Source: Sumner County Deed Book 51, Pages 543 - 544
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, And 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,
C. S. Johnson and wife E. F. 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 D. B. Johnson
and wife M. D. Johnson all the right, title and interest we possess in and
to a certain tract of land known in the partition s Lot No. 4 situated lying
and being in 16th Civil District of the aforesaid county and state and bounded
as follows: Beginning on a double chestnut tree in F. C. Graves field
S. W. corner of the original tract, thence S. 88 degrees 151 2/3 P. to a
rock; Thence N. 2 degrees E. 148 P. to a rock corner to Lot No. 3 Thence
S 88 degrees 22 2/3 P. to a stake; Thence N. 32 P to a rock on to a ten acre
woods tract belonging to Lot No. 1; Thence N. 88 degrees W 69 P. to a rock
at Shun Pike road. Thence S. 14 P. to a rock corner of wood tract belonging
to Lot No. 2; Thence N. 88 degrees W. 57 P. to a small chestnut with pointers.
Thence S 2 degrees W. 61 1/4 P. to the beginning containing by estimation
60 3/4 acres the same more or less to have and to hold to the said D. B.
Johnson and said wife M. D. Johnson their heirs and assigns forever subject
to the life interest of their parent P. J. Johnson. We covenant with
the said D. B. Johnson and wife M. D. Johnson that we are lawfully 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 our title
in 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 D. B. Johnson and wife M. D. Johnson
against the legal claims of all parties claiming under or by us. In
testimony whereof we set our hands respectfully. This 20th day of April
1889.
H. H. Smith & L. L. Smith
J. S. Brooks & M. E. Brooks
C. S. Johnson & E. F. 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, C. S. Johnson
and wife E. F. 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. E. F. Johnson wife of C. S. 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