Tennessee Court Records, Roane County Tennessee, Tennessee genealogy 

Roane County, located in middle east Tennessee at the confluence of the Clinch, Emory and Tennessee River has figured greatly in the history of the development of Tennessee. From the earliest times, Roane County area was the last place in Tennessee going west before the Cherokee nation which was south of the Tennessee River. In 1793, the Federal government built Fort Southwest Point at a point where the three rivers all come together. By 1806, a treaty with the Cherokee opened up land down the north side of the river to the Georgia State line. The militia was in operation during this crucial time period for protection of the citizens. The “fines” occurred when a person missed one or more of the muster calls of his unit. In reading this material, you may want to read it out loud since the spelling is phonetic in nature and not usually correct. In fact, there are very few words in this manuscript that are spelled correctly. The records are taken from the original hand written records of the units found in the Tennessee State Archives. - Mountain Press