This is the military grant that Alexander Kirkpatrick received from Mark Rogers for land in Sumner County, TN (later Wilson County, TN) Orange County, NC deeds original deeds for Alexander (and Jane) from 1793 NORTH CAROLINA - Vol. 1, Page 161 - North Carolina Land Grant Sumner County - To all to whom these presents shall come: Greetings: Know ye that for and in consideration of the original bravery and persevering zeal, Mark Rogers, a private in the sole line of duty has given, granted and by these presents do give and grant unto Alexander Kirkpatrick, assign of heirs of said heirs of Mark Rogers, a tract of land containing six hundred and forty acres, lying and being in the county of Sumner on the North side of the Cumberland River. Beginning at a beach on the bank of the river at the lower edge end of the front bluff below the Virginia line running up the river agreeable to it's several meanders to all emersions of the bank of the river, then West four hundred and six poles to a stake, then south two hundred and seventy-two poles to a stake, then East four hundred ninety-two poles to the beginning as by the plot hereunto un-annexed doth appear together with all woods, waters, minerals, mines and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining to the whole, to the said Alexander Kirkpatrick, his heirs and assigns forever, yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may direct. Provided always that the said Alexander Kirkpatrick shall cause this grant to be registered in the Registrar's office of our said County of Sumner within twelve month's of the date hereof otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect. Witness: Samuel Johnston Esquire and Commander in Chief at Fayetteville, the Twenty-seventh day of November in the fourteenth year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine. By his Excellency Commander Samuel Johnston O. Glasgow - Secretary, C. W. Robertson (No.: 3374. To whom granted and rank: The heirs of Mark Rogers : Capt. M. Shelby)