Franklin County TN Archives Deed.....Emmerson, James - Emmerson, Thomas February 5, 1817
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Written: February 5, 1817
Recorded: April 1817
Thos. Emmerson to Jms. Emmerson
This indenture made this 5th day of February, 1817, between Thomas
EMMERSON of the county of Franklin and State of Tennessee of one part
and James EMMERSON of the county and state before mentioned of the
other part, witnesseth that the said Thomas EMMERSON, for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to him in hand paid by
said James EMMERSON, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath
granted, bargained, sold, released, and confirmed unto said James
EMMERSON, his heirs or assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land
situate lying and being in the county of Franklin aforesaid on the
waters of Boiling Fork of Elk River containing one hundred acres,
bounded as follows;
beginning at a Spanish Oak, runs thence North five, West twenty-nine
poles to a stake;
thence South eighty-seven, West six eight poles to a Black Gum
Persimmon on the branch of Dry Creek;
thence up said creek with the meanders South forty-four, West thirty-
two poles to a forked Iron Wood;
thence South ninety-six poles to a stake eight pointers the South East
corner of McDANEL's tract;
thence East John FARRIS line and passing his north corner, in all, one
hundred and sixty-one and one half poles to a stake;
then [sic] North eighty-four poles to a stake;
thence West to the beginning;
is being part of a tract of land 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 James
EMMERSON, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Thomas EMMERSON
for himself, his heirs, the tract of land aforesaid unto him, the said
James EMMERSON, his heirs and assigns, shall and will warrant and
forever defend by these present in witness, whereof the said Thomas
EMMERSON hath therunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and
year above written, signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of
Mathew ROBERTSON
Mathew ROBERTSON
Thomas EMMERSON (seal)
State of Tennessee
Franklin County
April Term 1817
Then the within deed of conveyance from Thomas EMMERSON to James
EMMERSON for one hundred acres of land was duly acknowledged in open
court and ordered to be registered, let it be registered.
E. Russell clk.
Additional Comments:
Two related deeds:
--Mathew Robinson to Thomas Emerson: a tract of land on the Elk River 4 Feb
1817 (p241) AUG1815-SEP1826
--Thomas Emberson to James Emerson: 100 acres. 5 Feb 1817 (p240) AUG1815-
SEP1826
It is a bit of land sold by Mathew Robinson to Thomas Emmerson on one day,
then another bit from Thomas Emmerson to James Emmerson the next day. And the
witnesses are two Mathew Robertsons.
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