Source: Sumner County Deed Book 51, Pages 545 - 546
Transcribed by Jan J.
Barnes
©2004
State of Tennessee Whereas Mrs. P. J. Johnson having a
Sumner County lifetime interest in a certain
tract of
land set apart to her by law as the widow of Benjamin Johnson, Dec'd; And
whereas the said P. J. Johnson has four living children by the said Benjamin
Johnson Dec'd. who are married and are twenty one years of age, whereas it
is the desire of the said P. J. Johnson to set apart to each one of her children
their separate equal part in said tract of land subject to the unmolested
tenure of her life interest in all of said tract and that they convey title
to each other that they hold in common by inheritance in said land. Now
therefore we J. S. Brooks and wife M. E. Brooks and H. H. Smith & wife
L. L. Smith, D. B. Johnson and wife M. D. Johnson in consideration of the
love and affection we bear toward each other and the desire of our parent
P. J. Johnson have this day bargained, released and do transfer and convey
unto C. S. Johnson and wife E. F. Johnson all the right, title and interest
we possess in and to a certain tract of land known in the partition s Lot
No. 3 situated lying and being in 14th Civil District of the aforesaid county
and state and bounded as follows: Beginning at the S. W. corner of
Lot No. 2 at a rock thence North 99 P. to a rock in the road; thence with
said road N. 88 degrees W. 108 3/8 P. to a rock in the road; Thence S. 55
1/2 P. to a stake in the edge of the field; Thence N. 82 degrees E. 22 2/3
P. to a rock; thence S. 2 degrees E. 48 P. to a rock; Thence S. 88 degrees
E. 23 1/2 P. to a black oak; Thence N. 88 degrees E 9 1/3 P. Thence S. 88
degrees E. 63 1/3 P. to the beginning containing by estimation 60 3/4 acres
be the same more or less to have and to hold to the said C. S. Johnson and
wife E. F. Johnson their heirs and assigns forever subject to the life interest
of the said P. J. Johnson. We covenant with the said C. S. Johnson
and wife E. F. Johnson that we are lawfully seized of a joint interest in
common in said tract of land by inheritance that it is not encumbered and
that we have a good and perfect right to convey it and that we further covenant
and bind ourselves our heirs and representatives to warrant and forever defend
the right title and interest we possess in said land to the said C. S. Johnson
& wife against the legal claims of all parties claiming under us. In
testimony whereof we set our hand respectfully this 20th of April 1889.
H. H. Smith & L. L. Smith
J. S. Brooks & M. E. Brooks
D. B. Johnson & M. D. Johnson
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Personally appeared before
me, W. T. McGlothlin N. P. in & for said county and State H. H. Smith
& wife L. L. Smith, J. S. Brooks & wife M. E. Brooks, D. B. Johnson
and wife M. D. Johnson with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged
to the Execution of the annexed Deed for the purposes therein expressed &
Mrs. L. L. Smith wife of H. H. Smith, Mrs. M. E. Brooks, wife of J. S. Brooks
& Mrs. M. D. Johnson wife of D. B. Johnson being examined privately and
apart from their said husbands acknowledged the deed execution of the same
by them freely, voluntarily and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint
by their said husbands. Given under my hand and notorial seal
April 20th 1889
W. T. McGlothlin
Notary Public (Seal)
Rec'd for Registration Feby 14th 1903 at 8:30 oclock A. M.
Registered and Examined same day Read,
A. C. Dobbins Register