The following is a list of early settlers who lived “on the waters of” Cosby and Groundhog Creeks, creeks that are mostly in what was the old 12th district of Cocke County.  This list comes from land entries on Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) microfilm #36.  The label on the copy of the film I have says the land entries are on the second item on the film;  they are on the third item.  It also gives dates of April 1874 to June 1898.   These may be the years that the original book was copied or families brought the originals to be re-recorded.  The actual dates of the land entries are 1824 to about 1831, making them some of the earliest surviving records of Cocke County.

 The original land entries were surveys and included drawings as well as descriptions.  The drawings were not copied into the new book.  The verbal descriptions often included reference to neighbors.  And there were always two names at the left bottom of the description.  I believe these were witnesses or attestors.  I think they were also neighbors.

 I have abstracted the page numbers, landowners’ names, dates they made the entries, any reference to neighbors, and the attestors names.  Most of the  landowners lived “on the waters” of Cosby Creek;  I specifically mention those that lived on Groundhog Creek.

37 Isaac Burlison  04/08/1824
 Holloway Giles, Green’s line
Holloway Giles
Wm. Green

41 James Baxter  04/08/1824
Henry Valentine
Robert McGaha

42 Holloway Giles  04/08/1824
 with Burlison’s conditional line
James Burlison
William Valentine

42 Frances Green  04/08/1824
 with Valentine’s line;  with Burlison’s line
William Green
Henry Valentine

77 John Giles  04/08/1824
 with Samuel McGaha
Holloway Giles
Samuel McGaha

101 Phillip Jenkins  08/04/1824 Groundhog Creek
Jesse Jenkins
Joel Jenkins

102 Phillip Jenkins  06/19/1824 Groundhog Creek
Jesse Jenkins
Joel Jenkins

109 Jonathan Denton  07/02/1824
 corner to John Allen
Samuel Denton
John Roberts
 
 

110 Abraham Lillard  08/24/1824
 William Willhight’s line
Robert Gilliland
John Wood

128 Abraham Lillard  08/27/1824
 Willhight’s line
Thornton Wood
John Wood

129 John Wood  08/16/1824
 William Willhight’s line
Thornton Wood
Abraham Lillard

130 Abraham Denton  07/05/1824
 Joseph Huff’s line;  corner to John Allen;  corner to Lillard
John Lillard
David Hicks

139 Thornton Wood  04/24/1824
 transferred to him by William Willhight;  corner to John Weaver;  corner to Samuel Broyels
A. Lillard
B. Thos. Brint

139 Wm. Gilliland  08/05/1824
 corner to Robert Gilliland;  corner to John Denton
James Lillard
David Lewis

140 John Sutton  06/30/1824
James Phillips
John Rains

141 Jonas Phillips  07/03/1824
Wm. Smith
Wm. Harper

153 Martha Denton  12/20/1824
James Fuller
Jas. Pagett

178 James Baxter  07/05/1824
 corner to Jesse Giles
Jesse Giles
Wm. Valentine

217 Holloway Giles  01/10/1826
Wm. Valentine
Wm. Coleman

218 James Baxter  01/02/1826
J. Green
Jesse Giles
 

282 Robert McGaha  01/02/1826
 to McMahan’s turnpike
Francis Green
William Green

283 John Allen  07/05/1824
 corner to Joseph Shults;  corner to Denton
Abraham Denton
John Allen

300 Jesse Coleman  04/07/1826
 near Jonas Phillips line;  to J. Runions
Nathaniel Mattox
J. Phillips

301 Nathaniel Mattox  01/02/1826
James Garrett
?Pettis? Pretty

302 Nathaniel Mattox  01/02/1826
Nathaniel Mattox
Jas. Phillips

303 Joseph Runion  11/26/1827
 W. Adams old line;  William Gilliland conditional line
William Gilliland
George Robinson

307 Wm. Gilliland  01/10/1828
 Jos. Runion
Jno Runnions
Robt. Dennis

311 Isaac Burlison  04/07/1826
 corner to Giles
John Runnion
Jas. Phillips

317 Henry Miller  03/26/1828 Groundhog Creek
John Sutton
Augustine Jenkins

317 Wm. Green  06/28/1826 Groundhog Creek
John Sutton
Augustine Jenkins

325 John and George Runion 06/05/1828
 Isaac Burlison entry
Joseph Phillips
John Banks

328 Robert McGaha  10/18/1828 Groundhog Creek
Henry Miller
John Sutton
 

334 George McNabb  02/25/1828
James Garrett
John Runion

353 John Jenkins  07/09/1827
 corner to Phillip Jenkins
John Sutton
R. Jenkins

357 James Baxter  02/27/1826
 to Gillis corner
Jesse Gills
Geo. Green?

374 James Baxter  1828
John Baxter
Francis Green

374 Thomas Jenkins  07/20/???? (surveyed 12/03/1828) Groundhog Creek

375 James Garrett  08/11/1826
 near John Sutton;  near Pearey’s line
John Runion
Wm. Broyles

406 Jeremiah Jenkins  10/16/1830
 Joseph Runion’s line

409 Joseph Runion  05/26/1830
 Jenkins’ corner

411 David McMahan  11/06/1830