Philip Hale came to Greene County around 1785. Land grants from North
Carolina
included #698 (1788), #866 (1790), #1253 (1794)

Philip Heale married Catherin Douglass. Catherine was the daughter of Col
William Douglass & Elizabeth Offut of Garrallan & Montressor in Loudoun
Co. Va. Col Douglass came from Garrallan, Ayrshire, Scotland about 1750,
and is frequently mentioned in 'The Diaries of Nicholas Cresswell'.

Philip moved with his family to Fauquier Co. where the following
transactions are recorded::::

Register's Office, Deed Book 7-107; May 4, 1779, William & Jane Warren to
Philip Heale, both of Fauquier Co., fee simple estate 460 acres in
Fauquier. Certificate of Humphrey Brook, Clk. June 25, 1779.

Deed Book 10, pgs 98-100; indenture April 25, 1778, Philip Heale of
Fauquier & the state of Va, & Kitty his wife, to Augustine Love of same,
for 588 pounds current of Va.. 500 acres in Fauquier Co. beginning at the
S.E. side of the Carolina road & on the S. branch of Broad Run, 460 acres
& 100 acres adjoining the Kettle Run tract on the line of William
Chilton, adjoining William Stuart. Both tracts, 560 acres. Signed Philip
& Kitty Heale.

Written Order---- May 3, 1788 To Thomas Keith, Charles Chilton, & William
Heale to any two of them to take the acknowledgement of Kitty, wife of
Philip, who can not conviently travel to court. Acknowledgemebt of Kitty
Heale apart from her said husband Philip. Signed::: Thomas Keith &
William Heale.

Philip had relocated to Greene County, North Carolina (later to become
Greene County, Tennessee). His wife, Kitty soon joined him.

July 11, 1788, he took out a land grant for 100 acres on the N. side of
the Nolachuckey River.

Nov 17, 1790, the state of N. Carolina, granted to Philip Heale 100 acres
in Greene Co. including an island lying on the S. side of the Nolachuckey
River, opposite the place said Heale now lives on, begining at the cherry
tree on the upper side of the island, along Joseph Conway's line, corner
to Spencer Rice. Joseph Conway & Philip Heale chain-bearers.

July 12, 1794, granted to Philip Heale, 200 acres in Greene Co. on the N.
side of Nolachuckey River, on Grassey Creek, begining at ta white walnut
tree.

The first Baptist Church was erected on Lick Creek in 1790. In Jan. 1791,
Philip Heale was chosen a deacon.

Before the Revolutionary War, this land that Philip owned, was closed to
white settlers. In part, as punishment for the Cherokee's support of the
British in the war, this land was opened up for settlement. In reality,
the European population was exploding, & the land was becoming depleted,
ergo a good excuse arose. However, things are not always as history books
present them, red man out, white man in. Philip Heale's grandson (William
Conway Hale), as an adult, would often leave his family, and live with
the Indians for a week or two. There were Cherokees living in this area
until 1920/1930.


WILL OF PHILIP HEALE/HALE APRIL 22, 1814

In the name of God Amen. I Philip Hale of county of Greene & State of
Tennessee, being weak in body, but sound & perfect memory. blest be God
for the same calling to rememberance the uncertainty of this life, that
it is appointed for all men once to die, & being desirous so to order &
dispose what God & his mercy hath been pleased to bless me with, do make
constitute & ordain this my last will & Testament, in the manner & form
as follows, that is to say---Imprimis---
I give & bequeath my precious & immortal soul to God, who gave it, & as
to my worldly estate, my will & meaning, is that it be so ordered &
disposed of as by this my last will & Testament, is hereafter mentioned,
all my just debts & funeral expenses being first paid.

Item--I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Catherine Hale, in her own
right & to be disposed of as she may think proper, all my house hole
furniture, farming utensials & stock of every discription, also her life
estate in that portion of the land which may be laid off or intended for
my son Patrick Henree Hale, to includ the dwelling & out houses, & also a
child's part of the negroes & to have her own selection of them.

Item--I give & bequeath unto my son, George Hale, one tract of land in
Knox Co. lying on the S. side of Holston River, containing grant to me by
the State of Tennessee, June 13, 1800, by Grant No. 536, 312 &3/4 acres,
also one other tract in Greene Co. lying on Grassey Creek, granted to me
bt the State of N. Carolina, July 12, 1794, by a Grant No. 1253.

Item--I give & bequeath unto my 5 sons, viz. Hugh D. Hale, Joseph Hale,
Philip S. Hale, Thomas L. Hale, & Patrick H. Hale, all of the remainder
of my lands in several tracts adjoining or nearly adjoining each other &
lying on both sides of Nolachuckey River, in Greene & Cock Counties,
containing together 730 acres, more or less, to be equally divided
between their opportioning the wood lands to the low grounds, to tillable
lands as nearly equally as practicable, & making each portion alike
valuable & in such manner as that Joseph's part might be the lower or
western end of said tracts, & to include a house he is building & that of
Patrick H. to include the dwelling & out houses, & which said houses &
improvements other imorivements on the lands are not to be taken into the
account in estimating the value of the lands on account of his mother's
lien there on.

Item--I give & bequeath ubto my six sons above named, & to my daughters;
viz. Sarah Neilson, Elizabeth D. Keith, Catherine D. Hale, the remainder
of all my negroes & other property not already bequeather , to be divided
between the whole of said sons & daughters, estimating in the division
that portion which I have heretofore given to thise that are married, but
in the event any have already more than their portion, my will is that
the excess should not be accounted for with the other heirs.

Also, my will & desire is that there be no divisions of the estate while
my son Philip S. Hale comes of age, at which time it shall be made & he &
the others already of age shall receive their portions, & the rest also
as they arrive at mature age, shall receive their part in the like
manner, that my wife shall have the care & management of the children &
estate, with assist. & advise of my son George Hale, that the children
may be educated & raised in as Christian like manner as the circumstances
of the estate will admit.

Finally--I do constitute, appoint & ordain my wife, Catherine Hale, my
whole & soul Executor of this mt last Will 7 Testament, & it is my will &
desire that they be not compelled to give security for the faithful
administration in witness where of I here unto set my hand & seal this
22nd day of April A.D. 1814.
Signed & acknowledged in the presence of Coleman Smith & Joseph H.
Neilson.

Conicil--- The following reservations are to be considered as a part of
the within will that is to say all the buildings on that part of the land
my son, Joseph lives on, not to be considered a part of my property all
such improvements being made by him joseph--Also the improvements made by
my son, Thomas L. Hale, where the said Thomas now lives as they were made
by said Thomas & consider them to be no part of my property & this to be
of an equal validity as if it had been inserted in the within at the time
I executed the same in my testimony I have this 22nd day of September in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen. It is also my
will that as my sons George Hale & Hugh D. Hale swopted the land alloted
to them by the within will that the part of the home tract which was
alloted to Hugh D. Hale be now alloted to George Hale & to Hugh D. Hale
by deed & the Knox Co. plan be the property of Hugh D. Hale, agreeable to
the arrangement made by George Hale & Hugh D. Hale. In presence where of
I have this 22nd day of September, 1819 signed & acknowledged in the
presence of Coleman Smith & Joseph H. Neilson.

From the Greene Co. Deed Book--------March 10, 1822::::: Between George
Hale of Hawkins Co. Tennessee & Philip S. Hale of Sullivan Co. of the one
part & Joseph Hale, Thomas L. Hale, & Patrick H. Hale for Real Estate of
their father Philip Hale, deceased......several adjoining tracts in
Greene & Cock Counties as by reference to the will of said deceased,
estimated at 730 acres, but now supposed to exceed 9000. Registered Sept
1823. And on Jan 27, 1822 (abstract): Thomas L. Hale & Patrick H. Hale on
the one part & Joseph Hale of the other part. 790 acres in Greene Co.
including the residence of Philip Hale, also one tract of 100 acres in
Cocke Co. below mouth of Nob Creek, including an island in the
Nolachuckey River, to them by the last will & testement of Philip Hale,
deceased, also lands held together by Thomas L. Hale, Patrick H. Hale &
Joseph Hale.

Source:
Brenda Keasling Dobbelaere
Feb/o5/2004

1. Genealogies by George Hale compiled 1992,
2. Daughters of American Revolution Records,
3. Personal Interview with Mary Virginia Hale,

1. Genealogies by George Hale compiled 1992,
2. Personal Interview with Mary Virginia Hale,

1. Genealogies by George Hale compiled 1992,

1. Genealogies by George Hale compiled 1992,