George Pirtle Estate Settlement
White County Tennessee; Deed Book N; Pages 424, 425, 426

William Farley and Mary his wife,
Jacob L. Pirtle, Elizabeth Vermillion,
Elizabeth H. Pirtle, Isaac C. Pirtle,
Susan Duncan, William Earles
and Charity his wife, Hose Stamps			Petition to sell Land
and Sarah his wife, Nancy Earles,
George W. Pirtle and Lucenda his
 wife, William Pirtle, Robert C. Pirtle,
 and George W. Pirtle, Joseph N. Pirtle,
William M. Pirtle and Jane Pirtle

					Decree
						This cause this day came on to be heard 
finally upon the report of the Special commissioner appointed to sell the 
Lands in the pleading mentioned, which report being unexcepted to, is in all 
things confirmed and is in the words and figures following, William Farley 
and Mary his wife, Jacob L. Pirtle and Elizabeth Vermillion, Elizabeth H. 
Pirtle, Isaac C. Pirtle, Susan Duncan, William Earles and Charity his wife, 
Hosea Stamps and Sarah his wife, Nancy Earles, George W. Pirtle and Susan 
(sic) his wife, William Pirtle, George W. Pirtle, Joseph N. Pirtle, Wm M. 
Pirtle, Jane Pirtle.  Petition to Sell Land Exparte.

						Report.  The undersigned having appointed 
by the Honorable Circuit Court of White County at the February term 1842 
Special Commissioner to sell the land mentioned in the petition in this cause 
which the said George Pirtle died Seized and possessed of in White County.  
Begs leave to report that he did advertise said Land as directed in the 
Decretal order made in this cause in the Sparta Gazette and four public 
places in White County forty entire days before the day of Sale, and that he 
did Sell said lands upon the premisses on the 8th day of April 1842 to the 
following persons and in the manner following to wit: Sold all the Lands 
lying on the East side of the main road, Beginning at the South boundary line 
where said road crosses the line of said lands, thence northernly to opposite 
the head of the, Spring, thence making an offset such was oly to the middle 
of the head of the Spring leaving one half of said spring to the East parcel 
of Land now sold thence with the middle of the Spring branch to the mouth of 
the same where it empties into the creek containing 95 acres more or less to 
Elijah Pirtle for the sum of Two hundred and twenty six dollars he being the 
highest best and last bidder and took his note with Marmaduke Williamson and 
Robert C. Pirtle security, due duly and payable twelve months after date to 
William G. Sims as commissioner.  I sold also the lands lying on the west 
side of the road, Beginning on the South boundary line where the road crosses 
said line, and running north with the line of the other parcel, Sold to 
Elijah Pirtle to the mouth of the spring branch  and to include one half of 
the Spring supposed to contain One hundred and sixty acres more or less to 
Robert C. Pirtle for the sum of One hundred and fifty five dollars.  Also 
sold the tract lying on Ceder Creek containing One hundred and ninety six 
acres for the sum of fifty One dollars and fifty cents to Robert C. Pirtle he 
being, the highest best and last bidder and took his note with Elijah Pirtle 
and Hosea Stamps security payable to William G. Sims as commissioner due 
twelve months after the date thereof of which is most respectfully submitted 
to the Honorable Court June 6th 1842.  William G. Sims Commissioner.  
Whereupon the Court doth order adjudge and decree, that all the title, right 
and interest of the petitioners and heirs at law of said George Pirtle 
deceased to the lands in the foregoing Report devest and the land hereby 
vested in the purchasers respectively according to the boundaries set out in 
said Report.  It is further ordered that a lein be retained upon the lands 
until the purchase money be paid, and that Petitioners pay the costs of the 
proceeding for which let execution issue as at Law.

	A true Copy from the Records. Given at office this 19th day of March A. 
D. 1844.
						Test.  W. G. Sims Clerk
						of the Circuit Court of White County

Filed and entered in Receipion Book No. 1, page 12 the 20th March A. D. 1844 
at 3 o'clock P. M. and Registered the same day.
						Test.   N. Oldham Deputy of
						R. Smith Register White County






										Transcribed By:
										James R. Blanks
										114 Somerset Lane
										Tullahoma, TN 
37388
										July 23, 2000