Re: Captain Thomas Yardley, TN, 1775-1848
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Re: Captain Thomas Yardley, TN, 1775-1848
8/04/00
Sarah,
Iunderstand you are a descendant of Sarah Fulks, the daughter of Mary Ann Rollins and John Daniel Fulks of Hoover’s Gap, Rutherford County, TN. Sarah had four brothers and three sisters. Sarah’s father killed himself in Huntsville, AL in February 1843 while on a business trip. John Daniel Fulks was the son of Archibald Fulks Sr and Letty Rawlins of Charlotte County, VA. He was named after his grandfather, Daniel Fowlkes, of Prince Edward County, VA.
Archibald Fulks moved his family to Smith County, TN in 1807. The Matthias Hoover family came to Hoover’s Gap in 1807. Matthias’ daughter, Mary, married John Bradford Prewitt. His daughter, Sarah, married William Rollins (Rawlins). Both, Mary and Sarah, were my ancestors.
John D Fulks and Archibald Fulks were brothers. John D was born in VA. My ancestor, Archibald Fulks Jr, was born in Smith County, TN in 1812. His wife, Piety Elizabeth, was a sister to Mary Ann Rollins. They were grandchildren of Matthias and Mary Hoover, the founders of Hoover’s Gap where I grew up.
The Hoover’s Gap book should be out in February or March. It has Matthias Hoover, his eight children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren in the book. For the Civil War buffs, it has the Battle of Hoover’s Gap, the Battle of Thompson’s Station, Roderick the Mighty Warhorse, Streight’s Raid, how a fifteen year old farm girl rides with General Forrest’s Cavalry and becomes a Confederate heroine, and many more.John Lee Fults