| i. | WILLIAM CLAWSON, born April 14, 1772 in Near Musconetcong river, Morris Co, New Jersey1; died Bet. 1835 - 1850 in Prob Ashe or Knox County, Tennessee; married (1) MARGARET HOLMAN July 10, 1794 in New River, Ashe county, North Carolina; married (2) JENNIE L. ??? Aft. 1824. |
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Notes for WILLIAM CLAWSON: Reprinted from "A History of Watauga County, North Carolina": THE CLAWSON PLACE The Clawson place was first granted to Thomas Farmer in 1788, when this was a part of Wilkes County. Farmer sold to John Lipps in 1796 for 70 pounds, "current money." (Deed Book C, p. 598.) Lipps sold to Susanna Holman in 1799 for the same amount (E, p. 241), and she sold to William Clawson (her son-in-law) in 1802 (A, p. 534), who held it till 1835, when he sold it to Ebeneezer Clawson, and he to Buckner Tatum in 1836 (L, p. 122), and in the year 1845 Buckner sold it to Elijah Tatum, the father of John L., its present owner (N, p. 483.) |
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Notes for MARGARET HOLMAN: Reprinted from "A History of Watauga County": PEGGY CLAWSON--One of the strongest characters of the past was that of Peggy Clawson, who resided in the neighborhood of Elk Cross Roads. She was the wife of William Clawson, though for some time it was doubtful whether this was to be the case, as her evident inclination was to have him simply the husband of Peggy Clawson. For, tradition says, in a most friendly spirit, that they occasionally "fell out and kissed again with tears." On one of these occasions, as the story goes, she had driven him to take refuge under the bed. Thinking she had him conquered at last, she told him that if he ever said another "crooked word to her, she would kill him." "Ram's Horn, Peggy, if I die for it!" came the prompt and defiant answer to her challenge. She was a member of the Three Forks Church in July, 1832, for at that time she was excommunicated from that church for "beating her son." However, in due time, namely, in the following October, she "made open acknowledgment for her transgression and was restored to full membership." One morning she was near the cliff or bluff between John L. Tatum's present home and Todd, covered with laurel, pines and ivy bushes, making maple sugar. A dog chased a bear into the river, and she got into the canoe tied near by, poled out to the bear swimming in a deep hole at the base of the cliff, and drowned it by holding its head under the water with the canoe pole. After this exploit, it being Saturday, she walked down to the Old Fields Baptist Church in time for morning service. |