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Judge Richard Donnelly

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Judge Richard Donnelly

Birth
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Death
26 Aug 1870 (aged 80)
Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
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Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Richard was overseer for Fulton at Liberty Hall, Virginia for seven years. During the War of 1812 he joined the Light Horse Brigade Company and marched to Richmond, Virginia. When they arrived they found that peace had been declared. He served one month and assisted in removing the Indians. He went to Johnson County, Tennessee with his father and family in 1816. He was a farmer, stockman, coroner, Justice of the Peace and was in the legislature at Knoxville. His farm was the original Donnelly Homestead on Wilson Creek one and half miles north of what is now Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee. Once he rode 400 miles on horse back to Vigo County, Indiana to see his son, William A. Donnelly, stayed for two days and rode back home.
Richard was overseer for Fulton at Liberty Hall, Virginia for seven years. During the War of 1812 he joined the Light Horse Brigade Company and marched to Richmond, Virginia. When they arrived they found that peace had been declared. He served one month and assisted in removing the Indians. He went to Johnson County, Tennessee with his father and family in 1816. He was a farmer, stockman, coroner, Justice of the Peace and was in the legislature at Knoxville. His farm was the original Donnelly Homestead on Wilson Creek one and half miles north of what is now Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee. Once he rode 400 miles on horse back to Vigo County, Indiana to see his son, William A. Donnelly, stayed for two days and rode back home.

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  • Created by: TJDL
  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63403255/richard-donnelly: accessed ), memorial page for Judge Richard Donnelly (17 Aug 1790–26 Aug 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63403255, citing Donnelly Cemetery, Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by TJDL (contributor 47236287).