Bradley County, Tennessee, Chancery Court Minutes
Volume 1, September 1840 – May 1846; 309 pages, indexed
Volume 2, September 1846 – September 1850; 270 pages, indexed
The Chancery Court of Bradley County, situated in the town of Cleveland, covered not only Bradley County, but also Hamilton, Polk, McMinn, Meigs and Rhea Counties. Cases involved non-payment of debts, forced sales of land in order to pay off debts, disputes between people with confliction claims to land ownership, bills requesting dower rights, misrepresentation of the land quality in sales.
Some frequently-occurring surnames: Berry, Billingsley, Brown, Cate, Cottrell, Crutchfield, Fyffe, Frazier, Gant, Harvey, Hounshell, Jackson, Kennedy, Kincannon, Lea, McConnell, McGhee, Mountcastle, Rawlings, Swan, Trewhitt, Westfield, Williams.
Volume 1, September 1840 – May 1846; 309 pages, indexed
Volume 2, September 1846 – September 1850; 270 pages, indexed
The Chancery Court of Bradley County, situated in the town of Cleveland, covered not only Bradley County, but also Hamilton, Polk, McMinn, Meigs and Rhea Counties. Cases involved non-payment of debts, forced sales of land in order to pay off debts, disputes between people with confliction claims to land ownership, bills requesting dower rights, misrepresentation of the land quality in sales.
Some frequently-occurring surnames: Berry, Billingsley, Brown, Cate, Cottrell, Crutchfield, Fyffe, Frazier, Gant, Harvey, Hounshell, Jackson, Kennedy, Kincannon, Lea, McConnell, McGhee, Mountcastle, Rawlings, Swan, Trewhitt, Westfield, Williams.