Deed
Samuel Lancaster to A. H. and F. L. Cozart
Registered March 21, 1849
Sale of April 17, 1848
Madison County Deed Book 12, pages 372-373
In 1871 this area became Crockett County Civil District 1.
Tennessee State Library & Archives:
Madison County, microfilm roll #6
Transcribed by Denise L. Cozart
May 2002
Background:
The father of Anthony Haywood Cozart, Joshua, bought land from Samuel Lancaster in November 1844. A month later Joshua sold the tract to his son Gilbert, who owned adjoining land. Was the land in the following deed part of the same Lancaster tract?
A reference point was “Nicholas Long.” His land was the starting point or boundary of these deeds: Samuel Lancaster to A. H. & F. L. Cozart, 1847-48; William Pillow to Joshua Cozart, 1850; T. E. Cozart to A. H. Cozart, 1852; Elizabeth Cozart to Joshua M. Cozart, etc., 1854.
If this tract was near Gilbert Cozart, it was in the 10th Surveyor’s District, 9th Civil District. In 1871 this area became Crockett County, Civil District 1.
At this time I do not know who F. L. Cozart was and how he may have been related to Anthony Haywood Cozart.
The land in this deed was measured in links, poles, and acres:
1 pole = 16 1/2 feet
1 link = 7.92 inches
1 mile = 320 poles = 5,280 feet
1 acre = 160 square poles = 43,560 square feet
1 square pole = 272 1/4 feet
640 acres = 1 square mile
- 372
Samuel Lancaster
To: Deed for 124 acres
A. H. & F. L. Cozart
- Indenture made this 17th day of April 1848, between Samuel Lancaster of the County of Madison, State of Tennessee, of the one part and Anthony H. and F. L. Cozart of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Samuel Lancaster for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid by the said A. H. and F. L. Cozart, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed unto the said A. H. & F. L. Cozart, their heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of Land, situate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, being part of a tract in the name of Nicholas Long for 923 acres, and bounded as follows:
Beginning on a dogwood, the North West corner of Lot No. 1; thence West 112 1/2 poles to a stake, a dogwood and two back oak pointers, the North East corner of Lot No. 3; thence South 177 poles 14 links to a stake and two hickory pointers on the South boundary of the original tract; thence East 112 1/2 poles to a ash, hickory and red oak pointers, the North corner of Lot No. 1; thence North to the beginning, containing one hundred and twenty four and 3/4 acres. To have and to hold the aforesaid Land, with all and singular the rights, profits, emoluments, hereditaments and appurtenances of, in and to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, to the only proper use and behoof of the said Anthony H. and Fountain [?] L. Cozart, their heirs and assigns forever. And the said Samuel Lancaster, for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant and agree with the said A. H. and F. L. Cozart, their heirs or assigns, that the before received land and bargained premises he will warrant and forever defend, against the right, title, interest or claim of all and every person whomever. And the said Samuel Lancaster doth hereby convey to the said A. H. & F. L. Cozart all the right, title, interest, he has in and to the following tract of Land, being a part of said tract of 923 acres, and known in the division of said tract by Lot No. 8, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake, two maples, black oak and dogwood pointers; thence West 38 1/3 poles to a red oak, the North East corner of Lot No. ___ [just a line; no number]; thence East 38 1/3 poles to a stake in the West boundary of the Location [?] tract; thence North with the same to the beginning.
In witness whereof the said Lancaster hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal this day and year above written.
Samuel Lancaster seal
State of Tennessee
Madison County
Personally appeared before me Thomas W. Gamewell, Clerk of the County Court of said County, Samuel Lancaster, the bargainor, with whom I am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that he executed the within deed for the purposes therein contained
Witness my hand at office the 17th day of April 1848
Thos. W. Gamewell, Clerk
Recd. the State Tax
Thos. W. Gamewell, Clerk
State of Tennessee
Madison County
I, William W. Gates, Register of said County, do certify that the foregoing deed was filed in my office, this day, about 10 O’clock A.M. and noted in Minute Book No. 2, page 52.
Witness my hand at office this 21st day of March, 1849
W. W. Gates
A very special thank you to Denise Cozart, who transcribed and contributed this document for use on this web site.