This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NWood0962 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4613.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Juanita Patton, my cousin and also a descendant of James and Frances (HOPKINS) GILLIAM, is a volunteer in the Sumner County Archives. She discovered the following land transaction. In 1820, a deed registration was filed (p. 204 Sumner Co. Court Minutes Book, Microfilm Roll 87), showing James Gilliam had purchased 400 acres of land from Hartwell Ayer. The entire deed was apparently not recorded. He is shown on Sumner County tax lists for 1818-1821 as paying taxes on 417 acres of land at Garrett Fork. He is listed on the 1821 Sumner Co, TN Record of Taxable Property as: James Gillam 400 acres, Ridge, 0 Free Poll, 10 Black Polls. No record has been found of James receiving a land grant, and members of the Virginia Militia were not eligible for bounty land. Juanita and I have just returned from Virginia where we did further research on our Gilliam and Faris families. I hope this answers your query. I am interested in learning your relationship to this family. Nancy Webb Wood nww@suddenlink.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.