This page is dedicated to my ancestors in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. In order to better understand the life and times of our ancestors who lived in the area now known as Hancock Co., TN, I think it is important to know the history of the county. Click here for a description of the events leading up to the formation of Hancock Co., TN. Descendants of James Hartgrove/Hargraves Descendants of Mordecia Cunningham Descendants of Josiah Markham Descendants of Burwell Burchett Descendants of Samuel Rhea Descendants of William Buttry Descendants of Solomon Collins Descendants of Moses Johnson My Clinch Mountain Home Clinch Mountain Graphics Nickels Family History Charles F. Nickels Photograph Collection The Rural Studio