My relatives didn't show up either, yet they were also there. Nita Phillips Sandra Lee wrote: > Can someone please tell me something about land grants? Does anyone know how > long it took before someone took possession of the land? > > I have a copy of a Perry Co land grant dated Jan 1835 to a Drury SAVAGE. I > think it was in the part of Perry Co that later became Decatur Co because he > shows up in the 1850 Decatur Co, TN, census. > > However, there are no SAVAGEs in the 1840 Perry Co, TN, census, so it is a > mystery to me where he is. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Thanks for your help. > > Sandra > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp