William Evans

Abt 1740 -

• Name	William Evans
  Birth	Abt 1740
  Gender	Male
  _UID	30236A02AC547B46BA4FB1B42EE3E0F0CF97
  Person ID	I52520	sorrells
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Living
  Family ID	F19453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID	F19444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The father of Elizabeth could possibly be William who had a Mill on the river very close to the old CLARK homeplace on Clark branch about 4 miles south of Sevierville. He had a son named Richard. Possibly the father of our Elizabeth is William EVANS from Wales. As the Sevier County grew, several large farms were established in the fertile Boyd's Creek area. In 1792, Andrew Evans purchased a tract of land near the mouth of Boyd's Creek and built a ferry near the site of the old ford. In 1798, he sold the farm to John Brabson, and it became known as Brabson's Ferry Plantation. In the early 1790s, Thomas Buckingham established a large farm between Boyd's Creek and Sevierville. He went on to become the county's first sheriff. In the early 19th century, Timothy Chandler and his son, John Chandler (1786-1875), established the Wheatlands plantation in Boyd's Creek. (Robbie Jones, The Historic Architecture of Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville, Tenn.: Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1997), 14, 24.) I have added this name here as I believe that William Evans of Sevier Co., TN is a descendant from one the sons of the Richard Evans of SC. Just don't know which one!