Haywood County in west Tennessee, created in 1823–24 from part of Madison County, was named for him. John HAYWOOD, jurist, was born in Halifax county, N.C., March 16, 1762; son of Egbert Haywood, an officer in the American army in the Revolutionary war; and a nephew of Col. John Haywood, colonist, a native of Barbados, W.I. He possessed an ungainly physique and an unpleasant voice. He educated himself, and by his indomitable will he became a successful lawyer. He was attorney-general of the state, 1791-94, and judge of the superior court, 1794-1800, when he resigned his office to become attorney for Col. James Glasgow, Secretary of state of North Carolina, from whom he accepted a fee of $1000 to defend him, and when his client was convicted of fraud in issuing land-warrants, Judge Haywood incurred so much odium for defending him that he was obliged to leave the state. About 1810 or 1811 he settled at "Tusculum," an estate seven miles from Nashville, Tenn., and took high rank as an advocate. He was presiding judge of the supreme court of Tennessee, 1812-26. He is the author of: A Manual of the Laws of North Carolina (1801); Haywood's Justice and N.C. Law Reports, 1789-1806; Haywood's Tennessee Reports (1816-18); Statute Laws of Tennessee, in conjunction with R. L. Cobbs (1831); The Civil and Political History of Tennessee from Its Earliest Settlement to 1796 (1823); Natural and Aboriginal History of Tennessee (1823) in which he undertook to prove the descent of the American Indians from the ancient Jews; and Christian Advocate in which he discussed the power of water-witches and various occult subjects. He died in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 12, 1826.
Haywood County in west Tennessee, created in 1823–24 from part of Madison County, was named for him. John HAYWOOD, jurist, was born in Halifax county, N.C., March 16, 1762; son of Egbert Haywood, an officer in the American army in the Revolutionary war; and a nephew of Col. John Haywood, colonist, a native of Barbados, W.I. He possessed an ungainly physique and an unpleasant voice. He educated himself, and by his indomitable will he became a successful lawyer. He was attorney-general of the state, 1791-94, and judge of the superior court, 1794-1800, when he resigned his office to become attorney for Col. James Glasgow, Secretary of state of North Carolina, from whom he accepted a fee of $1000 to defend him, and when his client was convicted of fraud in issuing land-warrants, Judge Haywood incurred so much odium for defending him that he was obliged to leave the state. About 1810 or 1811 he settled at "Tusculum," an estate seven miles from Nashville, Tenn., and took high rank as an advocate. He was presiding judge of the supreme court of Tennessee, 1812-26. He is the author of: A Manual of the Laws of North Carolina (1801); Haywood's Justice and N.C. Law Reports, 1789-1806; Haywood's Tennessee Reports (1816-18); Statute Laws of Tennessee, in conjunction with R. L. Cobbs (1831); The Civil and Political History of Tennessee from Its Earliest Settlement to 1796 (1823); Natural and Aboriginal History of Tennessee (1823) in which he undertook to prove the descent of the American Indians from the ancient Jews; and Christian Advocate in which he discussed the power of water-witches and various occult subjects. He died in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 12, 1826.
Bio by: Charlotte Ann Price
