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In 1786, James White, the founder of Knoxville, settled on a farm on the north side of French Broad River, above the Fork, opposite what has since been known as Bowman's Ferry. Fifty years ago (1847) the farm was known as John CAMPBELL's and more recently as James Kennedy's. In 1790 General White came down to this locality and built his fort. He and George McNutt and John Adair were elders in the Lebanon Church. George McNutt had his residence about three miles from Knoxville on what is now the Dandridge road, just a little more than half way between Knoxville and the Fork. John Adair lived northwest of he site of Knoxville on the road to Fountain City, and owned what is known as the old John Smith farm, four miles from the city, where probably before James White built his fort here Adair had built one on his farm. Adair died and was buried on his farm, known now as the John Smith farm. Both these men were Scotch-Irish, natives of Ireland. (Written in 1897).
Many Adairs in the index at :
http://knoxcotn.org/search/index.html
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