When North Carolina gave up her claim to TN, the Secretary of State of the U.S. requested a list of the lands that had been granted in that territory so the right of ownership could be protected. Microfilm # 68, Roll # 1 is a microfilm copy of this report as it was reported to the President by Thomas Jefferson. ( The original report from NC has not been found). There is also a note that 2,275 more warrants had been issued to officers and soldiers of the Continental Line for which grants had not yet been made.
From Goodspeed's History of TN -1887- the following information was given on the grants. A soldier received 640 acres; Non Commissioned Officer 1,000 acres; Lt Col. 5,700; Commandant 7,200; Col. 7,200. Brig. Gen. 12,000; Chaplin 6,200; soldier who had fallen in the defense of his country received the full amount of his grant.
Any family that had previously moved into the area reserved for grants was given a grant of 640 acres. Nothing indicated that residence was required to receive a grant, therefore, it is possible grants were given to many people who never were residents of TN. There were also many peolpe who lived in TN but received the title to their property in some other manner and do not appear on this list; i/e purchase or other land acts.
Location of grants was very vague, such as on the back of Lick Creek.
| 2987-3000. Edward Harris 3001. Samuel Harris 3002. William Sharpe 3003. Abner Sharpe 3004. Thomas Rice Sharpe 3005. John Whitt Alexander 3006. James Purveyace 3007-3008. James Patterson 3009. John Setgreaves 3010. William Hughlett 3011. Martin Armstrong 3012. Elijah Patten 3013. Martin Armstrong 3014. Alexander Reed 3015. Benjamin Smith 3016. George Doughterty 3017. Robert Weakley 3018. Henry Rutherford 3019. George Rutherford 3020. John Stokes 3021. Griffith Rutherford 3022. Martin Armstrong 3023. James Martin 3024. George McLain 3025-3026. Alexander McCulloh 3027. James Hall 3028. Thomas Davidson 3029. Augustus Harvey 3030. Thomas Rice Sharpe 3031. Thomas Polk 3032-3033. William Polk 3034. George Houser 3035. George Dougherty 3036. Jane Davidson 3037. Augustus Harvey 3038. Wickoff & Clarke 3039. John Rights 3040. William Polk 3041. Wickoff & Clarke 3042. John Stokes 3043. Edward Sharpe |
3044. missing 3045. Richard Blackledge 3046. John Dugan 3047. Robert Patton 3048. Jonathan Drake 3049. Ephraim Davidson 3050. Robert Goodlor 3051. Alexander McKee 3052. Martin Armstrong 3053-3054. George Doughterty 3055. James Robertson 3056. James Coar 3057. William Davidson 3058. Griffith Rutherford 3059. Robert Martin 3060. James Robertson 3061. Richard Fenner 3062. Benjamin McCulloch 3063. Edward Cox 3064. John Rice 3065. Micajah Green Lewis 3066. Wickoff & Clarke 3067. Anthony Sharpe 3068. Benjamin Smith 3069. James Coor 3070. Richard Cross 3071. James Coor 3072. Spruce McCoy 3073. Benjamin Smith 3074. William Terrell Lewis 3075. Robert Goodlor 3076. Adam Boyd 3077. George Cathey 3078. George Daugherty 3079. Henry Clarke 3080. Martin Armstrong 3081. James Dever 3082. George Daugherty 3083-3089. James Coor 3090. Thommas Tolbott |
3091. William Alston 3092. James Martin 3093. Downham Clarke 3094. George Daugherty 3095. Henry Rutherford 3096. John Carter 3097. William Hughlett 3098. Henry Rutherford 3099. Mary Davidson 3100. John Brown 3101. William Hawkins 3102. Ephraim Davidson 3103. George Davidson 3104. Shadrach Hargess 3105. Martin Armstrong 3106. Benjamin Sharpe 3107. Ephraim McLain 3108. James Templeton 3109. Archibald Murphey 3110. Richard Blackledge 3111. James Dugan 3112. David Shelton 3113. James Davidson 3114-3137. Abner Nash 3138. Stokeley Donaldson 3139-3140. William Terrell Lewis 3141. Benjamin Smith 3142. Ephraim McLain 3143. Joseph Setgreaves 3144. George Dougherty 3145. Martin Armstrong 3146. William Terrell Lewis 3147. Martin Armstrong 3148. Benjamin Smith 3149. William Terrell Lewis 3150. Jesse Steed 3151-3252. John Gray Blount and Thomas Blount 3253. William Barry Groves 3254. William Moore 3255. Daniel Mallett |
| 3256. James Porterfield 3257. David Hart 3258. John Windsor 3259. Solomon Kitt 3260. John Rice 3277. David Flowers 3278. John Brown 3279. Thomas Brown 3280. John Brown 3281. Thomas Brown 3282. Joseph Greer 3283. Robinson Mumford 3284. Joseph Greer |
3285. Robinson Mumford 3286. Joseph Greer 3287. Jacob Blount 3288. Adrian Vatch 3289. Robinson Mumford 3290. Abraham Phillips 3291. John McKee 3292-3307. Landon Carter 3308. Philemon Hawkins 3309. John Gray Blount, Thomas Blount 3310. same 3311. William Terrell Lewis |
3312. William Hughlett 3313. Edward Harris 3314-3316. John Estes 3317-3318. Elijah Robertson 3319. Archibald Murphey 3320. William Terrell Lewis 3321. John Rice 3322. James Patterson 3323. John Gray Blount 3324. David Crawford 3325. Joseph Greer 3326. John Estes |
Most of the missing grants were missed when two pages were put together for microfilming and may be found in original grant papers.
