Capt. Thomas Amis (1744-1797)
Headstone of Capt. Thomas Amis
Muscket salute by Lucinda Allen, Don Hill and Rob Richmond.
The Thomas Amis House, located near Rogersville in Hawkins County, Tennessee, was built between 1780 and 1782 by Revolutionary War Patriot Capt. Thomas Amis. The substantial stone house served as both the Amis family residence and an inn for travelers. Amis established a thriving frontier settlement around the property that included a tavern, general store, distillery, sawmill, gristmill, and other services for settlers and travelers. The settlement was originally surrounded by a protective wooden palisade. The historic property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and has remained in the Amis family. Today, it is owned by Jake and Wendy Jacobs, a descendant of Thomas Amis, and tours of the historic home and grounds are offered.
Mary Amis Rogers Chapter Regent, Nancy Point, and Don Hill, President of The State of Franklin Chapter of the SAR in Rogersville, TN
Event program for the Grave Marking Rededication of Capt Thomas Amis.
On September 8, 2026, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution gathered near Rogersville, Tennessee, for the grave marking rededication honoring Revolutionary War Patriot Capt. Thomas Amis.
The ceremony was hosted by the ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ฅ, with Chapter Regent Nancy Point providing the introduction. The State of Franklin Chapter, SAR, posted the colors, and Jake Jacobs and Priscilla Rogers presented the history of the Amis family.
Participating in the Color Guard were Don Hill, President of the State of Franklin Chapter SAR; Rob Richmond, President of the Kings Mtn. Chapter SAR; and Lucinda Allen of the Long Island Chapter DAR. Members of the Mary Amis Rogers and Long Island DAR Chapters and the State of Franklin and Kings Mtn. SAR Chapters participated in the ceremony.
A severe thunderstorm arrived at the conclusion of the ceremony, preventing the participants from taking additional photographs. Several of the accompanying photographs were provided by Donna Gray.
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Capt. Thomas Amis (1744–1797) was a Revolutionary War patriot, soldier, businessman, and early settler of what became Hawkins County, Tennessee. During the Revolution, Amis supported the Patriot cause in North Carolina and reportedly provided refuge to Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, the famed “Swamp Fox,” at his mill on Drowning Creek. His service included duty as Superintendent of Commissary with the rank of captain in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment of Continental troops.
Following the war, North Carolina granted Amis 1,000 acres in Sullivan County, North Carolina, later part of Hawkins County, Tennessee. Around 1780, he established a fortified settlement near present-day Rogersville and built the substantial stone residence now known as the Thomas Amis House. He developed the site into an important frontier center that included a trading post, blacksmith shop, distillery, sawmill, gristmill, inn, and tavern.
The Amis settlement became a prominent stopping place for travelers, hosting such notable figures as Daniel Boone, Andrew Jackson, John Sevier, William Blount, Andrรฉ Michaux, and Bishop Francis Asbury.
Amis also served in public office, including as a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress of 1776, a justice of the peace, and a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1788 and 1789, representing Hawkins County. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Capt. Thomas Amis died at his home on December 4, 1797, at the age of 53. He is buried in the Amis Family Cemetery near Rogersville, Tennessee.
The ceremony was hosted by the ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ฅ, with Chapter Regent Nancy Point providing the introduction. The State of Franklin Chapter, SAR, posted the colors, and Jake Jacobs and Priscilla Rogers presented the history of the Amis family.
Participating in the Color Guard were Don Hill, President of the State of Franklin Chapter SAR; Rob Richmond, President of the Kings Mtn. Chapter SAR; and Lucinda Allen of the Long Island Chapter DAR. Members of the Mary Amis Rogers and Long Island DAR Chapters and the State of Franklin and Kings Mtn. SAR Chapters participated in the ceremony.
A severe thunderstorm arrived at the conclusion of the ceremony, preventing the participants from taking additional photographs. Several of the accompanying photographs were provided by Donna Gray.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐
Capt. Thomas Amis (1744–1797) was a Revolutionary War patriot, soldier, businessman, and early settler of what became Hawkins County, Tennessee. During the Revolution, Amis supported the Patriot cause in North Carolina and reportedly provided refuge to Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, the famed “Swamp Fox,” at his mill on Drowning Creek. His service included duty as Superintendent of Commissary with the rank of captain in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment of Continental troops.
Following the war, North Carolina granted Amis 1,000 acres in Sullivan County, North Carolina, later part of Hawkins County, Tennessee. Around 1780, he established a fortified settlement near present-day Rogersville and built the substantial stone residence now known as the Thomas Amis House. He developed the site into an important frontier center that included a trading post, blacksmith shop, distillery, sawmill, gristmill, inn, and tavern.
The Amis settlement became a prominent stopping place for travelers, hosting such notable figures as Daniel Boone, Andrew Jackson, John Sevier, William Blount, Andrรฉ Michaux, and Bishop Francis Asbury.
Amis also served in public office, including as a member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress of 1776, a justice of the peace, and a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1788 and 1789, representing Hawkins County. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Capt. Thomas Amis died at his home on December 4, 1797, at the age of 53. He is buried in the Amis Family Cemetery near Rogersville, Tennessee.