Joseph W. Headrick Land Grant
This land grant gives Joseph W. Headrick and his heirs a tract of 231 acres in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It includes a handwritten description of the boundaries (surveyed on April 27, 1837) and was witnessed by James K. Polk on November 23, 1839.
Dates
- 1839 April 15
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Extent
2.4 Linear Feet
Abstract
This land grant gives Joseph W. Headrick and his heirs a tract of 231 acres in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It includes a handwritten description of the boundaries (surveyed on April 27, 1837) and was witnessed by James K. Polk on November 23, 1839.
Biographical/Historical Note
Joseph W. Headrick was born in Tennessee in about 1796. He married Martha Rogers and the couple had at least seven children: Jacob, Gideon, Theodrick, Napoleon, Manerva, Theodore, and Charles H. Joseph Headrick moved to Dallas, Texas before 1870, where he likely died.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository