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STEWART CO,TN DEED BOOK C 1789-1818

SELECTED ENTRYS

(re-typed as Book 3)
(Robert COOPER, Clerk, Thomas CLEMENTS, Register)

69 John SHAW (New York), by attorney John McIVER (Alexander County, VA), orders sale of 1000a on N side of Cumberland River, originally granted to Simon BRIGHT, assignee of Edward HUGHLING, and conveyed from James WATSON to John SHAW on 27 Nov 1808; wit: William MEASE, Thomas COOPER; recorded 21 Aug 1809

84 Sterling MAY (Dickson County) to William CLEMENTS (Montgomery County) and John HYDE, 267a for $700, on WELLS Creek, adj. Robert W. ELLISON, William LEWIS; wit: Thomas ALMOND, Robert W. ELLISON; 10 Apr 1807

198 James WATSON (Prince William County, VA) to John SHAW (New York, NY), 1000a for $1500, same land granted to Simon BRIGHT, assignee of Everett HUTCHINS; wit: James WATSON, Josiah WATSON, John McIVER; 22 May 1807

203 James WARNICK to son David WARNICK, various property; wit: James PEOPLES; 1 Feb 1809

209 Phillip PARCHMENT (Robert County) to James FLETCHER (Montgomery County), 359a for $414, part of Charles CROUCH’s 480a tract; wit: Josiah HORN, Thomas HORN; 3 Jul 1809

216 William CURL, Sheriff, to William PIERCE, 1000a sold for delinquent 1804 taxes of Joseph McDOWELL, on Dyers Creek (formerly Pleasant Creek); part of Joseph McDOWELL’s 1737a granted by NC grant #33 (11 Apr 1783); 2 Feb 1810

220 Samuel MARSH (Norfolk Borough, VA) to William KING (NC), 1000a for $1000 on Bazzells Saline Creek, adj. MARSH; land is to be conveyed to Henry PUGH; same land surveyed for Benjamin SHEPHERD and recorded in Robertson County; wit: James F. CUNNINGHAM, A. B. CAMPBELL, Henry PUGH; 3 Sep 1807

230 Zachariah WYATT, power of attorney to Asa LANIER to obtain from Isaac LANIER a deed to 78a on Cane Creek of Tennessee River; 25 Jul 1809

241 William CURL, former sheriff, and John ALLEN, Sheriff, to Robert COOPER, William CLEMENT, Robert W. ELLISON, William OUTLAW, Jacob McCARTY, Henry MINOR, 10 tracts of William TYRRELL, totaling 6902a for delinquent 1804 taxes, for $50: (1) 640a between Elk and Cross Creeks (warrant #5677 to Samson TYRRELL), (2) 640a (warrant #4617 to heirs of William HARPER), (3) 640a on W fork of N Cross Creek (warrant #2961), (4) 640a on Swan Creek, (5) 640a on Cross Creek (warrant #4576), (6) 640a on Lick Creek (warrant #4140 to Peter GREEN), (7) 640a on Cross Creek, (8) 640a between Elk & Cross Creek, (9) 1142a below Yellow Creek (warrant #80), (10) 640a below Dyers Island (warrant #4660 to heirs of Israel PIERCE); wit: W. G. B. PIERCE, J. B. REYNOLDS, Y. THORNTON (by John ALLEN); 8 May 1810

251 Simon BUTLER to John KIZER, negro man George for $101; wit: Fred WATSON, D. H. BURTON, Elijah CURTIS; recorded May 1810

264 John RENFRO (Livingston County, KY) to William OUTLAW, 320a for $1280, on mouth of Dyers Creek; granted to Andrew CASTLEMAN by NC grant #123 (23 Apr 1793), then conveyed to Edley EWING then to Nathan ERWIN; wit: John ALLEN, D. W. McRAE, Moses SHELBY, J. H. WARD, Thomas WARD, H. MORRIS; 7 Oct 1808

280 David and Sarah McKEE (Bladen County, NC), power of attorney to Alexander McKEE (Bladen County, NC), to sell their interest in 1000a granted to their brother Peter McKEE, deceased; S side of Cumberland River below Elk Creek, adj. the W boundary of Capt. FAWN’s survey; wit: Levi STEPHENS, Hugh JOHNSON; recorded 16 Feb 1810 in Bladen County Book 5, page 56, and in Stewart County Aug 1810 term

282 Daniel FINLEY (Washington County, TN), power of attorney to Alexander McKEE (Bladen County, NC), to sell his interest in 1000a granted to his brother-in-law Peter McKEE, deceased; S side of Cumberland River below Elk Creek, adj. the W boundary of Capt. FAWN’s survey; wit: William MITCHELL, Jonathan COLLINS; 26 Apr 1810, recorded in Stewart County Aug 1810 term

315 Thomas CLINTON (Anson County, NC) to Isaac LANIER (Anson County, NC), Negro woman Lancy (18) and her children Esther and James (10) for $575; wit: John HATTAWAY, John TINNINGS; 12 Feb 1797, recorded February 1811 term; Joshua WILLIAMS, Duncan McRAE, Abraham BELYON and Joseph COLSON attested to the signatures of John HATTAWAY and John TINNINGS; Duncan McRAE also attested that he saw John HATTAWAY on his way to Georgia; Thomas LANIER attested that he saw John TINNINGS buried, and believed that TINNINGS’ signature was really that of Thomas CLINTON; William OUTLAW also attested that TINNINGS’ signature was really that of Thomas CLINTON, and that he heard CLINTON say in 1809 that the Negroes belonged to Isaac LANIER

Stewart County Deed Book 4, 1810-1813

(Robert COOPER, County Court Clerk)
(Duncan McRAE, Circuit Court Clerk)
8 John CHAMBERS to Donald McLEOD, 427a for $300, two-thirds of a 640a grant on WELLS Creek to Samuel McRAE (14 Dec 1797), conveyed to James McRAE, then to John CAIN, then to John CHAMBERS; wit: Christopher BENTON, I. BENTON, John McLEOD; 1 Nov 1810

12 Alexander McKEE (Bladen County, NC), David & Sarah McKEE (Bladen County), and Daniel FINLEY (Washington County, TN), heirs of Peter McKEE, deceased, to Steven RAYNES, 250a on Elk Creek for $300.25, part of 1000a NC grant to Peter McKEE, adj. FAWN’s W boundary; 6 Aug 1811

19 Henry PUGH to Frederick SMITH, 100a for $100, on DYERS Creek and the "dead drafts" of Saline Creek, adj. DUNN’s spring, PUGH (1500a); wit: William PIERCE, William HOWELL; 29 Jun 1810

21 State of NC grant to Joshua DAVIS, assignee of Joseph HARRIS, heir of Pvt. John HARRIS Sr., 640a on Saline Creek, adj. Robert HAYS E boundary; 8 Dec 1787

50 Arthur PIERCE (Williamson County) to Cornelius ANDERSON (Montgomery County), 640a for $480, on Saline Creek, adj. Robert HAYS’ E boundary; wit: John ELLIOTT, William HUBBARD; 5 Aug 1803, recorded in Montgomery County Oct 1803 term

53 John BROCK to James Goodrich, 275a on WELLS Creek, adj. Phillip HORNBERGER’s SE & NE corners; wit: Mumford HARRIS, Claiborne HARRIS; 25 Sep 1810

75 William OUTLAW to John SCARBOROUGH, lot #95 in Dover for $40, above the alley above Duncan McRAE’s; wit: J. DENSON, John L. McRAE; 23 Nov 1810

91 State of TN grant #1984 to James WYATT, assignee of Thomas BERT, 100a on S Cross Creek; pursuant to NC military warrant #4187 (9 Dec 1796, entered 2 Sep 1808 by #37); 23 Feb 1810, recorded 19 Sep 1811

93 State of TN grant #2274 to James WYATT, assignee of Jacob McCARTY, 20a on the first branch that runs into S Cross Creek below where WYATT lives on the W side; 9 Jun 1810

94 State of TN grant #2273 to James WYATT, assignee of Jacob McCARTY, 100a on S Cross Creek, adj. to the tract WYATT lives on; 9 Jun 1810

99 William McCLURE to John COTTINGHAM, 40a for $90, on White Oak Creek of Tennessee River, near COTTINGHAM’s house; land was granted via grant #6303 (warrant #4420) to the heirs of Goodwin THOMPSON; 11 May 1811

104 Frances (x) HARRIS, deed of gift to siblings Sara HARRIS, Rhoda HARRIS, Joshua HARRIS, various Negroes she inherited from their father; wit: James TAGERT, Emanuel (x) SMITH, Joseph (x) LOCKHART; 13 Dec 1810

105 William McCLURE to Abel RUSHING, 97a for $242.50, on LEWIS Branch of White Oak Creek of Tennessee River; land was obtained by an occupant entry of Warren FAULKNER; wit: John LOWRY, Isaac LOWRY; 1 Apr 1811

107 Joseph TAYLOR to Duncan McRAE, lots #96 and #97 in Dover for $120; wit: Robert COOPER, John L. McRAE; 23 Jul 1810

113 William McCLURE to Steven O’GUINN, 100a for $190, on White Oak Creek, adj. Robert NELSON’s E boundary, James PORTERFIELD’s N boundary; land was granted to McCLURE by warrant #4408; wit: Hardy O’GUINN, William O’GUINN; 18 Jun 1811

118 Richard MARTIN to George MARTIN, 20a on Elk Creek, and interest in military warrant #4197 for 640a on Elk Creek, adj. Elijah RUSHING; wit: Edward TURNER, D. MARTIN; 20 Sep 1810

154 Abel RUSHING to Robert W. ELLISON, Negro woman Betsy (26); wit: Yancey THORNTON, W. LYONS Jr.; 18 Dec 1810

161 Henry PETERSON (Bertie County, NC) to James TUNSTALL (Warren County, TN), 3840a for $1000; PETERSON is executor of John WOLFENDER, deceased (Bertie County, NC); land is approx. 14 miles from the Mississippi River, adj. John & James BONNER’s; wit: Joseph H. BRYAN, Samuel HOWELL; 14 Feb 1807, registered 15 Feb 1812

193 Nathan DENSON to S. FLETCHER, 200a on HICKMAN Creek, about 1 mile S of Cumberland River, adj. Elizabeth CRAIN’s spring branch; land originally granted to Robert CALF; wit: John FRENCH, J. H. WARD, Bowling RUSHING,Mathis FLETCHER, A. BROWN, Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Alexander BROWN; 8 Nov 1810

195 State of TN grant #3438 to Robert PRINCE, 320a on Long Branch of White Oak Creek in the 21st range, 5th section, adj. PRINCE’s other 320a tract, including where Jacob RUSHING lives; pursuant to NC warrant #1612 (30 Nov 1784, entered 8 Sep 1807 by #673); 17 Sep 18

197 State of TN grant #3437 to Robert PRINCE, 320a on Long Branch of White Oak Creek in the 21st range, 5th section, including where Matthew and Phill RUSHING live; pursuant to NC warrant #1612 (30 Nov 1784, entered 8 Sep 1807 by #672); 17 Sep 1811

242 Benjamin JAMES to William BETHEA, 133.3a on headwaters of WELLS Creek, adj. John SEAL’s S boundary, Enoch JAMES’ SW corner, path leading from Benjamin JAMES to Enoch JAMES; wit: Jesse BROWN, "JAMES GREER" 22 Sep 1807

243 William McCLURE to John LEWIS, 180a on Lick Log Branch of White Oak Creek, adj. McCLURE, consisting of grants #2017 (William McCLURE) and #2016 (Goodwin THOMPSON); wit: David WATSON, William WATSON; 15 Jun 1811

245 Duncan STEWART (Montgomery County) to Benjamin JAMES (Robertson County, later became Stewart County), 133.3 on headwaters of WELLS Creek, adj. John SEAL’s S boundary, Enoch JAMES’ SW corner, path leading from Benjamin JAMES’ "to his brother Enoch"; part of 1000a NC grant to STEWART; wit: John SEAL, Enoch JAMES; 9 Apr 1803

247 Enoch JAMES to William JAMES, 100a near headwaters of WELLS Creek, adj. John SEAL’s S boundary, path leading from Enoch JAMES "to where his brother B. JAMES formerly lived"; part of 1000a granted to Duncan STEWART; wit: W. BETHEA, Charles MOORE; 6 Jan 1808

248 Joseph GRAY Sr., deed of gift to Joel COOLEY, "son of William COOLEY", 500a home tract on DYERS Creek; half of 1000a originally granted to James Cole MONTFLORENCE (500a conveyed to GRAY by Joseph WOOLFOLK of Montgomery County), also 3 Negroes, mare & colt, various furniture, horse; wit: William PIERCE, Abner PIERCE, William COOLEY; 18 Apr 1812

282 Duncan STEWART (Montgomery County) to Enoch JAMES (Robertson County), 100a on WELLS Creek, adj. John SEAL’s E boundary, path leading from "Enoch to his brother Benjamin"; part of 1000a granted to STEWART; wit: William COTTINGHAM, Charles STEWART; 2 Apr 1803

301 Henry KING to John BIGGS, 100a on BRITTON’s Fork of Saline Creek, adj. William KING; wit: Robert WARD, Asa BIGGS; 9 Mar 1810

342 Hugh F. BELL, administrator of Robert NELSON, deceased, to William HAGGARD, town lots #101, #102 and #91 in Dover; NELSON died before the deeds (2 Oct 1806 and 29 Oct 1806) were executed; wit: R. COOPER, D. McRAE; 23 Jul 1810

363 Isaac LANIER to Phillip RUSHING, 40a in 2 tracts on Long Branch of White Oak Creek, adj. Isaac LOWRY, including the house & plantation where Thomas WALLIS lives; wit: Abel RUSHING,Henry DONNELLS; 3 Sep 1812

367 Isaac LANIER to William OUTLAW, town lots #108 & #109 in Dover; wit: A. H. WARD, Asa LANIER; 20 Oct 1811.

372 Henry PUGH to John ALLEN, 300a on Lick Creek, including the land where ALLEN lives, part of PUGH’s 500a grant #3184 (5 Jul 1811); wit: Nancy ROGERS; 3 Jul 1812>

378 John McNAIRY to Josiah ASKEW, 640a on NE bank of Tennessee River at the mouth of Hurricane Creek, granted to McNAIRY on 9 Feb 1811; wit: John ALLEN, Y. THORNTON; 17 Sep 1812

380 John ALLEN, Sheriff, to Asa SHUTE, 640a on White Oak Creek of Tennessee River, adj. Capt. James MILLS’ SW corner, sold for delinquent 1810 taxes of John CASEY; land was granted to Robert JORDON Sr. by NC warrant #842; wit: Horace GREEN, John BAILEY; 5 Nov 1812

394 State of TN grant #3327 to William TOMLINSON, assignee of the heirs of Griffith John McRAE, 1.5a on S Cross Creek, near TOMLINSON Spring; pursuant to TN warrant #775 to the heirs of Griffith John McRAE (29 May 1805, entered 29 Jun 1809 by #3597); 15 Aug 1811

430 Arthur PIERCE (Williamson County) to William ALLEN (Montgomery County), 640a near the mouth of the S fork of Bazzells Saline Creek; wit: William ROSS Jr., Samuel ALLEN; 21 Mar 1803, recorded Dec 1808 at Superior Court, Robertson District, registered 9 Jun 1813 in Stewart County

479 John ALLEN, Sheriff, to Joseph TAYLOR and Noah SINCLAIR, 150a on S bank of Cumberland River below Dover, sold for delinquent 1806 taxes of Eli WEST (428a); land was granted to WEST by State of NC; wit: Jesse BLACKFAN, A. PIERCE; 1 Feb 1813

492 Edward HARRIS (Newbern, NC) to John Gray BLOUNT (Beaufort County, NC), 2788a in 3 tracts: (1) 640a on both sides of the second larger creek running into the N side of Tennessee River above the Virginia line (grant #1922, 20 May 1793), (2) 640a on both sides of the second large creek running into the N side of Tennessee River above the Virginia line (grant #1946, 20 May 1793), (3) 1508a on WELLS Creek (grant #42 to Frederick BAGGETT, 14 Mar 1786); wit: W. G. BLOUNT, J. G. BLOUNT Jr.; 10 Jun 1808, registered 14 Nov 1810 in Davidson County

500 Watson FELL (Soleborough, Bucks County, PA), power of attorney to Jesse BLACKFAN to take possession of and sell 640a granted by NC warrant #3017; wit: Cornelius VANHORN, Fowler; 27 Feb 1810, registered 28 Sep 1813

530 State of TN grant #4210 to Henry PUGH, assignee of Alexander WALKER, 125a near Lick Creek, adj. John ALLEN’s improvements, James SCARBOROUGH’s peach orchard; pursuant to certificate #379 (22 Nov 1810, entered 27 Nov 1810 by #5514); 25 Sep 1812

531 State of TN grant #4211 to Henry PUGH, assignee of Alexander WALKER, 100a near Lick Creek, adj. John ALLEN’s corner (purchased from William OUTLAW); pursuant to certificate #379 (22 Nov 1810, entered 27 Nov 1810 by #5515); 25 Sep 1812

532 Emanuel JAMES, heir of Edwin JAMES (Rev. War soldier for NC), power of attorney Stewart County Deed Book C, 1789-1818.

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