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Samuel and Isaac Tipton, sons of Col. John Tipton.
Samuel Tipton (1752-1833) Virginia Shenandoah Regiment. He came with his father, Col. John Tipton, in 1783 to Watauga Country, and owned land in Carter County. He became a large landowner and operated an early iron works. He owned the land where Elizabethton now stands, up and down the Watauga and Doe Rivers for seven miles. In 1796, Tipton founded the town of Elizabethton, Tennessee. The first court held in Carter County was in his house. He was a member of the Shenandoah Baptist Church, Shenandoah County, Virginia and brought his letter from that church, dated September 6, 1783 and presented it to the Sinking Creek Baptist Church on his arrival in Watauga County. His church letter was accepted andd he became a prominent member. From his service in the Revolutionary War, his great coat, pierced by several bullets during the war in Virginia, was long preserved by the family. He served in the Tennessee General Assmbly from 1801-1805.
Isaac Tipton (1763-1827) was a soldier in the Revolutionary War probably serving in the 8th Virginia Regiment (Shenandoah Country). He was known to be present at Yorktown for the surrender of Cornwallis. He owned extensive, productive farmland around Elizabethton.
Samuel Tipton (1752-1833) Virginia Shenandoah Regiment. He came with his father, Col. John Tipton, in 1783 to Watauga Country, and owned land in Carter County. He became a large landowner and operated an early iron works. He owned the land where Elizabethton now stands, up and down the Watauga and Doe Rivers for seven miles. In 1796, Tipton founded the town of Elizabethton, Tennessee. The first court held in Carter County was in his house. He was a member of the Shenandoah Baptist Church, Shenandoah County, Virginia and brought his letter from that church, dated September 6, 1783 and presented it to the Sinking Creek Baptist Church on his arrival in Watauga County. His church letter was accepted andd he became a prominent member. From his service in the Revolutionary War, his great coat, pierced by several bullets during the war in Virginia, was long preserved by the family. He served in the Tennessee General Assmbly from 1801-1805.
Isaac Tipton (1763-1827) was a soldier in the Revolutionary War probably serving in the 8th Virginia Regiment (Shenandoah Country). He was known to be present at Yorktown for the surrender of Cornwallis. He owned extensive, productive farmland around Elizabethton.