Source: Sumner Co. Archives DB 13, Pg 146 & 147
Transcribed by Joyce Stark Blocker at CBStark@aol.com
© 13 April 2002
This Indenture made this twenty Eighth day of September in the year one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty by & between Alexander Starks of the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee of the
one part and Elizabeth Durning Sen'r, Elizabeth Jun'r, Noah Byram, Sam'l Groves, Eli Dyer of
the same county & state and Lewis Durning and John Robards of the county of Hickman & same
State of the other part, Witnesseth that the said Elizabeth, Noah, Sam'l Eli John & Lewis for and
in consideration of the sum of four hundred Dollars to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they
doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained Sold and confirmed and by these presents doth
grant bargain sell and deliver unto the Said Alexander Stark his heirs and assigns forever a
certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in the county of Sumner & State of Tennessee on the
North side of Cumberland river containing one hundred acres be the ame more or less it being
part of a tract of land of four hundred & twenty Eight acres granted to Sam'l Smith Beginning in
Thomas Starks North West Corner in Daniel Smiths line running East with Thomas Starks line
one hundred & four poles to Sims line thence along Said line to Whitworths line thence along
Sanders line to an ash on old corner in Daniel Smiths line thence West with said line one
hundred and four poles to his corner thence with his line to the beginning to have and to hold the
aforesaid land with all & singular the rights, privileges & moluments appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in any wise appurtaining to the only proper use of __ the Said Alexander Stark his
heirs and assigns forever the afors'd Elizabeth Durnings Noah Byram Sam'l Groves Eli Dyer
Lewis Durning and John Robbards warrant & defend the above tract or parcel of land against all
right title claim or interest of all person persons both in law and Equity in Testimony whereof
they have hereunto set their hands & affixed their seals the day and year above mentioned.
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of
Test: A. D. Bugg }
{ Elizabeth (her X mark) Durning {Seal}
Jeremiah Starks }
Thornton Starks }
{ Elizabeth (her X mark) Durning {Seal}
{ Lewis Durning {Seal}
{ Noah Byram {Seal}
{ Eli Dyer {Seal}
{ John Roberts {Seal}
{ Samuel Groves {Seal}
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court May Term 1832
Deed of bargain & Sale from Elizabeth Durning, Elizabeth Durning, Lewis Durning, Noah
Byram, Eli Dyer, John Roberts & Samuel Groves to Alexander Stark for one hundred acres of
land was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Jeremiah Stark & Thornton Stark the
subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be registered.
A copy Test.
A. H. Douglass Clerk of Said Court
Registered & Examined August 7th 1832
James Douglass Reg'r by Y. N. Douglass, D.R.