>From "North Carolina Land Grants recorded in Greene County, Tennessee" Compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner, 1983(?) >From introduction "Greene County Tennessee Records"--"Greene (now Tennessee) was formed in 1783 from Washington (now Tennessee). Washington County was formed in 1777 from the District of Washington. It was roughly the territory west of Wilkes County, North Carolina, between Wilkes and the Virginia line...." Page 160 (Page 367) No 1434--ALEXANDER BEATTY -- 80 acres on the waters of Lick Creek, adjoining James McBay, James Condry. Entered 6 March 1780. Sealed 12 April 1797. From: "Green County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts 1785 - 1810 Volumes 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8" abstracted by Joyce Martin Murray, Dallas, TX Page 71--(Deed Book 1, page 458)--Indenture JAMES BEATTY and Allen McDonald, both of Greene Co, TN, 50 pounds pd, 100 acres in said county on Lick Creek; adj Nathaniel Davis and John Howard, part tract granted to Martin Pruit from NC, No 1269. Wit: Daniel Morris, Andrew English. >From "Greene County, Tennessee Minutes of The Court of Common Pleas 1797 -1807" compiled by Sandra Kelton Houston Page 57 (Page 96 of Minute Book, Jan 1798) Thomas Robinson is appointed Overseer of the road from ___ and that George Hatcher, Gasper Rush, William Howard, Andrew Dobins, JAMES BEATY, Cornelius Newman, Cornelius Smith, John Goldman, John Newberry, John Robinson, Joseph Robinson, James Newberry, Abraham Wiliams, Joseph Bowman, William Gentry, William Phillips, James Patterson and William Patterson work under him on said road. Issd. Page 116 (Page 203 of MB)--I return Thomas Robeson and Henry Dryman for Overseers and the hands to work on the road is.....JAMES BEATY >From "Greene County, Tennessee Wills, 1783 -1890" compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner Page 4---Hugh Cameron, August session 1796, Greene County, Southern Territory. Wife: Elizabeth, Executors: Wife, Elizabeth, Robert Crockett. Dated: 2 January 1795. Witnesses: Andrew English, JAMES BEATY Page 8---Andrew English, son of John English, 1795, Greene County, South of Ohio. Wife, Agnes, full and free use of all property. Children: John, Thomas. Executors: wife, Agnes, father-in-law, Thomas Robison. Dated: 11 March 1797. Witnesses: Andrew English Senr., JAMES BEATY. Laurel Baty, L252