Minos Cannon Land Grant (1809)
Tennessee General Land Grant Book A, page 386
Minos Cannon’s Grant # 468 for 1540 acres of land
Recorded January 10th 1809
{SEAL} THE STATE OF TENNESSEE-No. 468
To all to whom these presents shall come=greetings
KNOW YE, That by virtue of Warrant No.1277, dated the 10th day of July 1784, issued to Minos Cannon by John Armstrong, Entry officer of claims for the North Carolina Western lands and entered on the 17th day of August 1807 by No. 198–
there is granted by the said State of Tennessee, unto Minos Cannon and his Heirs
a certain Tract or Parcel of LAND, containing one thousand five hundred and forty acres lying in Bedford County in the second District, second Range, and fourth Section, on rock creek of Duck River. Beginning at an Ash on the East boundary line of said Section, eighty poles South of the North East corner thereof, thence West four hundred and eighty poles to a Creek, in all four four hundred and forty poles to a Red Elm, thence South five hundred and sixty poles, crossing a creek to a Buckeye & Beech, thence East one hundred and seventy two poles to a Small creek, in all four hundred and forty poles to a large Beech on the Section line, thence North to the Beginning. Surveyed 1st February 1808
With the hereditaments and appurtenances. To HAVE and to HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of LAND, with its appurtenances, to the said Minos Cannon
and his heirs forever.
In Witness Whereof, John Sevier, Governor of the State of Tennessee hath hereunto set his hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Knoxville, on the thirteenth day of September in the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight , and of the independence of the United States, the thirty third.
BY THE GOVERNOR: John Sevier
R. Houston
SECRETARY
contributed by Dick Wood (date unknown)