Tennessee General Land Grant Book A,                                                             page 474

University of North Carolina Grant # 732 for 1000 Acres Recorded March 31, 1809

 

 

{ SEAL}           THE STATE OF TENNESSEE-No.

To all to whom these presents shall come--greetings

KNOW YE, That, for and in consideration of Military service performed by George Brownrigg to the State of North Carolina Warrant No. 532 dated the 20th of April 1784, and recorded on the 24th day of August 1807 by No. 301 -

there is granted by the State of Tennessee, unto The President and Trustees of the University of North Carolina, assignees of the said George Brownrigg

a certain Tract or Parcel of LAND, containing One thousand acres

lying in Bedford County in the second District, third range and fourth section on the East fork of rock Creek, a South branch of Duck river.-Beginning at a Dogwood, Ironwood and Horn beam in the North boundary line of said section, the same being a North West corner to Mathew Brooks' six hundred and forty acre tract, No. Entry 263.   Running thence South with said entry crossing a small drain sundry times and crossing a small dry creek at one hundred and eighty six poles, in all two hundred and eighty poles to an Ironwood and Sugartree in Medaris' North boundary line, it being  South West corner to said Brooks' tract, thence with said Medaris' line West crossing a dry drain at eighty five poles, crossing a bend of the East fork of rock Creek at two hundred and forty nine poles, crossing the said East fork at two hundred and sixty nine poles, running to the right, passing Medaris' North West corner, in all five hundred seventy and four tenth poles to a Hackberry and Ironwood, thence North crossing a fork of said creek at one hundred and twenty six poles, again at one hundred and sixty eight poles, again at two hundred and sixteen poles, in all two hundred and eighty poles to an Ironwood and Hornbeam in the section line, thence with the same East to the Beginning crossing said creek.

Surveyed June 23, 1808

With the hereditaments and appurtenances.  To HAVE  and to HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of LAND, with its appurtenances, to the said President and Trustees of the University of North Carolina

                    and           heirs forever.

In Witness Whereof,  John Sevier, Governor of the State of Tennessee hath hereunto set his hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Knoxville, on the twentieth day of December  in the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and of the independence of the United States, the thirty third..

 

                                                 BY THE GOVERNOR: John Sevier

                                                                                                                  R. Houston

                                                                                                                  SECRETARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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