This is the first of two messages with Hall and some associated deeds. Most are abstracted and a few are transcribed. One particular question is whether the Halls in the 1st and 2nd CDs who settled along Noah's Fork are related to the Halls who settled in the 13th CD (that went into Marshall County when it was formed in 1836). Ezekial Billington from William House 1811 C 339 22 Jan 1811; Ezekiel Billington of Williamson County, TN; Wm House of BCT; $700 for 400 acres in BCT near Duck River part of a 879 acre tract granted to Abraham Lander by NC; begins at David Wilsons SW corner, S with Richard Trotter's line 310p, E 205p, N 310p, W 205p to the beginning and containing a sink hole spring; Wit: James House, Penuel Billington John Hall from George Martin 1808 C 419 3 Nov 1808; both of Dickson County, TN; $300 for 156 acres on the waters of Sugar Creek, S side of Duck River; abuts Greer; Witness: Robert Dickson, Jacob Harmon, George Clifft, Joshua Brown, Richard Burgess, Alexander Martin Elisha Hall from William Bond 1812 D 116 14 April 1812; William Bond of Orange County NC to Eliaha Hall of BCT; $600 for 196 1/4 acres on Powell's Creek and Martin's Creek, S side of Duck River; abuts Thomas and Alexander Greer's 5,000 acre tract, George Doherty; part of 1280 acres granted bt NC To George Doherty; witness: Daniel Gilchrist, George Campbell Fergus Hall to Patton & Erwin 1812 D 334 14 December 1812; Patton & Erwin of Buncombe, NC to Fergus Hall of Sumner, TN; $800 for 450 acres on the S fork of Duck River, part of grant #223 [in the Three Forks area, NE quarter of BCT]; no abutters listed; witness: H. Grove, John Ewell Elisha Hall to Jonathan Barrett 1813 D 493 27 December 1813; both of BCT; $300 for 100 acres on the waters of Flat Creek near the Fayetteville Road, S side of Duck River; witness: James McKissick, L. S. Erwin? Elesha Hall to John Hix (Hicks) 1813 D 535 27 December 1813; both of BCT; $400 for 50 acres on the waters of Flat Creek; abuts Patton and Nichols, a spring; witness: James McKissick, James Barrett <by mark> Elisha Hall to Joshua Yates 1814 E 57 25 April 1814; both of BCT; $900 for 301 acres on the waters of Big Flat Creek, S side of Duck River; begins on the dividing line between Patton and Green near the Fayetteville Road; abuts Hall; no witnesses; Elisha Hall signs Jeremiah Hall to James Nosworthy 1814 E 241 both of BCT; $500 for 50 acres on the waters of Sugar Creek, S side of Duck River; abuts the section line; witness: Daniel Saling, Jacob King Ezekiel Billington to John and David Hall 1814 E 262 30 December 1813; Ezekiel Billington of BCT to John and David Hall of Sumner County TN; $400 for "...a certain tract or parcel of land containing 238 acres be the same more or less in Bedford County on the north side of Duck R. being part of a 1500 acre tract granted to George Davidson. Beginning at John Warner's northeast corner dogwood and runs north 164 poles to an elm and chinquapin oak thence west 260 poles to a stake in mulberry thence south 130 [poles] to a Hickory thence east 135 poles to a mulberry thence south 34 poles to a black gum, John Warner's northwest corner, thence east to the beginning..."; witness: James Billington, Absolom Fry James Hall to James Hobbs Bradford 1813 E 309 James Hall of Clark County MS to James Hobbs Bradford, son of Hamilton Bradford of BCT; for "value received" conveys all his right title and interest in a negro woman named Page and two feather beds; witness: John Bradford, James McFarland, John Warner; James Hall signs Thomas T. Hall from Alexander Neill ? E 342 2 October 1814; both of BCT; $159 for 53 acres between the E and W forks of Rock Creek, S side of Duck River; abuts Robert Hunter 83 acre survey; witness: John Reed, John Cathy Elisha Hall to Joseph Collins 1815 F 111 24 July 1815; both of BCT; $400 for 100 acres near Flat Creek; abuts William Stewart, John Hix, William Wallace, Patton and Wallace; "including an improvement that John Hix made for William McMurty"; no witnesses Ezekiel Bittington to Ephriam Davidson 1816 F 286 25 Sept 1813; Ephriam Davidson if Iredelle County, NC to Ezekiel Bittington of BCT; $150 for 269 acres on N side of Duck River, part of a 1500 acre tract granted to George Davidson; abuts John Warner, said Bittington; no witnesses signed by John Jones, attorney in fact for Ephriam Davidson Thomas F. Hall from Alex Heill 1815 F 342 not in Book F; a range of the consolidated index looks bad near here John Hall to John Harmon 1816 F 396 2 January 1816; John Hall of Dixon County, TN to John Harmon of BCT; amount not given for 100 acres on Sugar Creek, S side of Duck River; begins on a corner of a tract conveyed to Hall by Sarah Cleft; "with its various tenemants"; abuts Thomas Greer; witness: Stephen Rogers Joseph Steele to David Mabion 1816 F 462 see partial transcription below William M. Hall from Joseph Steele 1816 F 496 6 March 1816; both of BCT; $416.66 for 125 acres and 30 poles "lying on the waters of the North Fork of Duck River in lower? part of Weakley's Creek"; beginning at the mouth of Weakley's Creek; abuts Hugh McBride, Wilson, North Fork; witness: William Locke, Samuel Bell Also see partial transcription below. John Hall Sr. to John Hall Jr. 1816 G 126 2 January 1816; John Hall of Dixon County, TN to John Hall Jr. of BCT; 11 acres on waters of Sugar Creek, S side of Duck River; abuts: Thomas Greer; witness: Stephen Rogers [very similar wording to deed F 496] Elias Billington to James Walker 1816 H 23 26 June 1817; both of Bedford TN; $100 for 85 acres on the waters of Caney Spring Creek; abuts George Farning?[caution: there are multiple page 23's in this volume]; no witnesses William Hall from Andrew Jones 1816 H 45 14 September 1816; both of BCT; $350 for 74 acres on the waters of Noah's Fork of Duck River part of Grant #217 [far NE corner of BCT]; abuts William Elam; witness: E. Watkins, John Jones, J. W. ? Elias Bittington to George Ferrier 1817 H 59 7 May 1817; both of BCT; $350 for 68 1/2 acres on the waters of Caney Spring Creek, part of a tract of 150 acres granted to R.? Mooney; begins on the SW corner of the original grant; witness: Ezekiel Cherry, James Walker William Hall from Andrew Jones 1816 H 71 14 September 1816; both of BCT; $150 for 25 acres on Noah's Fork of Duck River, part of Grant #217; begins 16 poles W of Andrew Jone's beginning corner of his 70 acre tract; abuts Elam; witness E. Watkins, William Elam Jeremiah Hall to William Carlisle 1817 H 178 17 October 1817; both of BCT; $500 for 50 acres on the waters of Sugar Creek, S side of Duck River; abuts the section line; witness: Aaron Gambrel, Samuel Anderson James Hall from John Hall 1817 H 197 29 August 1817; David Hall to James Hall; both of BCT; $425 for 238 acres, "the tract where said James now lives" on the N side of Duck River; abuts: Warner; witness: Lemuel Bittington, Elias Bittington Elisha Hall to John Robertson 1817 H 236 28 September 1817; Elias Hall of BCT to John Robertson of Franklin County, TN; $1,600 for 197 3/4 acres on the waters of Sugar Creek; abuts the section line, Thomas Greer; witness: Robert A. Robertson, Andrew Morrison Spencer Hall? from Samuel Bell 1818 H 330 9 April 1818; both of BCT; $800 for 80 acres on the W side of Alexander's Creek; abuts: 3000 acre grant by state of NC to Ebenezer Alexander, 5,000 acre grant by state of NC to Joseph Greer?, Joseph Sanders; witness: J. H. Bell, Thomas Primson? Elias Hall from Edmond Word 1817 H 359 not found Thomas J. Hall from David Hayes Miller 1817 H 362 13 December 1817; both of BCT; $440 for 83 acres on waters of Rock Creek; no abutters listed; witness: Allen Luper, James Ewing David Hall to William Penston 1817 H 394 see transcription in part 2 William Hall to John Keel Sr. 1818 J 40 28 April 1818; both of BCT; $598 for 74 acres on Noah's Fork, part of Grant #217; abuts William Elam; witness: Matt Martin, Richard Keel, Jacob Keller William Hall to John Keel 1818 J 82 28 April 1818; both of BCT; $202 for ? on Noah's Fork, part of Grant #217; abuts William Hall's beginning corner, Elam; witness: Matt Martin, Richard Keel, Jacob Keller P. Billington from Patrick Money 1819 K 231 20 May 1817; both of BCT; $400 for 80 acres on N side of Duck River, waters of Caney Spring Creek; beginning 40 poles N of a sink hole spring on an oak marked PM, W 2 chains 50 links, S 122p, E 106p, N 122p, W to the beginning Wit: Ezekel Billington, James Billington Patrick Money <signed by mark> John Hall from William Hartsfield 1819 K 245 in volume index but a different deed in on page 245, searched around it and did not find this deed; a range of deed pages near here appear to be misindexed. David Hall from Joseph Steele 1819 L 102 see transcription in Part 2 William Hall to James Keele 1820 M 16 25 August 1819; both of BCT; $400 for 80 acres known as Grant #1235on Nall's Creek, a branch of the Garrison Fork of Duck River, begins on the S boundary line of a 5000 acre tract of Andrew Erwin about 20 poles W of the house where James Keele now lives; no other abutters listed; witness: J. Walker, S. Patton, Jacob Lemore Elias Billington to Pannel Billington 1820 M 21 23 Feb 1819; both of BCT; $44 for 12 acres on the waters of Caney Spring Creek, beginning in Bennett Billington's NW boundary line, N 82p, W 25p, N 22p, E 25p to the beginning; Wit: James Billington, John Billington William Hall to James Keele 1820 M 81 14 February 1820; both of BCT; $100 for 20 acres on Nall's Creek; abuts James Keele's 80 acre tract [see earlier deed in this book M page 16]; witness: D. Patton, James Yell, Nathaniel Brashear [by mark] James Hall from Henry Saling 1822 P 127 24 September 1822; Power of Attorney from Hickerson Burnham and Henry Saling late of BCT but now residents of Howard County, MO to James Hall, formery of BCT but now a resident of Clay County, MO; in August or September 1820, Burnham and Saling sold to Thomas Green 150 acres on E waters of Rock Creek and now authorize James Hall to execute a deed for that land on their behalf John Hall to Richard Burgess 1823 Q 197 no residences given; $100 for 50 acres on the E branch of Sinking Creek; abuts Edward King, George Laden, Tully Blond?; witness: King Robison, Joseph Patton Elias Billington from David Dryden et al 1832 R 33 Bedford County Tennessee deeds, Book R, Page 33 Know all men by these presents that we viz: David Dryden, guardian for Nancy Gates, William H. Gates, Benjamin D. Gates, and Alexander Gates, minor children of Alan Gates and his wife Elizabeth and Thomas Powdwell and his wife Elizabeth, Abraham Lerome? and his wife Susan Lerome? the said Elias and Susan being also children of said Alan Gates and his wife Elizabeth, have this day received from Elias Billington the sum of $450 being in full for the price or value of a Negro boy named George alias Barnes which was mortgaged by Alan Gates to Elias Billington being the child of a Negro woman named Maggie alias Mary who was left and her increase to the said he listened with wife of said Alan Gates during her life of the last will and testament of William H. Allen, and after her death the east to go to all the children of the said Elizabeth which he might have by her husband Alan Gates which said a Negro boy George the said Elias Billington sold and converted to his own use after the mortgage given to him by Alan Gates which bears date on eighth day of April 1816. And we do by these presents hereby release, discharge and forever quit claim the said Elias Billington from any claim or demand whether in law or equity which the aforesaid named children of Alan Gates and his wife Elizabeth may or could recover against him in consequence of the said Elias having sold said Negro George and we do hereby release and discharge him from all suits for the same weather in law or equity. In witness whereof we have hereunto set her hand and affixed are seal this [blank] day of [blank] 1823 Daniel Dryden [signed] Abraham Loronn? [signed] Thomas Powdrill [signed] Penuel Billington from Ezekiel Cherry 1824 R 303 17 Mar 1823; both of BCT; $300 for 50 acres on the waters of Caney Spring Creek; beginning at the SE corner of a 160 tract granted to George Tillman, N 188p to the S boundary line of a 1000 acre tract originally granted to Robert Hayes, with his [Hay's] line to a line marked for Hugh Morris, S with said Morris' line 130 p to the heirs of Simon Elliot's N boundary line, it being the NW corner of a tract of land assigned to said Penuel Billington by Patrick Rooney, E with said Billingtons line to the beginning Wit: John Wortham, James Brittain James Hall to Lemuel Bass 1823 R 464 see transcription in part 2 James & Wesley Hall from Andrew Erwin 1825 T 51 11 Oct 1824; both of BCT; $500 for 68 acres on the waters of Noah's Fork of Duck River, part of Grant #217; abuts Joseph Anderson's Grant #220 "as run by John Drake in 1807", Jacob Nichols; witness: A. Erwin, Jr., Richard S. Arrington Fergus Hall to Milus? Hall 1825 U 158 1 Oct 1825; Fergus Hall of BCT; $200 for a negro boy Gilbert age 6