ACTS OF TENNESSEE 1796-1830 & 1831-1850
INTRODUCTION
From the time Tennessee was
a territory of the United States (1790 -
1796), its legislature has
passed laws affecting the lives of its
citizens. From acts legitimizing
children to those granting divorces,
from authorizing turnpikes
& ferries to compensating a citizen for
services rendered the government,
the legislature has touched the lives
of citizens in thousands of
ways in its 200-plus years.
This name index to the Acts
passed by the Tennessee legislature is
intended to help provide access
to this vast source of early
Tennessee history & genealogy.
Used in conjunction with the journals of
proceedings of the Tennessee
House and Senate, and the petitions of
citizens to the legislature,
the index can provide the means to
interpret some of Tennessee's
richest source
material.
The index covers names in the
first 50 volumes of the published Acts.
The index is divided into
two parts: 1796 - 1830 and 1831-1850. The
names of members of the legislature
were not indexed.
INDEX:
ACTS OF TENNESSEE 1796 - 1830
Name:
Date: Description:
BOYD, Adam
1820 Sullivan County - mill dam authorized
BOYD, Adam
1823 Sullivan County
BOYD, Andrew
1819 Land warrant to be issued to heirs
BOYD, Erby
1826 Actions as Justice of the Peace legalized
BOYD, John
1803 Davidson County sheriff
BOYD, John
1819 Knox County - fence across road authorized
BOYD, John jr. 1804
Nashville lottery manager
BOYD, Robert
1797 Appointed commissioner
BOYD, Robert
1819 Land warrant to be issued to heirs
BOYD, William
1799 Franklin commissioner
ACTS OF TENNESSEE 1831 - 1850
Name
Date: Description:
BOYD, A.(Col.) 1845
Marshall Co. - Lewisburg Turnpike Company
BOYD, Aaron
1847 Franklin and Lewisburg Turnpike
BOYD, Aaron
1849 Williamson and Marshall Turnpike Company inc.
BOYD, Abner
1833 Henry Co. Town of Boydsville.
BOYD, Abner
1837 Obion Co. - concerning turnpike road
BOYD, Abner
1842 Commissioner to improve navigation of Obion River
BOYD, Alexander 1837
Haywood Co. - Ashport Turnpike Company
BOYD, Elliot
1833 Bledsoe Co. - commissioner of turnpike road
BOYD, Erbey
1839 Polk County- election commissioners
BOYD, Erby
1839 Bradley Co- Payment Refund Bank of TN
BOYD, George C. 1845
Montgomery Co.-Clarksville Female Academy trustee
BOYD, J.B.
1845 Marshall Co. - Lewisburg Turnpike Company
BOYD, James
1835 Paris to Randolph railroad company authorized
BOYD, James
1837 Haywood Co. - Ashport Turnpike Company
BOYD, James
1843 Holston Manufacturing Company commissioner
BOYD, John
1831 Knoxville and Southern Railroad commissioner
BOYD, John
1833 An act for his benefit.
BOYD, John
1837 Knox Co.-Knoxville,Éand Blountsville Turnpike Co
BOYD, John
1847 Nashville Streets
BOYD, Joseph
1839 Monroe Co.- commissioner of turnpike
BOYD, Marcus
1837 Williamson Co. - Arrington Male Academy trustee
BOYD, Robert
1837 Haywood Co.-Hatchie Turnpike Company commissioner
BOYD, S.B.
1847 East TN and VA Railroad Company
BOYD, Samuel B. 1847
East TN Manufacturing Co.
BOYD, William
1833 (dec'd) Blount Co. emancipation
INDEX: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/actindex.htm
The Acts, journals & petitions
are on file at TSLA. A copy of an act can
be obtained upon request;
please include an SASE. For fee information
and addresses, please see
the webpage for requesting copies of
legislative acts and petitions
by mail:
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/mailacts.htm
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NOTE:
Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other
secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor
listed, confirm the facts in original sources.
Kind Regards,
Karen from Ohio,USA
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