Transcribed from image of Land Grant 13075
The State of Tennessee – No 13075
To all to whom these presents shall come – Greetings.
Know ye, that by virtue of entry No 649 dated the 8th day of October 1832 made in the entry takers office of Humphreys County in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of said state passed on the ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty
there is granted by the said State of Tennessee, unto Jonathan Falkner
a certain Tract or Parcel of land, containing one hundred and forty two acres by survey bearing date the 12th day of October 1832 lying in said county,
On Little Richland Creek and bounded as follows to wit
Beginning at a White Oak and Small lowerwood in Wm B Burray’s east boundary and running east two hundred and sixty five poles to Black Gum and Small Hickory in lowerwood in two littles west boundary and thence south [?] and seventy seven poles to a large White Oak thence west one hundred and thirty poles to a stake to north west corner of an entry of 50 acres in the name of Rice Heams thence with an west boundary line of said entry south sixty three poles to an Elm and Sugartree in previous with boundary thense west with previous line 14 poles crossing the creek at 12 poles to a [? ? ?] & Sycamore in the said Falkner east boundary thence north crossing the creek at 4 poles in [?] 40 poles to a White Oak Falkner NE corner thence west 81 poles to the SE corner of tract of 5 acres in the name of Wm Murry thence north 20 poles to a Stake that E corner of sd 5 acres thence west 20 poles to a stake in Wm Murrays E boundary thence north 80 poles to the beginning
With the hereditaments and appurtenances. To have and to hold the said Tract or Parcel of Land, with its appurtenances, to the said Jonathan Falkner and his heirs forever.
In witness whereof, William Carroll, Governor of the State of Tennessee, hath hereunto set his hand, and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed, at Nashville, on the June day of first in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five and of the Independence of the United States the fifty nineth.
By the Governor: Wm Carrol
Danl Graham, Secretary.
