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Subject: Re: Need Rhea Information
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:41:32 EDT

Earline,
The only statement in the grant that could infer a bounding property owner is
the statement: "....beginning at a Black Oak near a branch that leads by
Brecton Proctor's.." I suppose that this could also infer that the branch was
"Spears Branch." I have enclosed the complete copy below-as I can interpret
it.

"....beginning at a Black Oak near a branch that leads by Brecton Proctor's.."
"on Cumberland Mountain"
"on Spears Branch"
"crossing Stage Road"
"crossing Grimes Road"

State of Tennessee No. 6444 200

Isaac McPherson’s Bledsoe Land Grant
To all to whom these presents shall come greeting knowing that by virtue of
Entry No. 97
and made in the office of the Entry Taker of Bledsoe County and entered on
this 20 day
of December 1832 pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly
of the
said state fiased (?) and on the 9th day of January 193? there is granted by
the said state of
Tennessee unto Isaac McPherson a certain tract or parcel or land containing
two hundred
acres by survey bearing date the 31st day of august 1836 lying in said county
on
Cumberland Mountain beginning at a black oak near a branch that leads by
Brecton
Proctors and black oak pointer then north 35 west crossing Spear’s Branch at
199.5 poles
to the line in all 200 poles to a dead post oak and black oak pointer then
south 55 east
crossing the Stage road at 81 poles in all 160 poles to black oak on the side
of a hill, then
south 35 west crossing Grimes Road at 90 poles in all 200 poles to a white
oak in the edge
of a glade, then north 55 west 18? poles crossing the Stage Road to the
beginning. With
the hereditaments appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract parcel of
land with its
appurtenances to the said Isaac McPherson and his heirs forever in witness
whereof
Newton Carmon (?) Governor of the state of Tennessee has hereunto set his
hand and
caused the great seal of the state to his office at Nashville on the 6th day
of November
1838 and 63 years of our independence.

Luke Lea, Secretary by the Governor Caimon (?)

Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
Paul

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