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- Bedford County Tennessee
Deed Book NN
Page 58: N. Woodfin’s heirs. Agreement.
The heirs and widow of Nicholas Woodfin, deceased, late of Bedford Co., TN, now desiring an equal division of all the landed estate of Nicholas Woodfin and whereas there is in the possession of Hanna Woodfin, one of the undersigned, an instrument of writing signed by the undersigned bearing date 4 Oct 1833 granting to Hannah the rents of said landed estate during her lifetime. John D. Gilmore and John L(S). Cooper were appointed surveyor to lay off and divide the estate equally to the following heirs, towit, Hannah Woodfin, Samuel Woodfin gets where he lives, Elizabeth McKinn, Sally Naylor, Polly Edwards, Phebe Swann, Mary Woodfin, Rebecca Woodfin, John Woodfin, and Hannah Hall, all that one acre including the family burying ground to be left out of division for a family burying ground forever.
Signed by John Woodfin, Hannah Woodfin, Thomas Haile, Hannah Haile, Samuel Woodfin, John Naler, Sally Naler, M. Woodfin, Rebecca Woodfin, Phebe Swann, Thomas Swann, M. H. Naler, James McKinn and Elizabeth McKinn. Wit: Thomas Haile, John Woodfin, J. Naler, J. Woodfin and Robert Swann and W. H. Naler.
Reg: 16 Nov 1843. Plat on page 59.
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Page 31-22 Apr 1844
Moses Woodfin to W. H. Nailor.
Deed, 33 ½ acres.
Moses Woodfin to W. H. Nailor. Deed, 33 ½ acres. Moses Woodfin sold to Wade Hampton Nailor a tract of land, being Lot No. 10, and the assigned to Moses Woodfin in the division of the tract of land on which his father Nicholas Woodfin lived. Borders lands of William Guy. And the Graveyard Lot, Wit: Thomas Haile, John Maler, J. D. Naler and Woodfin Naler. Reg: 4 Feb 1845.
Page 162 - 27 Aug 1845. Samuel Woodfin to Thomas Haile. Interest in Negro. Samuel Woodfin, one of the heirs of the late Nicholas and Hannah Woodfin if Bedford County, TN, deceased, sold unto Thomas Haile, all of his interest in the family of negroes (3), belonging to the estate. Wit: J. H. Woodfin and Thomas Edwards. Reg: 30 Aug 1845.
Page 214 - 6 Oct 1845. Thomas Swann and Phebe Swann to Nicholas Swann. Power of attorney. Thomas Swann and Phebe Swann his Wife appointed Nicholas Swann of Noxubee Co., Mississippi, their Attorney to receive of and from the estate of Nicholas Woodfin, deceased, late of Bedford Co., TN, all property, effects or money that may be coming to them as legatees of the estate, to make settlement. Reg: 24 Nov 1845.
Page 221, 4 May 1844. Rebecca Woodfin to Woodfin Nalor. 34 acres- Rebecca Woodfin of Hickman Co., KY conveyed to Woodfin Nalor of Bedford County, TN, land belonging to the estate of Nicholas Woodfin, deceased, and laid off bordering Lot No. 7. Reg: 4 Dec1845.
page 222 - 4 May 1844.
John Woodfin to Woodfin Naylor Deed, 19 acres. John Woodfin of Fayette Co., TN/ conveyed to Woodfin Naylor of Bedford county., TN Lot No. 7 in the division of lands belonging to the eextae of Nicholas Woodfin, deceased. Borders Lot No. 6. Reg: 4 Dec 1845.
Page 225 - 20 Nov 1845. Samuel Woodfin and others to Woodfin Naylor
Deed 26 acres. Thomas Swann and Phebe Swann, daughter of Hannah Woodfin, deceased, Thomas Haile and Hannah Hale, daughter of Hannah Woodfin
deceased, John Naylor and Sarah Naylor, daughter of Hannah Woodfin deceased, Samuel Woodfin, W. H. Naylor sold to Woodfin Naylor, their undivided interest in
in the land allotted to Hannah Woodfin deceased, being Lot No. 4 in the division of the land in the estate of Nicholas Woodfin deceased, land in Bedford Co., TN, in District No. 5.
Bounded by G. W. Campbell. Wit: John W. Naylor and John W. Edwards. Reg: 6 Dec 1845.
Page 343 - 20 Nov 1845.Thomas Haile and Hannah Haile to John Naylor. Deed, 17 acres. Thomas Haile and Hannah Haile sold to John Naylor, land in Bedford Co., TN, in District No. 5.
Borders of lands landed estate of Nicholas Woodfin, deceased. The land being Lot No. 6 in the division of landed estate of Nicholas Woodfin, deceased, and allotted to Hannah Haile. Wit: Woodfin Naylor and W. H. Nailor. Reg: 13 Apr 1846. e.
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Page 123 - 24 Nov 1845. Thomas and Phebe Swann (by Attorney) to Jacob Sivley. Bill of Sale. Thomas and Phebe Swann sold to Jacob Sivley, a negro woman Adaline and her three children now in possession of Thomas Haile, the property of Nicholas and Hanna Woodfin, deceased. Wit: William Tucker and Hiram J. Austin. Reg: 15 Feb 1847.
Page 133 - 1 Sep 1845. John Woodfin to Thomas Haile. Bill of Sale. As an heir of the estate of Nicholas Woodfin, late of Bedford County, TN, I am entitled to an undivided interest or childs part, of a negro woman Adeline and her daughter Sally. I have now sold same to Thomas Haile. Reg: 1 Mar 1847.
Page 368 - 10 Sep 1847. Thomas Haile and wife to John Nailor.
Deed, 17 acres. Thomas Haile and his wife Hannah Haile conveyed to John dated 20 Nov 1845 and recorded. Hannah Haile formerly Hannah Woodfin. Land in Bedford Co., in District No. 5.
Bounded by lands of Nicholas Woodfin, deceased. Wit: Woodfin Naylor and W. K. Ransom. Reg: 19 Jan 1848.
Page 369 - 1 Dec 1847. John and Woodfin Naylor to Ellis H. Haile. Deed, 114 acres. John and Woodfin Nayler of Bedford County, TN sold to Ellis H. Haile of Rutherford County, TN, land in Bedford County, it being Lots No. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the division of Nicholas Woodfin deceased. Bounded by Matthew Locke, W. H. Naylor, G. W. Campbel now W. Worke's land, Jane Statham, James Woods, and Samuel Woodfin. Wit: Issac J. Miller and James D. Naylor.
Reg: 19 Jan 1848.
- Chancery Court of Records of Bedford County, Tennessee
Page 617 - Samuel Woodfin
vs ]Orig. Bill, filed
Thomas Hale & others ] March 8, 1844.
Samuel Woodfin filed against James McKine and Elizabeth his wife, John Nailor and Sarah his wife, Andrew S. Edwards and Mary his wife, Thomas Swan and Phoebe his wife, Thomas Hale and Hannah his wife, Moses Woodfin and Rebecca Woodfin. Orator states that sometime in 1831, he conveyed to his father Nicholas Woodfin, a tract of land in Bedford County on head-
Waters of North Fork of Duck River, bordered by Joel Dyer, Stratam, Campbell, Nicholas Woodfin, Gilchrist's line. Orator stated that at the time of conveyance, his father Nicholas
Woodfin was old and firm and a short time after departed this life leaving your orator, Sarah Nailor wife of John Nailor and Hannah Hail wife of Thomas Hail of Bedford County, Tennessee Mary Edwards wife of Andrew S. Edwards of Rutherford County, Tennessee Phoebe Swann wife of Thomas Swann of Mississippi, Elizabeth McKime wife of James McKime of Hickman
County, Tennessee, Moses Woodfin of Gibson County, Tennessee, John Woofin, of Fayette County, Tennessee and Rebecca Woodfin of Kentucky, only heirs at law. Nicholas Woodfin made a Will and Testament he left his lands and other property to his widow (mother of orator), for her life time. The estate cannot be placed until after the death of his mother which has not happened as yet (1844).
Page 98 - Samuel Woodfin]
vs ]Att. Bill, October 11, 1854.
Young & others]
Samuel Woodfin of Bedford County stated that William VanCleave of Bedford County is indebted to him for $118.58. VanCleave removed from Tennessee, he probably went to Illinois.
Died - Nicholas Woodfin died a short time after 1831, left widow.
- D.A.R.
WOODFIN, NICHOLAS Ancestor #: A128437
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
Birth: 8-2-1759 VIRGINIA
Death: 12-21-1832 RUTHERFORD CO TENNESSEE
Service Source: MCALLISTER, VA MIL IN THE REV WAR, P 76; PENSION R5457 OF WILLIAM HUTCHISON
Service Description:
1) MILITIA
2) ALSO INDIAN SPY FOR CAPT ARCHIBALD WOOD, GREENBRIER CO
- Land Grant
Woodfin, Nicholas
Grant No. 11819
No. Acres 10
Date of Grant: 11 May 1818
County: Bedford
Book U Page 277
Genenral Grants
familysearch.org film 7537882, image 3167
- Lived:
Hampshire Co. WV 1759-1771
Greenbrier Co. WV 1771-1784
Cocke Co. TN 1784-1787
Buncombe Co. NC 1787-1811
Bedford Co. TN 1811-1832
- See http://records.mkhgenealogy.com/14020/
- Sorry I did not include parents, I guess I thought you had them.
Thursday, July 06, 2000 8:39 AM
Nicholas Woodfin, b. August 2, 1759 Greenbrier Co., VA (now WV),
d. December 21, 1832 Fosterville, Bedford Co., TN; m. 1789 VA, Hannah Mary Ashbrook, b. May 3, 1766 Hampshire Co., VA, d. August 8, 1845 Fosterville, Bedford Co.,
TN. As mentioned previously they are both buried in the Woodfin Cemetery near Fosterville.
Nicholas father was John, b. 1726 and he had brothers Samuel II, Thomas III, James and Elisha and probably 4 sisters. Beyond that it gets real murky as there were 3 brothers who emigrated named Samuel, Thomas and John, and they all named sons the same soit is next to impossible to sort them out. There is some published material that Nicholas' father was a Rev. Samuel but that is almost certainly in error.
I have not done a lot of work on the Ashbrooks but Hannah's father was Moses and his father was Aaron, and his father was John. I have been told that the actual family name was Flowers and the ones that emigrated adopted the family titled name of Ashbrook. There is a minor Irish peerage of the Viscount Ashbrook which still exists today but I have not confirmed the connection.
I have quite a bit of info on the siblings and descendants which I will send. Also quite a bit of various published source material. It will be a couple of days before I can get it all copied but I will try to get it out this week.
Regarding Rebecca, I believe I have a transcription of her will which was written 8/14/1859 and was filed in Fulton Co., KY as she owned a lot in Hickman, KY. Somewhere (I will have to check where) I picked up that she was in KY (I would guess Fulton Co.)in 1852 and in Gibson Co., TN in 1841. Several of the family moved to Obion Co., TN/Fulton Co., KY in the late 1840's/early 1850's. Eric Woodfin Naylor, who is a Professor at The University of the South in Swanee, TN, is from Obion Co. and still owns some of the family farms there. I visited him in Obion Co. several years ago.
I will get, at the least, the descendant chart to you this week.
Al Cuite
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http://mkhgenealogy.com/Woodfin/
Nicholas4 Woodfin (Samuel3, John2)
Born: August 2, 1759 Hampshire Co. VA (now WV)
Married: Hannah Mary Ashbrook
Lived: Hampshire Co. WV 1759-1771 Greenbrier Co. WV 1771-1784 Cocke Co. TN 1784-1787 Buncombe Co. NC 1787-1811 Bedford Co. TN 1811-1832
Died: December 21, 1832 Bedford Co. TN, buried at Woodfin Cemetery, near Fosterville, Bedford Co. TN
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