I am not related to the Lynes at all, but I ran across a deed that may be helpful to Lyne family researchers and thought I would post a transcription. It takes a little explanation though. It's from Claiborne County, book A, page 15, a copy of which I got from the Claiborne County Register. It's clearly been handcopied sometime in the modern era and has at least two likely transcription errors; it refers, for instance, to Edward Lyne who I think was Edmund, and another passage that makes little sense probably said something else in the original. Also, the copy I got was cut off a bit on the right side; I've restored the text (in square brackets) as my best guess, and I don't think anything important was cut off, but Lyne researchers may want a clean copy. In any case, the most likely reading of this deed seems to indicate that Edmund Lyne had died, and heirs were selling off his full grant of 640 acres at Rob Camp. However, it appears that the people selling were not direct heirs of Edmund but of John Lyne; presumably, they are the children of John Lyne, who had also died, selling the part of Edmund's estate that John should have gotten. Alternately, they could be brothers and sisters of an unmarried John Lyne. As I said, I'm not related and haven't researched the family, but since the deed mentions heirs, I thought it might be useful to someone. The exact text: The following Deed is copied from book "A" page 14 This indenture made the seventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and one, between William Ly[ne], Henry Lyne, Edward How, and Anna his wife of the stat[e] of Virginia and William Starling and Susanna his wife [of] the State of Kentucky. for themselves and as legatee [sic] of John Lyne deceased all legatees or divisees of Edward Lyne deceased of the one part and James Overton and John Riley of Russell County and State of Virginia of the other part. Witnesseth that the said William Lyne, Henry Henry [sic] Edward How, and Ann [sic] his wife and William Starli[ng] and Susanna his wife for themselves for John Lyne decea[sed] in consideration of one hundred pounds current money of Virginia in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby ack[n]owledged has granted bargained and sold, and by these present [sic] doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Ja[mes] Overton and John Riley a tract of land in the county of Hawkins, and State of Tennessee called Rob Camp, containing six [?] hundred and forty acres be the sam[e] more or less, and bounded as follows: Beginning a[t] a large Beech on the bank of the river, thence runnin[g] up the river North forty five degrees east four hu[n]dred and forty poles to a hickory and Elm, thence due north two hundred and twenty six to a red oak, thence south forty three degrees west Six [?] hundred and twenty poles to a stake, thence sout[h] forty five degrees east two hundred and four poles to the beginning. Granted from the State [of] North Carolina the ninth day of August one th[ou]sand Seven hundred and eighty seven, with all ways woods waters advantages, appurtenances, th[ere]unto belonging or in any wise appertaining or [unknown missing words] There from refitting [*], to have and to hold the sai[d] land and premises hereby conveyed to them t[he] said James Overton and John Riley their heirs a[nd] assigns forever, as to rents in covenants to them and their own proper use and behoof [sic] and the said William Lyne, Henry Lyne, Edward How an[d] Ann [sic] his wife and William Sterling [sic] and Susan[na] his wife for themselves and as legatee of John Lyn[e] deceased do command and grant to and with the sa[me] James Overton and John Riley that [several words cut off; may be "they will warrant"] should be lost by a better title than the title of aforesaid Edward Lyne deceased. In witness whereof the said William Lyne Henry Lyne, Edward How and Ann his wife, and William Starling and Susanna his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written Thomas Starling for [seal] William Lyne [seal] Henry Lyne [seal] William Starling [seal] Edward How [seal] sealed and delivered in the presence of George James, James Morgan James Estep Registered April the Seventeenth day, one thousand Eight hundred and two by me Ezekial Craft, R. C. C. [* Although the transcription matches the deed as copied, the section from "or" to the "*" probably said something in the original similar to "and reversion or reversions".] -- Phillip A. Walker [email protected]