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In the Polk County, TN County Court Minutes, the reports and proceedings of the commissioners read as follows. (TSLA Microfilm Roll #25.)
"Be it remembered that on the 12th day of December in the year of our Lord 1839, pursuant to an act of the general assembly of the state of Tennessee passed at Nashville on the 28th of November in the year aforesaid. Establishing the County of Polk and in conformity with the requisition of said act, James Hayes, John Williams, Allen Armstrong, A.R. Stephenson and John F. Hannah met in the town of Columbus and took oaths as Commissioners of the County of Polk for the town of Benton and on a motion of James Hoyles, A. R. Stephenson was appointed Chairman of the Board until the next meeting and John F. Hannah was appointed Clerk. The Board then issued an order to James McCamy to run and mark the county line, also issued notices to James Hawkins, Erby Boyd, John Towns and Thomas Harper, the names of the absent commissioners as named in said act and to meet at Michael Hilderbrand's on Thursday next and adjourned to meet with the absentees on that day and at the above named place."
After several meetings to discuss a suitable location for the new county seat, "there was found to be a majority of one hundred and three given in favor of the cite at McKamys." Thomas McClary and James McKamey were appointed to "lay off into lots streets and alleys the portion of land procured for the Town of Benton" and appointed John Williams to go to Athens and have the sale of lots advertised and blank deeds printed. The total cost for this advertising amounted to $23.50; $7.50 going to Frazier and Williams for advertising, $8 for printing 100 hand bills and another $8 for printing 160 blank deeds 'on fine paper.'
Unfortunately, the plans drawn up by McClary and McKamey did not meet with the approval of the Commissioners and they asked to be excused from the jobs since they 'had other business that was calling them to attend to.' John F. Hannah was appointed to try his hand at the job and was apparently successful for the sale of lots began on Tuesday, April 7th and concluded on Friday, April 11th, 1840.
Those purchasing lots, or at least giving their notes to the commissioners that they would pay are as follows: (Much of the $11, 590 was never collected.)
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First day sales: |
Lot No. |
Price |
Comments |
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Best, Michael |
25 |
$41 |
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Campbell, John F. |
80 |
111 |
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Carden , Jourdan |
91 |
121 |
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Cox, Thomas E. |
26 |
35 |
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Lingerfelt, Jacob |
114 |
175 |
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Mainer, Faris |
70 |
116
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(1840 Census: Foures Maynor) |
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McCastlin, Stephan |
4 |
30 |
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McCastlin, Stephan |
5 |
30 |
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McKamy, James |
30
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47 |
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Miller, John |
103 |
155 |
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Nichols, William P. |
92
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100 |
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Snody, Samuel |
47
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33 |
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Spencer, Levi |
102
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118 |
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White, Comodore |
113 |
201 |
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Wiggins, William |
115
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205 |
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Wileman, Jonthan |
15
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33 |
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Woods , Benjamin |
81
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111 |
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Woods, Benjamin |
69
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109 |
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Total
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1771 |
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Second Day Sales: |
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Armstrong, Absalem |
193 |
$23 |
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Austin, Edward |
208 |
21 |
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Baley, John |
210
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7 |
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Biggs, William M. |
142
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38 |
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Biggs, William M. |
146
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232 |
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Blair, Samuel B. |
147
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220 |
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Brown, Henry |
192
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29 |
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Cates, Cates |
225 |
16 |
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Cates, John |
182 |
40 |
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Coker, A. D. |
49 |
172 |
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Courtney, M. P. |
230 |
10 |
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Dodson, Jessee |
57 |
76 |
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Fleming, Samuel |
190 |
15 |
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Fleming, Samuel |
191 |
42 |
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Fleming, Samuel |
205 |
30 |
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Fleming, Samuel |
206 |
20 |
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Fry, Harvey |
164 |
10 |
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Fry, Harvey |
166 |
12 |
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Grigory, John |
136
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231 |
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Hawkins, Jas. & Boyd |
227
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33 |
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Hawkins, Jas. & Boyd |
212 |
15 |
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Hawkins, Jas. & Boyd |
213
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38 |
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Hawkins, Jas. & Boyd |
228 |
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Horton, Daniel |
203 |
23 |
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Horton, Daniel |
204 |
25 |
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Hoyle, D. H. |
167 |
10 |
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Hoyle, Jonas |
124
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311 |
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Hoyle, Jonas |
181
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27 |
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Kennedy, Samuel |
99 |
31 |
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Kline, William R. |
120 |
22 |
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Lambert, John |
214
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35 |
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Lambert, John |
215
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16 |
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Lowery, Thomas |
159
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81 |
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Maxwell, David |
189 |
11 |
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McConnell, Robert |
117 |
97 |
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McConnell, Robert |
144 |
31 |
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McConnell, Robert |
163 |
0 |
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McKamy, David |
183 |
80 |
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McKamy, David |
71 |
111 |
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McKamy, David |
79 |
180 |
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McKamy, David |
184 |
25 |
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McKamy, James |
185 |
14 |
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McNabb, James |
162
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36 |
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Newman, Robert |
98 |
35 |
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Parker, William |
160 |
90 |
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Parks, Samuel |
138 |
81 |
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Parks, Samuel |
143 |
22 |
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Quenar, G. W. |
97 |
36 |
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Quenar, G. W. |
119
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38 |
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Reid, S. M. |
122
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66 |
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Reid, S. M. |
123 |
101 |
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Reid, S. M. |
149 |
213 |
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Selvage, Absalem |
226 |
37 |
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Shelton, James W. |
148 |
176 |
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Shields , John |
101 |
140 |
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Shields, John |
116 |
281 |
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Spencer, J. B. |
169 |
100 |
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Spencer, J. B. |
145 |
82 |
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Spencer, Jessee B. |
168 |
42 |
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Stroud, Merritt |
211 |
13 |
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Stroud, Merritt |
229 |
13 |
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Thomas, Samuel |
161
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142 |
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Thornton, Charles T. |
100 |
83 |
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Towns, John |
186 |
31 |
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Towns, John |
187 |
30 |
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Towns, John |
188
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20 |
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Wan, Silas M. |
170
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60 |
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Wan, Silas M. |
171
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53 |
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West, William |
141
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17 |
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Wiggins, William |
118 |
61
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Wildman, Johnathan |
207 |
13 |
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Williams, Elisha |
69 |
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Williams, Elisha |
13 |
35 |
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Wilson, A. M. |
139
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51 |
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Wilson, A. M. |
140
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39 |
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Yancey, Hiram |
35 |
44 |
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Yancey, Hiram |
37 |
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The above is the end of the two days
sale |
$4872 |
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Alfred G. Weaver |
134 |
$171 |
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Bird, Matthew |
32 |
20 |
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Bird, Matthew |
33 |
16 |
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Bird, Matthew |
51 |
26 |
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Coker, A. D. |
11 |
10 |
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Coleman, William |
29 |
17 |
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Coleman, William |
30 |
26 |
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Crumwell, John B. |
54 |
35 |
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Crumwell, John B. |
56 |
69 |
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Crumwell, John B. |
72 |
71 |
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Denton, James |
90 |
80 |
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Derick, Jacob S. |
128 |
25 |
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Dodson, Jesse |
77 |
$63 |
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Dodson, Jessee |
50 |
66 |
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Fagan, John |
104 |
60 |
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Fagan, John |
52 |
24 |
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Fagan, John |
53 |
33 |
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Gatlett, Gilford |
86 |
30 |
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Gatlett, Gilford |
64 |
35 |
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Gatlett, Gilford |
65 |
19 |
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Gatlett, Gilford |
85 |
22 |
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Gatlett, Gilford |
87 |
22 |
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Haggard, John |
12 |
21 |
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Hail, Lewis |
58 |
161 |
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Haney, William |
125 |
50 |
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Haney, William |
126
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14 |
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Hawkins, James |
107 |
17 |
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Hawkins, James |
109 |
26 |
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Hawkins, James |
110 |
125 |
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Hawkins, James |
135 |
30 |
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Hawkins, James |
14 |
26 |
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Henry, William |
129 |
41 |
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Henry, William |
130 |
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Hord, John |
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28 |
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Jones, Thomas |
68 |
17 |
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Jones, Thomas |
82 |
54 |
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Jones, Thomas |
9 |
40 |
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Karr, David J. |
78 |
37 |
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Lingerfelt, Jacob |
59 |
51 |
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McConnell, R. H. |
108 |
25 |
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McConnell, William E. |
111 |
36 |
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McConnell, William E. |
112 |
140 |
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McKamy, James |
36 |
40 |
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O' Neal, John S. |
96 |
60 |
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O'Neal, John S. |
95 |
59 |
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Prince, Wiley |
63 |
10 |
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Reid, S. M. |
74 |
40 |
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Reid, S. M. |
55 |
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Reid, S. M. |
73 |
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Reid, S. M. |
75 |
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Reid, S. M. |
76 |
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Shields, John |
94 |
60 |
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Smith, Thomas C. |
89 |
25 |
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Stephenson, A. R. |
105 |
26 |
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Turner, John |
127 |
24 |
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Turner, John |
132 |
40 |
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Weaver, Alfred G. |
133 |
53 |
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Webb, Pleasant |
31 |
41 |
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White, Comadore |
83 |
38 |
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White, Comadore |
67 |
36 |
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Wildman, Jonathan |
106 |
29 |
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Wildman, Jonathan |
88 |
$25 |
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Woods, Benjamin |
62 |
8 |
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Woods, Benjamin |
66 |
33 |
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Woods, Benjamin |
84 |
21 |
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Yancey, Hiram |
34 |
23 |
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Best, Michael |
60 |
$21 |
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Cox, James
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61 |
9 |
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McClary, R. W. |
46 |
41 |
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McClary, R. W. |
38 |
33 |
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McClary, R. W. |
39 |
16 |
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McClary, R.W. |
45 |
22 |
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Crumwell, John B. |
44 |
26 |
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Crumwell, John B. |
43 |
32 |
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Crumwell, John B. |
41 |
25 |
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McConnell, Robert |
40 |
26 |
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McClary, R. W. |
42 |
60 |
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Denton, James |
20 |
31 |
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Harrison, N. A. |
24 |
32 |
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Harrison, N. A. |
17 |
22 |
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Harrison, N. A. |
16 |
37 |
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Harrison, N. A. |
23 |
22 |
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Courtney, M. P. |
22 |
14 |
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Courtney, M. P. |
21 |
13 |
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Courtney, M. P. |
19 |
16 |
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Courtney, M. P. |
28 |
14 |
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Cuningham, David |
2 |
41 |
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McConnell, Robert |
3 |
101 |
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Hannah, John F. |
150 |
126 |
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Hannah, John F. |
158 |
60 |
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Hannah, John F. |
157 |
30 |
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Courtney, M. P. |
151 |
47 |
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Hoyle, D. H. |
156 |
16 |
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Shamblin, John |
155 |
17 |
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McConnell, Robert |
153 |
25 |
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Morrison, James |
154 |
22 |
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Gilbreath, Thomas |
172 |
32 |
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Gilbreath, Thomas |
180 |
15 |
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Shelton, James W. |
179 |
31 |
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Gilbreath, Thomas |
173 |
21 |
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Morrow, James M. |
174 |
21 |
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Morrow, James M. |
178 |
10 |
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Morrow, James M. |
177 |
10 |
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Morrow, James M. |
175 |
15 |
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Morrow, James M. |
176 |
22 |
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Crumwell, John B., Jr. |
194 |
30 |
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McKamy, David |
121 |
32 |
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Best, Michael |
137 |
$275 |
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Coker, William |
202 |
24 |
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Prince, Josiah |
201 |
20 |
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Shelton, James W. |
195 |
30 |
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Hawkins, James |
196 |
23 |
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Coker, A. D. |
200 |
12 |
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Jones, Thomas |
199 |
10 |
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Morrison, James |
197 |
11 |
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Morrison, James |
198 |
20 |
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Gilliland, William |
216 |
33 |
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Gilliland, William |
224 |
24 |
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Coe, Vincene |
223 |
18 |
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Wildman, Jonathan |
217 |
10 |
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Blanton, Josiah |
218 |
11 |
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Blanton, Josiah |
222 |
9 |
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Blanton, Josiah |
221 |
11 |
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Blanton, Josiah |
219 |
12 |
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Morrison, James |
220 |
25 |
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Jones, Thomas |
131 |
36 |
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McKamy, James |
209 |
30 |
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McKamy, James |
*8 |
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McKamy for a graveyard |
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Total Amount |
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$11386 |
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