Timothy Reagan

Timothy Reagan, a soldier of the American Revolution, fought at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777 with Major General Marquis de Lafayette, where both men were wounded. In 1795, Reagan entered the wilderness of the Middle Creek area of Sevier County and was instrumental in the construction of Lawson's Fort. Near this site he built the first stocks used by the sheriff of Sevier County. A farmer and blacksmith, he was also well known by the early pioneers for his Irish sense of humor. He and his wife, Elizabeth Trigg (1760-1830), were the progenitors of many Sevier County descendants, most notably John Henniger Reagan (1818-1905), a Postmaster General of the Confederate States of America and later a United States Senator from the State of Texas.

Sevierville, Tennessee · United States