Franklin Township (part 19 of 19)

Blount tfounty." - The line bagan on the south side of the River Holston, at the mouth of Little River; thence, up its meanders, on the south side, to the mouth of Stock Creek ; thence, up its meanders, on the south side, to the head of Nicholas Bartlett's mill-pond, at high water ; thence, a direct line to the top of Bay's Mountain, leaving the house of James Willis to the right, within forty rods of the same line ; thence, along Bay's Mountain, to the line of Sevier County ; thence, with that line, to the eastern boundary of the territory ; thence, southwardly, to the line of the Indian boundary, according to the Treaty of Holston, and with that line, to the River Holston, and up its meanders, on the south side, to the beginning.

Carter County. - Beginning on the North-Carolina line, at a point from which a line, to be drawn due north, will strike the house of (George Haines ; thence, the nearest direction to the top of Buffido Mountain ; thence, along the heights of the said mountain, to the high knob on the same, near the north end thereof; thence, a direct line to the house where Jonathan Tipton, Jr., now lives, leaving said house in Washington County ; thence, a direct line, to the south bank of Watauga River, at Jeremiah Dugan's Ford ; thence, due north, to the Sullivan line. All the territory, east of this boundary, was established as Carter County.

Gap to HaJDe's iron works, on Mossy Creek, at the honse of Felps Read ; running a direct cour»e to the Kentucky road, on the north side of Holston River: thence, north, fifty degrees west, to the Virginia line ; thence, west, with said line, to a point north-west of the end of Clinch Mountain ; thence, a direct course, to the end of Clinch Mountain ; thence, with the ridge that divides the waters of Richland and Flat Creek, to Holston River, at the upper end of the first hluff above Boyle's old plaoe ; thence, up the meanders of the river to the mouth of Panther Creek ; thence, up said creek to the head spring thereof near the house of John Evans ; thenoe, along the main wagon road, to the beginning.

Montgomery and Bobertson Counties were formed out of Tennessee County, by a line beginning at the upper end of the first blu£^ above James McFarlin's, on Red River, near Allen's cabins ; running from thence, a direct course to the Sulphur Fork, a quarter of a mile below Elias's Forts ; thence, up the creek, as it meanders to the mouth of Brush Creek ; thence, up the same, as it meanders to the head : thence, a direct course to the Davidson County line, at the mouth of Sycamore Creek ; thence, with the Davidson Hne, up said creek, to the Sumner County line; thence, with the extreme height of the dividing ridge, eastwardly, to the Kentucky road, leading from Nashville ; thence, northwardly, with said road, to the Kentucky State line ; thence, west, with said line, to such place as a south-east course, leaving Joseph French in the lower county, will strike the beginning. Within this boundary was established the new County of Robertson. The remaining part of Tennessee County was to become a separate county, by the name of Montgomery.

Cocke County, - ^Beginning on the North-Carolina boundary, on the south side of French Broad River, one mile from said river \ thence, down the river, one mile, to where it intersects the line, of Greene County ; thence, with that line, to Nollichucky River, a small distance below Captain William White's house; thence, down the said river, to French Broad, leaving all the islands to Jefferson County ; thence, down French Broad, in the same manner, to the bent of said river, opposite Colonel Parmenas Taylor's ; and, from thence, a direct line, to the top of English's Mountain, within one mile of Sevier County line ; thence, parallel with that line, to the uppermost house on Cozby's Creek ; and, from thence, an easterly line, to a point on the boundary line of North- Carolina, as to leave six hundred and twenty-five square miles in Jefferson County ; and, from, thence, with the North-Carolina line, to the beginning.

Smith County. - Beginning upon the south bank of Cumberland River, at the south end of the eastern boundary of Sumner County ; thence, north, with the said eastern boundary, to the northern boundary of the State ; and, with the said boundary, east, to where it is intersected by the Cherokee boundary ; thenci , with that boundary, to the Cany Fork of Cumberland River ; thence, with said fork, according to its meanders, to the mouth thereof; thence, down the south bank of Cumberland River, according to its meanders, to the beginning.

Cumberlfind, nt low water mark, at ihc mouth of Drake's Lick Branch, Ibe north -MA l^rii corner of David&on Coauly ; thence, trilh the line of Davidson County, Ui the Cherokee boutidary, and, niLi) said boundary, to the Cany Fork ; and. down the Cany Fork, according to iU metmien, to the mouth thereof; thenc«, down the meanders of Cuml>erland Biver, by the »oulb bank, to the beginning.

WUUanuon County. - Begiuning at a point forty poles due north of the' dwelling-house of Thomas McCrory, on tho waters of Little Harpeth ; running, thence, cast, two miles and one hundred and four poles; tfaence, Bouth, seventy degrees, east, sixteen milts and two bundr^ aad -eveoty poles ; tbotice, duo ex^l sixteen miles and two hundred and poles ; thence, due south to the Indian boundary ; tbecice, with line, weatnnrdly, to the Robertson County line ; thence, with that line, north, to a point due we^t from tho mouth of Little Harpeth; thenoc, a direct line to a point on South Harpetb, aouth-west from the nouth of »aid Little Qarpeth; thence, norlh-enat, to the mouth of s^d £ttle Harpelh ; thence, a direct line to the beginning.