William Cage

William Cage, the head of the Sumner County Cages, was born in Virginia in 1745; served in the Revolutionary War with the rank of Major. Married, first, Elizabeth Douglass, daughter of Colonel Edward Douglass; second, Ann Morgan. Removed to Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1785, and settled at Cage's Bend. When the Territorial Government was organized, in 1790, he was appointed by Governor Blount, Sheriff of Sumner County, and by successive appointments served to 1796, when he was succeeded by his son, Reuben Cage, who served to 1800, when he was in turn succeeded b James Cage., William Cage died at his home in Cage's Bend, March 12, 1811. His tombstone bears this inscription: "William Cage, a major in the Revolutionary War. Died March 12, 1811.

From Jay Guy Cisco, Historic Sumner County, Folk-Keelin Printing Company (Nashville 1909).

David J. Chenault & Louisa Quisenberry

David J. Chenault is sometimes called "Tennessee David" to distinguish him from his father, "Kentucky David". Tennessee David married Louisa Quisenberry in 1827, and in 1836, settled in Sumner County, Tennessee, near Castalian Springs. In 1840, they built the home known as "Greenfield" on 800 acres of land bought from the Bledsoes at $20 per acre. The brick for the house was made from materials on the premises. There are eight rooms in the house. Four of them are 20 feet sqaure.

Before the beginning of the Civil War, David J. Chenault owned more than 2,000 acres of land.

From Chenault, Belle Montgomery, Descendants of Estienne Chenault, 1991 Ed. Gregath Publishing, (Cullman, AL 1992).