Bill Much of the time land grants were made in payment of service during the Revolutionary War or perhaps the War of 1812. He was, perhaps, a veteran. Your email doesn't make it clear if the grant was made in 1784 or 1813. 1813 being when it was recorded. Tennessee was not "Tennessee" until 1796 so records would probably be from North Carolina or the "Carolina's" Joyce Gaston Reece, Rootsweb Listminder for NE-TN; Hembree; Galbraith; Knuckles; Raper & Meigs Co., Tennessee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 5:18 PM Subject: [TNROOTS-L] Re: TENNESSEE LAND GRANT 1784 > Does anyone know how I can find out HOW, WHERE and WHY or WHAT, the > following Tennessee Land Grant was issued to THOMAS HALL, for??? > > Bill > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > 526 Recorded May 8th 1813 > > The State of Tennessee ---- No. 4710 > > To all whom these presents shall come --- GREETINGS: > > KNOW YE, That by virtue of Warrant No. 507 dated > the July 10th 1784 issued to Thomas Hall by John > Armstrong Entry Officer of claims for the North Carolina > Western Lands and entered on the 29th day of August > 1807 by No. 386 ? > > there is granted by the said state of Tennessee unto The said > Thomas Hall and his heirs ------ > > a certain tract or parcel of land, containing Three thousand > acres lying in Bedford County in the Second District > and on both sides of Elk River -- Beginning at a cherry > tree, sugar tree and ashe, they being the North East corner > of a survey made on the house of Edward Harris for > 640 acres running from thence East 520 poles to two > souiwoods and black gum thence South crossing Elk River > in all six hundred and fifty poles to a red oak and two black oaks,. > thence, West Eight hundred and Eighty poles to a chestnut tree in the > East boundary lines of James Winchesters Survey, thence North > 394 1/2 poles to two sycamores and horn beam in the south > boundary line of said Edward Harris' survey in a small > Island? thence East with his lines Three hundred and Sixty > poles to two Ashes two birches said Harris' south east corner > thence, north with another line crossing the River, two hundred and fifty > six poles to the Beginning. Survey on 3rd November 1808 by A.S. Anderson DS > > with the hereditaments and appurtenances --- to have and to hold the > said tract or parcel of land, with it appurtenances, to the said > > Thomas Hall > > and his heirs forever. --- In WITNESS whereof Willie Blount > Governor of the state Tennessee, hath hereunto set his hand and > caused the great seal of the state to be affixed, at Nashville, on the > Eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one > thousand eight hundred and thirteen and of the Independence of > the United States, the thirty seventh > > By the Governor, Willie Blount > > W.G. Blount SECRETARY. > > Roll 30 Tennessee General Land Grants Book F Page 526 > > Land Grants by: William A. Holmes--Loma Linda CA [email protected] > > > ==== TNROOTS Mailing List ==== > > >