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A list of preemptions can be found in:  
A list of preemptions can be found in:  


*Griffey, Irene, compiler. ''The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers''. Clarksville: P.p., 1989. {{FSC|507875|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 R2g}}. Notes if grants were made to the resident (at the time that the commissioners visited in 1782-3) or to an assignee.<br>
*Griffey, Irene, compiler. ''The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers''. Clarksville: P.p., 1989. {{FSC|507875|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 R2g}}. Notes if grants were made to the resident (at the time that the commissioners visited in 1782-3) or to an assignee.<br>


A source for finding families and communities that were relocated during the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project is:  
A source for finding families and communities that were relocated during the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project is:  
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The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]. Some warrants no longer exist, although the names are mentioned in various indexes. Sources for North Carolina Revolutionary War warrants are:  
The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]. Some warrants no longer exist, although the names are mentioned in various indexes. Sources for North Carolina Revolutionary War warrants are:  


Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. {{FSC|734414|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 R2pa}}. Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See the [[North Carolina Land and Property]] for information on the MARS index.  
Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. {{FSC|734414|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 R2pa}}. Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See the [[North Carolina Land and Property]] for information on the MARS index.  


North Carolina. Secretary of State. ''North Carolina and Tennessee; Revolutionary Warrants, 1783–1837.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1978. {{FSC|410233|item|disp=FS Library films 1013361–75}}. This contains handwritten warrants, a description of the land, names, and some hand-drawn maps. The folders are in alphabetical order.  
North Carolina. Secretary of State. ''North Carolina and Tennessee; Revolutionary Warrants, 1783–1837.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1978. {{FSC|410233|item|disp=FS Library films 1013361–75}}. This contains handwritten warrants, a description of the land, names, and some hand-drawn maps. The folders are in alphabetical order.  


Rice, Shirley Hollis. ''The Hidden Revolutionary War Land Grants in the Tennessee Military Reservation.'' Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: Family Tree Press, 1992. {{FSC|557048|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 R2r}}. The record lists the warrant number, grantee, county, book and page number where the deed is entered, and who the land was assigned to. It is indexed.  
Rice, Shirley Hollis. ''The Hidden Revolutionary War Land Grants in the Tennessee Military Reservation.'' Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: Family Tree Press, 1992. {{FSC|557048|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 R2r}}. The record lists the warrant number, grantee, county, book and page number where the deed is entered, and who the land was assigned to. It is indexed.  


For information about the Glasgow land fraud, see:  
For information about the Glasgow land fraud, see:  


Pruitt, Albert Bruce. ''Glasgow Land Fraud Papers, 1783–1800: North Carolina Revolutionary War Bounty Land in Tennessee.'' N.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 1988, 1993. {{FSC|667568|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 R2p}}. This work contains letters, reports, and warrants found to be suspect or fraudulent. The introduction explains the history of the Glasgow land fraud and how to obtain original warrants. The record contains an index.  
Pruitt, Albert Bruce. ''Glasgow Land Fraud Papers, 1783–1800: North Carolina Revolutionary War Bounty Land in Tennessee.'' N.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 1988, 1993. {{FSC|667568|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 R2p}}. This work contains letters, reports, and warrants found to be suspect or fraudulent. The introduction explains the history of the Glasgow land fraud and how to obtain original warrants. The record contains an index.  


=== County Records  ===
=== County Records  ===