Robert Finley Excerpts 
from Alverta Brown Martin," Our Grandfathers."

Inglewood, CA: author as publisher, 1968. 


1791, William Henderson and William Gillespie of Greene County, TN to Robert
Findley, Power of Attorney to sell 200 acres on the South River (Chalkley), 
p. 5.

Sarah Breckenridge, dau of George and Ann (Doak) Breckenridge married Robert
Findley [other reports say she married John Finley]. . . they were living in
Southwest VA in 1777. Some of their descendants lived in East TN (James 
Malcolm Breckenridge, William Clark Breckenridge: His Life, Lineage and 
Writings. 1932, p. 130), p. 6. Note: George and Ann Breckenridge were 
neighbors of my ancestor, John Finley (most likely John #2) of Montgomery/
Wythe County, VA.

Shortly after Robert's marriage, he moved southward with his wife down the 
valley of the Holston River to the western border of NC . . . children said 
to be Thankful, Sarah, John Robert, Ann, Margaret and James, b. 1796 in 
Blount County, TN. James married Margaret Pickens in 1816 in TN, . . . other
children remained single, p. 6. Note: Whitley's Marriages in Blount County 
show this marriage 15 February 1816. Other Finley marriages in Blount County
for the period 1795-1859 range from 1822 to 1849 (Albert, James K., John, 
John M., Joseph W., Samuel S. and Robert).

John Finley in War of 1812 from Blount County . . . probably elder brother 
of James. He authorized Thomas Henderson of Blount to receive his pay 
(National Archives), p. 7.

Robert Findley had large holding on Nail's Creek and was taxed for 300 acres
in1801. Sold 271 acres to Alexander Shadden in 1818/14 January 1820 
(recorded?), p. 7.

Robert and Sarah probably died a few years after selling this property and 
wereburied in Eusebia Cemetery, p. 7.


Submitted by Carmen Finley <finleyc@SONOMA.EDU>

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