[email protected] writes: I just thought perhaps somewhere there was a book or listing of what free land the defenders of Ft Nashborough got. The preemptors grants abstracted by Griffey are the 640 tracts that the first settlers received for defending the Cumberland settlements. Much of the land was traded and sold before the cetificates were issued. The grants weren't actually free. Only a select few had the registration/surveyor fees waived. Most of the settlers paid a fee and I think it was 10 pounds per 100 acres but would have to check. Is the Henry Turney on page 4 in Griffey's book a different one than yours? As I wrote earlier there is no charge to request a check of the will book index at Metro Archives and if the document is found the fee is $3.00 for a copy. The Sept 1782 date you have may be a mistake as the land in the area was not granted until after that date. Perhaps someone on the list has volume 1 of Davidson County, Tennessee wills & inventories compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh and can check to see if Henry Turney is listed in the index.

okay - I thought the preemptors book was just the men who were on the land in 1783......so all the men in this book were original settlers of Ft Nashborough? Duh! You can see why I need help. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:59 AM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] TNDAVIDS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 26 > > > [email protected] writes: > > I just thought perhaps somewhere there was a book or listing of what free > land the defenders of Ft Nashborough got. > > > The preemptors grants abstracted by Griffey are the 640 tracts that the > first settlers received for defending the Cumberland settlements. Much of the > land was traded and sold before the cetificates were issued. The grants > weren't actually free. Only a select few had the registration/surveyor fees > waived. Most of the settlers paid a fee and I think it was 10 pounds per 100 acres > but would have to check. Is the Henry Turney on page 4 in Griffey's book a > different one than yours? As I wrote earlier there is no charge to request a > check of the will book index at Metro Archives and if the document is found > the fee is $3.00 for a copy. The Sept 1782 date you have may be a mistake as > the land in the area was not granted until after that date. Perhaps someone > on the list has volume 1 of Davidson County, Tennessee wills & inventories > compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh and can check to see if Henry Turney > is listed in the index. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >