Carters Creek Pk. (TN246) north of W. Harpeth Rd. Hugh Leeper and his brother James came with James Robertson in 1779 to settle the Cumberland River area which is now Nashville. Both were signers of the Cumberland Compact and both defended Fort Nashboro from Native American attacks. James died in the Battle of the Bluffs in 1781. Hugh, a surveyor, received a North Carolina pre-emption land grant of 640 acres dated January 18, 1784 for his services in establishing and defending the Cumberland settlement area. Leeper chose to place his pre-emption grant here near the Beaver Spring which happened to be in the center of Lt. Col. Hardy Murfree's military grant. Leper’s claim pre-dated that of Murfree and he was declared the rightful owner. It is widely accepted that Leiper's Creek, Leiper's Fork Creek and the village of Leiper's Fork were named after Hugh Leeper.