ANDERSON CO. TN
LAND RECORDS
 

Tennessee Land Grants Index (FHL film 1,002,730)
      Copied all Duncan, Dunkin, etc. (no Duncomb) through 1849; did not copy later index. Film consists of small index cards for each grant; some grants are repeated if they appear in two books.
      Name, Grant #, Acres, Date, County, Book & Page, District (Actual grant books are in series by District, then book volume & page)
      Isaac Dunkin, 10231, 4a, 1/14/1825, Anderson, 10-295, East
      Isaac Dunkin, 10238, 10a, 1/15/1825, Anderson, 10-303, East
      Isaac Dunkin, 15405, 100a, 7/18/1828, Anderson, 14-782, East
      James Dunking, 20056, 50a, 9/20/1836, Anderson, 20-69, East
      John Dunking, 21074, 75a, 9/1/1837, Anderson, 20-495, East
      Moses Duncan, 16672, 50a, 7/16/1831, Anderson, 16-599, East
      Moses Dunkin, 11398, 8a, 8/4/1825, Anderson, 10-820, East
      Moses Dunkin, 15392, 50a, 7/16/1828, Anderson, 14-794, East
      Moses Dunkin, 24705, 300a, 7/12/1842, Anderson, 26-61, East
      Moses Dunking, 18898, 175a, 9/1/1834, Anderson, 18-795, East

NC Land Grants in TN
      9-244: 8 June 1797, Grant #295 for 50 shillings every 100 acres, grant to Stephen Duncan 1000 acres in Eastern Dist. on Buffalo Creek waters of New River beg. top of a ridge. (FHL film 1,013,319) (MAD: probably recorded Knox Co. TN deed E/V1-59; sold Anderson Co. TN, Deed C1-1, 1804)

East TN Land Grants
      10-295: 14 Jan. 1825, Grant #10231 to Isaac Dunkin, Anderson Co., Entry #81 on 8 Sept. 1824, 4 acres on trace fork of Mtn. fork of Poplar Creek, incl. Duncan's improvement, surveyed 15 Sept. 1824. (FHL film 1,012,801)
      10-303: 15 Jan. 1825, Grant #10238 to Isaac Dunkin, Anderson Co., 10 acres on north fork of Mtn. fork of Poplar Creek, south side Cumberland Mtn., corner Andrew McKamey, surveyed 15 Sept. 1822. (FHL film 1,012,801)
      10-820: 4 Aug. 1825, Grant #11398 to Moses Dunkin, Anderson Co., 8 acres on north fork of Mtn. fork of Poplar Creek on north side of Wallins Ridge, east side of Dunkan's house, his corner, surveyed 27 May 1825. (FHL film 1,012,801)
      14-782: 31 Oct. 1827, Grant #15405 to Isaac Dunkin, Anderson Co., Entry #250 on 1 March 1826, 100 acres on roaring fork of Poplar Creek, south side Cumberland Mtn, line of Moses Dunkins 25a, A. McKamys line, Parks & McKamy's corner, surveyed 31 Oct. 1827. (FHL film 1,012,805)
      14-794: 16 July 1828, Grant #15392 to Moses Dunkin, Anderson Co., Entry #249 on 1 March 1826, 50 acres on roaring fork of Poplar Creek on south side Cumberland Mtn, Andrew McKamy's line, Dunkins line, surveyed 31 Oct. 1827. (FHL film 1,012,805)
      16-599: 16 July 1831, Grant #16672, per entry in Anderson Co. #297 dated 14 Feb. 1827 by Moses Duncan, grant to Moses Duncan 50 acres on waters of Mountain Fork of Poplar Creek on N.side Wallens Ridge and S.side of Cumberland Mountain, adj. Hostler's corner and line, so as to include James Duncan's improvement on both sides of the creek, surveyed 6 Jan. 1829. (FHL film 1,012,807)

Anderson Co. TN Deed Index (FHL film 979,338)
      No Rawley Duncan
      No deed indexed, Court P&Q 3/14/1808, bond from William Cobb decd. to Rowley Duncan to make title to 100 acres proved in court by Thomas Davis. (nor found in deed book C 1804-1818)
      No deed indexed, Court P&Q 10/9/1815, title bond from Wm. Cobb to Rawley Duncan for 100 acres proved in court by Thos. Davis & ordered rec. (nor found in deed book C 1804-1818 or D 1811-1818)
      No deed indexed, Court P&Q 4/8/1816, deed from Rachel Scarbrough to John Duncan for 120 acres ack. in court. (nor found in deed book C 1804-1818 or D 1811-1818)
      Court P&Q 4/14/1817, deed from "John Duncan in place of John Hellum" for 120 acres proved in court by Joseph Wilson & John Scarbro. (see deed D1-265, John Duncan to John Hellums)
      C1-1: Duncan, Stephen, to Gordon, George, 1804
      D1-265: Duncan, John, to Hellems, John, 1817
      E1-1: Duncan, Moses, from Frost, Micajah, 1817
      G1-239: John Asherst to Moses Duncan, 1823
      K1-345: John Duncan and Thomas Duncan to Robert McKamey, 1842, mortgage
      K1-387: Moses Brown to James Duncan, 1842, trust deed
      K1-393: James A. Burris to Alfred Duncan, 1842, trust deed
      L1-3&4: Dunkin, Thomas, to Haskins, William A., 1841
      L1-88: Duncan, Moses, to Seiber, Phillip, 1843
      L1-193: Duncan, Thomas, to Wilson C. Robbins, 1844, trust deed
      L1-304: Dunkin, James to Philip Seiber, 1844
      L1-444: Moses Duncan bill of sale of slave to William Smith, 1844?
      M1-77: Dunkin, Thomas to Dunkin, John, 1846, mortgage
      O1-156: Duncan, William B. to Smith, William, 1851

Anderson Co. TN Deeds from index
      C1-1: (blank) April 1804, Stephen (signed) Duncan of Knox Co. TN, to George Gordan of Greene Co. TN, $100, land in Anderson Co. on waters of New River on Buffellow Creek, granted 8 June 1804 to said Stephen Duncan #295 containing 100 acres, and another tract on E.fork of New River granted said Duncan 8 June "1797", #294, surveyed by Robert Wood, containing in each tract 100 acres; wit. J.H. Willson, Jas. Davis, J.? Roysden, Jas. Heany?. (FHL film 979,340)
      D1-265: 23 July 1817, John (X) Duncan of Anderson Co. TN, to John Hellums of Knox Co. TN, $350, 120 acres on west side of Clinch River, part of a 600 acre survey that Robert Scarborough now lives on. Wit. Joseph Wilson, John Scarbrough. (FHL film 979,340)
      E1-1: 5 July 1817, Micajah Frost to Moses Dunkin and Mary Dunkin his wife, daughter, both Anderson Co. TN, $64, land on Poplar creek on the trace fork of So... Creek, a branch of Mountain Fork, including a 6 acre survey made 18 July 1814 and part of 25 acre survey said Micajah bought of Elijah Frost Sr., including the house where the said Dunkin now lives, crossing Clearer? Fork (no total acres stated; dark outer edges of pages); wit. John (X) Johnson, Isaac (X) Dunken. (FHL film 979,340)
      G1-239: 2 Aug. 1823, John (*) Asherst to Moses Duncan, $90, 25 acres. Wit. Charles Y. Oliver, W.B. Oliver. (FHL film 979,341)
      K1-345: 21 May 1842, John (+) Duncan and Thomas (+) Duncan to Robert McKamey, $5, mortgage of animals, furniture, crop, etc., Duncans owe McKamey $75. Wit. Richard (+) Hill, Jesse L. Jones. (FHL film 979,342)
      K1-387: 30 May 1842, trust deed Moses (X) Brown to James Duncan, of personal property. Moses Brown owes Robert McKamy $40 by note 1 Jan. 1843. Wit. Andrew England, Jesse L. Jones. (FHL film 979,342)
      K1-393: 5 Sept. 1842, James A. Burris trust to Alfred Duncan, animals, etc., Burris owes Samuel Moore and James Ross. Wit. Aaron Slover Senr, Gilbert Johnson. (FHL film 979,342)
      L1-3: 20 May 1841, Thomas (X) Dunkin to William A. Hoskin, $250, 85 acres in Powels Valley on Poplar Creek, part of plantation where William Smith formerly lived. Wit. Thom. Houskins, Jardon Sively. (FHL film 979,342)
      L1-88: 9 Nov. 1843, Moses (X) Dunkin to Philip Sieber, $250, 50 acres in 7th District on waters of Mountain Fork of Poplar Creek on north side of Wallins Ridge and south side of Cumberland Mountain, corner of lands purchased and now owned by Philip Sieber from Gabriel Kieth, adj. said Siebers corner and line, this 50 acres being the place on which James Dunkin formerly lived adj. the lands of Robert Sieber and Philip Sieber; wit. James S. Taylor, A. McKamey. (FHL film 979,342)
      L1-193: 28 Oct. 1844, Thomas (X) Duncan in trust to Wilson C. Robbins, animals; Duncan owes Barton McKamy. Wit. William Praden?, Nelson (X) Duncan?. (FHL film 979,342)
      L1-304: 20 May 1844, James (X) Dunkin to Philip Seiber, (no money given), 50 acres in Dist. 7 on mountain fork of Poplar Creek, etc., corner to Robert McKamey, Robert Seiber, Philip Seiber. Wit. Hiram Hoskins, John Dunkin. (FHL film 979,342)
      L1-444: 25 May 1846, Moses Dunkin (X) to Wm. Smith, $300, bill of sale for negro boy Sam age about 11; wit. William Duncan, Wilson Duncan, Elijah Duncan. (FHL film 979,342)
      M1-77: 10 Oct. 1846, Thomas Dunkin to John Dunkin, $20, mortgage of animals, etc. Wit. Thomas Seiber, Wilson Dunkin. (FHL film 979,343)
      O1-156: 27 Feb. 1851, William B. Duncan of Haywood Co. NC to William Smith of Anderson Co. TN, $100, my moiety or interest in 100 acres where Wm. Smith now lives and whereon Isaac Duncan lived last in his lifetime, adj. lands of Moses Duncan and Andrew McKamy Jr., willed to me by Isaac Duncan. Wit. J.M. Key, James Wood. (FHL film 979,344)
      T1-267: 10 March 1865, Moses Duncan of Anderson Co. to O.P. Temple, L.C. Houk, R.R. Balter, Green Adams, John B. Brownlow and D.K. Young; lease; land in Frosts Bottom in 7th Dist. adj. lands of heirs of Phillip Sieber, Elija Duncan, (Hall?) Duncan, 250 acres more or less, being the place said Moses Duncan now lives, for the space of 50 years, for $1 cash, the right to explore, mine or dig for oil, salt water, coal, iron or other minerals, for 1/10 part, commence searching within five years; all signed; wit. T?.Y. Young (Yarmy?), William R. Duncan. (MAD: Newspaper Article by Jasper Smith notes this deed, in which there is reference to land owned by Moses Duncan for 50 years, ref. 250 to 300 acres in Frost Bottom which adj. his first 6 acre holdings). (FHL film 979,346)
 

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