McInturff

[Trkdriver99]

Has anyone ever heard anything about a builder (or 2) in upper east TN named McInturff? I had a friend ask me about them. They started in Unicoi County and son later moved to Greene County. He, the elder McInturff is buried less than 1/4 mile down the street from me. I was told his shop was about a mile from here on Buffalo Creek.

Ronnie

[Ken G]

Jerry Noble list 7 or 8 builders with last name McInturff in his first book.  He has a full page of information on the McInturffs.  Apparently several generations and several sons.  
Vol. 3 says the family moved from Shennandoah County, VA to TN.  Doesn't specify when he moved but Christopher McInturff bought land on Buffalo Creek (TN) in 1796.  
Ken

P.S.  There are a couple of us die hard students of the TN rifle that would be appreciative of a photo of the marker and address where it could be found, if you have time. 

[Trkdriver99]

Ken,

As I stated the marker/cemetery is just down the street from me. I will try to get down there and make a picture for you if it can be read. There is supposed to be a McInturff musket around here that someone has. I will try to get pictures of that also.

Ronnie

[scooter]

At the risk of being mercenary I have a lot on that name in my new book on TN gunsmiths. Jim Whisker

[scooter]

from my book on TN gunsmiths
Greeneville, Greene County [State Dir].

Christopher McInturff, Sr. (1748-1814). gunsmith. 1796-98, Carter County, Upper East Tennessee. He was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia and died in Carter County [Noble]. The 1796 tax list is on the WWW at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnjohnso/tax1796.html.

Christopher J. McInturff (1800-1880). gunsmith. 1838-60, Swingleville, civil dis-trict 7, Washington County. Son of Israel McInturff; father of Laban W. McInturff. Owned 33 acres valued at $500. 1860, Christopher, gun smith, age 59; Cintha, 50, his wife; James, 22; Martha, 32, all born in TN. 1870, Greene County. He died in 1880 and was buried at Greeneville [Noble; Cen-sus; family genealogy].

Gabriel S. McInturff (c.1806- ). gunsmith. 1838, 7th Civil district, Longmire, Washing-ton County [this part is now Unicoi County [family genealogy; Noble].

Israel McInturff, Sr. (1776- 1851). gun-smith. Born in 1776 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. 1796, 1798, 1799, tax lists of Carter County. He served in the War of 1812 in Captain Adam Winsell’s company of Colonel Ewen Allison’s regiment. In 1820 he had a shop on Buffalo Creek. Over the previous year he had used 2000 bushels of coal and a ton of bar iron, at a cost of $250. He had a water wheel, boring ma-chine, and bellows as part of a capital in-vestment of $600, He had four men whom he paid $480 per year. His principal product was rifle barrels worth $1500. On 28 Octo-ber 1828 he married Elizabeth Webb in Carter County. He died in March 1851 in what is now northern Unicoi County, then southern Carter County. In 1820 he ran the largest operation for making gun barrels in the state. His shop was located near a creek to utilize its water power [State of TN; fam-ily genealogy; Noble].

Israel McInturff Jr ( -1845). gunsmith. 1833-45, shop on south bank of Rock Creek, civil district 7, Washington County [family genealogy; Noble].

[Trkdriver99]

Thank you very much for that Scooter.

When the weather gets a little better I will get a picture of the grave stones and post them.

Ronnie

[LynnC]

A McInturff Musket sounds very interesting - Would love to see some pictures.
Lynn

[Trkdriver99]

I will try to get pictures and post them if I can get the gentleman who owns it will agree.

Ronnie