SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of Tennessee No. 1932 to John McCorkle
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Sullivan Co., TN, DB 6, p. 152: State of Tennessee No. 1932 to John McCorkle
Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes
Jan 9, 2005
Source: FHL film# 972707

The State of Tennessee Number 1932
To all to whom these Presents shall come greeting.  Know ye that in 
consideration of an entry made in the office of the Surveyor of the 
Sixth District of nunber 349 dated the Thirteenth day of October Eighteen 
hundred and and nine founded on a Warrant of number 149 issued 
by Archibald Roane to John Nave for Two hundred acres of land dated 
the Sixth day of July Eighteen hundred and eight which said 
Warrant is assigned to John McCorkle the enterrer  There is granted 
by the said State of Tennessee unto the said John McCorkle and his heirs 
a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and 
twenty three acres lying in the county of Sullivan in the District of 
Washington begining at two sugar trees on the South bank of Holston 
river Thence along down the same South sixty West two poles to a hickory 
and dogwood then South five West Twenty two poles a long a line of 
Samuel McCorkle Deceased to a Poplar then south Twenty nine West 
one hundred and fifty two poles to two white oaks then north eighty 
West Seventy poles to a white oak South six poles to a white oak and 
dogwood then south seventy five West twelve poles to three chesnut 
saplings on Benjamin Webbs line then along the same South 
Twenty East one hundred and sixty eight poles to two Chesnut oaks 
and a white oak on the on the top of a hill thence North fifty East 
one hundred poles to a forked white oak on Elijah Watsons line 
Then north seven East two hundred forty poles to the Beginning 
Surveyed December the Fourth 1809 With the herediaments 
and appurtenances to have and to hold the said Tract or parcel 
of land with its appurtenances to the said John McCorkle 
and his heirs forever In witness whereof Willie Blount governor 
of the State of Tennessee hath hereunto set his hand and caused 
the great seal of the said state to be affixed to Knoxville 
on the twenty fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and Eleven and of Americas independence 
the thirty fifth
By the governor                   Willie Boount
R Houston Secretary

The within named John Mcorkle hath title to the within 
Described Tract of Land ???      Edw Scott  Register of the Land
                                  Office of East Tennessee

I do certify that this Grant is Recorded in my office given under 
my hand this 25 of April 1811    Edw Scott  Register of the Land
                                 Office of East Tennessee
(19th Aug 1811)

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