Lt. / Judge William Pennington Quarles

Lt. William Pennington Quarles – 1752 – 1814

• Married Nancy Ann Hawes in 1783 and had 10 children. One child, John Adams Quarles went on to be know as Uncle John Quarles to Samuel Clemens.

The WPQ & AHQ Children Were:

1. Tabitha Quarles 1784 – William Hawes
2. Mary (Polly) Goodloe Quarles 1786 – Harrison Irby Hughes
3. Nancy Hawes Quarles 1788 – William Burton
4. Elizabeth Jane Quarles 1790 – Charles Burton
5. Francis Dorothy Quarles 1794 – William Thomas Little
6. William Hawes Quarles 1794 – Ruth Hyder
7. James Tompkins Quarles 1796 – Mary Diana Simpson
8. Sarah (Sallie) Wesley Quarles 1798 – Adam Huntsman
9. John Adams Quarles 1800 – Martha Lampton
10. Catherine (Kitty) Baxter Quarles 1802 – William Snodgrass

• William P. Quarles was a Charter Member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
• Politically associated with several of our Founding Fathers through the Society.
• Virginia Land Owner
• Lawyer
• Judge
• Politically associated with The Adams Famil
• William P. Quarles and Wife Ann Hawes Quarles were married in 1783 and had 10 Children prior to moving west.
• There is some speculation that William P. Quarles originally came to the site with a smaller group and arrived on Christmas Day of 1804.
• It is believed that the Fall of 1809 was the date that he brought the larger group of 48 that included the Family and In-Laws.
• He brought his family, 30 Slaves and all the In-Laws in the Fall of 1809. About 48 people in all.
• The Sons-In-Law:
• William Hawes
• Harrison Irby Hughes
• William Burton
• Charles Burton
• William Hawes Quarles, Born April 13th 1794 was 11 years old in April of 1805 when his Father sent him on a horse to find Sparta and buy some supplies.
• https://quarlesfamilytree.com/history/

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Tombstone says: VA. line Rev. War. William Quarles was the son of Roger Quarles II and Mary Goodloe. This stone was located next to a marker for Nancy Ann Hawes Quarles, his wife.

The following information is provided by R.L. Hughes: About William Pennington Quarles, He was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, he was one of the first members of the Society of the Cincinnati, which was formed by George Washington during the revolution. William was a planter and a lawyer in Virginia. He earned over 5,000 acres of land in Tennessee for his service in the war. In Tennessee, he was presented his law license from the Supreme Court of Virginia and Supreme Court of Tennessee to the Court of Pleas and Quarterly Sessions of White Co., Tennesssee and he was admitted to the White County Bar. (That area is now Putnam Co.) William was appointed Major of the White County Militia, which position he held until his death. He was appointed as special judge, held the first court in this vast region. He was a man of distinguished lineage, and a cavalier. He came from an aristocratic line running far back into English history, very closely related to royalty. In 1831, a government marker was placed at the grave of William Quarles in the family cemetery just off the old Walton Road, 3 miles east of Cookeville, TN. He was the founder of White Plains, TN.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 18 2023, 0:21:41 UTC