DEED – REDDICK H. BERRY TO JOHN L. BERRY
State of Tennessee, Crockett County –
Know all men by these presents that we Redick H. Berry and wife Catharine A. Berry for the love and affection we entertain for our son John Lewis Berry aged about 13 years do by these presents give transfer and convey unto the said John L. Berry all of our right title and interest in and to the following described tract or parcel of land, Bounded as follows Beginning at 2 post oaks the south east corner of a 200 acre tract granted to the heirs of Robert McLeary runs south 160 poles to a stake in a field, thence west 85 poles to a stake, thence north 76 poles to a stake thence west 19 1/3 poles to a stake and hickory white oak and black oak pointers thence north 84 poles to a stake, black oak pointer thence east 104 and 1/3 poles to the beginning containing by estimation 95 acres more or less. To have and to hold the same unto the said John L. Berry his heirs and assigns forever, We further covenant and agree to and with the said John Lewis Berry, that we are lawfully seized and possessed of said land and have a good right to sell and convey the same. We bind ourselves our heirs and legal representatives to warrant and defend the title to said land with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging. But this conveyance is made upon the following conditions, to wit; We Reddick H. Berry and Catharine A. Berry reserve the right to live on said land and control all of it, the whole term of our natural life and have all the benefits of all profits in the way of tillage rents and c. But at the death of both of us, then the foregoing conveyance shall take effect and remain in full force forever. In testimony whereof we hereunto subscribe our names on this 19th day of Feby 1874.
Test Reddick H. (his mark) Berry
Y. H. Berry Catharine A. (her mark) Berry
State of Tennessee, Crockett County
Personally appeared before me, J. W. Rosemon, Notary Public for said county, Reddick H. Berry the bargainer to the attached Deed, with whom I am personally acquainted, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained, And Catharine A. Berry wife of said Reddick H. Berry having appeared before me privately and apart from her husband, acknowledged the execution of the said Deed to have been made by her, freely, voluntarily, and understandingly, without compulsion or constraints from her husband, and for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and seal of office, this 19th day of Febry 1874
J. W. Rosemon, Notary Public
State of Tennessee, Crockett County
I, Francis J. Wood, clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that J. W. Rosemon, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing and hereunto attached certificate, was, at date of same, Notary Public in and for said county, commissioned and duly qualified, and all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit as such.
Witness my hand at office, in Alamo, Tenn. this 31st day of March 1875.
Francis J. Wood, clerk
State of Tennessee, Crockett County – I certify that the foregoing Deed and certificates were recd. for Registration March 31st 1875 at 1 1/2 O’clock P. M.
R. T. D. Fouche, Register,
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