Early Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi Settlers", 1700s-1800s
Unrecorded Land Records Pg 521

No 684 Claimant John Nailor, March 19 1804, Wit Capt Burnt. John Nailor claims

preemption rights to 313 acres in Claiborne Co on the MS River below Grand

Gulf and above the mouth of Bayou Pierre adj. On east Killiam Medlock by

virtue of John Nailor inhabiting the premises before March 1st 1803

Land Claims Pg 370 Book A
Pg 483
Claim No 271 (Reg 20 Feb 1804) Pet. Of John Burnt to Sp Govt. Whereas your

Excellency had long promised him a compensation in lands for various publick

services by him rendered and you were pleased lately to direct the petitioner

to locate the same and you would order him to be put in possession thereof,

the petitioner hath located the same and purchased an improvement thereon,

which lies about one-half mile below Grand Gulf on the MS River, in which

places your petitioner prays ue please, for reasons aforesaid, to grant him 1

000 acres. Signed Natchez. 25 Aug 1795
pg 484 Grayson to John Burnt decree of foregoing petition. Natchez 27 Aug

1795// Feb 8 1804. John Burnt Sr of Claiborne Co Miss Ter. To Gideon Medlock

all my right etc in following papers and land to wit: A bill of sale signed

by Nelly Price date 25 Oct 1785 and a petition signed by myself and a decree

signed by Grayso then Gov. of Natchez and a plat survey dated in 1801 the plat

containing 1795 acres on the banks of the Miss River just below Grand Gulf….

To Hartleys line… for #800 paid signed Wit Daniel Burnet, James Davenport

Updated May 2008