Memucan Hunt Howard Granted 676 Acres Across Fayette
April 15, 1825
This document is one of three land grants to Memucan Hunt Howard from Fayette County, Tennessee, warrant number, 23894. The grant was recorded on July 11th, 1825. Forty acres were granted on March 15th, 1825, and 636 acres were granted separately on the April 15th, 1825, totaling to 676 acres. The boundary for these acres were located in northwestern Fayette.
We used this document in the biography to note the government interactions between Memucan Hunt Howard. This land grant supports this because Fayette County itself granted these 676 acres to Memucan. This supports the relationship between the government and surveyors in the 19th century which is delineated in the biography.
We used this document in the biography to note the government interactions between Memucan Hunt Howard. This land grant supports this because Fayette County itself granted these 676 acres to Memucan. This supports the relationship between the government and surveyors in the 19th century which is delineated in the biography.
Citation
Ancestry.com. North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. pp. 541. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.