Source: Sumner Co., Tn DB 19, p.406
Transcribed by Larry Hallstrom at uva64lgh@msn.com
© 2008
Joshua Harrison to James Perry and William T. Berry
This Indenture made this 11th day of January 1842 Between Joshua Harrison of the County of Robertson & State of Tennessee of the one part and James Perry & William T. Berry of the same County & State of the other part, Witnesseth the said Joshua Harrison for & in consideration of nine hundred dollars to him in hand paid the receipt of which is acknowledged has bargained & sold & by these presents do bargain and sell unto the said James & William T. Berry a Certain tract of Land lying in the County of Robertson & Sumner on the road leading from Nashville Tennessee to Franklin Kentucky, on the waters of S….. Branch of Red River and bounded as follows (to wit): Beginning at a post oak on the boundary line between Zadok Bennard and Jacob Bennard decd thence South Eighty Eight poles to a red oak, thence West seventy two and three fourths poles to a large post oak, thence north two hundred and four poles with James Greens & Nathaniel McCreary's East Boundary line of McCreary's forty acre tract to a black Jack, thence East with McCreary's twenty acre survey bought of Jacob Bennard his south boundary ninety two poles to a Black oak, thence South fifty East twenty four poles to a Black Jack, thence south one hundred and two poles to a Black Jack on Jadock Bennard's north boundary line, thence west with said line thirty seven & one fourth poles to the Beginning, Containing one hundred and eighteen and three fourths acres more or less including the Jesse Turner? Good Exchange; also one other tract adjoining the former lying in the same County Beginning at a Black oak George Clarks …East Corner, thence East thirty four poles to a Black Jack in the west boundary of the above tract, thence south with said line one hundred and seventeen & three fourths poles to a stake, thence west thirty four poles to a stake, thence north one hundred & seventeen & three fourths poles to the Beginning Containing by Estimation twenty five acres more or less, To have and to hold the aforesaid tracts of land & bargained p…. with all and singular the rights & privileges to it belonging or in any wise appertaining to them the said James & William T. Berry their heirs Executors & administrators from him the said Joshua Harrison his heirs Executors or administrators and I the said Joshua Harrison for myself and my heirs will warrant & forever defend the right & title of the aforesaid land from the Just Claims of all persons whatever unto them the said James & William T. Berry their heirs Executors &C forever. In Testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand & seal this day & year first written & acknowledged in presence of the subscribing witnesses this ….tions on the second page in the … line … before assigned.
Joshua Harrison {Seal}
Attest
Saml. B. Klisser?
Andw McGlothline
State of Tennessee
Sumner County
Personally appeared before me William S. Munday Clerk of the County Court of said County Joshua Harrison the bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he made and Executed the within Deed upon the day it bears date and for the purposes therein Contained. Witness my hand at office this 6th day October 1845.
Wm. S. Munday Clk
Registered & Examined this 6th of October 1845.
John L. Bugg Regr
By J.P. Bertrand DR