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Land Records for Payne Descendants.

 Submitted by Pam Smith

Most of our ancestors migrated to this county from other states.  These land grants from TN are part of the legacy of Macajah Payne who migrated here.

Micajah Paine/Payne acquired three separate warrants for land - 2 in Maury Co. and 1 in Hickman Co. from the State of Tennessee. These documents were located by first finding his warrants on the Tennessee State Archives & Library

Land Grants 1795-1905 - Index to Land Grants - P-Q film # 1002741.

#8173 - Micajiah Payne - Book 10, pg. 191 - 10 June 1828 - 60 acres Maury Co. - film 1012994
#8825 - Mecajah Payne - Book 11, pg. 72 - 10 Nov 1828 - 12 1/2 acres Maury Co.- film 1012995
#13365-Micajah Payne - Book 16, pg. 280 - 10 Feb 1836 - 200 acres - Hickman Co.-film 1013000
From the above we see Micajah owned 72 1/2 acres in Maury Co. and 200 acres in Hickman Co. giving him a total of 272 1/2 acres of land by 1840. The Hickman Co. courthouse burned and so the sale of that land is lost, however the following deed shows his sale of his Maury Co. land in preparation for migrating to Ripley Co., MO with his sons.

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7 Sept 1841 - Maury Co., TN Land Records - Film #549248 Deed BK Y, pg. 219
Micajah Payne to Henry Oakley . . . 78 acres described as being on "waters of Leeper's Lick Creek". Micajah made his mark. Recorded 10 Sept 1841.
Following is the transcription of the original 3 TN land warrants for Micajah Payne - Note: Lieper's Lick Creek lies in the very upper NW corner of Maury Co. next to Hickman & Williamson Counties.

Warrant Bk 10, page 191:

Recorded July 9th 1828
THE STATE OF TENNESSEE - No. 8173
To all to whom these presents shall come . . . GREETING: KNOW YE, That for, and in consideration of the sum of One cent per acre paid into the office of the Entry Taker of Maury county, and entered on the 20th day of December 1826 pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of said state, passed on the twentysecond day of November, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, and the Acts Supplemental thereto by No. 469

There is granted by the said State of Tennessee, unto Micjah Payne a certain Tract or Parcel of LAND, containing Sixty acres ~
by survey bearing date the 29th day of March 1827 lying in said county.

On the waters of Leepers Lick Creek and bounded as follows ~ To Wit ~ Beginning at a beech on Conrod Bakers South boundary of 50 acres near his Spring branch running thence South forty three poles to a hickory on William Kinsley's North boundary of 228 acres thence West with said line 106 1/10 poles to a stake thence North 106 9/10 poles to a white oak thence East eight poles and six tenths to a hornbeam the North West corner of said Baker's 50 acres first mentioned thence South with the West boundary then of sixty three poles & 3 tenths to the South West corner of the same a chesnut and dogwood thence East with the South boundary then of twenty six poles to the beginning.

With the hereditaments and appurtenances. To Have and to Hold, the said Tract  or Parcel of LAND, with its appurtenances, to the said Micajiah Payne and his heirs forever In witness whereof, Samuel Houston Governor of the State of Tennessee, hath here unto set his hand, and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed, at Nashville, on the 21st day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twentyeight and of the independence of the United States the fifty second ~

BY THE GOVERNOR: Sam Houston Daniel Graham - Secretary
Warrant BK 11, 72
Recorded 25 November

THE STATE OF TENNESSEE - No. 8825
To all to whom these presents shall come . . . GREETING: KNOW YE, That for, and in consideration of the sum of One cent per acre paid into the office of the Entry Taker of Maury county, and entered on the 27th day of December 1827 pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of said state, passed on the twentysecond day of November, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, and the Acts Supplemental thereto by No. 530

There is granted by the said State of Tennessee, unto Micajah Payne a certain Tract or Parcel of LAND, containing Twelve and a half acres by survey bearing date the 25th day of February 1828 lying in said county~

On the waters of Leepers Lick Creek and bounded as follows ~ To Wit ~
Beginning at said Paynes North East corner beginning corner of his first Entry whereas he now lives at a birch Running thence South with his East boundary forty four poles to the South East corner of the same a hickory on William Kinney's North boundary thence East with said line crossing a branch at six poles same corner in all forty five poles and five tenths to a dogwood and sasefras on said line thence North forty four poles to a white oak on Bakers South boundary thence West with said line crossing said branch again same corner in all forty five poles and five tenths to the beginning.

With the hereditaments and appurtenances. To Have and to Hold, the said Tract or Parcel of LAND, with its appurtenances, to the said Micajah Payne and his heirs forever In witness whereof, Samuel Houston Governor of the State of Tennessee, hath hereunto set his hand, and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed, at Nashville, on the 10th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twentyeight and of the independence of the United States the fifty third ~

BY THE GOVERNOR: Sam Houston
Daniel Graham - Secretary
Warrant BK 16, pg. 280
Recorded 15 February 1836

THE STATE OF TENNESSEE - No. 13365
To all to whom these presents shall come . . . Greeting: KNOW YE, That by virtue of Entry No. 873 dated the 20th day of January 1834 made in the Entry Takers office of Hickman County in pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of said state passed on the 9th day of January 1830.

There is granted by the said State of Tennessee, unto Micajah Payne a certain Tract or Parcel of LAND, containing Two Hundred acres ~ by survey bearing date the 14th day of January 1836 lying in said county,

On the North side of Dog Creek and bounded as follows to wit~
Beginning on a white oak marked with the letters M.P. Running from thence South one hundred twenty six & five tenths poles to a hickory with a black oak & hickory pointing, thence East Two? hundred & fifty three poles to a stake with two poplars and a white oak pointing in a small hollow, thence north one hundred twenty six & five tenth poles to a state with three black gum & a white oak pointing, thence West two hundred & fifty three poles to the Beginning.

With the hereditaments and appurtenances. To Have and to Hold, the said Tract or Parcel of LAND, with its appurtenances, to the said Micajah Payne and his heirs forever In witness whereof, Newton Cannon Governor of the State of Tennessee, hath hereunto set his hand, and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed, at Nashville, on the 10th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six and of the independence of the United States the Sixtieth~

BY THE GOVERNOR: N. Cannon
Luke Lea - Secretary
Transcribed 18 Dec 2004 by Pamela G. Smith, Gresham, OR

 


       

 

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