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    1. Deeds, Vol 1, page 20
    2. Rose Birdwell
    3. >From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 20: No 81 $15.00 120 acres No. __ Lewis Hunt enters 120 acres of land as his prefference right situated in the County of Franklin and state of Tennessee, on the head waters of Bradleys creek, bounds as follows (to wit): Beginning on a small hickory marked as corner in the presents of Thomas Anderson and Thomas Brixy running west thirty four poles to the southeast corner of a 20 acre tract entered in the name of sd. Hunt, running thence west with said line passing the southwest corner at bought 98 poles thence west in all bought 118 or 120 thence north so as to run oblong north to Thomas Brixy south boundary line of a 25 acre tract entered in the name of Stephen Clark running, thence east with said line to the southeast corner of the said 25 acre tract, thence north with the said passing said corner, thence north its number of poles to the corner, thence east to the corner thence south to the beginning corner so as to make in the whole (160) including the two twenty acre tracts with the improvement he now lives on. June the 28th 1824 Lewis Hunt, Locator (Note: this is written exactly as written) No 82 $12.00 96 acres July 3 1824 Richard Faris enters 96 acres of land in Franklin County, in consideration of paying $12. into the entrys takers office; on the north side of Elk river. Beginning at a northwest corner of 690 acre tract granted to Howell Tatum & runs East with sd Tatums line 60 poles thence north & west to the Et. boundary of Thomas Halls 3000 acres for compliment including where Colmon McDaniel formerly lived & c. 29th June 1824. Geo. Gray, Locator No 83 $6.25 July 3, 1824 William McLane enters his preference right of Fifty acres of land in Franklin County on the waters of Tarters Creek of Elk River- Beginning on a post oak marked F.L. on the west bank of said creek running north & west for compliments so as to include his improvement. June 29th 1824. William McLane No 84 $11.75 86 acres July 3, 1824 Edmond Strawn enters eighty six acres of land in Franklin County in a consideration of paying the consideration money into the entry takers office of sd. Cty. on the waters of Beans Creek- Beginning at a stake, a north west corner of ten acre survey in the name of Jno Handley in the east boundary line of William Crawford 200 acres and runs north with said Crawfords line 124 poles thence east 97-1/2 poles & south for compliment adjoining said Strawns 10 acres & 4 acres he now lives on. June the 29th 1824. Geo. Gray, Locator

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