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University of
North Carolina at Asheville James Hamilton Tweed Family Collection
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| Title | James Hamilton Tweed Family Collection |
| Creator | James Hamilton Tweed Family |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/siler/siler.htm |
| Subject | Keyword : Cane Creek Valley ; Thomas Tweed ; James Hamilton Tweed ; farms ; farming ; architecture ; craftsmanship ; log cabins ; farm tools ; cooking ; early settlement ; Buncombe County, North Carolina ; early settlers ; First Families ; pioneers ; graveyards ; agriculture ; |
| Subject | LCSH : Tweed, Thomas, 1767-1853 Tweed, Jane Henry 1772-1856 Tweed, James Hamilton 1841-1922 Tweed, Samuel Bedford ? - c.1848-1850 Tweed, Jane Hamilton 1811-1887 Sherrill, Susan Ursula 1847-1942 Southern States -- Social life and customs Frontier and pioneer life -- Southern States Pioneers -- Southern States -- History -- 18th century Southern States -- Social life and customs North Carolina -- Social life and customs Frontier and pioneer life -- North Carolina Cane Creek (N.C.) |
| Description | A small collection of genealogical material from the James Hamilton Tweed family. The Tweeds established residency in the Cane Creek valley in Buncombe County, North Carolina, early in the nineteenth century and followed the path taken by many European immigrants to the rapidly developing western frontier. Thomas Tweed and Jane Henry Tweed, grandparents of James Hamilton Tweed, emigrated from Ireland to America around 1819, landing at the Charleston, South Carolina port. After brief sojourns in South Carolina and possibly other locations, the couple settled in the Cane Creek area of western North Carolina. The couple had seven children. Only one child, Samuel, married, according to notes in the family bible. Samuel married Jane Hamilton, of South Carolina and they had nine children. It is this family legacy that shapes the material found in this collection. Included are photographs, legal documents, deeds, letters, and ephemera. At present, the materials in this collection are retained by various family members. They are represented here as a "virtual collection" of digital surrogates, to be shared with those who have an interest in the Tweed family, early history of Buncombe County, pioneer settlement, westward expansion, farming practice, immigration, and a myriad of other early nineteenth century interests. |
| Publisher | D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Contributor | n/a |
| Date | Date inclusive: 1830's - present ; Date digital: 2006-12-09 |
| Type | Collection ; Text ; photographs ; |
| Format | 1 binder with photocopy documents from Register of Deeds ; 2 compact discs ; |
| Source | M2006.14.1 |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Bobby Kirk and K. Campbell, conducted by Oral History Interview ... Oral History Interview with Bobby Kirk, October 28, 1985. ... Environmental protection--North Carolina; Cane Creek (N.C.); Dairy farming--North Carolina in DocSouth, UNC- Chapel Hill. |
| Coverage | late 1700's to present ; Cane Creek Valley, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Rights | Any display,
publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special
Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Some materials in collections are electronic rights only. Please ask for assistance from Special Collections staff. |
| Donor | Donor number |
| Acquisition | 2006-12-09 |
| Citation | James Hamilton Tweed Family Collection , D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Processed by | Special Collections staff, 2006 |
| Last update | 2006-12-09 |
| Context: | Notes from "Tweed Family
History," author unknown: "Thomas Tweed and Jane Henry Tweed emigrated from Ireland to America around the turn of the century. The date of December 16, 1819 was found in a Bible at the old home place of James H. Tweed. This note is from long ago. "October the [...] 1818 we left Belfast keel being heavy ladened we run aground and lay too [sic] days this detained us t the 7th we then set sail intending to sail 'round by Cork." Thomas and Jane landed at Charleston, South Carolina and settled in Edgefield County before coming on to settle in the Cane Creek section of Buncombe County, near Asheville, N.C. Thomas Tweed was born in 1768 and died February 11, 1853 (85 years). He is buried in the old Salem Cemetery near Calvary Church at Fletcher, N.C. Jane Henry Tweed was born in 1772 and died July 22, 1856 (84 years). She is also buried in old Salem Cemetery, Fletcher, N.C. They had seven children, and only one child, Samuel, was married. All the children are buried in Old Salem Cemetery, Fletcher, N.C., except Samyel [sic Samuel ?]. |
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Here is a list of their children: J.S. Tweed
b. Dec 27, 1795 d. Nov. 6, 1850 (55
years) |
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| Samuel Tweed married Jane
Hamilton of South Carolina. The Hamilton family moved to Cy[e]rston,
Tennessee, near Fayetteville in Lincoln County and Samuel and Jane moved
with them.
Samuel Bedford Tweed and Jane Hamilton had nine children:
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| Samuel Bedford Tweed and Jane Tweed decided to leave their farm in Cyerston, Tenn. and go on West. They were traveling by boat on the Ohio River when Samuel became sick. They got off the boat in Ciro [Cairo], Ill. He died and was buried in Ciro [sic], Ill. Jane returned to Tenn[essee] with her children. They remained until 1860 when she moved to Fletcher, N.C. to take over the estate of Thomas and Jane Tweed as they were the only living heirs after the death of John Tweed the last of the family of Thomas and Jane H. Tweed. | |
| Samuel Bedford Tweed md. Jane Hamilton - b. 6 Feb., 1811 - d. 16 July, 1887, Tweed's Chapel." | |
| SERIES: | |
| Documents (Deeds, Promissory Notes, etc.) | |
| Letters | |
| Genealogical tables | |
| Photographs - Family | |
| Photographs - Farm, Homes, and Outbuildings | |
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