Deskins Family Land Grants
by June White

George W. Deskins            1 Aug 1854
Tazewell County
50 a.  On Big Creek
Grants No. 110, p. 150
 
Jacob Deskins                     1 Nov 1882
Tazewell County
26 a.  On waters of Dakes Creek, the waters of Dry fork of Sandy River
Grants No. 119, p. 672
 
James Deskins                    1 Oct 1850
Logan County
5100 a.  On Miller's Creek of Sandy River
Grants No. 103, p. 798
 
John Deskins                      22 Aug 1821
Tazewell County
39 a.  On Clinch and on Jacob's branch beginning & said to be Moses Hankins' corner
Grants No. 70, p. 316
 
John Deskins                       5 Oct 1822
Tazewell County
45 a.  On Clinch River about twenty poles below the mouth of Hankins branch near I. Jones' and
Jacob Earnheart's fields
Grants No. 71, p. 251
 
John Deskins                        8 Sept 1826
Tazewell County
75 a.  On the waters of Clinch River above Moses Hankins house where James Synn (Lynn?) lives
Grants No. 75, p. 290
 
John Deskins                        1 Oct 1832
Tazewell County
60 a.  On Clinch waters
Grants No. 81, p. 32
 
John Deskins                       18 Aug 1794
Washington County
85 a.  On the north side of the North fork of Clinch River
Grants No. 30, p. 438
 
John Deskins, Jr.                  30 Nov 1848
Logan County
1100 a.  On Sandy River and Rand branch of same
Grants No. 101, p. 176
 
John W. Deskins                     1 Apr 1863
Tazewell County
9 3/4 a.  On the south side of Rocky Ridge & c.
Grants No. 118, p. 316
 
John W. Deskins                   1 Apr 1863
Tazewell County
23 a.  On Rocky Ridge and on waters of the Beech fork of the Dry fork of Sandy River
Grants no. 118, p. 317
 
Stephen Deskins                  20 Nov 1822
Tazewell County
105 a.  On Clinch on the north side of Deskins Mountain and on the south side of the old Patent land
Grants No. 71, p. 440
 
Stephen Deskins                   20 Jun 1823
Tazewell County
32 a.  On Sandy River which includes Pruits old improvement
Grants No. 72, p. 194