Alexander Gordon to Edmund Edwards August 9, 1804
Source: Robertson County Tennessee Deed Book F - pages 199-200.
Transcribed by Sharon Smith
© 2008

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Alexander GORDON from Lewis BARKER
pg 199)
         This indenture made this ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four between Lewis BARKER of the State of Kentucky and County of Livingston of the one part and Alexander GORDON of the County of Robertson and State of Tennessee of the other part witnesseth that for the consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars in hand paid to him the said Lewis BARKER, the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged hat granted, bargained, sold, aliened & conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Alexander GORDON his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Robertson County containing two hundred acres be the same more or less lying and being in Robertson County on Red River beginning of the said BARKER's beginning white oak in the State line running thence South 40 poles to McADOOE's line
pg 200)
thence East with the said line one hundred and seventy poles to a red oak thence South with the said line ten poles to a stake and small bush marked on the said McADOOE's line thence a line agree on between Joseph McDOWEL and said GORDON North eighty one and a half, East forty seven poles to two spanish oaks thence South forty East thirty two poles to the Spring Branch, thence South seventy two East crossing the said branch forty five poles to a small cherry tree in the said BARKER's old plantation thence North forty five, East seventy seven poles to a post oak, thence North eighty one and one half, East one hundred poles to a stake in the BARREN's thence North one hundred and twenty five poles to a stake in the State line, thence with the State line south seventy four, West four hundred and fifty four poles to the beginning with the appurtenances thereunto belonging and all rents, ___ and profits to him belonging or appertaining To have and to hold the said lands and premises hereby granted with ___ acres unto the said Alexander GORDON his heirs and assigns forever and the said Lewis BARKER for himself his heirs, executors, administrators doth by these presents warrant and defend the said land and premises to him the said Alexander GORDON his heirs assigns forever. In witness whereof the said Lewis BARKER hath set his hand and affixed seal the day & year first above written.
Lewis BARKER (his seal)
In witness of
James GAMBELL
W. KIRKLAND
James McDOWEL

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