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Latest update: Sunday, 02 July, 2017
• MAURY CO, TENNESSEE
• "Maury County was formed in 1807 from Williamson County and Indian lands. The Cherokee Indian title was bought at
Washington, D.C., on January 7, 1806, for $10,000 and $100 per year annuity paid to "Old Black Fox," who surrendered all
claims to lands stretching from Duck River to Alabama... On November 24, 1807, an Act passed at Knoxville created Maury
County from Williamson. Maury originally comprised all of Giles, most of Lewis and Marshall, and portions of Bedford, Hickman
and Lawrence Counties... 1837, Line changed between Maury and Hickman Counties; triangle from Duck River to Fall
Branch to Natchez Trace given to Hickman County... Besides Duck River, some other important but smaller waterways of
Maury County, which provided transportation and early home and mill sites, are: Flat, Rutherford, Carter's, Cedar, Fountain,
Bear, Bigby, Cathey's, Knob, Leiper's, Love's (Branch), Snow, and Turkey Creeks." TNGenWeb
• "Its county seat is Columbia. It was formed in 1807 from Williamson County and Indian lands." Wikipedia
• DUCK RIVER, HICKMAN CO, (WAS MAURY CO) TENNESSEE
• Latitude: 35.7212366, Longitude: -87.277592
• MapQuest
• Duck River was in Maury Co, TENNESSEE, until the county lines were redrawn in 1837, when it became Duck River,
Hickman County. "1837, Line changed between Maury and Hickman Counties; triangle from Duck River to Fall Branch to
Natchez Trace given to Hickman County." History of Maury Co, TENNESSEE @ TNGenWeb
• "Duck River. A few families from South Carolina settled along Duck river, in Hickman County, southwest of the city of
Nashville, in 1810, but afterwards removed to Illinois and Indiana." History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America,
GLASGOW, page 375
• LEIPERS CREEK, MAURY CO, TENNESSEE
• Latitude: 35.6886815, Longitude: -87.2030645
• Leipers Creek [aka Leeper's Creek, Leiper's Lick Creek] is in far northwestern Maury County near the present
community of Fly.
Leipers Creek Fishing near Mount Pleasant, Tennessee - Leipers Creek is a stream located just 10.7 miles from Mount
Pleasant, in the state of Tennessee, United States, near Capers (historical), TN. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including
brown trout, white bass and blue catfish here. So grab your favorite fly fishing rod and reel, and head out to Leipers Creek. If
all goes well, the brownie will be hooked by your larvae, the bass will be biting your chicken entrails and the catfish will be
grabbing your smelt. Alternate names for this stream includes Leepers Lick Creek and Leipers Lick Creek. To find this fishing
spot check the map shown above or enter 35.68868 latitude and -87.20306 longitude into your GPS device.
• RootsWeb
From: WayneAL1@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TNMAURY] Leipers Lick Creek
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 21:54:09 EDT
Leipers Lick Creek was the same as Leiper's Creek and was named after Hugh Leeper who was an early settler near
there. The creek begins near the Williamson County Line and flows west, then south empties into the Duck River near Craige
Bridge.
It runs thru Fly and Water Valley. Place Names along the creek include Smith Branch, Adkins Branch, Fork Deer, Dodson
Hollow, Harris Hollow, Fox Branch, Sewell Branch, Sparkman Branch, Cave Spring Hollow, Mill Hollow, Pigg Branch, Indian
Camp Branch, Kinzer Hill, Holmes Branch, Cooper Hollow, Lyons Sulphur Springs. Many of these are named for the area's
settlers. Early settlers were J. B. Hamilton, Crawford Oakley, Witheringdon, Edgar, Mayes, Wrenn and McCallum.
She says on page 209 that the Cave Springs Cemetery is nearby and within sight of the old Sparkman Home. Also that
Leipers Creek runs a crook course along a valley flanked by wooded hills. The Leipers Creek Road which largely follows that
course is the roadbed for the Middle Tennessee Railroad.
Information above from "Hither & Yon" , VOL II (More writings on), by Jill Knight Garrett. This was a publication of the Polk
Memorial Association.
In Volume I Jill says "Walnut Grove near Williamsport, a beautiful old Antebullem home is located in a peaceful setting
overlooking Leipers Creek which was owned in the 1960s by Mr. & Mrs Willis Jones." (Not really an exact quote.)
Wayne Austin
• ELK - HEPHZIBAH RPC and DUCK RIVER RPC
• "HEPHZIBAH. This once nourishing congregation was situated along the Elk river, near Fayetteville, in Lincoln
County. As early as the year 1807, the families of Alexander Morton, John Paul, John Murdoch, and others, from South
Carolina, located in this vicinity, and were visited by the Rev. Thomas Donnelly. In 1809, and in 1810, other families from
South Carolina joined them, and the Rev. John Kell preached to them. The congregation was organized June 12, 1812, as
the Elk congregation, by Rev. John Reilly, of South Carolina, and elder William Edgar, of Duck river, with eighteen
members. At this time Samuel Little and Alexander Morton were chosen ruling elders. The sacrament of the Lord's
supper was administered in the open woods, God's first temple, beneath the shade of a wide spreading beech. In 1815, they
were visited by Robert Lusk, licentiate, and, in 1818, they called the Rev. Samuel Wylie, but he declined on account of the
prevalence of slavery. In the spring of 1822, Hugh McMillan, and in the fall of the same year, Gavin McMillan, came and
preached with much acceptance to the people. Rev. Gavin McMillan declined a call tendered him. The Rev. Robert Lusk
dispensed the next communion in a grove, in October, 1822, at which time James Blair, John Carithers and James Morton
were added to the session, the former elders having removed to Illinois. In 1823, they erected a log church. In 1825, the Rev.
Robert McKee, licentiate, preached six months and received a unanimous call. He declined on account of the prevalence of
slavery. In 1826, the Rev. James Faris visited them, and the congregation had grown to one hundred members. In 1828,
Revs. James Faris and Ebenezer Cooper dispensed the sacraments, and Thomas Morton, Thomas Blair, Andrew Carithers
and William Wyatt were added to the session. Mr. Cooper was now called to the pastorate, accepted, returned to the Northern
Presbytery, and was ordained in June, 1828. When he came back to the congregation for settlement, which now changed its
name from Elk to Hephzibah, he declined being installed pastor, giving as reasons the prevalence of slavery and the great
distance from his ministerial brethren. In 1832, Mr. Cooper, and the great majority of the congregation, emigrated to Fayette
County, Indiana, on account of the evils of slavery. In 1833, the society became identified with the New School body, and is
now about extinct." History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW, page 375
• "Duck River. A few families from South Carolina settled along Duck river, in Hickman County, southwest of the city of
Nashville, in 1810, but afterwards removed to Illinois and Indiana." History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America,
• "This was known as the Duck River Society. William Edgar, who was a member of what was called Widow Edgar's
Meeting House on Rocky Creek, was an Elder in Duck River Society. This society imigrated [sic] to Indiana and Illinois."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• ("Minutes of Presbytery of Duck River Presbyterian Church" B.B. Lavender, Garden Street Presbyterian Church 1925
University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
• THE DUCK RIVER IN TENNESSEE
• "The Duck River is widely considered North America’s richest river in variety of freshwater animals." The Nature
• "The Duck River, 284 miles (457 km) long, is the longest river located entirely within the U. S. state of Tennessee. Free
flowing for most of its length, the Duck River is home to over 50 species of freshwater mussels and 151 species of fish, making
it one of the most biologically diverse rivers in North America." Wikipedia