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FINLEY GRANTS IN TENNESSEE - 1807 to 1810

8 July 1807 - State of Tennessee to Robert Finley, $27.17 1/2, 271 3/4 acres, #349, $244.57 1/2 still due, in Blount County south of the French Broad and Holston on Nail's Creek, surveyed 8 July 1807, signed by John Sevier, Governor of Tennessee 4 October 1808. East Tennessee Land Grants, Book 1:349.

23 November 1809 - State of Tennessee to Joseph Findley, 145 acres, #1778, within tract located for the use of Colleges, in Blount County in the District south of the French Broad and Holston on waters of Holston River, $145 due, ... corner to William Simons ... pointers with B. Shields ... with R. Starling, surveyed 5 February 1807, signed by Willie Blount, Governor of Tennessee 26 June 1810. East Tennessee Land Grants, Book 3:77-78.

23 November 1809 - State of Tennessee to John Finly, 78 acres and 2 roods, #1796, in Knox County in the District South of French Broad and Holston, $78.50 due, surveyed 8 February 1807, signed by Willie Blount, Governor of Tennessee, 27 June 1810.

Beginning at a chestnut and thence with vacant lands

North 25 West 20 chains to a walnut

South forty three West fifty chains to a stake

South sixty West twenty four chains to a white oak

South thirty West twenty seven chains to a walnut

North seventy West twenty three chains to a white oak

South fifty four West ten chains to a stake, then with Kerrs line [note:Finley/Kerr marriage in 1793]

South fifty four East thirty seven chains to a stake, then with vacant land

North seventy East forty three chains to an ash

North thirty one and an half East sixty nine chains, to the beginning. (Note: this description produces a 236 acre map)

East Tennessee Land Grants, Book 3:92-93.

23 November 1809 - State of Tennessee to Samuel Finley, assignee of John Craig, 299 acres and 2 roods, #1862, within tract located for the use of Colleges in Blount County, District south of French Broad and Holston on Nine mile Creek, $299 due, ... Rosebur Charles corner ... running with James Schrumshire ... with William Moore ... with William Wallace ... land of Peter Hoyle ..., surveyed 22 July 1807, signed by Willie Blount, Governor of Tennessee, 24 December 1810. East Tennessee Land Grants, Book 3:148-149.

8 September 1810 - State of Tennessee to William Finley, 145 acres, #1914, entry made 9 June 1810, in Hawkins County, district of Washington on north side of Holston River and both sides of Stage Road leading from Knoxville to Abingdon above where Jacob Cline deceased formerly lived, ... Cline's line ... Henderson's corner ... Wright's line ... McMin's corner ..., surveyed 24 August 1808, signed by Willie Blount, Governor of Tennessee, 12 April 1811. East Tennessee Land Grants, Book 3:182.

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