Deed
Robert “William” & Catherine “Fanny” Cozart to Demetrie Ethridge
Parents to Daughter
Registered April 4, 1912
Crockett County Deed Book U[?], page 437
Tennessee State Library & Archives:
Crockett County, microfilm roll #A4267
Transcribed by Denise L. Cozart
July 2002
Background:
Robert “William” and Catherine “Fanny” Cozart bought a 85 1/2-acre tract around 1865 when the area was part of Gibson County Civil District 16. In 1871 this became Crockett County District 4. Coxville was the big town of the district.
Thirty acres were sold to Carroll Jackson in 1875; 19 1/2 acres to oldest daughter Demetrie Ethridge, age 49, in 1912. Since her husband was not mentioned, it is likely she was a widow.
William was 75 in April 1912. He would live until November 4, 1915. Fanny was around 68. She would live until February 12, 1929.
437
R. W. Cozart
& Wife
To: Deed
Demetrie Etheridge
$780.00
4 district
19 1/2 acres
R L Conyers …
The indenture made and entered into this the 26 day of March 1912 between R W Cozart of the first part of the County of Crockett and State of Tennessee and Demetrie Etheridge of the second part of the County and State of foresaid witnesseth that the said R W Cozart has this day sold to Demetrie Etheridge for the consideration of $780.00 Seven Hundred & Eighty dollars … in hand the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged a certain tract of land in the County of Crockett and State of Tennessee in the 4th Civil District and bounded as follows Beginning at a Stake in the North boundary line of Sec Selph [? was Section 11 in 1875] thence West 37 … poles to a stake thence south to a stake 85 poles thence East to a stake 37 poles thence North to a stake 85 poles to the beginning containing by estimation 19 1/2 acres more or less to have and to hold the same to the said Demetrie Etheridge to her
And her heirs and assigns forever the said R W Cozart doth covenant with the said Demetrie Etheridge her heirs and and [word repeated] assigns that he is lawfully seized of said land and the same is unencumbered and that I have a good right to convey the same and I do further Covenant with the said Demetrie Etheridge that I and my heirs and legal representatives will forever warrant and defend the title to the same against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever: in testimony I have Signed my name this 26 day of March 1912.
R W Cozart
her
Mrs C F Cozart
mark
State of Tennessee
Crockett County
Personally appeared before me R S Conyers Clerk of the County Court of said County R W Cozart the bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed the within instrument for the purposes therein contained and Mrs C F Cozart wife of the said R W Cozart having personally appeared before me privately and apart from her husband the said Mrs C F Cozart acknowledged the execution of the said deed to have been done by her freely voluntarily and understandingly without compulsion or constraint from her husband and for the purposes therein expressed, Witness R S Conyers Clerk of said Court at office this 4th day of April 1912.
R L Conyers
Clerk
I certify that the above deed was Received in Record April 4 1912 at 4 O clock PM and so noted in minute Book no 3 page 282 & 283
G L Bennett
Register
A very special thank you to Denise Cozart, who transcribed and contributed this document for use on this web site.