Bedford County TNGenWeb

This document contains many examples of both the types of legal documents recorded in deed books and the types of information found in those records. This information is very valuable to historians and family history researchers. Use of a deed index is the first step in the process of locating such information so you can obtain copies of deeds likely to contain important information. Table of contents 1 Types of instruments recorded in deed books 2 Types of information found…

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  Compiled by Steve Carson Copyright 2002-2008 All Rights Reserved The Allison Land Deal is named after David Allison of Philadelphia who held mortgages on thousands of acres of land in the Three Forks area of Bedford County. As far as we know this David Allison was not related to any of the Allisons who settled in Bedford County in the early 1800s. The land in question was originally surveyed for John Gray Blount and Thomas Blount of North Carolina….

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  Bedford County deed records are available from 1808. Copies of the microfilmed records may be ordered from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. – The following published resources are available. Check library catalogs for availability. – Marsh, Helen Crawford, Land deed genealogy of Bedford County, Tennessee, 1807-1852, c 1988.  Sistler and Associates. – Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Index, Volumes 1 & 2, 1807-1840. – Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Index Searches and copies of Bedford County, Tennessee, Deeds:  Grantor and Grantee Book/page Year William Martin Grant A…

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