Putnam County, TN

Deeds in southern Putnam County were registered in either DeKalb or White County prior to 1854.

• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book A, Page 179 - James B. Lowry to Corder Lollar, 150 acres, 8 Mar 1855, Town Creek, granted by TN to Isaac Lollar, begins on Ridge Road on a post oak, north with crossfence 150 poles to a post oak near the fence, west with fence 150 poles to a post oak sapling in Wm. P. Rhea's field, near the Stage Road, with said Road to Town Creek, eastward 40 poles to a dogwood, south 130 poles to a post oak and pointers, crossing the Stage Road to Levi Perkins, east with Perkins 61 poles, crossing said road to a post oak and pointers in the edge of a swamp in Wilcher Cardwell's line, north with Cardwell 60 poles to the old Ridge Road, with Ridge Road to the beginning.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book B, Page 125 - Corder Lollar (of Putnam County) to Wm S. Saylors (of White County), 150 acres, 15 December 1855, on Town Creek, granted by Tennessee to Isaac Lollar, begins at Ridge Road on a post oak, 150 poles north with a crossfence to a post oak, west with fence 150 poles to a post oak sappling in Wm P Rhea's field near the stage road, with road to Town Creek, east 40 poles to dogwood, south 130 poles to post oak and pointers, crossing stage road to Levi Perkin's line, east with Perkins crossing stage road 61 poles to post oak and pointers in the edge of swamp on Wilcher Cardwell's line, north with Cardwell 60 poles to the Ridge Road, to the beginning. Witnessed by Abraham Saylors and Frederich Saylors.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book B, Page 420 - Curtis Mills to Joshua Sherrell, 100 acres, 24 November 1857, 2nd district, land sold for $390 but deed not conveyed until 1 September 1858 or until the money is paid, if not paid on time, land would be sold, land is not described.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book D, Page 141 - Isaac Lollar to Charles Crook, 20 acres, 30 May 1860, 16th district on Town Creek, begins on sweet gum near east fork of Town Creek on Isaac Lollar's east-west boundary line and on Charles Crook's line, southeast with fence leading from Isaac Lollar's to the Ridge Road leading from William Nash's to Cookeville, 100 poles with road, 50 poles northeast to Isaac Lollar's east-west line, west to the beginning.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book D, Page 265 - Daniel Elmore to Meredith Gentry, 1 February 1861, 110 acres, district 16, begins at poplar which was the southwest corner of Joseph Ray's 100 acres, north with Ray's west boundary to post oak and black oak, southeast corner of dower assigned to Rhoda Miller, west with south boundary line of Miller to a stake, south to a stake, west to white oak, southeast corner of Joseph Harris 50 acres, south to post oak and black oak in John Ditty's north boundary, east to stake, the northeast corner of Ditty, south to stump, east to stake, north to black oak, east to two black oaks, north to black oak, west to the beginning. The land was allotted to Daniel Elmore by Putnam County Court in Daniel Elmore vs Nancy Elmroe and others at January term 1861 and recorded in minutes pages 521, 522, 523.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book E, page 211 - Wm S. Saylors to Zenith B. Nichols, both of Putnam County, 150 acres, 21 January 1858, on Town Creek and in White and Putnam Counties, granted by TN to Isaac Lollar, begins at Ridge Road on a post oak, 150 poles north with a crossfence to a post oak, west with fence 150 poles to a post oak sappling in Wm P Rhea's field near the stage road, with road to Town Creek, east 40 poles to dogwood, south 130 poles to post oak and pointers, crossing stage road to Levi Perkin's line, east with Perkins crossing stage road 61 poles to post oak and pointers in the edge of swamp on Wilcher Cardwell's line, north with Cardwell 60 poles to the Ridge Road, to the beginning. Witnessed by E.H. Stone and Thomas L. McBride.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 106 - William S. Saylors to William Elrod, 15 acres, 4 February 1867, land in 8th district, previously deeded from James McDole to William S. Saylors, begins at a sassafrass near Falling Water, on the west side on a bluff, south down the River 36 poles to a stake near the River, west 20 poles to the River, down river to E.H. Green's line, with Green to the beginning, including the bottom where William Elrod now lives. Witnessed by William G. Davis and John Rice.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book F, Page 287 - Giles Bradford to Asher Lafever, 185 acres, 24 February 1868, Putnam District 8, begins on a hickory and red oak, north 95 poles to a hickory, east 280 poles to a dogwood, south 140 poles along an impassable bluff to a white oak, west 80 poles to a blackgum, north 50 poles to two white oaks, west 200 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by W.S. Saylors and William H. Cole.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book G, Page 32 - Zenith B. Nichols to John Grime, 150 acres, 9 March, 1869, district 16 of Putnam County, district 7 of White County, granted by the state of TN to Isaac Lollar, and bound as follows, begins on Ridge Road on a post oak, north with crossfence 150p to post oak near the fence, west with said fence 150p to a post oak sapling in Wm. P. Rhea's field near the stage road, with the said road to Town Creek, east 20 poles to dogwood, south 130 poles to a post oak and pointer crossing the stage road to Levi Perkins' line, east with Perkins, crossing said road, to a post oak and pointers in the edge of a swamp in Wilcher Cardwell's line, north in Cardwell line 60 poles to the Old Ridge Road, to the beginning, deed made to secure a debt to John Grime and the land to be sold at auction only if the debt not paid.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book G, Page 100 - William S. Saylors to M.A. Grime, 2 acres, 18 September 1869, on Cain Creek, district 8, begins at M.A. Grime line on bank of Cain Creek, down creek to Grime line, with Grime to the beginning.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book G, Page 138 - Wm S. Saylors to Robert R. Richey, 150 acres, 24 December 1862, on Pigeon Roost Creek, begins at southeast corner of Stephen Davis, east with conditional line to black oak in Enoch Green's west boundary line, south with Green 75 poles to post oak, southwest corner of Green, west 73 2/3 poles to stake in David Maxwell's east boundary line, ...


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book G, Page 442 - William S. Saylors to Amon D. Jones, 250 acres, 19 March 1872, 8th district, beginning in the River on a stake at the mouth of a branch, opposite Williams Saw Mill, north up the branch, to the fork of the branch, up ridge between the branches ... mentions John W Mills, John W. Dyer, land that Saylors sold to Tilmond Wiggins.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book J, Page 244 - Entry by Isaac Buck, surveyor, for Thomas Lafever, 500 acres 20 January 1873, Putnam County District 8, Dry Creek of Falling Water of Caney Fork, begins on Thomas Lafever's SW corner of tract where he lives, west to Dry Creek, with Dry Creek to Robert Gambell's line, with Gambell to Robertson's line, with Robertson to the Smithville Road, with road to Kelley's line, with Kelley to Elrod's line, with Elrod to Thomas Lafever's line, with Lafever to the beginning, excluding all older claims.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book J, Page 244 - Thomas Lafever to D.P. Glenn, 200 acres, 9 November 1877, Putnam County District 8, begins on an ash, the SE corner of Isaac Deweese land where he lives, west Deweese to Dry Creek, with Dry Creek to Thomas Deweese line, with Thomas Deweese to Gambell's line, with Gambell to Grace's line, with Grace to Mill's line, with Mills to J.C. Barr, with Barr to Nelie Lafever's line, with Nelie Lafever to the clay pond, with Strong's line to Elrod, with Elrod to Gambell, with Gambell to Bosien, with Bosien to Isaac Deweese's line, with Deweese to the beginning.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book N, Page 369 - Eliza and R.W & H.A. Nichols to William Farris, 4 acres, 22 September 1887, Putnam District 8, White District 7, begins on a maple and cucumber on the south bank of Town Creek, south 7 poles to a stake, eastward with the bluff 45 poles to a stake in the James Spears' line, westward crossing the Creek at about 7 poles, continuing on in a SW direction, in all about 22 poles, to the levy, westward 14 poles to a forked red oak, south about 10 poles to the beginning, known as the Nicholas' Mill tract.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book S, Page 361 - Hiram & Sabrina Bowman to Wm. H.H. Grime, 74 acres, 30 September 1882, 16th district, Town Creek, begins on a stake and pointers, J.H. Barr's NE corner, north __ poles to a large spanish and red oak, west 160 poles to a post oak, south __ poles to a stake and pointers, east 160 poles to the beginning. Witnessed by James Carr and J.E. Campbell. Hiram & Sabrina Bowman lived in Jackson County.


• Putnam County, TN, Deed Book S, Page 544 - Eliza Nichols to P.W. Loftis, 40 acres, 20 November 1900, 16th district, begins at a mulberry, S20E 9 poles to a black oak, N72E 63 poles to a stake, continuing with Bowman's line about -p to John Mitchell's line, N 85 poles to a post oak, S64W 24 poles to a stake, S78W 22 poles to a stake, N85W 42 poles to a stake near stage road, S32E with said road 70p to a stake, south 14 p to the Creek, up the Creek to the mouth of the spring branch, with the spring branch to the beginning.