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Linda,
I have a book on Greeneville called Greeneville, One Hundred Year Portrait 1775 - 1875 by Richard Harrison Doughty. This is what it says about Quaker Knobs.

"The Quakers and Manumission. The census of 1790 mentioned the existence of slavery in Greene county. About that same year a large number of Quakers or Friends began to come into the county from Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Among these Quaker pioneers were William Reese, Garrett and Peter Dillion, William and Abraham Smith, Solomon, David and John B. Beales, Samuel and Mordecai Ellis, Abraham Marshall, Samuel Pearson, Samuel Stanfield, and Geroge Hayworth. The presence of the name, Quaker Knobs, attests to the importance of the sect in early Greene County. Various meeting houses were established in the vicinity of Rhea-town and on Lick Creek. The New Hope Monthly Meeting was established in 1795, and acquired land for a church in that year on June 3 from Samuel Frazier. The grant was made to William Reese, George Haworth, Ellis Ellis and Sameul Ellis for three pounds, two shillings of Virginia money."

There is a picture of the New Hope Meeting House and it says "established 1795. Present structure dates from 1866."

Also just wanted you to know that Ellis, Sameul, and Mordecai are three people. The only other mention of any of them in the book is the following:

"The following gentlemen we understand are candidates at the ensuing Election.

Governor - John Sevier and Archibald Roane, Esquires
Congress - John Rhea, Esquire; for the state Legislature
Senate - John Gass and Ellis Ellis, Esquires"

If my memory serves me correct, esquire means lawyor.

So my suggestion it so try to find out where Samuel Frazier sold land (grant) to these 4 individuals. Shouldn't be too hard. The Greeneville Library is online. Also try the TNGenWeb for Greene Co.

Hope I helped out.
Kristie Simpson

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