Tennessee, US, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927
East Tennessee Land Records
Combined with
Bledsoe County, TN Deeds, Book A,
Bledsoe County, TN
Extracted by Mary Fern Souder
July 2023
1 November 1801:
William J. Hale of Alexandria County, D.C., to William Hodgson of Alexandria County, D.C., 5,000 acres on Crow Creek.
28 December 1807:
John McClellen of Knox County, TN, sold to Isham Hale of Bledsoe County, TN, 45 acres lying in Bledsoe County on Sequatche.
Witnesses:
Tobias Long, who signed a petition with John (4/8) Miser and William Hale in Bledsoe County, TN.
Joel Hellard
8 August 1808:
Josiah Danforth of Blount County, TN, sold 115 Acres to Samuel Terry of Bledsoe County, TN, on the southeast side of the river including the improvements of where Auilla Johnson now lives.
Witnesses:
John Brewer
Richard Hale
29 December, 1809:
Josiah Danforth of Blount County, TN, sold to John Julin of Bledsoe County, TN, 56 acres on Cow Creek of Sequatche River.
Witnesses:
Isom Hale
James Chilles
29 Feb 1821:
Thomas Hail was assigned one (likely ten) acres, which can be found in East Tennessee Land Records, as per summary article published in 2008 by Elizabeth Parham Robnett, historian, Bledsoe County, TN.
2 August 1821:
31 August 1821:
Aug 10 1814
23 Nov 1817
No. 2771,
No county listed
Oct. 24th 1822
100 acres, Third District, State of Tennessee
For Thomas Gaubu?, agent of John Sparrow
Located adjoining land of George W. Hail
David Snider, Chain Carrier
George W. Hail, Chain Carrier
State of Tennessee, Third District
East side of Sequatchie
25 Acres to Scott Terry
John Kelly, DS
Elijah Hail, Chain Carrier
William Burgess, Chain Carrier
April 1822:
Page 472:
Isham Hail scale: Platia by a Scale of Ten pols To an inch
State of Tennessee, Third District
Surveyed on the 27th day of April 1822
For Isham Hail assignee of William Mitchell
one acre of land by Sister of Warrant N3192 issued by
the Register of West Tennessee Localed the 29 day of March 182? (last digit cut off)
Location N. 6598 Situate in bledsoe County and said district on
Cumberland mountain Beginning at a white oak tree turning east
ten poles to powtees then north 16 poles to powtees then west 10 poles turning east to a black oak then South to the beginning including a Spring on
the waters of Sequatchee made use of by John Hail.
John Kelly, D.S
John Hail, Chain Carrier
John Smith, Chain Carrier
(In margin was written Ten Acres)
*This is undoubtedly an incomplete list. Some of these entries came up "by accident," and I am unable to find the links that will allow me to access all early deed records in Bledsoe County, TN. Since John Hail/Hale's Estate was proved in 1843, it would actually be good to examine deed records until 1845.
Other Deed Records
The following grants are unlikely to be our family:
No. 284 (County not listed; top of page and incomplete registration):
"breaking out of the south bank of the Wet Creek about two
or three hundred yards above the mouth of the dry forks
of West Creeks near where John hale has claimed a turnip pad
running three east thereby two poles, then South thirty poles
& then west and north for Complainant.
Tubby Boyd
I David McCarock, Register of Tennessee
In Pursuance Of an act of the General assembly of
the state of Tennessee as passed the 23rd day of November
1809 Estate and act to allot the division
Of warrants and certificates issued for land do hereby
Certify that John Hale is entitled to enter and obtain
A grant for ten acres of land within this state in
Lieu of as much of a Military Warrant if used to
Ross Thompson No. 3157 and dated the 16th day
of December 1785 for 276 acres given under my
hand at Nashville this 18th day of October 1817.
D. McCarack
No. 5624 – (Not our John Hale)
John Hale assignee of Saml. Riggs assignee of James P. Tayler
locates and enters fifteen acres of land in Hawkins County
sixth District on the waters of Robinsons Creek near
the main road that leads from Dodson’s ford to Moss’s Creek
Iron Works beginning on a post oak Corner to Jacob Murphy’s
Land and running south with said line then divers course
for compliment By virtue of a certificate ipuch? By Jacob
Tipton Register of East Tennessee No the said James P. Taylor
of N. 1870 dated Octr. 31st 1819.
Euterea?