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    1. Deeds, Vol 1, page 32
    2. Rose Birdwell
    3. >From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 32: No 132 $12.50 150 acres copd. July 6, 1824 George D. Sherrill enters one hundred and fifty acres of land on the waters of Elk River near the Sinking pond- Beginning ten poles Est from a hickory tree which is the south east corner of a thirty acre tract of the said George D. Sherrills running south about one hundred and thirty poles thence west thence north thence est for complements and joining the said 40 acre tract improved George D. Sherrill, July 3rd 1824. No 133 $20.00 150 acres July 6, 1824 George Swink enters one hundred and sixty acres of land in Franklin County lying mostly on both side of the northeast fork of Rock Creek Beginning about one hundred and fifty yards east of where said creek in the Main Rock creek on two poplars and white oak the south side east corner of Daniel Muse's 300 acre tract and runs then north with said Muses line one hundred and ninety poles to two post oaks in said Muses line then east crossing said N.E. fork at eighty poles in all one hundred poles to a stake, then south 228 poles to a stake the north boundary line of the uper school tract or the Main Rock creek thence west with said line one hundred and sixty poles to the corner of said school tract small white oak, thence south the with west boundary line of the same 26 poles to a stake in said line, then west 32 poles to a gum then north sixty poles to a poplar then east sixty poles to the beginning July the 3d 1824 No 134 $2.50 20 acres July 6, 1824 Mitchel K. Jackson enters twenty acres of land lying in Franklin County on the waters of the Boiling Fork of Elk River the consideration money being paid to the Entry Taker Beginning at a black oak John Doughtys southwest corner and on a line of said Mitchel K. Jacksons- running then south with said Jacksons line 24 poles to the north boundary line of the school land, then east with the said school land 136 poles to a forked black oak northeast corner said school land thence north to John Doughtertys south boundary line, and east with the same to the beginning July 3d 1824. No 135 $6.25 50 acres July 6, 1824 State of Tennessee Franklin County. Samuel Hightower enters with the entry takers office fifty acres of land- beginning on a hickory marked with Aytes on the northeast side of a large hill and on the west side of little Hurricane creek and on the west side of a path leading from Davidsons mill down the said little Hurricane branch and south of Davidsons mill tract of land supposed to be one hundred yards distance from said tract, running from the beginning corner east, thence south down little Hurricane creek in an oblong square thence west thence south to the beginning corner. Including his improvement. the 3d day of July, 1824 Samuel Hightower.

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