>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 60: No 265 $12.50 100 acres Copied Phillip Brocks enters 100 acres of land in Franklin county on the north side of Elk river and Beginning on the northwest corner of John Winfords 640 acre tract that James Stamps lives on, and running north with Lucy Witts line to her corner and thence with her other line east to George Rowlands corner and thence north thence west thence south 180 poles to the Winfords line & east to the beginning 5th July 1824. No 266 $6.25 50 acres Michael Wilson enters fifty acres of land in Franklin county on big Hurricane creek a north branch of Elk river Beginning on a beach marked M.W. in the presence of Benjamin Hasty on the west side of said creek running east crossing sd. creek, thence north thence west thence south to the beginning including the plantation on which said Wilson now lives this 6th July 1824. The above tract to be in an oblong east and west. Michael Wilson, Locator No 267 $19.00 152 acres John Armstrong William Matlock & Geo. Gray enters one hundred and fifty two acres of land in Franklin county the consideration money being paid, on the north side of Elk river- Beginning at an elm & ash standing on the north bank of said river where the range line that divides rand 6 & 7 crosses sd. river the same being the east boundary of a 2000 acre tract of land granted to Robert Ruiford and Thomas Haurray & runs north with sd. range line 360 poles to the southwest corner of a 640 acre survey in the name of Joseph McDowell and with the same east to Lewis's line & south & Wt. binding on Harmon Riddles & John Coveys line to the north bank of Elk river & down the same to the beginning July 7th, 1824. Geo. Gray, Locator No 268 $1.75 14 acres James Sharp enters 14 acres of land in Franklin county by virtue of $1.75 paid in the entry takes office of said county beginning on the southeast corner of sd. 283 1/2 acre tract running north and east for complement July 7th, 1824. Jas. Sharp, Locator