Source: Sumner Co., Tn., DB 23, p. 561
Transcribed by Larry Hallstrom at uva64lgh@msn.com
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TRANSCRIPT WILLIAM JOHNSON TO SAMUEL GILBERT
I William Johnson have this day bargained and sold and do hereby transfer and convey to Samuel Gilbert and his heirs forever for the consideration of one hundred and fifty nine dollars, to me paid, a tract of land in the State of Tennessee, Sumner County, and District No. ___ containing by estimation thirty eight acres, be the same more or less, and bounded as follows: Beginning on the center of the Turnpike, J. D. Young South boundary line thence running East with said line, to a beach at the mouth of John Dunningtons Spring Branch, thence West with Dunningtons line to a large doube white oak, thence Sourth with Dunningtons line thirty seven poles to a stake, thence West with Dunningtons line seventy seven ¾ poles to a stake, thence South to Thomas Armstrongs North East corner a stake on said Duningtons West boundary line, thence West with said Armstrong’s line to the center of the Turnpike, thence with the center of said turnpike North to the beginning. To have and to hold the same to the said Samuel Gilbert, his heirs and assigns forever, I do covenant with the said S. Gilbert, that I am lawfully seized of said land, have good right to convey it and that the same is unincumbered. I do further covenant and bind myself, my heirs and representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to said land, and any part thereof, to the said Gilbert, his heirs, and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whatever this 9th day of March 1844.
Test Recorded & delivered in our presence 9th March 1844
Wm. Johnson {Seal}
W. W. Peppen
J? Gilbert
State of Tennessee }
Sumner County }
Personally appeared before me William S. Munday clerk of the County Court of said County, William Jonson, the bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he made & executed the within Deed for the purposes therein contained. Winess my hand at office this 17th day of March 1844.
W. S. Munday Clerk
Received for Registration 15th May 1847 at 11 oclock AM
Registered and examined on the 18th day May 1857, the day received R.D Moore Regr