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Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850
Acts of TN 1796-1850 is an index to the names that appear in the early legislation of Tennessee. When a bill is passed by the Tennessee General Assembly and signed by the governor, the final version of the bill appears in the publication Acts of Tennessee. This index lists over 22,500 names that have appeared in the public acts and private acts between 1796 and 1850.
Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850
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| View Entry | First & Middle Name(s) | Last Name | Year of Act | Chapter & Section | Serial # | Notes | Database - TN Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | Abraham | Demoss | 1841 | 173.2 | 45 |
Davidson County - Penitentiary Turnpike Company |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Abraham | Demoss | 1843 | 217.2 | 47 |
Richland Turnpike Company commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Abraham | Dereberry | 1845 | 62.8 | 48 |
Decator/Hickman County - appointed to hold election |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Anthony | Diberal | 1827 | 157.7 | 32 Private |
White County - commissioner to Overton County |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. | Dibrell | 1847 | 91.4 | 49 |
Andrew College Board of Visitors |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Anthony | Dibrell | 1825 | 8.1 | 30 |
Discovered lead on his land |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Anthony | Dibrell | 1837 | 240.1 | 43 |
White County - Smithville and Sparta Turnpike Company commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Absalom | Dickens | 1837 | 191.5 | 43 |
Marion County - commissioner for improvement of county rivers |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | Dickson | 1821 | 210 | 26 |
Stewart/Dickson County - commissioner to lay off dower |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. | Dobbins | 1847 | 120.2 | 49 |
East TN and VA Railroad Company |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Albert G. | Donaho | 1843 | 51.1 | 47 |
Sumner/Smith County - Gallatin and Carthage Turnpike Company |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. G. | Donoho | 1837 | 101.1 | 43 |
Gallatin, Hartsville and Carthage Turnpike Company commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Donoven | 1826 | 12.1 | 31 Private |
Land grant issued to him |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Donovon | 1817 | 113.1 | 21 |
Knoxville Library Company |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | Doran | 1806 | 8.1 | 13 |
Duffield Academy Trustee (Carter County) |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alfred H. | Douglass | 1819 | 119.1 | 23 |
Gallatin Masonic Hall lottery superintendant |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alfred H. | Douglass | 1826 | 38.1 | 31 Private |
An act for his relief |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alfred H. | Douglass | 1827 | 174 | 32 Private |
Sumner County - Transmontania Academy trustee |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. | Drain | 1849 | 76.2 | 50 |
Nashville and Louisville Railroad Company incorporated |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Abraham | Drake | 1811 | 81.1 | 17 |
Carter County - Elizabethton commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Abraham | Drake | 1839 | 59.5 | 44 |
Van Buren County - appointed commissioner to select justice seat site |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Abner | Driver | 1819 | 5.3 | 23 |
Election held at his home |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. B. | Dubose | 1837 | 208.1 | 43 |
Shelby County - Memphis, Somerville and Bolivar Turnpike Company |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Dunavan | 1824 | R.10 | 29 |
Land grant adjudicated |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | Duran | 1811 | 109.1 | 17 |
Carter County - Elizabethton commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. D. | Duval | 1835 | 63.1 | 41 Private |
Sumner County - Gallatin Female Academy incorporated |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. D. | Duval | 1843 | 39.5 | 47 |
Sumner County - Wirt College Board of Visitors |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Abraham | Dyer | 1849 | 12.1 | 50 |
Monroe County - former sheriff |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alram | Dyer | 1822 | 64.1 | 27 |
Land grant - Smith County |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew C. | Eaton | 1837 | 255.1 | 43 |
Jefferson County - Knoxville, and Blountsville Turnpike Company |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Eaton | 1835 | 1.2 | 41 Private |
Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad Company Commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. S. | Edmondson | 1829 | 97.1 | 33 Private |
Fayette County - Lagrange alderman |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | A. B. | Elliott | 1849 | 117.3 | 50 |
Rutherford County - Calleopean Society of Union University |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Amos | Elliott | 1825 | 109 | 30 |
Divorced |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Annis | Emtree | 1807 | 49 | 14 |
Carter County - divorced |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | English | 1831 | 57.1 | 35 Private |
Greene County - site of Precinct Elections |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | English | 1835 | 29.7 | 41 Private |
Greene County - Powel Co. commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | English | 1837 | 192.7 | 43 |
Greene County - commissioner for establishment of Powel Co. |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | English | 1837 | 255.1 | 43 |
Green/Sullivan County - Knoxville,?and Blountsville Turnpike Company |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | English | 1819 | 86.5 | 23 |
Land warrant assigned to him |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | English | 1837 | 192.16 | 43 |
Greene County - commissioner for establishment of Powel Co. |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | English | 1839 | 15.3 | 44 |
Washington County- appointed commissioners |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Erwin | 1835 | 19.1 | 41 Private |
Davidson County - Commissioner of a Turnpike |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alfred | Evans | 1831 | 98.2 | 35 Private |
Humphreys County - petitioned for divorce filed |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Evans | 1798 | 22.1 | 7 |
Mentioned in Knox County boundaries |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Evans | 1801 | 46.16 | 9 |
Justice of Peace for Grainger County |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Abner | Everage | 1811 | 19.2 | 17 |
Mentioned in a land warrant |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Alexander | Ewing | 1803 | 31.1 | 10 |
Nashville commissioner |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew B. | Ewing | 1841 | 189.1 | 45 |
Williamson County - Mutual Insurance and Trust Company of Franklin |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |
| View Entry | Andrew | Ewing | 1806 | 38.1 | 13 |
Appointed to transcribe |
Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 |