West Tennessee Land Grant #5660
To William Boals
Entered June 22, 1847
Book 7, page 354
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Microfilm #176
Transcribed by Denise Cozart
July 2002
Background:
This land grant was awarded to William Boals, brother of James Boals and Susana Boals Cozart among others. Both James and Susana lived in parts of Madison County that became Crockett County. It is not known for sure where this parcel was located. William died in Haywood County.
The land in this grant was measured in poles and acres:
1 pole = 16 1/2 feet
1 mile = 320 poles = 5,280 feet
1 acre = 160 square poles = 43,560 square feet
THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: NO. 5660
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:
Know ye, That for and in consideration of the sum of 12 1/2 cents per acre, paid into the Office of the Entry Taker of Madison County, and entered on the 22nd day of June 1847 pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of said State, passed 11th day of June 1842, by No. 348, THERE IS GRANTED by the said State of Tennessee, unto William Boals a certain tract or parcel of Land, containing 15 Acres by survey, bearing date the 22nd day of June 1847 lying in said County.
In Range 3 & 4, Section 11
Beginning at the S.W. corner of Range [blank] & Section 11 Thence West 100 poles to a White Oak Thence North 160 poles to a Willow-Oak & Elm; thence East 130 poles to a Black Oak & Maple. Thence South 160 poles to 3 Black Oaks on the Section line; Thence West 50 poles to the Beginning.
With the hereditaments and appurtenances. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, with its appurtenances, is the said William Boals and his heirs forever.
In witness whereof, N. S. Brown Governor of the State of Tennessee hath hereunto set his hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Nashville, on the 27th day of April in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Forty and of the Independence of the United States, the 72nd.
By the Governor: N. S. Brown
W. B. A. Ramsey
Secretary of State.
A very special thank you to Denise Cozart, who transcribed and contributed this document for use on this web site.