Deeds
White County, TN
Deeds of Interest
- White County, TN, Deed Book C, page 2 - James Easton to William P. Anderson & John McIver via Thomas Martin, collector, 12800 acres, No date but liable for
taxation on 1 October 1798, John McIver was the highest bidder on land sold by Thomas Martin, collector, for unpaid taxes. Two or more years had passed since the
purchase and no taxes had been paid. Anderson and McIver paid $34.29.
Tract 1: in what is now White County, TN, on the east side of a large fork of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, begins at a white walnut, hickory, ash, and
elm standing on the river bank, running east crossing a path that leads to Chickamauga 320 poles to a stake, then north 320 poles to a stake, west to the River,
down the River to the beginning, including the ford of the said River, 640 acres, distinguished by 2581.
Tract 2: another tract containing 640 acres, on the east side of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, begins on SW corner of eastern survey of assignee of
Edmond Bebbyonuns, north along the line of the survey 320 poles, west to the River, south down the river 320 poles, direct line to the beginning, distinguished by
#2582.
Tract 3: another tract of 640 acres, east of a large fork of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, begins at NW corner of Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs
of John Calvin, north up the river for 320 poles, east 320 poles to a stake, south 320 poles, west to the beginning, distinguished by #2583.
Tract 4: another tract of 640 acres, east of a large fork of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, begins at the SE corner of Easton's survey as assignee of the
heirs of Henry Hicks, east 320 poles to a stake, north 320 poles, west 320 poles, along Easton's line as assignee of Hicks to the beginning, distinguished by
#2584.
Tract 5: another tract of 640 acres, east of a large fork of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, begins at the SE corner of Easton's survey as assignee of the
heirs of David Kennedy, north 320 poles to a stake, west 320 poles to a stake south 320 poles to a stake, a direct line to the beginning, distinguished by
#2585.
Tract 6: another tract of 640 acres, east of a large fork of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, begins at the NW corner of Easton's survey as assignee of the
heirs of Joshua Purnell, west to the river, south down the river 320 poles to a stake, east 320 poles to a stake, a direct line to the beginning, distinguished by
#2586.
Tract 7: another tract of 640 acres, east of a large fork of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of William
Carey, beginning at the NE corner of said survey, on the line of survey west 320 poles, north 320 poles, east 320 poles, a direct line to the beginning, distinguished
by #2587.
Tract 8: another tract of 640 acres, east of a large fork of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of James Oram
begins at the SE corner of said survey and runs east 320 poles, north 320 poles to a stake, west 320 poles to a stake, a direct line to the beginning, distinguished
by #2589, all which grants were granted by NC to James Easton on 7 March 1796.
Tract 9: another tract of 640 acres on the waters of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, including a place known by the name of double springs, begins at a
large buckeye, poplar, white hickory, and black walnut, standing near the head of said springs on the west side of the war trace leading to the Tennessee River,
west 320 poles crossing a creek, south 320 poles, east 320 poles, north to the beginning, distinguished by #2598.
Tract 10: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of Watson Andrews, begins on NW
corner of said survey, west 320 poles, south 320 poles, east 320 poles, direct line to the beginning, distinguished by #2699.
Tract 11: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of Grisham Tyson, beginning on the
west corner of said survey, runs west 320 poles, south 320 poles, east 320 poles, direct line to the beginning, distinguished by #2700.
Tract 12: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of A.J. Delainey, begins on NW
corner of said survey, west 320 poles, south 320 poles, east 320 poles, direct line to the beginning, distinguished by #2701.
Tract 13: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of James McAdoe, begins at the
northwest corner, west 320 poles, south 320 poles, east 320 poles, direct line to the beginning, distinguished by #2702. This is 5 of 10.
Tract 14: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of Watson Reed, begins on the NW
corner of said survey, north 320 poles, east 320 poles, south 320 poles, west along said survey to the beginning, distinguished by #2703.
Tract 15: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of Davis Moore, beginning on the
NW corner of said survey, north 320 poles, east 320 poles, south 320 poles, west to the beginning, distinguished by #2704.
Tract 16: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of William Goodwin, beginning on the
NW corner of said survey, north 320 poles, east 320 poles, south 320 poles, west to the beginning, distinguished by #2705.
Tract 17: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of Mathias Dudley, beginning on the
NW corner of said survey, north 320 poles, east 320 poles, south 320 poles, west to the beginning, distinguished by #2706.
Tract 18: another tract of 640 acres on the Caney Fork of the Cumberland River, adjoining Easton's survey as assignee of the heirs of Dugato McCoy, beginning on the
NW corner of said survey, north 320 poles, east 320 poles, south 320 poles, west to the beginning, distinguished by #2707. All last mentioned grants granted
by NC to James Easton on 27 March 1796.
Tract 19: 1280 acres, Overton County, Obey River, in the name of Josiah Watson.
- White County, TN, Deed Book C, Page 136, William P. Anderson (of Rutherford County, TN) & John McIver (of Alexandria, DC) to Isham Russell (of White County,
TN), 26 December 1809, part of a connection of surveys, on Falling Water, granted by NC to James Easton on 27 March 1796, 485.75 acres. Witnessed by Thomas
Bounds and Isaac Taylor, Jr. This is number 3 of the connection of 10.
- White County, TN, Deed Book C, page 287, William P. Anderson (of Jefferson County, TN) & John McIver (of Virginia) to Thomas Crutcher (of White County, TN),
640 acres, 1807, part of a connection of surveys on the Falling Water, granted by NC to James Easton on 27 March 1796, mentions west side of War Trace leading to TN River.
Witnessed by Jno. Dirgan and Isaac Taylor, Jr.
- White County, TN, Deed Book D, Page 72, Elijah Hitchcoff to Thomas K. Harris, a slave girl named Mary, 14-15-years-old, 1 July 1809. Witnessed by Elijah
Barnett and John Clary.
- White County, TN, Deed Book E, Page 46, William P. Anderson (of Davidson County, TN) and John McIver (of Fairfax County, VA) by their attorney, Isaac Taylor,
to Curtis Mills (of White County, TN), 540 acres, 27 January 1812, Caney Fork, originally granted by NC to James Easton, assignee of heirs of James McAdoe,
patent #2701, number 4 of a connection of 10 surveys, begins on two blackjack grubs in the barrens, SW corner of survey number 3 that was sold by Anderson &
McIver to Isham Russell, west 320 poles to a stake in the barrens, SE corner of survey number 5, north with the line of tract 5 320 poles to a stake and pointers,
the NE corner of tract 5, east 200 poles to the NW corner of the land deeded by Anderson & McIver to Isham Russell, south with Russell to his corner, east with
another of Russell's lines to his corner, on the line of survey number 3, south to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book E, Page 150 - William P. Anderson (Davidson County, TN) & John McIver (Fairfax County, VA), with their attorney, Isaac Taylor, to
John Hutchings (White County) with his attorney, 640 acres, 1 March 1813, Caney Fork River, previously granted to James Easton, an assignee of the heirs of Watson
Reed, by patent number 2702. The land is No. 5 of a connection of ten surveys. Begins on a forked white oak and black oak, the SW corner of Tract No. 6, east with
south boundary of tract #6 320 poles to a stake and pointers, SE corner of tract #6 and NW corner of tract No. 4, south with the west boundary of tract #4, 320
poles, crossing the Falling Water to a stake, west 320 poles, crossing Falling Water to a stake and pointers, north 320 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book E, Page 151, William P. Anderson (of Davidson County, TN) and John McIver (of Fairfax County, VA) by their attorney, Isaac Taylor,
to John Hutchings (of White County, TN), 640 acres, 1 February 1812, Caney Fork, originally granted by NC to James Easton, assignee of the heirs of John Davis
Moore, Patent #2703, Number 6 in a Connection of 10 Surveys, begins at a forked white oak and black oak, NW corner of tract number 5 granted to Easton as
assignee of the heirs of Watrow Reed, north 320 poles to a black oak, the SW corner of tract Number 7, east along the south boundary of 7 320 poles to a small
post oak and black oak, SE corner of tract 7, south 320 poles to a stake and pointers, the NE corner of tract 5, west 320 poles, along the N boundary of tract
5 to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book E, 155, George Early to William P. Rhea, part of 85 acres, 23 December 1828, Town Creek of Falling Water, begins on double post
oak and black oak, the SW corner of the tract where William P. Rhea lives, north 164 poles to a stake with pointers, west 87 poles to a post oak with pointers,
south with a conditional line between Rhea and James C. Mitchell to a conditional line between Rhea and Caffrey Martin, with said conditional line to the
beginning. Witnessed by Levi Perkins and Carter B. Whitefield.
- White County, TN, Deed Book E, Page 279, James & William Stinson (of White County) to John Lollar (of Jackson County), 106 acres, 2 March 1813, land in
Jackson County, part of a 640 acre tract purchased by the Stinsons from William P. Anderson and John McIver, on the Caney Fork, begins on post oak grubb and
stake, NW corner of the before recited tract, south with the line 106 poles to a black oak, east 160 poles to a post oak, north 106 poles to the east and west
line of said survey, west 160 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Eden Harrison, Reuben Perkins, and Joseph C. McBride.
- White County, TN, Deed Book E, Page 427, John Hutchings to Jesse Finn, 84 acres, 28 December 1812, Caney Fork, part of a 640 acre tract conveyed from
William P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchings, begins on black oak, the NW corner of 640 acres, east 320 poles to a post oak and black oak, NE corner of
640 acres, south 42 poles to a black oak, west 320 poles to a black oak, north 42 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Robert Armstrong and John Rosson. This is
likely part of tract #6, patent #2703.
- White County, TN, Deed Book E, Page 440, John Hutchings to William Camron, 184.5 acres, 12 November 1814, Town Creek, part of a 640 acre tract of land
conveyed to John Hutchings from William P. Anderson and John McIver, having been granted by North Carolina to James Easton, begins on a black oak, S36E 120 poles
to a double sourwood and dogwood, south 6 poles to a white oak, S42E 146 poles to a black oak and post oak in Fasha Garner's line, east 50 poles to a stake,
Garner's corner, north 260 poles to a black oak, west 222 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Joseph and Moses Hutchings.
- White county, TN, Deed Book E, Page 447, John Hitchcock to Ezekiel Hitchcock, 50 acres, 7 August 1815, Falling Water, begins at a post oak and black oak, at
NE corner of William Hitchcock's 110 acres, running south with William Hitchcock 46 poles to a stake, east 66 2/3 poles to a post oak, north 120 poles to a
stake, west 66 2/3 poles to a post oak and red oak, 74 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Robert Armstrong and John Clary.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 27, John Hutchings to William Dodson, 156 acres, 6 November 1815, Town Creek, part of a 640 acre tract of land
conveyed to John Hutchings from William P. Anderson and John McIver, having been granted by North Carolina to James Easton, begins on a forked white oak and
black oak, north 78 poles to a black oak and white oak, east 320 poles to a stake, south 78 poles to a stake and pointers, 320 poles west to the beginning.
Witnessed by David Norris.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, page 33 - John Hutchings to John Richerson, 295 acres, 11 July 1815, Falling Water, part of a 640 acre tract conveyed by William
P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchings, known as tract #5 of a connection of 10 surveys, begins on 4 post oaks on the north bank of the Falling Water, about
15 poles below the mouth of Richerson's spring branch, N80W 208 poles to the west boundary of tract #5, north 156 poles to the NW corner of #5, east 320 poles to
the NE corner of #5, south 170 poles to the Falling Water, down the Falling Water to the beginning. Witnessed by Robert Armstrong and Royal Armstrong.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 44, John Hutchings to Enoch Odle, 138 acres, 11 July 1815, Falling Water, part of a 640 acre tract of land
conveyed to John Hutchings from William P. Anderson and John McIver, part of tract #5 of a connection of 10 tracts, begins on the SE corner of said tract,
north 150 poles to the Falling Water, down the Falling Water to where the south boundary line crosses Falling Water, east with said line 99 poles to the
beginning. Witnessed by Robert & Royal Armstrong.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 45 - John Hutchings to Thomas Duff, 204 acres, 11 July 1815, Falling Water, part of a 640 acre tract of land
conveyed to John Hutchings from William P. Anderson and John McIver, part of tract #5 of a connection of 10 tracts, begins on four post oaks on the north
bank of the Falling Water about 15 poles below the mouth of John Richerson's Spring Branch, N80W 208 poles to west boundary line of said survey #5, south 164
poles to the SW corner of #5, east with line of #5 120 poles to the Falling Water, up Falling Water to where line of #5 crosses the Falling Water the second
time, east with line of #5 62 poles to where the line of #5 crosses the Falling Water the third time, up the Falling Water to the beginning. Witnessed by
Robert & Royal Armstrong.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 83, John Trapp to Levi Perkins, 5.5 + 10 acres, 18 March 1817, 1st district, two tracts:
Tract 1: on the west fork of Town Creek, begins at 3 white oaks, the beginning of Trapp's survey, marked as a SW corner, north 40 poles to a stake, east 13 poles
to the bank of creek, down the creek 43 poles to a white oak, west 28 poles to the beginning.
Tract 2: East fork of Town Creek on the south boundary line of said Trapp's survey, begins on a hickory, east 42 poles to a stake, NE 36 poles to a white oak,
west 42 poles to a cherry tree on the bank of the creek, down the creek to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 161, Jesse Fain to John Petillo, 84 acres, 18 January 1816, Caney Fork, part of a 640 acre tract conveyed by William P.
Anderson and John McIver to J. Hutchings, then to Fain, begins on black oak, the NW corner of 640 acres, east 320 poles to the NE corner, south 42 poles to a
black oak, west 320 poles to a black oak, north 42 poles to the beginning, also a tract south of the old tract, begins on a black oak tree and stump, east
with the old line 55 poles to a stake, south 50 poles to a black oak, NW to the beginning, containing 10 acres. Witnessed by Reuben Perkins and Thomas
Burgess.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 171, 13 December 1817, between Moses Fisk of Overton County, TN, and Thomas Storm of New York, NY, on 17 October 1814,
Isaac Taylor Jr, then Sheriff of White County, TN, executed a deed of conveyance to Fisk for 2,208 acres lying in Fiskland of White County, sold for the state
and county taxes for 1810, as the property of Ralph Thurman, deed executed by Taylor registered in Deed Book E, Pages 319-320, Fisk, for $10 from Storm, gives up
his rights related to the sheriff land deed for 736 acres of the land, begins at a stake in the south boundary of the share allotted to Lydam and Wycoff, 640
poles east of their SW corner, which is in the west line of Fiskland, with Luydam and Wycoff south line and east corner 640 poles to a stake, south 184 poles to
a stake, west 640 poles to a stake, north 184 poles to the beginning. 30 December 1817. A similar deed begins on page 172.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 174, TN to William R. Cole and Solomon Cox, 228 acres, 1st district, both sides of the Falling Water of the Caney Fork,
for military service performed by Richard Cope, NC Warrant #4548, dated 9 February 1797, entered on 21 January 1809 by #2962, granted by TN to Cole and Cox,
assignees of Cope, adjoins Thomas Bounds and Thomas Lovelady's, 560 acres on their south boundary, begins at a stake and rock in Jacob Crook's field, Bounds and
Lovelady's SW corner, east with Lovelady, crossing Hutchings and Pigeon Roost Creeks, 302 poles to three hickories, ash, and elm, Bounds & Lovelady's SE corner,
south crossing the Falling Water at 20 poles, in all 129 poles to several grubs, stake and pointers, in the barrens on the north boundary of a connection of
surveys of William P. Anderson and John McIver, west with the line of the same, crossing the Falling Water twice, 221 poles to a small white oak and small hickory
on the bank of Falling Water and in the line of Curtis Mills' occupant claim, N30W up Falling Water with Mills 43 poles to a black oak on the bank of Falling
Water, west with Mills, crossing Falling Water at 2 poles, in all 58 poles to two post oaks and two black oaks in Mills' line, north 94 poles to the beginning.
Surveyed 6 May 1810 by James Raulston. Signed 17 April 1811 by Willie Blount in Knoxville, TN.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 184, John Trapp to John Lollar, 183 acres, 7 March 1818, Town Creek, begins at a stake 40 poles above the beginning
corner of the original grant, north 158 poles to a small hickory, east 161.5 poles to a black oak and white oak, south 198 poles to two post oaks, west 69.5
poles to a stake, Levi Perkins' corner, north 36 poles to a white oak, west 42 poles to a cherry tree, south 40 poles to a hickory on the south boundary line
of the original tract, west 20 poles to the bank of the creek, 44 poles with creek to a stake on the west bank of the creek, west 14 poles to the beginning.
John Trapp would not provide warrant for the land further but only sold his interest in the land. Witnessed by Corder Stone and Thomas Stone.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 185, John Lollar to John Trapp, 175 acres, 18 March 1818, on the Falling Water, a branch of the Caney Fork, of the
Cumberland, part of a boundary section that Reuben Perkins purchased from William P. Anderson and John McIver, also a part of the section that James Stinson
purchased from Anderson and McIver, begins at a post oak, the NW corner of said survey, south 226 poles to a black oak, east 160 poles to a post oak, north
158 poles to a spanish oak, west 80 poles to a black oak, NW 110 poles to the beginning. Only sold interest in said land without any further warranty or
responsibility. Witnessed by Thomas Stone and Corder Stone.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 187, William Dodson to James Welch, 137 acres, 18 September 1817, part of a tract conveyed to John Hutchins by William P.
Anderson and John McIver, Town Creek, granted by NC to James Easton, begins on the section line and a black oak, with a conditional line between William Dodson
and Ephraim Perkins 46 poles to a stake, east 315.5 poles to a stake, south 78 poles to a stake and pointers, 289.5 poles west to the beginning. Witnessed by
Ephraim Perkins and Absalom Perkins.
- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 427, Smith Hutchings to William P. Rhea, 1/9 part in 200 acres, 22 February 1820, Town Creek of Falling Water, begins on
two black oaks and a post oak in William King's east boundary of his 640 acres, east 160 poles to two black walnuts, south 200 poles to a black oak and two
hickories, west 160 poles to a double post oak and a black oak, north 200 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by William J. Smith, Sebird Rhea, James Russell.
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- White County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 427, Betsey Hutchings to William P. Rhea, dower in 200 acres, 22 February 1820, land was granted by the state of Tennessee
to Ezekiel Rhea, my forever husband, deceased which my present husband Smith Hutchings have this day sold the 1/9 part to William P. Rhea. Witnessed by Wm. J.
Smith, Sebird Rhea, and James Russell.
- White County, TN, Deed Book G, Page 147 - John Dodson (of Howard County, Missouri Territory) to George Welch (of White County, TN), 50 acres, 9 August 1819,
on Little Town Creek of Falling Water, begins on a Post Oak on John Lollar's west boundary line about 60 poles from his beginning corner, North with Lollar
126.5 poles to a post, west 63.25 poles to a maple by a branch, south 126.5 poles to a post and pointers, east 63.25 poles to the beginning. Includes Dodson's
improvement. Witnessed by John Trapp, Samuel Millican, and James Welch.
- White County, TN, Deed Book G, Page 148 - John Petillo (of Maury County, TN) to Thomas Burgess (of White County, TN), 84+10 acres, 26 November 1819, on
Caney Fork, being part of a 640 acre tract of land conveyed by Wm P Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchins and from Hutchins to Jesse Fin and from Fin
to John Petillo, begins on a black oak, the NW corner of the 640 acres, east 320 poles to a black oak and post oak, the NE corner of the 640 acres, south 42
poles to a black oak, west 320 poles to a black oak, north 42 poles to the beginning, containing 84 ares. Another small tract lying south of the old tract, begins on a black oak
running east 55 poles to stake, nearly south 50 poles to a black oak, northwest to the beginning, containing 10 acres. Witnessed by Alexander Maddin and John
Trapp.
- White County, TN, Deed Book H, Page 41 - John Bussell to George Long, 20 acres, 13 April 1829, 1st district, on the Falling Water, tracts:
Tract #1: 20 acres, begins at a post oak, east 31 poles to a hickory, supposed to be in the line of Elija Williams' 5000 acre survey, with Williams N35E 40 poles
to a post oak, north 33 poles to a post and pointers, west 54 poles to a black oak and hickory, south 66 poles to the beginning, including a small improvement
made by Autner, lying on the road from Sparta to Williamsburgh.
Tract #2: 30 acres, on the Little Caney Fork, begins on a post oak, marked as a corner, east 60 poles poles to two black oaks, south 80 poles to a double post
oak, west 60 poles to two post oaks, north 80 poles to the beginning, including a place of barrens between Jacob Harty's old improvement and where his family
lived.
Tract #3: 16 acres, on the Road leading from the White Plains to Rock Island, begins on a post oak marked T.R., south 70 poles to a black jack, west 42 2/3 poles
to a stake, north crossing the road 70 poles to a post oak, 42 2/3 poles to the beginning, including the improvements called Jacob Hartees.
- White County, TN, Deed Book H, Page 43 - Alexander Steele to James Eastham, 150 acres, 20 April 1829, three TN grants were involved, #7084 to Jonathan
Dilldine on 3 June 1815, #684 to James Dilldine on 2nd September 1813, #886 to Alexander Steele on 24 January 1827, on the Falling Water, begins at 3 sycamore
trees growing out of one root, standing on the south side of the Falling Water, a fork of the Caney Fork, at the mouth of a large spring branch, south 38.5 poles
to a stake, west 55 poles, crossing the Falling Water to a stake, south crossing the said River 56 3/4 poles to a small sugar tree, east 55 poles to a stake,
south 61 3/4 poles to a hickory, east 152 poles to a stake and pointers on a hill side, north 65 poles to a beech stump on the bank of the Falling Water, with
the River N15W 8 poles to a maple, N27W 33 poles to a small beech, N57W 84 poles to an oak, N78W 34 poles to a sugar tree, S29W 39 poles to the beginning.
Witnessed by N. Oldham and Isaac Taylor.
- White County, TN, Deed Book H, Page 537 - Caffrey Martin to Stephen Rainey, 51 acres, 1 April 1829, Town Creek of Falling Water, beginning on 2 white oaks near
where Stephen Rainey now lives, west to James C. Mitchell's line, north to the conditional line between Mitchell and Martin, eastward to William P. Rhea's
conditional line where James Rainey's line joins Rhea's, south to Allen Dunn's line, westward to Cardwell's line, north to the beginning. Witnessed by Andrew
Lafever and George Welch.
- White County, TN, Deed Book H, page 538 - Caffrey Martin to James Rainey, 60 acres, 1 April 1829, a moiety or parcel of land, Town Creek of Falling Water,
begins on a post oak in William P. Rhea's line, NW corner of George Welch's 41 acres, south 131 poles to the SW corner of Welch's 41 acres, a stake, west with
a conditional line between George Early and Stephen Martin to William King's NE Corner, west with King's line, crossing the wagon road, to a conditonal line
between Caffrey Martin and Stephen Martin, north to William P. Rhea's line, east to the beginning. Witnessed by George Welch and Stephen Rainey.
- White County, TN, Deed Book I, Page 27 - William Hitchcock to Ezekiel Hitchcock, 6 acres, 25 December 1828, Falling Water, begins at a post, SW corner of
John Hitchcock's 50 acres, the east boundary line of William Hitchcock's survey, south with William Hitchcock 24 poles to two post oaks, east 40 poles to a
post oak, north 24 poles to a post on the south boundary line of John Hitchcock's said 50 acre survey, with John Hitchcock 40 poles to the beginning. Witnessed
by George Welch and James C. Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book I, Page 28 - William Hitchcock to Ezekiel Hitchcock, 8 acres, 7 January 1831, Little Caney Fork, part of an entry made in the
name of William Hitchcock for 110 acres, begins on a red oak on the NE corner of said 110 acres, south and with a line of fence to a plum bush marked as a
corner, west with another line of fence to a post oak marked as a corner, north to the south boundary line of Ezekiel Hitchcock's 31 acres, east with that line
to the beginning. Witnessed by George Welch and D. Sullins.
- White County, TN, Deed Book I, Page 241 - William Hitchcock, Sr. to James C. Hitchcock, 50 acres, 2 June 1834, begins at the ford of the Falling Water at the
mouth of a branch, southward up the branch to Saylor's, east with Saylor's to William Hitchcock's corner, with Ezekiel Hitchcock to two plum trees, west to the
beginning. [This is currently part of parcel 19.00, between Falling Water and Pistole Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book I, Page 288 - William Hitchcock to John Ditty, Sr., a 30-year-old female slave named Eady, 26 June 1835. Witnessed by George
Early and John Ditty Jr.
- White County, TN, Deed Book J, Page 221 - Martin Waddle to Robert Hitchcock, 7 acres, 18 October 1834, Falling Water, adjoins a 10 acre tract in the name of
Joel Garnt, also adjoins a survey in the name of Joseph Kerr and Joel D. Mitchell, begins at a black oak, NE corner of said 100 acres of Kerr and Mitchell,
north to the south boundary line of an entry in the name of Joshua Hickey, west with said line to the east boundary line of said 10 acre survey Garnt, south with
said line to the north boundary line of said 100 acres of Kerr and Mitchell, east with said line to the beginning. Witnessed by Zachariah and Ezekiel Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book K, Page 75 - John Brown to John Bussell, 160 acres, 18 August 1829, granted by TN to John Brown, 12 May 1827, Falling Water,
within the Falls of the Falling Water Reservation, about 2 miles from the falls, begins on 2 post oaks near a small pond, 80 poles east of Henry Williams SE
corner, west to and passing Williams' corner, with his line, passing his SW corner, in all 213 poles to a stake and pointers, crossed a spring branch at 82 poles,
south 120 1/5 poles to a post oak, east 213 poles to a stake and pointers, north 120 1/5 poles to the beginning, including the improvement where the said Brown
now lives. Witnessed by Z. Sullins and H.C. Shawl.
- White County, TN, Deed Book K, Page 304 - Caffrey Martin (of Warren County, TN) to William Nash (of White County, TN), 175 acres on east fork of Town Creek of
Falling Water, 1 December 1836, mentions borders with John Campbell, Levi Lollar, Isaac Lollar, William P. Rhea, witnessed by George Cardwell and George
Welch
- White County, TN, Deed Book K, Page 305 - Caffrey Martin (of Warren County, TN) to George Cardwell (of White County, TN), 83 acres on Town Creek of Falling
Water, 1 December 1836, begins at a stump, a post oak in a field, the post oak called for in said deed being cut down on King's old line, east 5.5 poles to a
cross fence, north to a wagon road, west 5.5 poles to a red oak on the east boundary line of an 82 acre survey, north 110 poles to two white oaks north of a
branch where Stephen Rainey now lives, west 91 poles to a post oak, south 144 poles two small dogwoods in King's line, east 91 poles to the beginning.
Witnessed by Thomas C. Martin and George Welch
- White County, TN, Deed Book K, Page 430 - Joseph Farris to Joseph Bray, 70 acres, 30 January 1838, Pigeon Roost Creek, begins on a stake, the junction of two
fences, on the west side of the road or the path above the house and garden of the said Joseph Farris, straight line with a fence to the top of the hill, striking
as the fence runs into the cleaned land of the said Farris, believed to be a NW course to be governed by said string of fence, continuing through the cleaned land,
to the west boundary of said Farris' land, north its north boundary, east to Pigeon Roost Creek, with the creek down to the same cleaned land and fence, with the
creek to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book L, Page 142 - John Lollar to Isaac Lollar, 230 acres & 17 poles, 24 August 1837, land where Isaac Lollar lived, part of land
conveyed by William P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchison, on Town Creek, granted by NC to James Easton, begins on a post oak in Thomas Duff's line,
north 224 poles to a white oak and black oak, east 324.5 poles to a stake, south 78 poles to a stake and pointers, west to a stake on the old ridge road, south
with road to a stake due east from the beginning, west to the beginning. Witnessed by Wilcher Cardwell and Hiram Bowman.
- White County, TN, Deed Book L, Page 143 - John Lollar to Isaac Lollar, 25 acres, 18 December 1835, mentions that Isaac was John's son, part of a survey
granted by NC to James Easton, conveyed by him to Anderson and McIver, and by them to John Hutcheson, and by him to James Welch, and by him to John Lollar,
beginning on a post oak in Cardwell's line, north 110 poles to a stake, SE 25 poles to two small hickories, east 9 poles to a walnut and white oak on the East
Fork of Town Creek, SE 65 poles to a post oak and hickory, SW with Ridge Road 65 poles to a stake, west 15 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by George Welch
and Levi Lollar.
- White County, TN, Deed Book, M, Page 158 - Wilcher Cardwell (of Jackson County) to Hiram Bowman (of White County), 102 acres, 26 February 1841, Falling
Water, part of a 640 acre tract coveyed by William P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchings, #5 of a Connection of 10 Surveys, begins on four post oaks
on the north bank of the Falling Water, about 15 poles below the mouth of Elijah Elmore's spring branch, running north of west with a line between Elmore and
Bowman's crock kiln 208 poles to the west boundary line of the #5, east of south with a conditional line between Thomas Duff and a tract deeded from Duff to
Rhodam Bussell, with this conditional line to the corner on the bluff, passing the corner to the south boundary line of #5, east with the River to the
beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 183 - William Rhea to Sebird Rhea, both of White County, TN, 1/9 part of 200 acres on Town Creek of Falling Water,
2 September 1825, begins at two black oaks and a post oak on William King's east line of his 640 acres, east 160 poles to two black walnuts,
south 200 poles to a black oak and two hickories, west 160 poles to double post oaks and black oak, north 200 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Wm P. Rhea,
Abraham Ditty, and John Ditty.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 184 - William Edwards to Sebird Rhea, both of White County, TN, 1/9 part of 200 acres on Town Creek of Falling Water,
5 August 1825, begins at two black oaks and a post oak on William King's east line of his 640 acres, east 160 poles to two black walnuts,
south 200 poles to a black oak and two hickories, west 160 poles to double post oaks and black oak, north 200 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Wm P. Rhea,
Robert Gentry, and Rich'd F. Cook.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 185 - Ezekiel Rhea (of Bates County, MO) to William P. Rhea (of White County, TN), 1/9 part of 200 acres on Town
Creek of Falling Water, 29 November 1839, begins at two black oaks and a post oak on William King's east line of his 640 acres, east 160 poles to two black walnuts,
south 200 poles to a black oak and two hickories, west 160 poles to double post oaks and black oak, north 200 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Sebird Rhea.
JP and Clerk were in Van Buren County, MO.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 187 - Levi & Mahala Lollar (of Platte County, MO) to William P. Rhea (of White County, TN), 1/9 part of 200 acres on Town
Creek of Falling Water, 5 June 1840, begins at two black oaks and a post oak on William King's east line of his 640 acres, east 160 poles to two black walnuts,
south 200 poles to a black oak and two hickories, west 160 poles to double post oaks and black oak, north 200 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Sebird Rhea.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 189 - Sebird Rhea (Livingston County, MO) to William P. Rhea (of White County, TN), 2 tracts with 250 acres and 60 poles
total, 29 October 1840, 1st tract begins at two black oaks and a post oak on William King's east line of his 640 acres, east 160 poles to two black walnuts,
south 200 poles to a black oak and two hickories, west 160 poles to double post oaks and black oak, north 200 poles to the beginning, previously granted from
TN to Ezekiel Rhea, grant #2636 on 15 October 1810, went to the heirs of Ezekiel Rhea who was deceased, Sebird transfered 3/9 of this to William P. Rhea, 2nd
tract contains 43 acres and 132 poles, was granted by TN on 4 November 1826, grant #4283, to Sebert Rhea, begins at post oak in north boundary of Ezekiel Rhea's
200 acres, west passing Ezekiel's NW corner at 26 poles and 120 poles in all to a post oak on Ditty's east line, north with Ditty 66 2/3 poles to a white oak,
east 94 poles to a post oak stump in west boundary of 10 acres of Byrd Rhea, south with Byrd 38 poles to a dead post oak, the SW corner of Byrd, east with
another line of Byrd's 10 acres 26 poles to a bunch of small maples, south 28 2/3 poles to the beginning, this excludes about 4 acres sold to Abraham Ditty,
the third tract contains 100 acres granted by TN to Sebert Rhea on 5 May 1828 by grant #7867, begins at a hickory, the NE corner of Bird Rhea's 10 acres, north
145 poles to a post oak, west 93 poles to a stake in the line of a 20 acre survey, west 70 poles with south line of 20 acre survey to a post oak, south 110 poles
to a dead white oak near a fence in Bird Rhea's 50 acre tract, 116 poles to the beginning, 4th tract contains 45 acres granted by TN to Sebert Rhea on 28 August
1839 by grant #7034, begins at a stake and pointers, the NW corner of Daniel Campbell's 10 acres, west with is south boundary line of his 50 acre tract and passing
the corner of the same at 67 poles and crossing said Rhea's old line at 83 poles, in all 219 poles to a stake and pointers on Ditty's line at the Carthage Road,
with Ditty and passing a post oak at 36 poles, the corner of Rhea's 50 acre tract, in all 77 poles to a small gum on Mitchell's line, east with Mitchell and the
line of W. Rhea and passing a chestnut and walnut, a corner on a line of tract where Sebert Rhea formerly lived, in all 219 poles to a stake in Rhea's field,
north passing corner of Daniel Campbell's 10 acre tract at 37 poles and with his line in all 77 poles to the beginning. The land includes 60 acres of
prior claims.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 324 - John Campbell to John Lollar, 200 acres, 17 February 1841, begins at red oak, east 240 poles to a black oak and
post oak, north 55 degrees west 168 poles to a white oak, north 25 degrees east 60 poles to a sourwood stump, south 36 degrees west 144 poles to black oak, south
8 degrees west 120 poles to a red oak, south 140 poles to a hickory, east 40 poles to a red oak, south 60 poles to the beginning. Previously deeded to John
Campbell from Smith Hutchins on 21 October 1817, granted by TN to Smith Hutchins. Witnessed by Isaac Lollar and Cader Lollar.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 347 - William Hitchcock, Sr. to Samuel Usrey, 45 acres, 1 October 1841, Falling Water, begins at the SW corner of
Hitchcock's 110 acres, north to the Falling Water, east with the Falling Water to the Ford of the River at the mouth of a branch, south direction with the branch
to the head so as to include half the branch and half the spring, south to Saylors' line, west with said line and passing the corner to the beginning. Witnessed
by J.T. Bradley and Robert Hitchcock. [This is the top half of current parcel 20.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 409 - James C. Hitchcock to Ezekiel Hitchcock, 50 acres, 10 December 1841, note at the branch bank of Tennessee,
endorsed by Robert Hitchcock, Thomas Fitch, and Ebenezer Jones, for the benefit of James C. Hitchcock who had the debt, wants to indemnify Ezekiel Hitchcock,
to secure the debt was the 50 acres deeded to Ezekiel Hitchcock, the land where James C. Hitchcock lives, see deed from William Hitchcock to James C. Hitchcock,
Deed Book I, Page 241, 26 May 1835.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 412 - John T. Whitefield to Levi Perkins, 80 acres, 27 February 1839, Falling Water, begins on a white oak on the north side of
Falling Water, a conditional corner, north 156 poles to a red oak in George Early's line, east with Early 52 poles to a stake in said Perkin's 8 acre survey,
south with Perkins 20 poles to a stake, the corner of said survey, east 16 poles to a persimmon in said line, south 103 poles to Town Creek, striking the second
bluff from the mouth of the creek, down the creek to the mouth, down Falling Water to the beginning. Witnessed by C.B. Whitefield and W.J. Perkins.
- White County, TN, Deed Book M, Page 419 - George Elmore to John E. Bussell and John Howell, 20 November 1841, involves a promissory note made payable to
John Pennington and Sarah Dyer, guardian to minor heirs of John Dyer, deceased, for $120. Elmore gave Bussell and Howell a lein on the following property,
50 acres on the south side of Glade Creek, same land where Elmore lives, begins on a red oak and buckeye, John Howell's SW corner of a 53 acre survey, south
to another boundary line of Howell's 150 acres survey, with the calls of the deed of conveyance made by Adam and James Massa by power of attorney to George Elmore,
if Bussell and Howell must pay note, the property can be advertised for auction.
- White County, TN, Deed Book N, Page 30 - Reuben Whitson to Hiram Bowman, 174 acres, 27 June 1841, district 8, begins on a black oak, the corner of a ten acre
tract lying between where Charles Burgess and Reuben Whitson now lives, S36E 60 poles to a double sourwood and dogwood, south 6 poles to a white oak, S42E 146
poles to a black oak and post oak, east 50 poles to a stake, north 260 poles to a black oak, west 160 poles to a stake, nearly south to the beginning. Witnessed by
Travis Elmore and Cantrell Bowman.
- White County, TN, Deed Book N, Page 60 - Ebenezer Jones to Stephen C. Pistole, 23 + 50 acres, 12 August 1839, Glade Creek of Falling Water, two tracts:
Tract 1: begins at a post oak, north 60 poles to a hickory grub and two post oak pointers in the barrens, west 61 1/3 poles to two post oaks, south 60 poles to
a bunch of hazel on Glade Creek, east 61 1/3 poles to the beginning, 23 acres.
Tract 2: adjoins the prior tract, begins at a hickory grub and two post oak pointers in the barrens, the NE corner of the above named 23 acre survey, south with
said line 60 poles to the SE corner, a post oak, west crossing Glade Creek, in all 61 1/3 poles to a bunch of hazel on the bank of said branch on Potts' line,
south with the same passing his corner, in all 28.5 poles to a stake and pointers on Abraham Saylors' line, east 36.5 poles to three alder bushes and hazel in a
swamp, his corner, south with another of his lines 30 poles to a black oak, the NE corner of a 10 acre survey belonging to W.B. Jones, and corner of W.B. Jones
survey, east with his line, passing the corner of said 10 acre survey and with the line of W.B. Jones survey crossing said branch, in all 68 poles to his corner,
a stake in the line of Ebenezer Jones' 150 acres, north with the same 126 poles to a stake and pointers, west 43 poles to a small hickory, south 8 poles to the
beginning, 50 acres.
Excludes what Abraham Saylors has under fence. Witnessed by Thomas Fetch and Riley Jones.
- White County, TN, Deed Book N, Page 211 - Samuel Usrey to Stephen C. Pistole, 175 + 45 acres, 17 February 1843, district 8, two tracts:
Tract 1: begins at a stake and two black oak
pointers, being a dividing corner on William Hitchcock's south boundary line of his 110 acre survey, and 38 poles east from his SW corner, S9E 17 poles to a
black oak, N84E 14.5 poles to a black oak and hickory, S70E 29 poles to a black oak, S73E 29 poles to a rock in the line of a 50 acre tract in the name of Jacob
Johnson, south with said line 8 poles to a stake in a dividing line, east with said line across a field with a fence 62 poles to a hickory on the east boundary
line of said survey, N47E with Frederick Saylor's line 13 poles to a post oak, the corner of a 40 acre tract in the name of Joseph Kerr, east on a line of the
same, north with another line of the same, passing the corner of the same at 80 poles, in all 130 poles to two post oaks, west 80 poles to a hickory pointer at
the roadside on the original corner of a 100 acre survey, south on a line of said survey 40 poles to a stake and hickory pointers in a flat sink, west 36 poles
to a rock in the field, north 6 poles to a post in the field, William Hitchcock's SE corner of his 110 acre survey, west with his line 143 poles to the
beginning, 175 acres.
Tract 2: begins at the west corner of William Hitchcocks 110 acre tract, north to the Falling Water River, east with the River to the mouth of a branch, a south
direction with the branch to the head, so as to include half the spring, south to Saylor's line, west with Saylor's and passing the corner of the same to the
beginning, 45 acres.
Plus animals.
Deed made for Pistole being an endorser on a note for Usrey. Deed was void if note paid.
[It seems that Pistole ended up with this property, not sure if from this deed via a default by Usrey or some later deed. Tract 2 is the top half of current
parcel 20.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book N, page 311 - Travis Elmore to William Nash, 138 acres, 24 December 1842, District 8, Falling Water, began in the southeast corner of
a 640 acre tract conveyed from William P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchings and comprised the southeast corner, bounded by parts of the original southern
and eastern boundaries and the Falling Water, of the original 640 acre property. [Travis was in Jackson County in the 1840 census. The White/Jackson line was less
than a mile from Falling Water at one point. This proximity could explain why some of the deeds cannot be located because the Jackson County courthouse burned,
destroying most deeds and other documents that might have been recorded in that county. This also might be why some marriage records are not available.
- White County, TN, Deed Book N, Page 337 - William Nash to Abraham Ditty and Charles Burgess, 138 acres in District 7 of White County, 26 October 1843, begins
on southeast corner of 640 acre tract sold from Wm P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchings, north to Falling Water, down Falling Water, east to the
beginning. This was not an actual deed but made for a debt of $88 that Nash owed Ditty and Burgess. The payment plan was described and Robert Hitchcock was
appointed trustee to sell the land if Nash defaulted. Witnesses were George Early and Cantrell Bowman. This is the land that William Nash bought from Travis
Elmore on 3 July 1843, book N, page 311.
- White County, TN, Deed Book N, Page 359 - Adam Massa to John E. Bussell, 14.75 acres, 1 September 1842, part of a 480 acre survey made in the name of Adam,
James, and John Massa, begins on a post oak, Bussell's SW corner, east 32 poles to an oak, south 74.5 poles to a stake on Alvy Bussell's line of a 20 acre survey,
west 32 poles to an oak, north 74.5 poles to the beginning, including the improvement. Witnessed by Alvey & William Bussell.
- White County, TN, Deed Book O, Page 83 - William Hitchcock to Sally Hitchcock, 94 acres, 9 December 1844, tracts of land, on Falling Water, begins on an
oak and hickory, runs west and north, east and south to the beginning, bordering on old lines.
- White County, TN, Deed Book O, Page 115 - Asher Lafever to John Poss, 20 June 1833, Cherry Creek, part of 2500 acres granted by NC to Robert King assignee
of James Williams, grant #341, on 1 March 1797, beginning at two elms, one on each side of the creek, and a beech tree marked R.K., running etc., the beginnings
and boundaries of which said tract of land first above described is as follows: begins on line of said tract of land, on an ash and dogwood, north 77 degrees
west 240 poles to a black oak, south 10 degrees west 160 poles to said line, N76E with said line to the beginning, containing 120 acres, also 30 acres from TN,
grant #11044, on 30 November 1817, begins at white oak and dogwood on the line of an old 2500 acre survey where Thomas Stone now lives, south 65 poles to a stake
on the north line of Robert Howard, west with Howard 175 poles where Howard intersects the 2500 acres, S20E with the same 180 poles to the beginning, also per
grant #11034 on 29 November 1817, on Cherry Creek, begins at white oak and dogwood, the beginning corner of Catron's 30 acres, south with Catron 50 poles to a
dogwood on the side of the mountain, east with the same 31 poles to a sugartree and red oak, N55E 48 poles to a hickory and beech, S70E with mountain 38 poles
to a small sugartree and dogwood near the head of a spring, north 60 poles to a walnut, N70W 46 poles along mountain to an ash and dogwood, with the mountain to
the beginning containing 260 acres. Witnessed by J.A. Poss and John A. Poss Jr.
- White County, TN, Deed Book O, Page 244 - Jose C. Dew to Joshua Brown, 50 acres, 4 April 1831, south of Falling Water, begins on a black oak, Enoch Odle's
SW corner, south 20 yards to a conditional line, east 60 poles, north 20 yards to a post oak, another of Enoch Odle's corners, east to Jonathan Ward's line,
north to a black oak corner, Jose C. Dew's corner, west 35 poles to a stake in Enoch Odle's line, south with his line 53 poles to a post oak, his SE corner, west
with his line, passing his corner at 60 poles, in all 62 poles to a stake and three black oak pointers, north 108 poles to two poplars and two walnuts on the
bank of the River, down the River to the head of the bluff, to a hornbeam and hickory corner, marked, south to a post oak in a sink, east to the beginning.
Witnessed by J. Dew and George Price.
- White County, TN, Deed Book O, Page 300 - Enoch Odle to Joshua Brown, 24 + 50 acres, 2 April 1831, 1st District, Falling Water, two tracts:
Tract 1: begins at 3 spruce pines on the south bank of the creek, about 20 poles above a small spring, known by the name of Green's spring, south 65 poles to a
post oak, west 59 poles to a black oak, north 65 poles to a black oak and dogwood, east 59 poles to the beginning, 24 acres.
Tract 2: part of an old survey that Odle bought from John Hutchings, lying on the southside of said creek in the bent below this same 24 acres, 50 acres.
Witnessed by George Price, Robert Been, and John Slyger.
- White County, TN, Deed Book O, Page 348 - John Dew to Joshua Brown, 50 acres, 17 May 1847, district 7, portion of land granted by TN to Jesse C. Dew,
containing 131 acres, grant #7970, dated 8 May 1828, entered under the one cent law, begins on a black oak, Enoch Odle's SW corner, south 20 yards to a
conditional line, east 60 poles, north 20 yards to a post oak, another of Enoch Odle's corners, Jose C. Dew's corner, Jonathan Ward's line, north to a black
oak corner, Jesse C. Dew's corner, west 35 poles to a stake in Enoch Odle's line, south with his line 33 poles to a post oak, his SE corner, west
with his line, passing his corner at 60 poles, in all 62 poles to a stake and three black oak pointers, north 108 poles to two poplars and two walnuts on the
bank of the River, down the River to the head of the bluff, to a hornbeam and hickory corner, marked, south to a post oak in a sink, east to the beginning.
Witnessed by Benjamin Hitchcock and James Williams.
- White County, TN, Deed Book O, Page 408 - John Lollar to Corder Lollar, 50 acres, 24 January 1848, on Town Creek, of Falling Water, granted by TN to John
Trapp #8438, begins at begins on a buckeye on the east bank of the West Fork of Town Creek, eastwardly with a crossfence between John Lollar and Levi Perkins
to a red oak on the west side of the East Fork of Town Creek, up the creek to two sugar trees, westwardly with a crossfence to a graveyard, continuing the same
courise until it strikes the east boundary line of George Welch's 50 acre survey, south to a stake the NW corner of a 2 acre survey conveyed by John Lollar to
George Welch, east seven poles to a stake, south 11 poles to a stake, west seven poles to a stake near a persimmon at the east boundary line of Welch's 50 acres,
south 26 poles to the West Fork of Town Creek, down the creek to the beginning. Witnessed by Levi Perkins and John Welch.
- White County, TN, Deed Book P, Page 163 - Joshua Brown to John Howard, 24 + 50 acres, 13 July 1849, 7th district, 2 tracts:
Tract 1: begins at three spruce pines on the south bank of the creek, Falling Water, about 20 poles above a small spring called Green's spring, south 65 poles
to a post oak, west 59 poles to a post oak, north 65 poles to a black oak and dogwood, east 59 poles to the beginning, 24 acres.
Tract 2: granted by TN to Jose C. Dew, grant #7970, 8 May 1838, Beginning on a black oak, Enoch Odle's SW corner, south 20 yards to a conditional line, east 60
poles, north 20 yards to a post oak, another of Odle's corners, east to Jonathan Ward line, north to a black oak corner of J.C. Dew, west 35 poles to a stake in
Enoch Odle's line, south 53 poles to a post oak, his SE corner, west with line passing his corner at 60 poles, in all 62 poles to a stake and three black oak
pointers, north 108 poles to two poplars and two walnuts on the bank of the river, down the river to the head of the bluff to a hornbeam and hickory, marked,
south to a post oak in a sink, east to the beginning.
Witnessed by Shaderic Price.
- White County, TN, Deed Book P, Page 238 - Austin Henderson to Isaac Lollar (in trust), 30 September 1849, for the use and benefit of James Snodgrass & Son,
Isaac Lollar was trustee for this, involved debt between Henderson and Snodgrass, wagon and mule.
- White County, TN, Deed Book P, Page 248 - Henderson England to Stephen C. Pistole, 14 December 1849, 1/2 of my undivided interest in the estate of Jesse &
Isabella England, deceased, both real and personal and including 1/2 of what is due me in the hands of William P. Sims, administrator.
- White County, TN, Deed Book P, Page 294 - Henderson England to Stephen C. Pistole, 12 March 1850, 1/9 part of estate of Jesse & Isabella England, deceased,
both real and personal and including his entire interest in said estates in the hands of William P. Sims, administrator.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Q, Page 64 - Isaac Lollar to Nicholas Wycough, 200 acres, 17 April 1851, begins at a red oak, east 240 poles to a black oak and
post oak, north 55 degrees west 168 poles to a white oak, north 25 degrees east to a sourwood stump, south 36 degrees west 140 poles to a black oak, south 81
degrees west 120 poles to a red oak, south 144 poles to a hickory, east 40 poles to a red oak, south 60 poles to the beginning. Land to Isaac Lollar from Smith
Hutchens and John Hutchens on 21 October 1817, and was previously granted by TN to Smith Hutchens. Witnessed by John Lollar and R Howard.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Q, Page 165 - Isaac Lollar to James M. Allen, 150 acres, 8 October 1851, on Town Creek, begins at ridge road and post oak, north
with cross fence 150 poles to a post oak sappling in Wm. P. Rhea's field near the stage road, with road to Town Creek, eastward 40 poles to a dogwood, south 130
poles to a post oak and pointers, main road to Levi Perkin's line, east with Perkins crossing the road 61 poles to a post oak and pointers in the edge of a swamp
on Wilcher Cardwell's line, north with Cardwell 60 poles to the old ridge road, with road to the beginning. Granted by TN to Isaac Lollar.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Q, Page 176 - Corder Lollar to Isaac Lollar, 50 acres, 21 April 1851, on Town Creek, the waters of Falling Water, granted by
TN #8438, begins at a buckeye on the east bank of Town Creek, on the West Fork, eastwardly with a crossfence between John Lollar and Levi Perkins to a red oak
on the west side of the East Fork of Town Creek, up creek to two sugar trees, westwardly with a crossfence to a graveyard, continuing the same course until it
strikes the east boundary line of George Welch's 50 acre survey, south to a stake the NW corner of a two acre survey conveyed by John Lollar to George Welch,
east seven poles to a stake, south 11 poles to a stake, west seven poles to a stake near a persimmon at the east boundary line of Welch's 50 acres, south 26
poles to the West Fork of Town Creek, down the creek to the beginning. Witnessed by J.T. Petillo and John Lollar.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Q, Page 178 - James Allison to William Nash, both of White County, TN, 135 acres, 28 August 1847, begins at a red oak marked J.C.,
to Samuel Dunagin's spring, to Levi Perkins' line, to Lollar, to Wilcher Cardwell (now belonging to George Trobaugh), to Asher Lafever, formerly owned by
Samuel Dunagin, inlcudes the improvements and clay bank where Rhoda Parks lived, witnessed by H. Collier, John A. Mitchell, N.H. Petillo. Some of these people
were listed in the 1840 Jackson County census, which was roughy a mile from Falling Water.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Q, Page 290 - Elizabeth Saylors to Stephen C. Pistole, 27 acres, 25 March 1852, 7th district, begins at a rock, NW corner of
Robert Hitchcock's 10.5 acre tract, on Stephen C. Pistole's line, west with said line 40 poles to a post oak corner, north about 80 poles to a post oak,
west about 8 poles to corner of 50 acre survey made in the name of Jacob Johnson, south with said line and passing the corner due south to three hickories,
D. Pistole's SE corner on a survey made in the name of E. Jones, east 31 1/3 poles to a hickory, beech, and two post oak pointers, north 8 poles to a small
hickory east 43 poles to Robert Hitchcock's line, north with Hitchcock to a small hickory, the NW corner of a 150 acre survey of Robert Hitchcock, west with
a line between said Hitchcock and Pistole, 23 2/3 poles to a post oak marked with letters, R.H. and L.P., north 42 poles to a rock, the beginning. Witnessed by
Robert Hitchcock and Elijah Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book R, Page 445 - Samuel Dunagin (of Wayne County, MO) to James Spears (of White County), 20 November 1851, south side of Town Creek,
District 7, bounded on the north and west by Levi Perkins, south by F. Saylors, east by James Lafever, it is the land where James Spears now lives.
- White County, TN, Deed Book R, Page 452 - William Nash to Alphonso L. Holmes, 138 acres, 12 September 1853, District 7, Falling Water, began in the southeast
corner of a 640 acre tract conveyed from William P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchings and comprised the southeast corner, bounded by parts of the original
southern and eastern boundaries and the Falling Water, of the original 640 acre property.
- White County, TN, Deed Book S, Page 9 - Samuel Dunagin (of Putnam County) to Henry Colier (of Putnam County), 3 October 1843, in Putnam County on the Falling
Water, begins on a black oak marked K on King's old line, west crossing the road from George Cardwell's to Rock Island at 22 poles, on the Carthage Road at 24
poles, in all 294 poles to a spanish oak near the bluff of Cain Creek below Whitfield's Mill, north 21 poles to a black oak and spanish oak near the corner of
Ellison's line, east with Ellison and Ditty 371 poles to a black oak on George Cardwell's line, south with Cardwell 21 poles to two dogwoods on the original line,
west 77 poles to the beginning, witnessed by John Mitchell and J. Allison.
- White County, TN, Deed Book S, Page 12 - Sebord Rhea (of Livingston County, MO) to Samuel Dunagin (of White County), 6 November 1840, White County, on
Falling Water, begins on a black oak marked K on King's old line, west crossing the road from Gainesboro to Rock Island at 22 poles, and the Carthage Road at
24 poles, in all 294 poles to a spanish oak near the bluff of Cain Creek below Whitfield's Mill, north 21 poles to a black oak and spanish oak near the corner of
Ellison's line, east with Ellison and Ditty 371 poles to a black oak on George Cardwell's line, south with Cardwell 21 poles to two dogwoods on the original line,
west 77 poles to the beginning, witnessed by James Allison and David Bozier. William Dunagan also mentioned.
- White County, TN, Deed Book S, page 33 - Elijah Elmore to Smith Elmore, 200 acres, 31 December 1830, Falling Water River, part of a 640 acre tract that had
previously been conveyed by William P. Anderson and John McIves to John Richerson. The full tract was known as No. 5 of a connnection of ten surveys. The line began
four post oaks on the north bank of the Falling Water, about 15 poles below the mouth of Elijah Elmore's spring branch, N80W 208 poles to the west boundary of #5,
north 156 poles to the NW corner of #5, east 320 poles to the NE corner of #5, south 120 poles to the Falling Water, down the Falling Water to the beginning. [This
land was at the top of survey 5.] Witnesses were F. Sullins and George Elmore. [It is probable that this Smith Elmore was in the 1830 census with Elijah.
- White County, TN, Deed Book T, Page 218 - James Lafever to William Nash, both of White County, TN, 61 acres, 3 June 1857, 7th District, running with the
Bunker Hill and Smithville Road, to Spears, to bluff near Falling Water, with the river to the falling spring, east with John Crims line, crosses falling water
at least twice.
- White County, TN, Deed Book T, Page 219 - Asher Lafever to James Lafever, both of White County, 76 acres, 4 June 1857, 7th District, west with James Lanes' line, south with Spears
line to bluff near the Falling Water, with the river to the falling spring, east with John Crime line, crosses falling water twice, up the river to a large
bluff spring, then west with William Nash's line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book T, Page 669 - William Nash to Alphous L. Holmes, both of White County, TN, 119.5 acres, 17 March 1860, land in 7th District,
mentions Falling Water.
- White County, TN, Deed Book T, Page 807 - William Nash to James W. Rhea, 100 acres, 12 December 1860, Falling Water River, part of a 640 acre tract, a connection of
10 surveys, begins on a post oak on the north boundary line of a 295 acre tract deeded from John Richerson to Elizabeth Elmore and George Cardwell, from thence to
Saylors, begins on post oak on north line of the said 295 acre tract above the conditional line between Elmore and Saylors, nearly south and with said line to the
Falling Water, up the Falling Water and with the line of the said 295 acre tract to its corner of the east line of said 295 acre tract, north with said line to its
corner, a stake, west to the beginning. Witnessed by John S. Rhea. [Were Elmore and Cardwell related? It seems that the land was once owned by Saylors.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book U, Page 134 - Wm S. Saylors vs William Nash & L.D. Price, 9 October 1861, FiFa (a court order to seize a debtor's property),
no personal property of the defendant found in White County, therefore fifa levied on a tract of land in the 7th district, 235 acres, bounded on north and west
by L. Perkins and James Lafever, on the south by E. Hitchcock and Joseph Robbins, on the east by F.M. Dew, levied on 31 October 1861.
- White County, TN Deed Book V, Page 414 - Daniel T. Brown and Waman Clark to Edmond Pennington, 124 acres, 2 December 1863, district 7, begins at mouth of
Glade Creek, up creek to stake in center of creek in Pennington's west boundary line, north with Pennington to black oak and persimmon and pointers at John
Mill's corner, west with Mills to stake at low water mark on east side of Falling Water with maple and hornbeam pointers, down River to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book V, Page 92 - Zachariah Hitchcock to Sarah Hitchcock and William Hitchcock, 13 August 1866, 7th district, was granted to Zachariah
Hitchcock, grant #11738 on 1 October 1856, see grant for complete description of the abuttals, bound on north by Elisha Hitchcock, south by William Saylors and a
portion of a tract belonging to L.D. Price, deceased, on the east by Price, on the west by Ezekiel Hitchcock. Concerns a Zachariah Hitchcock debt to James Gettis
based on a judgment rendered against Zachariah Hitchcock & Company and Raulston and Hatch, Sarah Hitchcock was stayor, Zachariah also owed William Hitchcock $140,
if debts satisfied, the deed is void.
- White County, TN, Deed Book V, Page 409 - John W. Mills (of Putnam County) to Margaret L. Saylors (of White County), 2 November 1867, on Falling Water, begins at mouth of a branch above
Stewart Ford, up branch to a cross fence, east with fence to William L. Hitchcock Sr line, south with Hitchcock to Jefferson Spears corner, then with
Edmon Pennington to the River, up the River to the beginning. Witnessed by W.M. Crowder and John W. Kilgrow.
- White County, TN, Deed Book X, Page 26 - Elizabeth Elmore (of White County) to Zachariah Lafever (of Putnam County), 100 acres, 14 May 1869, her interest
in a tract on Falling Water River, begins on four post oaks on the north bank of the Falling Water about 15 poles below the mouth of the spring branch known as
the Smith Elmore spring, N80W 208 poles to the west boundary line to Zenith B. Nichols' line, with Nichols and Isaac Lollar's lines to James W. Rhea, with
Rhea to the Falling Water, with the River to the beginning. Elmore only conveyed her 1/3 interest in the tract. Witnessed by L. Hitchcock and Asher Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book X, Page 37 - E.D. Pennington to S.C. Pistole, 21 October 1868, 7th district, begins on a black walnut and rock hickory and
pointers, west with S.C. Pistole to a rock and three post oak pointers near the meeting house, south with a fence on a ridge to Glade Creek, to a rock, poplar,
and ash pointers, sassafrass and two plum trees, continuing south to Lewis Howell's line near a spring, east with Howell to the corner, a hickory near the
north gate, north with another of his lines to a sycamore pointers, S.C. Pistole's corner, continuing north with his line crossing Glade Creek to a large black
oak, east 12 poles to a rock, north to the beginning. Witnessed by L.T. Lisk, A. Bussell, and T.J. Pistole.
- White County, TN, Deed Book X, Page 260 - Alphous L. Holmes to William L. Hitchcock, 119.5 acres, 8 April 1871, land in 7th District, mentions Falling
Water. Begins at black oak and post oak stumps with post oak and black oak pointers, John Dew's NE corner, north with Lynn and Goodwin line to a small hickory
and pointers, west to a black oak and pointers, north to a stake at Messenger's corner, west with Messenger and Fancher to a double dogwood and hickory pointers,
southwest to a black oak on the bank of Falling Water, SE with the River to a small dogwood on the River bluff in John Howard's line, east to a stake and white oak
pointer, Howard's corner, south with another of Howard's lines to a white oak in a sink, east to a white oak, another of Howard's corners, south to a small post
oak, black oak and sourwood pointers, east to the beginning. This is the land purchased from William Nash on 17 March 1860, Deed Book T, Page 669.
- White County, TN, Deed Book X, Page 470 - E.D. & Lucinda Pennington (of Kansas) to William S. Saylors (of White County), 314 acres, 10 May 1872, 7th district,
begins on hornbeam and maple on southeast corner of Thomas Saylors and east side of Falling Water, southwest with River to the mouth of Glade Creek, up creek to
a buckeye and pointers, to a red oak in King's old line where it crosses the creek, south on King line 49.5 poles to a rock, east 94 poles to a stake on the widow
Massa's old line, north 22.5 poles to the old corner, a black oak, east to a spring S.C. Pistole's corner, north with conditional line between E.D. Pennington and
Pistol, to a rock and post oak pointers, west with Pistol, passing his corner, to sassafrass and pointers, north to Jef Spears line near his spring, west to
King's line, a conditional line between Pennington and Spears, north to Thomas Saylor's line cornering on an oak bush and persimmon pointers, west with Saylor's
line to the beginning. Witnessed by M.F. O'Connor and John D. Elrod.
- White County, TN, Deed Book X, Page 595 - Mary Price to W.L. Hitchcock, 21 October 1871, claim and interest of Price's dower in lands of L.D. Price, deceased,
begins on stake in Carthage Rd, west to a corner on the bluff near the Mill, NW to its corner, west to land formerly owned by Z. Hitchcock to its corner, north
with Hitchcock to his corner, with another of Hitchcock's lines to the River, with River to William L. Hitchcock's line, with Hitchcock to the beginning, including
where Price now lives. Also her interest in another tract bounded by T.R. Cooper on the north, S.C. Pistole on the west, by Hitchcock on the south and east.
Witnessed by Abram Saylors and T.R. Cooper.
- White County, TN, Deed Book X, Page 613 - Joshua & Mary Sherrell (of Putnam County, TN) to Samuel Spears, right, title, and interest in a 50 acre tract of land
known as the Ezekiel Hitchcock tract in White County, 14 September 1872, bounded on the east by Malinda Hitchcock and Susan Bennett, on the north by Frederick
Saylors, deceased, on the west by W.L. Hitchcock, on the south by Pistole. Witnessed by Abram Saylors and B. Oliver.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Y, Page 108 - Stephen C. Pistole to Thomas J. Pistole, 101 acres, 21 March 1874, south side of Falling Water, district 7,
begins at the mouth of a spring branch at a ford on Falling Water, up said branch ... passing through the center of the head of the spring ... to a rock and
black oak pointers, S42E crossing the Bunker's Hill Road, in all 34 poles to a rock on a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to a rock in a flat in said
field, a dividing corner between Thomas J. and James Pistole, S83.5W 44 poles to a post oak and pointers at a graveyard, N42W 19 poles to a double chestnut on
the south side of the road leading from Bunker's Hill to Williams' Mill, with road S61W 85 poles to a rock in the center of the crossroads at the corner of the
fence, with another road N22.5W 61 poles to a rock on the east side of said road with pointers in William L. Hitchcock's south boundary, east with Hitchcock
58 poles to two hickories with black oak and four hickory pointers, his corner, north with his line 30 poles to a double black oak, his corner, west with
another of his lines 38 poles to a rock, his corner, north with his line 86 poles to the mouth of a spring branch, Hitchcock's corner, up the River with
Hitchcock east 64 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Samuel Spears and James Hitchcock. [currently parcel 20.00 north of pistole road, cemetery is Pistole
cemetery]
- White County, TN, Deed Book Y, Page 281 - Stephen C. Pistole to James H. Pistole, 110 acres, 16 April 1875, Falling Water, 7th district, begins at the mouth
of Pistole's Spring Branch at the ford of the River, known as W.L. Hitchcock ford, south up the branch with Thomas Pistole's line, passing through said spring,
continuing with his line eastwardly to a rock in a flat sink in a field, east to S.E. Crowder's line, with said line to S.C. Pistole's line, north with said line
to S.C. Pistole's NE corner, west with another of my lines and with Malinda Hitchcock's line to a rock and plum bush, west to the beginning corner. Witnessed
by John S. Rhea and J.A. Dibrell.[the bottom part of parcel 19.00 is included in this]
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 45 - Joshua Sherrell (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 76 acres, 11 December 1876,
7th district, on the Falling Water of the Caney Fork of the Cumberland, bounded on the east by James Ray [or Rhea], south by Zachariah Lafever, west by James
Saylors, north by Harry Bounds.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 46 - W.M. Saylors (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 135 acres, 13 December 1876,
7th district, Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Wm. Howard, south by L. Saylors, west by A. Hitchcock, north by W.L. Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 50 - James Mills (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 100 acres, 13 December 1876,
7th district, Falling Water of the Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Elijah England, on the south by Mack Ray, on the west by S.M. Messenger, north by James
Ray.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 53 - W.H. Carter (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 300 acres, 7 December 1876,
7th district, Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Elijah England, on the south by James Ray, on the west by James Ray, on the north by Thos.
Howard.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 56 - James Lafever (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 118 acres, 14 December 1876,
7th district, Bunker Hill District, Falling Water of the Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Zachariah Lafever, south by William Nash, west by William Nash,
north by Zachariah Lafever. Witnessed by C.R. Ford and P.E. Goodwin.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 60 - A.D. Jones (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 111 acres, 15 February 1877,
7th district, Glade Creek of Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by S.C. Pistole, on the south by Martha Duncan, on the west by W.S. Saylors, on the
north by Jefferson Spears.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 61 - R. Green (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 100 acres, 13 December 1876, 7th
district, Glade Creek of Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by A. Hitchcock, south by Y. Brown, west by Vance Pistole, north by C. Roberts.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 66 - Isaac Howell (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 130 acres, 14 December 1876,
7th district, Glade Creek of Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Lewis Howell, on the south by A. Bussell, on the west by Giles Elrod, on the
north by H. Vickers.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 69 - Litha A. Dew (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 58 acres, 14 December 1876,
7th district, Falling Water of the Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Mary Carlin, south by Henry Worlins, west by James Spear, north by William Nash.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 71 - Mary A. Carlin (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 37 acres, 14 December 1876,
7th district, Falling Water of the Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Wm. Hitchcock, south by Wm. Hitchcock, west by Letha A. Dew, north by Letha A. Dew.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 73 - Martha Duncan (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 60 acres, 14 December 1876,
7th district, Glade Creek of Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Lewis Howell, on the south by south by Lewis Howell, west by Isaac Howell,
north by H. Vickers.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 74 - S.M. Messenger (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 104 acres, 7 December 1876,
7th district, Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by James Mills, on the south by Mack Ray, on the west by W. Hitchcock, north by James Ray.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 104 - Y.K. Brown (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 113 acres, 13 December 1876,
7th district, Glade Creek of Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by R. Green, south by R. Williams, west by L. Howell, north by Vance Pistole.
Witnessed by B.R. Womack and John Winters.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 105 - Louis [or Lewis] Howell (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 167 acres, 14
December 1876, 7th District, Glade Creek of Falling Water of the Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Y.K. Brown, on the south by William Dobbs, on the west by
Isaac Howell, on the north by Stephen Pistole. Witnessed by B.R. Womack and John Winters.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 107 - Zachariah Lafever (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 70 acres, 14 December
1876, 7th district, Falling Water of the Caney Fork, east by James Ray [or Rhea], south by James Lafever, west by Z. Nichols' heirs, north by Joshua Sherrell.
Witnessed by C.R. Ford and P.E. Goodwin.
- White County, TN, Deed Book Z, Page 110 - Rebecca Phillips (of White County) to Geo. W. Colbert (of Campbell County), Mining Rights, 75 acres, 13 December
1876, District 7, Falling Water of Caney Fork, bounded on the east by Thos. Pistole, south by Jeff Spears, west by James Pistole, north by Falling Water River.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 26, Page 130 - S.C. Pistole to Riley & Mary J. Green, 100 acres, 16 April 1875, 7th district, begins at a rock in Y.K. and
Martha J. Brown's corner, north to Sarah Hitchcock's corner, east with Hitchcock to S.C. Pistole's corner, south with Hitchcock to a corner near her spring
on Glade Creek, west with Hitchcock to Y.K. and Martha J. Brown's corner, north with Brown to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 26, Page 130 - S.C. Pistole to M.B. & Nancy C. Oliver, 100 acres, 27 January 1879, 7th district, begins at Thomas J. Pistole's
corner, with J.H. Pistole's line to his corner with Samantha Kelley's line, south with Kelley to her corner, a rock, east with her line to her corner on Mary
Price's line, south with her line to a post oak, S.C. Pistole's corner on Hitchcock heirs line, west with Hitchcock to a rock and pointers, south with Hitchcock
to a post oak, Riley and Mary Green's corner, southward with Green to their corner and Y.K. and Martha J. Brown's corner, sraight line northward to the
beginning. Includes where oliver now lives. Witnessed by John S. Rhea and A.E. Rhea.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 26, Page 201 - S.C. Pistole to Vance D. Pistole, 150 acres, 16 April 1875, 7th district, begins at a rock, Y.K. and Martha J.
Brown's corner in Lewis Howell's line, south with another of Howell's lines, west with another of Howell's lines near a spring on Vickers' corner, north with
his line to Harden Vickers' corner, west to S.C. Pistole's corner, east with a conditional line between Vance D. Pistole and Lee & Catherine Roberts to a
conditional corner, south to Lewis Howell's corner, west with his line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 26, Page 298 - William & Jane Saylors to Abram Saylors, 1/2 of 50 acre tract, 9 October 1875, entered in the name of Fredrick
Saylors and Ashley Hickey, Falling Water, district 7, sold as the land of Frederick Saylors, deceased, by a decree of Chancery Court, bounded on the north by
the heirs of L.D. Price, deceased, west by A. Saylors, south by A. Saylors, east by A. Saylors. Witnessed by W.M. Russell and Z.J. Cameron.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 26, Page 405 - Alphonso L. & Elizabeth Holmes to Nancy J. Bryan, 138 acres, 1 January 1874, District 7, Falling Water, began in the
southeast corner of a 640 acre tract conveyed from William P. Anderson and John McIver to John Hutchings and comprised the southeast corner, bounded by parts of the
original southern and eastern boundaries and the Falling Water, of the original 640 acre property. Witnessed by Thomas H. Fancher.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 26, Page 406 - Jas. H. & Nancy J. Bryan to John B. Rhea, 21 February 1881, 138 acres, district 7, begins on the SE corner of a
640 acre tract of land conveyed by Wm. P. Anderson and J. McIver to John Hutchings, being a part of the same, running north 150 poles to the Falling Water River,
down the River to where the south boundary line crosses the Falling Water, east with said line 99 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Andrew Matlock and B.F.
Carter. [Previously conveyed by John Hutchings to Enoch Odle in 1815, F:44; Travis Elmore to William Nash in 1842, N:311; William Nash to Abraham Ditty and
Charles Burgess to secure a debt but not actually transferred in 1842, N:337; William Nash to Alphonso Holmes in 1853, R:452; Alphonso Holmes to Nancy J. Bryan in
1874, 26:405.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 27, Page 94 - John & Amanda M. Kilgrow to John Mitchell, 40 acres, 9 August 1881, district 7, south side of Town Creek, the old
John Lollar homeplace, begins on E. Perkins NW corner on the south side of Town Creek on a small cherry, eastward with Perkins some 40 poles to a stake in a
field, southward some 40 poles to a rock in the old line, once between Lollar and Perkins in Mrs. Perkins' field, eastward with the old line to widow Nichols'
corner, NW with Nichols, crossing the Sparta and Carthage Road, to Town Creek, down the Creek with its meanders to the beginning. [This is part of the 18.xx
parcels near Ditty Road and south and east of Town Creek.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 27, Page 112 - Millie Nash to N.H. Hitchcock, 97.25 acres, 14 November 1877, 7th district, NW side of Falling Water, begins at
stake on west side of Carthage-Sparta Rd with black oak pointer on west side of road, also east boundary of 87.5 acres granted to Levi Perkins, SE with road to a
stake in the road where Cookeville Rd leaves Carthage Rd, also the corner of John Lafever, NE with Lafever along a fence to a stake in the Cookeville Rd with post
oak and black oak pointers, SE to rock in old field near the clay bank, Lafever's corner, SE with afever to a post oak and pointers, James Lafever's corner, with
James Lafever to a small hickory and sassafrass pointers on the bank of Falling Water, down the River to the NW, SW and then SE to a stake on the bank of the River
in the Carland line, west with Carland to stake in Carthage Rd, with Road northward to a double black oak in the fork of Carthage and Smithville Rd, with the road
to a large post oak in the fork of a road, northwest to a rock in a field at Perkins' corner, NW with Perkins to a rock and pointer, east to a Rock and four poplar
pointers on the north side of a branch at Perkins corner, north with Perkins to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 27, Page 129 - James & Nancy Spears to W.L. Hitchcock, 50 acres, 22 September 1877, 7th district, on the Falling Water, known as
the Clennie land, begins at white oak near spring on Falling Water, John Clenn's NW corner, SW to Fed Saylor's corner on bank of River, south crossing river with
Saylors and passing his corner to a hickory, gum, and post oak pointers, Hitchcock's corner, east on another Hitchcock line to his corner, a black oak, south
with Hitchcock to a black oak, his corner, SE on another Hitchcock line to a white oak, his corner, NE to a gum and hornbeam pointers on the bank of the River
up River to a white oak on the bank of the River, north crossing the river to a forked black oak on Dew's line, north to a spanish oak and passing his corner,
west to the beginning. Includes the Clen tract of land. Contains 50 acres. Also another tract, the Sam Dunninging tract, bounded on north and west by Levi
Perkins, south by F. Saylors, east by James Lafever, now William Nash. The same land where Sarah Trobaugh now lives. Witnessed by M.L. Saylors and T.J.
Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 29, Page 163 - W.S. & Jane Saylors to Eliza Nichols, 2 acres, 4 September 1880, 7th District, Town Creek, begins on a maple and
cucumber on the south bank of said Creek, south 7 poles to a stake, with the creek or bluff 45 poles to a stake on a branch in James Spears' line, down the
branch to the Creek and with the Creek to the beginning, had a right of way through Saylors' land. Witnessed by M.B. Oliver and G.P. Duncan.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 29, Page 164 - John W. & Nancy Lafever and Zachariah & Martha Lafever to R.W. Nichols, 8 acres, 24 December 1885, 7th district,
begins on a post oak, west 24 poles to a sassafrass and red oak, south with Perkins 19 poles to a stake at the west side of the Carthage Road at a black oak
pointer, with the road to a small red oak cross the branch, NE to a post oak, NE to a stake about 10 poles in the edge of an old field, nearly north to a post
oak about 48 poles to a post oak, the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 29, Page 165 - Eliza Nichols and John & Mary Jane Mitchell to R.W. Nichols, 50 acres, 22 December 1885, 7th district, begins at
a black oak, a conditional corner, N72E with a conditional line 68 poles to a stake, S15E with a conditional line crossing the Ridge Road at 90 poles, south 48
poles to a post oak near a swamp, west 55 poles to a post oak, N10W 90 poles to a chestnut, N20W31 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by U.L. Isbell and D.P.
Peek.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 29, Page 289 - Zachariah Rose to W.S. Saylors, 21 July 1885, 7th district, 1/2 interest of the mills that are now on the premises
and water power from the Rock Island Road down said Falling Water and mill yard, begins on a stake 25 or 30 poles south of the Ford on the Rock Island Road,
west 20 or 25 poles south of the Ford on the Rock Island Road, west 20 or 25 poles to a large black oak, SW to a red oak near the black smith shop, SW direction
30 or more poles to the Falls of the Cave Spring Branch with white oak and red oak pointers, north to A.D. Jones, up the River with Jones to the Ford on the
Rock Island Road, south with said road to the beginning. This was purchased by Rose from W.S. Saylors on 30 December 1884. Witnessed by E. Jarvis and R.
Gilliland.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 31, Page 537 - A.D. & E.F. Jones to their daughter, Mary E. Sherrell, 111 acres, 28 December 1883, 7th District, known as the
Vickers' land, begins on an apple tree or rock a few poles east of the John Vickers' house, in Isaac Howell's north line, north a few poles to a spring under a
cliff, dividing said spring and running with the spring branch to Glade Creek, west a few poles down the Creek to a stake in Saylors' east boundary, north with
said line 114 poles to a stake and 2 post oak and black oak pointers at a fence in Tibb's line, east 33 poles and 6 links to a stake with hickory, dogwood,
and chestnut pointers, Tibbs SE corner in Spears' line, S2W with Spears 10 poles to a stake and pointers, his corner, S88E 116 poles and 11 links to a rock and
2 post oak pointers, Pistole's corner, with a conditional line S20W 10 poles, south 16 poles, S3.5W 46 poles to a rock on the north bank of Glade Creek, S4.5W
crossing said Creek at 1 pole, in all 43 poles and 15 links to a stake, hickory and post oak pointers, Pistole's SW corner, N88W 78 poles to a red oak in the
widow Duncan's NW corner, S2W with her line 23 poles to a stake in a road, Isaac Howell's corner, N88.5W with his line to the beginning. Witnessed by M.
Howell, W.G. Davis, and W.J. Jones.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 32, Page 254 - H.C. & N.J. Saylors to L.D. Saylors, 59 + 15 acres, 4 January 1880, 7th District, 2 tracts:
Tract 1: begins on a rock in the center of the Kentucky Road in the south boundary line of the widow Price dowry, with post oak pointers, with road S25W
passing Hampton's corner at 13.5 poles, in all 26 poles to a rock in said road, S29W 23 poles to a rock in said road with black jack pointers, a dividing
corner with Loranzo Saylors, leaving the road, running a straight line 150.5 poles to a cherry tree, 9 poles direct course continued to a rock, N36E 75 poles
to a rock, with William Salors to a rock, his corner, east passing through the head of a large spring known as the Still House Spring at 16 poles, in all 32
poles to a rock corner, straight line to the beginning, 59 acres.
Tract 2: begins on a post in the Kentucky Road, L.D. Saylors' SE corner and Francis C. Oliver's SW corner, with road S36W 60 poles to a stake in G.W. Saylors'
line, N31W with with his line 45 poles to the center of a branch, dogwood and maple pointers, G.W.L.F. Saylors' corner, down branch N17.5E 30 poles, N7.5W 10
poles to a rock corner on the bank of said branch, L.D. Saylors' corner, eastwardly 18 poles to a post oak stump and rock corner, L.D. Saylors' corner, S54E
with L.D. Saylors line to the beginning, 15 acres.
H.C. & N.J. Saylors were in Hill County, Texas.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 32, Page 257 - W.M., E., B.W., Harriett, G.W., Louisa, M.L., and M.E. Saylors, B.W. & F.C. Oliver, Edwin & M.L. Kelley, M.H.,
and A.E. Dew, H.C. & N.J. Saylors, and W.C. & Jane Hitchcock, heirs of Abram Saylors, to L.D. Saylors, 66.5 acres, 28 April 1884, 7th district, begins on a rock
in the center of the Kentucky Road with Black Jack pointers, H.C. Saylors SE corner, with H.C. Saylors 150.5 poles to a wild cherry tree, a dividing corner, M.L.
Saylors' corner, S11W with M.L. Saylors 86 poles to a post oak and pointers, his corner, S63E with his line 94 poles to a rock and pointers at a Branch, H.C.
Saylors' corner, 54E to a rock in M.L. Saylors' line, south, up the branch, 9 poles to a rock H.C. Saylors' corner, east 18 poles to a post oak stump, H.C.
Saylors' corner, S84E 57 poles to a post oak in the Kentucky Road, a dividing corner between H.C. Saylors and B.W. Oliver, with the center of said road N38E
38 poles to a rock in said road, N27E 35 3/4 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 32, Page 259 - W.C. & Jane Hitchcock to L.D. Saylors, 9 acres, 18 May 1885, 7th district, begins on a rock in the Kentucky
Road, B.W. Oliver's corner, with road to H.C. Saylors' corner in G.W. Saylors' line, SE with his line and passing his corner at 18 poles, NE to B.W. Oliver's
corner, west with his line 32 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 88 - Tilmon & Eliza Wiggins to W.L. Hitchcock, 110 acres, 27 April 1892, 7th district, Falling Water, begins on red oak
which was the SE corner of John W. Mills (deceased), SE side of Falling Water and known as Lot #4, west with south boundary line to a stake in a branch, NW to a
stake in the branch, NW to a stake, west to the center of the River and a birch pointer on the east side of the River, up the river toward the northwest, east
east then NE with the River to a conditional line between Tilmon Wiggins and John Hutchins opposite the mouth of a lane, east with lane and conditional line to
the River, up the River to Mill's east boundary line, south with Mills to the beginning. Witnessed by W.P. Howard and B.J. Brown.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 203 - S.C. Pistole to M.B. Oliver, 30 acres, 24 October 1892, 7th district, begins on a rock in the road at the old
crossroads, at the SW corner of V.D. Pistole's field, with the Mill Road to the Pistole Meeting house tract, NW to the corner, SW to the original line now
occupied by Cantrell Sherrell, west direction with said line to what was a double post oak, north with said line to an oak in a hollow, east direction with
Jeff Spears' line to a stump on a ridge, north to Thomas Hitchcock's gate, with Hitchcock to Thomas Pistole's line, with Thomas Pistole to the beginning. Oliver
was S.C. Pistole's son-in-law and was to take care of him.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 204 - Mary Price, G.W. & A. Miller Price, and J.G. & M.A. Barger to M.B. Oliver, 18 December 1885, 7th district,
begins at the SW corner of tract owned by T.R. Cooper in Samantha Kebb's line, southward with Kebbs and Oliver to A.D. Hitchcock, east with Hitchcock to an
old road near an old well place, north with said road to the forks of the road where one road leads to William Saylors, cornering on a post oak, to a white oak
near the SE corner of the said Cooper's Martin's field on his line, west with his line to the beginning. The Bargers were in Fannin County, TX.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 210 - S.C. Pistole to Nancy C. Oliver, 6 acres, 1 December, 1880, District 7, begins on Thomas J. and J.H. Pistole's
corner, west with Thomas Pistole 8.5 poles to a rock, south 118 poles with said Oliver's line to a rock, east 8.5 poles to said Oliver's line, with Oliver's
line 118 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by J.G. Barger and G.W. Price.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 345 - H.S. Cope of Saunders County, NE, to J.D. Goff, 5 May 1893, Cope conveyed his interest in the lands of W.S.
Saylors to Goff.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 347 - S.C. Saylors to J.D. Goff, 17 May 1893, Saylors conveyed his interest in the lands of W.S. Saylors to Goff.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 422 - J.L. Slatten to J.D. Goff, 190 acres, 11 September 1893, land in 7th District, involves case of W.G. Davis and J.P.
Prise, administrators vs Dan'l Saylors et al, bounded on the north by Carter, south by Howard, east by Mills, west by Rhea, the land was purchased by Slatton at
the sell of the lands of W.S. Saylors, deceased.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 578 - James E. Nowlin, deputy clerk and master of chancery court, to J.D. Goff, 215 acres, 12 August 1893, land in 7th district,
appears to be result of a case with W.G. Davis and Daniel Saylors, bounded on the north by James Hitchcock and William Carter, east by Emory Mills, south by Mills and
Robert Howard, west by John Rhea.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 33, Page 580 - J.D. & Mary Goff to J.L. Slatten and T.C. White, 215 acres, 8 February 1894, land in 7th district, bounded on the north by
James Hitchcock and William Carter, east by Emory Mills, south by Mills and Robert Howard, west by John Rhea, case of Davis & Price Admr. Daniel Saylors.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 35, Page 150 - Joshua & Dora Brown to the children and heirs of Daniel Saylors, Felix, Simpson, Jennie, Sarah Fine, Nancy C., and John
Saylors, 50 acres, 12 November 1894, 7th district, begins on a maple, Ezekiel Hitchcock's NW corner of a 30 acre survey, west with the River 26 poles to a sycamore
standing at the endge of the water, south direction with the River to low water mark 89 poles to a stake at the water with maple pointers, north 51 poles to the
beginning. Involved an order of Chancery Court authorizing guardian of said minor heirs of Daniel Saylors, deceased, to purchase the tract of land herein described,
October Term 1894. Witnessed by M.B. Oliver and A.D. Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 35, Page 522 - L.D. & Alice Saylors to B.W. Oliver, 10 acres, 1 December 1890, 7th district, begins on L.D. Saylors NE corner
at the Kentucky Road, NW with Sayors to a conditional corner to be established by Saylors and Oliver, NE parallel to Kentucy Road to widow Jane Saylors,
SE with Jane to the Kentucky Road, SW with said road to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 35, Page 523 - Abram Saylors' heirs to B.W. & Frances C. Oliver, 73.25 acres, 28 April 1884, land in 7th district, begins on a
stake in the Kentucky road, George P. Hampton's corner, running with the center of the road S20W 12.5 poles, S29W passing H.C. Saylors corner at 23 poles and
with L.D. Saylors, in all 58 3/4 poles, S38W 38 poles to a post oak in said road, a dividing corner, passing said post oak with the center of said road 15 poles
to a rock, SE 32 poles to a rock in a wagon road, with said road S23.5E 9.25 poles ... to a black oak, N30.5E 7.25 poles to a stake with post oak and black oak
pointers, G.P. Hampton's corner, 3E with his line 108 poles to a rock, his corner, 52W with his line 65 poles to the beginning. Signed by W.M, E., B.W.,
Harriett, G.W., Louisa J., M.L., M.E., L.D., Alice C. Saylors; Edwin, M.T. Kelley; M.F, A.E. Dew; H.C., N.J. Saylors; W.C., Jane Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 37, Page 194 - M.L. & M.E. Saylors to B.W. Saylors, 7 acres, 5 January 1883, 7th district, head waters of Falling Water River,
begins on a rock corner Manda Hitchcock's corner, east 27.5 poles to a rock corner in Edwin Kelley's line, north with the fence and Kelley's line 43.5 poles to
a rock, Manda Hitchcock's corner, west with her line 22 poles to a rock corner, south 49.5 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 37, Page 194 - W.S. & Jane Saylors to B.W. Saylors, 10 acres, 16 April 1881, 7th district, begins on a rock, Robert Goodwin's
corner, north 49 poles to rock in Edwin Kelley's line, west 32 4/5 poles to a rock, south 49 poles to a rock in Robert Goodwin's line, east 32 4/5 poles to
the beginning. Witnessed by M.B. Oliver and J.L. Howard.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 37, Page 195 - W.M., E., L.D., Alice C., G.W., L.J., M.L, and M.E. Saylors, B.W. & F.C. Oliver, Edwin & M.D. Kelley, M.F. & A.E.
Dew, H.C. & N.J Saylors, and W.C. & Jane Hitchcock to B.W Saylors, 65 acres, 8 April 1884, 7th district, begins on an apple tree, a dividing corner between
B.W. Saylors and M.L. Kelley in G.W. Saylors' line, south with said line 32 poles to a rock at a fence, G.W. Saylors' corner, with his various lines N77E 11
poles to a small post oak and walnut pointers, his corner, S12.5E with his line 42 poles to a rock, south 46 poles to a rock and walnut pointers, in W.L.
Kelley's SW corner, N77W with her line 2 poles to a black walnut, her corner, N12W with her line 35.5 poles to a rock, her corner, S65W with her line 6 poles
to a rock, her corner, S22W with her line 16 poles to a rock in the original south boundary of A. Saylors 275 acres, with said line N60W 87.5 poles to a maple
and black gum, with the line of said survey N25W 2 poles to a sweet gum at the north of the Coffer Spring branch, a conditional corner, N34.5E 12 poles to a rock
corner, N14E 20 poles to three mulberries from one root, N10E 12 poles to a rock, N8W 83 poles to a rock, M.D. Kelley's SW corner, east with her line 55 poles to
the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 37, Page 480 - W.L. & Elizabeth Hitchcock to Crockett Hitchcock, 105 acres, 9 March 1898, land in 7th district, begins on a rock
in the main Sparta Road, thence with said road, thence with said road S30E 14 poles to a stake at the intersection of Cherry Creek Rd, thence with said Road S87E
37 poles to a stake, N6.5E 90 poles with Rhea to a stake, N10E 20 poles to a stake, N5E 33 poles to two black oaks, north 32 poles to a black oak, SE corner of
Hampton Hitchcock's 95 acre tract, west with Hitchcock 127 poles to a stake and dogwood pointers at a wagon road, south crossing said road 29.75 poles to a
stake and sourwood and post oak pointers, east 25.5 poles to a post oak and hickory pointers, south 20 poles to a black oak and hickory at the road side, S56E
23 poles to a black oak in a lane, S26.5W 24 poles with the lane to a rock, west 56 poles to a beech on the bank of the River, S7E 19 poles down the river to a
white oak which was Joshua Brown's corner, S5E 4 poles with Brown to a stake on the north side of a spring branch, S20W 10 poles to an elm and dogwood, S33W 6
poles to a stake oak and red bud, S44W 10 poles to a hickory and walnut, S48W 10 poles to a double chestnut which was Brown's corner, S36E 79 poles with Brown
to a rock and two black oaks which was Brown's corner in John Rhea's line, N67E 7 poles and 8 links on his line to a black oak on a ridge which was Rhea's
corner, N60E 60 poles to the beginning. [Part of this is currently parce 13.00 on Mt. Carmel Church Road, adjoining airport property.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 39, Page 414 - John & Nancy J. Green to M.L. & Bettie Saylors, 96 acres, 19 May 1898, 7th district, begins on a rock, John
Green's and Simp Burgess' corner, west with Burgess to the Rock Island Road, south with Rock Island Road to Jake Seabolt's corner, east with Seabolt's and
Giles Elrod's line to a spring, north with the meanders of the spring branch and crossing Sparta-Carthage Road, to Giles Elrod's corner, west to the
beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 136 - W.L. Dibrell, clerk of the county court, to Geo. C. Oliver, 40.25 acres, 10 September 1900, decree rendered at
November 1897 term, B.W. Oliver, et al, complainants, vs W.M. Saylors, et al, defendants, minute book 29, page 236, bought by H.C. Snodgrass who transferred
his bid to Oliver, recorded at December 1897 term, minute book 29, page 240, 8th district, bounded on the east by D.M. Southerland and Felix Howard, on the
south by Patrick Cooper, on the west by W.C. Hitchcock, on the north by Patrick Cooper and Felix Howard.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 138 - G.C. & Sallie Oliver to Jeff Price, 45 acres, 11 September 1900, 7th & 8th districts, bounded on the north by
Lollar and Howard, on the east by Howard and Southerland, on the south by Cooper, on the west by Lollar.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 139 - G.P. & Nannie Cooper to G.C. Oliver, 23 acres, 11 September 1900, 7th district, bounded on the north by Rhea and
Howard, east by Oliver and Howard, south by Oliver, west by Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 141 - J.D. Goff to G. Patrick Cooper, 25 acres, 7 December 1895, 7th District, bounded on the north by Adcock and Howard,
on the west by Hitchcock and Saylors, on the south by Saylors, on the east by Hampton. The same land purchased by Goff in the cause of Davis and Price, admr, vs
G.W. Blankenship et al, at the Chancery Court.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 224 - William L. & E. Hitchcock to their son, George S. Hitchcock, 2 March 1898, 7th district, beginning on a
stake in G.S. Hitchcock's NW corner of a 30 acre tract, west with the line of Levi Perkins' most old line to Town Creek, down the creek to Fred Saylors' line,
east to Falling Water River with the other of Saylors' lines, up the River to James Saylors' line, north with his line to Saylors' corner, also G.S. Hitchcock's
corner of the 30 acre tract, with his line to the beginning. Includes what is known as the James Spears' tract.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 225 - G.S. & Amanda C. Hitchcock to Asher Lafever, 65 acres, 7 November 1900, 7th district, begins at a post oak,
James Saylors and G.S. Hitchcock's corner, south with Saylors' to Falling Water River, west with the River to Elizabeth England's line, north with England's
line to Town Creek, with the creek to G.W. Spears SW corner on the bank of Town Creek, east with Spears to his NE corner, a rock, south to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 226 - G.S. & Amanda C. Hitchcock to G.W. Spears, 54 acres, 7 November 1900, 7th district, begins at a stake on the
west side of Carthage Road with black oak pointers on the west of said road in the east line of 87.5 acres granted to Levi Perkins, south with said line to a
10 acre tract now owned by G.S. Hitchcock, with G.W. line 64 poles to a stake, south 25 poles to a rock and pointers, G.W. Spears' corner, south with his line
34 poles to a rock in a field, G.W. Spears SE Corner, S3.5E with what is supposed the line of a tract conveyed by James Spears to W.L. Hitchcock to a large post
oak on a hill in the fork of two rocks, eastwardly to the Cookeville Road to the Carthage Road to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 250 - A.D. Hitchcock to A.L. & Mary Lou Saylors, 22 acres, 19 May 1898, 7th district, beginning at a rock, Wm. Saylors'
SW corner, north with his line to a rock, west with his line to a rock another of his corners, north to his NW corner in M.B. Oliver's line, west with Oliver to
a rock, a dividing corner between A.L. and M.L. Saylors, south to a black oak, east to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 251 - M.L. & Betty Saylors to A.L. & Mary Lou Saylors, 75 acres, 19 May 1898, 7th District, begins on a rock, Edwin
Kelsey's NW corner, east with his line to a rock, another of his corners, south to a rock, another of his corners, east with his line to three black oaks from
one root, his NE corner, south with his line to a rock, A.L. Snodgrass NW corner, east with his line to a rock, his NE corner in Gord Green's line, north with
Green to a rock in Wm. Saylors' line, west with Wm. Saylors to a rock, south with his line to a rock, his corner, west with his line to his SW corner, the same
being Amanda Hitchcock's NE corner, south with his line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 40, Page 327 - Wm. & Emeline Saylors to A.L. & Mary Saylors, 5 acres, 15 November 1900, 7th district, begins on W.B. Oliver's
SE corner, south with A.L. Saylors to a rock, east with A.L. Saylors to a rock, Wm. Saylors SW corner, north with his line to a rock in W.C. Hitchcock's line,
west with his line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 41, Page 32 - M.L. & M.E. Saylors to William Saylors, 50 acres, 16 October 1901, begins at Amanda Hitchcock's NW corner in
Gribble's line, west with her line to her corner in his line, with her line to another one of her corners, north with her line to another one of her corners,
with her line to her corner in Riley Green's line, north with Green to his corner, a rock, east with James Kelley to his corner, north with his line to W.B.
Oliver's corner, east with his line to Gribble corner, a rock in a bottom, south with Gribble to his SW corner, east with Gribble to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 41, Page 171 - John B. & Mary T. Rhea to R.W. Howard, 103 acres, 15 April 1900, District 7, Falling Water, begins on a rock 30 steps
south of the nortwest corner of Howard's homeplace" thence north 101.5 poles to Falling Water, down the river to the line of N.H. Hitchcock's land, of the J.B. Rhea
land, east with Hitchcock to the beginning. [It is likely that this is the land Rhea purchaed from Bryan above, selling off 103 of the 138 acres here to Howard. I
think this is Robert W. Howard who is buried in Howard cemetery near the White County airport.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 41, Page 500 - J.D. & Hattie Goff to Emory Mills, 60 acres, 3 November 1902, land in 7th district, beginning on a stone in Emory Mills
north boundary line about 30 feet from the corner of his garden fence, north with top of the ridge to where an old gate stood, on north with old Jas. Ray road
to the Falling Water River at a point just above a large poplar, up River to Williams line, thence southward with Williams to his corner in Emory Mills line,
south with his line to the southeast corner of the James Rhea lands, west with Mills to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 41, page 502 - J.D. & Hattie Goff to Storm Hitchcock, 140 acres, 3 November 1902, land in 7th district, beginning on a stone
was the southwest corner of a tract conveyed by us this day to Emory Mills, west with Mills and Robert Howard to a Stover Howard's corner and the soutwest corner
of the James Rhea lands, thence northward with Robert Howard crossing Falling Water and with James Hitchcock and passing the corner to the center of the
River, up the River to the northwest corner of said land conveyed to Mills, south with Mills to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 41, Page 517 - M.B. & Catherine Oliver to J.C. and Cora B. Gribble, 156 acres, 17 November, 1902, 7th district, begins on a rock
in Thomas J. Pistole's line, east 8.5 poles to a rock, J.H. Pistole's SW corner, east with J.H. Pistole to his corner on Samantha Kelley's line, south with
Kelley to a rock, her corner, east with Kelley to her corner on Mary Price's line, north with her line to Jane Cooper's corner, east with Cooper to a white oak
in a hollow, W.C. Hitchcock's corner, SW with W.C. Hitchcock to a post oak on the mill road, SE with his line to a corner in Tim Gribble's line, west with Tim
Gribble to Jim Bell's line, west with Bell to his corner in James Kelley's line, north with James Kelley to a post oak, his corner, west with his line to a rock,
south with his line to a post oak, Riley & Mary Green's corner, SW with Green to their corner and Thomas Ray's corner, north with V.D. Pistole's line to a corner
on the north side of a woodland, west with his line 8.5 poles to a corner in his line, north 118 poles with V.D. Pistole to the beginning corner in Thomas J.
Pistole's line. Witnessed by J.J. Bell and A.D. Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 43, Page 140 - D.F. & Amanda Southard to John Saylors, 90 + 50 acres, 2 March 1903, 7th district, 2 tracts:
Tract 1: bounded on the east by the Sparta and Cookeville Road, on the south by Geo. Saylors, on the west by John Saylors, on the north by Marion Goodwin, 90
acres.
Tract 2: bounded on the east by Sparta and Carthage Road, on the south by the Lucy Hampton homestead, on the west by G.M. Saylors, on the north by the Rock
Island and Kentucy Road, 50 acres.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 43, Page 508 - A.L. & Mary Lou Saylors to James T. & Lucy Gribble, 100 acres, 1 December 1900, 7th district, begins on Amanda
Hitchcock's NE corner, a rock, running south with Hitchcock to Edwin Kelley's NW corner, a rock, east with Kelley to a rock, another of his corners, south with
his line to a rock, another of his corners, east with his line 8.5 poles to three black oaks from the same root with pointers, his NE corner, south with his
line 48 poles to a rock, A.L. Snodgrass' NW corner, east with his line to a rock, his NE corner in Gardner Green's line, north with Green to a rock in William
Saylors' line, west with Saylors to a rock, south with Saylors to a rock, his corner, west with Saylors to a rock one pole from the beginning, Amanda Hitchcock's
NE corner, NW 1 1/2 poles to a rock in A.L. & William Saylors, north with William Saylors to a rock, his corner, west with his line to a rock, north to a rock
in W.C. Hitchcock's line, west with his line to his corner, west with M.B. Oliver's line to M.L. Saylors NE corner, a rock, south with M.L. Saylors to a black
oak corner, east with M.L. Saylors to Amanda Hitchcock's NW corner, east with Hitchcock to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 45, Page 63 - Storm Hitchcock to Laura Hitchcock, 140 acres, 18 November 1903, 7th district, Laura was Storm's mother, begins on
stone which was the southwest corner of property previously from J.T. & Hattie Goff to Emery Mills, west with his and Robert Howard's line to a Stover Howard's
corner and the southwest corner of James Rhea lands, thence northward with Robert Howard crossing Falling Water and with James Hitchcock passing the corner to
the center of the River, up River to northwest corner of said land from Goffs to Mills and south with his line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 45, Page 150 - Heirs of William Mills to William H. Carter, 350 acres, 23 March 1868, 7th District, begins on two small hickories,
S81W with a conditional line 40 poles to the River, in all 65 poles, to two small post oaks, N61W with conditional line 80 poles, N75W 84 poles to a black oak on
the opposite bank of the river, north 240 poles to a white oak, the NW corner of said survey, east on a line of the same and passing the corner of a 10 acre
survey at 40 poles, in all 122 poles to a rock in a field, south 92 poles to a rock, east on a line of a 20 acre survey 11 poles to a stake and pointers near a
spring, south 39 poles to a red elm, east crossing Falling Water at 46, 74 in all, to a black gum and pointers, south crossing Falling Water the second time, in
all 150 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by R. Howard and John Mills. Signed by John W. Mills, Joseph & Margaret Farris, Joseph & Scintha Ann Bray, James W. &
Mary M. Rhea, William J. Mills, and Joseph Mills. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 45, Page 214 - G.W. & E.J. Spears to John Mitchell, 10 acres, 17 April 1902, district 7, begins on a hickory on the east bank of
Town Creek, east 42 poles to a stake, NE 38 poles to a white oak, west 42 poles to a cherry on the east bank of the east fork of Town Creek, down the Creek to the
beginning. [Part of tracts 18.05 and 18.06 on Ditty Road, just north of the Newt Road intersection.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 45, Page 526 - G.D. Hampton, Jerry & Elivira B. Mullican, D.F. & Amanda E. Southard, Richard & Lenora Cope, and Selina Morris to
to John Saylors, 23 January 1900, district 7, begins on a post oak on the north side of the big road leading from Sparta to Carthage, D.F. Southard's north
corner of a tract known as his home place and some 200 above his house, NE 116.5 poles with Southard to Rosa Price's corner in Southard's line, with Price,
passing her corner at 43 poles, same direction, in all 60.5 poles to a rock in a field, SW 112 poles to a rock in the center of the Sparta-Carthage Road, with
the road toward Sparta 79.5 poles to the beginning. This is part of the lands that they have full heir to, being G.P. Hampton's, deceased. The Southards were in
Cumberland County, and Selina Morris, a widow, was in Warren County.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 48, Page 37 - Y.K. & Martha Brown to J.A. Scott, 1/5 interest in 101 acres, 3 April 1906, 7th district, begins at the mouth of a
spring branch at a Ford on Falling Water, up the branch S15E 42 poles, S27E 22 poles, S48E passing through the center of the head of the spring at 22 poles,
26 poles in all to a rock and black oak pointers, S42E crossing the Bunker Hill Road, in all 34 poles to a rock on a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to a
rock in a flat in said field, a dividing corner between Thomas J. and James Pistole, S83.5W 44 poles to a post oak and pointers at a graveyard, N42W 19 poles to
a double chestnut on the south side of the road leading from Bunker's Hill to Williams' Mill, with road S61W 85 poles to a rock in the center of the crossroads
at the corner of the fence, with another road N22.5W 61 poles to a rock on the east side of said road with pointers, in W.L. Hitchcock's south boundary line
east with said line 58 poles to two hickories with black oak and 4 hickory pointers, his corner, north with his line 30 poles to a double black oak, his corner,
west with another of his lines 38 poles to a rock, his corner, north with his line 86 poles to the mouth of a spring branch, Hitchcock's corner, east up the
River with Hitchcock 64 poles to the beginning. The land was previously conveyed by Stephen C. Pistole to Thomas J. Pistole on 21 March 1874, Deed Book Y, Page
208, and Brown is entitled to convey 1/5 interest as one of the heirs of Thomas J. Pistole. Y.K. & Martha were in Indian District, Western Territory. [This land
is currently parcel 20.00 and lies north of Pistole Road. The graveyard mentioned is Pistole cemetery. M.B. Oliver, Thomas J. Pistole's nephew, by marriage,
somehow got involved in this property as related in a deed described below, Book 61, Page 386]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 48, Page 402 - James Saylors to J.N. Spears, 38 acres, 16 September 1903, Falling Water, 7th district, beginning on a stake in
the Nichols Mill Road, George Lafever's NW corner, westwardly with road to a post oak, south to the middle of Falling Water River, with the River to Betty
Saylors' line, cornering in her line in the middle of the River, with Hitchcock's line east to a stake in the middle of Sparta-Carthage Road, with the middle
of the road northwardly to a stake in the middle of the road, George Lafever's SE corner, west to a stake in the branch, a sycamore pointer, north with Lafever
to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 49, Page 246 - M.F. Dew, J.H. Hutson, E.W. & S.S. Cole, M.M Hutson, A.F. Hutson, F.S. Hutson to J.W. Scott and James and William
Painter, interest in 158 acres, 17 October 1907, Falling Water, 7th District, bounded on the north by N.H. Hitchcock and Joseph England, on the west by W.L.
Hitchcock, on the south by Josh Brown and W.L. Hitchcock, on the east by W.L. Hitchcock and N.H. Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 50, Page 66 - W.L. & E. Hitchcock to James E. Hitchcock, 65 acres, 2 March 1898, district 7, known as the Alum Lands, beginning on
a white oak near a spring, on the N side of Falling Water, John Elrod's NW corner, S55W 4 poles to Fred Saylors corner on the bank of the River, S crossing the
River with Saylors 100 poles and passing his corner, with his line in all 112 poles to a hickory and gum and post oak pointers, Ezekiel Hitchcock's corner in a
hollow, E with another of his lines 2 poles to a black oak corner, S on his line 4 poles to a black oak corner, S60E on another of his lines 28 poles to a white
oak corner, N41E 2 poles to a gum and hornbeam pointers on the bank of the River, up the River 45 poles to a white oak on the bank of the River, N crossing the
river to a black oak on Dew's line, north to a spanish oak and passing Dew's corner in all 120 poles, west to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 51, Page 83 - Flem Hutson to James and William Painter and J.W. Scott, via attorney J.H. Hutson, interest in the estate of
Hutson's grandmother, Leatha A. Dew, 23 May 1908, 7th district, bounded on the north by Lafever, on the south by Brown, on the east by Hitchcock, on the west by
Hitchcock. Page 82 describes the appointment of J.H. Hutson as attorney, Flem Hutson was of Redlands, San Bernadino County, California, appointed J.H. Hutson
of Sparta as his attorney, concerning the estate of his mother, Nancy Hutson, deceased, appointed 30 March 1908. [Flem was Abe F. Hutson]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 51, Page 310 - Vance & Amanda Pistole and Riley & Mary Green to J.A. Scott, 23 September 1907, 101 acres, 7th district, bounded
on the north by Wm Hitchcock and Falling Water River, on the east by J.H. Pistol, on the south by Gribble and Vance Pistole, west by Green Hitchcock and T.J.
Hitchcock, being our undivided interest in the Thomas J. Pistole farm.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 51, Page 320 - Zachariah Lafever to his sons and daughters, C.C, N.J., Sarah E., and America, 40 acres, 12 January 1910, 7th
district, begins on a beech on the west bank of Falling Water River, west with Asher Lafever and Cantrell Bowman to the Cookeville Road, north with said road to
Wm. Eller's corner, east with Eller and Mary Sherrell to a post oak, Sherrell's corner, north to J.E. Hitchcock's line, Eastward with Hitchcock to the Falling
Water River, down the River to the beginning. Excluded is 1.5 acres in the southwest corner of the tract was transferred to G.W. Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 51, Page 321 - Zachariah Lafever to his sons, A.J., A.H., and T.C. Lafever, 24 February 1910, 7th district, bounded on the
west by I.N. Lafever, north by Mitchell and Eller, on the east by C.C. Lafever and others, south by G.W. Lafever, containing all the lands on the west side of
the Cookeville Road that I own except what is deeded to J.S. Lafever and G.W. Lafever, the above tract as parcel land to be equally divided between A.J., A.H.,
and T.C. Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 51, Page 472 - L.C. Hitchcock to C.D. Spears, 58 acres, 30 October 1909, 7th district, Falling Water, south with J.E. Hitchcock to
Falling Water River, east with River to W.L. Hitchcock, deceased, corner, north with Hitchcock, to his corner in the north side of the Sparta Carthage Road,
SW with Hitchcock to Falling Water River, NW with River to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 53, Page 83 - Laura Hitchcock to J.S. Cunningham, 140 acres, 7 September 1910, 7th district, begins on a stone which was the
southwest corner of property previously from J.T. & Hallie Goff to Emery Mills, with his and R.W. Howard's line to Howard's corner which was also the southwest
corner of the James Rhea land, north with Howard and crossing Falling Water and with James Hitchcock, up Falling Water to northwestcorner of Goff to Mills land,
south with his line to the beginning. This land may adjoin some of the land deeded from John Rhea to Howard (Property-1b-1a-1b-2d-1a) above and may contain or
adjoin some of the land deeded from John Rhea to Noah and Laura Hitchcock (Property-1b-1a-1b-2d-2a) above. This land was also subject of another deed later
because it was found that Laura's husband needed to be on the deed. I think Cunningham's wife was the daughter of the Hitchcocks.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 53, Page 411 - Henry & Kate, E.M. "Bud" & Pattie, and Edgar & S.A. England to G.E. Cunningham, 64 acres, 4 November 1907, 7th
District of White County and 8th District of Putnam County, land purchased by Ellen J. Rice at the sale of the lands of Wm. J. Farris, deceased, by the county
court of Putnam, in the case of J.G. Jones and others vs John Farris Jr. and others, bounded on the south by Wm Hitchcock, east by James Saylors, west by Town
Creek and north by Green Duncan, includes the mill. [Ellen Jane Rice was a Farris.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 53, Page 413 - James Saylors to G.E. Cunningham, 13 October 1908, district 7, a tract known as the Elizabeth Fancher land, lying
on the Falling Water River.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 54, Page 237 - Zachariah Lafever to G.W. Lafever, 20 acres, 24 January 1910, 7th district, he was to pay $100 for W.T. Lafever's
interest in all the lands Zachariah owned, begins in the Sparta and Carthage Road, W.H. Hitchcock's corner, northward with center of the road to a rock in
Cantrell Bowman's, deceased, eastward to a rock in Bowman's line, northward with Bowman to a rock, east to the Cookeville Road, south with the road to a rock,
east to a rock, south to a rock, in said Bowman's 20 acre tract, west with Bowman to a rock in the Cookeville Road, Bowman's corner, south with Road to N.H.
Hitchcock's line, Bowman and Hitchcock's corner, west with Hitchcock to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 54, Page 430 - N.H. and Laura Hitchcock to Joe Sliger, 100 acres with 1 acre excepted for cemetery, 11 December 1911, 7th district,
begins on white oak stump near town creek, west with creek to Falling Water, up Falling water to G.E. Cunningham's corner, west to a stake, north with Spears to
the beginning. Witnessed by G.W. Lafever and R.T. Ray. [This is currently parcel 1.00 at the end of Nash Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 55, Page 472 - L.C. Hitchcock to John & Gusta Pitman, Gusta is L.C.'s daughter, 100 acres, 4 June 1912, 7th district, same
description as for Deed Book 91, Page 189 below.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 56, Page 82 - G.E. & Fannie Cunningham (of Putnam County) to J.N. Spears, 13 March 1912, 7th district, on the Falling Water, known
as the Elizabeth Cealm land.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 56, Page 378 - C.D. & Joanna Spears to G.E. Cunningham, 58 acres, 7 February 1911, 7th district, begins at the waters of the
Falling Water River, south with J.E. Hitchcock to the Falling Water River, east with River to W.L. Hitchcock's described corner, north with W.L. Hitchcock to
his corner on the north side of the Carthage and Sparta Road, SE with said Hitchcock to Falling Water, NW with River to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 58, Page 222 - G.W. Saylors to J.C. & Cora Gribble, 11 + 10.5 acres, 6 June 1914, 7th district, two tracts:
Tract 1: begins on a rock in the east boundary line of a tract conveyed by S.C. Pistole and west of T.R. Coopers, south 56 poles to a stake and small dogwood
pointers, west 81 poles and 10 links to a stake, post oak, hickory, and dogwood pointers, north 56 poles to five small black gums, east 31 poles and 10 links
to the beginning, 11 acres.
Tract 2: begins on the NE corner of a survey made in the name of Frederick Saylors, corner on post oak, S.C. Pistole's corner, west 42 poles with Pistole to a
rock, south 42 poles to a post oak, east 23 2/3 poles to the NW corner of a 150 acre tract made in the name of Ebenezer Jones and passing said corner 16 1/3
poles to a hickory and red oak corner, west 42 poles to the beginning, 10.5 acres. Witnessed by G.W. & Clarence Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 58, Page 276 - W.C. & Naoma Howard to Zack Lafever, 40 acres, 9 March 1914, 7th district, begins on a black oak, Margaret Howard's
corner, west about 10 poles to a rock in Margaret Howard's south boundary line, SE with the fence about 44.5 poles to a red oak at the gate, westward 23 poles
with the fence to a rock at a drain, southward about 19 poles with the fence to a sycamore in the bank of the River, up the River about 150 poles to the west
boundary line of Sam William's tract, north with Williams about 40 poles to the center of the River, up the River 55 poles to the ford of the River, with the
road to Margaret Howard's line, with Margaret Howard to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 59, Page 478 - W.M. & Sartonas Mott to J.C. Gribble, 85 acres, 4 December 1914, 7th district, begins on a rock at the edge of a swamp, Stewart's and Mott's corner in Southard's line, about 25 yards and 30 north of a spring in the edge of said
swamp, east with Southard 74 poles to a stake, south 18 poles to a black oak and pointers, Southard's and Mott's corner, east 59 poles to Southard's and Mott's
corner in Myer's line, north with Myers, leaving the public road at 28 poles, in all 76 poles to a rock in Oliver's line, Mott & Gribble's corner in said line,
N86-2/4W 98 poles to a rock in the edge of the swamp, N11.5E 82 poles to a rock with pointers, S78W to a rock with pointers, Hampton's line, south with Hampton
43 poles to Stewart's corner in said line, east with Stewart 40 poles to a rock, Stewart's and Mott's corner, south 80 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 59, Page 479 - W.M. & Sartonas Mott to J.C. & Cora Gribble, 29.5 acres, 14 November 1916, 7th district, Begins on a rock in the
center of Burgess Mill Road, with road west 35.25 poles to a rock in said road, north 29 poles to a rock, Howell's corner, west 61.5 poles to a rock, north 64
poles to a rock, NW 20.25 poles to a rock, south 106.5 poles to a rock, S74E 66 poles to a rock, S60.5E 41 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 59, Page 557 - Mary Sherrell to J.T. Sherrell, 2 acres, 24 April 1915, 7th district, begins on a rock in the Bunker Hill Road, south
south 23 poles to a rock in A.H. Lafever's line and beech pointers, westward with Lafever to a rock in said Bunker Hill and Cookeville Road 20 poles, NE with
said road 24.5 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by G.W. Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 61, page 384 - W.M. & Sarratonas Mott to Stony & wife Mott, 75 acres, 8 March 1918, 7th district, begins on a rock in Oliver's
line, south to a rock, Gribble corner, west to a rock, another Gribble corner, north to a rock, another Gribble corner, NE to Burgess Mill Road, north to
Asberry Clouse line, east with Clouse to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 61, Page 386 - Frank Turner, clerk, to J.A. Scott, 101 acres, 26 October 1917, decree of court at September 1915 term, cause
of J.A. Scott, complainant, and M.B. Oliver, et al, defendants, Minute Book 31, Page 400, auction recorded in November 1915 term, Minute Book 31, Page 419-420,
begins at the mouth of a spring branch at a ford on Falling Water, up the branch ... passing through the center of the head of the spring ... to a rock and
black oak pointers, S42E crossing the Bunker's Hill Road, in all 34 poles to a rock and a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to a rock in a flat in said field,
dividing corner between Thomas J. and James Pistole, S83.5W 44 poles to a post oak and pointers at a graveyard, N42W 19 poles to a double chestnut on the south
side of the road leading from Bunker's hill to Williams Mill, with road S41W 85 poles to a rock in the center of the crossroads at the corner of the fence,
with another road N22.5W 61 poles to a rock on the east side of said road with pointers in W.M. Hitchcock's south boundary, east with said line 58 poles to
two hickory with black oak and four hickory pointers, his corner, north with his line 30 poles to a double black oak, his corner, west with another of his lines
38 poles to a rock, his corner, north with his line 86 poles to the mouth of a spring branch, Hitchcock's corner, up the River with Hitchcock east 64 poles to
the beginning. [A previous Deed is Stephen C. Pistole to Thomas J. Pistole, Y:108. Currently parcel 20.00 north of pistole road, cemetery is Pistole cemetery.
M.B. Oliver is the husband of Stephen Pistole's daughter, Nancy. Their daughter, Mary Lou Oliver, was married to Thomas J. Scott, J.A. Scott's brother.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 61, Page 464 - J.S. & Alice Cunningham to G.E. Cunningham, 140 acres, 25 May 1918, 7th district, begins on a stone, SW corner of
tract conveyed by J.D. & Hattie Goff to Emory Mills, west with his line and with Robert Howard's line to a stake, Howard's corner, also the SW of James Rhea land,
northwardly with Robert Howard, crossing Falling Water and with James Hitchcock, passing the corner to the center of Falling Water River, up the River to the NE
corner of said tract of land conveyed from Goff to Mills, southwardly with his line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 64, Page 535 - J.E. & M.M. Hitchcock to E. Lee, 12 acres, 11 December 1919, 7th district, begins at a rock corner in Hitchcock
and D.F. Howard's line, north with said line to Hitchcock and Howard's corner, westward with Hitchcock and Howard's line to the Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road,
westward with road to a rock at road running to said Hitchcock's home, southward with said road to a rock corner, due east to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 66, Page 44, Martha J. and W.G. Hill to N.T. Carter, 1/13 of 130 acres, 10 September 1920, 2nd District of Putnam County and 7th district
of White County, bounded on the north by the lands of Allen Howard, deceased, and John Lafever, east by C.C. Deering, south by Falling Water River, west by J.T.
Hitchcock and D.F. Howard, the farm on which her father, William H. Carter, died. The Hills were in Josephine County, Oregon.[Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 66, Page 46, Naomoa and W.C. Howard to N.T. Carter, 1/13 of 140 acres, 4 September 1920, 2nd District of Putnam County and 7th
district of White County, bounded on the north by the lands of John Lafever, the heirs of Allen Howard, deceased, and others, east by Sam Deering, south by
Falling Water River, west by James Hitchcock and D.F. Howard. The farm of William H. Carter. The Howards were in Grant County, Kansas.[Parcel 9.00 is
part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 66, Page 47, William W. Carter to N.T. Carter, 1/13 of 130 acres, 16 September 1920, 2nd District of Putnam County and 7th district
of White County, bounded on the north by the lands of Allen Howard, deceased, and John Lafever, east by C.C. Deering, south by Falling Water River, west by J.T.
Hitchcock and D.F. Howard, the farm of William H. Carter. Carter was in Sacramento County, California.[Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 66, Page 48, Callie & John Lollar, Kate M. & Milus Howard, Cordelie & Thomas Price, and Flora B. & R.S. Ray to N.T. Carter, 4/13
of 130 acres, 31 August 1920, 2nd District of Putnam County and 7th district of White County, bounded on the north by the lands of Allen Howard, deceased, and
John Lafever, east by C.C. Deering, south by Falling Water River, west by J.T. Hitchcock and D.F. Howard, the farm of William H. Carter. The Rays were in Putnam
County and all others in White. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 66, Page 53, B. Franklin Carter to N.T. Carter, 1/13 of 140 acres, 23 August 1920, 2nd District of Putnam County and 7th district
of White County, bounded on the north by the lands of Allen Howard, deceased, and John Lafever, east by Sam Deering, south by Falling Water River, west by J.T.
Hitchcock and D.F. Howard, the farm of William H. Carter. Carter was in Gray County, Kansas.[Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 66, Page 47, Myrtle & Charles Jones, Monnie & O.F. Griffin, and B.J. West to N.T. Carter, 1/13 of 130 acres, 11 September 1920,
2nd District of Putnam County and 7th district of White County, bounded on the north by the lands of Allen Howard, deceased, and John Lafever, east by C.C.
Deering, south by Falling Water River, west by J.T. Hitchcock and D.F. Howard, the farm of William H. Carter. Grantors are the children of Eliza West, daughter of
William H. Carter. Jones was in Massac County, Illinois, the Griffins and West were in Davidson County, TN. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, Page 223 - James H. Pistole to J.T. & Victoria Fowler, 110 acres, 7 March 1921, 7th district, begins at the mouth of
Pistole's Spring Branch at the ford of the river known as the W.S. Hitchcock ford, south up the branch with Thomas Pistole's line passing through said
spring, continuing with his line eastwardly to a rock in a flat sink in a field, east to S.E. Crowder's line, with said line to S.C. Pistole's line, north
with said line to S.C. Pistole's NE corner, west with another of my lines and with Malinda Hitchcock's line to a rock and plum bush, west to othe beginning.
Previously from S.C. Pistole, 16 April 1875, Deed Book Y, Pages 281-282.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, Page 298 - G.W. & C.E. Lafever to Rhea Luke, 18 acres, 26 April 1921, 7th district, begins on a rock in the Cookeville and
Carthage Road where the Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road intersects the same, N21W 24 poles to a rock, Cant Bowman's corner, N57E 11 poles to a post oak, N25E 12.5
poles to a rock, N15W 30 poles to a rock in Bowman's line, east 67.5 poles to a rock in Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, with road to the beginning. Witnessed by
Fred Luke.[This appears to be Parel 21.00 near the corner of S. Bunker Hill Rd and Ditty Road, with the old Road possibly cutting near the line north of parcel
29.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, Page 299 - E. & Nora Lee to Mary E. Grider, 12 acres, 27 August 1921, 7th district, begins at a rock corner in J.E. Hitchcock
and D.F. Howard's line, north with said line to Hitchcock and Howard's corner, westward with Hitchcock and Howard to the Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, westward
with said road to a rock at the road running to said Hitchcock's home, southward with said road to a rock corner, due east to the beginning. Previously from J.E.
and M.M. Hitchcock, Deed Book 64, Page 535, 11 December 1919.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, Page 322 - G.P. Hutcheson to J.T. Fowler, 25 acres, 30 November 1912, 7th district, begins in the center of
Glade Creek, it being the SE corner of a tract of land sold by Brown and Clark to Pennington, W.S. Saylors line, south 26 poles to a rock to G.W. Elrod's
corner, 40 poles to a rock corner, south 55 poles to a black walnut corner, westerly with the Sparta road 45 poles to a rock and pin oak corner on top of a
bluff above the head of the big spring, N10.5E through the center of said spring and down to the branch, with branch to the beginning of a ditch, with ditch
seven degrees east of north where it now runs to the center of Glade Creek to a stake with cucumber pointers, up the creek to the beginning. This land was sold
by Chancery Court in the case of Adcock and Hutcheson against Melvin Bussell et al, decree found in book K, pages 628, 648, 657, 688, 714.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, page 323 - J.T. & Victoria Fowler to Sam and Elmer Fowler, 25 acres, 7 February 1921, 7th district, begins in the center of
Glade Creek, it being the SE corner of a tract of land sold by Brown and Clark to Pennington, W.S. Saylors line, south 26 poles to a rock to G.W. Elrod's
corner, 40 poles to a rock corner, south 55 poles to a black walnut corner, westerly with the Sparta road 45 poles to a rock and pin oak corner on top of a
bluff above the head of the big spring, N10.5E through the center of said spring and down to the branch, with branch to the beginning of a ditch, with ditch
same degrees east of north where it now runs to the center of Glade Creek to a stake with cucumer pointers, up the creek to the beginning. This land was sold
by Chancery Court in the case of Adcock and Hutcheson against Melvin Bussell et al, decree found in book K, pages 628-648, and the same land sold by Thomas
Fowler.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, Page 324 - Sam and Elmer Fowler to Ed Seabolt, 20 acres, 27 December 1923, 7th district, bounded on the north by Ed Seabolt,
on the east by Ed Seabolt, on the south by G.W. Elrod, on the west by Ed Seabolt.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, Page 387 - Laura & N.H. Hitchcock to G.E. Cunningham, 140 acres, 30 April 1923, 7th district, this is the addition of Laura
Hitchcock's husband, N.H., to a deed made from her to J.S. Cunningham on 7 September 1910, Book 53, Page 83. [Deed Book 61, Page 464, is a transfer from J.S. to
G.E. Cunningham. G.E. is J.S. Cunningham's brother.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 68, Page 454 - John B. & Mary L. Rhea to N.H. & Laura Hitchcock, 30 acres, 15 April 1900, District 7, Falling Water, begins at low
water mark at the river, east to R.W. Howard, with Howard to conditional line between Hitchcock and Howard, west with river, southwest to beginning. Witnessed by
D.J. Farley.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 70, Page 440 - J.A. & Maggie Scott to W.O. & Dora Bumbalough, 99.5 acres, 30 August 1923, 7th District, begins at the mouth
of a spring branch at a ford on Falling Water, up said branch ... passing thorugh the center of the spring ... to a rock with black oak pointers, 42E crossing
the Bunker's Hill Road, in all 32 poles to a rock on a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to a rock in a flat in said field, dividing corner between Thomas
J. and James Pistole, 83W 44 poles to a post oak with pointers at a grave yard, N42W 19 poles to a double chestnut on the south side of the road leading from
Bunker's Hill to Burgess Falls, with said road 61W 65 poles to a rock in the center of a cross road at the corner of a fence, with another road N22.5W 59
poles to a rock on the east side of said road, with pointers in W.L. Hitchcock's south boundary, east with said line 29 poles to two hickories with black oak
and four hickory pointers, his corner, north with his line 30 poles to a double black oak, his corner, with another of his lines 38 poles west to a rock, his
corner, north with his line 86 poles to the mouth of a spring branch, Hitchcock's corner, up the River with Hitchcock's line east 64 poles to the beginning.
[previous deed: Turner to Scott, 61:386. Currently parcel 20.00 north of pistole road, cemetery is Pistole cemetery]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 70, Page 443 - W.O. & Dora Bumbalough to Joe & Manda Sliger, 99.5 acres, 17 November 1924, 7th district, begins at the mouth
of a spring branch at a ford on Falling Water, up said branch ... passing thorugh the center of the spring ... to a rock with black oak pointers, 42E crossing
the Bunker's Hill Road, in all 32 poles to a rock on a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to a rock in a flat in said field, dividing corner between Thomas
J. and James Pistole, 83W 44 poles to a post oak with pointers at a grave yard, N42W 19 poles to a double chestnut on the south side of the road leading from
Bunker's Hill to Burgess Falls, with said road 61W 65 poles to a rock in the center of a cross road at the corner of a fence, with another road N22.5W 59
poles to a rock on the east side of said road, with pointers in W.L. Hitchcock's south boundary, east with said line 29 poles to two hickories with black oak
and four hickory pointers, his corner, north with his line 30 poles to a double black oak, his corner, with another of his lines 38 poles west to a rock, his
corner, north with his line 86 poles to the mouth of a spring branch, Hitchcock's corner, up the River with Hitchcock's line east 64 poles to the beginning.
Previously conveyed from J.A. Scott, deed book 70, Page 219 [actually page 440] [currently parcel 20.00 north of pistole road, cemetery is Pistole cemetery].
- White County, TN, Deed Book 73, Page 28 - T.J. & Julia Clark to T.B. Lollar, 12 acres, 8 September 1925, 7th district, begins on the north bank of the
Burgess Mill Road, N5E 41 poles to a rock, T.B. Lollar's corner, east 37.5 poles to a rock at a road, south 58 poles to a rock on the north bank of Burgess
Mill Road, NW with the road 40 poles to the beginning. This is part of the Cass lands purchased by T.B. Clark at County Court sale.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 73, Page 29 - T.J. & Julia Clark to Thomas & Susan Lollar, 11.25 acres, 16 January 1926, 7th district, begins on Thomas Lollar's
corner, south with road 91 poles to a stone, east with road 21 poles to a stone, north, parallel with first line, 91 poles, to Thomas Lollar's line, west with
Lollar 21 poles to the beginnning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 73, Page 418 - Jas. H. & M.L. Pistole to J.A. and Maggie Scott, 1/5 interest in 101 acres, 31 July 1915, 7th district, beginning
at the mouth of a spring branch at a ford on Falling Water River, up branch S15E 42 poles, S27E 22 poles, S48E passing through the head of a spring at 22 poles,
26 poles in all,
to a rock and black oak pointers, S42E crossing the Bunker Hill Road, in all 34 poles to a rock, a rock on a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to a rock in a
flat in said field, a dividing corner between Thomas J. and James H. Pistole, S83.5W 44 poles to a post oak and pointers at a graveyard, N42W 19 poles to a
double chestnut on south side of road leading from Bunker Hill to William's Mill, with road S61W 85 poles to a rock in center of the crossroads at the corner
of the fence, with another road N22.5W 61 poles to a rock on east side of said road with pointers in William S. Hitchcock's south boundary line, east with
said line 58 poles to two hickories with black oak and four hickory pointers, his corner, north with his line 30 poles to a double black oak, his corner, west with
another of his lines 38 poles to a rock, his corner, north with his lines 86 poles to the mouth of a spring branch, Hitchcock's corner, up the River with
Hitchcock's line, east 64 poles to the beginning. Grantors are legal heirs of Thomas J. Pistole, deceased. [currently parcel 20.00 north of pistole road,
cemetery is Pistole cemetery].
- White County, TN, Deed Book 73, Page 558 - G.W. Lafever to his wife, Cyntha E. Lafever, 9.5 acres, 3 May 1927, 7th district, begins on a rock in the Sparta
Carthage Road, Spears corner, west 20 poles with spears to a rock in the old Mill Road, south down the hollow to a branch, with the branch to a rock and sycamore
pointer, eastward to a rock, Jane Howell's corner, northward with Howell to a rock, east with Howell to the Sparta and Carthage Road, northward with road to the
beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 75, Page 180 - F.G., Joe, C.B., R.D., L.B., and W.H. Mitchell to Harvey & Ina Duncan, 40+10 acres, 2 March 1928, 7th district,
two tracts:
Tract #1: begins at the Elender Perkins NW corner on the south side of Town Creek on a small cherry, east with Perkins 40 poles to a stake in the field, south
some 40 poles to a rock in the old line once between Lollar and Perkins ... in the Perkins field, east with the old line to the widow Nichols' corner, NW with
Nichols, crossing the Sparta and Carthage Road, to Town Creek, down the Creek with its meanders to the beginning, 40 acres. Previously conveyed to our father,
John Mitchell, except the conveyance from the other heirs to us, Deed Book 27, Page 94.
Tract #2: Begins on a hickory on the east bank of Town Creek, east 42 poles to a stake, NE 38 poles to a white oak, west 42 poles to a cherry on the east bank of
the east fork of Town Creek, down the creek to the beginning, 10 acres. Previously to our father, John Mitchell, Deed Book 43 [actually 45], Page 214.
F.G. Mitchell was in Hidalgo County, TX. C.B. Mitchell was in Oklahoma County, TX. R.D. Mitchell was in Gray County, KS. Joe Micthell was in Stafford County,
KS.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 75, Page 191 - Asher Lafever to Viney Duncan, 20 acres, 20 March 1912, 7th district, begins on a walnut on top of a bluff near a
gate, nearly west to a pin oak 2 or 3 poles, southward to the head of a spring under the bluff, down the spring branch to the River, up River to the mouth of
a spring branch known as the Wilcher Cardwell spring, west to a walnut at a ledge of rocks, westward or nearly 14.5 poles to a rock, north 26 poles to a
dogwood in Zack Lafever's heirs line with black oak pointers, westward with Lafever to Bowman's corner, southward with Bowman to the beginning. [This is
currently part of parcel 25.00 at the end of Amon Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 75, Page 192 - Asher Lafever to Viney Duncan, 5 acres, 4 May 1912, 7th district, begins on a rock on the north side of a
branch, George Lafever's corner, north with Spears' line to a rock, west to a gate a rock corner, SW to a rock, George Lafever's corner on top of a hill,
SE to a rock, George Lafever's corner near the head of a spring on the north bank of the branch, up branch to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 75, Page 193 - R.E. & Emily Jared to W.M. and Vina Duncan, 71.25 acres, 22 January 1920, 7th district, begins on a black oak, a
conditional corner, N72E with a condtional line 63 poles to a stake, eastwardly 18 poles to a stake in John Mitchell's line, with a conditional line to the Ridge
Rd, westward with road to Zach Lafever heirs NW corner, south 48 poles to a post oak, southward to a rock on the south side of a branch, westward down the branch
to a small red oak at the Carthage Road, northward with said road to G.W. Spears' NE corner, west to John Mitchel's corner on a post oak, N10W 90 poles to a
chestnut, N20W 31 poles to the beginning. Last conveyance from J.M. & Tennie Lawrence to Cantrell Brown, and then from Cantrell Brown to R.E. Jared by Brown's
will.[This is now divided into parcels 17.00-17.05, north and south of Newt Road at its Ditty Road intersection. Grantors are Robert Ervin Jared and Emily
(Dawes) Jared. Other deeds adjoining this property mention Cantrell Bowman, not Brown.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 75, Page 194 - Asher & Pairlee Lafever to William & Vina Duncan, 6 acres, 5 July 1925, 7th district, bounded on the north by
Zach Lafever heirs, south by Asher Lafever, east by Falling Water, west by Asher Lafever. [This is currently the top right corner of parcel 25.00 at the end of
Amon Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 75, Page 569 - G.H. Templeton, sheriff, to Ragland & Potter Co., 10 acres, 6 March 1929, 7th district, bounded on the east by
Scott, on the north, south, and west by Spears. This was the land of G.W. Lafever. Ragland & Potter obtained judgment against Lafever for $180. Land sold at
public auction at the courthouse door in Sparta on 12 May 1928 to Ragland & Potter.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 75, Page 575 - G.E. & M.F. Cunningham to F.J. Spears, 56 acres, 7 February 1911, 7th district, beginning on a stake on the west
bank of the Falling Water River in Asher Lafever's line, westward with Lafever to a branch, with branch to Town Creek, southward with Town Creek to a white oak
corner near the bank, Hitchcock's corner, southward with Hitchcock to a stake, eastward with Hitchcock to a black gum corner on the north bank of Falling Water
River, northeastward to a rock and cedar pointer, southeastward to a river to a rock on the northwest bank of the River, up the River to the beginning.[This is
currently located near the 3.00, etc parcels near the end of Nash Rd.]
- White Couty, TN, Deed Book 77, Page 13 - A.H. & Ada Lafever to White County Board of Education, 1 acre, 2 April 1929, 7th district, known as the Eller Ridge
School House property, bounded on the north by Mitchell heirs, south and west by A.H. Lafever, and east by Frank Howard. Witnessed by C.C. Lafever.
- White Couty, TN, Deed Book 77, Page 361 - Edgar Pearson, C & M, to Frank B. Howard, 31 October 1929, Chancery Court 1926, case of Charlie Eller, et al,
complainant and expartee defendant, minute book 6, page 253,
Tract 1: bounded by Howard on the north, Mrs. Sherrell on the east, Lafever on the south, and James Eller on the west (the 24 acres in tract 2), containing 1
acre.
Tract 2: bounted by Lollar on the north, east by Lafever, Frank Howard, and the one acre William Eller tract (tract 1), south by lafever, west by Mitchell,
containing 24 acres.
The documents related to the court case are on images 266-281 at familysearch.org under Box VII, 2871, in the group "Chancery court records, D-G, 1909-1930",
which is under "Tennessee, White County, Chancery Court records, 1811-1937", which is under "Court Records". William Eller had died in September 1925, leaving
minor children. He owned a small house on one acre and half of a 24 acre tract with his sister, Unicy Howell, which was from their dad, James Howell. It was
decided to be in the children's best interest to sell the land, $50 for the 1 acre and house and $250 for the 24 acres, and divide it among the heirs after
paying any debts of William Eller. It was also decided that Frank Howard, who had bordering land, would buy it. Frank Howard was, in one place, listed as living
in Florida. Two acres were sold by Thomas and Arminta Sherrell to William Eller on 5 February 1917. R.J. and Dicy E. Lollar sold 24 acres to James Eller in
February 1881.
Deed for Tract 1: This was in the court records but not found in the deed books: Thomas & Amrinta Sherrell to William Eller, 2 acres, 5 February 1917, 7th
district, begins on a rock in the Bunker Hill-Cookeville Road, southward 23 poles to a rock in A.H. Lafever's line with a beech pointer, westward with Lafever
to a rock in the said road 20 poles, NE with said road 24.5 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by Amanda Lee Davis. Previously from Mary Sherrell to J.T. Sherrell,
Deed Book 59, Page 557.
Deed for Tract 2: This was in the court records but not found in the deed books: R.J. and Dicy E. Lollar to James Eller, 24 acres + 8 poles, 8 February 1881, 7th
dist., begins on a post oak near a school house on the road running from the Sparta-Carthage Rd to the Cookeville Rd, east with said Road to the Cookeville Road,
bounded on the south by lands of Zachariah Lafever and Joshua Sherrell, NE with Cookeville Road 92.5 poles to a rock near the county line, north a conditional
line 51 poles to a rock and persimmon pointers, west another conditional line with a fence 66 poles to a rock in Z.B. Nichols line, bounded on the north by
R.J. Lollar, south with Nichols 48 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by James Lafever and James Phillips.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 79, Page 105 - Ed & Mary Seabolt to Landon Seabolt, 40 acres, 1 May 1930, 7th district, begins at a stump on a bluff immediately
above the Baker Spring in W.U. Seabolt's line, west with W.U. Seabolt to the center of the Carthage Rock Island Road, northward with said road to a rock and
cross fence, south of Jack Duncan's house, eastward with said fence 92 rods to the center of Sparta Burgess Mill Road, SW with said road to its intersection
with the Pistole Road, NE with Pistole Road to the Collier water line of 1929, up water line to Glade Creek to where said line crosses Baker Spring Branch, up
said spring branch to the beginning. Mary Seabolt had the right to control the land during her life. [This is currently parts of the 2.xx and 3.xx parcels near
the entrance to Burgess Falls State Park.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 79, Page 107 - Ed & Mary Seabolt to Jack & Jennie White, 40 acres, 1 May 1930, 7th district, begins at a point on the south side
of the Falling Water River, where the high water line, as surveyed by Frank Collier in 1929, on the south and west side of Glade Creek intersects with said
River, southward with the city of Cookeville line to the center of the Sparta and Burgess Mill Road, westward with Sliger's line to the center of the Rock
Island and Carthage Road, southward, with said road, passing Jack Duncan's house, to a rock and a cross fence, eastward with said fence 92 rods to the center
of the Sparta Burgess Mill Road, SW with said Road to its intersection with the Pistole Road, NE with Pistole Road to the Collier water line of 1929, down
Glade Creek with said high water line to the beginning. Mary Seabolt had the right to control the land during her life. [This is currently parts of the 2.xx and
3.xx parcels near the entrance to Burgess Falls State Park.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 79, Page 170 - E.J. Spears to J.T. & Minta Sherrell, 70 acres excluding 10, 27 June 1930, 7th district of White County and
16th district of Putnam County, Town Creek, begins on a black oak and sassafras, south with G.S. Hitchcock to a stake, west with Hitchcock, his corner, to a
stake with chestnut and dogwood pointers, south with Hitchcock to a stake, west 150 poles to a stake in Town Creek, hickory pointer, up the creek passing the
mouth of a little creek, being a prong of Town Creek, to a stake in creek with hickory and ash pointers, east 21 poles to a black oak, east with Harris Duncan
and W.M. Duncan to Carthage-Sparta Road, southward with said road to beginning. Excludes 10 acres deeded to J.N. Spears on SE corner. E.J. Spears controls during
her lifetime. Witnessed by C.A. Allen and George Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 79, Page 260 - Jane Hitchcock to G.S. Hitchcock, 7.5 acres, 1 February 1923, 7th district, begins on a rock near a graveyard,
north 40.5 poles to oak corner with oak pointers, westwardly 38.5 poles to a rock, southwardly 17.5 poles to a rock, eastwardly 24 poles to a rock, southwardly
32 poles to a rock, eastwardly 32.5 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 79, Page 261 - G.S. & Sarah Hitchcock (of Detroit, Michigan) to Casto Ray, 7.5 acres, 28 August 1930, 7th district, begins on a
rock near a graveyard, north 40.5 poles to oak corner with oak pointers, westwardly 38.5 poles to a rock, southwardly 17.5 poles to a rock, eastwardly 24 poles to a rock, southwardly
32 poles to a rock, eastwardly 32.5 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 79, Page 406 - E.J. Spears to J.N. Spears, 10 acres, 27 June 1930, 7th District, on south side of farm deeded by W.M. and Ellen
R. Farris to G.W. & E.J. Spears, begins at the old Hitchcock and Perkins line, westward 80 poles, north to a point that will include the aforesaid 10 acres,
when the line is run in an eastward direction to intersect with the aforesaid Hitchcock and Perkins line, south to the beginning. E.J. Spears will control and
operate the land during her lifetime. Witnessed by C.A. Allen and George Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 79, Page 409 - J.T. & Minta Sherrell to W.M. & M.E. Bray, 110 acres, excluding 40, 10 November 1930, 7th district of White
County, 16th district of Putnam County, 3 tracts bounded and described as 1, bounded on the north by John Mitchell's heirs, Harvey Duncan, and William Duncan,
east by Hitchcock, G.W. Lafever, and J.N. Spears, south by Lafever, Newt Alley, and Charley Alley, west by Eliza Spears and Martha Brinley. All the land owned
by G.W. Spears at the time of his death and owned by E.J. Spears, but this boundary includes 40 acres W.M. & M.E. Bray to J.T. & Minta Sherrell. Has life estate
of E.J. Spears. Reason for this deed is a consideration of the division of the lands of G.W. Spears.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 3 - J.T. & Victoria Fowler to Everett Fowler, 34 acres, 7 February 1921, 7th district, begins on a corner in the River
runnin due east to a large pin oak, 40 steps eastward to a road at the top of a hill, eastwardly with south side of the road to a rock, on with said road
to the public road, on the south side of the public road to a rock in Spears' line, southwardly with Spears and Sherrell to a stake in Cordelia Fowler's line,
west with Cordelia to the public road, on with the public road to a rock on south side of said road, corner in Seabolt's line, N85W with public road 42 poles
to a rock, northwardly with Seabolt's line to the River, with the River to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 13 - N.H. & Laura Hitchcock to H.A. England and Luna (Hitchcock) Ray as cemetery trustees, 0.25 acres, 14 November 1927,
District 7, begins at big gate, running north with Robert Howard to rock corner, west to rock corner, south to rock corner, east to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 47 - I.N. & Mary Lou Lafever to Robert Lafever, 5 acres, 16 October 1928, 7th district, begins on a rock, Wm. Duncan and
I.N. Lafever's corner, east to A.H. Lafever's line, southward with A.H. Lafever to a rock, A.H. and I.N. Lafever's corner, west to Wm. Duncan's line, northward
to the beginning. Witnessed by Evy and U.C. Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 66 - Martha Spears, C.D. Spears, Arminta Spears, and E.J. Spears to J.N. Spears, 10 acres, 6 July 1908, 7th district,
begins on a rock in the Old Mill Road, NW to a rock, west across a branch to a rock, down a hollow to Lafever line, south with Lafever to a rock in the Old Mill
Road, east with the road to the beginning. Martha was a Bray, Arminta was a Sherrell, and E.J. was female. Witnessed by G.W. Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 67 - William & M.E. Bray, C.D. & F.J. Spears, Jim & Minta Sherrell to J.N. Spears, 6 acres out of the Hitchcock lands,
2 March 1909, 7th district, bounded on the east by Lafever, and on the north, west, and south by Spears, part of undivided interest in the land known as
Hitchcock land. [This is William Bray & Mary Elizabeth (Spears) Bray, Charlie Denton Spears & Frances Joanna (Sherrell) Spears, and James Thomas Sherrell &
Arminta Ann (Spears) Sherrell, the children of George Washington Spears & Elizabeth Jane (Perkins) Spears. The land is the east part of parce 32.01 on Nash Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 163 - H.A. England, executor of the will of N.H. Hitchcock to Luna Ray, 60 acres, 3 July 1931, Ray was the highest bidder,
District 7, bounded on the north and east by Howard, south by Farley, west by Falling Water. The auction was a result of the will of N.H. Hitchcock, probated in
White County and in Will Book J, pages 70-71, in the county clerk's office. Ray and England were the executors and advertised and organized the auction of the land.
This is the land the belonged to Hitchcock at the time of his death. Alice Cunningham and Kate England, children of N.H. and Laura Hitchcock, joined the conveyance,
as did Ida Dowell, widow of S. Hitchcock and guardian of his children. [I think S is Storm Hitchcock.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 198 - J.N. & Elizabeth Spears to Cookeville, TN, 1.33 acres, 31 August 1931, strip of land 45 feet wide and 1300 feet
long, cutoff from land conveyed to J.N. Spears from G.E. & M.F. Cunningham, 13 March 1912, Deed Book 56, Page 82.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 214 - James Carter & Alice Carter to N.T. Carter, 1/13 each of 130 acres, 10 June 1931, 7th district of White and 2nd
district of Putnam, bounded on the north by the lands of the heirs of Allen Howard, deceased, and John Lafever, on the east by C.C. Deering, on the south by the
Falling Water River, on the west by the lands of J.T. Hitchcock and D.F. Howard, the same farm which Martha J. Hill's father William Carter possessed. [Parcel
9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 297 - Dudley Price to Ida and Mamie Saylors, 25 acres, 24 November 1919, 7th district, involved chancery court case
between M.J. Cooper and Ida Saylors, November Term 1919, bounded on the north by Hosh Brown, on the west by Pistole and Hitchcock, on the south by Gribble
and Ray, on the east by Josh Brown. Witnessed by J.D. Goff
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 298 - Edgar Pearson, Chancery Court C&M to J.C. Gribble, 140 acres, 19 November 1931, involved a court case between
Leon West and Charlie Nash (defendant) at May term 1927, minute book O, page 340, bounded on the north by Crude Tollison, west by Hascal Boyd and Sam Lance,
south by Gillem Smith and Jesse Hutchings, east by Sol Baker and Berry Lee Erwin.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 298 - Edgar Pearson, Chancery Court C&M to J.C. Gribble, 87 acres, 19 November 1931, involved a court case at May
Term 1927 and recorded in Minute Book O, Page 336, bounded on the norty by Jesse Dunn, south by John and May Hitchcock, east by Jim Hitchcock, west by Jesse
Dunn and Denton Spears.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 345 - Mrs. M.M. Luke, N.C. Luke, Mrs. M.E. Grider, F.S. Luke, W.C. Luke, and Rhea Luke to Cookeville, TN, 1 acre, 28
October 1931, strip of land approximately 30 feet wide, along the bank of the Falling Water River, between the River and what is known as the top of the second
bank, along the entire south boundary of a tract conveyed to our husband and father, James E. Hitchcock by W.L. Hitchcock, 2 March 1898, Deed Book 50, page 66,
bounded on the north by Spears, on the south by Falling Water River, east by Lafever, west by Gribble. Also conveyed one foot of land above high water mark.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 436 - Alvin & Ada Lafever to Church of God (neutral) at Eller's Ridge, 0.5 acres, 1 October 1931, 7th district,
begins at SE corner of county school property and Frank Howard property, south 45 yards to a corner, west 60 yards to a corner, north to the school property,
east to the beginning corner. Land given for the building of a church, all denominations may use as long as they do not conflict with each other, but cannot
establish a church or have entertainment, such as box suppers, christmas trees, etc. Anyone may also conduct a singing or singing school. If the Church of God
(neutral) ceases, the land goes back to the original owners.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 438 - J.C. Gribble to Cookeville, TN, 26 April 1932, 7th district, conveyed only the banks of the River:
Tract 1: Beginning at a stake in the line between J.C. Gribble and Matt Hitchcock on top of the south bank of Falling Water River about 15 from from the water
line of River, continuing with River to a stake in J.C. Gribble and Josh Brown line about 15 feet from the water line of River, at what is known as the Cow
Ford, and containing all the land between said beginning and ending points and the water line of Falling Water River.
Tract 2: Begins at a stake in the J.C. Gribble and Jesse Dunn line on the north bank of the Falling Water River, with the river to a stake in the J.C. Gribble
and J.E. Hitchcock line near the Fed Ford, containing all the land between the beginning and ending points and the Falling Water River.
Previously from Pearson, Book 81, Page 298, and from Mrs. M.M. Luke, Book 81, page [444].
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 444 - Mrs. M.M. Luke (wife of James E. Luke), N.C. Luke, Mrs. M.E. Grider, F.S. Luke, W.C. Luke, Rhea Luke, all children
and heirs of James E. Luke, deceased, to J.C. Gribble, 8 acres, 23 October 1931, 7th district, beginning on a rock, J.C. Gribble's SE corner in the west
boundary line of the tract herein conveyed, southerly 12 poles to a hickory, gum, and post oak pointers, the old Hitchcock corner, east with Hitchcock to a
black oak, his corner, south on his line 4 poles to a black oak, his corner, S60E on another of his lines 28 poles, to a white oak, his corner, N41E 10 poles
to a gum and hornbeam pointers on the bank of the Falling Water River, down the River to J.C. Gribble's east boundary line, south with Gribble to the beginning.
Previously conveyed as a portion of a certain tract of land by W.L. & E. Hitchcock to J.E. Hitchcock, 2 March 1898, Book 50, pages 66-68, lies on the south bank
of the Falling Water River. [M.M. Luke was Mary Miranda (Rhea) Luke who was the wife of James E. Luke, who had previously been James E. Hitchcock. I have not
yet found the family in the 1930 census, but in 1920, they were Hitchcocks and in 1940, they were Lukes.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 521 - A.L. Ray, trustee, to Rhea Luke, 8 September 1932, involves a deed of trust between Robert Lafever and C.C. Lafever,
registrar's office, Trust Deed Book 80, Page 122 [123], C.C. Lafever, as trustee, refused to act, Ray is substitute trustee, recorded in miscellaneous volume, page 400,
notified by Mrs. M.E. Grider, the owner of the note, so the land was sold to Rhea Luke, the high bidder, begins on a rock, W.M. Duncan and I.N. Lafever's corner,
east to A.H. Lafever, southward with A.H. Lafever to a rock, A.H. & I.N. Lafever's corner, west to Duncan, north to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 81, Page 573 - J.T. & Victoria Fowler to Milus Fowler, 20 acres, 29 April 1930, 7th district, begins on a rock, Hitchcock's corner,
south 63 poles to a corner in Connie Gribble line, east with Gribble 73 poles to a rock in Gribble line, north with Gribble 23 poles to a rock in Gribble line
in a road, westwardly with road 36 poles to a corner, south 3 poles to a rock, west 36 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 83, Page 120 - J.T. & Victoria Fowler to Everett and Elmer Fowler, 12 acres, 29 April 1930, 7th district, begins on a rock with
three black gum pointers, Conney Gribble's corner, east with Gribble 39 poles to a rock to Hascal Cooper line, north with Cooper 28 poles to a rock, Hitchcock
corner, west with Hitchcock 45 poles to a hickory, on west with Hitchcock 35.5 poles to a rock, Hitchcock's corner, south 3 poles to the Burgess Mill Road,
with said road to a rock in Gribble line, north 7 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 83, Page 200 - R.W. & Mary Howard to Turney & Roxy Ann Howard, 7th district, 103 acres, 30 January 1926, 7th district, begins
on a rock 30 steps south of R.W. Howard's NW corner of his homeplace, north 101.5 poles to the Falling Water River, down the River to the line of N.H.
Hicthcock's land of the J.B. Rhea land, east with Hitchcock to the beginning. Previously conveyed by J.B. Rhea to R.W. Howard, 15 April 1900, Deed Book 41,
Page 171. A previous version of this deed from 30 January 1926 was destroyed by fire. Also herein conveyed a right-of-way, 16 feet in width, from their house
running southwardly to the N.H. Hitchcock graveyard, and from the graveyard, a right-of-way of 14 feet in width, running eastwardly to the public road. Witnessed
by N.S. Camp. [Currently Parcels 12.01 and 12.02 and parts of parcels 12.00 and 24.00 on Sam Howard Lane, which is off Mt. Carmel Church Road near the Airport.
Sam Howard Lane is the right-of-way mentioned, and the cemetery is Parcel 24.01. While divided differently today, NW of the cemetery was Howard property and SW
of the cemetery was Hitchcock property. East of the cemtery was the R.W. Howard homeplace property.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 83, Page 253 - Victoria Fowler to Sam & Ollie Mae Fowler, 20 acres, 24 February 1934, 7th district, bounded on the north by
public road, south by J.C. Gribble, east by Milus Fowler and Hitchcock, west by Joe Sliger. Conveyed from Jim Pistole.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 83, Page 329 - Frank B. and Eva Howard to W.B. Thompson, 7.5 acres, 16 May 1934, Begins on a rock in the middle of a road on T.
Lafever's line, south 47 rods, with Lafever to a corner between T. Lafever and A. Lafever, west 31 rods and 10.5 feet with A. Lafever to a stake, northwardly
27 rods with Howard's line, eastwardly 40 rods to the beginnng. Previously conveyed by Edgar Pearson, C & M, to Frank B. Howard, Deed Book 77, page 361.
- White COunty, TN, Deed Book 83, Page 408 - G.E. & Fanie Cunningham to James Lafever, 42 acres, 11 October 1911, 7th district, begins on the waters of
Falling Water, south with J.E Hitchcock's line to the Falling Water, up the River to a rock at the mouth of a drain leading of south from the Sparta and
Carthage Road, NE up drain, crossing the road to a rock in the field, SE to the Falling Water, up the River to the beginning. [Currently parcel 6.00 beween S.
Bunker Hill Road and Falling Water River.]
- White COunty, TN, Deed Book 83, Page 446 - J.N. & Elizabeth Spears to Cookeville, TN, 15 October 1934, 7th district, two tracts:
Tract #1: strip of land 12 feet wide and 1000 feet long lying along the west bank of the Falling Water River, was cut off from a larger boundary of land
conveyed to J.N. Spears by G.E. Cunningham, 13 March 1912, Deed Book 56, Page 82. This strip lies just NE of a parcel of land conveyed to Cookeville by J.N.
Spears on 31 August 1931, Deed Book 81, Page 198.
Tract #2: strip of land 12 feet wide and 925 feet long, running along with the meanders of the west bank of the Falling Water River, cut off from a larger
boundery conveyed to J.N. Spears from James Saylors, 16 September 1903, Deed Book 48, Page 402.
Also conveyed 1 foot above high water mark on the said dam, which was Burgess Falls dam, below this land.
- White COunty, TN, Deed Book 83, Page 447 - James & Nancy Lafever to Cookeville, TN, 2 acres, 15 September 1934, 7th district, strip of land averaging 32 feet
wide, 2720 feet long, north bank of the Falling Water River. Conveyed from G.E. Cunningham, 11 October 1911. Witnessed by George Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 85, Page 9 - Fred Luke to Rhea Luke, 1/5 of 100 acres, 6 February 1935, 7th district, bounded on the north by Cookeville and
Bunker Hill Road, east by D.F. Howard heirs and N.T. Carter, south by G.E. Cunningham heirs and Falling Water River, west by C.C. Lafever and Mrs. Mary
Sherrell. This is his interest in the tract that belonged to his father, J.E. Luke, which is subject to the life interest of his mother, M.M. Luke.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 85, Page 362 - W.P. and Lillie Mae Thompson to Harvie & Minnie Ethel Cooley, 7.5 acres, 19 November 1934, 7th district, begins on a
rock in the middle of Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, in T.C. Lafever's line, south with Lafever 47 rods to a corner between T.C. and A.H. Lafever, west 31 rods
and 10.5 feet with A.H. Lafever to a stake, northwardly 27 rods with W.M. Thompson, eastward 40 rods with Thompson to the beginning. Previously conveyed by
Frank B. and Eva Howard to W.P. Thompson, Deed Book 83, Page 329.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 85, Page 569 - Crock & Stella Randolph to Renzo Dunn, 1 acre, 7 October 1931, 7th district, begins on a rock in the Sparta -
Carthage Road, J.N. Spears' corner, north with road 10 poles to a rock, west about 9 poles to a rock, south about 12 poles to a rock in Spears' line, east
with Spears 10 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed, Book 85, Page 569 - J.W. & Permilia Scott to Jesse Spears, payments with a lein on tract 2, which was the north half of the 50.2 acres, 8
February 1936, 7th district, begins at stake in Carthage - Cookeville Road, where an old road leaves the same, N75E 26 poles to a stake in Cookeville-Carthage
road, S60.5E 53.25 poles to a rock, Lafever's corner, S6E 28 poles to a post oak stump in Lafever's line, south 16 poles to a stake, S2W 70 poles to a sycamore
at Falling Water River, with river N84W 32 poles, S72W 14 poles, S47W 10 poles, S8W 14 poles, S12E 9 poles, to the Hitchcock line, at said river, N82W 10 poles
to the stake, on same direction, 39 poles in all, to a stake in said road, N4W with said road 34 2/3 poles to the beginning. Covers 2 tracts. [currently part of
parcel 28.00 near Lilac Lane]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 85, Page 580 - J.C. Gribble to his son, Bryan & Evie Gribble, 15 December 1936, 7th district, begins at a stake at the mouth of a
spring branch on the south side of Falling Water, Tom Hitchcock's corner, down the river N75W 20 poles, N21W 12 poles, N9E 132 poles to a stake at the mouth of
Town Creek, C.D. Allen's corner, up Town Creek N77E 50 poles to a stake, two poles east of Town Creek, Denton Dunn's corner, south 27 poles to a rock, C.D.
Spears' corner, S58E 44 poles to a rock, east 12 poles to a rock and post oak on the east bank of the road, with the road N44E 9 poles to a rock in the road,
S33E 8.5 poles to a stake in a drain, east 14 2/3 poles to a black gum, C.D. Spears' corner. [currently parcel 1.00]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 50 - J.M. Pickens, Trustee, to J.C. Gribble, 248.5 acres, 3 February 1936, on July 28, 1927, Joe & Mandy Sliger
executed to James B. Davis a trust deed conveying him as trustee of certain property hereinafter described, Trust Deed in Book 74, Page 425. Davis refused to
act and J.M. Pickens was appointed substitute trustee, recorded in Misc. Book 2, Page 307. Pursuant to a decree of 7 December 1935 in Amanda Sliger vs Joe
Sliger, #3957 in Chancery Court, whereby the Federal Land Bank of Louisville has decided to foreclose its Trust Deed. Default was made and the bank requested
the Sub Trustee to advertise and sell the property. On 3 February 1936, the land was offered at the Court House Door, with J.C. Gribble becoming the highest
bidder at $2000. Property in the 7th district, 10 miles from Sparta on Bunker's Hill Road. Begins on a stake at the mouth of a spring branch on the south side
of Falling Water River, Tom Hitchcock's corner, down Falling Water N75W 20 poles, N21W 12 poles, N9E 132 poles to a stake at the mouth of Town Creek, C.D. Allen's
corner, up Creek N77E 50 poles to a stake 2 poles east of said Creek, Denton Dunn's corner, south 27 poles to a rock, C.D. Spears' corner, S58E 44 poles to a
rock, east 12 poles to a rock and post oak on the east bank of the road, with the road N44E 9 poles to a rock in the road, S33E 8.5 poles to a stake in a drain,
east 14 2/3 poles to a black gum, C.D. Spears corner, south crossing the river 6 poles to a stake on the south bank of the River, up the river S60E 60 poles,
N85E 32 poles to a stake at the mouth of the Bennett Spring Branch, south 100 poles to a stake, Tom Fowler's north line, N80W 54 poles to a stake in Pistole's
line, north 24 poles to a stake at the mouth of a branch, down the River S30W 22 poles, west 54 poles to a stake at the mouth of a branch, the beginning corner
of the 100 acre Scott tract, up the branch S15E 42 poles, S27E 22 poles, S48E passing through the head of a spring at 22 poles, 26 poles in all, to a stake and
black oak pointer, S42E crossing Bunker's Hill Road in all 34 poles to a rock in a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to
a rock in a flat in said field, a dividing corner between Thomas J. and James Pistole, S83.5W 44 poles to a post oak and pointers near a graveyard, N42W to a
19 poles to a double chestnut on the south side of the road leading from Bunker's Hill to Williams Mill, with road S61W 65 poles to a rock, Grover Hitchcock's
SE corner of his 1.5 acre tract, northward with Hitchcock 59 poles to the NE corner of said tract, with W.L. Hitchcock's line east 29 poles to two hickories,
black oak, and hickory pointers, his corner, north 30 poles to a double black oak, west with another of his lines 38 poles to a rock, his corner, north 86
poles to the beginning. Previously conveyed to Joe and Amanda Sliger by three deeds:
Deed 1: from W.O. & Dora Bumbalough, 17 November 1924, Book 70, Pages 443-445
Deed 2: from Matt Hitchcock, 10 February 1922, Book 66, Page 495-496
Deed 3: N.H. & Laura Hitchcock, 11 December 1911, Book 54, Pages 430-431.
[The part of this property N and W of the Falling Water is currently parcel 1.00. East of the Falling Water is the top of parcel 19.00. South of the Falling
Water is parcel 20.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 52 - J.C. Gribble to his sons, Dillon & Oliver Gribble, 27 February 1937, 7th district, begins at the beginning corner
of a 100 acre tract, the Scott tract, up the branch, S15E 42 poles, S27E 22 poles, in all 26 poles, S48E passing through the head of a spring at 22 poles, in
all 26 poles to a stake and black oak pointers, S42E crossing Bunker's Hill Road in all 34 poles to a rock on a ridge in an old field, S8.5E 47 poles to a
rock in a flat in said field, a dividing corner between Thomas J. and James Pistol, S83.5W 44 poles to a post oak and pointers at a graveyard, N42W 19 poles to
a double chestnut on the south side of the road leading from Bunker's Hill to Williams' Mill, with said road S61W 65 poles to a rock, Grover Hitchcock's SE
corner of his 1.5 acre tract, with Hitchcock norwardly 59 poles to NE corner of Hitchcock's 1.5 acres, with W.L. Hitchcock's line east 29 poles to two hickorys,
black oak and hickory pointers, his corner, north 30 poles to a double black oak, west with another of his lines 38 poles to a rock, his corner, north 86 poles
to the beginning. [currently parcel 20.00]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 85 - Norman Luke to Claude Luke, 1/5 of 100 acres, 24 March 1937, 7th district, bounded on the north by Cookeville and
Bunker Hill Road, east by D.F. Howard heirs and N.T. Carter, south by G.E. Cunningham heirs and Falling Water, west by Mary Sherrell and C.C. Lafever. This is
his interest in the tract that belonged to his father, J.E. Luke, deceased, and mother M.M. Luke, deceased.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 174 - N.T. Carter to J.E. & America Cole, 130 acres, 22 June 1937, 7th district of White and 2nd district of Putnam,
bounded on the north by the lands of the heirs of Allen Howard and Sam Cash (formerly John Lafever), on the east by C.C. Deering on the south by the Falling
Water River, on the west by the lands of J.T. Hitchcock and D.F. Howard, being the farm of William H. Carter, N.T. Carter's father. Land conveyed to Carter,
except 1/13, as an heir of William H. Carter, deceased, by deeds of other heirs, Deed Book 66, Pages 44-45, 46-47, 48-52, 53-54, 54-56, 47-48; Deed Book 81,
Page 214; Also Book 7, Pages 235-236.[Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 492 - John & S.J. Saylors and Amanda & Evan Howard, heirs of L.D. Saylors, deceased, to Purvin & Ollie Bell Lollar, 2/7
of 80 acres, 11 March 1936, 7th district, bounded on the north by McCulley and Hitchcock, east by McCulley, south by Dow Saylors, west by Saylors and Cumby.
This is the L.D. Saylors homeplace. Witnessed by Laura Howard and Lorell Howard. [This appears to be parcel 16.00 and the bottom part of parcel 15.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 522 - Harvey & Nancy J. Duncan to W.B. & Rebecca Rector, 40+10 acres, 26 June 1934, 7th district, two tracts:
Tract #1: begins at Elender Perkins NW corner on the south side of Town Creek on a small cherry, east with Perkins 40 poles to a stake in the field, southward
40 poles to a rock in the old line, once between Lollar and Perkins in the Perkins' field, eastward with the old line to the widow Nichols' corner, NW with
Nichols', crossing the Sparta and Carthage Road to Town Creek, down the Creek to the beginning, 40 acres.
Tract #2: begins on a hickory on the east bank of Town Creek, east 42 poles to a stake, north 38 poles to a white oak, west 42 poles to a cherry tree on the
east bank of the east fork of Town Creek, down the Creek to the beginning, containing 10 acres.
Previously to Harvey Duncan from R.D. Mitchell, Deed Book 75, Page 180. [This appears to be the 18.xx tracts on Ditty Road and south and east of Town Creek.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 523 - Laura & Frank Lamb, heirs of L.D. Saylors, deceased, to Purvin & Ollie Bell Lollar, interest in 80 acres, 28
March 1938, 7th district, bounded on the north by McCulley and Hitchcock, east by the road and McCulley, south by Saylors, west by Saylors and Cumby. This is
the L.D. Saylors homeplace. The Lambs were in Edwards County, Kansas. [This appears to be parcel 16.00 and the bottom part of parcel 15.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 546 - Purvin & Ollie Bell Lollar to W.H. & Eliza Saylors, 80 acres, 30 April 1938, 7th district, 1/3 interest,
bounded on the north by McCulley and Hitchcock, east by McCulley, south by Dow Saylors, west by Saylors and Cumby, being the interest of John Saylors, Amanda
Howard, and Laura Lamb in the L.D. Saylors homeplace. [This appears to be parcel 16.00 and the bottom part of parcel 15.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 547 - Abe and Leslie Saylors, Hazel Jones, Annie May Bartlett, Ida Breeding, Mamie Clouse, Alice Lollar Holman, children
of L.D. Saylors, deceased, to W.H. Saylors, 80 acres, 21 March 1938, 7th district, bounded on the north by McCulley, east by KY Road, south by Dow Saylors, west
by Saylors and Cumby. Known as the L.D. Saylors homeplace. Jackson Willis and Brownie Sparks of Maysville, OK, were witnesses. Leslie Saylors was in Davidson
County, TN. Hazel Jones was in Pratt County, KS. Abe Saylors was in Garvin County, OK. Alice Lollar Holman was in Lancaster County, NE. [This appears to be parcel
16.00 and the bottom part of parcel 15.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 549 - W.H. & Eliza Saylors to W.A. McCulley, 13.5 acres, 3 May 1938, 7th district, begins at W.H. Saylors NE corner in
McCulley's line on the Old Kentucky Road, southward with Kentucky Road 19 poles to a stake, westward, parallel with McCulley's line, 114 poles to a stake,
northward, parallel with the line above, 19 poles to McCulley's line, eastward with his line 114 poles to the beginning, part of the L.D. Saylors homeplace.
[This appears to be the bottom part of parcel 15.00.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 565 - Connie [J.C.] Gribble to William Price and wife, 137 acres, 1 December 1934, 7th district, bounded on the north
by Crude Tollison, west by Hascal Boyd and Sam Lance, south by Gillen Smith and Jesse Hudgens, east by Sol Baker and Berry Lee Erwin.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 87, Page 592 - J.E. & America Cole to Nile & Lennie Wilhite, 130 acres, 30 June 1938, 7th district of White and 2nd district of
Putnam, bounded on the north by the
heirs of Allen Howard and Sam Cash, on the east by C.C. Deering, on the south by the Falling Water River, on the west by the heirs of J.T. Hitchcock and D.F.
Howard. Previously conveyed from N.T. Carter, Deed Book 87, Page 174. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89, Page 80 - Crockett and Stella Randolph to Harvey and Minnie Ethel Cooley, 4 acres, 23 August 1938, 7th district, begins on a rock in Harve Cooley's line, northward to a rock on the bank of a drain ditch, with ditch to Hamp Lollar's line, westward with Lollar to
Roscoe Dunn's corner, southward with Dunn to Cooley's corner, with Cooley east to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89, Page 218 - Modena Ray, Emma Cumby, Ollie May Fowler, Luna Price, Ella Ray, Covea McCulley, Harvey McCully, and Horace
McCully, children and heirs of J.M. Goodwin, deceased, to Sam & Ollie May Fowler, 85 acres, 7 January 1939, 7th district, bounded on the north by Mullican, east
by Mullican, south by Saylors and Mullican, west by Bartlett and Hitchcock. This is the homeplace and all the land owned by Goodwin at his death. Finnie Goodwin
has a lifetime estate.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89, Page 247 - A.L. Cunningham, Pearl & Clarence Lafever, Ethel & Otis Rice, Bertha & Orville Howell, John & Virgie Cunningham,
Stella & Orley D. Howell, children of G.E. Cunningham, deceased, to A.L. & Dora Cunningham, 67 acres, 7 January 1939, 7th district, Fannie Cunningham, widow of
G.E. cunningham has homestead dower rights, begins at Gribble's corner at the Road, northward with Gribble to the Falling Water River, westward, down the River,
to Carter and Luke's corner, southward with said River to the mouth of the spring branch, southward with branch to Robert Howard's line, eastward with his line
to the Road, with the Road to the beginning. John & Virgie Cunningham were in Wayne County, MI. Stella & Orley D. Howell were in Denver County, CO.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89, Page 255 - Fannie Cunningham, widow, A.L. & Dora Cunningham, Pearl & Clarence Lafever, Ethel & Otis Rice, Bertha & Orville
Howell, John & Virgie Cunningham, Stella & Orley D. Howell, heirs of G.E. Cunningham deceased, to Roxann Howard, 29 acres, 7 January 1939, 7th district, begins
on Turney Howard's NW corner, eastward 77 poles to a branch, northward down the branch, 70 poles to Falling Water River, westward down the River 60 poles to
Howard's line, southward with Howard 101.5 poles to the beginning. John & Virgie Cunningham were in Wayne County, MI, and Stella & Orley D. Howell were in Denver,
CO. [This is currently part of parcel 12.00, 11.00, and parts of 11.01 and 11.04 on Mt. Carmel Church Road. Howard's line mentioned here was the east side of
the property that R.W. Howard bought from John B. Rhea, and sold by R.W. Howard to Turney Howard, making this line part of the east boundary of #5.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89, Page 592 - A.J. Sims, county court clerk, to Connie Gribble, 50 acres, 18 December 1939, decree rendered at December 1939
term, Ella Fowler, complainant, vs Vergie Fowler, defendant, Minute Book 38, pages 31-32, 7th district, bounded on the north by Connie Gribble, on the east by
Hitchcock, on the south by Fowler and Fowler, on the west by Dillon Gribble. [bottom part of parcel 19.00, top part is at Deed Book 87, Page 50]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89B, Page 56 - J.D. & M.J. Huddleston to Mrs. C.C. Bowman, 12 March 1940, 2nd district of Putnam County and 7th district of
White County, bounded on the north by Claude Luke, south by Deering and Carter, East by Falling Water River, West by Sam Cash. Previously conveyed by Ora
Johnson, Clerk & Master.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89B, Page 335 - Dillon & Beatrice Gribble to Oliver & Gladys Gribble, 100 acres, 11 January 1941, 7th district, bounded on the
north by the River, east by Gribble, south by Howell, west by Hitchcock. Previously conveyed to Oliver & Dillon Gribble from J.C. Gribble, Book 87, Page 52.
[currently parcel 20.00]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89B, Page 457 - Nile & Linnie Wilhite to A.A. Bradley, 130 acres, 12 February 1941, 7th district, mentions a deed from A.J. &
Della Mai Gilliam to Nile Wilhite, 10 February 1941, on which a note was canceled, bounded on the north by the
heirs of Allen Howard and Sam Cash, on the east by C.C. Deering, on the south by the Falling Water River, on the west by the heirs of J.T. Hitchcock and D.F.
Howard. Previously Deed Book 87, Page 592. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 89B, Page 458 - A.A. & Notie Bradley to H.C. & Lula Gentry, 130 acres, 1 May 1941, 7th district, bounded on the north by the
heirs of Allen Howard and Sam Cash, on the east by C.C. Deering, on the south by the Falling Water River, on the west by the heirs of J.T. Hitchcock and D.F.
Howard. Previously conveyed from Nile & Linnie Wilhite. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 203 - W.D. & Notie Saylors to D.M. & Hattie Saylors, interest in tract of land, 29 December 1933, 7th district, bounded
on the south by Annie Elrod, on the west by Mary Goodwin, east by Tennie Wallace, north by W.D. Saylors, a dividing line agreed upon between W.D. and D.M.
Saylors, the line beginning on a sassafrass in W.D. Saylors west boundary line, westwardly about 70 poles to a rock in Mary Goodwin's line. This is part of the
B.W. Saylors, deceased, farm.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 227 - D.M. & Hattie Saylors to Eley & Pauline Lafever, 50 acres, 26 January 1942, 7th district, bounded on the south by
Annie Elrod, on the west by Mary Goodwin, east by Tennie Wallace, north by W.D. Saylors, a dividing line agreed upon between W.D. and D.M. Saylors, the line
beginning on a sassafrass in W.D. Saylors west boundary line, westwardly about 70 poles to a rock in Mary Goodwin's line, previously conveyed from W.D. Saylors,
Deed Book 90, Page 203.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 261 - Crock & Stella Randolph to Clarence & Pearl Lafever, 16 acres, 1 October 1938, 7th district, begins at a rock in
the old Cookeville Rd, northwestward with Asher Lafever to Hamp Lollar's line, westward with Lollar to a drain ditch, with ditch to a rock on the bank of said
ditch, southward with Harve Cooley, eastward with Cooley to a dogwood sprout, Cooley's corner, northward to the beginning corner, including one acre lying on the
east side of the Cookeville Road and bounded as follows, south by May Sherrell, westward with Fill Lafever line, northward with old Cookeville Road to a rock in
the beginning corner.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 262 - A.L. & Dora Cunningham, Ethel & Otis Rice, Bertha & Orville Howell, John & Virgie Cunningham, Stella & Oreby D.
Howell, heirs of G.E. Cunningham, deceased, to Pearl Lafever, 14 acres, 7 January 1939, 7th district, begins at Carter and Luke's corner at the River,
southwestward to Howard and Luke's corner at the river, eastward with the River to the mouth of a spring branch, northward to the beginning. Subject to the life
estate of Fannie Cunningham. John & Virgie Cunningham were in Wayne County, MI, and Stella & Arlie Howell were in Denver, CO.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 438 - W.M. and G.C. Hitchcock to Oliver & Gladys Gribble, 19 July 1941, 7th district, begins at 2 hickories, black oak,
and 4 hickory pointers, the SE corner of Hitchcock's 80 acres, west with Pistole, which is now Gribble, 22 poles to G.C. Hitchcock's and Gribble's corner, north
with a conditional line 30 poles to a rock, east, parallel with the first line above 24 poles to a rock, south 30 poles to the beginning corner. Previously to
Tom Hitchcock from Wm. L. Hitchcock.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 440 - W.B. & Rebecca Rector to Arvie & Lassie McCormick, 61.3 acres, 18 August 1938, 7th district, begins on a cedar
post NE corner of a tract, N14W 48 poles crossing Sparta and Baxter Road, in all 85 poles to a cedar corner, N20W 61 poles to a sycamore corner on the bank of
Town Creek, down the Creek S57W 8 poles, 9NW 5 poles, S84W 11 poles to a bridge, in all 12 poles, S6.5W 10 poles, S58.5W 12.25 poles, S26.5W 40 poles, S44.5W 11
poles, S32W 10 poles, S18W 28 poles, N85W 2 poles, S18W 6 poles, N82.5W 3 poles, S8W 6 poles, S20.5W 9 poles to a black walnut corner at the mouth of a ditch,
leaving Creek, S75.5E 20 poles to a rock corner on side of ditch, S61E 8.25 poles to post corner, N55E 1 pole, S62E 12 poles to a post corner, N38E [or W] 4
poles to a rock corner, S86E 78 poles to the beginning. The lands deeded to Harvey Duncan, Deed Book 87, Page 522, and previously involved a deed of trust to
Federal Land Bank. [These are the 18.xx tracts on Ditty Road and south and east of Town Creek.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 441 - Arvie McCormick, a widower, to John Eli & Zula L. Gordon, 61.3 acres, 18 June 1942, 7th district, begins on a cedar
post NE corner of a tract, N14W 48 poles crossing Sparta and Baxter Road, in all 85 poles to a cedar corner, N20W 61 poles to a sycamore corner on the bank of
Town Creek, down the Creek S57W 8 poles, 9NW 5 poles, S84W 11 poles to a bridge, in all 12 poles, S6.5W 10 poles, S58.5W 12.25 poles, S26.5W 40 poles, S44.5W 11
poles, S32W 10 poles, S18W 28 poles, N85W 2 poles, S18W 6 poles, N82.5W 3 poles, S8W 6 poles, S20.5W 9 poles to a black walnut corner at the mouth of a ditch,
leaving Creek, S75.5E 20 poles to a rock corner on side of ditch, S61E 8.25 poles to post corner, N55E 1 pole, S62E 12 poles to a post corner, N38E 4
poles to a rock corner, S86E 78 poles to the beginning. Previously from W.B. Rector, 18 August 1938, Deed Book 90, Page 440. [These are the 18.xx tracts on
Ditty Road and south and east of Town Creek.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 590 - Ragland Potter & Co. (of Davidson County) to Erastus E. Lafever (of White County), 10 acres, 25 August 1942,
7th district, bounded on the east by Scott, north, south, and west by Spears, previously conveyed to Ragland Potter & Co. by G.H. Templeton, Sheriff, 6 March
1929, Deed Book 75, Page 569.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 90, Page 597 - Pearl & Clarence Lafever and Fannie Cunningham to Crockett & Stella Randolph, 14 acres, 12 October 1942, 7th
district, begins at Carter and Luke's corner at the River, southwestward to Howard and Luke's corner at the River, eastward with the river to the mouth of a
spring branch, northward to the beginning. Previously to Pearl Lafever from A.L. Cunningham, Deed Book 90, Page 262.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 149 - Lou, Vesta, and Mattie Howard and Hattie Ray to Asher and Pairlee Lafever for life, remainder to John Lafever,
25 acres, 22 January 1943, begins at H.L. and W.S. Ray corner, east with W.S. Ray to a rock corner, south with W.S. Ray to a rock, west to H.L. Ray's corner,
north with H.L. Ray to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 179 - Jeff & Margie Milsap to Bill Nash, 40 acres, 20 August 1938, 7th district, bounded on the north by Nash, east by
Saylors, south by Goodwin, west by Green.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 179 - J.C. & Cora Gribble to Robert Mott, 85 + 29.5 acres, 8 February 1943, 7th district, two tracts:
Tract 1: begins on a rock at the edge of a swamp, Stewart's and Mott's corner in Southard's line, about 25 yards and 30 north of a spring in the edge of said
swamp, east with Southard 74 poles to a stake, south 18 poles to a black oak and pointers, Southard's and Mott's corner, east 59 poles to Southard's and Mott's
corner in Myer's line, north with Myers, leaving the public road at 28 poles, in all 76 poles to a rock in Oliver's line, Mott & Gribble's corner in said line,
N86-2/4W 98 poles to a rock in the edge of the swamp, N11.5E 82 poles to a rock with pointers, S78W to a rock with pointers, Hampton's line, south with Hampton
43 poles to Stewart's corner in said line, east with Stewart 40 poles to a rock, Stewart's and Mott's corner, south 80 poles to the beginning.
Tract 2: begins on a rock in the center of Burgess Mill Road, with road west 35.25 poles to a rock in said road, north 29 poles to a rock, Howell's corner,
west 61.5 poles to a rock, south 106.5 poles to a rock, S74E 66 poles to a rock, S60.5E 41 poles to the beginning.
Previously conveyed from W.M. Mott, Book 59, pages 478-479.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 189 - Gusta Pitman, widow of John Pitman, Edgar & Jewel Pitman, Bill & Jewel Officer, John & Amanda Hulleston, Loyd &
Fannie Lou Elan, Turney Lee Pitman, and Carlen Pitman, children of John Pitman deceased to Clarence & Luna Lenard, 100 acres 29 January 1942, 7th district, begins
on a rock, formerly a white oak and black oak corner on south bank of Falling Water River, Joe England corner, south to a rock in a sink, east to a black oak in
a small sink, south to a rock, SE to a rock, NE to a rock, SE to a rock in Hamp Hitchcock's line, south to a rock in the road, east to a rock, soutwestwardly to a
large black oak, southeast to a post oak, SE to a rock in the road, SW to large black oak, west to beech on bank of Falling Water, up the river to the beginning.
Previous deed from L.C. Hitchcock to John and Gusta Pitman, Deed Book 55, Page 472.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 398 - J.V. Snodgrass, Circuit Court Clerk, to John S. Bussell, 33 acres, 8 June 1943, on 3 May 1943 in the case of Ollie
Phillips vs Omer Phillips, court decreed that the title of Omer Phillips be divested out of him and the clerk to sell the land, John S. Bussell was the buyer,
7th district, bounded on north by Howard and Howell, south by Cole, east by Howell, west by Howell and Clark, land was the homeplace of Omer & Ollie Phillips.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 399 - George & Mary Tollison to W.V. Sherrell, 0.25 acres, 9 April 1943, 7th district, begins on a rock in the pike
running from George Tollison to Pistole Church, south with the Pike about 100 steps, Sherrell is to have all of our land on the west side of the Pike. Witnessed
by Willie and Salena Dunn.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 399 - Raymond & Jessie Lee Howell to W.V. Sherrell, 0.25 acres, 9 April 1943, 7th district, begins on a rock in the pike
running from George Tollison to Pistole Church, north with said pike to where Sherrell line crosses said Pike, Sherrell is to have all of our land on the west
of said pike.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 438 - Fred Luke, Claude Luke, and Eliza Grider to Crave Patton, 65 acres, 6 July 1943, 7th district, Falling Water,
known as the Glen lands [or Clen], begins on a white oak near a spring on the north side of the Falling Water, John Glen's NW corner, S55W 4 poles to the Fred
Saylors' corner on the bank of the River, south crossing the River with his line 100 poles and passing his corner and with his line, in all 112 poles to a
hickory and gum and post oak pointers, Ezekiel Hithcock's corner in a hollow, east on another of his lines 10 poles to a black oak, his corner, south on his line
4 poles to a black oak, his corner, S60E on another line of his 28 poles to a white oak, his corner, N41E 10 poles to a gum and horn beam pointers on the bank
of the River, up the River 45 poles to a white oak on the bank of the River, north, crossing the River, to a forked black oak on Dew's line, north to a spanish
oak and passing Dew's corner, in all 120 poles, west the the beginning. Includes all of the Glen tract of land. The land conveyed to James Hitchcock by W.L.
Hitchcock, Deed Book 50, Page 66. Includes and excludes the water rights conveyed to the town of Cookeville and to J.C. Gribble.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 464 - J.C. & Cora Gribble to Dillon & Beatrice Gribble, 302.4 acres, 11 January 1941, 1/3 interest in land in 9th
district, described in deed from Equitable Life Assurance Society to J.C. Gribble, Deed Book 89B, Page 110. Land is a portion of the W.R. Mitchell farm.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 91, Page 484 - Rhea & Minnie Luke to Fred & Thursa Luke, 20 acres, 16 April 1937, 7th district, begins on a rock in old Cookeville
and Carthage Road, where the old Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road intersects the same, eastward with Jesse Dunn's line to the new Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road,
northward with Road to Jesse Dunn's NW corner, a rock, eastward with Jesse Dunn's line to a rock, C.C. & America Lafever's corner, NW with C.C. and America
Lafever line to Bunker Hill Road, Northward with said road to A.H. Lafever's corner, west 67.5 to W.M. Duncan's line, Southward with W.M. Duncan's line to
Carthage Road, southward with said road to the beginning. Previously from G.W. Lafever, Deed Book 68, Page 298. [This appears to be Parel 21.00 near the corner
of S. Bunker Hill Rd and Ditty Road, with the old Road possibly cutting near the line north of parcel 29.00. Parcel 21.01, across the road from the main tract is also
part of this description.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 92, Page 91 - Herbert L. & Tennie Mae Huddleston, only heirs of Mrs. C.C. Bowman, deceased, to John & Altha Lafever, 26 October
1943, 2nd district of Putnam County, 7th district of White County, bounded on the north by Claude Luke, east by Falling Water River, south by Deering and Carter,
west by Sam Cash, 2.5 acres are excluded that were sold by Allen Howard to W.S. Burgess, which begins on a black oak, east 38 poles crossing the Falling Water,
to a blackgum with ironwood pointers, north 6 poles, crossing said river, to a beech with water oak and maple pointers, westward 15.5 poles, a conditional line,
to a double sycamore, westward 15.5 poles, a conditional, to a poplar with dogwood and red oak pointers, southward 15.5 poles to the beginning, a black oak with
hickory pointers. Total tract was previously conveyed to Mrs. C.C. Bowman from J.D. Huddleston, Deed Book 89B, Page 56. Huddlestons were in Summit County, OH.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 92, Page 102, H.C. & Lula Gentry to Nile & Linnie Wilhite, 130 acres, 13 November 1943, 7th district, bounded on the north by
the heirs of Allen Howard and Sam Cash, on the east by C.C. Deerign, on the South by Falling Water River, on the west by the heirs of J.T. Hitchcock and D.F.
Howard. Previously from A.A. Bradley, Deed Book 89B, Page 458. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 92, Page 165, Claude Luke, Rhea Luke, and M.E. Luke Grider to Alph & Lecie Randolph, 135 acres, 23 March 1943, 7th district,
begins at a rock, a corner in Pollie Barnes' tract, with her N38W 7.75 poles to a stake in the center of Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, S46.5W with road 33
poles, west 10 poles, S80W 14 poles, west 10 poles, S62.5W 14 poles, S45W 14 poles, S60W 6 poles to a rock in said Road, being the corner of the Hitchcock 7 acre
tract in the J.J. Mills line, S8E with line of 7 acre tract and passing its corner at 41 poles, 94 poles in all to two black gums in Josh Sherrell's tract, S31E
with Sherrell 25 poles to a post oak, S11E 49.8 poles to a stake, Sherrell's corner, S51.5E passing Sherrell and Zack Lafever's corner at 28 poles, in all 37.5
poles to the center of Falling Water River, up River N45E 10 poles, S58.5E 64 poles to a stake in the center of River, at the Ray line, N6.5E with Ray, passing
Ray and Carter corner at 61 poles, in all 100 poles to a hickory, N50W 37 poles to a rock, north 135 poles to a rock, post oak, and black gum in Pollie Barnes'
line, west with her line 24 poles to the beginning. Includes 12 acres conveyed to Mary E. Grider which is excluded, description in book 68, Page 299.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 92, Page 166, Crockett & Stella Randolph to Alfred & Lecie Randolph, 14 acres, 11 September 1943, 7th district, beginning at
Carter and Luke's corner at the river, soutwestward to Howard and Luke's corner at the River, eastward with the River to the mouth of a spring branch, northward
to the beginning. Previously conveyed to Crockett Randolph from Clarence Lafever, Deed Book 90, Page 597.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 92, Page 385, Wesley Marsh, Ada Williams, J.L. and Beecher Marsh, Amanda Treadway, and J.W. Marsh to Claude & Mary Marsh, 6 acres,
3 October 1942, 9th district, bounded on the north and east by Marsh, south by Church property, west by Howard, being a portion of the D.C. Marsh land. J.L.
Marsh was in Summit County, OH.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 92, Page 391, Claude & Mary Marsh to Crockett & Stella Randolph, 6 acres, 8 April 1944, 9th district, bounded on the north and
east by Marsh, south by Church property, west by Howard, previously conveyed from B.W. Marsh, Deed Book 92, Page 385.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 93, Page 481 - Harvie & Minnie Ethel Cooley to John Cooley, 7.5 + 4 acres, 11 March 1944, 7th district,
Tract 1: begins on a rock in the middle of Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, in T.C. Lafever's line, south with Lafever 47 rods to a corner between T.C. and A.H.
Lafever, west 31 rods and 10.5 feet with A.H. Lafever to a stake, northwardly 27 rods with W.M. Thompson, eastward 40 rods with Thompson to the beginning.
Tract 2: begins on a rock in Harve Cooley's line, northward to a rock on the bank of a drain ditch, with ditch to Hamp Lollar's line, westward with Lollar to
Roscoe Dunn's corner, southward with Dunn to Cooley's corner, with Cooley east to the beginning.
Previously conveyed by W.P. Thompson to Harvey Cooley, Deed Book 85, Page 362, and by Crockett Randolph to Harvey Cooley, Deed Book 89, Page 80.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 25 - Asher Lafever to George Lafever, 45 acres, 4 May 1912, 7th district, begins on a post oak stump in Jesse Spears'
line, north crossing a branch to a rock on the north of the branch, southward down the branch the head of a spring near the branch, northwest with old road to a
rock on top of a hill, southwestward to branch with a rock corner in Denton Dunn's line, east with Dunn to a sycamore corner, southeastward with Dunn to the
Falling Water, up the River to Jesse Spears' line, north with Spears to the beginning. [This is currently parcel 30.00 at the corner of Nash Road and S. Bunker
Hill Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 36 - A.H. & Ada Lafever to Della Lafever, 15 acres, 12 May 1919, begins at a crossfence, Z. Lafever heirs' line, NW to
the road, Eller's line, southward with said road to a post oak stump corner in Eller's line, east with Lafever heirs' line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 44 - Bill & Ollie Nash to Andrew & Reba Nash, 40 acres, 16 January 1943, 7th district, bounded on the north by Nash,
east by Saylors, south by Goodwin, west by Greene. Previously conveyed to Bill Nash from Jeff Millsap, 20 August 1938.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 46 - A.L. & Dora Cunningham and Fannie Cunningham to Haskel & Bessie Farley, 67 acres, 30 October 1944, 7th district,
begins at Gribble's corner at the road, northward with Gribble to Falling Water River, westward down the River to Carter & Luke's corner, southward with River
to the mouth of the spring branch, south with the branch to Robert Howard's line, eastward with his line to the Road, with the Road to the beginning. Conveyed
to A.L. Cunningham from Pearl Lafever, Book 89, Page 247, which was subject to the life estate of Fannie Cunningham.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 152 - W.S. and Hattie Ray to Asher Lafever, 9 acres, 1 May 1945, 7th district, begins on a rock in John Ray's line,
west to a rock in the road, southward with road to a rock, eastward with Cherry Creek Road to a double black oak, northward with W.S. Ray's line to the
beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 267 - T.J. & Jennie White to Harvel & Leron Cass, 8 acres, 16 July 1945, 7th district, begins at the intersection
of the Burgess Falls Road and the Pistole Road, NE with Pistole Road to the water line of the city of Cookeville Power Plant land, NW with water line to an elm
tree, Cass' corner, westward with Cass to Burgess Falls Road, southward with Road to the beginning. Part of the land previously conveyed from Ed Seabolt to T.J.
White, Deed Book 79, Page 107.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 376 - W.S. and Hattie Ray to Erbie and Nell Ray, 80 acres, 8 August 1945, 7th district, begins on black oak at Lafever's
corner, north to John Ray line and on to Bob Ray line, east with Bob Ray to a rock in head of a swamp, south with Bob Ray to a rock in a swamp, west with Bob
Ray to a rock in the woods, south with Bob Ray to Cherry Creek Road, southwest with road to a rock, south to cemetery and W.P. Howard's line, west with Howard
to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 94, Page 381 - John & Alta Lafever to Charlie & Alta Ramsey, 10 August 1945, 2nd district of Putnam and 7th district of White,
bounded on the N by Claude Luke, E by Falling Water River, S by Deering and Carter, W by Sam Cash. This excludes 2.5 acres sold by Allen Howard to W.S. Burgess,
and that begins on a black oak, east 38 poles crossing the Falling Water River to a black gum with ironwood pointers, north 6 poles, crossing said River, to a
beech with water oak and maple pointers, west 15.5 poles to a conditional line to a double sycamore, west 15.5 poles to a conditional line to a poplar with
dogwood and red oak pointers, southward 15.5 poles to the beginning. Previous Deed is Book 92, Page 91.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 95, Page 361 - Ely & Pauline Lafever to William & Annell Hickey, 50 acres, 7 January 1946, 7th district, bounded on the south by
Annie Elrod, on the west by Mary Goodwin, on the east by Tennie Wallace, on the north by D.M. Saylors and W.D. Saylors, beginning on a sassafrass in W.D.
Saylors west boundary line, westward 70 poles to a rock in Mary Goodwin's line, previously conveyed from D.M. Saylors, Deed Book 90, Page 227.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 95, Page 377 - Bryan & Evie Gribble to Hanson Carr, 25 March 1946, 7th dist, begins at a stake at the mouth of a spring branch on
the south side of Falling Water, Tom Hitchcock's corner, down the river N75W 20 poles, N21W 12 poles, N9E 132 poles to a stake at the mouth of Town Creek, C.D.
Allen's corner, up Town Creek N77E 50 poles to a stake,
two poles east of Town Creek, Denton Dunn's corner, south 27 poles to a rock, C.D. Spear's corner, S58E 44 poles to a rock, east 12 poles to a rock and post
oak on the east bank of the road, with the road N44E 9 poles to a rock in the road, S33E 8.5 poles to a stake in a drain, east 14 2/3 poles to a black gum,
C.D. Spears' corner. Previous conveyance was J.C. Gribble to Bryan & Evie Gribble, Book 85, Page 580. [currently parcel 1.00]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 95, Page 379 - John S. Bussell to Burl and Greeley Bussell, 33 acres, 25 March 1946, 7th district, bounded on the north by Howard
and Howell, south by Cole, east by Howell, west by Howell and Clark, was conveyed to John S. Bussell by J.V. Snodgrass, Circuit Court Clerk, Deed Book 91, Page
398.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 96, Page 315 - Lou, Vesta, and Mattie Howard, and Hattie Ray to Zack Lafever, 12 acres, 12 September 1946, 7th District, begins
at Bunker Hill Road, eastwardly 129 rods to a rock in Jake Ray's line, Southwardly with Ray 20 rods to Buck Price's line, westwardly 43 poles with price to a
rock corner, north with Price 11 rods to a rock corner, westwardly 48 rods with price to a rock in Bunker Hill Road, northwardly 26 rods with Bunker Hill Road
to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 96, Page 377 - M.H. & Hester Howard to Crock & Stella Randolph, 4 acres, 23 July 1945, 7th district, begins on a rock corner at
the new meeting house lot, west to a rock corner in Howard's line at the old meeting house lot, northward to a rock corner, about 280 yards with a fence,
eastward, about 40 yards, to a rock corner at the road, southward with the road 280 yards to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 97, Page 82 - Roxann Howard to Hershal Ray Howard, 29 acres, 15 February 1947, 7th district, begins at Turney Howard's northwest
corner, east 77 poles to a branch, north with branch 70 poles to Falling Water River, west down River 60 poles to Howard, south with Howard 101.5 poles to
beginning. Previously deeded to Roxann Howard from Fannie Cunningham Book 89, Page 255.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 97, Page 335 - Nile & Linnie Wilhite to William Neal & Nanna Mai Mason, 130 acres, 16 April 1947, 7th district, bounded on the
north by lands of Allen Howard heirs and Sam Cash, east by C.C. Deering, south by Falling Water River, west by the lands of the heirs of J.T. Hitchcock and
D.F. Howard. Previously from H.C. Gentry, Deed Book 92, Page 102. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 98, Page 57 - Augusta Pitman who is the only heir and child of Crockett Hitchcock to Carlen Pitman, 105 acres except 30, 7 November
1947, 7th dist., begins on a rock in the main Sparta Road, SE with road to a stake at the intersection of Cherry Creek Rd, mostly east with the Road to a stake,
NE with Rhea to a stake, northeast to a stake, north east to two black oaks, north to a black oak which is southeast corner of Hampton Hitchcock's 95 acre tract,
west with Hitchcock to a stake and dogwood pointers at a wagon road, south crossing the road to a stake and sourwood and post oak pointers, east to a post oak
and hickory pointers, south to a black oak and hickory at the road side, SE to a black oak in a lane, SW with the lane to a rock, west with a beech on the
bank of the River, southeast down the river to a white oak which was Joshua Brown's corner, southeast with Brown to a stake on the north of a spring branch,
southwest to an elm and dogwood, southwest to a stake oak and red bud, southwest to a hickory and walnut, southwest to a double chestnut which was Brown's corner
southeast with Brown to a rock and two black oaks which was Brown's corner in John Rhea's line, northeast with Rhea to a black oak on a ridge which was Rhea's
corner, northeast to the beginning. Excludes 30 acres previously conveyed to Henry England. Subject to life estate of Augusta Hitchcock. Previous conveyance
from W.L. Hitchcock to Crockett Hitchcock, Deed Book 37, Page 480. [Part of this is currently parce 13.00 on Mt. Carmel Church Road, adjoining airport
property.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 98, Page 161 - William Neal & Nanna Mai Mason to Crockett & Stella Randolph and James & Margie Perham, 130 acres, 9 January 1948,
7th district, bounded on the north by the lands of Allen Howard and Sam Cash, east by C.C. Deering, south by Falling Water River, west by the heirs of J.T.
Hitchcock and D.F. Howard. Previously conveyed by Nile Wilhite to William Mason, Deed Book 97, Page 335. [Parcel 9.00 is part of this.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 98, Page 162 - Crock & Stella Randolph to Carl & Elise Saylors, 4 + 6 acres, 9 January 1948, 7th district, 2 tracts:
Tract #1 - begins at a rock at the new meeting house lot, west to a rock corner in Howard's line at the old meeting house lot, northward with a fence about 280
yards to a rock corner, southward with the road 280 yards to the beginning, 4 acres. Previoiusly M.H. Howard to Crock Randolph, Deed Book 96, Page 377.
Tract #2 - bound on the north and east by Marsh, south by Church property, west by Howard, 6 acres. Previously Claude Marsh to Crockett Randolph, Deed Book 92,
Page 391.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 98, Page 293 - Carlen Pitman to Turney Pitman, 40 acres, 8 April 1948, 7th district, begins at Farley, south to red oak, soutward
to a rock at a fence, eastward to a rock, southward to road, eastward to post oak, nortward to a rock in the road, westward to a black gum, the beginning. This
conveyance is subject to life estate of Augusta Pitman. Last conveyed to Carlen Pitman from Augusta Pitman, Book 98, Page 57. [This is currently parce 13.00 on
Mt. Carmel Church Road, adjoining airport property.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 98, Page 377 - Zack Lafever to Buck & Flossie Price, 8 acres, 19 February 1948, 7th district, begins at a rock corner, east 97
poles to Jake Ray, south 20 rods with Ray to Buck Price, west with Price 11 rods to a rock corner, west 17 poles to a rock corner, north 19 poles to the
beginning. Previously to Zack Lafever from Lou Howard, Book 96, Page 315.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 98, Page 484 - Crockett & Stella Randolph and James & Mertie Parham to John Lafever, 65 acres, 2 July 1948, 7th district,
a portion of the land conveyed to Crockett Randolph from William Neal Mason, Book 98, Page 161, begins on a rock on the south side of a road, southward to a
rock on the north bank of the River, westward with the River to a rock in Randolph's line, northward with Randolph and Lafever to the road, eastward with the
road to the beginning, bounded on the north by the road, on the east by Randolph and Parham, south by the River, west by Randolph and Lafever. Money was to be
paid to William Neal & Mae Mason. [This is currently parcel 9.00 on Lafever Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 98, Page 521 - John V. Snodgrass, clerk, to Ollie Patton, 42 acres, 17 July 1948, 7th district, Falling Water, related to a
Circuit Court decree, May 1948 term, Nancy Lafever, complainant, vs James Lafever, defendant, minute book 22, page 223, Ollie Patton was the high bidder at
public auction, south with J.E. Hitchcock to Falling Water River, up the river to a rock at the mouth of a drain leading of south from Sparta and Carthage
Road, northeastward up drain, crossing said road to a rock in the field, SE to the Falling Water, up the River to the beginning. Previously conveyed by G.E.
Cunningham to James Lafever, Deed Book 83, Page 408. [Currently parcel 6.00 beween S. Bunker Hill Road and Falling Water River.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 99, Page 11 - Landon Seabolt to Jessie and Fred E. Howell, 40 acres, 26 December 1947, district 7, begins at a
stump on a bluff immiediately above the head of the Baker Spring in W.N. Seabolt's line, westward with W.N. Seabolt to the center of Carthage Rock Island Road,
northward with said road to a rock and cross fence north of Jack Duncan's house, eastward with said fence 92 rods to the center of Sparta Burgess Mill Road,
SE with said road to its intersection with the Pistole Road, NE with Pistole Road to the Collier water line of 1929, up said water line up Glade Creek to where
the said line crosses Baker Spring Branch, up said Spring Branch to the beginning. Conveyed to Landon Seabolt from Ed Seabolt, Deed Book 79, Page 105.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 99, Page 54 - John, Pairlee, and Asher Lafever to Erbie & Nellie Ray, 34 acres, 14 September 1948, 7th district, begins on rock
in John Ray's line, west to a stake in the road, south with road to a rock, east with Cherry Creek road to a rock, and again to a rock, south with H.S. Ray to a
rock, eastward to a rock in W.S. Ray, northward with W.S. Ray to a rock, westward to a double black oak, north to the beginning. Previous conveyance deed to
John Lafever and second tract to Asher Lafever from first tract from Lou Howard and 2nd from W.S. Ray, Books 91 and 94, Pages 149 and 152.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 99, Page 501 - Bob, Martin, and Sam Lafever, Lou Ann Sherrell, Mandy Bray, Callie Mahan, and Martha Hickey, only heirs of George
Lafever, deceased, to Sam & Mary Francis Lafever, 2 acres, 5 April 1945, 7th district, fronting on the gravel road on the side of the land conveyed to George
Lafever from Asher Lafever, fronting one acre wide along the gravel road and running back a depth of 2 acres along the line of the Jesse Spears land, being the
place where Sam Lafever now lives. Previous deed on 4 May 1912, Deed Book 94, Page 25. [This is currently connected to parcels 30.xx, possibly this is 30.01.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 100, Page 30 - Burl Bussell and Greely Bussell, 33+16 acres, 5 July 1949, 7th district, both parties have equal shares in the
property as tenants in common, bounded on the north by John Bussell and Scarlett, on the east by Shelah Howell, on the south by Jim Cole, on the west by
Scarlett, conveyed from John Bussell, Book 95, Page 379. The land was being partitioned so that Burl Bussell had the land east of Tom Cole spring branch, bounded
on the north by Tom Scarlett and John Bussell, east by Howell, west by said spring branch, and containing 16 acres. Greely Bussell had the land west of Tom Cole
branch, bounded on the north by Scarlett, on the east by the portion described above, south by Jim Cole, and west by Scarlett. Greely has control of spring and
branch. John Bussell has use of the property during his life.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 100, Page 31 - Turney & Willie C. Pitman and Gusta Pitman to David Ray & Mary Ellen Farley, 40 acres, 5 July 1949, 7th district,
begins at Wesley Farley, south to red oak, soutward to a rock at a fence, eastward to a rock, southward to road, eastward to post oak, nortward to a rock in the
road, westward to a black gum, the beginning. Last conveyed to Turney Pitman from Carlen Pitman, Book 98, Page 293. [This is currently parce 13.00 on Mt.
Carmel Church Road, adjoining airport property.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 100, Page 32 - Zack & Lou Lafever to Turney & Willie C. Pitman, 5 acres, 5 July 1949, 7th district, bounded on the north by
Howard, east by Buck Price, south by Buck Price, west by Bunker Hill Road, part of the land conveyed to Zack Lafever from Lou Howard, Book 96, Page 315.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 100, Page 144 - Mary Sherrell to C.C. Lafever, 2 acres, 9 May 1916, 7th district, begins on a rock in Z. Lafever, deceased, line,
eastward with fence to J.E. Hitchcock's line, southeastwardly with Hitchcock's line to the top of a bluff to a rock cave, southwestwardly to a rock in said
Lafever heirs' line, northwardly with Lafever heirs to the beginning. Witnessed by G.W. Lafever and Rasco Dunn.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 100, Page 452 - John & Ollie Cooley to Clarence Lafever, 7.5 acres + 4 acres, 2 March 1950, 7th district,
Tract 1: begins on a rock in the middle of Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, in T.C. Lafever's line, south with Lafever 47 rods to a corner between T.C. and A.H.
Lafever, west 31 rods and 10.5 feet with A.H. Lafever to a stake, northwardly 27 rods with W.M. Thompson, eastward 40 rods with Thompson to the beginning.
Tract 2: begins on a rock in Harve Cooley's line, northward to a rock on the bank of a drain ditch, with ditch to Hamp Lollar's line, westward with Lollar to
Roscoe Dunn's corner, southward with Dunn to Cooley's corner, with Cooley east to the beginning.
Previously conveyed by Harvie Cooley to John Cooley, White County Deed Book 93, page 481. As of 30 December 2025, this land is part of 39 acres, last deeded 19
October 2023, and in Deed Book 542, Page 160. Parcel 002.00.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 100, Page 471 - W.L. & Hattie Carter to Elmore & Rowena Carter, 1 February 1950, all the part of the G.W. Myers' land that lies
south and west of a line which begins at W.A. Oliver's SE corner and running southward to a rock in the middle of the road near the barn, east with the road to
a corner in Casto Saylors' line, and bounded on the north by Oliver, east by Saylors, south by Abston and Tollison, and west by Southard.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 101, Page 17 - Rhea, N.C., and Claude Luke, as heirs of Mary Eliza Grider, to John A. Lafever, 3/4 of 12 acres, 28 April 1950,
grantors were brothers of Mary Eliza Grider, deceased, grantors also involved, Hubert, Herbie, Marie, and Cecil Luke, Mrs. Elene Luke Fugate, Otis Luke, Myrtle
Luke, Lorene Luke Hyatt, and Orville Luke, children of Fred Luke, decased, brother of Mary Eliza Grider, owners each of 1/40 interest, Hazel and Dennis Nash
being minor children of Eula Luke Nash, deceased, daughter of Fred Luke, are the only heirs of Mary Eliza Luke, their interest being included above, 7th district,
begins at a rock corner in Hitchcock's and D.F. Howard's lines, north with them to their corner, west with them to the Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, west with
road to a rock at the road running to said Hitchcock's home, south with road to a rock corner, east to the beginning. Previously conveyed to Mary Grider from E.
Lee, Deed Book 68, Page 299. Myrtle, Otis, and Elene were in Wayne County, MI.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 102, Page 227 - I.N. & Mary L. Lafever to A.H. Lafever, 12 May 1919, 7th district, begins on a rock in A.H. Lafever's original
line, westward with the road to a rock, southward to the head of a ditch, with ditch to a rock, A.H. Lafever's and I.N. Lafever's corner, northward with A.H.
Lafever's original line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 102, Page 227 - I.N. & Mary Lou Lafever to A.H. Lafever, 5 acres, 29 March 1917, 7th district, begins on a rock in Bowman and
Mitchell line, southward to a rock, I.N. Lafever's and A.H. Lafever's original corner, northwardly to a rock in A.H. Lafever line, northwestwardly with A.H.
Lafever's original line to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 102, Page 228 - T.C. and A.J. & Martha Lafever to A.H. Lafever, 30 acres, excluding one acre on which the school house is located,
28 January 1911, 7th district, begins on a rock in Cookeville and Bunker Hill Road, G.W. Lafever's corner, west with G.W. Lafever 67.5 poles to a rock in Bowman's
line, north with Bowman to a rock, I.N. Lafever's corner, east with I.N. Lafever to a rock, northward with I.N. Lafever to a rock, I.N. Lafever's NE corner,
northwestward with the said Lafever to the Road, eastwardly with said road to the Bunker's Hill and Cookeville Road, Eller's corner, southward with said road to
the beginning corner. [This is currently at parcel 14.05 and others of the 14.xx tracts.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 102, Page 229 - G.W. & C.E. Lafever to A.H. Lafever, 1.5 acres, 6 May 1927, 7th district, begins on a rock in A.H. Lafever & Rhea
Luke's line, north 40 yards with A.H. Lafever to a rock in A.H. Lafever's line, west to a rock in Wm. Duncan's line, south with Duncan 40 yards to a rock, Rhea
Luke's corner, east with Luke to the beginning. Witnessed by Vesta Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 102, Page 230 - Rhea & Minnie Luke to A.H. & Ada Lafever, 5 acres 8 May 1936, 7th district, begins on a rock, W.M. Duncan's and
I.N. Lafever's corner, east to A.H. Lafever's line, southward with A.H. Lafever to a rock, A.H. and I.N. Lafever's corner, west to Duncan, north to the beginning.
Previously conveyed to Rhea Luke from A.L. Ray, trustee, Book 81, page 521.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 104, Page 370 - Robert & Pauline Mott to Frank & Minnie E. Howell, 75 acres, 9 October 1953, 7th district, tract #2 of the Robert
Mott farm, begins at a stake, NE corner of tract #1, N2E 73.5 poles to a stake, N88W 172 poles to a stake, the SW corner of tract #3, S3W 57 poles to a stake,
NW corner of tract #1, S82.5E 175 poles to the beginning. Previously conveyed to Robert Mott from Story Mott - J.C. Gribble.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 104, Page 371 - Robert & Pauline Mott to W.L. & Ollie Belle Wilhite, 18.25 acres, 9 October 1953, 7th district, tracts #3 and #4
of the Robert Mott farm, begins on a stake in the north line of tract #2, N2E 27 poles, S87W 62 poles to a stake, N3E 60 poles to the Burgess Mill Road, N38W
with the road 18 poles to a stake, S3W 72 poles to the NW corner of tract #2, N87.5W 12.75 poles to the beginning. Previously conveyed to Robert Mott from Storey
Mott - J.C. Gribble.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 104, Page 372 - Robert & Pauline Mott to Elmore & Rowena Carter, 97 acres, 9 October 1953, 7th district, tract #1 of the Robert
Mott farm, N2E 106.5 poles to a stake, N82.5W 175 poles to a stake, south 31 poles to a stake, S87.5E 39 poles to a stake, south 73.75 poles to a stake, S87.5E
74 poles to a stake, south 18 poles to a stake, east 59 poles to the beginning.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 105, Page 140 - Harvel & Leron Cass to Lenon & Beulah Cass, 8 acres, 3 October 1953, begins at the intersection
of the Burgess Falls Road and the Pistole Road, NE with Pistole Road to the water line of the city of Cookeville Power Plant land, NW with water line to an elm
tree, Cass' corner, westward with Cass to Burgess Falls Road, southward with Road to the beginning. Part of the land described in a deed from Seabolt to T.J.
White, Deed Book 79, Page 107. Previously conveyed to Harvel Cass from T.J. White, Deed Book 94, Page 267.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 107, Page 182 - Jessie Howell to Fred E. & Hallie R. Howell, 1/2 interest in 40 acres, 7 January 1952, district 7, begins at a
stump on a bluff immiediately above the head of the Baker Spring in W.N. Seabolt's line, westward with W.N. Seabolt to the center of Carthage Rock Island Road,
northward with said road to a rock and cross fence north of Jack Duncan's house, eastward with said fence 92 rods to the center of Sparta Burgess Mill Road,
SE with said road to its intersection with the Pistole Road, NE with Pistole Road to the Collier water line of 1929, up said water line up Glade Creek to where
the said line crosses Baker Spring Branch, up said Spring Branch to the beginning. Conveyed to Jessie Howell by deed on 26 December 1947, Deed Book 99, Page
11.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 107, Page 580 - Verdie Dunn, Roscoe Dunn, Rascoe Dunn, Renso Dunn, and Lou Dunn Dover to Vesta Dunn for life, remainder to the
grantors, 48 acres, 10 July 1956, 4th district (old 7th), 48 acres described in 3 deeds:
Deed 1: James Saylors to J.N. Spears, 17 September 1903, Book 48, Page 402
Deed 2: Martha Spears et al to J.N. Spears, 6 July 1908, Book 81, Page 66
Deed 3: M.E. Bray et al to J.N. Spears, 2 November 1909, Book 81, Page 67
6 acres previously conveyed to Renso Dunn are excluded. The previous conveyance are the 3 deeds listed above. Lou Dunn Dover was in Fresno County, California.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 107, Page 581 - Jesse & Martha Dunn to Renso Dunn, 26.25 acres, 18 May 1939, 7th District, bounded on north by J.W. Scott, east
by Spears and Lafever, south by Falling Water River and Jim Hitchcock's heirs, west by Carthage Road. Previously conveyed from J.W. Scott to Jesse Dunn on 31 May
1932 but has not been put to record. [currently parcel 28.00 south of Lilac Lane]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 108, Page 467 - W.M., Whit, & Sanford Duncan to Amon Duncan, 20 + 6 acres, 24 April 1950, 7th district, bounded on the north by
Lafever, east and south by the River, west by Dunn and Lafever, being described in two deeds:
one from Asher Lafever to Viny Duncan in Book 75, Page 191, containing 20 acres
one from Asher Lafever to W.M. Duncan in Book 75, Page 194, containing 6 acres. [This is currently parcel 25.00 at the end of Amon Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 109, Page 573 - Hanson & Lesby Carr to Herbert & Maude and Jerry & Ilene Nash, 96.57 acres, 28 November 1958, old 7th but new 4th
district, 12 miles SW of Cookeville on the Eller's Road, begins at a rock and post oak on the east side of Eller's Road, C.D. Spears' corner, with Spears S33E
8.5 poles, S14E 3 poles to the center of Falling Water, with Falling Water S49W 5.75 poles, S34.5W 5 poles, S3.25W 7 poles, S13.5E 13.25 poles, S26E 11.5
poles, S24.25E 47.5 poles, S13E 17 poles, S3.75W 7.5 poles, S44W 9 poles, N89W 50 poles, N81W 30 poles, N86.25W 40 poles, N62.25W 12 poles, N31W 11.5 poles,
N2E 135.5 poles to the mouth of Town Creek, with Town Creek N74E 43.5 poles to a point on the east bank
of Town Creek, corner to Denton Dunn, south 27 poles to a rock corner to C.D Spears, with Spears S58E 44 poles, east 12 poles, N44E 9 poles to the beginning.
Previously from Bryan and Evie Gribble to Hanson Carr, Book 95, Pages 377-378. [currently parcel 1.00]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 110, Page 253 - Leon & Beulah Cass to Quinton & Lucille Dunsmore, 8 acres, 9 March 1959, 7th district, begins at the intersection
of the Burgess Falls Road and the Pistole Road, NE with Pistole Road to the water line of the city of Cookeville Power Plant land, NW with water line to an elm
tree, Cass' corner, westward with Cass to Burgess Falls Road, southward with Road to the beginning. Part of the land described in a deed from Seabolt to T.J.
White, Deed Book 79, Page 107. Previously conveyed to Lenon Cass from Harvel Cass, Volume 105, Page 140.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 110, Page 468 - Amon Duncan, a widower, to Mary Ilene Nash, 20 + 6 acres, 18 June 1959, old 7th but new 4th district, bounded
on the north by Lafever, east and south by the river, west by Dunn and Lafever, being described in two deeds:
one from Asher Lafever to Viny Duncan in Book 75, Page 191, containing 20 acres
one from Asher Lafever to W.M. Duncan in Book 75, Page 194, containing 6 acres
Same real estate as conveyed from W.M. Duncan to Amon Duncan, Book 108, Page 467. [This is currently parcel 25.00 at the end of Amon Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 110, Page 538 - Mary Ilene Nash to Jere E. Nash to create tenancy by the entireties, Mary was wife of Jere, in the new 4th
district, 37 acres, 4 August 1959, begins on a stone at a cedar tree, Renzo Dunn's corner in Fred Luke's line, S30E 52 poles to center of Falling Water, up the
River to a stake in a wire fence, Marie Luke's corner, S72W 30 poles to a stake, Luke's corner, west 52.5 poles to the beginning. Previously conveyed to Mary
Ilene Nash by Amon Duncan, 18 June 1959, Deed Book 110, Page 468. [This is currently parcel 25.00 at the end of Amon Road.]
- White Couty, TN, Deed Book 110, Page 538 - Herbert & Maude Nash to Jerry & Ilene Nash, 96.57 acres, 4 August 1959, 1/2 interest in land in old 7th but new
4th district, 12 miles SW of Cookeville on the Eller's Road, begins at a rock and post oak on the east side of Eller's Road, C.D. Spears' corner, with Spears
S33E 8.5 poles, S14E 3 poles to the center of Falling Water, with Falling Water S49W 5.75 poles, S34.5W 5 poles, S3.25W 7 poles, S13.5E 13.25 poles, S26E 11.5
poles, S24.25E 47.5 poles, S13E 17 poles, S3.75W 7.5 poles, S44W 9 poles, N89W 50 poles, N81W 30 poles, N86.25W 40 poles, N62.25W 12 poles, N31W 11.5 poles,
N2E 135.5 poles to the mouth of Town Creek, with Town Creek N74E 43.5 poles to a point on the
east bank of Town Creek, corner to Denton Dunn, south 27 poles to a rock corner to C.D Spears, with Spears S58E 44 poles, east 12 poles, N44E 9 poles to the
beginning. Previously coveyed by Hanson & Lesby Carr to Herbert & Maude Nash and Jerry & Ilene Nash, 28 November 1958, Deed Book 109, Page 573. [currently parcel
1.00 at the end of Nash Road]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 110, Page 561 - Ollie Patton to Roy Lankford Patton and Birchie Patton, 8 acres, 15 August 1959, 4th (old 7th) district, begins
on a stake on the west side of pike, N55W 46.5 poles to a cedar stake in old fence line, S3W 27 poles to Falling Water River, up the River to Hobson Brown's
corner at the River. N12.5E to a stake on south side of pike, with said pike to the beginning. Previously conveyed by John V. Snodgrass, clerk, to Ollie Patton,
Deed Book 98, Page 521. [Currently parcel 6.00 between Falling Water River and S. Bunker Hill Road.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 111, Page 581 - Everet Spears, Hattie Mahan, Van Spears, Martha Webb, Arnold Spears, Anna Lamb, Ruby Cope, Orbrey Spears,
Lennie Spears, Ruth Cruise, and Imogene Buchanan, heirs of F.J. Spears, deceased, to L.W. & Ruby Spears, 56 acres, 17 November 1956, 4th (old 7th) district,
begins on a stake on the west bank of Falling Water River, in Asher Lafever's line, westward with his line to a branch, with the branch to Town Creek, southward
with Town Creek to a white oak corner near the bank of the Creek, Hitchcock's corner, south with Hitchcock to a stake, eastward with Hitchcock's line to a
black gum corner on the north bank of Falling Water River, NE to a rock and cedar pointers, SE to the River to a rock on the NW bank of the River, up the
River to the beginning. Previously conveyed from G.E. Cunningham to F.J. Spears, Deed Book 75, Page 575. The consideration behind this conveyance was that
L.W. & Ruby Spears were to care for their father, C.D. Spears. Imogene Buchanan and Anna Lamb were in Knox County, TN. Ruby Cope, Lennie Orton, and Ruth Cruze
were in Salt Lake County, Utah. Van Spears was in San Diego County, CA.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 112, Page 101 - J. Connie Gribble, a widower, to Floyd B. & Helen England, 90 acres, 29 November 1960, 4th district, begins at
fence post on the north side of county pike leading to Pistol Church, the SE corner of Wilson Howard, in a northern direction with Howard to a post at Falling
Water River, northeasterly with Falling Water to a fence post, Hitchcock heirs corner, with a fence with Hitchcock heirs' line in southern direction to a post
on the north side of County Pike Road, in a western direction with the north side of said road to the beginning. Acquired from A.J. Sims, county court clerk,
at a sale of the Fowler property, Deed Book 89, Page 592. Also a portion of the Joe Sliger property as acquired by deed from J.M.. Pickens, trustee, Deed Book
87, Page 50. [currently parcel 19.00 north of Pistole Road]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 113, Page 267 - Amon & Whitt Duncan to Sanford Duncan, 40 acres, 30 October 1959, 4th (old 7th) district, bounded on the north
and east by Dunn, south by Ridge Road, west by Carthage Road and Gordon, being the portion of land conveyed to W.M. Duncan by R.E. Jared, Deed Book 75, Page
193, R.O.W.C. that lies north of the Ridge Road and east of the north portion of the Carthage Road. [This is currently parcel 17.00 north of Newt Road at its
Ditty intersection. Based on the 1920 census, Amon, Whitt, and Sanford are children of William M. & Vina Duncan.]
- White County, TN, Deed Book 113, Page 400 - Martin & Mandy Lafever to Sanford Duncan, 45 acres, 12 March 1962, begins on a post oak stump on Jesse Spears'
line, crossing the branch 1 pole to a rock on the north side of the branch, southward down the branch to the head of a spring near the branch, northwest with
an old road to a rock on top of a hill, southwest to the branch with a rock corner in Denton's line, east with Denton to a sycamore corner, east and south with
Denton to the Falling Water River, up the River to Jess Spears' line, north with Spears' line to the beginning. Excludes 6.5 acres that belongs to Sam Lafever,
that begins on iron stake on south side of a pike in Jess Spears' line, N1.5E 39 poles to a stone on north bank of branch, S62W down said branch 32 poles to a
stone on east side of Pike near spring, S13.5E 28 poles iron pine in forks of pike, S1.5W 19 poles to stone, S83E 8.8 poles to a stake, N1.5E 22 poles to a
stake, N83E 12.6 poles to the beginning, for a more detailed description of this conveyance, see minute book R, Pages 272-273 in Clerk & Master's office.
Witnessed by Geo. O. Bradley.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 113, Page 504 - Elmore & Rowena Carter to Reed & Irene Dunn, 97+3 acres, 24 April 1962, new 4th district, two tracts:
Tract #1: begins on a rock, N2E 106.5 poles to a stake, N82.5W 175 poles to a stake, south 31 poles to a stake, S87.5E 39 poles to a stake, south 73.75 poles
to a stake, S87.5E 74 poles to a stake, south 18 poles to a stake, east 59 poles to the beginning, 97 acres, part of the Robert Mott subdivision as platted by
A.H. Crawford, 30 September 1953. Excludes a triangular tract of 0.25 acres on the SE corner, being all the real estate in the above tract that is south and east
of the county road. This is a portion of the real estate conveyed to Elmore Carter by Robert Mott, Deed Book 104, Page 372.
Tract #2: a triangular tract on the east side of Tract #1, bounded on the west by the east boundary line of tract #1, on the east by the county road, north by
James B. Wilhite, 3 acres. Previoulsy conveyed to Elmore Carter by W.L. Carter, Deed Book 100, Page 471.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 115, Page 221 - Sanford Duncan to Lorene Mahan, 1 acre, 29 June 1963, begins at a rock and cedar post, 306 feet south to the
River, east 210 feet up the River, 306 feet north to a gravel road, west 210 feet to the beginning. Part of the land conveyed to Sanford Duncan from Martin
Lafever.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 115, Page 344 - L.W. & Ruby Spears to William Carl & Lorene Mahan, 0.5 acres, 7 August 1963, 4th district, begins on Lorene
Mahan's NW corner at the south margin of the gravel road, northerly 306 feet along Lorene Mahan's west boundary line to a point where the line intersects the
north high water mark of the Falling Water River, down the right descending bank of said River 60 feet to an agreed corner, northerly direction 325 feet to a
point where the line intersects the south line of the said road, along the road 60 feet to the beginning. Previously from Everet Spears to L.W. & Ruby Spears,
Deed Book 111, Page 581.
- White County, TN, Deed Book 116, Page 52 - Sanford Duncan to Sam and Francis Lafever, 6.4 acres, 23 January 1964, 7th district, located about 12 miles north
of Sparta in Eller's Ridge Community, begins at a rock and cedar pointers on the SE side of a county gravel road, a corner to C.D. Spears, S36.45'E 98 feet,
S36.55'E 95 feet, S38.15'E 113 feet to a rock with ironwood and elm pointers on the north bank of Falling Water River, thence up the river, N25.25'E 52 feet,
N21.45'E 136 feet, N27.45'E 163 feet, N39.10'E 179 feet, N57.40'E 168 feet, N68.40'E 450 feet, N63.15'E 110 feet to a rock and ash pointers on bank of the River
about 20 feet south of a large cedar stump on a bluff, corner to Vesta Dunn, with Dunn N36W 87 feet to a large oak at the end of a fence, N5.20'E 88 feet,
N0.15'E 61 feet to a rock in a hanging vail fence, Sam Lafever's corner in Dunn's line, with Lafever lines N87.45'W 353 feet to a rock by a fence post, N2.45'E
279 feet to a fence post on south side of said gravel county road, with south side of said road S31.55'W 141 feet, S23.40'W 305 feet, S27.30'W 205 feet, S34.55'W
403 feet, S45W 147 feet, S65.40'W 112 feet to the beginning. Part of a tract conveyed from Martin Lafever to Sanford Duncan except for 1.4 acres previously
conveyed to Jr. Mahan. [currently parcel 34.00 between Nash Road and Falling Water River]