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- LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION TO Samuel McQueen on the Estate of Nicholas Grindstaff, deceased.
State of Tennessee, Johnson County Court, February Term 1853. To Samuel E. McQueen, a citizen of said
county. It appearing to the County Court,now in session, that Nicholas Grindstaff had died leaving no will
and the Court being satisfied as to your claim to the Administration and you having given bond and qualified
as directed by law and the Court having ordered that Letters of Administration be issued to you. These are
therefore to authorize and empower you to take into your possession and control all the goods, chattels, claims
and papers of the said intestate and return a true and perfect inventory thereof according to law, to collect and
pay all debts and to do and transact all the duties in relation to said estate which lawfully devolve on you as
Administrator and after having settled up said estate to deliver the residue thereof to those who are by law
entitled. Witness, Richard L. Wilson, Clerk of said Court, at office in Taylorsville, the 7th day of February,
A.D. 1853. R. L. Wilson Clerk.
Johnson County TN Deeds
NICHOLAS GRINDSTAFF, SR. to ISAAC GRINDSTAFF
I, Nicholas Grindstaff, have this day bargained and sold and do hereby transfer and convey unto Isaac
Grindstaff and his heirs and assigns forever, for the consideration of two hundred dollars to me in hand paid
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, a tract of land in the State of Tennessee and County of Johnson,
District No. 4, on the south side of Roans Creek estimated to cover one hundred and fourteen acres be the
same more or less, bounded as follows.
Beginning on a chestnut tree.. to Emilino Moreland and Jacob F... south, twenty-five degrees east, twenty-two
poles to a chestnut tree on tan bark ridtge. Then with the main height of said ridge south twenty seven
degrees east. One hundred and twenty-eight poles to a black pine come to the McQueen tract. Then with the
same north forty-five degrees East forty-seven poles to a chestnut come to the McQueen tract, then with the
same north one hundred and twelve poles to a dogwood comes to a fifty acre tract in the name of M. (?)
Moreland, then with the same East Forty poles to a white oak come to the same then north forty-five degrees
east sixty poles to a poplar come to the same, then with the same north twenty degrees West ninety poles to a
stake comes to same, then south same south ninety-five.. twenty eight poles to a white oakm come to the
Jenkins tract. Then south the dold Pollis (?) line south sixty degrees west one hundred and sixty poles to the
beginning.
To have and to hold the same to the said Isaac Grindstaff, and his heirs and assigns forever, I do covenant,
with the said Isaac Grindstaff that I am lawfully seized of said land, have a good right to convey it and that the
same is unemcumbered. I do further covenant and bind myself, my heirs, and representatives to warrant, and
forever defend, the title to said land and every part thereof, to the said Isaac Grindstaff and his heirs, and
assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whatever, this 14th day of May, 1858.
Nicholas Grindstaff (his mark X)
pp. 171 & 172 DEED. 40 Acres. NICHOLAS GRINDSTAFF to DAVID STOUT. Registered Mar. 16th 1840. I, Nicholas Grindstaff have this day bargained and sold, and do hereby transfer and convey to David Stout of Rones Creek and his heirs forever, for the consideration of one hundred dollars to me paid a tract of land in the State of Tenessee Johnson County and district number 5 containing by estimation forty acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows. Beginning on a chestnut sprout with pointers near Nicholas Grindstaffs line about five poles from a white oak corner to Nicholas Grindstaff Junr. and George P. Stout, thence running south fifty two de. east eighty three poles to a hickory & maple with pointers on the side of the Mountain, thence south sixty de. west ninety poles to a double read oak with pointers corner to said entry, thence a direct course to the beginning, to have and to hold the same to the said David Stout his heirs and assigns forever. I do covenant with the said David Stout that I am lawfully seized of said land, and have a good right and title to convey it and that the same is unincumbered. I do further covenant and bind myself my heirs and representatives to warrant and defend the title to the said land and every part thereof to the said David Stout his heirs and assigns against the lawfully claim of all persons whatsoever, this the 17th day of January 1838.
Nicholas + Grindstaff, Junr. [his mark] [seal]
Executed and delivered in our presents this 17th day of January 1838.
Saml. E. McQueen
Christian x Shufflestedt [his mark 11
State of Tennessee Johnson County
Personally appeared before me Richard C. White, Clerk of the County Court for said County, Nicholas Grindstaff, Jr. with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he made the same for the
purpose therein contained. Witness my hand at office the 25 day of January 1840.
Richard C. White, Clk.
Sources: 1830 Census Carter Co. TN; 1840-1850 Census Johnson Co. TN; "Bible Records and Marriage
Bonds," Acklen; "A Tentative Grindstaff Genealogy" from the Bulletin of the Watauga Assn. of Genea.,
Johnson City, TN, Vol. 9, 1980; "Grindstaff, A Genealogy," by Anderson; Father-in-law's will; Deeds of
Johnson Co. TN; Letters of Administration.
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, d. 1860, Johnson County, Tennessee 