First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Present-Day Descendants is a tribute to the men and women who established the great state of Tennessee.

A valuable reference volume, featuring:
  • Names of 2,200 of the state's first residents (as registered by their descendants), with birth and death dates and places, name of spouse, date and county of first settlement, and proof of residence.
  • Register of FFT members
  • Spouse index
  • Selected photos of FFT ancestors and descendants
  • History of Tennessee from earliest settlement to statehood
  • Maps of Tennessee county creations, 1777 - 1796
  • Listing of all Tennessee counties with creation dates and parent counties
  • More than 450 pages, hardbound, with jacket
The book is a culmination of the First Families of Tennessee (FFT) bicentennial project started by the East Tennessee Historical Society in 1992 to recognize the state's early residents and to identify their descendants. Pride in Tennessee heritage is overwhelming. FFT members now number more than 13,000 and are in all fifty states and eight foreign countries. Housed in the McClung Historical Collection of the Knox County Public Library, the FFT files comprise a one-of-a-kind collection of information about the state's earliest residents and are an important resource for historians and genealogists. You may order First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Their Present-Day Descendants by mail (personal check or credit card) or by telephone: 865-215-8824. To order by mail, please print out a copy of our FFT book order form*. Price--$55 ea.
Quantity discount (three or more copies): $50 ea.
Tennessee residents, add 9.25% sales tax
Shipping: $4 for first book, $2 for each additional Mail book fee to East Tennessee Historical Society
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901 Or order by phone: 865-215-8824. If you cannot download the book order form and cannot make your purchase by credit card over the phone, you may have an order form mailed to you. Please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the above address above. *You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print these documents (We recommend at least Reader 5.0). If you don't already have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, download it here (it's free).