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The Livesay surname is familiar in East Tennessee as one of the names of early settlers that dates back to the 1700’s in what is now Hancock County.

Each year there is a national reunion and this year the setting will be Rogersville, on Sept. 7, 8 and 9.

Beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday, full days of activities are being planned both Friday and Saturday.

The historic Hale Springs Inn located just off the town square will be the gathering place and Livesays or relatives are invited to attend.

The Livesay family traces its lineage all the way back to 1160 in England. Thomas Livesay born in 1730 was the first Livesay that immigrated to America. He married Margaret Stones and came to America about 1760 with their four children.

Five more children were born while in America. George was the first born child in America. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier who married Nancy Anderson, and settled in Kyles Ford, a community in Upper East Tennessee. Most Livesays in this region have descended through his lineage.

Livesays are invited to come and update the national register on individual families while learning how to access and trace their families history. While there, attendees will get to visit with cousins they know as well as meet some new ones.

Several history learning sites will be visited including beginning the day traveling to Hancock County, exploring the jail museum, an 1847, two-story log home just restored and built by an ancestor, Milum Davis.

The highlight of the weekend is a sponsored meal on Saturday evening at the Hale Springs Inn for those registered.

Cousins may call Sue at 423-272-8162 or respond to ofoneaccord@yahoo.com with how many plan to attend.