The Preemptors. Middle Tennessee's First Settlers. @ Page 60. From pay vouchers in Treasurers' and Comptrollers~~Papers in the NC State Archive
The cited information was published by Self, Clarksville, TN, 1989, held in
Daughters of the American Revolution Library (Ref: Page 60. From pay vouchers in Treasurers' and Comptrollers~~Papers in the NC State Archive) The author/originator was Griffey, Irene M..
Source Notes
Preemption certificates were issued to settlers already on the
land when NC set it aside as bounty land for revolutionary
soldiers (1782-1783)
