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John Crosslin,
Deed Recording, 1802, Smith County1
Contributed by: Steve Carson
Smith County Tennessee Deeds, Book B, page 133 5 Oct. 1802. $125.00 125 Acres
John Crosslin of Smith Co. to Freeman Borough of same. On north side of Cumberland on headwaters of Goose Creek. Part of a tract where Crosslin now lives, obtained from Elias Fort 1 Mar 1802.
Signed: John (X) Crosslin
Wit: J(ames) Hibbits, Wm. Martin
Proven: Dec 1803 by Hibbits. Rec: 16 March 1803
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John Crosslin,
Deed Recording, 1803, Smith County1
Contributed by: Steve Carson
Smith County Tennessee Deeds, Book B, page 152. 2 Jan 1803. $300.00 113 Acres
John Crosslin of Smith Co. to Edward James of same. On north side of Cumberland and headwaters of Goose Creek adjoining Levy West survey, which Elias Fort deeded Crosslin 13 Mar 1802.
Signed: John (X) Crosslin
Wit: James Hibbits, Daniel Mungle
Proven: Mar 1803 oath/Hibbits. Rec: Aug 18 1803
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John Crosslin,
Deed Recording, 1804, Smith County1
Contributed by: Steve Carson
Smith County Tennessee Deeds, Book C, pages 299-300 24 Dec 1804.
$100.00. 150 Acres
John Crosslin of Smith Co. to David Ventress of same. Beg. at beech and running east 280 poles to a sugar tree and white walnut.
Signed: John (X) Crosslin
Wit: Geo. Wilson, Jas Wallace, Allen Cotten
Proved: June 1805 oath of Wilson. Rec: 6 Sept 1805.
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William Crossland,
Deed Recording, 1810, Smith County1
Contributed by: Steve Carson
Smith County Tennessee Deeds, Book D, pages 390 - 391. 10 August
1810. $350.00 226 1/2 Acres.
Adam Marley of Smith Co. to William Crossland of same. On south side of
Cumberland beginning at an ash and sugar tree on Lt. Natl. McCann's south west corner.
Signed: A. Marley
Wit: Wm. Sullivan, Samuel Sullivan
Proven: Sept 1810 oath/2 wit Rec: 13 Sept 1810.
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John Crossland,
Land Survey, 1808, Bedford County1
Contributed by: Steve Carson
Entry Number 1014, Returned 1st September 1808
Upon the application and at the request of John Crossland, I have surveyed for him sixty acres of land situate lying and being in Bedford County in the Second District on the waters of Noah's fork of Duck River. Beginning on two black Gums on the Northern boundary line of a 200 acres Survey made for Thomas Burnam standing on the west side of a ridge running from thence north 54 poles to two dogwoods coming out of the same root standing near the top of a ridge thence West passing the South East corner of a 100 acres survey made for the said John Crossland at 32 poles and with his line crossing a branch running to the left in all 130 poles and cornered on Newton Pryor's line of Grant No 217 on the Eastern boundary line a white oak sugar tree and ironwood a few poles North of the Double Springs thence South with said Pryor's line 74 poles to the North West corner of said 200 acre survey made for Thomas Burman an ash and two Hickory thence East with his line 1320 poles crossing a branch to the beginning. Surveyed the 1st day of June 1808.
Rice Hughes and S. W. Hughes, Chain Carriers
John Drake, Deputy Surveyor of said District
Examined and correctness ascertained
Transmitted to Register 9th December 1812
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John Crossland,
Land Survey, 1808, Bedford County1
Contributed by: Steve Carson
Entry Number 1015, Returned 1st September 1808
Upon the application and at the request of John Crossland, I have surveyed for him one hundred acres of land including an improvement Situate lying and being in Bedford County in the Second District on the waters of Noah's fork a branch of Duck River. Beginning at two Beeches on the west side of a ridge running from thence north passing through John Patrick's field and crossing a branch twice in all 163 poles to a white walnut bush and Ironwood thence West 98 poles crossing two Branches to three Chestnuts on the top of a ridge and in Norton Pryor's line thence with the same South 136 poles to a white oak sugar tree and Ironwood thence East 98 poles crossing a branch to the beginning. Surveyed the 7th of June 1808.
Rice Hughes and William S. Hughes, Chain Carriers
John Drake, Deputy Surveyor of said District
Examined and correctness ascertained.
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John Crossland,
Mentioned in Thomas Burnam Survey, c1808, Bedford County2
Contributed by: Steve Carson
A 100 acre survey made for John Crossland some time before May 1814 was used as a geographic reference in the legal land description of the deed transcribed below. John Crossland was not a party of the transaction. The land was located on Noah's Fork of Duck River.
The legal description reads in part: "Beginning at Two Black gums in the Northern Boundary of a Two Hundred Acre Survey made for Thomas Burnam Standing on the West side of a Ledge, running from thence North Seventy four poles to Two dogwoods coming from the Same West Boundary near the top of a ridge, thence West Passing the South East Corner of a 100 Acre Survey made for John Crossland at thirty two poles with his line crossing a branch in all one Hundred and thirty poles to corner on Norton Pryor's line of a grant No 219 on the Eastern boundary at a White Oak, Sugar Tree and Ironwood a few poles North of the Double Springs... Grant 4544 to said Samuel Hughes for about sixty acres of land to include the Plantation formally (sic) Occupied by Daniel Benson, now in the possession of Mary Weatherford..."
Witness: Rice? Hughes, Charles <illegible>, Sarah Hughes
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Thomas Crosslin,
Deed Recording, 1809, Bedford County5
Contributed by: Steve Carson
TSLA, Record Group 50, Roll 11, Records of the Second Surveyor District,
"Book 35", Entry Book B 1809-1811
Entry Number 1345
Thomas Crosslin assignee of Samuel Hughes by virtue of land Warrant Number
3175 enters twenty acres leaving a balance of 230 acres not satisfied in
the County of Bedford. Beginning on a Buckeye and Sugar tree marked SH and
in the fork of a branch of Noah's Creek of Duck river called the horse
branch running East ten poles to a stake thence oblong North and West for
Complement
April 3, 1809
Thomas Crosslin <signed>
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Thomas Crosslin,
Land Survey, c1811, Bedford County5
Contributed by: Steve Carson
TSLA, Record Group 50, Roll 33, Records of the Second Surveyor District,
Series III Plats and Surveys, Book 28
Survey Number 2884, Returned 10 November 1811
State of Tennessee, Second District} By virtue of Entry Number 1345 dated
the 3rd of April 1809 founded on warrant Number 3175 for 640 acres issued
to the heirs of Jeremiah Litteral by the Secretary of North Carolina the
19th day of December 1785 I have surveyed for Thomas Crosslin 20 acres of
land Situate lying and being in the County of Bedford in the 2nd District
and on the waters of Noah's fork of Duck River. Beginning at a buckeye and
Sugar tree marked SH Standing in the fork of a branch of Noah's Fork called
the Horse Branch, running from thence East Ten Poles to two beeches and a
Sugar Tree, thence North 80 poles to a forked chestnut on the West side of
a ridge and near the top thereof and thence West 40 poles Crossing a branch
to a white walnut and Stake; thence South 80 poles to a beech and Sugar
Tree thence East 30 poles to the beginning. Surveyed the 16th of September
1811 by:
John Drake, Deputy Surveyor
John Stephens, William Card, Chain Carriers
Examined and Correctness ascertained
Transmitted to Registrar;s 21st Jan 1812 by Thomas Crosslin
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1Smith County, Smith County Tennessee Deed Book
2Bedford County, Bedford County Tennessee Deed Book
3Genealogical Gazetteer, Geographic Reference Library
4Sherida K. Eddleman, Genealogical Abstract of Tennessee Newspapers
5Bedford County, Bedford County Plats and Surveys Book
6Coffee County, Coffee County Tennessee Deed Book
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