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Source
- New River Notes
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- Person:Henry Willis (10)
Transcript
- Henry Willis appears in a number of land transactions, recorded in the period from 1781 to 1785. In two cases these are properties that Henry is acquiring. In other cases he is mentioned in the land description as a neighbor. In most of the entries he is listed in the chain of assignment for the property. One of these chains dates back to a (nominal) settlement date of 1767, which is probably a typographic error in the transcription. In any case, we can not infer very much about how early Henry might have been present in the area from these chains. One entry in 1784 identifies a property owner "A. Willis", which is probably a typographical error for "H. Willis". The "A. Willis" could represent a person independent of Henry Willis; if so it is not likely to represent either Amos Willis or Abner Willis, both of whom were present in the area by 1795 when they begin to appear in tax records. Census records suggest that they would have been too young in 1784 to have owned property.
| Page | Date | Entry
| | Page 257 | 1781 | Stephen Kaywood, assignee of Henry Willis, assignee of William Houston, assignee of Stephen Jones, assignee of William Poor, assignee of John Goalman, heir of Jacob Goalman...100 ac...on the waters of the north fork of Holstein River at Goalmans Gap on the north side of Walkers Mountain, tract of surveyed in 1753 as part of the Loyal Companies Grant for Jacob Goalman...Kaywood to pay to Thomas Walker, Agent for the Company, 5 pounds for the 100 ac with interest from February 22, 1762...August 22, 1781
| | Page 282 | 1781 | George Finley...370 ac...Commissioners Certificate...on the east fork of Wallans Branch, waters of the north fork of Holstein River...Beginning on the south side of McFerrans ridge...corner to John McCullocks land...at the foot of Walkers Mountain...by a road in a gap of the Mountains...in a glade in Gilbert Watsons line...passing Watsons corner...with John Fenleys line...by a field...line of George Finleys other survey...May 27, 1785 - George Finley, assignee of Robert Breckenridge, assignee of William Cocharan, assignee of John Lewis, assignee of Henry Willis...400 ac...on the waters of the north fork of Holston River, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1781.
| | Page 98 | 1781 | Henry Willis, assignee of Richard Linum, assignee of James Anderson, assignee of John Weaver...400 ac...in the Rich Valley...160 ac surveyed on December 1, 1774, actual settlement made in 1767...August 25, 1781
| | Page 49 | 1782 | Alexander Outlaw...251 ac...on the waters of the north fork of Holston in the Rich Valley...Treasury Warrant...Beginning near John Fowlers road, corner to Henry Willis survey, crossing Fowlers Mill Creek...by the Lick Road, corner to Peter Lees survey...June 26, 1782
| | Page 98 | 1782 | Henry Willis...400 ac...in the Rich Valley...Commissioners Certificate...Beginning corner to John Fowlers survey, with a line of John Buchanans survey...by Fowlers Mill Creek...by the valley road...June 25, 1782
| | Page 112 | 1782 | John Fowler...140 ac...in the Rich Valley...on the west side of his settlement survey...Treasury Warrant...Beginning on a corner of the settlement tract...line of John Watsons tract...on Willis line...by the Valley road...June 25, 1782
| | Page 100 | 1782 | George Smith, 400 ac, in the Rich Valley on the waters of the north and middle fork of Holstein...Commissioners Certificate...Beginning in the gap of Walkers Mountain...corner to McReynolds survey...corner to Henry Willis Survey...June 27, 1782
| | Page 100 | 1782 | George Smith...30 ac...in the Rich Valley...Treasury Warrant...Beginning corner to Henry Willis survey...Warrant #12954...June 27, 1782
| | Page 31 | 1783 | Samuel McReynolds...70 ac...in the Rich Valley...Certificate granted to Shedrach McNew and then assigned to McReynolds...Beginning on the north side of Walkers Mountain...line of Walkers old survey...February 4, 1783 - Shedrack McNew, assignee of Henry Willis, assignee of Halbert McClure, assignee of Isaac Hall, assignee of Michael Halfacre...70 ac...on the waters of the north fork in the Rich Valley, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1776...August 27, 1781 - Assigned to Samuel McReynolds by purchase on January 3, 1783. Signed: Shad. McNew. Witness: Aaron Lewis
| | Page 128 | 1783 | Thomas Daniel...400 ac...Commissioners Certificate...in the Cove on the south side of the Maiden Spring fork...Beginning on John Bowens line...corner to William Bowens land...corner to James Hays land...May 6, 1783 - Thomas Daniel, assignee of Henry Willis, assignee of Thomas Brumley, assignee of Edward Roys, assignee of Nicholas Duorter...400 ac...on the Maiden Spring where the spring is dry, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1771...August 18, 178
| | Page 104 | 1784 | John Buchanan...November 14, 1784...90 ac...in the Rich Valley on the waters of the north fork of Holstein...Treasury Warrant...Beginning on John Fowlers line...on Henry Willis corner...on the north side of Walkers Mountain
See:[LVA-260 and LVA 261
| | Page 114 | 1784 | John Buchanan...160 ac...in the Rich Valley...Treasury Warrant...Beginning corner to A. Willis survey...on Fowlers line...November 15, 1784
| | Page 133 | 1785 | John Bowers, assignee of Daniel Nelson, assignee of William Bowen...330 ac...Commissioners Certificate...in the Cove on the waters of the Maiden Spring fork of Clinch River...Beginning at the falling Rock at the foot of the Short Mountain...on John Bowens line...May 5, 1785 - William Bowen, assignee of Henry Willis, assignee of John Ross, assignee of Thomas Broomly...400 ac...adjoining the Maiden Spring Tract between it & Clinch Mountain, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1772...August 22, 1781
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