OVERVIEW
Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee
Date Constructed/ Founded: 1775
Associated Surnames: Christian
Historical Notes: Colonel Gilbert Christian and his wife Margaret were the first permanent white settlers in the area, which was named Christianville. A large log plantation home was built in 1775 at the center of an 850-acre plantation.
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ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS
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ASSOCIATED FREE PERSONS
Christian family: Colonel Gilbert Christian (b.1734-d.1793) – founder, lieutenant in command of King’s Mill Station, Sullivan Co.; Margaret Anderson Christian – wife of G. Christian (m.1763)
Christian family: William Christian (b.1772-d.1835) – son of G. and M.A. Christian; Elizabeth Anderson Christian (b.1782-d.1870) – wife of W. Christian; Isabelle Patton Christian (b.1824-d.1883) – daughter of W. and E.A. Christian
RESEARCH LEADS AND RECORDS
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
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REFERENCES
- Find A Grave: Col Gilbert Christian, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84361288
- Historical Points of Interest Along the Kingsport Greenbelt, http://www.kingsporttn.gov/files/default/Greenbelt_Map.pdf
- Williams SC. History of the Lost State of Franklin. Press of the Pioneers, New York, 1933. Online transcription by Bill Thayer, http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/_Topics/history/_Texts/WILLSF/Biographies/Franklinites*.html
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Major Gilbert Christian. Accessed via Ancestry.com o6/25/17
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Gilbert Christian. Accessed via Ancestry.com 06/25/17
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