Mary, I have just joined the list. I have a question, it may sound dumb, but what is a preemptors book? Linda with Allen, Carlisle, May and Seaton roots in Nashville. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Miller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Land of settlers of Ft Nashborough >I have the preemptors book by Irene M. Griffey and in the index it says 17 > heirs of Daniel Turney, but looking at page 17 - 16 Jan 1783 179. Danl. > Turners Heirs obtained a pre empn of 640 acres of land lying on the South > west branch os Station Camp Creek two miles South of Huston's land. > > this is a Turner not a Turney..... > > but 16 Jan 1783 (p 16) is found: > 164. The heirs of Patrick Quigley, dec'd obtained a pre emption of 640 > acres of land lying on the waters of big Harpath on a Creek known by the > name of Turney's Creek includ'g a Spring and marked on a tree with J T, > begin'g 300 yds above the Spring upon the Creek running South for > compliment. > > this Turney's Creek mentioned is on the SpringHaven land - this is Tn land > grant 98, warrant 179 made 1786 in Davidson Co - later fell in > Sumner.....it > is in Hendersonville - part given by Henry Turney to son-in-law John > Looney, > part to son-in-law John Barnes. Henry apparently did not pay tax on it > and > almost lost it a few years later, but sold the remining land to an E. > Sanders in 1801. Spring Haven was built I think ca 1830 or so. (Peter > Looney had been a neighbor in 1783). This land today is around the 4 > acres > or so in middle of Hendersonville > 545 East Main Street > hendersonville, Sumner Co Tn. > (Hendersonville was settled I think ca 1784, so Henry was once again in > 1783 > speculating that this land would be in a good spot). > > I don't know if Henry ever lived on this land - don't think so. Don't > think > he ever built a house here, and all 640 acres are accounted for with none > being owned by a Daniel Chambers - so not the free 640 acres. > > Mary > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Land of settlers of Ft Nashborough > > >> >> >> There are no Davidson Co. TN deed or will records in 1782. Davidson Co. > was >> created in 1783, and recording of deeds began in 1784. The county court >> first met in 1783. >> Henry Turney received a preemptors grant on Jan. 3rd 1783, of 640 acres > on >> the So. side of Harpeth River about a mile above Clay Lick. This land >> was > in >> Davidson Co. in 1783 and I think it would be in Dickson Co., today. On > Jan. >> 16, 1783 the heirs of Daniel Turney received a preemptors grant of 640 > acres >> lying on the South west branch of Station Camp Creek two miles south of >> Huston's land. >> You can write to Metro Archives and ask for a search in the index for > county >> court and/or will book index for Henry Turney in the time period you are >> interested in. The research policy will give you information on where >> to > write >> and what the fees will be if a records is found. Enclose a self > addressed >> stamped envelope with your request. >> > _http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives/researchpolicy.htm > l_ >> > (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives/researchpolicy.htm > l) >> Earliest Davidson County, TN records are: >> Marriage books and original bonds and licenses from 1789 >> Will books and original loose wills from 1784 (The oldest original will > was >> written in 1780 but not recorded until after the establishment of the > county) >> Deed records from 1784 (Grants from this time period and earlier were a >> North Carolina State record and not held by the county) >> County Court minute books from 1783 >> Circuit Court minute books from 1803 >> Chancery Court minute books and case files from 1846 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >