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Land Record from Jackson County, Tennessee
This record gives us an idea just where their land was located in Jackson County, and the neighbors that they had. (Thanks to Moldon Tayse for this Paper)
Whereas, by descent from Jacob Jenkins we, Jessee Jenkins, George Jenkins, John Jenkins Stephen Jenkins, Nancy Sloan, Johnathan Sloan, Rebecca White, Margaret Cowin, Andrew Cowin, Elizabeth Richardson, Benjamin Richardson, Jane Robinson, Alexander Robinson, Ester Sweazea, Mathias Sweazea, Joel Richardson, Harvey Richardson, Mary Ann Richardson, Calib Richardson, Allin Richardson, Martha Jane Richardson, John Richardson, Thomas Richardson, have title to and now hold undivided intrust in certain deeds of lands lying in the state of Tennessee Jackson County, District No. 2 & 3 and bounded as follows, Begining on Edward Dycus line where it crosses a Spring branch. Then with meanders of said branch to it's head. Thence east to Harvey's east boundary line. Thense south with said line to James Jones conditional line between said Jones and Jacob Jenkins. Thence with said line to Henry Jones conditional corner between said Henry Jones and Jacob Jenkins. Thence south with a conditional line until it strikes Jacob Jenkins south east boundary line of his original tract. Thence west with said line until it strikes Reuben Graves line. Thense north to the corner of said original tract between Logan H. McCarver and said Jenkins. Thence east with the line of said original tract to where it crosses John Jenkin's spring branch. Thence up said branch to Harvey's old line. Thence north with said line to a conditional line between Cornelius Carver and Jacob Jenkins. Thence with said line nearly a north east course to a conditional corner. Thense north to an elm. Across of the top of the ridge. Thence with a line to Vincent Mooreland's line to a hack berry. Thence north to two sugar trees on the bank of the branch. Thence down the branch two chains. Thence north to the begining. Also one other tract lying between the main Wartrace creek on the east side of said creek adjoining the lands of John King and others supposed to contain about ninety five acres. Now we having made partition of said land between ourselves have allotted John Jenkins & Stephen Jenkins and convey all our rights, title, intrust in and to the following described tract to them the said John and Stephen Jenkins, jointly and severally and the undivided half of two acres known as the mill tract. Begining on a stone in Jenkin's field on the north side of wartrace creek running thence south 50 degrees west cross the creek at about 10 poles in all 20 poles to a rock. Thence north 51 degrees west 16 poles to a rock. Thence north 50 degrees east across said creek 20 poles to a rock. Thence south 31 degrees east 16 poles to the begining including the Saw & Grist Mill and we further convey to the said John & Stephen Jenkins one other lot or parcel of said land bounded as follows, begining at a stake in Jenkin's old line. Thence east to Henry Jones line. Thence with said line to Richardson's line. Thence to and with Cowin's line to Robinson's line. Thence with 0 degrees line. Thence west to Jenkins north boundary line at the head of a hot spring branch. Thence down said branch to Ramsy's line. Thence with a line to Sweazy's line. Thence with said line to John Ray's line. Thence to a hackberry corner. Thence east to a elm on top of the ridge. Thence south to a pin oak and ironwood. Thence east to a beech and Elm. Thence south to the begining and we the said Jessee Jenkins, George Jenkins, Nancy Sloan, Johnathan Sloan, Margaret Cowan, Andrew Cowin Rebecca White, Elizabeth Richardson, Benjamin Richardson, Jane Robinson, Alexander Robinson, Ester Sweazea, Joel Richardson, Harvey Richardson, Mary Ann Richardson, Caleb Richardson, Allen Richardson, Davidson Richardson, Martha Jane Richardson, John Richardson, Thomas Richardson agrees and covenants for ourselves our heirs and representatives to warrent and defend the title of the two parcels so conveyed to the said John & Stephen Jenkins against all claims by ourselves or persons under us in testimony whereof we have thereunto set our hands & seal this 15th day of January 1849 in the presence of;
Test. Johnathan Sloan seal
John A. Dycus Nancy Sloan seal
G. W. Veatch Joel Richardson seal
M.G.B. Stubblefield Test. Margaret Cowin seal
L. H. McCarver Andrew Cowin seal
P. J. Rawley Benjamin Richardson seal
Margaret Richardson seal
Caleb C. Richardson seal
State of Tennessee Jessee Jenkins seal
Jackson County Rebecca White seal
George Jenkins seal
Personally appeared before me Ester Sweazea seal
Sampson H. Cassetty Clerk of Jane Robinson seal
Jackson County Court John A. Alexander Robinson seal
Dycus M.G.B. Stubblefield Harvey Richardson seal
Subscribing witnesses to the Mathias Sweazea seal
within and foregoing deed who James A. Richardson seal
being first duly sworn depose
and say that they are personally acquainted with Johnathan Sloan,
Joel Richardson, Benjamin Richardson, Mary Ann Richardson, Caleb Richardson, Jessee Jenkins, Rebecca White, James A. Richardson, bargainors and that they acknowledged the same in their presence to be their acts and deed about the time it bears date with.
Also personally appeared before me Andrew Cowin, George Jenkins, Alexander Robinson bargainors to the within deed with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged the same to be their acts and deed for the purposes therein contained witness my hand at office this 5th day of march 1849.
S. W. Cassetty Clerk
State of Tennessee Personally appeared before me Sampson W. Cassetty
Jackson County Clerk of Jackson County Court, Elizabeth Richardson & Esther Sweazea for Court Bargainors to the within deed being examined privately and apart from their husbands acknowledged that they signed the same understandingly knowingly and without any ____? in _____?
restraint from their said husbands for the purposes therin contained witness my hand at office this 5th of March 1849.
S. W. Cassetty Clerk
Registered and examined on 7th day of July 1852 at 8 Oclock AM
John M. Gipson Registrar
State of Tennessee
Jackson County
I John M. Gipson registar of said County do hereby certify that the within contains a true full & perfect transcript or copy of a deed from Jessee Jenkins & others to John & Stephen Jenkins together with the several certificates thereto as appears on record in my office in Registers book H page 491 & 2 & 3. This 11th day of January 1856.
John M. Gipson Registrar
Copy of Deed From George Jenkins
to
John & Stephen Jenkins
Register fee $2.00
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