Memucan is Granted 150 Acres in Lauderdale, TN
december 18, 1838
This document is a land warrant from the state of Tennessee. This Lauderdale County warrant for one hundred and fifty acres was issued on December 18th, 1838 to Memucan Hunt Howard.
We used this document in the biography to keep track of the possessions of Memucan Hunt Howard. Many of these land grants were issued as rewards for surveying and we used this document to list Memucan’s net worth as his life progressed. This grant in Lauderdale showed that Memucan had multiple, often small amounts in different counties. Thus, the purpose of this document is to keep track of these small possessions, which by the end of his career, had amassed $72,000 earned by selling these small possessions.
We used this document in the biography to keep track of the possessions of Memucan Hunt Howard. Many of these land grants were issued as rewards for surveying and we used this document to list Memucan’s net worth as his life progressed. This grant in Lauderdale showed that Memucan had multiple, often small amounts in different counties. Thus, the purpose of this document is to keep track of these small possessions, which by the end of his career, had amassed $72,000 earned by selling these small possessions.
Citation
Ancestry.com. North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. pp. 50. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.