Source: Sumner County Deed Book 36, Page 397
Transcribed by Jan J.
Barnes
©2004
State of Tennessee For and in consideration
of five hundred and thirty
Sumner County two dollars
and 42 cents the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged We E. J. Johnson Administratrix of the Estate of Wm. Johnson
Dec'd and J. D. Johnson and M. D. Rippy heirs of Wm Johnson Dec'd have this
day bargained Sold released and do transfer and convey unto Henry McDowell
a certain tract or parcel of land Situated lying and being in the 16th Civil
District of the aforesaid County and state and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a black gum the S. East corner of lot No. 1 running E
101 poles to a sassafras thence West 181 poles to a stake, the North E. corner
to lot No. 1 thence South 105 poles to the Beginning containing one hundred
and thirty acres, be same more or less to have and to hold to the said Henry
McDowell his heirs and assigns forever. We covenant with the said Henry
McDowell that we are lawfully seized of said land, that it is unencumbered
and that the legal title is vested in us, and that we warrant and forever
defend the title in said land unto the said Henry McDowell his heirs and
personal representatives against the lawful claims of any person whatever.
In testimony of which we set our hands and affix our seals this Sept.
10th A. D. 1883.
E. J. Johnson Admx. (Seal)
J. D. Johnson (Seal)
M. D. Rippy (Seal)
State of Tennessee }
Sumner County } Personally appeared before
me W. L. McGlothlin Notary for said county and state Mrs. E. J. Johnson
Administratrix of the estate of Wm Johnson Dec'd the bargainor with whom
I am personally acquainted and upon oath acknowledged the execution of the
annexed deed for the purposes therein contained. Witness my hand and
seal of office Sept. 10th 1883.
W. L. McGlothlin
Notary Public
State of Tennessee }
Sumner County } Personally appeared before
me W. L. McGlothlin Notary for said county and state J. D. Johnson and M.
D. Rippy heirs of Wm Johnson Dec'd with whom I am personally acquainted who
upon oath acknowledged the execution of the annexed deed for the purposes
therein contained. Witness my hand and seal of office Sept. 10th
1883.
W. L. McGlothlin
Notary Public
Rec'd for Registration April 14th 1884 at 8 o'clock A. M.
J. F. Gray Register
REgistered and Examined December 1st 1884
J. F. Gray Register