To Janet Thanks from one of the Sullivan County Carriers for your work a
lot of good info here.
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Subject: [CARRIER] More Salt Lake info
More Carrier and Morrell stuff
The following are all from LDS film No. 24836
Page 111
Jonathan Morrell Deed of Warranty
to
Jesse Morrell & Isaac Morrell,
Minors.
Date: March 25th, 1810.
Consideration: Love, Good Will and Affection for my two friends, Jesse
Morrell and Isaac Morrell, both legatees and miners.
Amt. Of land: Not stated.
Location, Sullivan County, State of Tennessee.
Description: All the interest in the tract of land that fell to me by
heirship in the death of my father Jonathan Morrell and further give in
like
manner the one half of John Blevins share one of the legatees by
marriage
unto the said Jesse and Isaac said land situate as follows where the widow
Morrell now lives in Sullivan County and state aforesaid on the south side
of
Holston River.
Witnesses: William Rockhold, William Morrell, Sammual Millard.
Proven: State of Tennessee, Sullivan County, Nov. Session, 1810, in open
court by the oath of William Morrell and Samuel Millard.
Regst: Dec. 20th, 1810. Test: Matthew Rhea, C.S.C. by Robert Rhea, D.C.
Page 321
William Morrell, Jonathan Morrell Deed of Warranty
Nathan Morrell, Caleb Morrell,
Martha Morrell, John Blevins, Samuel Millard
to
William Odell
Date: May 7, 1813
Consideration: $22.00 each in hand paid.
Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Portion: William Morrell, Jonathan Morrell, Nathan Morrell, Caleb Morrell,
Martha Morrell, descendants from and heiars of John Blevins, son of
William
Blevins, commonly called colonel another heir by marriage and Samuel
Milard
another heir by marriage of Jonathan Morrell, deceased, of Sullivan
County
and state of Tennessee on the one part and William Odell of the other
part.
Description: A certain tract or part of a tract of land containing 59
acres
convered to Jonathan Morrell, deceased, by John Shelby the third
including
the place where William Odell now liveth, lying on the south side of
Holston
River in the county Sullivan and state of Tennessee beginning on
Stephen
Wallins line ******** on the river bank and joining Thomas Morrells corner
and joining James Blithes line (Note from Janet - "and joining James
Blithes line" was lined out.)
Witnesses: Stephen Walling, Nicholas Deloch, Edmond Morrell.
Proved: State of Tennessee, Sullivan County, May Session, 1813, the
execution
of this deed was proved in open court by Stephen Walling and Michael
Deloach.
Test: Mattw. Rhea, C.S.C.
Registered: August 11th, 1813
(Note from Janet - not sure this is our family, but copied it anyway, just
in
case)
(No page number noted)
Richard Murrell, Senr. Deed of Warranty
to
Richard Murrell, Junr.
Date: Aug. 16th, 1813.
Consideration: $400.00 curant money of said state.
Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Parties: Richard Murrell, Senr. And Richard Murrell, Junr. both of
Sullivan
County, Tenn.
Description: A certain tract or parcel of land containing 100 acres be the
same more or less situate lying and being in said county of Sullivan on
the
waters of Horse Creek being part of the tract of land the said
Richard
Murrell, Senior now lives on.
Witnesses: Nathan Peoples, John Peoples, Frederick Titsworth.
Proved: State of Tennessee, Sullivan County, at August Session, 1813, the
execution of this deed was proved in open court by the oath of John
Peoples
and Frederick Titsworth, suscribing witnesses thereto.
Registered: Sept. 13th, 1813. Test: Mattw. Rhea, C.S.C.
Page 419 (Note from Janet - this was not shown on index; I ran across it
by
accident)
Thomas Carrier Deed of Land
to
Nathan Morrell and
Caleb Morrell
Date: Aug. 17th, 1813
Consideration; 300 dollars
Am't of land 25 acres
Location: Sullivan County.
Description: A certain tract or parcel of land containing 25 acres by the
same more or less lying and being in our County of Sullivan lying on the
South side of Holston River.
Witness: Thomas Morrell, Edmund Morrell, Daniel Morrell.
State of Tennessee, Sullivan County. Feb. Session 1814.
Exhibited in open Court and the Execution there of proved by the oaths of
Thomas Morrell and Edmund Morrell.
Reg: July 11th, 1814 Matthew Rhea, C.S.C
Pg. 41 Will of Jonathan Carrier
I, Jonathan Carrier, do make and publish this as my last Will and
Testament
hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time
made.
First - I direct that my funeral expences be paid as soon after my death
as
possible out of any that I may die possessed of or may first come
into the
hand of my Executor.
Secondly - I give and bequeath to Rebecfca Berry, $20.00.
Thirdly - I give and bequeath to Nancdy Crumley $20.00.
Fourthly - I give and bequeath to John Carrier $20.00.
Fifthly - I give and bequeath to Frankey Morrell, $20.00.
6th - I give and bequeath to Sarah Bollen $20.00.
7th - I give and bequeath to Mary Blevins $25.00.
8th - I give and bequeath to Jonathan Carrier $25.00.
9th - I give and bequeath to Elbert Carrier, my Smith Tools and farming
and
Machanic tools that are on the place or should be on the place at my
death
and one ________(?).
Lastly - I do hereby Nominate and appoint John R. Jones my Executor.
In Witness wereof I do this my Will Set my hand and Seal this 12 day of
April
1860.
Jonathan Carrier
Signed Sealed and published in our
presence and we have Subscribed our
Names hereto in the presence of the
Testator this 12 day of April 1860.
Squire M. Jones
P. J. Barbary
John Williamson
Proven - 6 March 1865
(Note from Janet - I've tried to type everything exactly as I read it -
misspellings included.)