Land Entry & Surveys
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You
don't actually have to travel to county court houses to find
information. Some is available on microfilm through a variety of
sources in a variety of places. I'm fortunate to live near the
Dallas Public Library, which has a great many records for my
easy access. They are also a Family History Lending Library.
There aren't a lot of records, other than land for Marion Co,
TN, but there are some real 'finds' in them. I wanted
information on my Chambers and Dunham lines and knew that
Esquire was there in 1830 from the census records. Other records
indicated there was a John, Jeremiah, and Elijah also in the
area. Jeremiah on the census, John in deeds and Elijah in a
vague church record.
The first records for the county are the land entry and land survey books. I found several entries for Elijah in the land entry book dated 1824 and 1826. There were also entries in the survey book and that is where I was able to tie the names together. Squire as Esquire is recorded in most records, was the chain carrier for Elijah and a Dunham brother-in-law. The two pieces of land were next to each other. This put the Dunham's and Chambers in the same place at the same time!



The first records for the county are the land entry and land survey books. I found several entries for Elijah in the land entry book dated 1824 and 1826. There were also entries in the survey book and that is where I was able to tie the names together. Squire as Esquire is recorded in most records, was the chain carrier for Elijah and a Dunham brother-in-law. The two pieces of land were next to each other. This put the Dunham's and Chambers in the same place at the same time!


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