George Michie was a quartermaster Sargent in the Revolutionary War in Virginia, and a Captain in the war of 1812 in Tennessee. He used his military pay to buy cheap land in Wilson County, Tennessee, and then sold it for profit as land values increased. At the time of his death in 1843 in Wayne County, Tennessee, he was still engaged in the purchase of cheap land in hopes of making a profit.
George was in the 1804 tax rolls in newly formed Wilson County, Tennessee, being taxed on 957 acres on Sanders Fork.
In 1805 he bought an additional 640 acres.
In 1807 he sold 320 acres.
In 1809 he sold 200 acres.
In 1810 he sold 80 acres.
In 1811 he sold 15 acres.
In 1811 he bought 320 acres.
In 1816 he sold 60 acres.
In 1818 he sold 320 acres.
Some of his later transactions had joint ownership with his son James. A witness to a sale was Ann Michie, believed to be his daughter. Ann was married in Wilson County, TN in 1816.
George appeared in the 1830 census in Wayne County, Tennessee, his only known appearance in a census in his lifetime. He was located in Civil District 11, which is bordered on the east by Lawrence County. The move to Wayne County seems out of context with his abundant lifestyle in Wilson County. The answer might lie with his wife Judith Flood and her brother Robert B Flood. Robert was not only George's brother-in-law but was his son-in-law by his marriage to George's daughter Mary. Judith and Robert Flood were from a prominent family of means in Wilson County and appear to have paved the way for George Michie's continued land speculation in Wayne County. George's neighbor in the 1830 census, James Hollis, had bought 2300 acres for $23. James Hollis was bounded by . . . Robert B Flood. Robert was in the 1830 census on the Lawrence County side of the line, and in the 1840 census on the Wayne County side. Just 13 years earlier, the land belonged to the Cherokee, and was off-limits to Whites.
Robert D Flood and Mary Michie are almost always mis-identified. Both were born in Wilson County, Tennessee around 1805, and were married in Wilson County around 1825. In the 1830 census, they had two small children, whose identity is unknown.
According to DAR records, George applied for his veteran's pension in Wayne County. There is no record of him having received any payments.
George was in the 1804 tax rolls in newly formed Wilson County, Tennessee, being taxed on 957 acres on Sanders Fork.
In 1805 he bought an additional 640 acres.
In 1807 he sold 320 acres.
In 1809 he sold 200 acres.
In 1810 he sold 80 acres.
In 1811 he sold 15 acres.
In 1811 he bought 320 acres.
In 1816 he sold 60 acres.
In 1818 he sold 320 acres.
Some of his later transactions had joint ownership with his son James. A witness to a sale was Ann Michie, believed to be his daughter. Ann was married in Wilson County, TN in 1816.
George appeared in the 1830 census in Wayne County, Tennessee, his only known appearance in a census in his lifetime. He was located in Civil District 11, which is bordered on the east by Lawrence County. The move to Wayne County seems out of context with his abundant lifestyle in Wilson County. The answer might lie with his wife Judith Flood and her brother Robert B Flood. Robert was not only George's brother-in-law but was his son-in-law by his marriage to George's daughter Mary. Judith and Robert Flood were from a prominent family of means in Wilson County and appear to have paved the way for George Michie's continued land speculation in Wayne County. George's neighbor in the 1830 census, James Hollis, had bought 2300 acres for $23. James Hollis was bounded by . . . Robert B Flood. Robert was in the 1830 census on the Lawrence County side of the line, and in the 1840 census on the Wayne County side. Just 13 years earlier, the land belonged to the Cherokee, and was off-limits to Whites.
Robert D Flood and Mary Michie are almost always mis-identified. Both were born in Wilson County, Tennessee around 1805, and were married in Wilson County around 1825. In the 1830 census, they had two small children, whose identity is unknown.
According to DAR records, George applied for his veteran's pension in Wayne County. There is no record of him having received any payments.
George Michie was a quartermaster Sargent in the Revolutionary War in Virginia, and a Captain in the war of 1812 in Tennessee. He used his military pay to buy cheap land in Wilson County, Tennessee, and then sold it for profit as land values increased. At the time of his death in 1843 in Wayne County, Tennessee, he was still engaged in the purchase of cheap land in hopes of making a profit.
George was in the 1804 tax rolls in newly formed Wilson County, Tennessee, being taxed on 957 acres on Sanders Fork.
In 1805 he bought an additional 640 acres.
In 1807 he sold 320 acres.
In 1809 he sold 200 acres.
In 1810 he sold 80 acres.
In 1811 he sold 15 acres.
In 1811 he bought 320 acres.
In 1816 he sold 60 acres.
In 1818 he sold 320 acres.
Some of his later transactions had joint ownership with his son James. A witness to a sale was Ann Michie, believed to be his daughter. Ann was married in Wilson County, TN in 1816.
George appeared in the 1830 census in Wayne County, Tennessee, his only known appearance in a census in his lifetime. He was located in Civil District 11, which is bordered on the east by Lawrence County. The move to Wayne County seems out of context with his abundant lifestyle in Wilson County. The answer might lie with his wife Judith Flood and her brother Robert B Flood. Robert was not only George's brother-in-law but was his son-in-law by his marriage to George's daughter Mary. Judith and Robert Flood were from a prominent family of means in Wilson County and appear to have paved the way for George Michie's continued land speculation in Wayne County. George's neighbor in the 1830 census, James Hollis, had bought 2300 acres for $23. James Hollis was bounded by . . . Robert B Flood. Robert was in the 1830 census on the Lawrence County side of the line, and in the 1840 census on the Wayne County side. Just 13 years earlier, the land belonged to the Cherokee, and was off-limits to Whites.
Robert D Flood and Mary Michie are almost always mis-identified. Both were born in Wilson County, Tennessee around 1805, and were married in Wilson County around 1825. In the 1830 census, they had two small children, whose identity is unknown.
According to DAR records, George applied for his veteran's pension in Wayne County. There is no record of him having received any payments.
George was in the 1804 tax rolls in newly formed Wilson County, Tennessee, being taxed on 957 acres on Sanders Fork.
In 1805 he bought an additional 640 acres.
In 1807 he sold 320 acres.
In 1809 he sold 200 acres.
In 1810 he sold 80 acres.
In 1811 he sold 15 acres.
In 1811 he bought 320 acres.
In 1816 he sold 60 acres.
In 1818 he sold 320 acres.
Some of his later transactions had joint ownership with his son James. A witness to a sale was Ann Michie, believed to be his daughter. Ann was married in Wilson County, TN in 1816.
George appeared in the 1830 census in Wayne County, Tennessee, his only known appearance in a census in his lifetime. He was located in Civil District 11, which is bordered on the east by Lawrence County. The move to Wayne County seems out of context with his abundant lifestyle in Wilson County. The answer might lie with his wife Judith Flood and her brother Robert B Flood. Robert was not only George's brother-in-law but was his son-in-law by his marriage to George's daughter Mary. Judith and Robert Flood were from a prominent family of means in Wilson County and appear to have paved the way for George Michie's continued land speculation in Wayne County. George's neighbor in the 1830 census, James Hollis, had bought 2300 acres for $23. James Hollis was bounded by . . . Robert B Flood. Robert was in the 1830 census on the Lawrence County side of the line, and in the 1840 census on the Wayne County side. Just 13 years earlier, the land belonged to the Cherokee, and was off-limits to Whites.
Robert D Flood and Mary Michie are almost always mis-identified. Both were born in Wilson County, Tennessee around 1805, and were married in Wilson County around 1825. In the 1830 census, they had two small children, whose identity is unknown.
According to DAR records, George applied for his veteran's pension in Wayne County. There is no record of him having received any payments.
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