>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 196: No 984 $2.50 250 acres Alexander Simmons enters 250 acres of land in Franklin County Beginning at a chesnut the north west corner of his 220 acre tract then running south to his 11 acre tract thence north with his line of his 10 acre tract to Silers line then east with his line to the beginning so as to include 250 acres 28 July 1826. No 985 $1.00 100 acres Nathaniel Bostick enters one hundred acres of land lying in Franklin County on the west side of Big Crow Creek Beginning on a sugar tree marked N.B. running west with the mountain then south so as to include one hundred acres of land this 29th august 1826. No 996 $2.00 200 acres Rowlin Lane enters 200 acres of land in Franklin County on the top of Cumberland Mountain Beginning on the north west corner of Durham Kellys 100 acre entry running east north west south to the beginning for complement. 31st Aug 1826. No 997 $0.05 5 acres John Handley enters five acres of land in Franklin County bounded by lines beginning at a black oak the south west corner of a 43 acres entered in the name of F.J. Fester & runs east 40 poles & south 20 poles & west 40 poles & north 20 poles to the beginning 1 Sept. 1826. John Handley, Locator No 998 $.75 75 acres John Poor/Peer enters 75 acres of land in Franklin County beginning at an ___ elm at the foot of Cumberland Mountain marked J. & P. standing two hundred and fifty yards north from the Ar_ creek in Paynes cove running south to Thomas Sanders lower corner thence south to the foot of said mountain then with said mountain to the beginning 2 Sept 1826. John McCoy No 999 $0.50 50 acres John McCoy enters fifty acres of land in Franklin County Beginning at John McMullens south west corner of his fifty acre tract on Rock creek running south thence west thence north thence east to the beginning for complement 5th Sept. 1826