Cocke County, Tennessee
Denton Family Deed Abstracts
Deed Book Vol. 20

These deeds were re-recorded 1900-1902 and are on pages 336 to 346.
Submitted by Bruce Price

... 08/03/1849 between Joseph Denton ... and Dennis Bird ... district #9 on the waters of Bogard Creek joining the land of Jobe Murrell and Mary Ridings and Austin Branch ... on Jobe Murrell's land ... on Austin Branch line ... 08/03/1849 ... Jefferson Denton ... witness John Murrell Esq, Royal Lain ... Allen McMahan clerk of the County Court ... registered ... in Book 12 page 191 ... John P. Taylor Register ...

... 05/10/1869 between Jefferson Denton ... and Thomas H. Denton ... district #9 on the waters of English and Beauguard Creek adjoining the land of Silas Owenby, John Huff, Wm. R. Morris, and Joseph J. Kyker and Jefferson Denton ... Silas Owenby corner on a limestone clift ... with said Owenby and John Huff line ... on Joseph J. Kyker line ... on the bench of English Mountain thence with the extreme top of the tar kill ridge ... to Silas Owenby corner ... [witness] Jonathan Hicks, James M. Kyker ... registered in Book 19 page 581 ...

... I, Joseph Rutherford ... and Thomas H. Denton ... district #9 adjoining the land of David Hix and Jefferson Denton, Nancy Bird ... on said Nancy Bird line ... Thomas H. Denton line ... said Hix's corner ... Jefferson Denton's line ... 12/01/1875 ... Joseph Rutherford, Mary Rutherford ... [witness] A. Bird, David Hix ... Mary A. Rutherford wife of the said Joe Rutherford ... registered ... in Book #21 page 573 ...

I, John A. Hill to Alexander Smith (of color) ... civil dist #7 and on the waters of Sinking Creek ... on a line of the heirs of John Free dec'd ... on a line of Joe Oneal's Sr ... cor to said Oneal's watering gap ... 01/23/1871 ... [witness] Joseph Rutherford, H. H. Baer, D. Sprouse ...

We, Wm. A. Denton, R. J. Aker and wife Margaret Aker, Joseph Wines and wife Emma A. Wines, D. T. Allen & wife Nellie Allen, Tennessee B. Denton, Florida C. Denton, Marie A. Denton, John H. Denton, Sarah L. Denton, and J. Edward Denton heirs at law of the late Wm. Denton ... to Wm. Gates ... a drift on the Jones McSween farm in the 8th civil dist ... Beginning at a spring on the river bank near the McSween residence ... lying between the river and the public road with said drift and the right to get drift wood ... to the Denton Mill property now owned by by said Gates

... 05/27/1901 ... Wm. A. Denton, R. J. Aker, Margaret Aker, Fannie B. Denton, Marie A. Denton, John H. Denton, J. Edward Denton, Joseph Wind, Emma A. Wine, Florida Denton ... Witness C. F. Williams, J. B. Williams ... State of Alabama, Marshall County ... Florida Denton ... State of Tennessee, Cocke County ... C. F. Williams Notary Public ...