Lucinda Granny
White Property Deed
The collection contains the original deed for the land on which Lucinda Granny White operated a tavern beginning in 1803. The deed, dated 22 January 1803, features signatures of the seller, Woolsey Warrington, witnesses, and Davidson County officials, Andrew and Nathan Ewing.
Dates
- 1803 January 22
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
The collection contains the original deed for the land on which Lucinda Granny White operated a tavern beginning in 1803.
Biographical/Historical Note
In 1803, Lucinda Granny White moved from North Carolina with her two grandchildren after the death of her husband. She took up the grant for 50 acres of land and opened her tavern. Located only four miles off the Natchez Trace, it was the only inn between Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee. Granny White was a close friend to Senator Thomas Hart Benton, who, for some time, lived on adjacent land. In 1915, she died and was buried near her home.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
The Special Collections Library purchased this collection in June of 2002.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository