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Note: James Carr Wallen was the only son of Joseph Wallen and Milly Jones Wallen. He grew up in frontier conditions near the Clinch River around Kyles Ford, now in the state of Tennessee.
James Carr Wallen is found several times in the court records for Washington Co, TN, serving jury duty and giving bail. On 11-3-1790 in the formation of the new county of Hawkins, James was given the rank of Lieutenant by Governor John Sevier.
James Carr Wallen at one time owned land in both Kyles Ford, Tennessee, and in Lee County, Virginia.
In 1844, James Carr Wallen, 74, and his wife Mary Wallen, 71, made a statement that John Wallen and his wife had attended their wedding on March 3, 1791. James Carr and Mary had attended John Wallen's marriage to Elizabeth Roberts. The justice of the peace was Joseph B. Wallen of Hawkins County, probably James Carr's son.
In 1833, James Carr Wallen hired Lincoln Amis to put a chimney on the old house that had been built by Joseph Wallen when he first settled in the Kyles Ford area. Aaron Russell stayed at James Carr Wallen's house and helped Amis work on the chimney. Russell later (1897) wrote an article on his experiences in Kyles Ford which was published in the Rogersville Review newspaper.
The following deed from Hawkins County, Tennessee Deed Book 3, Page 197:
This indenture made the Fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-two between JAMES WALLING heir of JOSEPH WALLING deceased of the County of Hawkins in the ceeded Territory South of the River Ohio of the one part, and William Lee of the County and Territory aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said James Walling for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds to him in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said William Lee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land, containing twenty acres (where said Lee now lives) be the same more or less lying and being in the aforesaid county on the South side of Clinch River at the lower end of said Wallings survey containing by the estimation twenty acres be the same more or less as contained in said Walling's patent. Lying on the South side of said River adjoining the aforesaid Lee's land with all and singular the woods, waters, watercourses, profits, commodities, heraditassments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract of land belonging or appertaining and the reversion and reversions -remainder and remainders, rents, and issues thereof, and all the other right, title, interest, property, claims and demand of him the said James Walling, his heirs, of, in, and to the same and every part and parcel thereof either in law or equity, to have and to hold the said twenty acres of land with the appurtenances unto the said William Lee, his heirs and assigns forever and the said James Walling for himself, his heirs and assigns the aforesaid tract of land and premises with the appurtenances unto the said William Lee and his heirs and assigns against the lawful title, claim and demand of all and every person or persons whatsoever, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said James Walling hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
James Walling (Seal)
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