ACTS OF TENNESSEE

From the time Tennessee was a territory of the United States (1790 -1796), its legislature has passed laws affecting the lives of its citizens. From acts legitimizing children to those granting divorces, from authorizing turnpikes & ferries to compensating a citizen for services rendered the government, the legislature has touched the lives of citizens in thousands of ways in its 200-plus years.

This name index to the Acts passed by the Tennessee legislature is intended to help provide access to this vast source of early Tennessee history & genealogy. Used in conjunction with the journals of proceedings of the Tennessee House and Senate, and the petitions of citizens to the legislature, the index can provide the means to interpret some of Tennessee's richest source material.

The index covers names in the first 50 volumes of the published Acts. The index is divided into two parts: 1796 - 1830 and 1831-1850. The names of members of the legislature were not indexed.

ACTS OF TENNESSEE 1796 - 1830
Name: Date: Description:

BOYD, Adam      1820   Sullivan County - mill dam authorized
BOYD, Adam      1823   Sullivan County
BOYD, Andrew    1819   Land warrant to be issued to heirs
BOYD, Erby      1826   Actions as Justice of the Peace legalized
BOYD, John      1803   Davidson County sheriff
BOYD, John        1819   Knox County - fence across road authorized
BOYD, John jr.    1804   Nashville lottery manager
BOYD, Robert     1797   Appointed commissioner
BOYD, Robert     1819   Land warrant to be issued to heirs
BOYD, William    1799   Franklin commissioner

ACTS OF TENNESSEE 1831 - 1850
Name Date: Description:

BOYD, A.(Col.)    1845   Marshall Co. - Lewisburg Turnpike Company
BOYD, Aaron       1847   Franklin and Lewisburg Turnpike
BOYD, Aaron       1849   Williamson and Marshall Turnpike Company inc.
BOYD, Abner       1833   Henry Co. Town of Boydsville.
BOYD, Abner       1837   Obion Co. - concerning turnpike road
BOYD, Abner       1842   Commissioner to improve navigation of Obion River
BOYD, Alexander 1837   Haywood Co. - Ashport Turnpike Company
BOYD, Elliot        1833   Bledsoe Co. - commissioner of turnpike road
BOYD, Erbey       1839   Polk County- election commissioners
BOYD, Erby         1839   Bradley Co- Payment Refund Bank of TN
BOYD, George C. 1845   Montgomery Co.-Clarksville Female Academy trustee
BOYD, J.B.          1845   Marshall Co. - Lewisburg Turnpike Company
BOYD, James      1835   Paris to Randolph railroad company authorized
BOYD, James      1837   Haywood Co. - Ashport Turnpike Company
BOYD, James      1843   Holston Manufacturing Company commissioner
BOYD, John         1831   Knoxville and Southern Railroad commissioner
BOYD, John         1833   An act for his benefit.
BOYD, John         1837   Knox Co.-Knoxville,Éand Blountsville Turnpike Co
BOYD, John         1847   Nashville Streets
BOYD, Joseph     1839   Monroe Co.- commissioner of turnpike
BOYD, Marcus     1837   Williamson Co. - Arrington Male Academy trustee
BOYD, Robert    1837   Haywood Co.-Hatchie Turnpike Company commissioner
BOYD, S.B.         1847   East TN and VA Railroad Company
BOYD, Samuel B.1847   East TN Manufacturing Co.
BOYD, William     1833   (dec'd) Blount Co. emancipation

INDEX: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/actindex.htm

The Acts, journals & petitions are on file at TSLA. A copy of an act can be obtained upon request; please include an SASE. For fee information and addresses, please see the webpage for requesting copies of legislative acts and petitions by mail:
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/mailacts.htm

NOTE: Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed, confirm the facts in original sources.

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