No. Williamson became a county in 1799.. The land was surveyed in 1780, and the State of TN granted the property to James Robertson, an assignee of John Ring in 1808. Noel CharlMcDowe@aol.com wrote: > The State of Tennessee did not exist as a State in 1780,did it ? Almost > all of the > Land Patents were given from North Carolina, whose governing body thought > owned the > land destined to become The Great State of Tennessee ! > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > >