At the Tennessee State Library and Archives(TSLA) - go there web site and look under land grants. The publication TENNESSEE LAND GRANTS by Byron Sistler and Associates covers the following land grants: North Carolina Military; Tennessee General; East, Middle, and West Tennessee; Mountain District; Hiwassee District and Ocoee District. I checked the index and found the following listings: YOUNGER, Wm. - 1846, Carroll County 125 acres, West TN Distirct Book __, Page __, Grant #2500 YOUNGER, William - 1834, Williamson County 100 acres, Middle TN District Book 14, Page 723, Grant #12149 YOUNGER, William - 1850, Maury County 564 acres, Middle TN District Book 6oc, Page 654, Grant #21812 YOUNGER, Williamson, 1848, Carroll County 49.5 acres, West TN District Book 9, Page 683, Grant #6981 You can use the form at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/ss-2237.pdf to order a copy of one of the land grants listed above. You may submit multiple requests at the same time in the same envelope. We do require that each request for a separate record be submitted on its own individual form. The records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives are open to the public. You are welcome to come in Monday though Saturday 8AM-6PM CST to search the records yourself and make your own copies. Additional information about the library (including directions, parking and holiday hours) can be found on our web site at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/visitor.htm . Mark Younger CFM Director Facilities Administration Hilton Hotels Corporation Memphis Operations/Data Center 755 Crossover Lane Memphis ,TN 38117 Tel: 901 374-5458 Fax :901 374-5458 -----Original Message----- From: younger-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:younger-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NFarmWell@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 1:56 PM To: younger@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YOUNGER] Younger's in Tennessee Land Grants -FYI Mark, My William Alexander Younger moved to Carroll County from VA between 1846 and 1848 according to the birthplaces of two of his children--Catharine B b.1846 in VA and Elizabeth b. 1848 in Tennessee. How do we acquire more information about these land grants? Is there more information available? If so, what would that information include? It would seem highly likely that Grant #2500 would be my William. In a message dated 10/8/2008 7:59:22 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, Mark.Younger@hilton.com writes: YOUNGER, Wm. - 1846, Carroll County 125 acres, West TN District Book __, Page __, Grant #2500 YOUNGER, William - 1834, Williamson County 100 acres, Middle TN District Book 14, Page 723, Grant #12149 YOUNGER, William - 1850, Maury County 564 acres, Middle TN District Book 6oc, Page 654, Grant #21812 YOUNGER, Williamson, 1848, Carroll County 49.5 acres, West TN District Book 9, Page 683, Grant #6981 Mark Younger CFM Director Facilities Administration Hilton Hotels Corporation Memphis Operations/Data Center 755 Crossover Lane Memphis ,TN 38117 Tel: 901 374-5458 Fax :901 374-5458 **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YOUNGER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message