| Weakley County Deed Book I, Page 333
Registered Jany 28th, 1851 at 10 O’Clk P.M. Know all men by these presents that we Jesse C. MORRIS, Susan A. MORRIS & Joseph M. LIDDLE of the County of Weakley & State of Tennessee have this day bargained, sold, and conveyed to Darling JONES of the County & State aforesaid one tract of land containing by estimation eighty-six & half acres for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy three dollars, of which fifty dollars paid in hand and one hundred & twenty three dollars the first of January next for which he has my note under seal, lying on the waters of Spring Creek & in the County of Weakley and bounded as follows: commencing on Darling JONES’ N/W corner with a stake with two hickory & two sweet gum pointers, running thence north eighty three poles to a stake three elm & white oak pointers in the north boundary of the original, thence east one hundred and sixty seven poles to a stake with two black gum & maple pointers, thence south eighty three poles to a stake with three white oak & hickory pointers, thence west one hundred and sixty seven poles to the beginning. To have and to hold the same to the said Jones, his heirs and assignees forever with [out] any molestation or interference whatever. We further warrant the title of said land against ourselves, heirs ___ forever with all the appertenances and hereditainments whatever to the said Jones, heirs and assignees forever be____. In witness hereunto we have set our hands & seals Nov 25th 1851. [Proved by the three sellers 4 Jan 1851 in Dresden, but surely the Clerk meant to write 1852.] Submitted by Nancy Denty Breidenthal |