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Scott Wheland Wall Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSC 0980

Scope and Contents

Sullivan County (Tenn.) Store Ledgers Box 1 --D. Willard, 1855 (1854-1856) 132 p., index in front (15 x 16.5 inches) --D. Willard (1868-1872) 195 p., index in front (17 x 8 inches) --Unidentified Store (1871-1875) 715 p., index in front (16 x 8) Box 2 --Jacob Willard’s Book, March 19, 1868 (March 19, 1868-December. 1872) 118 p., index in front (12 x 7.5 inches) --J. B. Willard “commenced April 16, 1887” (1887-1911) 676 p., index at front (13 x 9 inches) --Unidentified Store (1854-1861) 355 p., index in front (12.5 x 8 inches) Box 3 Sullivan County (Tenn.) Deeds Original Deeds all 16 x 13 inches --25 September 1790 John Mullins of Franklin County, Ga. To Thomas Bragg 50 acres in Sullivan County, N.C. “part of the plantation whereon Larkin Pierpoint now lives” For 66 pounds, 13 shillings, 4 pence John Mullins Senr. Witnesses: Wm. Swift, John Bryan, L. Pierpoint Reg. July 20, 1798 --27 July 1790 Larkin Pierpoint to Thomas Bragg Senr. Of Sullivan County, N.C. Sale of 80 acres of land in Sullivan County, N.C “whereon Bragg now lives” for 65 pounds, 18 shillings, 4 pence Larkin Pierpont Witnesses: Geo. Vincent, David Bryan, Charles Bragg --24 January1792 David Thornton of Edgefield County, S.C. to David Bragg of Pendleton County, S.C. for 60 pounds sterling 100 acres of land “part of an 800 acre tract granted to Samuel Lofton, Jr., in 1789 sold to David Thornton David Thornton Witnesses: Wm. Anderson, Isaac Linck, Joseph V. Thornton --5 November 1793 Thomas Bragg to David Bragg both of Sullivan County, N.C. for 5 shillings and the love and affection for my son one hundred acres on Walkers Fork of Horse Creek Thomas Bragg Witnesses: George Vincent, Thomas Vincent --30 April 1811 Peter & Joshua Morgan to David Bragg 276 acres more or less on Horse Creek purchased of Larkin Pierpoint for $1200 Peter Morgan, Joshua Morgan Witnesses: Thomas Paine, William Pickens, Joseph Bragg --4 September 1816 George Vincent of Sullivan County N.C.to Thomas Vincent son of George Vincent for $5 and the love and affection that I bear my son 123 acres Greene County on Horse Creek where “where Alexander Williams built his mill” George Vincent Witnesses: John Dodd, Jonathan Newman, Francis A. Vincent Sullivan County (Tenn.) Land Surveys --Survey for a tract of land for Larkin Pierpoint February 8, 1790 by warrant No. 789 In Sullivan County, N.C. adjoining an entry for Thomas Bragg on both sides of Horse Creek “Beginning at Richard Terrell’s corner ash tree on the bank of Horse Creek…” containing 83 acres George Vincent --Survey for Bartholomew Odineal March 27, 17?3 a tract of land in Washington County, N.C. “in the head of bear tree hollow including the hollow “Beginning at a white oak…” Containing 200 acres James Stuart --The corner of the land of John Mullins on Horse Creek “Beginning at an old corner Beech tree…” “Surveyed Oct. 10, 1780” “Beginning at a corner of John Mullins on a corner with Thomas Tittsworth Oct. 13th 1780 Fragment of survey with no name of applicant, warrant number or surveyor --Beginning at Mullins old patent line with Thomas Bragg line Bragg lives on land he purchased for Larkin Pierpoint Fragment of survey –no date, name of applicant, or warrant number and no complete description or acreages

Dates

  • 1780 - 1911

Conditions Governing Use

Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org

Extent

3 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Four land surveys scanned.

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository

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