All of Tennessee was once part of North Carolina until the NC government tired of trying to govern the ungovernable Backcountry types and cut it loose. To get a flavor of the NC-eventuallyTennessee state of affairs, see The Late, Great State of Franklin, http://www.backcountrynotes.com/history/2010/2/6/the-late-great-state-of-franklin.html
Fantastic reference....THANK YOU so much!
I will have to book mark...or copy it and keep it.
Thanks again.