>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, apr 1824-May 1831, page 189: No 953 $2.00 200 acres George G. Black enters 200 acres of land in Franklin County on Big Hurricane creek-Beginning at the north west corner of a 320 acre tract of land laid off for the use of schools which joins the lands of John Early and Thomas Jackson on the north running south and west for complement so as not to interfere with prior legal claims 21st June 1826 G.G. Black No 954 $6.40 640 acres Richard Sharp Junior enters 640 acres of land in Franklin County on the top of Cumberland Mountain on the barren branch waters of crow creek. Beginning at a poplar about 6 poles south westwardly from where the roads leading from Jasper to Winchester crosses the second branch in going from John Gilliams to Winchester, running east oblong & north for quantity excluding out the entries made on the place where said Gilliam lives 22 June 1826 Leroy May, Locator No 955 $2.00 200 acres Peter Farmer enters 200 acres of land in Franklin County on the waters of Crow creek. Beginning on a chestnut standing about 140 yards on the east side of the road leading from Winchester to Belfonte and about one and a half miles this side of the laurel branch and marked as a corner with the letters P.F. in the presence of James Morgan running east about thirty poles then south then west then north oblong to the beginning 28th June 1826 Peter Farmer, Locator No 956 $.50 50 acres James Morgan enters 50 acres of land in Franklin County on the top of Cumberland Mountain. Beginning on a black oak, on the bank of a branch of Paint Rock called the pole bridge branch and 100 yards on the east side of road leading from Winchester to Belfonte running west then north then east and then south to the beginning 28th June 1826 James Morgan, Locator No 957 $1.50 150 acres General Griffin enters 150 acres of land in Franklin County. Beginning on the hickorys and black oak standing on the south branch of Elk river in the east boundary line of John McGimpseys 640 acres and runs up the river with the meanders thereof to the south west corner of John Saytons 20 acres & with the south boundary of the same east to the south east corner, thence south & east with Elijah W. Stovalls lines thence south & west to sd. McGimpseys line and with the same north 5-1/2 deg. west to the beginning 3 July 1826 Geo. Gray, Locator