Polk County, Tennessee Deeds


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State of Tennessee
County of Polk

THIS INDENTURE made the 28th day of March 1878, between UNION CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY OF TENNESSEE , party of the first part, by E. G. DUVALL its Superintendent and Josiah BROOKS of Polk County, Tennessee, party of the second part.

WITNESSETH:

That the party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of one dollar [$1.00] to it paid by the party of the second part and other considerations, does hereby convey to the party of the second part with the reseration and exception hereinafter mentioned), a certain town lot of land situated at Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee, and known an designated on J.D. HOWELL's map of the so styled new town of Ducktown as number fifty [50] in block two [2]. Said entire lot fronting on Cove Street, 50 feet and extending to Canal (or "Connal) Street 170 feet be the said measurements more or less; EXCEPTING and reservingk however, from this conveyance and not hereby conveyed a portion of the Northerly part of said lot extending across the lot to the side lines thereof and including a log dwelling house standing on such Northerly portion of said lot of land. Such reserved portion measuring and being fifty [50] feet along said side lines of said lot and bounded by said side lines to the extent of 40 feet (to be located and measured so as to include the said log dwelling house with its appurtenances and straight lines to be drawn across said side lines of the lot from the ends of said 50 feet lines to measureds making a square or parallelogram of about fifty [50] feet on each of its several sides.
AND, the party of the first part hereby warrants the title to so much of said lot number 50 as is hereby conveyed as aforesaid against all persons claiming under it.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the party of the first part by E.G. DUVALL, its Superintendent and Agent had executed these presents the day and year first above written. E.G. Duvall Agent [seal] Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: James Stover James Raymer

SUBMITTED BY: Carol Ann "Cat" TINDELL 4/1999
catinjax@bellsouth.net
SUBMITTER's NOTE:
( ) is actual wording in the deed
[ ] is emphasis supplied by submitter
Looks like L. McGEE was the notary.

Josiah Brooks was also legally known as Joseph or Josephus BROOKES. He also had son named Joseph/Josiah Brooks who also resided in Polk Co., TN. Not sure which one this deed is referring to at this point in time. I assume the father received this lot in consideration of his length of service as an employee of the company and whose other son, Adolphus BROOKS was asked to be the mining company's doctor. Reason: consideration for this deed was only $1.00, which even for it's day was a small sum, and is usually used in deeds where love and affection is the main consideration. This deed is with a company so there no love and affection that can legally be had, so the other consideration mentioned must have been for length of service or something similar.
This BROOKS family was from Cherokee Co., NC and you will find other deeds posted on that county's GenConnect Deeds forum/board.
NCGenWeb Cherokee County, NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccherok/index.htmll
Allied family names are ROBERTS, DAVIS, and MARCHANT.


State of Tennessee
Polk County

THIS INDENTURE made and entered on this the 1st day of March, 1902, by and between E.L. ROBERTS and wife Sarah Jane ROBERTS of Isabella, Polk County, Tennessee, party of the first part, and Oscar ROBERTS and Arthur ROBERTS of Isabella, Polk County, Tennessee, party of the second part, WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the sume of $300.00, in hand paid by the said party of the first part; and the said party of the first part, by these presents, do hereby grant, bargain, sell, tranfer and convey unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, the following described parcel or tract of land, to-wit: Situated, lying and being in the Eighth [8th] Civil District of Polk County, Tennessee, and in the town of Hiawassee in said County and State, the same known and described in the plan of said town as Lot Number ten [10], back of lot number nine [9], which fronts on Main Street in said town, County and State, and bounded on the North by James NAUKIVELL, on the East by Tennessee Copper Company, on the South by H.P. KIMSEY, and on the West by ABERNATHY & CENTER, the fence being the line lying and being in the Eighth [8th] Civil District of Polk County, Tennessee and known as ABERNATHY lot. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD to him, the said Oscar and Arthur ROBERTS, party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, with appurtenances and all the right, title and interest of the said party of the first part thereunto belonging. AND, I, E.L. ROBERTS and wife, party of the first part, covenant that I am lawfully seized and possessed of the above-described land, and that I have a lawful right to convey the same in fee simple, that the same is unencumbered; and that I further covenant that I will forever warrant and defend the title against the claim of all persons whomsoever. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name on this the 1st day of March, 1902.
E.L. ROBERTS [his mark]
S.J. ROBERTS [signature]

SUBMITTED BY:
Carol Ann "Cat" TINDELL
catinjax@bellsouth.net
Jacksonville Beach, FL
SUBMITTER's NOTE:
E.L. ROBERTS a/k/a Elijah L. ROBERTS [1850-1933] and wife: Sarah Jane BROOKS-ROBERTS [d/o of Josephus "Josiah" BROOKS and Susan ??] were the parents of Oscar and Arthur ROBERTS. They married 2 sisters, Mary and Medley BOWERS, respectively, in 1910 in Polk Co. They were dtrs of Elias B. BOWERS and Ruth AKINS-BOWERS [d.1910] of Blue Ridge, Fannin Co., GA. Elijah & Sarah ROBERTS are buried in Ducktown Cem., Polk Co., TN Oscar is buried in Atlanta, GA. Arthur died in 1977..still trying to locate his grave.
For further details visit C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/


State of North Carolina
County of Cherokee

This Indenture, made and entered into this twenty-fourth day of June, 1856, between C. M. STILES and J.B. Stiles of the County of Cherokee and the State of North Carolina of the one part and Leathy ROBERTS and her two children, to-wit: Elijah ROBERTS and Anne Maranda [ROBERTS] of the same state and county of the other part.

W I T N E S S E T H:

That for an in consideration of the sume of Three Hundred Dollars [$300] to us in hand paid by John STANDRIDGE, the receipt of whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargaind and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell to the said Leathy ROBERTS and her two children, Elijah and Ann Maranda, a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Cherokee and State of North Carolina and known as Lot No. 90 original survey and including in the Stiles donation and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Beginning on a black oak on the top of a mountain and runs south one hundred and sixty [160] poles to a post oak in a field, then West one hundred and sixty [160] poles to a dogwood on a branch, the North one hundred and sixty [160] poles to a black oak, then East one hundred and eighty-eight [188] poles to the beginning. Containing one hundred and eighty-eight [188] acres.

TO HAVE and TO HOLD to the said Leaathy ROBERTS and her two children forever, and we, the said C. M. STILES and J. B. STILES, will warrant and forever defend the title of the aforesaid lot of donation from the lawful claim of ourselvezs and heirs and assign forever, and fromthe lawful claims of any and all other persons whatsoever to the said Leathy ROBERTS and her two children, Elijah and Ann Maranda, to their own proper use and behoof.

In Testamony whereof, we have herewith set our hands and seals this 24th day of June, 1856.


Attest:

L.M. Cook
J. B. Stiles
C.M. Stiles
Jos. Stiles

W.C. Walker as to C.M. Stiles, Dec 5th, 1859
State of North Carolina
Cherokee County

Dec the 5th day of 1859 the execution of the within deed as to C.M. STILES was the date here of duly proven before me by the oath of W.C. Walker one of the subscribing witnesses thereto for the purpose therein contained, therefore let it be registered book B page 85.
Drury Weeks, Clerk
The foregoing deed was registered in Book "I", page 66, Dec 20th 1859.
B.S. Brittain, R.C.C.

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Leathy ROBERTS was living in Ducktown as of 1870 Census and she apparently died after the 1880 Polk Co., TN Census. Her son, Elijah lived all of his adult life in Ducktown working in the Burra Burra mines and changing house. Elijah ROBERTS married Sarah BROOKS whose brother, Adolphus BROOKS, was the Mining Company's doctor. Further info about these families can be found at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/

SUBMITTED BY:
Carol Ann "Cat" TINDELL
catinjax@bellsouth.net
Jacksonville Beach, FL


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