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    1. Deeds, Vol 1, page 86
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    3. >From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 86: No 387 $6.25 50 acres Thomas L. Gray enters fifty acres of land in Franklin county by paying the compenstion money into the office lying on the waters of Coffees creek beginning at the north east corner of a fifty acre tract of land entered in the name of Edward Power running west with said Powers line so far as running north will include a small sink hole spring known by the name of the still house spring thence east oblong for complement so as not to interfere with other claims Nov 24th 1824. John Frame, Locator No 388 $12.50 100 acres Benjamin Johnson enters one hundred acres of land lying in Franklin county on the waters of Comptons creek- Beginning on a double walnut marked W.S. stanking about two poles from a spring near the west boundary line of a thirty acre tract of land entered by John Tully running north with the west boundary of Tullys 30 acres so as to interfere with no known claim running north oblong thence west thence south thence east to the beginning Benj. Johnson, Locator No 389 $6.25 50 acres Edmond Hodge enters fifty acres of land in Franklin county on the north side of Elk river- Beginning on his northwest corner of his five acre tract, thence north thence west thence south & east to the beginning so as to include fifty acres in an oblong Nov 27th 1824. E. Hodge, Locator No 390 $0.87 7 acres James B. Drake enters seven acres of land in Franklin county- beginning at the north west corner of a 275 acre tract granted to Ephraim Drake & runs south with sd. Drakes line to the north boundary of a tract of land granted to James Lewis & with the same west so as to include the vacant land between sd. Drakes west boundary line & the east boundary line of a 15 acre tract granted to Geo. Gray & a forty acre tract granted to David O. Anderson for complement. Dec. 26th 1824. James B. Drake, Locator No 391 $2.62 1/2 21 acres Mordica Lawson enters 21 acres of land lying in Franklin County & on the waters of Beans creek, beginning on a large hickory a corner to David O. Andersons 227 acres & corner to sd. Andersons 40 acre survey, running from thence south 108 poles binding on sd. Andersons 40 acre tract thence with a 15 acre tract entered in the name of George Gray, to a line of R. Crabbs 640 acres to a stake then with sd. Crabbs line east 31 poles, to a stake which in the corner of E. Drakes 275 acre survey thence north 108 poles with sd. Drakes line to a stake on the section line thence 31 poles to the beginning December 22nd 1824.

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