The Heritage of Daniel Haston

 

Probable Haston Family Home Locations
1790s-1807  Knox County, Tennessee


David Haston Family (1802-1806)
"East Fork of Grassy Creek"

 

Summary of the Evidence Stated Below

 Where did David Haston's family live in Knox County, TN?

From October 28, 1802 to September 11, 1806, David Haston owned 111 acres in the western part of Knox County, TN.  His land was clearly described as being on the "East fork of Grassy Creek."  That would indicate that his land was somewhere in the eastern section of the Grassy Creek watershed area.  We assume that he lived on this land during the four years that he owned it, just prior to his move to White County, TN.



David Haston's Grassy Creek Land Documents

On October 28, 1802, David Haston purchased 111 acres in Knox County, TN from John Armstrong.  The location of David's land was described by these identifying features:

  • lying and being in the County of Knox and State aforesaid [Tennessee]

  • on the East fork of Grassy Creek

  • adjoining Jonah Armstrong on the lower part where Joseph Lea formerly lived

  • and Isaac Pruet on the upper part formerly held by Kelly

  • Beginning as flows at a stake on the bank of the creek at the same place where Kelly’s line strikes said creek

  • thence south forty degrees East twenty five poles crossing the creek more or less crossing the creek to the original line of the same survey

  • thence along that line South fifty degrees West one hundred and forty poles more or less to a hickory and white oak agreed upon as boundary between John Low (Loe) and the Sr Joseph Lea

  • thence north thirty eight degrees East forty poles more or less to the creek -

  • thence down said creek to a poplar and elm on the bank of said creek a small distance above a (lick?)

  • thence North ca. fifty degrees East one hundred and sixty pole, more or less to Kellys line -

  • thence along that line South forty degrees East to the Beginning.

On September 11, 1806, David Haston sold this 111 acres in Knox County, TN to Ezekiel Baldwin.  The location of David's land was described by these identifying features:

  • lying and being in the County of Knox & State of Tennessee on the East fork of Grassy Creek,

  • adjoining Francis Johnson on the lower part where Joseph Lea formerly lived

  • and Isaac Pruit on the upper part formerly held by Kelley

  • Beginning as follows at a Stake on the Bank of the Creek at the same place where Kelleys line strikes sd Creek

  • thence south forty degrees East twenty five poles crossing the Creek more or less to the original line of the same survey

  • thence along that line South fifty degrees west one hundred and forty poles more or less to a Hickory & white oak agreed upon as a boundary between John Loe and the said Joseph Lea

  • thence north thirty eight Degrees East forty poles more or less to the Creek,

  • thence Down said Creek to a Poplar & Elm on the Bank of said Creek a Small Distance above a Lick,

  • thence north fifty Degrees East one hundred and Sixty poles more or less to Kelleys line,

  • thence along that line South forty degrees east to the Beginning

David Haston's Grassy Creek Land in Knox Co, TN


 


Some Families of the General Grassy Valley Area
of Early Knox County, Tennessee

The common denominator for most, if not all, of the families on the following chart is that they lived in the same general area of the west-northwest area of Knox County, TN.  Some of these families later moved to the same general area of White County, TN, at about the same time.  There were numerous inter-marriages between and among these families.

Stickley-Creely-Pruitt-Haston, etc. Relationships

For more detailed information on the above families, go to the
"Miscellaneous Family Relationships, Knox County, TN - White County, TN" page.