im interested in location in the boydsville/elm tree area in the n/eastern corner of weakley county a large plantation that John Fourney cavitt owned in the early days of weakley county formation. got any suggestion where i might go to find this property. he is listed as an early settler on line and he was the father of N Y Cavitt who married my Sarah ann Bailey ancestor. Talley Bailey critt61625@aol.com ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

It would help if you could be more specific regarding the time frame. There were three Cavitt's who had extensive land dealings in the Boydsville area from 1829 to 1850 or so. I am not that familiar with the records after 1850 or so. John F appears to have owned more land than the others, most of it appears to have been purchased in the 1840's but it could easily be that that is when the land was recorded. Plantation is a vague term. In MD and VA it was used to describe everything from a small farm of 40-50 acres to large holdings of 1000 acres or more. Joseph Cavitt was the first owner of a 278 acre tract but I don't believe he ever lived on it. John F assembled about 800 acres about 2 miles due east of Union Chapel Church. I'm sure you realize the Cavitt Cemetery is in Henry Co.