Franklin County TN Archives Deed.....Emmerson, Thomas - Tatum, Abner November 15, 1814
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Written: November 15, 1814
Recorded: April
This indenture made this 15th day of November, 1814, between Abner
TATUM of Madison County, Mississippi Territory, of the one part and
Thomas EMMERSON of the County of Franklin and State of Tennessee of
the other part;
witnesseth that the said Abner TATUM , and for and in consideration
of two hundred and sixty two dollars to him in hand paid by said
Thomas EMMERSON the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath
granted, bargained, sold, released, and confirmed unto the said
Thomas EMMERSON, his heirs or ensigns, a certain tract or parcel of
land situate lying and being in the County of Franklin aforesaid on
the waters of the Boiling Fork of Elk River containing by estimation
two hundred and sixty-two acres bounded as follows;
Beginning at a stake Daniel HARRISON's corner in DAVIDSON's line
runing [sic] South with HARRISON's line one hundred and seventy-two
poles to a Spanish Oak in the creek;
thence East twenty-four poles to a stake;
thence South eighty-six poles to a Black Oak in ACKLIN's line;
thence with ACKLIN's line East passing his corner same course two
hundred and eighty-two poles to a stake in the Eastern boundary line;
thence North with said line to DAVIDSON's corner, White Oak and two
Black Oaks pointers;
thence West with said line and with ROBINSON line two hundred and
fifty-four poles to ROBINSON corner;
thence North with his line one hundred and forty-five poles to a
stake in DAVIDSON's line;
thence West with his line to the beginning;
it being a part of a tract of two thousand acres granted to Absolum
TATUM.
To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and
singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him, the said
Thomas EMMERSON, his heirs or assigns forever, and the said Abner
TATUM for himself and his heirs the tract of land aforesaid to him
the said Thomas EMMERSON, his heirs and assigns shall and will
warrant and forever defend by these present in witness;
whereof the said Abner TATUM hath hereunto set his hand and affixed
his seal the day and year above written signed dated and delivered in
presence of
A. BARKER
George EMMERSON
A. TATUM (seal)
State of Tennessee
Franklin County
April Term
Then the within deed of conveyance from Abner TATUM to Thomas
EMMERSON for two hundred and sixty-two acres was duly proven in open
court by the oath of George EMMERSON, a subscribing witness thereto,
and also proved by him that Ambrose BARKER, the other subscribing
witness, is dead;
and ordered to be registered, let it be registered.
Edmond RUSSELL clk.
Additional Comments:
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Franklin County, Tennessee Wills 1808-1876 and Deeds 1801-1840
by Thomas E. Partlow
816 West Spring Street
Lebanon, TN 37807
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