Stan, Thanks for the info. I believe Clayburn BROWN was the husband of Sarah HARMON. They were md. Mar 8, 1881, in Bedford Co., VA Also, my thanks to Vanessa. Jerald Brown > > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:10:27 EST > From: Yelowstone@aol.com > To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROOTWALKER] BROWN, Claybourne, Hickman Co., TN Land Records > > Good morning Jerald, > > Thanks for the compliment about the ROOTWALKER website. It is a great > website but all of the credit for it goes to Vanessa Slea, owner of both > the > ROOTWALKER website and this mail list. > > The "Hickman County Deed Book B, 1811 - 1813" is the only deed book from > Hickman County, Tennessee, that we have in the ROOTWALKER library. > > In the "Hickman County Deed Book B" there is an entry for Mr. Claybourne > BROWN. This name is also spelled "Claburn" in the same document. The > front > of the document where the signatures are spells the name as Claburn but a > notation on the back of the document spells it as Clabourne. > > This deed is for land on Hurricane Creek and was registered on July 14, > 1813. > > The transaction transferring ownership of this land actually took place on > November 6, 1812, and was between James BRACKEN of Sumner County, > Tennessee, > and Mr. William BROWN of Humphreys County, Tennessee. > > This tract of land included 150 acres and sold to Mr. BROWN for $175.00. > > The Hurricane Creek that this land is on is a tributary to the Duck River. > > This land was part of a tract of land belonging to Mr. James BRACKEN that > originally included 333 acres. > > The people that signed this document were Mr. James BRACKEN, Mr. Claburn > BROWN and Mr. Kemp CRAWLEY, who signed by his mark. > > On the back of this document is a notation that this deed was proven in > open > court in April 1813 by the oaths of Mr. Claybourne BROWN and Mr. Kemp > CRAWLEY, and was also signed by Mr. William STONE, Clerk and Mr. Robert > ESTES, D.C. > > > > > > >