Robert and Boyce Tatum Rickman married before 1762 in Halifax County, North Carolina. The Rickman family moved to Trousdale County. They had 3 children; Ann, Marcus, and Nathan Rickman all born in North Carolina. Marcus fought in the Rev War and is buried at Willow Grove cemetery. He is my great, great, great grandfather. His son Samuel H Rickman was father to my great-grandfather, William Samuel Rickman, whose ~1900 photo I sent you in front of the log cabin (he is the father in the photo). My father and my son and I all have that same name.
The Rickman Homeplace
Location
Templow Community of Trousdale County, Tennessee
Log Cabin built in 1789
Built by Marcus Rickman
b. 1762 d. 1805
Served in the Rev. War
Homeplace is still standing and owned by Bill Rickman (that would be me), across from the Willow Grove Methodist Church
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The book Cold Mountain? it is a wonderful book - the movie (will be a very big movie) it is set in the mountains of North Carolina - I went to climb Cold Mountain (a real place) last year - the road that goes closest to the mountain is called Rickman Road (south of Waynesville, NC - near the BlueRidge Parkway) - I am going to meet the Rickman's who the road was named after.
