Transcription of 1849 Smith County, TN William P. Arnett Land Deed
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Original from the Tennessee
State Library and Archives
County Smith
Roll no. 117
Book U (January 1851-Nov 1852)
Page 137-138
Type record: Deed
What is significant? (1) 8 November 1849 James
Williams sells 20 acres to William P. Arnett.
On 25 October 1850, that is , eleven months after this deed transfer,
William P. Arnett sells the same 20 acres plus 50 adjoining acres to John G.
Andersan. (2) John G. Andersan is a witness
[twice] to this 1849 deed transfer. He
is clearly a friend/neighbor to William P. Arnett. (2) William P. Arnett’s
farm bordered on William Arnett’s farm.
(3) His farm did not border
Peyton’s Creek. [The deed does not
mention Peyton’s Creek, but it is clearly near Peyton’s Creek because William
Arnett’s farm is on “the left fork of Peyton’s Creek”. (4) William P. Arnett is
sells his farm in 1850. Why? William Arnett and family moved to Graves
County, KY between late 1850 and 1853.
(5) William P. Arnett’s farm is
next to the farms of Harry Williams and Hopkin Richardson. [NOTE: Hopkin Richardson is in at least the 1840
and 1850 Smith County Census’s]
Transcribed 14 October 2001
I James Williams have this day bargained, sold, and _____ and
do hereby transfer and convey unto William P. Arnett and his heirs forever for
the consideration of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to me in hand paid a
tract of land in the state of Tenn Smith county and _____ _____ No. 7 containing by estimation twenty
acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows: to wit beginning in a small halo and a
coffeenut and ash running thence south with a line _______ _______ between
Henry Willmore and Hopkins Richardson or nearly so to a large _______ red _______
standing on the west side of the point of the hill thence containing the same
course to a sugar tree on the top of the ridge thence the same course to a
_______ in Hopkins Richardson south boundary thence east with his south
boundary to a dogwood and popalar thence south east on the same course to a
_______ thence north or nearly so to William Arnetts line _______ north to a
dogwood near William Arnetts field thence down the hill _______ top of the
_______ to a large red _______ near the
_______ _______ _______ bottom of the hill and from thence a direct course to
the beginning to have and to hold the same to the said William P. Arnett, his
heirs, and _______ forever I do _______ _______ the said Arnett that _______
lawfully _______ of said land have a good right to convey and that the same
is _______ _______ I do further _______
and _______ myself my heirs and representatives to _______ and forever defend
the title to the said land and _______ _______ _______ to the said William P.
Arnett his heirs and _______ against the lawful claims of all persons whatever
this the 8th day of November 1849.
_______ _______ James
Wilmore seal?
_______ of us _______
_______ _______ a witness
JNO G. Andersan
______ his mark _______
Tennessee
Smith County
Personally appeared before
my William __ Hallarn Clerk of the County Court of Smith County John G Andersan
and Rleasant Tuner _______ _______ witnesses to the within deed who _______
first _______
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of May 18
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