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THE CANEY FORK OF THE CUMBERLAND

The Story of a River, Its History, Features, Moods, People and Places with Particular Reference to Rock Island and the Area Above Great Falls

Brought Together By
Arthur Weir Crouch
Nashville, Tennessee
© 1973
          It is through the generosity and sense of history that his son and heir, Ed Crouch has given his permission to reproduce here excerpts from his Father's book.  We thank him.
  
 THE HASH FAMILY

The Hash family of Warren County are descendants of John Hash of Grayson County, Virginia.  His family were French Hugenots (Hache) from France who settled in Buncombe County, Virginia and then moved to Grayson County.  The Hash family built Fort Osborn during the Revolutionary War.  John Hash had two sons, William and Thomas who moved to the Rock Island area in Warren County. 

HASH - EARLY GRANTS AND LAND TRANSFERS


 
1818 -  George W. Sanders to William M. Hash - 100 acres in the forks of the Collins River and Caney Fork River.  It bcame part of the Dunlap Farm.
1818 -  State of Tennessee to William Hash, assignee of Arch Martin - 5 acres grant on the Caney Fork River just above the mouth of the Collins River. This includes what later became known as the Dunlap Spring.
1826 -  State of Tennessee to Thomas Hopkins - In this grant for 100 acres on Rocky River it calls for the upper line of Thomas Hash, Jr. so that this grant must have been issued earlier.  This land was acquired in 1898 by J.D. Hash and C.R. Blanks.
1827 -  State of Tennessee to Thomas Hash and Thomas Hopkins - 500 acre grant starting on Collins River and running through to and across the road and on to Rocky River.  The descriptions calls for the line of a previous grant to Thomas Hash and for William Hash's line.  This is the same land described in the next item.
1843 -  Polly Worthington and others to Thomas Hash - This was a division of a 500 acre tract which was jointly owned by the above parties and included what is now the Rock Island Depot and the old "Y" or R.R. switch.
1852 -  Thomas Hopkins and Robert Horsely to William Hash heirs - two 50 acre tracts by degree of Chancery Court.  This land joined the land in the first item in this list and was evidently purchased by William prior to 1852.
1853 -  8 deeds including Preston A. Chisam and wife Cynthia, John Chisam and wife Matilda, Alexandr Walker and wife Julia, James M. Roberts and wife Martha, Overton Chisam and wife Celia, William W. Hash and Elizabeth, wife of Wm. M. Hash to what later became the Dunlap farm.  It must have included most of the land on the left bank of Caney Fork from the present Highway to the mouth of Collins River and lying between the river and the road leading from Rock Island village to the mouth of Collins River
1875 -  J.W. Hash to Wm. H. Hash - Gift of 50 acres.  From the description it must have included the old Iron Forge on Rocky River.  This was located a short distance up the river from the original Hash homestead.

The Hash home was located at the top of the bluff on the left side of Rocky River 2 miles by water and 1 mile by road from the Island.  The road was at the top of the bluff at this point and the house on the opposite side.  (1972 - House still standing.)  [1999 - House still standing.]
 
 
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