Source: Sumner County Deed Book , Book 102, pages 407 - 408
Transcribed by Jan J.
Barnes
©2004
For and in consideration of the sum of ($380.00) Three Hundred Eighty
and no/100 Dollars paid by M. L. Johnson in cash the receipt is hereby
acknowledged; We, D. B. Johnson and wife America D. Johnson have this day
bargained and sold, and by these presents do transfer and convey unto the
said M. L. Johnson his heirs and assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land
in Sumner County, State of Tennessee, as follows:
Situated in the 16th Civil District of aforesaid County and State and described
as follows:
Tract No. 1: Beginning in the center of the Shun Pike being the northwest
corner of herein described property, also corner to J. M. Donoho, thence
east with said Donoho's line 152 feet to a rock; thence south with D. B.
Johnson's line 127 1/2 feet to a rock in line of D. B. Johnson; thence west
with line of D. B. Johnson 152 feet to the center of Shun Pike; thence north
with center of said Shun Pike 132 1/2 feet to the place of beginning.
Tract #2. Beginning in the center of the Shun Pike, being the north
east corner of said described tract also corner to M. L. Johnson, running
north 85 3/4 degrees west 63 poles to a double post oak, corner to M. L.
Johnson; thence south 3 degrees west 43 poles 5 1/2 feet to a rock, also
corner to J. W. Collins; thence south 82 degrees east 57 2/3 poles to a rock
in Shun Pike; thence north 3 degrees east 46 poles and 13.9 feet to the place
of beginning one tract #2 of the above described land there is a tobacco
barn located thereon and one half interest is reserved in same.
To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, with the appurtenances,
estate, title, and interest thereto belonging, to the said M. L. Johnson
his heirs and assigns, forever. And we do covenant with the said M.
L. Johnson that we are lawfully seized and possessed of said land in fee
simple, have a good right to convey it, and the same is unincumbered, and
we do further covenant and bind ourselves our heirs and representatives,
to warrant and forever defend the title to said land to the said M. L. Johnson
his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever.
Witness our hands, this 9th day of December 1930.
D. B. Johnson. . . . America D. Johnson. . . . .
State of Tennessee, Sumner County,
Personally appeared before me, R. W. Enders a Notary Public in and for said
County and State, the within named D. B. Johnson and wife America D. Johnson
the bargainers, with whom I am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged
that they executed the annexed instrument for the purposes therein
contained.
And America D. Johnson, wife of the said D. B. Johnson having personally
appeared before me, privately and apart from her husband, the said America
D. Johnson acknowledged the execution of the said instrument to have been
done by her freely, voluntarily, and understandingly, without compulsion
or constraint from her said husband, and for the purposes therein
expressed.
Witness my hand and official seal, at Portland, Tennessee, this 9th, day
of December, 1930.
(Seal)
R. W. Enders. . . . . Notary Public. .
. . .
My commission expires October 10th, 1931;
Received for registration January 5th, 1931, at 11:00 A. M.
Registered and examined January 5th, 1931.
J. L.
Freeland. . . . Register. . . .