Thanks for the information. I don't know what to do with it right now, but it sure has lots of clues to work with. Carolyn Odle Smotherman In a message dated 12/13/2004 9:55:54 AM Central Standard Time, eadams2784@united.net writes: > Subj: [TNHENDER] William Reed > Date: 12/13/2004 9:55:54 AM Central Standard Time > From: eadams2784@united.net > Reply-to: TNHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > To: TNHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > Carolyn, > > William Reed is mentioned in a deed recorded in Hardin Co., TN Deed Book, > Vol. H., page 67. Deed dated 15 Dec. 1847 between P. B. Hawkins, agent for > William Reed, Nencon (?) Steel, James Daniel, Stephen Fen (?), Jesse Wright and > Femea Wright of the State of Tennessee, ________(may be Henderson but can't > make out old writing) County and Benjamin Summer for four shears of the State > of Tennessee Hardin County and James Carter of the State of Tennessee Hardin > County. Land was sold to James Redding. The deed does not state if these folks > were heirs or who the land belonged to that they were selling. However, the > same tract of land was originally granted to John Merideth by the State of TN > and was entered into Hardin Co. Entry Book on 27 June 1826 and surveyed 2 > May 1827. Hope this is of some help. > > Ed Adams > See My Home Page at: > http:\\freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adams1895 > > > ==== TNHENDER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send the message unsubscribe to > TNHENDER-l-request@rootsweb.com > >