>From "Registers Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 130: No 653 $1.00 100 acres Peter S. Dechard enters one hundred acres of land in Franklin County & State of Tennessee on Crow Creek waters of Tennessee river. Beginning at the bank of the creek on a beach and white walnut at the corner of George Andersons survey, running from thence with his line south west 50 poles to a whit walnut thence west with Milehans line to McKesicks corner thence with McKesick line to his said McKesicks, thence north west 20 poles thence north 20 poles so as to include the imporvement formerly claimed by Andrew Walker thence south east to the beginning 7 January 1826. J.C. Pryor, Locator No 654 $1.32 1/2 132 1/2 acres $16.5614 Preference Entry By virtue of an act of the general Assembly of the State of Tennessee past the 22 November 1823 William H. Murray enters 132-1/2 acres of land situated in Franklin County on Braers Creek waters of Baren fork of Duck river. Beginning on a black oak on the north east side of the said creek on the side of the road that runs from my factory to Thomas Powers running south 105 poles thence east 150/180(?) poles thence north 130 poles thence west thence to the beginning; N.B. this 27-1/2 acres is included in the boundary put down that I one Jany 7, 1826. W.H. Murray M. Hill No 655 $1.00 100 acres William Cooke enters 100 acres of land in Franklin County waters of Lost creek. Beginning on a white oak the north west corner of a thirty acred tract entered in the name of John Rawsons and runs thence south & round with the same so as to include the vacant land between the same & Elk river & sd. Cooks lines for quantaties 7th Jany 1826 Wm. Cook, Locator No 656 $4.00 400 acres January 9th 1826. Robert C. Morrison and Lucas F.W. Morris enters four hundred acres of land in Franklin County lying between the head waters of Bradleys creek and the head of little Duck a south branch of Barren fork of Duck river Beginning on four dog woods growing from one rest marked as a corner standing near the south boundary of two hundred & 25 acre tract in the name of James Deery and Stephen Clark and Andrew Carmon running south as far as Jesse Evans one hundred and fifty acre tract thence west for complement then north thence east to the beginning Jany 9th 1826 No 657 $.18 18 acres Louisa E. Brown enters eighteen acres of land in Franklin County on Brumberlows creek a north branch of Elk river as follows beginning on the south west corner of William Armstrongs fifty acre tract running south to John Pryors 320 acre tract thence east to John Stewarts Sturdivants 250 acre tract thence north to Asenaths H. Browns 100 acres, thence south and west with the above mentioned Armstrongs fifty acre tract to the beginning January 9, 1826.