Timothy Reagan^{[1, 2]}

1750 - Abt 1830  (80 years)

• Name	Timothy Reagan
  Born	1750	Anne Arundel County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1825/1830
  Buried	White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I668	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Timothy Ragan,   b. 1714, Anne Arundel County, Maryland ,   d. Aft 1768, , Baltimore, Maryland  (Age > 55 years)
  Mother	Rachael Nelson
  Married	1749	, Maryland
  Family ID	F227	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Trigg,   b. 1760, Prince George County, Maryland ,   d. Abt 1825/1830, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Abt 1775	Prince George County, Maryland
  Children	+ 1. Richard Reagan,   b. 1776/1777, Prince George County, Maryland ,   d. 1829, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 52 years)   2. Robert Nelson Ragan,   b. Abt 1779, , Pittsylvania, Virginia + 3. Rachel Reagan,   b. Abt 1781, , Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. Bef 6 Nov 1826, Bibb County, Alabama  (Age ~ 45 years) + 4. Reason Reagan,   b. Abt 1783, , Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1814, , Madison, Illinois  (Age ~ 31 years) + 5. Elizabeth Reagan,   b. 4 Nov 1785, , Caswell, North Carolina ,   d. 1838/1840, , Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 54 years) + 6. Sarah Reagan,   b. 16 Oct 1787, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Jun 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)   7. Nancy Jane Reagan,   b. Abt 1789, , Caswell, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Mar 1844, , MaCoupin, Illinois  (Age ~ 55 years) + 8. Celia Drusilla Reagan,   b. 15 Feb 1792, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Aug 1869, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years) + 9. Catherine "Caty" Reagan,   b. Abt 1794, , Caswell, North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1844, , Greene, Illinois  (Age ~ 50 years) + 10. Rhoda Reagan,   b. 20 Mar 1796, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Oct 1855, Bird Township, MaCoupin, Illinois  (Age 59 years) + 11. Jeremiah "Jerry" Reagan,   b. Abt 1798, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1880, Bartow County, Georgia  (Age ~ 83 years) + 12. Timothy Reagan, Jr.,   b. 1 Jul 1800, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Aug 1883, Bollinger County, Missouri  (Age 83 years) + 13. Joshua Ragan,   b. Abt 1804, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Oct 1874, MaCoupin County, Illinois  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1750 - Anne Arundel County, Maryland Married - Abt 1775 - Prince George County, Maryland Buried - - White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		In memory of Timothy Reagan & heirs 1750 - 1824/30 Timothy Jr - 1798-a1883 Richard - 1776-1829 & sons Timothy Richard - Daniel Wesley - David L. I 1797-1847 1802-1892 1812-1864
  		Timothy Reagan 2 Regt MD Line Revolutionary War 1750 1830

  
  

• Notes

  Timothy Ragan, grandson of Timothy Ragan - Colonial Ancestor was probably born in the Elk Ridge community. His parents have not been identified, but research on this continues. In his youth, he was probably taught to read and write by his mother, and was taught the art of farming and blacksmithing by his father. So this was one of his lifetime occupations. He was also a carpenter and as most men did in those days, he could do almost any chore needed in daily life. An early church census verifies their birth years. The census was taken in St. John and Prince George Parishes, Prince George County, Maryland on 31 31 August 1776 and listed; Timothy Ragan, age 26, and Elizabeth Ragan, age 16. No children were listed. Traditions say that Timothy had four brothers who all served in the Revolutionary War and afterward moved to Tennessee. Other Reagans found in that early period include: Jeremiah in Washington County, Daniel in Greene County, Charles in Blount County, and James in Sevier County and a James in Knox County. These men were all of an age to have been Timothy's brothers but no definite connection to any of them has been made. Timothy Reagan served in the Revolution with the Continental Troops of Maryland. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of Brandywine and again later in the war. Muster roll records found in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. Show that he served as private with Captain John Eccleston, in the 2nd Regiment of Maryland Troops, commanded by Colonel Thomas Price. The records also show that he was left at a hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania, on 12 September 1777, the day after the Battle of Brandywine. He was reported as still being in the hospital six months later. No records of a pension or bounty land grants were found. Timothy's name is found on the 1783 tax lists of Pittsylvania County, Virginia with five people in his family at that time. He does not appear on the tax lists for 1785. His name is found in Caswell County, North Carolina, in the January and April counts of 1786. There were then seven persons in his family: a male age 21-60, 3 males under 21 or over 60, and 3 females. Two grants of land, located in Caswell County, North Carolina, were recorded for Timothy Reagan. The first was issued in 1791 to Timothy Regan for 200 acres "on the waters of Fish Pond." Disposal of this land was recorded in Caswell County, North Carolina Deed Book 'H', pages 110/11. The deed says "THIS INDENTURE made the thirteenth day of October and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two Between Timothy Regan of the County of Caswell, North Carolina of the one part and Solomon Clark of the said County and State of the other part..." The second grant, dated 3 December 1795, was issued to Timothy Ragan and John Grant for 157 acres of land "on waters of Wolf Island." Records of disposal of this land have not been located yet but it is believed that Timothy moved to East Tennessee very soon after this date of 1795. No mention of his name has been found in early records of the counties of Washington, Sullivan, Hawkins, Greene, or Jefferson. He is said to have joined a group of pioneers who pushed farther into the Indians' lands and built the settlement around the Shield's Fort, later Lawson's Fort, in Sevier County Tennessee. The late Joe A. Sharp, County Historian, believed this fort was located on Middle Creek. The date was probably a little later than the settlement of Sevierville. The State of Tennessee began issuing land grants in 1806 and the earliest found for Timothy Reagan was surveyed in 1807. According to the State Archivist, both land grants still in existence for Timothy were for purchased land, not bounty land. The first grant was surveyed 26 February 1807 and was granted 22 May 1810: "... a certain tract or parcel of land containing fifty acres and one hundred and sixteen poles lying in the County of Sevier in the District South of French Broad and Holston on the waters of Middle Creek there being due and chargeable on said land the sum of fifty dollars and seventy-three cents with interest thereon..." This tract joined the lands of Jennett (Shields) Tipton, widow of Joshua Tipton and the land of John Marshall. The second grant was entered 13 May 1824 and granted on 6 August 1824. This land joined a corner of Nancy Robinson's land: "... or parcel of land containing twenty-five acres, lying in the County aforesaid. Beginning at a white oak on a line of said Reagan's old survey..." Since this tract joined the old survey it is believed that this is where Timothy lived until his death, or until he went to live with his son, Richard, who had settled in White Oak Flats now Gatlinburg. His great grandson, John H. Reagan, described Timothy as a tall, fine looking man, strong and having great vitality even in his older years. He was loved and respected by people and was fun-loving and witty. Being an Irishman, he enjoyed a practical joke now and then. A story handed down through the years tells that although he had built the stocks for the jail in Sevierville, he pretended that he did not know how they operated and persuaded the sheriff to sit in them to demonstrate for him. When the sheriff did he promptly locked them and enjoyed the fun at the sheriff's expense. (Wonder what happened when the sheriff did get out!) We don't know the exact date of Timothy or Elizabeth's death. That he was living in 1824 is indicated by the entry of the land record above. Neither of them appear on the 1830 census of Sevier County so it is assumed their deaths occurred before that date. Family traditions say that Timothy Reagan was buried in an unmarked grave at White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee near where the first person buried, in the lower left hand corner of the old part of the cemetery, looking up the Graveyard hill from the gate. Timothy and Elizabeth Reagan had a large family, some say ten sons and one daughter. The North Carolina census indicates there were three females in the family in 1786 so there may have been more daughters in the family. Most of these children moved from Sevier County farther to the West and South. The oldest son, Richard, remained and was one of the first settlers of White Oak Flats, now Gatlinburg, Tennessee. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 1-3. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 396.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 37, 196. [S84] E-Mail, 6 Jan 2013. Dear Ragan/Reagan Cousins, Today is the most memorable day in my "almost 50 years" genealogical research on Timothy Ragan/Reagan, Revolutionary War soldier, his wife Elizabeth Trigg, and his children. As all of you know that I am always on lookout for records on our Timothy Ragan/Reagan's family in Sevier County, Tennessee. I am always preserved it for posterity. Just recently, one descendant from Davis Carter and his wife Catherine "Caty" Ragan/Reagan have sent me this crucial evidence that was found in Madison County, Illinois Deeds record on our Timothy Ragan of Sevier County, Tennessee As we are all aware, the early records of Sevier County, Tennessee were lost in the courthouse fire of 1856. It makes my genealogical research very difficult to pursue. But, it seems that any record(s) for Timothy Ragan/Reagan and his family will show up for me in unlikely manner. It happened for me so many times over the years. As it appears from Madison County, Illinois deeds record recently, we are very grateful for his foresight by our Revolutionary War soldier, Timothy Ragan/Reagan, when he have drawn up the power of attorney from the family of Timothy Ragan/Reagan in Sevier County, Tennessee to Davis Carter and his wife Catherine Reagan of Madison County, Illinois to handle and settle the estate of Rezin (Reason) Ragan/Reagan. This power of attorney is, and will be most crucial evidence in our family history forever. Right now, I do have photocopy of "the power of attorney" from Timothy Ragan/Reagan in 1815 from Sevier County, Tennessee here at home. It was recorded in Madison County, Illinois Deeds Book 6, page 206-207-208. If you want to see it for yourself, then please let me know. And I will send it in PDF format by next email. Here is my full transcript on Timothy Ragan/Reagan's "Power of Attorney to Davis Carter and his wife Catey Carter." So, enjoy in learning about our Ragan/Reagan forebears in Sevier County, Tennessee. These documents proved the children of Timothy Ragan and Elizabeth Trigg. Source: TIMOTHY REAGAN, POWER OF ATTORNEY, TO DAVIS CARTER AND HIS WIFE CATY CARTER - Deeds Book 6, Page 206-207-208 Madison County, Illinois Register of Deeds Office Edwardsville, Illinois Bottom half of Page 206 In left-side margin before text, it is written as: “Power of Attorney to D. Carter” “State of Tennessee) “Sevrere County ) Know all men by these presents that we Timothy Reagan senior Farther and next friend to Timothy Reagan junr his son and Jeremiah Reagan and Joshua Reagan Minor Brothers to Resin Reagan deceased and Richard Reagan, Rachel Mahan wife of Edward Mahan, Nancy Reagan Sally Reagan, Betsey Emmett wife of Philip Emmett Drusila Emmett wife of Frederick Emmett all of the County of Sevrer and State aforesaid have made Constituted and appointed Davis Carter and his wife Catey Carter of Illinois territory Matson County and Wood River township our true and Lawfull Page 207 Attorneys for us and to our use to ask deman and receive, sue for and receive all such sum or sums of many Debts or dues whatsoever that be owing or any manner be a coming to us heirs of the Estate of Rezin Reagan deceased late of the Illinois Territary Matson County and wood river township and further we do hereby Empower our said Attorneys to Administer in our names and in our Room and Steads as all the goods and Chattel Lands and tenements, rights and Credits of the aforesaid Rezin Reagan deceased and Enter into the same in as full and ample a manner as we or any of us in our own right might or Could do receive personally prevent at the doing thereof and another recovery of any such goods and Chattels Lands or tenements as aforesaid, to dispose of and sell and conveyance to make thereto for the same and Instruments of writing or acquaintances that might Legally be required of us to make in our Names and all things Necessary to be done Concerning the premises aforesaid we do hereby Authorise and Empower our said Attorneys aforesaid to Execute and fulfill in as full and ample a manner as we ourselves might or could do were we personally present at the doing thereof one or more Attorneys under them to make and again at their pleasure to revoke hereby Ratifying and Confirming by these presents whatsoever our said Attorneys shall Legally do concerning the premises aforesaid. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the 19th Day of December in the year of our Lord 1815.” “Signed sealed and acknowledged) ( Timothey Reagan [Seal] before us ) ( Richard Reagan [Seal] Test- Steward Owens ) ( his his ) ( Edward X Mahan [Seal] Benjamin X Cattel ) ( Mark mark ) ( her ( Nancy X Reagan [Seal] ( mark ( her ( Salley X Reagan [Seal] ( mark ( Phillip Emmett [Seal] ( Frederick Emmett [Seal]” “State of Tennessee) “Severe County ) Then was the Execution of the within Power of Attorney being duly proven in Open Court by the Oaths of Stewards Owens and Benjamin Cattel the subscribing witnesses thereto and the same is Admitted to Record. In testimony whereof I Samuel Wear Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of Severe County have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my County at Office this 20th day of December 1815.” [L. S.]” “Saml. Wear C S C” [L. S.]” “State of Tennessee) to wit. ) Severe County ) I Joseph Vance presiding Justice of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing Attestation hereto annexed made by Samuel Ear Clerk of the said Court is due form and that full faith and Credit is due thereto in every Court within the United States. Given under my hand and seal this 8th Day of January in the year of our Lord 1816.” “Joseph Vance [Seal]” ______________________________________ “Affidavit” “State of Tennessee. “Severe County Court December Sessions 1815. Present and in their seats the Worshipful Joseph Vance, Josiah Rorgers, Andrew Cowen Justices; this day Timothey Reagan senior into open Court and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he had Eleven Children sons and daughters born to him in Lawful Wedlock by his wife Elizabeth, named as follows, to wit, Richard Reagan his Eldest son _ Rizen Reagan _ Rachel Reagan formerly now Rachel Mahan by Entermarriage with Edward Mahan Nancy Reagan _ Sally Reagan _ Betsey Reagan formerly now Betsey by marriage with Philip Emmet _ Caty Page 208 “Reagan formerly, now Caty Carter by Marriage with Davis Carter, Drusilla Reagan formerly now Drusilla Emmett by Marriage with Frederick Emmett, and his three youngest sons (to wit) Timothy Reagan, Jeremiah Reagan and Joshua Reagan all of whom the above named are Brothers and Sisters and now living except for Rezin Reagan above mentioned, when he the said deponent is Informed is deceased and died as he the said deponent understands in the Illinois Territory and the said deponent further states that the above named Brothers and Sisters are the true and Lawful heirs of the estate of above named Rezin Reagan decd and all now of Lawfull age except his three youngest sons above mentioned, (to wit) Timothy Reagan _ Jeremiah Reagan and Joshua Reagan aforesaid who are minors and under Lawfull age and are now living under his care and tutition of him the aforesaid Timothy Reagan senr aforesaid their father: Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the 20th day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifteen 1815. “Test. Timothy Reagan” [L. S.] “State of Tennessee Sevier County Court December 1815. Then was the Execution of the foregoing affidavit being duly proven in open Court by the Oath of Timothy Reagan the subscriber thereto and the same is admited to record. In testimony whereof I Saml Wearm Cleark of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions of Severe County have hereunto set my hand and affized the public seal of my said County at Office in Sevarville this 20th day of December 1815.” “Saml. Wear C. S. C.” “State of Tennessee) “Sevrer County ) I Joseph Vance one of the presiding Magestrates for the County and State aforesaid do hereby Cetifiy that the attestation hereunto annexed made by Samuel Wear Clerk of the said Court is in due form and that full faith and Credits is due thereto in every Court within the United States. Given under my hand and seal this 8 Day of January in the year of our Lord 1816.” “Joseph Vance [Seal]” “(Recorded Sept. 7th 1822.)” I already noted that Timothy Ragan/Reagan, Revolutionary War soldier, did not named one son, Robert Nelson, and one daughter, Rhoda in the power of attorney. (I assumed that it is his mistake./DBR) But I do know from my genealogical research that Robert Nelson Ragan and Rhoda Ragan, wife of James M. Huskey goes belonged to the family of Timothy Ragan and Elizabeth Trigg. Please feel free to share this "wonderful" crucial evidence with everyone in your family everywhere. So, I will close for now. Write whenever you can. Sincerely, Donald B. Reagan 801 Henrietta Drive Knoxville, TN 37912-3627 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 578.