At the archives on Wednesday I tried to locate more information on two land grants-one for Elijah Hooten and the other for Joseph Shinn( his daughter married Elijah's grandson, Andrew). From the reverse mortgage index, I found both land grants existed. The next step was a trip to the state archives in Nashville.
On Thursday my sister and I visited the state archives. Wow! That's another story for another day. With the information from the index, we got the microfilm in record time. Actually it took more time to locate the grants on the film than to find the microfilm.
As it turns out Joseph Shinn received 2000 acres along the Duck River in Hickman County. The property was eventually divided among his heirs, one of which was Joseph's daughter, Jane, who married Robert Anderson. Their daughter, Jane, married Andrew Hooten ( Jim's ggg-grandfather.)
Elijah Hooten only received 50 acres in Overton County. The land grant indicated the property was on the waters of the Roaring River on the road leading from Monroe to Sparta. I broke out the map and quickly determined I was confused again. The Roaring River does cross Hwy 42 running from Monroe to Sparta, but is it the same route as the noted in the survey? Also, according to my research after the war Elijah moved to White County and then to Warren County. There was no mention of Overton County. Did Elijah or any of his children ever live in Overton County? Any thoughts?
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