Richard Varnell Family
Virginia & Tennessee

Richard Varnell
b. probably before 1740, perhaps in London Bridge, Virginia
d.

m. Mary ?
b. ?
d. ?
her parents: unknown

his father: unknown
his mother: unknown

Children
William Varnell b. c1770 d. before 1830 m. Lydia
Richard Varnell Jr. b. d. m.

possible other children (see notes below)
Joseph Varnell b. 1773 d. m. Mary
Sallie Varnell b.1783 d. m. Fielding Lusk
Jessie Varnell b. 1784 d. m. Margaret Dixon
John Varnell b. d. m. Margaret Shaw


Richard Varnell shows up first on a tax list in Henry Co., VA
[D. Morton Rose, email of 7/4/98]

He later shows on a tax list in Franklin Co., VA [D. Morton Rose, email of 7/4/98]
1787 Richard and his wife Mary sign the deed of sale for their property in Franklin Co., VA.
[Franklin Co., VA land records]

1787- Richard and Mary, his wife, left Franklin Co., VA in and came to Sevier Co., TN. With them came his sons William and Richard, Jr..

c1807- Richard and Mary are shown in the as being husband and wife. The church records of the in Sevier Co. start in 1807 and give a lot of information on the Varnells. In most cases the church records indicate when the Varnells left for areas west. They were very active in the church and one of their fellow church members came to Sevier Co., TN with them from Franklin Co., VA.
[Forks of the River Baptist Church records, Sevier Co. TN]

"It is unknown where or when William and Lydia married. They had been in Sevier Co., TN for three years before the first child was born. Their son, William and Lydia, have all of their children in Sevier County. During part of this period Sevier Co. was part of Territory South of the Ohio River and then in 1796 it became part of Tennessee."
[D. Morton Rose, email of 7/1/98]

1816 William Varnell Jr. was elected deacon of the Forks of the River Baptist church.
[Forks of the River Baptist Church records, Sevier Co. TN]

1818 -June Richard requests a letter and his brother, William, Jr., signs it.
[Forks of the River Baptist Church records, Sevier Co. TN]

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