Public Acts of 1899 Chapter 208

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the farms of John W. Stapleton and R.M. Gray be detached from Hawkins county and attached to Hancock county.  Beginning on a hickory, a corner between Andrew Stapleton and the said John W. Stapleton, and  running with Phoeba Trent’s line southeastwardly to a cedar; thence westwardly with line of the heirs of W.E. Byrd to Richardson’s Creek; thence with said line westwardly with said line to the top of the ridge, and with the top of the middle ridge to a hickory corner between Omey Gains’ and R.M. Gray’s line and the line of Omey Gains northwestwardly to a beach corner on Sugar Run branch so as to include all of the said farms of the said John W. Stapleton and R.M. Gray in Hancock county.

Be it further enacted, That the line between Hancock and Hawkins counties be further changed so as to detach the farm of T.J. Cantwell from Hancock county, and add the same to Hawkins county, making the following change in line between said counties:  Beginning at the southwest corner of the line between said counties on said T.J. Cantwell’s northeast corner on top of Copper Ridge; thence down the top of Copper Ridge with said T.J. Cantwell’s line a southwest course --- poles to said T.J. Cantwell southwest corner; thence with said T.J. Cantwell’s west line with its meanders --- poles to the top of Clinch Mountain on the present line between said Hancock and Hawkins counties.

Passed April 6, 1899.