Transcribed by Darryl
Chapman
This indenture made this twenty third day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen between
Robert Houston of the county of Knox of the state of Tennessee
of the one part and Thomas Chapman of the same place of this
part Witnep (Witness) that the said Robert Houston for and
in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars to him
in hand said the reiciept (receipt) whereof is here by acknowlidge
(acknowledge) with and by these presents doth (doeth) grant
bargain to alais (?) enproff (?) and confirm to the said Thomas
Chapman his heirs and apisns (?) forever a -----(?) had as(?)
parcel of land situate in the County of Campbell and state
aforesaid included within the following bounds being within
a bend on Powel's (Powell's) River known and distinquished
by the name of Brown's Bend and part of the lower half of
lot 1, within the Henderson H, CO Powels (Powell) valley survey
and is part of the same, conveyed on the eleventh day of -
- - - (?) eighteen hundred and one by Robert Burton and Archibald
Henderson surviving executors of the last will and Testament
of Richard Henderson Rec'd (?) to the said Robert Houston
bu(?)tted(?) and bounded as follows beginning on the bank
of - - - - - (?) River on James Crowleys line opposite a place
-- - - - - - (?) the turnpike thence up the several meaudors
(meadows) of the Powel's River to the division line run through
said lot thense with the division line to said river to the
said James Crowleys line
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Then with
his -----(?) the said Crowleys line to the beginning containing
two hundred acres by the same more as less with all and singular
the woods, waters water courses, profits commodities, hireditamants
(?) and appustinances (?) and the riversion (?) and riversions(?),
remainder and remainders vernts (?) and ipar (?) thereof,
and all the state title into property claim and demand of
him the said Robert Houston his heirs and apigns (?) forever,
in and to the same and every part or -- - - - - -(?) thereof
either in law or equitym to have and to hold the said two
hundred acres of land be the same more or less with the appurtinaners(?)
unto said Thomas Chapman his heirs and apigns(?) forever against
the lawful title claim and demand of all and every person
or persons whatever will warrant and forever defend, in witnep
(witness)where of the said Robert Houston hath hereunto set
his hand and seal the day and year first aforewritten
Signed
sealed & acknowledged
In the presence of
Abraham Weir
Addison Chapman
State of
Tennessee}
Knox County } April Sessions 1819
The execution of this deed was acknowledged in open court
by Robert Houston & admitted to - - - - - - -(?). Let
it be registered upon payment of the state tax given unto
my hand & seal of office at office the 23 day of April
1819.
Chat McClung
By his deputy Wm Swan
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