Building Neighborhoods: Jackson County, Tennessee, Early Land Records Prior to 1820

Building Neighborhoods: Jackson County, Tennessee, Early Land Records Prior to 1820. Betty Huff Bryant. Paperback, (1992), 2014, 8.5" x 11", Maps, Illus., Index, 256 pp.

Building Neighborhoods was conceived as an attempt to discover exactly who were the earliest settlers on Martin's Creek but, eventually, grew in scope to include all of Old Jackson County, Tennessee. This work consists of early land records abstracted from microfilm of the original record books from Record group 50, Early Land Records, located in the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Information included for each entry: The record book number, the page number, entry number, and the description. Interspersed throughout are the author's enlightening explanations and comments regarding facts, events, entries, individuals, and relationships. A full index is provided at the end of the volume.

Following is a typical individual entry:

53 163 7591 Delilah Roberts ase Guilford Reed .. 640 acs Cedar Cr .. beg a James Davis NW corner .. at a sugar tree & lyn .. S 320 poles to 2 lyns then W for compliment. Delilah Roberts. Saml Barton, Loc. 17 June 1797.

Some entries are longer, with additional notations from the original book margin.

Book #: J-B1329
ISBN: 9781596413290