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Title: Homecoming ' 86, History of The Elk River Valley (Pelham Valley) of Grundy County, TN

Author: Compiled by Arlene Partin Bean, Janelle Layne Coats
Publisher: Manchester, Tenn. : Beaver Press, 1986
Text From Source: Sanders-page 40

Solomon Saunders (Sanders), an Irish immigrant, was an early settler in Payne's Cove where he continued to live until his death at the age of 104 years. He was a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and was a soldier in the War of 1812. (note by Alma:  Solomon fought in the Rev War/not the War of 1812)  He and his wife had eleven children.

Among them were Thomas (note by clc-s: not son of Solomon but nephew, Oct 2002) and Jacob Sanders.

Thomas Sanders, b. 1790 in NC, m 1816, had a son, George C. (Uncle Dick) Sanders who was born in Pelham Valley in 1821. Uncle Dick became a well known farmer and Hunter and built his home on the mountain overlooking Pelham Valley.

(note by Alma) As Candis pointed out earlier, Thomas Sanders Sr. was the nephew of Solomon Sanders, not the son.  It was Thomas Sanders Sr who fought in the War of 1812 (Not his Uncle Solomon)



Roberts-page 40
Phillips Roberts, The first sheriff of Grundy County, was born in 1806 in North Carolina and came to Grundy County in 1812. He served in the Seminole War in Florida, and during the civil War he was commissioned captain of a Confederate Company, but before the was was ended, was honorably discharged because of extreme age. He was married twice, first to Susan R. Smith. They had no children. He then married Arsenath Pearson of Pelham. Their children were: Issac; Alexander P.; riley B.; Susan m. Henry Mitchell; Annie m. Peter McGovern; William P.; Betty m. L.J. Campbell; and Phillip H. Roberts.


Phipps-page 19
The Family of Jackson Phipps (1815-1899) came to Pelham Valley before 1820. He had several brothers also in this area, most of whom later went west. It is thought their father was John Phipps  ( Note by Alma: John Boone Phipps   and their mother Mary Sanders.

Jackson Phipps was a farmer in the area south of Pelham. Court records shjow that he and his brother David also ooperated a liquor distillery (moonshine still) and were arrested for it-the case eventually was heard in the State Supreme Court. Jacksons wife was Sallie Smith, a native of Alabama.  Their children were: Elizabeth m. -Gilley; Marth (never married); James; Louisa m. 1.___Hobbs, 2. ___Meeks; Sarah m. ___Hawks; Emeline m. ___ Henley; John: Mary Jane (never married but won a breech of marriage suit in 1895, and had a son); William; Nancy m.____Hamby; Selina (died young); James Phipps ran away at the age of 15 and joined the Confederate Army, lying about his age. His mother went to the camp, found him, and made him come home with her. Like his father, he raised a large family, including: Nancy Bowlin; Sallie Manley; Dewit; Lee; Ida O'Neill; Mollie Hart; Joe; and Sam.  His wife was Amanda Spenser. Most of this Latter group of Phippses have moved away from the Pelham area.

Sam Phipps
Sam Phipps rode his horse to Pelham, and his dog followed along.  While there, someone kicked the dog. Sam became so infuriated that he killed the man who kicked the dog. He rushed back to his home in Burrows' Cove and quickly disposed of his land by making a deal with James Sartain. Sr. to move him and his family to Anderson, Alabama. James agreed to do so in return for Sam's land.
Sam Phipps had a twin brother, David. Jackson Phipps was thought to be their brother.



Payne's Cove- Page 30
Thomas Payne, Sr. and wife, Yannaka  Ayers, owned land with their son, Poindexter Payne, in Franklin County, GA. They sold their land in 2822, and Poindexter moved to Pendelton County, SC. At some point between 1811 and 1820, he and his family migrated to Franklin County, TN. When the 1820 census was taken, Poindexter Payne was ling in Franklin County, TN, and was reported to be over 45 years old. He had lignin with him: 3 males under 10, 1 male, age 16-18, 1male, age 18-28, 2 females under 10, 2 females, age 16-18, 1 female, age 26-45. The latter was wife, Annie Bell Hill.
Poindexter and Annie Bell settled in the protected reaches of what is now their namesake, Payne's Cove. According to oral history the first Payne settlement was right at the base of Spring Hollow, just northeast of Roberts' Cemetery. The old houeplace was located by a spring which supplied water, and the nearby forest supplied game.
A grandson of Poindexter Payne gave his name to the ridge which separates Payne's Cove & Burrows' Coves. He was William Elson ?Bud? Payne who built a log house on the ridge and raised a family there with his wife Mary Angeline Meeks.  Jerome Payne still talks of the peach orchard his daddy planted on the side of the mountain and of the good water which came from the spring on the ridge. Mary Elsie (Payne) Layne, Bud & Angie's daughter, related stories of the night hikes along a narrow path to church either at Bethel or Payne's Cove. There is no house on the ridge today, only the remains of an ancient rock chimney. Somewhere near the garden, now a mass of trees, are the graves of the twin girls, lost at birth, who would have been a part of this mountain family.
The Payne & Sanders families appear to have been contemporaries in the cove. Although neither family surname is now represented in Payne's Cove, there are many descendants.

The Goodmans - Page 83

The Goodman family was among the earliest and most influential settlers in the Pelham Valley. The name of the first Goodman settler was John Goodman and he probably came from Rowan or Edgecombe County, North Carolina. His son was Solomon King Goodman (1779-1827) who shortly before his death deeded a plot of land to the Methodist Episcopal church, at Pelham.

Although there were several sons in each generation, most of these Goodman's seem to have left Tennessee. Two grandsons of John Goodman who did remain are the ancestors of most of the present-day Goodman's in the valley. They were Solomon Poindexter and Anderson S. Goodman. The 1860 census shows Solomon P. Goodman as the wealthiest man in the Valley, with acreage valued at $22,000.00 and personal property (including slaves) valued at $13,542.00. His brother (or cousin) (note by clc-s: this is now been found to be his cousin) Anderson, who lived on the road leading from Pelham to Payne's Cove and married Evalina Payne Reid, had not done as well, and during the Civil War Anderson Goodman was shot and killed by bushwackers whom he caught stealing his horses. The sons of Anderson S. Goodman were John Henry and Solomon P. ?Jr?. The sons of Solomon P. Goodman Sr. were John, Thomas, Henderson, William and Solomon. Their sisters married B.F. Gilliam (Catherine), ?Boot? Nevills (Mary Abigail), Robert Barnes (Elizabeth), and Pete Conry (Sarah Lee). Lillard Goodman of Valley Home was a grandson of Solomon P. Goodman and Elbert Goodman was a grandson of Anderson S. Goodman.

Solomon Poindexter Goodman m. Julia or July Ann_____ last name unknown. They had 7 children John W. Goodman m. Lizzie (Eliza) Gilliam. Thomas S. Goodman, Catherine Goodman. B.F. Gilliam, Elizabeth A. Goodman m. Robert Barns. W. Henderson Goodman M. Thursa Southerland (Kizah) they had 3 children William Henderson Goodman J. m. Myrtle Eliza Conry, Emma Goodman m. Campbell Hargis. Sol Goodman m. _____. Mary Abigail Goodman m. ?Boot? Nevills. A Martha Goodman is listed in the 1860 Grundy Co. census as a 6yrs. old child of Solomon Goodman, It is believed Solomon P. Goodman was m. the 2nd time to Nellie Parks and that they had 3 children. William m. Allice Tucker, Solomon m. Eliza Jane conry, Sara Lee m. Pete Conry. Anderson S. Goodman and Evalina Payne Reid had 5 children:  John Henry Goodman m. Margaret Roberts, Selina E. Goodman and George S. Goodman, Solomon P. Jr. Goodman m. Louesen or Louisa Powell, Mary Caroline Goodman m. Martin Armstrong.



Repository: Church of Jesus Christ Family History Library
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