McLEAN CEMETERY, SANTA FE MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
The William Mclean Box tomb. Mr. James Woody
the land owner keeps it level with supporting rocks and takes pride in folks
wanting to see his cemeteries the best they can be kept. He is a rare individual
of high caliper compared to the average land owner who has a cemetery on his
property.
McLEAN, William, 17 Feb 1773 - 23 Jul 1814.
(Box Tomb.) (Son of Ephraim McLean and Elizabeth Davidson McLean (daughter of
Major John Davidson and Jane____.) Davidson Co. Tn., was named for this Davidson
family. Inscription:" SACRED To the memory of William Mclean. who was born
February the 17th 1773 and departed this life the 23rd of July 1814."
The William Mclean memorial is one of the earliest in the county. He
died in 1814. We don't have but a handful of stones that old surviving around
the county. Our hats off to Mr. Woody for helping preserve this stone.
Old property deed
Deed Book C-1 Maury County, Tenneessee Deeds Located at the Maury County
Archives in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
William McLean 200 Acres
Knob Creek, Conveyed by Ephraim McLean
Registered November 9th, 1811
THIS INDENTURE made and concluded on the first day of May
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred seven between Ephraim McLean of the one
part and William McLean of the other, both of Maury County, and state of
Tennessee, Witnesseth, that ____ and in ____________ of the sum of one dollar to
him the said Ephraim in hand paid by the said William the _________ whereof he
doth hereby acknowldege, _______ given, granted, bargained and sold, and do by
these presents give, grant, bargain, sell and convey, to the said William, a
certain tract or parcel of land, containing 200 acres, lying and being in Maury
County, and on the waters of Knob Creek, and bounded as following to wit.
BEGINNING on an ___ N E Corner to Ephraim McLean Sen Survey. East three hundred
and forty one pole to the stake on Polks line, South one hundred poles to a
stake on James McLeans line, West three hundred and forty one pole to a stake on
Ephraim MacLean Sen line, ______ ________ beginning _______ the aforesaid
William MacLean his heirs etc all which tract or _____ of land will warrent and
forever defend against the claim or claims of all person or persons whatsoever
claiming through or by___
IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
day and year within written,
Ephraim McLean {(Seal)}
Land Deed transcribed by Cathryn Hensley Smith and sent
here 24 Oct 2009.
