Henry "Hal" Massengill, Jr.

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	Womack's Fort Militia Roll, 1776 

Capt. Jacob Womack's Company

Fincastle County, Virginia (now Sullivan County, Tennessee)

Transcribed by Jim Maroon, Annotated by C. Hamnett

According to Oliver Taylor's Historic Sullivan (1909), "In the spring of 1767, two years after the first settlers made their homes in the county, Jacob Womack built a fort two miles east of Bluff City on the land once owned by Sam Miller [not further identified]."

Womack's Fort was located in what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee, but was originally considered part of southwest Virginia. The Fort is also mentioned in Goodspeeds' History of Sullivan County, which states "Fort Womack, which stood two miles east of Bluff City, was built by Jacob Womack. It afforded protection for the people who lived in the territory now covered by the Fourth, Sixteenth, Ninth and Twentieth Civil Districts. It is said that when on one occasion its people were forted here a marriage took place between Hal [Henry] Massengill and Penelope Cobb. From this union have sprung a large number of descendants. many of whom still reside in the county."

In 1776, however, Womack's Fort was part of Fincastle County, Virginia, and that same year, upon war having been declared against the English, became part of the newly-created Washington County, Virginia, both of which counties are named in the following muster roll of Jacob Womack's Militia Company. By 1778, however, upon erection of Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee), Jacob Womack was one of the justices of the new county court (Washington County Court Minutes, 23 Feb 1778), with the 1778 Washington County, North Carolina Tax Return of Jacob Womack including a number of the following men in addition to himself, many of whom are also on the 1796 Sulivan County tax lists (See also Squabble State).

Pay Roll for Captain Womack's Company of Militia stationed at

Womacks Fort in Fincastle County

Names when inlisted when discharged Days on Duty

Jacob Womack Captain 15 July [1776] October 12 90

George Russel Lieut " " 90

Henry Jones Ensign " " 90

Pharoah Cobb Sergt " " 90

Edward Russel do " " 90

Joseph Benson do " " 90

Landford Hezziah " " 90

Benjamin Gest " " 90

John Russel " " 90

John Benson " " 90

Robert Shirley " " 90

James Fowler " " 90

Aaron Benson " " 90

Richard Bennet " " 90

Andrew Thompson " 28 Sept 76

Geo Potts " 12 Oct 90

Caleb Powell " 28 Sept 76

Hadiah Russel " 28 Sept 76

Edward Shirley " 30 Sept 78

John Shirley " 12 Oct 90

Thomas Shirley " " 90

Absalom Thompson " " 90

Matthias Little " 28 Sept 76

Henry Massengale " 12 Oct 90

Bradley Cambell " " 90

John Reller [?] " " 90

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Thomas Binson July 15 12 Oct 90

Jno McMahon " 4 Sept 52

Isham Irby " 28 Sept 76

James Stephenson " " 76

Charles Thompson " 12 Oct 90

Godfrey Isbell " " 90

Michl. Massengall " 28 Sept 76

Vallentine Little " " 76

John Chisolony (Commissary) " " 76

John McAdams 26 Aug 15 Sept 21

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Arthur Cobb July 15 12 Oct 90

John Chissam " 23 Sept 71

Henry Massengall " 12 Oct 90

John Gibson " 28 Sept 76

Samuel Underwood " 12 Oct 90

William Russel " 28 Sept 76

William Hood " 28 Sept 76

Dempsey Ward " 12 Oct 90

James Ward " 12 Oct 90

Thomas Fletcher (Drummer) " 12 Oct 90

William Fletcher " 12 Oct 90

Joel Chalacham " 28 Sept 76

Sam Weaver " 24 Sept 72

Jacob Thompson " 12 Oct 90

William Shirley " 12 Oct 90

Geo Russel (a spy) " 28 Sept 76

Jno Russel (Ditto) " 28 Sept 76

Pat Hennifree " 12 Oct 90

Jno Calacham " 28 Sept 76

Sam Weaver " 12 Oct 90

Reuben Dunnam " 12 Oct 90

Jno Gist " 12 Oct 90

Thomas Jonekin " 12 Oct 90

Jordan Roach " 12 Sept 60

John Maroon " 28 Sept 76

Duke Pinson " 12 Oct 90

Jno Carrack " 12 Oct 90

Ezekl Potts " 12 Oct 90

Washington County

Captain Jacob Womack makes Oath that the within is a just pay roll

of the men called into duty under his command.

Signed Thomas Maddison, 4 February 1777

I hereby certify the service of the within enrolled Company was

necessary for the Protection of Fincastle County against the

Cherokees and acted under my orders.

Signed W. Russel, Febry 4th, 1777

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was engaged in farming and was the proprietor of a wagon shop and was engaged in hauling salt from the saltworks (now Saltville) in Virginia and trading and boating as far as Natchez, Mississippi.

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