Woodson P. White Document
This collection consists of one document, dated September 8, 1817, which is a survey of land in White County, Tenn., written by Woodson P. White, concerning eighty-six-and-a-half acres for Thomas Hopkins.
Dates
- 1817 September 8
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This document, dated September 8, 1817, written by Woodson P. White, is a survey of land in White County, Tenn. for Thomas Hopkins.
Biographical/Historical Note
Born in Virginia in 1783 to John and Martha White, Woodson P. White moved to Tennessee at the age of six. He married Nancy Mitchell in 1810 and had two daughters, Elizabeth and Louisa Hurt White. Woodson P. White represented White County in the State Legislature from 1823 to 1827. He died in 1829 and was buried in the Sparta Cemetery. White County, established in 1806, is named for his father, John White, one of the earliest settlers in the area.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one folder.
Acquisition Note
Purchased by Special Collections, June 6, 2006.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository