RUSSELL COUNTY,
DEED BOOK #1 ABSTRACTS,
1786 - 1795RUSSELL COUNTY, DEED BOOK #1
ABSTRACTS
1786 - 1795
Page 1 - June 13, 1786 between James Osborn & Mary and Moses Damron...on the
waters of Clinch River containing 236 ac by plat dated November 11,
1782...granted to James Osborn by patent dated July 5, 1785...Beginning...corner
to David Calhoun...corner to Henry Hamblins line...Signed: James Osborn & Mary
Osborn...No witnesses.
Page 2 & 3 - July 4, 1786 between William Cowan late of Russell Co. And James
Osborn...on the waters of Clinch River containing 400 acre plat bearing date
November 13, 1783...granted to William Cowan by patent dated July 5,
1785...Beginning corner to John Cowan's land...the west side of a stony
knob...near the head of a sinking creek...along a line above John Cowan's
land...Signed: William Cowen. Witnesses: Charles Bickley, Edward Stapleton &
Elizabeth Long.
Page 4 & 5 -April 30, 1787 between William Preces and Mary & Robert Craig...300
acres...on the head waters of Trading Creek, a branch of Powels River which was
granted to William Preces by patent dated July 5, 1785...Beginning on the south
side of the Poor Valley Ridge...corner to Joseph Martin's land...in a gap of the
knobs...to the top of the Poor Valley Ridge...Signed: William Preece & Mary
Preces. No witnesses.
Page 6 & 7 - October 17, 1787 between Josiah Payne, atty for Matthew Payne &
Mary of Davison Co., NC and Samuel Stalliards...175 acres...on the waters of
Clinch River adjoining the land Samuel Stalliard bought of Lewis Green which
land was granted to Matthew Payne by patent dated November 19, 1785?...Signed:
Josiah Payne. No witnesses.
Page 8 - February 2, 1787 between George Puckett and Zachariah Hendricks...108
acres...on both sides of Horns branch, the waters of Cedar Creek, a branch of
Clinch River...Beginning on the south side of a stony Ridge by the edge of a
sinkhole...land granted to George Puckett by patent dated December 27, 1785.
Signed: George Puckett. No witnesses.
Page 9 & 10 - June 19, 1787 between Henry Hamblen & Mary and James Bush...on the
waters of Clinch River in Castles woods on both sides of Mill Creek containing
70 acres by plat dated November 12, 1782, granted to Henry Hamblen by patent
dated July 5, 1785...Beginning at the mouth of Osborns Spring Branch...up the
branch to said Osborns line...Signed: Henry Hamblen & Mary Hamblen. No
witnesses.
Page 11 & 12 - May 13, 1787 between Shadrack White & Gledis and Charles
Scaggs...290 acres...on both sides of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River
land granted to Shadrack White by patent dated June 24, 1785...Beginning on the
south bank of the same at the mouth of a gully...crossing the Laurel Creek...by
a path...crossing Indian Creek...crossing the creek 3 times...in the fork of the
creek and River...to the top of a Barren Ridge...Signed: Shadrack White & Gledes
White. No witnesses.
Page 13 - June 9, 1787 between Alexander Ritchie, late of Russell County and
William Osborn...tract of land known by the name of Ritchie's Fort...tract of
land known by the name of Ritchie's Fort...tract of land known by the name of
Ritchies Fort on the south side of Clinch River and on both sides of Ritchie's
Creek...360 acres...Beginning in the river opposite a marked tree...in a gap of
the river ridge...Signed: Alexander Ritchie. No witnesses.
Page 14 & 15 - June 19, 1787 between Charles Hays and Martha and Richard Price
the less?...76 acres...on both sides of Little Cedar Creek a branch of Big Cedar
Creek waters of Clinch River, land granted to Charles Mays by patent dated March
20, 1785...Beginning on William Gilmore's patent line...near a path...Signed:
Charles Hays & Martha Hays
Page 16 & 17 - September 17, 1787 between Shadrack White & Glades and Daniel
Deskin...200 acres...on both sides of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River
adjoining the place he now lives on which land was granted to Shadrack White by
patent dated June 24, 1785... Beginning corner to Briston (Bristow) line.
Signed: Shadrack White & Gledis White. No witnesses.
Page 18 - June 19, 1787 between Moses Damron & Aggy, assignee of James Osborn
and Laurence Vanhook, Jr...on the waters of Clinch River...234 acres by survey
dated November 11, 1782 granted to James Osborn by patent dated July 5,
1785...Beginning corner to David Cowan's land...above a sinking spring...corner
to Henry Hamblen's lines...Signed: Moses Damron & Aggy Damron. No witnesses.
Page 19, 20, 21 - April 5, 1787 between David Pricees & Anne and William
Preces...214 acres...being part of a larger tract of 370 acres on both sides of
the north fork of Cedar Creek, the waters of Clinch River granted to David
Preces by patent dated July 5, 1785... Beginning...on the north side of the
creek...Signed: David Preces & Anne Preces. No witnesses.
Page 22 & 23 - March 15, 1788 between Richard Price & Prisscilla and Edward
Price...42 acres on both sides of the Milstone branch of Ceder Creek, the waters
of Clinch River...Beginning in a hollow near the foot of Clinch
Mountain...crossing the spurs of Clinch Mountain...granted to Richard Price by
patent dated April 23, 1785...Signed: Richard Price. No witnesses.
Page 24 & 25 - April 10, 1788 between Joseph Martain and Henry Martain and
Joseph Bibie...in Powels on the waters of the four mile creek and Martains Creek
containing 500 acres by survey dated March 31, 1786, granted to Joseph Martain
by patent dated December 27, 1787...Beginning in a gap of a ridge opposite the
head of Lick (Rich) Branch...Signed: Joseph Martain. No witnesses.
Page 26 - March 28, 1788 between William Garrison and George Asbury...96 acres
and « said tract part of a larger tract of 290 acres granted to William Garrison
by patent dated July 10, 1785 on the west side of Morriss's Knob on the waters
of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River...Signed: William Garrison. No
witnesses.
Page 27 - March 28, 1788 between William Garrison and William Assbury...96 acres
and « on the west side of Morris's Knob on the waters of the Maiden Spring Fork
of Clinch River tract being part of a large tract of 290 acres granted William
Garrison by patent dated July 10, 1785... Signed: William Garrison. No
witnesses.
Page 28 & 29 - August 13, 1788 between Robert Craig of Washington County and
Joseph Martin of Sulivan Co., NC...440 acres on the waters of Martins Creek a
north branch of Powels River granted to Joseph Martin by patent dated March 23,
1785...Beginning on the south side of the Poor Valley Ridge...crossing a branch
to the joining of his settlement right...crossing the valley to the Poor Valley
Ridge...Signed: Joseph Martin. Witnesses: Henry Dickenson, William Robinson and
John Campbell.
Page 30 & 31 - August 13, 1788 between Robert Craig of Washington County and
Joseph Martin of Sulivan Co., NC...400 acres...on both sides of Martins Creek, a
branch of Powels River and granted to Joseph Martin by patent dated March 20,
1785...Beginning on the south side of the Poor Valley Ridge in the head of a
deep hollow...corner to a tract of Martins land...crossing the Valley to the
Poor Valley Ridge...Signed: Joseph Martin. Witnesses: Henry Dickenson, William
Robinson & John Campbell.
Page 32 & 33 - August 13, 1788 between Joseph Martin and Robert Craig of
Washington County...400 acres granted to Joseph Martin by patent dated March 22,
1785 on Martins Creek in Powels Valley...Beginning on the north side of the
creek near a leading draft...Signed: Joseph Martin. Witnesses: Henry Dickenson,
William Robinson & John Campbell.
Page 34, 35, 36 - January 28, 1788 between Joseph Perrin of Hawkins Co., NC and
Thomas Johnson...390 acres on both sides of the south fork of Cedar Creek, a
branch of Clinch River... Beginning on the north side of Clinch Mountain...to a
spur of Clinch Mountain...land granted to Joseph Perrin by patent dated
September 1, 1785...a 2nd tract of land containing 76 acres, granted to Joseph
Perrin by patent dated September 1, 1785...on the top of the Rye Grass Mountain
on the head of a small branch of the south fork of Cedar Creek, the waters of
Clinch River... Beginning on the south side of Clinch Mountain...to the top of a
narrowing spur...top of a bald spur...Signed: Joseph Perrin. Witnesses: Samuel
Ewing, Samuel Gillaspee, Benjamin Johnson.
Page 37 & 38 - August 18, 1788 between Israel Christian of Washington Co., NC
and John Elam...199 acres on the waters of Thompsons Creek, a branch of Clinch
River, land granted to Israel Christian by patent dated October 2,
1786...Beginning corner to Thomas Furin...corner to Patrick Dowel...between two
sinkholes...by a spring...Signed: Israel Christian
Page 39 & 40 - August 18, 1788 between Israel Christian of Washington County, NC
heir at law of Sampson Christian, decd and Aron Richardson...on the south side
of Clinch River land granted to Samption (Sampson) Christian by patent dated
June 24, 1785...Beginning on the north side of a stony hill on the west side of
a hollow...to the top of a high clift by the river...by a sinkhole...along the
foot of the river mountain...Signed: Israel Christian. No witnesses.
Page 41 & 42 - October 17, 1788 between Christopher Houston of NC and Nathan
Hobbs...on both sides of Mocqueson Creek...Beginning on a rocky spur corner to
the land where John Walker formerly lived...by a path...100 acres...Signed: John
Tate.
Page 43 & 44 - November 18, 1788 between James McKinney and John Cowen of Green
County, NC...235 acres by survey dated March 25, 1783 on both sides of McKinneys
Run a south branch of Clinch River...Beginning at the foot of Copper Creek
Ridge...corner to Ridge...Signed: John Cowen. No witnesses.
Page 45 & 46 - September 17, 1788 between James King of Lincoln County, VA and
William Blanton.. On both sides of Mockaeson Creek a south branch of the north
fork of Holston containing 185 acres granted to James King by patent dated June
26, 1786...Beginning on the bank of the creek... corner to Alexander Barnett's
lower line...Signed: James King Carr. No witnesses.
Page 47 - March 18, 1788 between William Stuart & Easter and Samuel Vanhook...on
Copper Creek the waters of Clinch River containing 200 acres by survey granted
to William Sprat dated April 20, 1784...above a path at the top of a ridge on
John Back's line...Signed: William Sprat & Easther Sprat. No witnesses.
Page 48 & 49 - January 23, 1789 between Charles Kilgore of Green County, NC and
Joshua Penix...for 50 pounds...on the south side of Copper Creek a branch of
Clinch River containing 71 acres...Beginning on the west side of a spur above a
branch...to a conditional corner on the original line...Signed: Charles Kilgore.
Witnesses: James Davison, Christopher Cooper, Champion Faris, Robert Kilgore,
Thomas Alley, John Salyer.
Page 50 & 51 - January 23, 1789 between Charles Kilgore of Green County, NC and
John Salliers ...5 pounds...on the south side of Copper Creek a branch of Clinch
River containing 60 acres... Beginning by a lick hole...corner to a conditional
line between Thomas Alley and John Salliers... being part of a patent obtained
by Charles Kilgore assignee of Bazel Boren dated June 26, 1786. Signed: Charles
Kilgore. Witnesses: James Davison, Champness Faris, Robert Kilgore, Thomas
Alley, Joshua Penix.
Page 52 & 53 - January 23, 1789 between Charles Kilgore of Green Co., NC and
Thomas Alley... that the said Robert Kilgore for 40 pounds...on the south side
of Copper Creek containing 145 acres...Beginning at a conditional corner between
Thomas Alley and Joshua Penix...on the original line by a path...to a
conditional line between Thomas Alley and John Salliers...being part of a patent
granted to Charles Kilgore, assignee of Bazel Boren dated June 26, 1786. Signed:
Charles Kilgore. Witnesses: James Davison, Champness Faris, Robert Kilgore, John
Sallier, Joshua Pinex.
Page 54 & 55 - October 1, 1788 between Silas Enyart & wife and James Davison,
Jr...200 acres granted to Silas Enyart by patent dated June 20, 1787 on the
north side of Clinch Mountain and on both sides of Little Mocqueson Creek the
waters of the north fork of Holston River... Beginning at the foot of Clinch
Mountain...corner to Joel Driden's land. Signed: Silas Enyart & Sarah Enyart.
Witnesses: Elisha Faris, John Payne, Champion Faris.
Page 56 & 57 - May 19, 1789 between Henry Hamblin, late of Russell County and
Robert McCoy ...on the waters of Clinch River containing 325 acres by plat dated
November 12, 1782... Beginning on the river ridge corner to William Harrelsons
land...on Osborns line...Signed: Henry Hamblen & Mary Hamblen
Page 58 & 59 - May 19, 1789 between Henry Hamblin & Mary and Robert
McCoy...granted Henry Hamblen by patent dated July 23, 1788...Beginning at the
river ridge corner to John Kincaids land...corner to James Osbourns line...by a
sink hole...Signed: Henry Hamblin & Mary Hamblin. No witnesses.
Page 60 & 61 - September 2, 1788 between William Harrelson of NC & Anne and
Samuel Ewing ...land known and distinguished by the name of Ewings Choice
containing 380 acres...on both sides of the south fork of Cedar Creek the waters
of Clinch River...Beginning corner to Alexander McClanahans patent land...by the
north fork of the creek...by a path...corner to Thomas Hendrix... to the foot of
Clinch Mountain...granted to William Harrelson by patent dated July 5, 1785...
Signed: William Harrelson & Nanna Harrelson. Witnesses: Richard price, Francis
Price, Joel Perrin.
Page 62 & 63 - March 12, 1787 between William Harrelson in behalf of Elisha
Nelson of NC, as power of attorney and Anjer Price...294 acres...on both sides
of Swords Mill Creek, a branch of Cedar Creek, the waters of Clinch River which
land was granted to Elisha Nelson by patent dated June 20, 1785...Beginning at
the foot of Clinch Mountain...by two sinkholes...crossing the creek and the
spurs of Clinch Mountain...Signed: William Harrelson. Witnesses: Richard Price,
Francis Price and Joel Perrin.
Page 64 & 65 - September 2, 1788 between William Harrelson of NC & Anne and
Benjamin Johnson...containing 296 acres on the north side of Clinch River and on
both sides of Dumps Creek the waters of the same, land granted to William
Harrelson by patent dated July 5, 1785... Beginning by an old field...Signed:
William Harrelson & Vanna (Nanna) Harrelson. Witnesses: Richard Price, Francis
Price & Joel Perrin.
Page 66 & 67 - August 18, 1789 between James Davison & Margaret and Elisha
Faris... containing 200 acres...on the north side of Clinch Mountain on both
sides of Little Mocqueson Creek the waters of the north fork of Holston
River...Beginning at the foot of Clinch Mountain... corner to Joel Dudens?
Land...west side of a branch...along Clinch Mountain. Signed: James Davison &
Margaret Davison.
Page 68 & 69 - June 20, 1789 between John Briston & Elizabeth and Jacob
Francisco...300 acres at the crossroads on the waters of the Maiden Spring Fork
of Clinch River, granted John Briston by patent dated June 26, 1786...Beginning
on Joseph Merediths line...above two sinkholes... crossing spring branch...to
the top of the brushy ridge...Signed: John Briston & Elizabeth Briston. No
witnesses.
Page 70 & 71 - December 16, 1789 between John Briston & Jane and William
Buster...189 « acres being one half of a larger tract of 379 acres granted to
John Buster by patent dated March 22, 1785...Beginning on the north side of the
original tract of 379 acres...Signed: John Buster & Jane Buster.
Page 72 & 73 - June 8, 1789 between John Briston & Elizabeth and Jacob
Francisco...75 acres at the crossroads on the waters of the Maiden Spring Fork
of Clinch River granted to John Briston by patent dated June 26,
1786...Beginning at the top of a spur corner to his settlement right... corner
to Cockrell's line...Signed: John Bristow & Elisabeth Bristow. No witnesses.
Page 74 & 75 - June 14, 1789 between John Bristow & Elisabeth and Reuben
Ratliff...160 acres on the paint lick the waters of the maiden spring fork of
Clinch river which was granted John Bristow by patent dated June 26,
1786...Beginning near the top of a ridge...opposite the pain lick ... Signed:
John Bristow & Elisabeth Bristow. No witnesses.
Page 76 & 77 - May 22, 1789 between John Scaggs and Elisabeth and Moses
Scaggs...220 acres on both sides of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River, part
of a larger tract of 320 acres granted John Skeggs by patent dated June 24,
1785...Beginning corner to Charles Scaggs... crossing the river by a
sinkhole...Signed: John Scaggs & Elisabeth Scaggs. No witness.
Page 78 & 79 - April 11, 1788 between John Wells & Susanna and Solomon
Litton...146 acres on both sides of Cedar Creek, the waters of Clinch River,
part of a larger tract of 276 acres granted John Wells by patent dated December
27, 1785. Beginning at the division line of John Thompson and John
Wells...crossing the creek...by a path...by the edge of a meadow near the foot
of a hill... Signed: John Wells & Susanna Wells. No witnesses.
Page 80 & 81 - August 17, 1789 between John Wells & Susanna and Abraham
Beavers...133 acres part of a larger tract of 276 acres granted to John Wells by
patent dated December 17, 1785 ...Beginning corner to Thomas Price's
land...Signed: John Wells & Susanna Wells. No witnesses.
Page 82 & 83 - August 17, 1789 between John Wells & Susanna and Henry Burk...190
acres on the Elk Garden joining Solomon Litton and David Preece...Beginning on
John Thompson's line... corner to said Wells survey...corner to David Priest.
Signed: John Wells & Susanna Wells. No witnesses.
Page 84 & 85 - July 21, 1789 between Edmund Smith of Lincoln Co. And James
McKinney...150 acres granted to Edmund Smith by patent dated July 5, 1785 on
both sides of Castlesrun a branch of Clinch River...Beginning on the north side
of Copper Creek Ridge...corner to Col. William Russell's land...corner to Edward
Stapleton's land...on the east side of Castles run and north side of the
Kentucky Road...leaving Stapleton's line and with a line of Fredrick Friley's
land...crossing the run...Signed: Emund Smith. No witnesses.
Page 86 & 87 - January 1, 1789 between Thomas Johnson and Edward Smoot...400
acres on both sides of Wallens Creek, a branch of Powels River...Beginning on
the north side of Powels Mountain...on Wallins Ridge...crossing the creek to a
parcel of rocks under Powels Mountain... land granted to Thomas Johnson by
patent dated June 26, 1786...Signed: Thomas Johnson. No Witnesses.
Page 88 & 89 - August 18, 1789 between Alexander Barnett & Jane and James
Dickenson of Washington Co...400 acres granted to Alexander Barnett by patent
dated April 13, 1784...on both sides of Mocqueson creek a north branch of the
north fork of Holston River...Beginning below a path by a sinkhole...corner
Benjamin Astills patent line...head of a rich hollow on the north side of Clinch
Mountain...Signed: Alexander Barnett & Jane Barnett. No witnesses.
Page 90 & 91 - April 23, 1789 between William Blanton and Robert Craig, Sheriff
of Russell County...523 acres on both sides of Copper Creek a branch of Clinch
River and granted to George Oxer by patent dated June 26, 1786...Beginning above
Amos's branch. Signed: Robert Craig. No witnesses.
Page 92 & 93 - October 20, 1789 between John Arthur and Henry Skeggs...215 acres
granted to John Arthur by patent dated May 6, 1787 on the south side of the
house and barn mountain on the water of the maiden spring fork of Clinch
River...Beginning between two sinkholes...corner to Richard Prices
land...Signed: John Arthur & Priscilla Arthur. No witnesses.
Page 94 & 95 - December 4, 1787 between Cornelius Roberts & mary and Frances
Price, 352 acres on both sides of the glade hollow branch the waters of Cedar
Creek a branch of Clinch River... Beginning on the west side of a hollow corner
to Patrick & John Coils land...land granted to Cornelius Roberts by patent dated
May 6, 1787. Signed: Cornelius Roberts & Mary Roberts. No witnesses.
Page 96 & 97 - February 13, 1790 between Thomas Price & Nancy and Charles
Crumwell...50 acres by survey dated May 12, 1783 in the county of Washington on
the waters of Cedar Creek a branch of Clinch River...land granted to Thomas
Price by patent dated March 12, 1783. Signed: Thomas Price & Nancy Price.
Witnesses: Henry Smith, Richard price, Josiah Fuget.
Page 98 - January 4, 1790 between Jeffery Hildrith & Sallie and Robert
Burns...100 acres... Beginning at the foot of the Short Mountain...corner to
David Ward...corner to Martin? King... Signed: Jeffery Hildreth & Silla
Hildreth. Witnesses: David Ward & Henry Bowen
Page 99 & 100 - October 3, 1789 between Joseph Martin of Henry County & Susanna
and William Smith of Henry County...300 acres in Powels Valley on the head of
Indian Creek a north branch of Powels River...Beginning on the south side of
Poor Valley Ridge...corner to Brice Martin...crossing the valley to the Poor
Valley ridge. Signed: Joseph Martin & Susanna Martin... Witnesses: Robert Craig,
William Robeson, Robert Craig.
Page 101 & 102 - October 13, 1789 between Joseph Martin of Henry County &
Susanna and William Robinson...in Powels Valley on both sides of Harmons Camp
Branch and on both sides of the Kentucky trace (road?) Containing 400
acres...land granted to Joseph Martin by patent dated January 1, 1788...Signed:
Joseph Martin & Susanna Martin...Witnesses: Robert Craig, William Smith.
Page 103, 104, 105 - April 20, 1790 between John Frazier & Mary and Joseph
Coger...95 acres granted to John Frazer by patent dated July 5, 1785 on south
side of Powels River about half a mile above the lower north fork of said
river...Beginning on the bank of the river opposite a rocky clift...below a bent
of the river...Signed: John Frazer & Mary Frazer. No witnesses.
Page 106 & 107 - May 14, 1790 between Benjamin Nicholson & Temma? And William
McClain...150 acres granted to Benjamin Nicholson by patent dated June 26, 1786
on both sides of Clinch River...Beginning on the bank of the river at the mouth
of a branch...corner to Rawley Duncan's land...on the west side of Bustard's Run
near the bank of the river...This indenture of Bargain and sale of land was
executed by Patrick Porter on behalf of Benjamin Nicholson by power of attorney.
Signed: Patrick Porter. No witnesses.
Page 108 - August 17, 1790 between Richard price & Lucy and William Gilmore...78
acres granted to Richard Price by patent dated July 23, 1788 in the Mill Creek
Valley the waters of Clinch River...Beginning on the south side of the Valley
Creek...Signed: Richard Price & Lucey Price. No witnesses.
Page 109 - August 17, 1790 between Edward Smoot & Mary and Jacob Rarsnake...195
acres in the Glade Hollow on the waters of Cedar Creek a branch of Clinch
River...Beginning along a conditional line of marked trees made between Jacob
Rarnesnake and Zachariah Hendrix including the south side of the said track of
land which was granted to Edward Smoot by patent dated June 20, 1785...Signed:
Edward Smoot & Mary Smoot. No witnesses.
Page 110 - August 17, 1790 between Edward Smoot & Mary and Zachariah
Hendrix...195 acres in the Glade Hollow on the waters of Cedar Creek a branch of
Clinch River...Beginning along a conditional line agreed upon between Zachariah
Hendrix and Jacob Raresnake including the north side of the tract of land
granted to Edward Smoot by patent dated June 20, 1785...Signed: Edward Smoot &
Mary Smoot. No witnesses.
Page 111 & 112 - August 7, 1790 between Richard Price & Lucy and William
Gilmore...76 acres on both sides of little Cedar Creek a branch of Big Ceder
waters of Clinch River which was granted to Charles Hays by patent dated march
20, 1785. Beginning on William Gilmores patent land...crossing a branch near a
spring...near a path...to the south side of glady hill near the creek... Signed:
Richard Price & Lucy Price. No witnesses.
Page 113 - September 20, 1790 between Henry Scagg & Mary and Simeon
Jackson...215 acres on the south side of the House and Barn Mountain on the
waters of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River...Beginning between two
sinkholes...corner to Richard Price's land. Signed: Henry Scaggs & Mary Skaggs.
No witnesses.
Page 114 & 115 - August 18, 1790 between Alexander Scott & Susanna and Samuel
Robinson... 272 acres on both sides of a small branch the waters of the North
fork of Cedar Creek a branch of Clinch River which said land was granted to
Alexander Scott by patent dated April 25, 1785...Beginning by a branch near the
foot of the House and Barn Mountain...corner to Richard Prices
Page 116 & 117 - June 8, 1790 between Benjamin Sharp of Washington Co. And
Andrew Martin ...on the waters of Cedar Creek, a branch of Clinch River
containing 200 acres by grant dated June 26, 1786...Beginning on the top of a
ridge corner to James Litton...near the mouth of a sinking branch...corner to
Alexander McClanahan's patent land...corner to Thomas Price, Jr. Signed:
Benjamin Sharp. Witnesses: John Horton, Jacob Crabtree & Simeon Cockrell.
Page 118 & 119 - October 12, 1790 between David Price & Ann and Abraham
Crabtree...156 acres part of a large tract of 370 acres on both sides of the
north fork of Cedar Creek the waters of Clinch River granted to David Price by
patent dated July 5, 1785...Beginning in the edge of a meadow, corner to John
Wells land...in the edge of a bottom William Price's...Signed: David Prees & Ann
Prees. No witnesses to deed. Andrew Cowan & Richard Price witnessed Ann Prees
examination for dower rights.
Page 120 & 121 0 October 9?, 1790 between Henry Dickenson & Mary and Andrew
Cowan, Thomas Carter, Richard Price, John Tate, Samuel Ritchie & Charles
Beckley...concerning the consideration of the Courthouse and other publick
buildings being erected on the land as Trustees of the property...certain tract
of land whereon the said publick buildings now stands...62 acres and 30 square
poles...Beginning on the southeast corner of Henry Dickenson's now dwelling
house... Signed: Henry Dickenson & Mary Dickenson. No witnesses.
Page 122 & 123 - February 22, 1791 between Francis Price & Jane and Thomas
Hansford...272 acres according to the conditional line made by Mesheck Stacy,
Simeon Stacy & William Jewel (Sewel) on both sides of the Glade Hollow Branch,
the waters of cedar Creek a branch of Clinch River...Beginning on the west side
of a hollow corner to Patrick & John Coils land...between two sinkholes...land
granted to Cornelius Roberts by patent dated May 6, 1787...Signed: Francis Price
& Jane Price. No witnesses.
Page 124 & 125 - November 5, 1790 between Benjamin Johnson & Hannah and Thomas
Johnson ...296 acres on the north side of Clinch River and on both sides of
Dumps Creek the waters of the same...Beginning...on the bank of clinch
River...Signed: Benjamin Johnson & Hannah Johnson. Witnesses: H. Smith & Richard
Price.
Page 126, 127, 128 - July 22, 1790 between James Scott, brother and heir at law
to Archabald Scott, decd & Rebaca and Thomas Johnson...398 acres of land granted
to Archabald Scott by patent dated June 20, 1785...Beginning on the south side
of Waldings Ridge adjoining his settlement...to the north side of Powells
Mountain...on the south side of Waldens Ridge...Signed: James Scott & Rebeckah
Scott. No witnesses.
Page 129 & 130 - July 22, 1790 between James Scott, brother and heir at law of
Archibald Scott, decd & Rebeckah and Thomas Johnson...182 acres on the north
side of his settlement which land was granted to Archabald Scott by patent dated
July 5, 1795...Beginning on the north side of a Chestnut Ridge...on the
settlement survey...Signed: James Scott & Rebeckah Scott. No witnesses.
Page 131 & 132 - July 22, 1790 between James Scott, brother and heir at law of
Archabald Scott, decd & Rebeckah and Thomas Johnson...400 acres on the head of
Wallins Creek the Powells Valley which land was granted to Archibald Scott by
patent dated July 5, 1785...Beginning on the north side of Powells Mountain...on
the spur of Powells Mountain...Signed: James Scott & Rebeckah Scott. No
witnesses.
Page 133 & 134 - March 23, 1791 between Thomas Price & Jane and John
Jessey...200 acres on both sides creek the waters of Clinch River...land granted
Thomas Price by patent dated April 22, 1785...Beginning on the south side of a
branch...on a steep bank near the creek...Signed: Thomas Price & Jane Price. No
witnesses.
Page 135 & 136 - March 22, 1791 between Samuel Vanhook & Hannah and James
McFarland... 199 acres on both sides of the north fork of Ceder Creek the waters
of Clinch River, land granted to Samuel Vanhook by patent dated June 20,
1785...Beginning near a branch a corner of Thomas Hendricks land...corner to
Laurence Vanhooks land...near a path...along near Alexander McClanahan's patent
land...Signed: Samuel Vanhook & Hannah Vanhook. No witnesses.
Page 137, 138, 139, 140 - March 21, 1791 between Thomas Hendricks & Sarah and
Benjamin Johnson...170 acres part of a tract of 400 acres granted to Thomas
Hendricks by patent dated June 26, 1786 on both sides of Cedar
Creek...Beginning...corner to the original patent of 400 acres...crossing Cedar
Creek...on the north side of the south fork of Cedar Creek...Signed: Thomas
Hendrick & Sarah Hendricks. Witnesses: H. Smith, Jeremiah fields & Betsey
Hendricks.
Page 141, 142, 143, 144 - March 20, 1791 between Thomas Hendricks & Sarah and
Samuel Fields...80 acres part of a tract of 400 acres granted to Thomas
Hendricks by patent dated June 26, 1786...Beginning on the corner of the
original tract of 400 acres granted to Thomas Hendricks ...on the spurr of the
Chestnut Ridge near a Branch...by the side of a road...Signed: Thomas Hendrick &
Sarah Hendrick. Witnesses: Henry Smith, Jeremiah Fields, Betsey Hendrick.
Page 145 & 146 - March 13, 1791 between Samuel Vanhook & Hannah and Benjamin
Johnson... 130 acres in the Elk Garden on Cedar Creek the waters of Clinch
River...Beginning on a bald hill corner to William Harraldson...by a
path...running down the branch to Enos Browning line...on an Island of Cedar
Creek...land granted to Samuel Vanhook by patent dated 1787. Signed: Samuel
Vanhook & Hannah Vanhook. No witnesses.
Page 147 & 148 - March 22, 1791 between Samuel Vanhook & Hannah and Robert
Vickars...on Copper Creek the waters of Clinch River containing 200
acres...survey granted to William Pratt by patent dated April 20,
1764...Beginning above a path, the top of a ridge on John Backs line... Signed:
Samuel Vanhook & Hannah Vanhook. No witnesses.
Page 149 & 150 - March 21, 1791 between Samuel Vanhook & Hannah and William
Cope...147 acres in the Elk Garden on the north side of Cedar Creek, the waters
of Clinch River...land granted to Samuel Vanhook by patent dated September 10,
1786...Beginning on a line of James Shoemaker's to Vanhooks...by a path near the
creek...corner to Isaac Vanhooks...Signed: Samuel Vanhook & Hannah Vanhook. No
witnesses.
Page 151 & 152 - March 22, 1791 between Jacob Neese & Mary and Edward
Stapleton...on both sides of big Copper Creek being part of Jacob Neese's patent
land...Beginning on the west side of said patent land to the east side of said
patent land...to the south side of above mentioned corners ...Signed: Jacob
Neese. Witnesses: Thomas Stapleton, John Stapleton, Edward Dorton.
Page 153 & 154 - March 21, 1791 between Enos Browning & Jane and John
Gibson...122 acres on both sides of the north and south forks of Cedar Creek, a
branch of Clinch River, land granted to Enos Browning by a patent dated December
27, 1785...Beginning on the north side of the north branch of the creek corner
to Thomas Hendricks land...Signed: Enos Browning. No witnesses.
Page 155 & 156 - September 30, 1790 between Charles Scaggs & Lucy and William
Cecil of Wythe Co...290 acres on both sides Maiden Springs Fork of Clinch River,
land granted to Shadrick White by patent dated June 24, 1785...Beginning on the
south bank of the same at the mouth of a gully...crossing the laurel creek and
branch...by a path...crossing Indian Creek...in a fork of the creek and
river...on the top of a barren ridge...Signed: Charles Scaggs & Lucy Scaggs.
Witnesses: Jacob Franciscoe, George Franciscoe & John Bristow
Page 157 & 158 - June 28, 1791 between William Gilmore & Elizabeth and Andrew
Cowan...345 acres granted to William Gilmore by patent dated August 16, 1756 on
the waters of Ceder Creek, branch of Clinch River...Signed: William Gilmore &
Elizabeth Gilmore.
Page 159 & 160 - August 23, 1791 between William Gilmore & Elizabeth and John
Cowan...355 acres granted to William Gilmore by patent dated August 16, 1756 on
the waters of Ceder Creek, branches of Clinch River...Signed: William Gilmore &
Elizabeth Gilmore. No witnesses.
Page 161 & 162 - August 20, 1791 between Henry Dickenson & Mary and William
Gilmore...100 acres on the north side of Copper Ridge granted to Henry Dickenson
by patent dated August 3, 1751?...Beginning at the end of a spur of Copper
Ridge...at the foot of the Copper Ridge... Signed: Henry Dickenson & Mary
Dickenson. No witnesses.
Page 163 & 164 - March 22, 1791 between Robert Vickers & Sedea and Samuel
Ewing...on the head of a small branch the waters of Clinch River containing 96
acres granted to Robert Vickers by patent dated March 20, 1785...Beginning on
the north side of a ridge corner to John Jacksons land...near a field...in the
gap of a ridge...Signed: Robert Vickars & Sedia Vickers. No witnesses.
Page 165 & 166 - August 23, 1791 between Edward Smoot & Mary and James
Arbuckle...400 acres on both sides Wallens Creek a branch of Powells
River...Beginning on the north side of Powell Mountain...on Wallins
Ridge...crossing the creek to a parcel of rocks under Powells Mountain...Signed:
Edward Smoot & Mary Smoot.
Page 167 & 168 - September 27, 1791 between James Rodgers & Mary and James
Brown...265 acres granted to James Rodgers by patent dated December 31, 1784 in
the Rich Lands on both sides of the north fork of Clinch River...Beginning on
the north side of the river at a foard... crossing the river to the foot of a
high clift...crossing the river several times to the mouth of the creek. Signed:
James Rodgers & Mary Rodgers
Page 169 & 170 - September 27, 1791 between Edward Faris, administrator of the
estate of Elisha Faris, decd and James Osborne...paid unto Elisha Faris in his
lifetime...116 acres granted to Elisha Faris by patent dated June 14, 1787 on
both sides of Mocqueson Creek a branch of the north fork of Holston
River...Beginning on the north side of Crabtrees branch...Signed: Edward Faris.
No witnesses.
Page 170, 171 & 172 - September 27, 1791 between William McClain & Mary and
Jeremiah Herrel... on the north side of Clinch River containing 25
acres...Beginning on the bank of Clinch River... north crossing the
Road...corner to McClain's line...including all the land McClain owns above a
line drawn. Signed: William McClain & Mary McClain. No witnesses.
Page 173 & 174 - September 27, 1791 between Benjamin Alderson & Anne and Edward
Kelley... 64 acres part of a tract of 120 acres granted to Benjamin Alderson by
patent dated March 20, 1785 on the south side of Clinch River on a small branch
the waters of the same...Beginning on the east side of a branch...the north side
of Copper Ridge...Signed: Benjamin Alderson & Anne Alderson. No witnesses.
Page 175, 176 & 177 - September 11, 1791 between Moses Skeggs & Elizabeth and
Shadrack White...220 acres on both sides of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch
River, part of a tract of 320 acres granted to John Scaggs by patent dated June
24, 1785...Beginning on Charles Scaggs line... to the top of a cedar
ridge...crossing the river by a sinkhole...Signed: Moses Scaggs & Elizabeth
Scaggs. No witnesses.
Page 178, 179 & 180 - September 26, 1791 between John Scaggs & Elizabeth and
John Saddler ...100 acres according to a conditional line between the two
parties...on both sides of Sorral Creek of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch
River, part of a larger tract of 320 acres granted to John Scaggs by patent
dated June 24, 1785...Beginning corner to Charles Scaggs...Signed: John Scaggs &
Elizabeth Scaggs. No witnesses.
Page 181 - September 28, 1791 between Benjamin Alderson & Ann and Aaron
Alderson...60 acres on Clinch River, 60 acres part of a larger tract of 380
acres granted to Benjamin Alderson by patent dated March 20, 1785...Beginning on
the south side of the River...corner of the new survey, crossing the
river...down the river below the ford...Signed: Benjamin Alderson & Anne
Alderson. Witnesses: Richard Price, Samuel Robinson, William Webb
Page 182 & 183 - October 8, 1791 between Benjamin Alderson & Anne and Joseph
Oney of Wythe Co...200 acres on both sides of Clinch River part of a larger
tract of 350 acres granted to Benjamin Alderson by patent dated March 20,
1785...Beginning at the mouth of a branch then crossing the river down the
meanders...to the south side of the river...on the west side of a branch
...corner to Edward Kelley's line on the ridge then along Aaron Aldersons
conditional line...to a conditional line below the ford of the River on the
south side...crossing the river...Signed: Benjamin Alderson & Anne Alderson.
Witnesses: Richard Price, Samuel Robinson, William Webb
Page 184 & 185 - 1791 between Brice Martain of Henry County and Robert Craig,
Merchant of Washington County...400 acres...Beginning on the south side of the
Pore Valley Ridge on the west side of a Rich Hollow...corner to John Martins
land...on the west side of a spurr corner to his settlement right...crossing the
creek to the Poore Valley Ridge...Signed: Brice Martin. Witnesses: William Hord,
Axton White Cotton, John Sumpter, Richard Bennatt
Page 186, 187 & 188 - November 7, 1791 between William Hord of Henry Co. And
Moses Ball ...160? (163) acres in Powells Valley on Indian Creek, joining the
lands of Joseph Martin & David Chadwell...Beginning on the south side of the
Poore Valley Ridge...corner to Chadwells...to the bent of the creek...Signed:
William Hord. No witnesses.
Page 189, 190 & 191 - November 23, 1791 between Henry Dickenson, Guardian to
James Allord and John W. Crunk...by a decree of the court in April 1790 in a
suit in chancery in which John W. Crunk vs complainant and the said Henry
Dickenson, guardian to James Allord, son & heir to Amos Allord, decd as
defendant 200 acres on the south side of Clinch River granted by patent to Amos
Allord...Beginning on a spurr near Falling Creek a branch of Clinch River...in a
sinkhole at the foot of the Rocky Knob...crossing a branch...near the top of a
ridge...by a path...Signed: Henry Dickenson, guardian to James Allord.
Witnesses: A. Smyth, Waller Preston, James McFarlane.
Page 192, 193 & 194 - November 23, 1791 between John W. Crunk & Milley and Henry
Smith... on the south side of Clinch River containing 200 acres...Beginning on a
spurr near Falling Creek, a south branch of Clinch River...by a path...Signed:
John W. Crunk & Milley Crenk. Witnesses: A. Smyth, Walter Preston, James
McFarlane
Page 195 & 196 - January 23, 1792 between James Osborne & Mary and Austin
Bush...125 acres on the north side of Clinch River...Beginning at the foot of
the knobs...crossing the Buffaloe lick Branch...by the Kentucky path on Rawley
line...Signed: James Osborne & Mary Osborne. No witnesses.
Page 197 & 198 - September 29, 1791 between Jacob Neese & Mary and Austin
Bush...100 acres by survey dated May 10, 1782 part of Neese Patent
Land...Beginning on the south side of a Ridge ...east side of the patent land
corner to Edward Stapleton...corner to Michael Auxer corner... Signed: Jacob
Neese & Mary Neese. No witnesses.
Page 199 - September 1, 1791 between Jacob Neese & Mary and Michael Auxer...50
acres on Copper Creek being part of Neeses Patent land bearing date of July 5,
1785...east near the open line of the patent land...to the top of the hill west
of a hollow called Crab Orchard...corner to Edward Stapletons line...Signed:
Jacob Neese & Mary Neese. No witnesses.
Page 200, 201 & 202 - September 8, 1791 between William Kendrick & Susannah and
John Horton...340 acres on the head of the east fork of Indian Creek, a south
branch of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River...Beginning on a flat spurr of
Clinch Mountain...in a valley...near the bank of the creek then south...crossing
the creek twice...to a spur of Clinch Mountain...land granted to William
Kendrick by patent dated 1790...Signed: William Kendrick & Susannah Kendrick.
Witnesses: Samuel Robinson, Simeon Jackson, Elias Arthur
Page 203 & 204 - October 22, 1791 between Laurence Vanhook & Rachal and Moses
Damron & Aggy, assignee of James Osborne of the one part and John Damron...on
the waters of Clinch River containing 170 acres part of a survey granted to
James Osborne by patent dated July 5, 1785..Beginning in a sinkhole corner to
David Cowan...continuing up the branch to a fork of the branch...corner to
Abraham McClanen...corner to Henry Hamblins...Signed: Laurence Vanhook & Rachel
Vanhook. No witnesses.
Page 205 - June 4, 1787 between Laurence Vanhook, Sr., assignee of Moses Damron
& Aggy and Zachariah Jones...part of a tract of land granted to Moses Damron by
James Osborne by deed surveyed from a patent granted to Osborne dated July 15,
1785...Beginning near a branch in the line of David Cowan...westerly up the
branch to a fork of said Branch...corner to mcClenen then south...joining the
road leading from Frileys to Robinsons...60 acres...Signed: Laurence Vanhook &
Rachel Vanhook. Witnesses: Samuel _____, Laurence Vanhook
Page 206 & 207 - November 16, 1791 between Thomas Carr & Anne of Albemarle Co.,
and Daniel Young...100 acres...Beginning corner to Jones then with Noe's line
south...by a road then leaving Noe's line...Signed: Thomas Carr & Anne Carr.
Witnesses: John Simmons, Frederick Jones, Nathaniel Hix
Page 208 & 209 - November 16, 1791 between Thomas Carr & Ann of Albemarle Co.
And Daniel Young...211 acres...Beginning at the foot of a ridge by a
branch...Signed: Thomas Carr & Anne Carr. Witnesses: John Simmons, Frederick
Jones & Nathaniel Hix
Page 210 & 211 - November 16, 1791 between Thomas Carr & Ann of Albemarle Co.
And John Noe...100 acres...Beginning on a line of Frederick Jones land near the
sinking spring...by a road... Signed: Thomas Carr & Ann Carr. Witnesses: John
Simmons, Frederick Jones, Nathaniel Hix.
Page 212 & 213 - March 27, 1792 between Henry Hamblin and James Leath...on the
north side of Clinch River containing 100 acres...part of a larger tract of land
granted to Henry Hamblin by patent dated July 20, 1790...Beginning at the mouth
of Stony Creek then up Clinch River to the patent line...Signed: Henry Hamblin
Page 214 & 215 - February 24, 1792 between Henry Hamblin and John Alley...100
acres on the north side of Clinch River being part of a tract of land called
John Blackmores old fort, land granted to Henry Hamblin by patent dated July 20,
1790...Beginning on a flat rock on the bank of the river...on the bank of the
river opposite to Howards Islands...Signed: Henry Hamblin & Molly Hamblin.
Witnesses: John W. Crunk, Alexander Jones, Milley Crunk, John Carter.
Page 216 & 217 - March 27, 1792 between Henry Hamblin and Samuel Auxer...200
acres part of a larger tract of land granted to Henry Hamblin by patent dated
July 20, 1790...Beginning on a flat rock on the bank of Clinch River then
running down the middle of the _____...to Stoney Creek, down Stoney Creek to the
Mill Race then down the Mill Race. Signed: Henry Hamblin. No witnesses.
Page 218 & 219 - April 10, 1792 between Charles Lynch & Robert Saunders of Wythe
Co. And Charles Cocke...on Indian Creek containing 1166 acres...Signed: Charles
Lynch & Robert Saunders. Witnesses: Thomas Preston, Daniel Trigg, A. Smyth
Page 220 & 221 - June 26, 1792 between William Gilmore & Elizabeth and Richard
Price...400 acres granted to William Gilmore by patent dated March 20, 1785 on
Little Cedar Creek a branch of Clinch River...Beginning on the north side of
Mocqueson Knobs...between a sinkhole and head of a hollow...by a path and above
a sinkhole...crossing the creek...by a sinking spring on the north side of said
knobs...Signed: William Gilmore & Elizabeth Gilmore. No witnesses.
Page 222 & 223 - November 7, 1791 between Joseph Martin of Henry County and
William Huston...690 acres by patent granted to Joseph Martin of Powells
River...Beginning on the south side of the Poor Valley Ridge...corner to Brice
Martins land...by the Kentucky Road...joining his settlement tract...crossing
the creek and the valley to the Poor Valley Ridge...Signed: Joseph Martin.
Witnesses: James Blair, Thomas Carter and Simon Cockrell
Page 224 & 225 - July 24, 1792 between Robert Vickers and Lydia and James
Jackson...96 acres granted to Robert Vickars by patent dated May 26, 1783 on the
waters of Clinch River and on the north side of the same...Signed: Robert
Vickers and Liddy Vicars. No witnesses.
Page 226 & 227 - August 26, 1792 between James Elkins and Martha and William
McGuire... 200 acres by survey dated April 25, 1783 on both sides of the upper
north fork of Clinch River on both sides of Indian and Middle Creek the branches
of River or fork...Beginning in the head of a hollow corner to Richard
Elkins...near the bank of Middle Creek...crossing Indian Creek...the Gap of a
high ridge...to the foot of a stony ridge...crossing Middle Creek and along a
Ridge...land granted to James Elkins by patent dated June 20, 1786...Signed:
James Elkins and Martha Elkins. No witnesses.
Page 228 & 229 - August 28, 1792 between Robert McFarland & Ann and John
Counts...166 acres granted to Robert McFarland by patent dated June 27,
1788...Beginning on the north side of the Glade Hollow...Signed: Robert
McFarland & Ann McFarland. No witnesses.
Page 230 & 231 - August 22, 1792 between John Campbell of Madison Co., KY and
Monases Freel of Wythe Co...400 acres...on both sides of Cane Creek a branch of
the north fork of Powell River...Beginning in a cane brake at the foot of the
Poor Valley Ridge...crossing the creek. Signed: John Campbell. Witnesses: Nathan
Ellington, Robert Duff and Christopher Cooper
Page 232 & 233 - August 27, 1792 between John Campbell of Madison Co., KY and
Nathaniel Hix...254 acres...Beginning on the south bank of the river by a
spring...crossing Shaver Creek... Signed: John Campbell. Witnesses: John Noe,
John Vanbibber, David Noe
Page 234 & 235 - September 25, 1792 between Charles Cocke and John Bennam of
Washington Co...250 acres granted to Charles Cocke by patent dated 1785 below
the Wagon Ford of Powells River on both sides of the Road known by the name of
Gatliff Place...Signed: Charles Cocke
Page 236 & 237 - September 25, 1792 between William Robertson and William
Niel...400 acres... Beginning near the old station camp corner to John Ewing and
William Robertson land...then with Ewings land south...on a cedar
clift...Signed: William Robertson. Witnesses: John W. Crunk and Andrew Cowan
Page 238, 239, 240, 241, 242 & 243 - February 1, 1792 between Francis Pieree
deTubeuf, Luisa Duchesne, Charles Despada, Cesar Lefebove, Eusibe Delaplanche,
and Simon Purchet and Henry Lee, Governor of VA...10,000 acres by survey dated
June 26, 1787...Beginning with the east corner of a survey of 5000 acres of land
made for Richard Smith known and described as No. 22 and running thence to the
east side of Guess's River...standing in the line of a survey of 5000 acres made
for Richard Smith known by No. 21 then south along the western bounds of the
survey passing its corner and along the western bounds of another survey of 5000
acres made for Richard Smith known by No. 20. Also one tract of land containing
5000 acres by survey dated June 27, 1787...Beginning in the southwest corner of
a survey of 5000 acres made for Richard Smith and known as No. 22...standing at
the mouth of Big Toms Creek where it enters itself into Guesses River...Signed:
Frances Pierre de Tubeuf, Louisa Duchene, Charles Despada, Cesar Lefebvree,
Eusebe Delaplanche, Simon Perchit. Witnesses: Henry Dickenson, Nathan Ellington,
P. Tubeuf younger.
Page 244 & 245 - May 22, 1792 between James Parberry of Franklin Co., and John
Henderson of Henry Co...1000 acres by a patent dated November 30, 1784...on both
sides of the north fork of Clinch River...Beginning corner to his other
survey...by the Kentucky Road near the Flat Lick... crossing the north fork near
the foot of Powell Mountain...on the Poor Valley Knobs...Signed: James Parberry.
Witnesses: Alexander Tirk?, William Hobbs, Hugh Monhollon, Francis Bird, George
Wilcox.
Page 246 & 247 - October 20, 1792 between William Osborne of Pendleton Co., SC
and James Osborne...known by the name of Ritchies Fort...Beginning on the south
side of Clinch River on the River Ridge...Signed: William Osborne. Witnesses:
Squire Osborne, Hosea Alley and Austin Bush.
Page 248 & 249 - August 31, 1791 between Richard Garden & Susanna of Madison
Co., VA and James Arbuckle...320 acres on both sides of Powells River between
the lines of Thomas Campbell land Joseph Bouchers land...Beginning on the south
side of the Brushy Ridge near the top...corner to Campbells land...crossing the
river pursuing Campbells corner...spur of Wallins Ridge...on Bouchers line...on
the south side of the Brushy Ridge. Signed: Richard Gordon & Susann Gordon
Page 250 & 251 - January 22, 1790 between James Osborne & Mary and Samuel
Stallard... known by the name of Ritchies Fort...Beginning on the south side of
Clinch River and on both sides of Ritchies Creek containing 360 acres. Beginning
in the river...to a gap in the River Ridge... Signed: James Osborne. No
witnesses.
Page 252 & 253 - January 22, 1793 between Francis Browning, attorney for
Zachariah Hendrix and John Puckett...108 acres on both sides of Horns Branch the
waters of Ceder Creek a branch of Clinch River...Beginning on the south side of
Stony Ridge by the edge of a sinkhole...Signed: Francis Browning.
Page 254 & 255 - February 25, 1793 between Joel Hobbs & Margerett and William
Tate...on both sides of Mocqueson Creek...Beginning on a spur of Clinch Mountain
corner to Robert Tates land...at the foot of Clinch Mountain...Signed: Joel
Hobbs & Margarett Hobbs
Page 256 & 257 - February 15, 1793 between Thomas Johnson & Fanny and Abraham
Crabtree ...92 acres in the Elk Garden on the waters of Preests Creek, a branch
of Clinch River which land was granted to Thomas Johnson by patent July 22,
1793...Beginning near the round meadow...by a spring branch...corner to David
Priest...corner to John Wells land...Signed: Thomas Johnson & Francis Johnson.
Page 258 & 259 - February 27, 1793 between Thomas Johnson & Fanny and Jacob
Crabtree...50 acres on both sides of the south fork of Cedar Creek, part of a
larger tract of 390 acres granted to Joseph Perrin conveyed to Thomas
Johnson...Beginning on a spur of Clinch Mountain...Signed: Thomas Johnson &
Francis Johnson. No witnesses.
Page 260 & 261 - October 22, 1792 between Samuel Ewing and Richard Fields...on
Ceder Creek ...Beginning on the top of a hill near Richard Fields dwelling
house...on the west bank of Cedar Creek...to a conditional line between Laurence
Vanhook and his son Aron. Signed: Samuel Ewing. No witnesses.
Page 262 & 263 - November, 1791 between Stanwix Hord, William Hord & John Hord
of Henry Co. And David Chadwell...400 acres in Powell Valley on Indian
Creek...Beginning on the top of a ridge and on the north side of a sink
hole...near the Kentucky Trace...on the bank of Indian Creek ...to the Poor
Valley Ridge...Signed: Stanwix Hord, William Hord & John Hord. No witnesses.
Page 264 & 265 - November, 1791 between Stanwix Hord, William Hord & John Hord
of Henry Co and David Chadwell...707 acres...on Indian Creek...Beginning on the
south side of the creek near the bank...corner to Chadwell...Signed: Stanwix
Hord, William Hord & John Hord. Witnesses: William Frazer, John P. Pyrtle, John
Sumpter.
Page 266 & 267 - February 13, 1792 between Joseph Martin, attorney for Brice
Martin of Henry Co. And Robert Craig of Washington Co...820 acres by survey
dated November 5, 1783 on Indian Creek a north branch of Powels
River...Beginning on the south side of the Poor Valley... corner to Joseph
Martins land...corner to his settlement right...crossing the creek and the
valley to the Poor Valley Ridge...Signed: Joseph Martin. Witnesses: John Carter,
Charles Carter & William Huston.
Page 268 - February 10, 1792 between Joseph Martin of Henry Co. And Robert Craig
of Washington Co...176 acres by survey dated November 6, 1782 in Powels Valley
on Martins Creek... Beginning on the north side of the Creek...Signed: Joseph
Martin. Witnesses: John Carter, Charles Carter and William Huston
Page 269 - April 1, 1793 between Joseph Martin of Henry Co and Moses Ball...400
acres...known by the name of Wallins Improvement Powells Valley on Indian Creek
joining the lands patented to Mordicai Hord...Signed: Joseph Martin. Witnesses:
William Hord, John P. Pyrtle, Joseph Rijon (Ryan), William Draper and William
Frasher
Page 270 & 271 - April 24, 1793 between Walter Gray and Littleton Cassle...land
whereon Littleton Cassle now lives...30 acres part of a tract of land granted to
Walter Gray by patent dated July 23, 1788 containing 150 acres...Beginning at
the mouth of Stantons Creek...near a spring in the bank of the creek on the
upper east side...contained in the same patent on the north side of Clinch River
on the upper side of Stantons Creek as high up said creek...Signed: Walter Gray.
Witnesses: Samuel Ritchie, John Willoughby, Thomas Blakemore.
Page 272 - April 23, 1793 between Samuel Auxer & Salley and David Cock...180
acres... on the head of Copper Creek...Beginning on the end of a spur of
Moqueson Ridge...crossing the creek... Signed: Samuel Auxer & Salley Auxer. No
witnesses.
Page 273 & 274 - April 23, 1793 between Henry Hamblin and Patrick McDavid...on
the north side of Clinch River containing 40 acres...part of a tract of land
granted to Henry Hamblin by patent dated July 20, 1790...Beginning at the mouth
of the Millrace and up said race to Stoney Creek including the Mill and down
Stoney Creek to Clinch River and down the river. Signed: Henry Hamblin. No
witnesses.
Page 275 - October 23, 1792 between William Blanton and Joel Hobbs...on both
sides of Moqueson Creek, a branch of the north fork of Holston
River...containing 185 acres conveyed to William Blanton from James King Carr
September 17, 1785 (1788) nd granted to Carr by patent dated June 26,
1786...Beginning on the bank of the creek on Alexander Barnets lower line...
Signed: William Blanton & Hannah Blanton. Witnesses: Nathan Ellington, Richard
Price & Charles Carter.
Page 276 & 277 - December 25, 1792 between William Blanton & Hannah and Robert
Kilgore... on Copper Creek a south branch of Clinch River containing 226
acres...Beginning...above Amos's Branch...Signed: William Blanton & Hannah
Blanton. Witnesses: Richard Price, Joel Hobbs, Charles Carter
Page 278 - November 21, 1792 between Robert Anderson & Mary of Bedford County
and John Quinn of Bedford County...290 acres by survey dated February 18, 1793
same land granted to Joseph Morton, assignee of Patrick Henry as per patent
dated at Richmond October 31, 1783...in Powells on the east side of Crismons
land on both sides of the branch that runs down past the Rock Spring
Station...Beginning on the north side of Wallens Ridge corner to Chrismans
line... with Aron Lewis land...Signed: Robert Anderson. Witnesses: Patrick
Newney, Henry Dickenson, Walter Preston.
Page 279 & 280 - July 23, 1793 between John Crank & Elizabeth of Washington
County and Joseph Whitely...containing 396 acres granted to John Crank by patent
dated July 20, 1790 on the waters of Copper Creek, a south branch of Clinch
River being the place he formerly lived on... Beginning on the north side of
Mockerson Ridge...in a gap of Mockerson Ridge...Signed: John Crank & Elizabeth
Crank. No witnesses.
Page 281 - July 23, 1793 between Richard Price & Lucy and Shadrack Williams -
100 acres - to a conditional line between Shadrick Williams and John Dollerhide
and made by Tolleporoah Wright, Cornelius Dollerhide & Thomas Dollerhide, land
granted to William Glmore by patent dated March 20, 1785...on Little Ceder
Creek, a branch of Clinch River...Beginning by Andrew Cowans line on the east
side and Dollerhides line on the west side...Signed: Richard Price & Price. No
witnesses.
Page 282 - September 15, 1792 between William Rodgers and Patrick Kindrick,
Jr...185 acres... along the foot of Kents Ridge on the north side...Beginning on
the west side spur of Kents Ridge...Signed: William Rodgers. Witnesses: Samuel
Ritchie, Daniel Johnson, Moses Damron
Page 283 - December 23, 1792 between Champ Faris & Catherine and James
Osborne...on Big Mockerson Creek, a north branch of the north fork of Holstein
River containing 100 acres...part of a larger tract of land granted to George
Keesee by patent dated July 23, 1788...Beginning at a place known by the name of
Dug Bank...down the creek to the patent line. Signed: Champ Faris. Witnesses:
Charles Carter, James Davison, John Carter, Henry Wood
Page 284 - August 5, 1793 between John Arther & Pirseyla, Lee County and William
Elam...196 acres on the north side of Indian Creek, the waters of Clinch
River...Beginning corner to John Arther's line...with Simon Cockerals
line...Signed: John Arther & Priseyla Arther. No witnesses.
Page 285 & 286 - August 21, 1793 between Daniel Diskins & Sarah and James
Daniel...200 acres on both sides of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River, land
granted to Shadrick White by patent dated June 24, 1785...Beginning on the side
of a ridge...Bristos line...Signed: Daniel Diskins & Sarah Diskins. Witnesses:
David Ward & John Deskins.
Page 287 - August 27, 1793 between John Arther & Priscilla and Thomas Hunt...50
acres... Beginning on the west side of a path...at the foot of the House & Barn
Mountain...Signed: John Arther & Priscilla Arther. Witnesses: J. A. Blair,
Nathan Ellington, Robert Atkinson
Page 288 & 289 - August 24, 1793 between Edward Stapleton & Catharine and
Stephen Ogden...on both sides of Copper Creek being part of Jacob Neeses patent
land...145 acres...all the land on the south side of Neeses patent land dated
July 5, 1785...Signed: Edward Stapleton & Catharine Stapleton. Witnesses: James
Dickerson, Robert Duff, Robert Vicers
Page 290 - April 12, 1793 between William Fletcher & Mary and William
Lockhart...on the waters of Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River containing 152
acres...Beginning corner to Andrew Lockhart's survey...with James Browns
line...at the foot of Paint Lick Mountain...corner to the conditional line
between William and Andrew Lockharts surveys...Signed: William Fletcher & Mary
Fletcher. No witnesses.
Page 291 - April 12, 1793 between William Fletcher & Mary and Andrew
Lockhart...on the waters of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River, containing
153 acres...Beginning on the top of the spur of Morris's Knobb...corner to a
conditional line made between William and Andrew Lockhart surveys...on the side
of Morris's Knobb...Signed: William Fletcher & Mary Fletcher. No witnesses.
Page 292 - August 5, 1793 between Francis Price & Jean and James Gray...80 acres
in the Glade Hollow, a branch of Ceder Creek the waters of Clinch River, land
was granted to Cornelius Roberts by patent dated May 6, 1787...Beginning...on
the south side of a glade hollow...to a conditional line between said land and
Thomas Mansefords by Masheck Stacey, Simon Stacey and William Jewel?...Francis
Price & Jean Price. Witnesses: Richard Price, Anjer Price and Moses Smith.
Page 293 & 294 - March 18, 1793 between John Froast & Mary Frost, late widow of
Cornelius Roberts, decd. James Roberts & John Froast of the one part and John
Kyzer...70 acres... Beginning at the mouth of Backs branch on the south side of
Clinch River and running to the lower corner of the survey, crossing the river
to the other corner...line of the survey to the clift of Backs...Signed: John
Frost & Mary Frost. No witnesses.
Page 295 - March 18, 1792 between Joseph Kizer & Susanna and Henry Willard...35
acres on Clinch River...Beginning at clift of rocks on the north side of the
river...Signed: Joseph Kizer. No witnesses.
Page 296 - September 17, 1793 between William Smith, Sr. & Elizabeth and James
Pemberton... on the north side of Moqueson Ridge on the waters of Clinch River,
a piece of land given by William Smith to his son Charles Smith, part of a tract
of land granted to William Smith by patent dated September 11, 1789...Beginning
at the corner of a conditional line made between William Smith & James Pemberton
and run with the old marked conditional line...70 acres...Signed: William Smith
& Elisabeth Smith. Witnesses: Anjer Price, Thomas Whiteley, George Smith
Page 297 - September 21, 1793 between John Cowan of Nox County in the southwest
Territory and James McKenney...235 acres by survey dated March 21, 1783 and
granted to John Cowan by patent dated July 5, 1785...Beginning at the foot of
Copper Creek Ridge...corner to William Cowans (now James Osbornes) land. Signed:
John Cowan. Witnesses: Richard Price, Henry Dickenson, Edward Dorton
Page 298 & 299 - September 24, 1793 between William Gilmore, Sr. & Elizabeth and
William Gilmore, Jr...365 acres granted William Gilmore by patent dated August
26, 1756 on the waters of Cedar Creek, branches of Clinch River. Signed: William
Gilmore & Elizabeth Gilmore. Witnesses: James Blair, Henry Dickenson, Nathan
Ellington.
Page 300 - December 22, 1792 between George Kesee and Champ Faris...on Big
Mocquison Creek, branch of the north fork of Holsten River containing 190 acres
granted to George Kesee by patent dated July 23, 1788...Beginning on the bank of
the creek...Signed: George Keesee. Witnesses: Charles Carter, John Carter, Henry
Wood
Page 301 - John Breeding of Lincoln Co., KY sold to John Brickey...on the north
side of Clinch River on Thomsons Creek...Beginning by Thomsons Creek...near the
mouth of the Creek...above the mouth of a branch...Signed: John Breeding.
Witnesses: Spencer Breeding, George Mackey, John Short
Page 302 & 303 - January 28, 1794 between William Gilmore, Sr. & Elizabeth and
John Jessey... 50 acres granted to John Jessey by patent dated December 18,
1792...on the waters of Cars Creek branches of Clinch River...Beginning by a
path at the foot of a hill...line of a tract of land surveyed for Aaron
Vanhook...to the south side of the creek corner to Vanhooks survey...Signed:
William Gilmore & Elizabeth Gilmore
Page 304 - January 23, 1794 between William Gilmore & Elizabeth and John
Jessee...200 acres granted to William Gilmore by patent dated August 16,
1756...on the waters of Carrs Creek, a branch of Clinch River...Beginning at the
north foot of Copper Creek Ridge...up Carrs Creek and crossing the same by a
mill being corner to Gilmore 50 acre tract...Signed: William Gilmore & Elizabeth
Gilmore.
Page 305 & 306 - October 10, 1793 between Champain Faris and John White...on Big
Moqueson Creek and on the north side of the creek...50 acres...Beginning at the
mouth of the first branch below James Daversons Millhouse branch and down the
creek as the creek goes to the dug bank and then running out towards Copper
Creek Ridge with James Osborns line...Signed: Champain Faris. Witnesses: John
Wood, James Osborn, John Stacey.
Page 307 - January 24, 1794 between Thomas Colley and John Husk...on the north
side of Copper Ridge part of the land Thomas Colley now lives on...100
acres...to a conditional line made between Thomas Colley and said
land...Beginning on the east by a branch the conditional line...on the northwest
& south by the old lines which land was granted to Thomas Colley by patent dated
September 10, 1787. Signed: Thomas Colley
Page 308 - February 25, 1794 between William Gilmore, Sr. & Elizabeth and James
Kelley...100 acres on the north side of Copper Ridge land granted to Henry
Dickenson by patent dated August 3, 1791 and made over to William Gilmore by a
deed of conveyance dated August 20, 1791... Beginning at the end of a spur of
Copper Ridge...at the foot of Copper Ridge...Signed: William Gilmore
Page 309 & 310 - September 4, 1793 between Nathan Hobbs of Birch Co., NC and
David Cane (Cain)...on both sides of Moqueson Creek...Beginning...corner to the
land where John Walker formerly lives on...along a rocky brake of land...100
acres...Signed: Nathan Hobbs. Witnesses: John Lemar, Bety Lemar, Richard Barns,
James Hobbs.
Page 311 - March 24, 1794 between John Thompson and Alexander Shoemaker...57
acres...on the top of Copper Ridge on the head of a small branch of Cedar Creek,
the waters of Clinch River granted to John Thompson by patent dated March 2,
1785...Beginning by a path on the top of the ridge...Signed: John Thompson
Page 312 - September 20, 1783 between Simon Cockrell & Magdaline and Samuel
Duff...on the waters of Indian Creek and on both sides of said creek...Beginning
on the east side of the Big Spring Fork of Indian Creek...near the Walnut
branch...crossing the fork of Indian Creek...Signed: Simon Cockrell & Magdalen
Cockrell. Witnesses: David Ward, Samuel Roberson, Shadrick White
Page 313 - John Breeden of Lincoln Co., KY sold to John Short...on the north
side of Clinch River...Beginning...by the river bottom...by Weavers
Creek...Signed: John Breeden. Witnesses: Zachariah Price, Christopher Hains,
Thomas Colley
Page 314 - August 24, 1793 between Simon Cockrell & Magdaline and Zachariah
Scaggs...140 acres...on the waters of the Middle Fork of Indian Creek a south
fork of Clinch River... Beginning at William Hendrick (Kendrick)...side of a
spur of Clinch Mountain...corner to Patrick Kendricks land...Signed: Simon
Cockrell & Magdaline Cockrell. Witnesses: David Ward, Samuel Robinson, Shadrick
White.
Page 315 - March 25, 1794 between Samuel Stalliards & Jael and Michael
Shoffet...on the south of Clinch River part of the tract whereon Stalliards now
lives...Beginning...on the foot of the River hill...Signed: Samuel Stalliards
Page 316 - May 27, 1794 between John Back and John Harris...140 acres by survey
dated May 10, 1782 granted to John Back by patent dated July 4, 1785...in the
forks of Copper Creek, a branch of Clinch River...Beginning on the west side of
a barren ridge corner to Joshua Romans land...Signed: John Back
Page 317 - August 8, 1793 between Thomas Hansford of Kentucky & Margaret and
Richard Price...275 acres according to the conditional line made by Meshack
Stacy, Simon Stacy and William Jesvell (Jewel)...on both sides of the Glade
Hollow branch the waters of Cedar Creek a branch of Clinch River...Beginning on
the west side of a hollow, corner to Patrick & John Coils land...land granted to
Cornelius Roberts by patent dated May 6, 1787...Signed: Thomas Hansford &
Margret Hansford. Witnesses: Moses Smith, Anjer Price, Will Smith
Page 318 - July 22, 1794 between Richard Price & Lucy and Robert Brown...80
acres...in the Glade Hollow the waters of Clinch River part of tract granted to
William Gilmore by patent dated March 30, 1790...Beginning on the east by a
conditional line between land and Anjar Price and on the north by the old line
and on the west by a conditional line between land and William Smith and on the
south by the old line...Signed: Richard Price & Lucy Price. No witnesses.
Page 319 - July 22, 1794 between Richard Price & Lucy and William Smith...10
acres granted William Gilmore by patent dated March 10, 1785 on Little Cedar
Creek a branch of Clinch River ...Beginning at the north corner, the conditional
line made between Price and William Smith running a straight course to the
corner of said Smiths fence a straight course to the ridge to the old line to
include the land between that line and the old line on the west side...Signed:
Richard Price & Lucy Price. No witnesses.
Page 320 - July 22, 1794 between Richard Price & Lucy and Daniel Price...220
acres land granted to Cornelius Roberts by patent dated May 6, 1787...Beginning
on the west side of a hollow corner of Patrick & John Coils land...along a
conditional line between said land and Peter Outhouse and between said land and
James Gray running nearly north till it joins the open line of tract. Signed:
Richard Price & Lucy Price. No witnesses.
Page 321 - July 22, 1794 between Richard Price & Lucy and Anjar Price...50 acres
on little cedar creek the waters of Clinch River part of a tract of land granted
to William Gilmore by patent dated march 25, 1785...Beginning to the east by a
conditional line between said land and Cornelius Dollarhide and on the north by
the old line on the west by a conditional line between land and Robert Brown and
on the south by the old line...Signed: Richard Price & Lucy Price. No witnesses.
Page 322 & 323 - July 22, 1794 between Richard Price & Lucy and John
Dollarhide...40 acres on the waters of Clinch River on little Cedar Creek which
land was granted to William Gilmore by patent dated March 20, 1785...Beginning
on the east by a conditional line between said land and Shadrick Williams on the
north by the old line and on the west by a conditional line between said land
and Cornelius Dollarhide and on the south by the old line...Signed: Richard
price & Lucy Price. No witnesses.
Page 324 - July 22, 1794 between Richard Price & Lucy and Peter Outhouse...50
acres part of a certain tract of land granted to Cornelius Roberts by patent
dated May 6, 1787...in the Glade Hollow on the waters of Clinch
River...Beginning on the east by the old line and on the north by a conditional
line between the land and Peter Lawsons land and on the west by a conditional
line between said land and Simon Stacey and on the south by a conditional line
between land and Daniel Price. Signed: Richard Price & Lucy Price. No witnesses.
Page 325 - July 22, 1794 between Anjer Price & Jean and Eurascus Anderson...244
acres on both sides of Swords Mill Creek a branch of Big Cedar Creek the waters
of Clinch River land was granted to Elisha Nelson by patent dated June 20,
1785...Beginning at the foot of Clinch Mountain...to a conditional line made
between Anderson and Henry Williams and with the conditional line till it joins
the old line and with the old line to Clinch Mountain...Signed: Anjer Price &
Jean Price. No witnesses.
Page 236 - July 22, 1794 between Anjar Price & Jean and Henry Williams...50
acres in Swords Mill Creek, a branch of big Cedar Creek the waters of Clinch
River, part of a tract of land granted to Elisha Nelson by patent dated June 20,
1785...Beginning on the north corner to a conditional line made between Henry
Williams and Eurascus Anderson...Signed: Anjer Price & Jean Price. No witnesses.
Page 327 - July 22, 1794 between Spencer Breeding & Elizabeth and John
Short...10 acres on Weavers Creek on the west side and on the north side of
Clinch River, part of a larger tract of land containing 400
acres...Beginning...to the mouth of Weavers Creek...Signed: Spencer Breeding &
Elizabeth Breeding. No witnesses.
Page 328 - June 16, 1794 between Spencer Breeding & Betsey and Robert Webb...on
Clinch River containing 20 acres...part of a larger tract granted to Spencer
Breeding by patent dated December 15, 1792...Beginning...on the south side of
the river and long a clift of rocks to the river...Signed: Spencer Breeding &
Elizabeth Breeding. No witnesses.
Page 329 - July 22, 1794 between James Turner and Henry Dickenson...100 acres by
survey dated September 30, 1790...Beginning on the bank of Copper Creek by the
main road...Signed: James Turner. No witnesses.
Page 330 - June 4, 1794 between Thomas Short & Nary and Christopher Hains...100
acres part of a larger tract of 517 (117) by patent dated May 16, 179?...Signed:
Thomas Short & Nary Short. No witnesses.
Page 331 - July 7, 1794 between Samuel Young & Susanna and Moses
Higginbotham...100 acres on the waters of the Maiden Spring of Clinch
River...Beginning at the foot of the Paint Lick Mountain...to Robert Belsha's
corner...to Gildy Hollow...up the ridge to Lyles Dolsberry corner... on the old
path to the patent line on Paint Lick Mountain...part of a larger tract of 300
acres granted to Samuel Young by patent dated June 13, 1793...Signed: Samuel
Young & Susanna Young. No witnesses.
Page 332 - July 18, 1795 between Josiah Fugate & Elizabeth of Cleek (Clark) Co.,
KY and Henry Smith...on both sides of the upper north fork of Clinch
River...Beginning...corner to Samuel Fowler...on a bluff near a path...crossing
a mill pond...at the side of a swamp...Signed: Josiah Fuget & Elisabeth Fuget.
Witnesses: John Graham, French Mason & Harry Smith
Page 333 - July 7, 1794 between Samuel Young & Susanna and Robert Belshey...100
acres on the waters of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River...Beginning in
Gildys hollow...part of a larger tract of land granted to Samuel Young by patent
dated June 13, 1793. Signed: Samuel Young & Susannah Young. No witnesses.
Page 334 - July 7, 1794 between Samuel Young & Susanna and Lyles Dolsberry...100
acres on the waters of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River...Beginning on
Robert Belsheys line on the top of Gildys Ridge...in Lyday Hollow...on the south
side of the Paint Lick Mountain...part of a larger tract of 300 acres granted to
Samuel Young by patent dated June 13, 1793. Signed: Samuel Young & Susannah
Young. No witnesses.
Page 335 - July ?, 1793 between Richard Elkins & wife and Isaac Johnson...129
acres on both sides of the upper fork of Clinch River...Beginning on the north
bank of the Clinch River corner to Samuel Rodgers...crossing the creek to the
mouth of the same at the bank of the river...at the foot of Kents Ridge and
along the same...Signed: Richard Elkins. Witnesses: William McGuyer, Archasbel
Prater
Page 336 & 337 - August 15, 1794 between Abram Beavers & Anne and Thomas
Johnson...96 acres granted to Abram Beavers by patent dated November 13, 1795 on
the south side of the south side of Cedar Creek the waters of Clinch
River...Beginning corner to William Herlson & Alexander McClenahan...at the foot
of Clinch Mountain...corner to Thomas Johnson...Signed: Abram Beavers & Anne
Beavers. No witnesses.
Page 338 - August 15, 1794 between Abram Beavers & Annable and Abraham
Fuller...73 acres by patent dated January 10, 1783...on both sides of a north
fork of Cedar Creek the waters of Clinch River...Beginning corner to Drury
Packets land...corner to John Wells land...to the side of the Brush
Hill...Signed: Abram Beavers & Annabel Beavers. No witnesses.
Page 339 - February 13, 1794 between Henry Bark & Mary and Abraham Fuller...50
acres part of a larger tract of 243 acres granted to Henry Bark by patent dated
December 3, 1792...Beginning corner to William Cromwell...Signed: Henry Bark &
Mary Bark. No witnesses.
Page 340 - April 1, 1794 between Zachariah Jones, assignee of Laurence Vanhook &
Rachel and Samuel Porter part of a tract of land granted to Laurance Vanhook by
Moses Damron by deed conveyed from a patent to James Osburn July 15,
1785...Beginning near a branch on the line of David Cowan...westwardly up the
branch to a fork...corner of Mc McClenen...the lines of the above tract
southward joining the road leading from Frileys to Robinsons...60
acres...Signed: Zachariah Jones & Elisabeth Jones. No witnesses.
Page 341 - July 10, 1794 between John Ruth & Leah and Adam Lash...16 acres on
the north fork of Indian Creek...Beginning...crossing the north of Indian
Creek...near the top of a ridge corner to John Arthur...crossing the north fork
of Indian Creek...Signed: John Ruth & Leah Ruth. No witnesses.
Page 342 - August 12, 1794 between John Ruth & Leah and Isaac Moore...198
acres...on both sides of the north fork of Indian Creek...Beginning...crossing
the north fork of Indian Creek... near the top of a hill in a line of John
Arthur...corner to Simion Jackson...corner to Richard Price ...part of a larger
tract of 214 acres granted to John Ruth by patent dated November 21, 1793 the
remaining 16 acres conveyed to Adam Lash on July 10, 1794. Signed: John Ruth &
Leah Ruth. No witnesses.
Page 343 - September 20, 1794 between Bean Smallwood & Elisabeth and John
Drake...90 acres in the fork of Indian Creek the waters of Clinch River and near
his former survey...land granted to Bean Smallwood by patent dated December 14,
1792...Signed: Bean Smallwood & Elisabeth Smallwood. No witnesses.
Page 344 - Walter Gray and William Watson...on the north side of Clinch River,
part of a tract granted to Gray by patent dated July 3, 1788 being the tract
Gray now lives on...Beginning... corner to Littleton Casles land...to the river
at the mouth of Stauntons Creek...Signed: Walter Gray & Sarah Gray. No
witnesses.
Page 345 & 346 - August 26, 1794 between John Elam and Alden Williamson...100
acres on the waters of Thompsons Creek, a branch of Clinch River, land granted
to John Elam by deed of conveyance dated August 18, 1788 from Israel Christian,
land granted to Israel Christian by patent dated October 2, 1786...Beginning
corner to Thomas Ferral...corner to Dowell...Signed: John Elam. Witnesses: John
Thompson & William Elam
Page 347 - October 28, 1794 between Austin Bush and John Phillips...125 acres on
the north side of Clinch River...Beginning...crossing the Buffaloe Lick
Branch...by the Kentucky Path in Bowleys line...Signed: Austin Bush. No
witnesses.
Page 348 - September 21, 1794 between Joseph Meredith of Green Co., KY and Henry
Smith... on the south side of the north fork of Clinch River...365 acres of land
granted to Joseph Meredith by patent dated July 23, 1794...Beginning at the top
of the Brushy Ridge...Signed: Joseph Meredith & Nancy Meredith. Witnesses: John
Ward, Sally Smith and Peggy Smith
Page 349 & 350 - September 15, 1794 between Patrick Kindrick & Jane and Henry
Smith...on the south side of the Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River and on the
Spring Branch of Patrick Kindricks containing 70 square poles part of a tract of
land containing 175 acres granted to Patrick Kindrick by patent dated June 20,
1785...Beginning on the north bank of the branch... Signed: Patrick Kindrick &
Jane Kindrick. Witnesses: George Kindrick, Daniel Johnson & Ann Kindrick
Page 351 - August 26, 1794 between John Dickenson of Washington County & Henry
Dickenson ...286 acres by patent dated March 15, 1783...on the north side of
Clinch River land granted to John Dickenson by patent dated July 5,
1785...Beginning on the bank of the Clinch River below Gests Ford...corner to
Henry Dickenson...corner to John Baydols line...by a path...Signed: John
Dickenson. Witnesses: James McFarlane & John George
Page 352 - October 24, 1794 between Joseph Meredith of Green Co., KY and Jacob
Francisco... Joseph Meredith with the virtue of a power of attorney from Jesse
Gray & Mary recorded in Green Co., KY...115 acres in a Gap of Kents Ridge where
Henry Smith cleared a path and on the waters of Clinch River land was granted to
Jesse Gray by patent dated July 23, 1783 (1788)... Beginning on the east side of
the Gap...on the top of the ridge by the old path... Signed: Joseph Merredith.
No witnesses.
Page 353 - June 24, 1794 between John Jackson and John Thompson...165 acres by
survey dated March 22, 1783 on the head waters of three sinking branches, the
waters of Clinch River...Signed: John Jackson. No witnesses.
Page 354 - December 8, 1794 between David Cocks & Jamima and William Kelley...on
the lick branch the waters of Copper Creek, waters of Clinch River land granted
to David Cocke by patent dated 1792...Beginning on the lick branch and running
up the branch to the head and from thence to McGomereys Branch by a conditional
line to the old line...50 acres...Signed: David Cocke. No witnesses.
Page 355 - February 4, 1795 between Richard Price, Jr., attorney for Aaron
Richardson and George Belsher (Belcher)...70 acres on the south side of Clinch
River...Signed: Richard Price. No witnesses.
Page 356 - February 25, 1795 between Richard Price, Jr., attorney for Aaron
Richardson and George Belcher...between Clinch River and the House and Barn
Mountain land granted to Aaron Richard by patent dated June 8, 1793 containing
70 acres...Beginning by the side of Clinch River...line of Aaron
Richardson...Signed: Richard Price. No witnesses.
Page 357 - February 25, 1795 between George Belcher & Mary and Robert
Massey...32 acres on the south side of Clinch River part of a tract of land
before surveyed for Sampson Christian... Beginning...by a ridge on the top of
Cedar Clift...Signed: George Belcher. No witnesses.
Page 358 - Clark County, Enoch Smith & James Poage, Justices of the Peace and
Elizabeth Fugate acknowledge her dower to 385 acres described below September
21, 1795...October 20, 1798? (88) between Edward Young and Elizabeth and
Jeremiah Patrick, Sr...96 acres on both sides of Clinch River...Signed: Edward
Young & Elizabeth Young. No witnesses.
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