Tennessee General Land Grant Book Q, page 153 Grant # 13,802

James Kidd’s grant for Ten Acres Bedford County Recorded January 20, 1820

{SEAL} THE STATE OF TENNESSEE-No.

To all to whom these presents shall come–greetings

KNOW YE, That, By virtue of part of Certificate No. 977 dated the 17th day of April 1812 issued by the register of West Tennessee to the Heirs of Henry Dixon for 320 acres & entered on the 6th day of August 1812 by No.4217

there is granted by the State of Tennessee, unto James Kidd assignee of the said Heirs of Henry Dixon

a certain Tract or Parcel of LAND, containing Ten acres by survey bearing date of the 20th day of April 1813, lying in the second District in Bedford County on the head waters of the middle fork of Rock Creek, a South branch of Duck River & bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a sugar tree and buckeye in the East boundary line of a tract of land in the name of Samuel Smith, twenty eight poles North of his South East corner. Running forty poles to a Lynn and two Dogwoods, thence South forty poles to a Hack berry, thence West forty poles to an Elm, Hickory and Hack berry, thence North to the Beginning.

With the hereditaments and appurtenances. To HAVE and to HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of LAND, with its appurtenances, to the said James Kidd

and his heirs forever.

In Witness Whereof, Joseph McMinn, Governor of the State of Tennessee hath hereunto set his hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Murfreesborough, on the 1st day of September in the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and of the independence of the United States, the forty fourth.

BY THE GOVERNOR: Jos. McMinn

Daniel Graham
SECRETARY

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contributed by Dick Wood (date unknown)