In which part of Tennessee was this unrecognized and autonomous territory co-founded by Samuel Wear located?
Samuel Wear:  He was one of the founders of the "Lost State of Franklin", and a drafter of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee. State of Franklin: The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland) was an unrecognized and autonomous territory located in what is today eastern Tennessee, United States.
eastern Tennessee