Deed: Willie WRIGHT to Michael HARVEY (1847)

Submitted by Matthew M. Webb (monroewebb@gmail.com)

Blount County Tennessee Register of Deeds; Microfilm # 0888883; Vol. S-U; Feb. 1846 – Oct. 1847;

Page 296 – 297 of Vol. S,  (Page 296)

I Willie B Wright have this day bargained and Sold and do hereby Transfer and convey to Michael Harvey for the considerations of Seven hundred Dollars to me in hand paid, two tracts or parcels of land in the State of Tennessee Blount County and District Number 10th Containing in one tract one hundred and thirty two and three fourths acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows Beginning on an Ash near Laws Ferry road and running thince north fifty Eight west Eight chains to a stake in Said Road thince north thirty two and one fourth west twenty Eight chains to a white oak pointer thince north twenty Six East thirty three chains to a small black oak thince north sixty five and three fourths East forty two chains to a pine thince South eight and one half East thirty one chains to a rock thince South sixty five and one fourth East 42 chains to a stake. Thince south 78 East twenty chains to a sassafras thince South twenty two and one half west forty chains to a stake and pointer thince north sixty eight west 21 chains to a black oak thince South Seventy Eight and one fourth west twenty four chains to a stake in the aforesaid rock thince South seventy three west nine chains to a stake thince north five East Seven chains to a stake thince North 49 west 13 chains to a stake near a walnut thince south 65 west 18 and two tenths chains to the Beginning. Also one other tract or parcel of land adjoining the before mentioned tract containing by Estimation six acres and fifty poles be the same more or less and bounded as follows beginning on the aforesaid Ash and running thince North 65 East 18 chains and (297) two tenths to a stake near a Walnut thince South 49 East 13 chains to a stake thince south 5 West 7 chains to a stake thince south 73 West 27 chains to the beginning. – To have and to hold the same to the said Michael Harvey his heirs and assigns forever and I do comment and bind myself my heirs and representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to the said lands and every past thing to the said Michael Harvey his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of me or my heirs or assigns or any other persons whatsoever, given under my hand and seal this 26 day of Oct, 1846.

Signed and acknowledged in our presents

James Henry

W. B. Wright (Seal)

John F. Henry

 

State of Tennessee Blount County

Personally appeared before me William Lowry Clerk of the County Court of Blount County Wyley B Wright the maker of the foregoing Deed of conveyance with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed said deed at the time it bares date for the purpose therein contained wherefore the same is admitted to record and certifyed for registration

Received July 12th 1847 Witnessed William Lowry at 9 Oclock AM and Clerk of our said Court at office in Registered July13/47 Marysville the 27 January 1847

by And. Mclain Regs. Lowry Clerk

By his D D Fouti