2-25-1809; Petition of citizens of Bledsoe County who settled in the Indian Boundary Line before it was run and who left their improvements asking that some provision be made to restore their property when the Indian title is extinguished.
| John Anderson | Joseph Grayson | Eli Thurman | Saml Terry |
| Peter Looney | James Standefer | Thomas Allred | John Portman |
| John Thomas | Wm Lee | Jesse Roberts | John Smith |
| Benj Grayson | John Walker | T.Coulter | Issac Stephens |
| Robert Long/Lang | JameGooden | William Roberson | John Rogers |
| James Roberson | Geo Skillern | Daniel Wood | John Julien |
| Stephen Bishop | Michael Rawlings | George C. Cozby | John Dwiggins |
| Alexr Coulter | John Hutson | Timothy Hixson | Mills Robinson |
| Archibald Beard | Jos/Jas Hoge | Joel Hillerd | Charles Copland |
| J. Narramore | Ephraim Hixson (name written in German) | Forgason Jackson | Jesse (or Josep) Grayson |
| Wren Grayson | Stephen Chelton | Adam Lamb | John Scofy? |
| Steven Sutton Sr. | Richard Moon | Wm Holland | Benj Grayson Snr |
| John Stanfill | James Hoose? | Jonathan Basham |
With thanks to Dr. George E. Fox for the transcription as well as the digital reproduction of the document.
Please visit the TNGenWeb Project, The
Intruders, for more information about
early settlers on Indian land.
