SEVIER COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - William and Mary Trevena
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TREVENA
Trotter linage

This research compiled by Ina Alice WALKER KING
Sources of Information:
Office of records, London, England
Census records of England
General Register Office, London England
Bible Records of John H. Trevena
Tennessee Records
Family tradition

William Trevena
	
William TREVENA was born in 1789 and died 17 March 1849 in the County of 
Cornwell, England. Very little is known about him except that he was a miner. 
His wife was named Mary. Known children of William and Mary TREVENA are:

1. William TREVENA was born in 1828 and died 18 March 1849. His death 
certificate shows that John TREVENA was in attendence at his death.
2. John henry TREVENA birth record from England states that he was born on 6 
September 1834 and baptised on 13 Nov. 1834.

According to the census records in 1851 in Cornwell, England, John TREVENA was 
listed as living in the household of Martha TREVENNA age 41 a widow. Others 
listed are Elizabeth, age 15; William, age 13; Eliza, age 11; Thomas, age 10; 
Mary, age 8. John TREVENNA is listed as age 17; copper miner. Possibly Martha 
was the wife of one of his brothers.

Rev. John Henry TREVENA

John H. TREVENA, son of William and Mary TREVENA , was the first to come to 
America to live. He was born 6 Sept. 1834 in Cornwell, England and died 5 
November 1895 in Sevier Co. TN. He married Mary Ann MARTIN in 1853 in 
Ducktown, Polk Co TN. Mary Ann MARTIN was born 26 April 1833 and died 12 Aug. 
1913 in Pigeon Forge TN. Her parents were George MARTIN and Ann PENROSE.

John H. TREVENA came to America from England in 1853, into the port of 
Phiadelphia. He was living in Polk Co. TN in 1853 where his family Bible 
Record states he was married. Evidently, he came to America on a work order 
from Copper Miners of England since he was sent directly to the area in 
Tennessee where copper mines where located.

Note: Copy from "Passenger & Immigration List Index"
	First Edition Vol. 3-0-Z Page 81
Excerpt: Trevena, John     NA: Philadelphia, PA 1853-9309
	  Trevena, John     NA: Philadelphia PA 1855-9309

United States Work Project Administration Index to Record of Alien 
Declarationof Intentions and/or Oaths of Allegiances. 1789-1880 in United 
States Circuit Court, U.S. District Court, Supreme Court of Penn., Quarter 
Session Court, Court of Common Pleas, philadelphia. 11 Volumes compiled by 
W.P.A. project No# 20837. Sponsored by Pennsyvania Historial Comm. 1940

According to the family tradition handed down through his descendants, his 
father,William, was killed in a minning accident in England. After the death 
of his father and brother, he lived with his Aunt. Contrary to his record, 
family tradition says the first child of John and Mary TREVENA was born and 
died during the passage to America, with a very vivid picture of the burial at 
sea. Also, the fact that our first TREVENA ancestor in America was a commoner 
who married far above his station and that his wife was disinherited by her 
family. How much of that is true, I have no way of knowing, but it is a story 
that has been handed down thruogh the years.

John H. TREVENA was a school teacher and also taught the Early American old 
fashioned music known as Harp Music.which was traditional at the time, in the 
1860's-1970's. he was a Methodist Minister in Wear's Valley Society, Little 
River Circuit, Holston Conference. He moved to Sevier Co TN sometime after 
1868.

John H. and Mary Ann TREVENA are both buried in Middle Creek Cemetery, Sevier 
Co, TN.	

Harp Music was one of the Early American types of music of the Southern 
States. The songs were sung by shaped notes, in four- part harmony. The rule: 
a note for each sound and a shape for each note in a seven- note notation. In 
the Singings, the music is sung acappella thru the entire song before the 
lyrics are sung, then sing the lyrics to the same tune. No musical instruments 
are used, except a tuning fork or pitch pipe. The Harp Singings are all that 
remains of an honorable musical social tradition throughout the South, with an 
especially strong link to East Tennessee history. We still have a lot of good 
Harp Singers in East Tennessee. The song- books I have, The New Harp of 
Columbia, were published in 1867 and reprinted in 1921. I have a later copy by 
Ron PETERSON published by U.T. Press in 1979.

Contributer's note: My Mother, Mary Rowena TALLENT FOSTER, also had possession 
of the old Harp Style songbooks and could read and sing in this style. She 
often wanted her children to know this passing traditional form of music. 
Although none of us did learn this she instilled in us all a great love of 
music of all types.

Copy of Membership Certificate (before 1873)

This is to certify that the bearer, John Trevena, wife, Mary Ann Trevena and 
daughetr Mary Ann, have been and are now acceptable members of M.E. Church and 
that Brother Trevena is Local Preacher in good standing: Wear's Valley 
Society, Little River Circuit, Holston Conference. 

(Signed ) James D. Lawson, P. in C. (Preacher in Conference)