The following are from the records of the Second Surveyor's District. All of the Hall surveys in the entire Second District are included. The surveys are in order of entry in the survey books (by book and page number). Most are abstracted and a few are transcribed, with the abstracts and transcriptions following the survey index data: Name Bk/pg acres location No. Date ---- ----- ----- -------- --- ---- James Hall A 378 300 Waters of Dry Fork of Stones River 415 25 May 1808 Francis Nash, James Hamilton, CC; including said Hall's improvement; waters of the dry fork of the little W fork of Stones River Thomas Hall A 404 300 Cove Spring Creek of Elk 525 25 March 1808 P5101855; abuts Hugh Robertson, Hughes and Isaac Robertson, CCs John Hall B 23 122 Both sides of Duck River 645 8 June 1808 P5101942; in Warren County including his improvement, borders Bradshaw's 200 acre occupant claim; William Morton and John Hall, markers Nathaniel Hall B 72 283 Cove Spring Creek 703 6 April 1808 P5101993; no basis given, but eventually tied to purchase grant in marginal notes; abuts Thomas Rich, William Bean; John McPeak, George Conna CC Thomas Hall C 181 3,000 Elk River 1312 3 Nov 1808 P5112495; founded on warrant 507 for 3,000 acres issued by John Armstrong's office to Thomas Hall on 10 July 1784; abuts Edward Kerry, James Winchester, Edward Harris; William Greenwood, James May, SCC Benjamin Hall D 58 55 Waters of Globe? Creek 1890 15 Sept 1809 John Hall D 321 50 S side of Duck River 2261 12 May 1809 John Hall F 94 25 N fork of Barren fork of Duck River 3690 5 Aug 1813 Benjamin Hall G 130 24 ¾ Headwaters of Globe? Creek 4643 16 Aug 1814 James Y Green Thomas Grant, CC David Hall G 532 50 acres waters of Caney Spring Cr. 5500 8 Feb 1815 State of Tennessee, Second District By virtue of entry number 7510 dated 3 February 1815 founded on certificate number 2011 for 50 acres issued to Samuel Briley at the particular insistence and request of David Hall assignee of said Briley I have surveyed for him a tract of land containing 50 acres situate in Bedford County on the waters of Caney Spring Cr. beginning on elm marked H being the northwest corner of Elias Billington tract of land and in the east boundary line of David Wilson, running from thence north 109 poles to an ash and cedar in the south boundary line of Asa Fonville's late entry, thence east 73 4/10 of a pole to two cedars, thence South 109 poles to a cedar and Spanish oak in the north boundary line of said Billington, thence west 73 poles and 4/10 of a pole to the beginning. Surveyed the 8th of February 1815 by: Joseph Neil, District Surveyor, Second District Ezekiel Billington Sr. and Ezekiel Billington Jr., Sworn Chain Carriers Transmitted 18 October 1815 by David Hall Marginal notation: Withdrawn with a date of 24 February 1815 noted Asa Fonville G 535 20 Caney Spring Creek 5505 1 Feb 1815 Book G, Page 535, Survey 5505 State of Tennessee, Second District By virtue of entry number 6689 dated August 15, 1814 founded on certificate number 1809 for 785 acres issued to Amos Balch by the register of West Tennessee on the 7th of July 1814 at the particular insistence and request of Asa Fonville assignee of John B. Hogg, I have surveyed for him a tract of land containing 20 acres situate in Bedford County on the waters of Caney Spring Creek. Beginning at the south west corner of a 100 acre entry in the name of William Woods on the east boundary line of David Wilson's tract on an elm and dogwood, thence with his line south 113 poles to an elm and Hickory, thence east 36 poles and 4/10 of a poles to a post oak and cedar, thence north 36 poles and 4/10 of a pole to a hickory in the south boundary line of a survey in the name of William Bruce, thence west with said that line 16 poles and 4/10 of a pole to a hickory and cedar, the southwest corner of said the Bruce, thence north 94 poles with Bruce's west boundary line to a stake in the south boundary line of William Woods tract, thence with Woods line West 20 poles to the beginning. Surveyed ninth day of February 1815 by: Joseph Neil, District surveyor, Second District John Mooney and Michael Robertson, Transmitted 22 December 1815 by Asa Fonville Elias Billington G 533 4 acres waters Caney Spring Creek 5503 2 Feb 1815 Book G, page 533, survey 5503 State of Tennessee, Second District By virtue of entry number 7507 dated to February 1815 founded on the certificate number 1764 or 500 acres issued to John B. Hogg by the register of West Tennessee on the 29th of May 1814, I have surveyed for Elias Billington assignee of Asa Fonville, four acres and 23 poles situate in Bedford County on the waters of Caney Spring Creek which by the specialties of the calls and interpretations of claims leaves a balance of 14 acres and 13 poles. Beginning on the west of boundary line of Patrick Mooney's survey in the northeast corner of a survey in the name of Elias Billington on a black oak lettered A running from thence west with the north boundary line of said at Billington survey 24 1/2 poles to a cedar and hickory and Elm, the northwest corner of a survey in the name of said Billington in the east boundary line of Elliott's survey thence north was said Elliott's line 26 poles to the south boundary line of a survey in the name of Tillman to a cedar and ash and,, thence with said Tillman's line east 25 1/2 poles to the northeast corner of Patrick Mooney tract, a black oak, thence with said Mooney's west boundary line 26 goals to the beginning. Surveyed the 2nd day of February 1815 by: Joseph Neil, District surveyor, second District Ruh Walker, Ezekiel Billington Jr., SCC Transmitted 25 April 1817 by Elias Billington Pennual Billington G 534 100 waters of spring Creek 5504 2 Feb 1815 Book G, page 534, survey 5504 State of Tennessee, second District By virtue of entry number 6675 dated August 12, 1814 founded on certificate number 1014 for 100 acres issued to Nicholas Wilburn by the register of West Tennessee on the 16th of May 1812 I have surveyed for Pennual Billington assignee of Nicholas Wilburn 96 acres 128 Poles which by the specialties of the calls leaves a balance of three acres and 32 poles. Situate in Bedford County on the waters of Spring Creek Beginning 13 poles south of Elias Billington south west corner of his 100 acre tract on a cedar running from thence west 88 Poles to a cedar thence North 176 poles to a black oak and cedar, thence east 88 Poles to two hickories in the west boundary line of a 100 acre survey in the name of Elias Billington, thence South 166 poles to the beginning. Surveyed the second day of February 1815 by: Joseph Neil, District surveyor, Second District Richard Walker Ezekiel Billington, Jr., SCC Transmitted 28 October 1817 Pennual Billington Marginal note: Withdrawn 24 Feb 1815 Hilliard Hall H 138 5 Headwaters Tucker's Creek 5824 8 April 1815 Henry Hall H 434 70 Waters of Cedar Creek 6419 21 Nov 1815 Jessie Hall J 55 50 Brewer's Creek of Duck River 6814 1 Aug 1816 Asa Hall J 60 30 W fork of Flint River 6824 13 Jun 1816 John Hall J 52 50 E waters of Sinking Creek 6868 18 July 1816 Josiah Hall J 101 20 Waters Thompson's Creek 6903 29 Aug 1816 Joel Hall K 48 30 Waters of Brewer's Creek 7666 22 Jan 1818 John Hall K 48 30 Barren fork of Duck River 7666 22 Jan 1818 Joseph Hall K 281 5 East Fork of Byley's Creek 8124 12 April 1819 James Hall K 444 15 Little Hurricane Creek of Elk 8429 29 Aug 1820 David Hall L 162 50 West Fork of Stones River 8884 29 Aug 1823 based on a purchased warrant; 50 acres in Rutherford County on Bryley's branch waters of the west fork of Stones River; abuts: procession for George Brewer? now fallen into disuse, road leading from Murfreesboro to Shelbyville; Andrew Parker and William Parker, SCC; transmitted 11 Aug 1823 by Edward Johnson