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Copy of Affidavit, Showing Land Grants to Colonel Joseph Hardin, Tennessee
The following is from “JOSEPH HARDIN: A Biographical and Genealogical Study” by Tommie Cochran Patterson, 1931. Tommie Cochran was my great aunt. She would be pleased to share this information on this web site.
Posted by Jane Horner Brent, Jbrent127@aol.com
State of Tennessee
Davidson County
Know all men by these presents that I, W. B. Leech, attorney-at-law, address 916 Independent Life Building, Nashville, hereby certify and make oath that I have examined the records of the North Carolina Military Grants Entries and Warrants, on file in the State Land Office at Nashville Tennessee and I find recorded the following to Joseph Hardin Sr. in Book “North Carolina Grants” Nos. 1 to 2662, also Book “A” page 30 N. C. Military Grants 1788-1803:
No. |
318 |
………… |
600 |
Acres |
No. |
445 |
………… |
800 |
Acres |
No. |
670 |
………… |
1000 |
Acres |
No. |
924 |
………… |
200 |
Acres |
No. |
1619 |
………… |
3000 |
Acres |
No. |
2118 |
………… |
1000 |
Acres |
No. |
2119 |
………… |
1000 |
Acres |
No. |
2129 |
………… |
500 |
Acres |
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8100 |
Acres |
Also Grant No. 317 for 400 acres, marked “withdrawn” I, also, find on said records that Joseph Hardin Jr. by warrant No. 2128 was granted 1,000 acres on May 10, 1784. I also find that John Hardin in Book “A” page 3 was granted 1,000 acres July 10, 1788.
State of Tennessee
Davidson County
[Seal] Personally appeared before me J. H. Tidman Notary Public, W. B. Leech, with whom I am personally acquainted and who made oath in the form of law that the statements made in the above instrument are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this the 24 th day of June 1931
T. H. Tidman, Notary Public
My commission expires 9 th day of July 1933.