>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Books" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 241: No 1211 $1.00 100 acres John Gilliam enters one hundred acres of land in Franklin county waters of Elk river on a branch leading into Burroughs cove beginning on a black gum & poplar marked X on the 15th day of August 1827 in presense of Richmond Hill Malchisedeck Gibson running a south west direction to the bluff thence with the bluff a north east direction thence running north west thence south east to the beginning including one hundred acres September the 1st 1827. No 1212 $1.00 100 acres John Gilliam enters one hundred acres of land Franklin County on the waters of Elk river Beginning on a dog wood & red oak marked X in the presence of Richmond Hill & Malcaisedeck Gibson on the 15 August 1827 running north thence east thence south thence west to the beginning including one hundred acres September the 1st 1827 No 1213 $2.00 200 acres John Gillam enters two hundred acres of land on the waters of Elk river Franklin County on the west side of Burroughs cove on the top of the mountain Beginning on two hickories marked X in the presence of Richmond Hill & Malchisedeck Gibson running with the top bench of the mountain a north east direction thence north thence north west thence south to the beginning including two hundred acres September the 1st 1827 No 1214 $0.50 50 acres By the statute of the State of Tennessee in 1825 Richard Ayers enters fifty acres of land situate in Franklin County on big Hurricane creek a north branch of Elk river and on the north side of said Branch beginning on a white oak marked R.A. running west to David Osborn line thence north thence west thence south to the beginning to be obed. north & south so as to include the occupancy where said Ayres now lives -- this the 3rd day of September 1827. No 1215 $1.00 100 acres Located by Laban E. Tucker one hundred acres of land situated in the State of Tennessee Franklin County Beginning on a white oak east of the fall lick branch north waters of big Hurricane creek running west thence south thence east thence north to the beginning for complement September the 6th 1827