LAND RECORDS
The following entries were made in 1836: Brightwell Martin, April 24, the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 32, Township 64, Range 17 William Cassady, October 24, the north half of the northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 65, Range 17 James M. De France, of Sullivan County, December 18, the fractional west half of the northwest quarter of Section 15, Township 64, Range 16 Owen Wilson, of Sullivan County, the north half of the southwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 3, Township 65, Range 17 In 1837 the following entries were made: Crabtree Guffey, February 16, the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 8, Township 65, Range 17 John Shingler, March 4, the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter, and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 2, Township 65, Range 17 Jeremiah Rankin, April 9, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 20, Township 65, Range 17 Thomas Lawson, May 15, the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 82, Township 65, Range 16 Charles W. Baker, June 23, the north half of the northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 65, Range 17 James H. Mayfield, January 15, the southwest quarter of Section 36, Township 67, Range 20 Josiah Belgen, January 15, the south half of the southeast quarter of Section 36, Township 67, Range 20 From 1837 to 1845, although there was a large number of settlers who came into the county, there appear to have been no land entries made. During 1845 the following were made: John Partin, January 14, the south half of the northeast quarter, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 4, Township 66, Range 16 Henry B. Oldaker, January 15, the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 5, Township 65, Range 16 Sarah Oldaker, January 15, the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 20, Township 65, Range 16 Samuel Smith, January 16, the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 66, Range 16 George S. Morris, January 27, the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 28, Township 65, Range 16, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 65, Range 16 Henry Bragg, January 28, the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 21, Township 66, Range 16 William Oldaker, January 27, the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 8, and the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 17, Township 65, Range 16 Cyrus Hindman, February 1, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 27, Township 65, Range 16 John Long, April 15, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 65, Range 16, and the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 65, Range 16 Robert Crabtree, June 14, the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 4, Township 65, Range 18 William Shaw, September 3, the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 21, Township 65, Range 16 William Whitworth, November 10, the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 19, Township 65, Range 16 John Shaw, December 9, the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 65, Range 16 Brightwell Martin, December 9, the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 28, Township 65, Range 16 But few entries were made in 1846, as follows: James M. Brasfield, February 17, the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 29, and the north half of the southeast quarter of Section 29, Township 65, Range 16 John F. Orabtree, February 17, the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 26, Township 66, Range 18, and on June 20 the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of same section James Mullenix, December 20, the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 11, Township 65, Range 17 Isaac Summers, December 22, the northwest quarter of Section 23, Township 66, Range 17 Solomon Hobbs, December 26, the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 66, Range 18, and, December 28, the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of same section Luther E. Nichols, December 29, the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 25, Township 67, Range 17 Jacob Myers, December 30, the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 27, Township 66, Range 17 In 1847 the following were made: Daniel Myers, January 11, the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 27, Township 66, Range 17 James Rease, February 5, the northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 67, Range 17 James M. Bryant, February 9, the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 27, Township 67, Range 17 and the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 33, same township and range John Long, April 10, the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 18, Township 66, Range 17 and April 15, the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 10, Township 66, Range 17 Frederick Miller, May 28, the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 14, Township 65, Range 17 James Riggins, June 8, the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 84, Township 65, Range 18 and on October 10, the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 34, Township 65, Range 18 Charles Black, June 9, the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 33, Township 65, Range 18 Charles Black, June 9, the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 33, Township 65, Range 21 Benjamin F. James, December 20, eighteen (plus) acres in the south part of the southwest quarter of Section 20, Township 67, Range 16, and the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 29, Township 67, Range 16 The following entries were made in 1848: Joseph H. Berry, January 8, the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 11, Township 66, Range 17 William Lewis, January 8, the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 10, Township 66, Range 18 M. E. Boggs, January 25, the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 2, Township 66, Range 17 Benjamin Musgrove, February 4, the south half of the northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 67, Range 17 John Crockett, February 4, the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 2, Township 66, Range 17 Andrew J. Corkran, February 14, the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 4, Township 66, Range 17 Joseph Ellis, February 14, the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 10, Township 66, Range 17 Benjamin Tunnell, May 31, the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 6, Township 65, Range 17 The heirs of Robert Smith (deceased), William A., Isaac A., Susan J., Eliza T., Parmetia F., Lydia and Susan, July 20, the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 1, Township 65, Range 18 John Eyals, August 12, the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 4, Township 66, Range 17 John A. Leopard, August 12, the south half of the northeast quarter of Section 34, Township 67, Range 17 Jeremiah H. Worthington, August 9, the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 67, Range 17 Alexander Shawvor, September 28, the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 17, Township 66, Range 17 John A. Leopard, September 28, the north half of the northeast quarter, and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 4, Township 66, Range 17 John Shaver, October 10, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 35, Township 65, Range 18 Joseph H. Berry, October 25, the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 66, Range 17 Elias H. Morgan, November 2, the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 2, Township 66, Range 20 John A. Leopard, September 28, the south half of the northeast quarter, and the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 67, Range 17 In 1849 the following entries were made: Telverton W. Peyton (of Schuyler County), the northeast quarter of Section 6, Township 65, Range 16 Walker S. Holman, September 4, the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 14, Township 65, Range 17 Joseph Holman, "1849," the north half and southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 23, Township 65, Range 17 James A. Terrell, December 4, the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 66, Range 17 John L. Upton, December 7, the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 15, Township 66, Range 17 John Dunn, December 21, the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 34, and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 35, Township 66, Range 20 Joshua Guffey, December 24, the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 19, and the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 20, Township 65, Range 18. |
