Name George Washington Clouse
Gender M (Male)
Birth Date 1738
Birth Place Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Death Date about 1810 (Aug 1810)
Death Place Greasy Cove, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Father
Thomas Edward Clouse
Mother
Margaret Belle McAFEE
Spouse
Elizabeth Jarvis
Child
Catherine Clouse
Aaron Clouse
Adam Clouse
Christopher Christian Clouse
Elijah E Clouse
Elizabeth Clouse
Freelove Clouse
George Washington Clouse
Jacob Clouse
John Dillard Clouse
John Clouse
Margaretta Clouse
Margaret Clouse
Mary Clouse
Rachel Clouse
William Clouse

Greasy Cove, Washington Co. TN is now in the City of Erwin, TN in Unicoi County.

George's father was Thomas Clouse b. 1710 in White County, TN

George Washington Clouse married Elizabeth Jarvis who was born about 1754.

Their children are

- Mary Clouse

- George Washington CLOUSE, Jr., Birth: BEF. 1770

3. Elijah E. Clouse, b. abt. 1770 in Washington Co, VA; d. Nov. 28, 1852 in Bond, Illinois. buried in Smith Grove Cemetery, Greenville, Il.

4. John Dillard Clouse, b. 1775, Washington Co.,; d. Nov. 20, 1859 in Cedar Creek, White CO., TN.

5. Adam Clouse, b. 1779, Washington Co., VA; d. 1838 in Sparta, White Co., TN;

6. William Clouse, b. bet. 1776-1777 in Washington Co., VA; d. abt. 1871 in Washington County;

7. Christopher "Christian" Clouse, b. bet. 1784-1786 in Washington Co, VA; d. bet. 1860-1870 in Powell's Valley, Hancock, TN;

8. Aaron Clouse, b. abt. 1787 in Washington Co., VA; d. May 4, 1814; m. Mary Polly?

9. Jacob Clouse, b. 1793 in Washington Co., TN; d. Apr. 25, 1870 in Crawford, Ohio ; m. Sarah Tilson

10. Rachel Clouse, b. abt. 1795 in Washington Co., TN; m. Jabez Hopkins 14 APR 1801 in Abingdon, Washington Co., VA

11. Elizabeth Clouse, b. abt. 1797 in Washington Co., TN; m. Isreal Cole, lived in Claiborne County, where she was a widow on 16 August 1837.

12. Catherine Clouse, b. abt 1798 in Washington Co., TN; m. Stephen Hopkins in Washington County, VA (now TN) Stephen Hopkins was the son of Nehemiah & Elizabeth (Cole) Hopkins

13. Margaretta Clouse, b. abt. 1800 in Washington Co., TN; m. Ezekial Lyon, lived in Johnson City, TN on 16 August 1837

Greasy Cove

From the Book "A Family History of Whitaker. Clouse and Finley and Connected Families" by Blanche Whitaker Jernigan:

!There were four areas of settlement: north of the Holstein River by 1772 near Bristol, along the Watauga River near Elizabethton, west of the Holstein River near Rogersville, and along the Nolichucky River near Greasy Cove. North Carolina formerly annexed Tennessee in 1776 as Washington County. (History of Middle Tennessee by Putnam) Ref:Kingsport Heritage by M M Spoden.

From the Book "A Family History of Whitaker. Clouse and Finley and Connected Families" by Blanche Whitaker Jernigan:

"George paid taxes in 1782-1787 in Washington County, Virginia. In 1780, he entered on 100 acres in Greasy Cove of Washington Co., TN. He paid taxes in 1796 and again in 1797."

Greasy Cove, is now in Erwin, TN. It is close to the VA border and so may have been considered part of VA or TN and possibly NC depending on the year.From the book "A Book of Remembrance of The Clouse Family Descendants of George Clouse, I" Compiled and Edited by Prietta Clouse Franklin Rt. 2 Box 408 Cookeville, Tennessee 38501:

"The name of the parents and the birthdate of George Clouse, I, is unknown at present. Neither do we know for a certainty of where he may have been before the first records found of him in Washington County, Virginia. Tax records show that he paid taxes there 1782-1787. In November 1780 he entered 100 acres of land in the Greasy Cove of Washington County, Tennessee on the Greasy Cove Rock Creek waters of the Nolichucky. There was also a land grant on the north side of the Nolichucky and south side of Indian Creek. At this time this area was wild and old records state that the "Greasy Cove was a cane break and lurking with Indians".

The exact time of his moving into the area is unknown. Washington County Tax rolls show that he paid taxes on the 100 acres of land in 1796. In 1797 he was again listed, and so was his son George, Jr. who paid poll tax. In 1798 he was shown on the tax rolls with four in the family. His son George was also listed with four in his family. On February 26, 1799, he along with three of his sons, George, Jr., Elijah and John attended a sale to settle the estate of Samuel Culberton of Washington County, Tennessee.

Will book #62, Washington County, Tennessee, April 10, 1803, the will of Alexander Jarvis and wife Eleanor gave unto George Clouse, Sr. for the use of his son Jacob, one young heifer. He also lists two daughters, Rebecca and Ellenor. Will witnessed by Aaron Clouse. Aaron was a son of George Clouse, I, The connection between George Clouse and Alexander Jarvis is unknown. According to Jacob Clouse's War of 1812 records he would have been 10 years old at this time.

George continued to pay taxes on the 100 acres of land, and on August 9, 1910 his wife Elizabeth attended a court sale and bought some land in the absence of her husband, from Joseph Brown, Sheriff of Washington County, Tennessee. Recorded Book 12, page 298, on January 31, 1811. I believe that grandfather George may have been ill at the time of this sale and was unable to attend himself. Sometime between the time of the sale mentioned and November 1810 marked the passing of Grandfather George. His wife Elizabeth and his son Adam qualified as the administrators of his estate in November 1810. The inventory of his estate is recorded in Inventory Book #1-00, pages 244, 245, 246 and 478 in 1810. His estate paid taxes on his land in 1811 and 1812 and on October 9, 1813 his heirs sold his 100 acres to Merry Webb. The name of the heirs who signed the deed were: Elijah E, John D., William, Christopher, Adam, Aaron, Isreal Cole, Ezekiel Lyon, Stephen Hopkins and Jabez Hopkins. The last four were sons-in-law.

On October 11, 1811 Elizabeth Clouse was married to William Jones in Washington County. She is believed to be the widow of George Clouse, I.

After the death of George Clouse came the War of 1812. Several of his sons were in this War. Jacob enlisted as a Private in the U.S. Rifles at the age of 19 on August 12, 1812, Aaron joined the service on January 5, 1814 and on June 18, 1814 his widow Mary "Polly" Clouse came before Abraham Odell, a Justice of the Peace, and acknowledged account of her deceased husband, killed in a expedition against the Creek Indians. Christian Clouse enlisted on September 20, 1814 for a period of six months, at Knoxville, Tennessee. He was mustered out of service on May 3, 1815. On June 14, 1817 Christian was living in Clairborne County, Tennessee. November 13, 1814, Elijah Clouse joined the War of 1812 at Nashville, Tennessee. He was discharged May 13, 1815. On December 27, 1815 Elijah was a resident of Rutherford County, Tennessee. He was still living there in 1820. Sometime before 1830 he moved with his family to Bond County, Illinois. George Clouse, Jr. had moved toward Marion County, Tennessee before his father's death. John D. moved to White County, Tennessee and settled on the Caney Fork River and Cedar Creek. He remained there until his death. Many of the descendants live in the White and Putnam County, Tennessee area. Adam also came to White County. On January 4, 1811 he was married in Washington County to Elizabeth Hutskins. He entered land on Townsends Creek in White County. He died in White County in 1838. As Christopher, also called "Christian" moved across the Clinch Mountains into Powells Valley near Sneedville, in Clairborne County, an area which later became Hancock County, with him came most of his sisters. Elizabeth, who was married to Israel Cole, and Catherine who married Stephen Hopkins. Stephen was deceased by August 10, 1837. William Clouse remained in Washington County, and lived in the area which later became Unicoi County at Clear Branch. Many of his descendants now live in this area.

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From the book "A Book of Remembrance of The Clouse Family Descendants of George Clouse, I" Compiled and Edited by Prietta Clouse Franklin Rt. 2 Box 408 Cookeville, Tennessee 38501:

"GEORGE CLOUSE LAND GRANT - #1590

The State of Tennesse
To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting know ye that in consideration of a special Entry by number 2670 made in Carters office and dated November the nineteenth, seventeen hundred and ninety seven for by and the said State of Tennessee unto George Clouse and his heirs a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres lying in the county of Washington in the District of Washington in the Greasy Cove Rock Creek Waters of Nolichucky beginning at two white oaks on an old survey of Charles Longmires thance with the same south twenty three west one hundred and forty poles to three sourwoods and a white oak then with John Edwards east one hundred and sixty poles to a whiteoak at a small branch north one hundred and thirty poles to a white oak and sourwood then another surveyu of said Clouse west one hundred and one poles to the beginning surveyed September the twenty third eighteen hundred and eight with the heardements and appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said George Clouse and his heirs forever. In witness whereof Willie Blount, governor of the State of Tennessee hath here unto set his hand and caused the great seal of the said State of Tennessee to be affixed at Knoxville on the twentyseventy day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and tex and of American Independence the thirty fourth.∼George Close, born 1745, in Nelson County, Kentucky. He died in 1815, also in Hardin County, Kentucky. Her mother was Elizabeth Reed, born 1753. Margaret and Edward were first cousins.

George Close, Sr. died sometime between August 25, 1810 at the time of the census and October 3, 1816 when his wife married Robert Veazy Alexander in Hardin County. There is no record of her death or burial in Hardin County. That does not mean she did not die there, however.
Will Book A, page 9
Known all men by these presents that I George Clous Junior of the County of Hardin and State of Kentucky am held and firmly bound unto George Highbough and Margaret Clous of said County and State afforesaid in the penal sum of one hundred pound current money of Virginia which payment will and truly be made and done. I bind myself and my Heirs Executors Administrators and every of us firmly by these presents. Sealed with my seal and dated this twenty-eight day of October 1794.
The conditions of the above obligations is such that if the above bound George Clous Junior, his Heirs, etc., shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid jointly to the above mentioned George Highbough and Margaret Clus their Heirs etc. the full quantity of three hundred thirty three gallons of good merchanable whiskey one hundred gallons to be paid March 1795 and one hundred March 1796 and the remaining one hundred thirty three to be paid March 1797 then the above obligation to be void or else to stand and remain in full force and virtue of law.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of George Clous seal
At a court held for Hardin County, Kentucky on Tuesday the 28th of October 1794. The aforegoing bond was acknowledged and ordered to be recorded.