DAVID LOONEY OWNED ORIGINAL LOT IN NASHVILLE On August 16, 1784, David Looney was deeded lot No. 33 in Nashville. The town trustees were the grantor. He paid four pounds and the lot was an acre, or a little more. Several other people received identical deeds (except for grantee's names and lot number). One possible explanation would be that officials were trying to get Nashville to grow. The condition in the deeds called for the construction of "one well framed square log brick or stone house sixteen feet square at least......" within 3 years. The lot was only about 600-700 feet from the public square, so it was centrally located. This discovery was especially interesting because this bit of information hasn't been discussed much. It is not known if David Looney used this lot. He had land in Sumner County (20 miles northeast of Nashville) and in what became Maury County (30-40 miles south of Nashville), so this would have been a good place to "lay over" as he travelled between his various tracts of land in the Middle District (Tennessee after 1796). It is known that David Looney owned this tract for the rest of his life (until 1804-05). In his Will David Looney listed his land and described who would get it, but failed to mention lot No. 33 in Nashville. On May 20, 1818, Jeremiah Taylor (David's son-in-law), acting in behalf of the heirs of David Looney, deceased, sold lot No. 33 to Robert C. Foster ( a lawyer) for $100.00. Robert Looney (David's son) of Smith County sold his share to Foster for $1.00 on December 19, 1821. The deed says Robert got this land "....as one of the Legatees of my Father David Looney....." David Looney (Jr) of Randolph County, Illinois, sold his interest to Foster for $5.00 on June 3, 1822. Using maps in the Tennessee State Archives and Library, the exact locastion of this lot was found to be on Third Aenue (old College Stre! et) just before the railroad tracks. It is right across from the intersection of Jo Johnston Street with Thirt Avenue. Today parking lots, railroad tracks and large buildings cover this land. Madge Looney Crane and Phillip L. Crane We made another trip in early August to see Disney World in Orlando, Florida. We made four side trips to see---what else?---four places with Looney connedtions. Will write them up later.