>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 78: No 350 $3.12 1/2 25 acres William S./B.(?) Gray enters 25 acres of land in Franklin county along the base of the Cumberland Mountain- Beginning at a dogwood south Wt. corner to the survey in the name of Thomas Smiley and runs southwardly southwestwardly & c for complement to the best advantage including the land between the mountain & sd. Smileys lines & the spring a above Joshua Townsends old place 25th Sept 1824. Geo. Gray, Locator No 351 $6.25 50 acres Thomas L. Gray enters 50 acres of land in Franklin county on the south side of Elk river- Beginning at a black oak and hickory north boundary line of a tract of 157 acres 57/100 granted to John Haywood & runs west 120 poles to his northwest corner and north with the east boundary line of Howell Tatums 690 acres 66-3/4 poles to a small black oak & post oak then east 120 poles to a black oak & south 66-3/4 poles to the beginning 25th Sept. 1824. Geo. Gray, Locator No 352 $25.00 200 acres David Campbell enters two hundred acres of land in Franklin county lying on both sides of Cromptons creek waters of Duck river adjoining S___ Wiggins land formerly by Joseph Gray & Joel Crain- Beginning at a black oak marked J.S. and marked as a corner tree said to be a corner of a small tract that Joel Crain entered adjoining Joseph Gray's one huncred acres and the beginning corner of two hundred acres located in the entry takes office of said county by John C. Pryor in the name of Peter S. Decherd No. of Entry in the name of Decherd 140 acres thence running from sd. point of beginning east with the line of said last mentioned entry in the name of Decherd then south crossing Crumptons creek thence west, thence north to said Wiggins land so as to include the place where the widow Clemens formerly lived & the complement Sept. 27 1824. James Campbell, Locator No 353 $6.25 50 acres John Counts enters fifty acres of land in Franklin County on Indian creek a south branch of Beans creek- Beginning one pole north of the north east corner of his 10 acre survey and runs east to Hugh Lucas line thence with his line south and to the beginning for complement so as to include fifty acres of land Sept. 27th 1824.