Tennessee – Washington County – Chisholm Info

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1778 Feb 25 – No. 15 – Washington County – John Chisholm enters for himself 140 acres on the head of Little Limestone including the spring that joins the barrens on the path that leads from William Beans to Nonachucky.
He also enters 200 acres on the South side of Nonachucky on the War Path including a small marshy meadow and a spring commonly known by the name of the Old Indian Camp.
The same enters for himself 300 acres & 300 for his wife and two children 100 for Pattey his wife, 100 for Ignatius his son, and 100 for Elizabeth is daughter to be laid on the East side of Little River, beginning a little above the War Path and running up said river. 600 acres.
John Massengill enters for himself 340 acres on the E side of Sick Creek including two limestone springs about 20 yds asunder formerly claimed by John Chisholm.
William King enters 300 acres on E side Little River above and joining to John Chisholms land and west of said river above Robert Lucas’ land on said river. 340 acres.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 04; Series Title: Grants
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1778 Feb 25 – Washington County … Feb 25 1778 …. to the surveyor … measure and lawy off according to law 600 acres of land for John Chisolm on the east side of Little River running a little above Ware path and extending up the river for compliment given at offic this 30th day of June 1787.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 02; Series Title: Entries
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1778 Sept 2 – No. 309 – Tennessee – Samuel Fair – … enttered in the States Office the underneath described tract of land for Samuel Fair containing 640 acres as by a survey made thereof by John Chisum for John McMahan beginning at 3 white oaks … on the West side of Nob Creek … to 5 poplars from one Root? then S … joining sd McMahins …
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 04; Series Title: Grants
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1778 Oct 6 – No. 482 – Washington County, Tennessee – James Hollis enters 200 acres of land between David Huges line and John Chisums line.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 04; Series Title: Grants
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1778 Oct 6 – No. 483 – Washington County, Tennessee – James Hollis enters 100 acres of land on the East end of John Chisums land called the Cullin Gum.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 04; Series Title: Grants
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1778 Dec 23 – No. 62 – Washington County, Tennessee – State of North Carolina Washington County … to the surveyor of sd County … to measure and lay off according to law 300 acres of land for John Chisolm Esqr on the waters of Boones Creek including the tract of land formerly claimed by William Tackett … Surveyed for Landon Carter 400 acres by E Harris DS, Oct 5, 1787.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 02; Series Title: Entries
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1778 Dec 27 – No. 794 – Washington County … to the surveyor of said County … admeasure and lay off … 450 acres … for George Ingle on both sides of Wataugah … on Boons Creek joining Beens land … place where Charles Thompson formerly lived … entered per said Thompson and transferred to John Chisolm and from said Chisolm to said George Ingle … given this 2 June 1789 …
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 02; Series Title: Entries
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1780 Aug 5 – No. 2602 – Washington County, Tennessee – To the surveyor of said County … you are hereby reqd to admeasure and lay off … 200 acres of land for John Hammer joining Henry Messingile, William Stone, Joseph Duncan, and Benjamin Cobbs line, including the head spring of Waldens Branch and the high top of Indian ridge and the valley between Indian Ridge and Brevey Ridge and entered per John Chisolm and transferred to Jacob Ho? per order of said Chisolm and from said Ham to said Hammer. Given to office this 28th of March 1788.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 02; Series Title: Entries
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1781 Aug 27 – No. 68 – 2893 – No Carolina Washington County, Aug 27, 1781. To the surveyor … measure and lay off …. 300 acres of land for John Chesolm Esqr … on Henry Massengill corner at the mouth of Boones Creek … to William Stones line … to a line of sd Chisolms on sd line to Benjamin Cobbs line …. along Cobbs line to Massingills line including sd Chesolms field and improvement sd land entered per Mallichae Mottley for sd Chisolm …. this 2d day of June 1782. Signed: Landon Carter ED. Surveyed for Landon Carter 300 acres by E Harris, Oct 7, 1785.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 02; Series Title: Entries
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1782 Oct 23 – John Chrisoling (Chisolmy) (Warrant No. 15) was issued 90 acres of land on 23 Oct 1782 in TN Washington County, located “Beg on two hickorys and a large white oak”. This was recorded in Land Patent Book 44 page 280 as TN Washington County Grant # 264. The original request for this land was entered on 21 Feb 1778 and assigned TN Washington County Entry # 15. It took 4 years and 8 months to issue the grant.
From PATENT BOOK Issued: 23 Oct 1782 County: TN Washington Grant no.: 264 Book: 44 pg: 280
From WARRANT / PLAT Entered: 21 Feb 1778 Entry no.: 15 Other Identifiers: File no.: 96
https://www.nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.20.96&qid=719377&rn=2

1784 Nov 10 – John Chrisolm [Chisolm] (Warrant No. 2602) was issued 200 acres of land on 10 Nov 1784 in TN Washington County, located “On head Spring of Waldons branch”. This was recorded in Land Patent Book 69 page 145 as TN Washington County Grant # 626. The original request for this land was entered on 01 Aug 1780 and assigned TN Washington County Entry # 2602. It took 4 years and 3 months to issue the grant.
From PATENT BOOK Issued: 10 Nov 1784 County: TN Washington Grant no.: 626 Book: 69 pg: 145
From WARRANT / PLAT Entered: 01 Aug 1780 Entry no.: 2602 Other Identifiers: File no.: 812
https://www.nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.20.815&qid=719376&rn=2

1784 Dec 10 – John Chisolm. Grant No. 626. 200 acres. Bk 5, p 42. Washington Co, TN. N Carolina Grant.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998J-34MK?i=25&cat=351626

1789 Nov 27 – No. 825 – Greene County, Tennessee. … in consideration of the sum of 50 sillings for every 100 acres … paid into our treasury by John Chisolm … grant unto the said John Chisolm a tract of land containing 600 acres … in our County of Greene … at the mouth of Attajoy Creek on the E bank of Little River …
Registered 2d of Sept 1790.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 04; Series Title: Grants
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1790 Oct 23 – John Chisolm in the U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
Name: John Chisolm
Gender: M (Male)
State: Tennessee
Locality: Territory South of Ohio River
County: Washington County
Residence Year: 1790
Household Remarks: He was appointed a justice of the peace for Washington County on 23 Oct 1790.
Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 4; Page Number: 432; Family Number: 5
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1791 July 2 – John Chisolm in the U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
Name: John Chisolm
Gender: M (Male)
Additional Remarks: “John Chisholm, an early trader in Knoxville, a justice of the peace in Washington and later in Knox County, became a trusted emissary of Blount among the Indians. He was involved in the Blount conspiracy affair, having gone to England on a mission in connection with the plan of interesting the British Government in a scheme to invade Florida. He never returned from that trip (White, “John Chisholm, A Soldier of Fortune”, E. Tenn. Hist. Soc. Pubs., No. 1, pp. 60-66). His son, John D. Chisholm, married a half-breed Cherokee woman; he was the great-grandfather of the U.S. Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma (ibid., p. 66 n.).”
State: Tennessee
Locality: Territory South of Ohio River
County: Washington District
Residence Year: 1790
Household Remarks: His name is on the “Treaty of Holston”, 2 Jul 1791 between the President of the US and “Chiefs and Warriors of the Cherokee Nation of Indians” [pages 60-67].
Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 4; Page Number: 67; Family Number: 1
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