William Neely, I

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsumner/faneely.htm

First Settlers of Neely's Bend in Davidson Co., TN.

http://www.retroluxe.com/bluffhouse/bhriver.html

The Cumberland River was at one time a wild waterway. Its depth varied greatly during the course of a year and its tortuous path made many parts unnavigable. The river's winding path is such that its 381 navigable miles cover only about 170 miles as the crow flies.

At the time of Nashville's founding, flatboats were the only craft capable of making the trek to the settlement from the Mississippi or the Tennessee Rivers.

Over the years a system of locks and dams were constructed to help tame the river and to make it possible for other ships to make it to Nashville. By the end of the 19th century steamboats and paddle riverboats were common sights along the Cumberland.

The stretch of the Cumberland River which the Bluff house overlooks is at the end of two hairpin turns the river makes before reaching downtown Nashville. The turns the river makes create two "bends", Neely's Bend and Pennington Bend. It's across the river from Pennington Bend that the Bluff House is situated.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via father Henry Neely by SmartCopy: Aug 27 2015, 17:52:53 UTC

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