Heirs of Pitts Gregory To Hugh McGinnis

Deed Book 2 Page 439-441

Transcribed by John Waggoner Jr. Carthage TN  2003

Comments Or Questions CLICK HERE

 

     For the consideration of three hundred dollars in hand paid we Matilda Stewart & husband James Stewart & W.T. Gregory & Martha Shoulders & husband James Shoulders & Mary Gregory & husband R. H. Gregory & July Chaffin & Harvy Chaffin & E V Gregory heirs of Pitts Gregory. We have this day bargained and sold to Hugh McKinnis his heirs and assigns a certain parcel of land lying in Smith County Tennessee on the waters of Peytons Creek and on Nicky Jack Branch containing by calculation sixty acres with the same more or less. Commencing at a locust stump running with the conditional line to top of the hill on Thomas Shoulders line thence north to a Buckeye on Thomas Shoulders line. Thence west to an Oak on line thence with the conditional line to a maple stump and corner, thence to the beginning to have and to hold the same to the said Hugh McKinnis and his heirs and assigns forever. We do covenant with the said Hugh McKinnis that we are lawfully seized of said land and have a good right to convey it and that the same is unencumbered. We do further covenant and bind ourselves & our heirs & representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to the said land and every part thereof to the said Hugh McKinnis, his heirs & assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whomever this October the 14th, 1871.   

                                                                  

Wit:                                                            W.T.Gregory                    SEAL                                                       

 S. C. Gregory                                           James Shoulders             SEAL

 J. J.  Gregory                                           Martha X Shoulders      SEAL

                                                                     Julia  X  Chaffin              SEAL

                                                                     and husband

                                                                     Harvey  X Chaffin            SEAL

                                                                     R.H. Gregory                   SEAL

                                                                    & wife

                                                                    Mary  X  Gregory            SEAL

                                                                    Matilda X Stewart           SEAL

                                                                    Husband

                                                                    James X Stewart             SEAL

                                                                    E.V.  X Gregory              SEAL

                                                                 

State of Tennessee

Smith County

     Personally appeared before me S. Allison Clerk of the County Court aforesaid Hugh McKinnis who makes oath in due form of law that Martha Shoulders, Julia Chaffin, Mary Gregory & Matilda Stewart are unable to come before the county court to be privately examined to the foregoing deed and that he wants J.J. Gregory Commissioner to take their examinations to the same.

Sworn before me on Oct 2/74 J.M. Fisher D.C.     Hugh McKinnis                                                                                      

                                       

State of Tennessee

Smith County

     To J.J. Gregory Esquire – You are hereby authorized to take the examination of Martha Shoulders, Julia Chaffin, Mary Gregory, & Matilda Stewart privately and apart from their husbands relative to their free execution of the within deed and the same to be taken to certify

under your hand and seal.  Witness - S. Allison Clerk of the county court of said County aforesaid. At office October 2, 1874

                                                                              S. Allison  - Clerk

                                                                               By J.M. Fisher D.C.

 

State of Tennessee

County of Smith

     This day the wife of James Shoulders Martha the wife of R.H. Gregory Mary the wife of Harvy Chaffin having personally appeared before me and having by virtue of the authority in me vested have examined privately and apart from their said husbands and they having acknowledged the due execution of the within annexed deed by them freely, voluntarily and understandingly without compulsion or constraint by their said husband and for the purpose therein expressed. Same is therefore certified. Witness my hand this the October 2 1874.

                                                                                  J.J. Gregory    J.P.

 

State of Tennessee

Macon County

    (Directs William Rickerson Esqire to take the acknowledgement of Matilda Stewart privately.)  Thomas J.  Gregory                                                                                                       

Clerk of Macon Co Court 

 

Back To Deeds And Related Records Of Smith County