William HEROD Deeds
Smith Co. TN Deed Book
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Smith Co. TN Deed Book D, pages 64 - 65
This Indenture made this Ninth Day of August one
Thousand eight Hundred & Eleven Between George THOMASSON of the county of
Smith & State of Tennessee of the one part & William HEROD of the
County & State aforsd of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said George THOMASSON for & in consideration of
the sum of Four Hundred Dollars of good & lawfull Money of Tennessee to him
in hand well & truly paid by the said William HEROD, the receipt whereof is
hereby fully acknowledged, have granted bargained & sold & do by these
presents grant bargain sell convey demise alien exposit convey & confirm
unto the said William HEROD his heirs & Assigns forever, all that certain
piece & parcel of Land whereon the said George THOMASSON now lives, situate
lying & being in the State & County above mentioned on a West fork of
Paytons Creek, Beginning at a Poplar sugar tree & white elm saplin on John
& James BONNER’s West boundary, runing thence west one Hundred & thirty
five poles to a Beech, then North one Hundred & thirty two Poles to two
elms and thence East one Hundred & thirty five Poles to a stake &
thence South to the Beginning containing by estimation One Hundred & Eleven
acres sixty poles. To Have & to
Hold the aforesaid Tract of Land & bargained premises & ever part and
parcel thereof unto him the said William HEROD his Heirs & assigns
forever. I do hereby Warrant &
Defend the same unto him the said William HEROD his Heirs & Assigns forever
from all manner of person, persons whatsoever & I, the said George
THOMASSON, do covenant & agree for himself, his Heirs, Executors,
administration, & Assigns to warrant secure & defend the said land
& premises & every part & parcel thereof from the claim or demand or
Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for ever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed my
Seal the Day & Date first above written or mentioned.
George
THOMASSON X (his mark)
Seal
Signed, sealed & Delivered in presence of
John WALTERS, Charles NICKSON
Richard TAYLOR.
State of Tennessee.
Smith County, September Term 1811.
Then the Execution of the within Deed of Conveyance
was duly proven in open Court by the oaths of Richard TAYLOR & Charles
NICKSON, witnesses thereto & ordered to be registered
A
Copy Test Joseph
W. ALLEN, Clk.
Smith
C. Court
Regd. This 3rd of Sept. 1811
______________________________
Smith County, Tennessee Deed Book H, page 305
This Indenture made this Tenth day of October in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty two between Samuel
THOMASSON of the County of Smith & State of Tennessee of the one part, and
William HEROD, Senr of the County & State aforesaid of the other part,
witnesseth that the said Samuel THOMASSON for and in consideration of the sum
of three hundred dollars to him in hand well and truly paid by the sd. William
HEROD, Senr., the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, htat bargained sold
aliened & confirmed, and by these presents doth bargain & sell unto the
said William HEROD, Sr his heirs executors & administrators forever a
certain tract or parcel of Land, containing sixty eight acres be the same more
or less situate in the County & State aforesaid in the first district on
the head waters of bigg Barren, it being a part of two hundred acre tract
granted to Daniel WITCHER, Senr. by the State of Tennessee. Beginning on a white oak & Dogwood where
the East boundary line of the two hundred acre Tract crosses Branch, runs south
fifty three degrees west one hundred and thirteen poles to a white oak, thence
south ten degrees, west eight poles to a stake on the south boundary line of
the above mentioned two hundred acre tract, thence east with that line one
hundred & two poles to a Black Oak & white Oak (the original corner)
thence north one hundred and fifty one poles to the Beginning, together with
all ways, woods, water & water courses, mines, minerals, hereditaments
& appurtenances to the said Land belonging & appertaining thereto. To
have and to hold the aforesaid land and premises forever, and the said Samuel
TOMASSON his heirs & c. doth covenant and agree to and with the aforesaid
William HERROD, Senr his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns that he
will warrant and defend the aforesaid tract of land and bargained premises
against the lawful claim or claims of all persons or persons whatsoever. In Testimony whereof the said Samuel
THOMASON hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & date above
written.
Samuel
THOMASON (Seal)
Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of:
Peter HERROD
William HERROD
State of Tennessee, Smith County, May Term
1823. Then the execution of this deed
and bargain of sale from Samuel THOMASON to William HERROD, Senr was duly
proven in open court by the oaths of Peter HERROD and William HERROD, witnesses
thereto, and on motion ordered to be certified for registration.
Attest:
Jonathan PICKET, Clk.
Smith
County Court
Registered June the 2nd, 1823
David BURFORD, Regr of Smith County