate that they were close friends or kin.
See their April 1791
entries in the timeline above.
- This James Ryan/Ryon (whose wife
"Elenor" is mentioned in the church minutes) was
almost certainly the same man who married Eleanor
McComiskey, daughter of Daniel McComiskey of
Baltimore County, MD. One of Eleanor's sisters
was Mary, who married a Philip Roddy, who lived (and
probably died) in Knox County, TN in the 1790s and
had various connections with the Daniel Haston of
Knox and White counties. Philip and Mary
McComiskey Roddy may have been the parents of
Margaret Roddy, the wife of David
Haston, son of the Daniel Haston of Knox and White
counties.
This Ryan-McComiskey-Roddy-Haston
connection is a bit complex, but it is unraveled on
another page of this website.
Although the James Ryan connection, as
a common denominator for the two Haston/Heaston
families, is not "proof" of their kinship
relationship, it does provide strong circumstantial
evidence that Daniel Haston (of Knox and White counties)
was closely related to Abraham Hiestend/Heaston. |
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