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DEED BOOK  A

 

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3        12 Sept 1833  Isaac Anderson, Mary W. Anderson, A.B. Weir, Elizabeth Weir, Newton Armstrong, Martha Armstrong formerly Elizabeth and Martha Anderson to William W. Anderson, All of McMinn Co.;  Power of Atty. To sell land in Rockbridge Co., Va. On waters of North River and being land owned by Robert Anderson dec’d; land adjoins Daniel and Robert Rhea on the East and Land formerly owned by William Walker on the South.

 

7        23 Jan 1834  Lewis Clark of Lumpkin Co., Ga. To Isaac Lowery of McMinn Co.; Bill of sale for slave Lucy.

 

11    30 Oct 1833  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to Samuel Shelton; Judgment recovered 17 Apr 1830 against Rachel and Aaron Bennet.

 

21    15 Jan 1834  James W. Hope of Washington Co., Va to David Pearce.

 

23     27 Oct 1833  Henry Bradford to Henry E. Bradford, age about one year, son of Henry C. Bradford; Bill of Sale for slave

 

24    8 Sept 1826  [sic] John McEntosh of McMinn Co to Samuel Parks and James McDaniel of Monroe Co; proven in Court 16 Mar 1821, Young Colville, Clk

 

26     11 Apr 1821  Templin W. Ross and wife Eliza of Cherokee Nation to George Harlin of same.

 

31    20 Sept 1821  John Walker Sr. to John Walker, Jr.; bill of sale for slaves.

 

32    14 June 1821  John Walker Sr. to Thomas C. Henderson of Rhea Co.;  lots in Calhoun.

 

33    7 Dec 1821  John Walker Sr. to Gideon Morgan Jr. of Monroe Co.; distinctly understood that the town of Calhoun is not considered a part of conveyance although included within its lines.

 

40    16 Apr 1821  John Walker Sr. to Sterling Camp of Roane Co.

 

44     26 Apr 1824  James McDaniel and John McIntosh of McMinn Co and Samuel Parks of Monroe Co. by his Atty. In fact James McDaniel to James C. Mitchel and Thomas Kelly of Rhea Co.;  John McIntosh’s Reservation on South Fork of Mouse Creek.

 

45     28 Feb 1824  Archibald Fitzgerrell to James Standfield: land in Franklin Co., West Tennessee

 

46     23 Feb 1824  William Tipton of Blount co. to Robert Cowan of McMinn Co.

 

47     1 May 1824  Rubin Walker and wife, Susan, late, Susan Rice, daughter of Isaac Rice dec’d of McMinn Co. to Henry Matlock; land in Roane Co. being lot no. 7 in division of real estate; also the undivided 1/12 part of land in McMinn Co., being land laid off as dower for widow Martha and now held by her.

 

50        3 March 1824  Robert Thompson for himself and as Exec. Of Will of David Thompson dec’d to David and Oliver Dodson.

 

53      6 Mar 1824  Capt Fox Taylor of Cherokee Nation to McGees and McCarty of the Cherokee Agency; Bill of Sale for slave Yedoke.

 

54      4 Sept 1823  Nathan Hambrick of Rutherford Co., N.C. to Daniel Newman of McMinn Co.

 

57     21 Apr 1824  John Walker Sr. of McMinn Co. to George W. Lavender of Cherokee Nation;  lot in Calhoun.

 

61       30 June 1823  Gideon Margan Jr. to Joseph McMinn, John Hambright and Silas Morgan, Trustees for Presbyterian Church; one acre near Calhoun on road from Calhoun to Blair’s Ferry on Tenn. River Roane Co,; for building meeting house and graveyard

 

62       20 Apr 1824  Samuel Parks of Monroe Co. to James McDaniel of McMinn Cherokee Nation:  Power of Atty. To sell his interest in undivided half of land known as John McIntosh Reservation where said McIntosh has a mill and distillery and whereon he has lived for several years.

 

66    19 Oct 1822  George P. Hogg of McMinn Co. to James Turk and Thomas Maxwell of Blount Co.; Trust Deed for personal property.

 

70    15 Aug 1824  Tolontiskee  (Tah-lon-tee-skee or John Rogers, Sr.) of Cherokee Nation to Stanwix Hord of Hawkins Co.

 

71    26 Feb 1824  Archibald Turk of McMinn Co. to George F. Reynolds of Knox Co.

 

72    4 June 1825  Samuel McConnell, George Colville, Alexander C. Robeson, John Walker, William H. Cooke, Thomas Armstrong, John B. Flanagin, and Elijah Hurst, Commissioners for town of Athens, to Aaron Matthews; Lot No. 120.  Signature of Samuel McConnell is not on deed.

 

 

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80      15 August 1824  John Hilderbrand to Woody Jackson of Oglethorpe Co., Ga. And Samuel McConnell of McMinn Co.

 

84      6 Jan 1826  Daniel C. Carmichael of Granger Co. James Carmichael of same;  his share of joint entry.

 

85      2 Nov 1822  William Barnes to Augustine P. Fore of Jefferson Co.,; land on Conasauga Creek.

 

89      5 Sept 1826  Solomon Kean and Hiram Worley to John Miller, James McCamey, Nathaniel Smith, Joseph Robeson, and Isaac W. Fiffe and their successors for Cumberland Presbyterian Church; land on Eastanallee Creek including place known as Jerusalem Camp Ground; two acres

 

90      5 Sept 1826  Solomon Kean and Hiram Worley to Charles F. Keith, Irby Holt, Augustus P. Fore, Tidence Lane, Nathaniel Smith, Horace Hickox, Return J. Meigs, Thomas J. Campbell, John H. Porter, James McCamey, Jesse Mayfield, John Miller, Esq.,  Isaac W. Fyffe, and Elijah Hurst, Trustees of Forrest Hill Academy; three acres near Eastanallee Creek.

 

 

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1        4 Sept 1826  Matthias Firestone to Samuel Firestone:  signed in German

 

4        3 Nov 1825  Elizabeth and James Fields heirs of Andrew Miller dec’d of the Cherokee Nation to Samuel McConnell; land, part in McMinn Co and part in Monroe Co., claimed by said Miller as a life estate reservation.

 

7        3 Nov 1825  Joseph Crutchfield and George Hicks, Execx. Of Andrew Miller dec’d, all of Cherokee nation, to Samuel McConnell; said miller’s Reservation part in McMinn Co and part in Monroe Co.

8        8  27 Oct 1826  Jourdon T. Counsel of Knox Co. to George M. Lavender of the Cherokee nation.

 

16    30 Jan 1828  William Forester of McMinn Co. to Robert Forester of Monroe Co

 

20    1 Sept 1828  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to heirs of Stanwix Hord:  Bill of Sale for Slave

 

21     Nov 1825  Unstequah or Big Mush of Cherokee Nation to Gideon Morgan Jr of McMinn Co.;  Chocktaw, a Cherokee, on 21 Jul 1819 registered as head of an Indian family, for a reservation between South and middle fork of Goodfield Creek and he has died leaving Unstequah his natural born son and only heir.

 

24     30 Mar 1824  John Oldham of Thea Co. to Nat Smith; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

      25  29 Dec 1826   Thomas Taylor of Claiborne Co. to Nat Smith:  Bill of sale for    slaves.

 

27    30 Apr 1828  David Kounts of Grainger Co. to Nathaniel Smith; certified by John Cocke Clk. By Wm. E. Cocke, Deputy of Grainger Co.

 

30    2 Oct 1826  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to Joseph Cobbs, Sr.;  Bill of Sale for three slaves sold under judgment levied on jones Griffin of Monroe Co in suit Welker VS said Griffin and William Lee.

 

31    22 Apr 1827  Carter and Indiana Wright to David A. Cobbs; mortgage of slave Metilda.

 

35     5 Dec 1828  Abner Lea to Alexander McConnell of Harlin , Ky.

 

36    29 Oct 1825  William craig to Joseph Gilbreath of Knox Co.

 

39    30 Apr 1825  John Walker Sr. to Franklin C. Heard acting Exec. Of Abraham Heard late of McMinn Co.,  dec’d.

 

41    21 Feb 1829  John Walker Sr. to John Hardwick, both of Cherokee Nation.

 

59     5 Mar 1827  John Armstrong of McMinn Co. to Robert, Moses and Aron Armstrong of Knox. Co.

 

60    27 Feb 1828  Gideon Morgan Jr. to William S. Leuty of Rhea Co.; martgage.

 

63       25 Sept 1826  Joseph Gilbreath of McMinn Do. To John and Thomas B. Love of Knox. Co.

 

66    2 Oct 1828  Levi Spencer Jr. of McMinn Do. To John Hunney of Claiborne Co.

 

80    23 Sept 1829  Isaac and Mary Tenney by mutual consent to Ezekiel Spriggs; mortgage for slave and our new still.

 

83    29 Dec 1826  Henry and Peter Bond to Israel Boone.

 

89    27 Mar 1830  On 7 Jan 1830  General Assembly passed Act for relief of Robert Armstrong of Knox Co.; Lot No. 32 in Athens.

 

90    10 Feb 1830  William Beene Sr. to William Beene Jr. both of McMinn Co.

 

98    29 Jan 1827  Benjamin Hawkins to Elijah Hurst; Bill of Sale for Slave Dorcas; Attent:  Jacob T. Bradford and Solomon Bogart.  Apr 1830, handwriting of Bradford who resides out of limits of State proven by James F. Bradford.

 

101    10 Oct 1829  Isaac Brock of Perry Co., Ala. to William White.

 

104    8 June 1830  Robert Forester of Monroe Co. to William Forester; land in McMinn Co. where William now lives.

 

106  1 Dec 1824  Coloneaskee an Indian woman of Cherokee Nation to Robert Hood of McMinn Co.;  her right to land claimed as life estate reservation whereon said Hood now lives.

 

107  30 June 1830  Miller Francis, Treas, of East Tenn., to John McGee; Act ofGeneral Assembly 11 Jan 1830 directed the Treas. To sell the reservation of Andrew Mill or his heirs.

 

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110    19 July  1830  Washington C. McMahan to Caswell M. McMahan; his share of their joint entry.

 

111    19 June 1830  Nutty Colville, Adminx. Of Young Colville dec’d, to Robert M. McClary; Bill of Sale for slaves.

 

120    7 Dec 1830  Nathl. Smith to James and John Spencer of Rhea Co,; land in Rhea Co.

 

128    7 Dec 1830  George Morgan to Thomas J. Campbell of Rhea Co.

 

129    4 Aug 1826  Agilahah, granddaughter of Conouskee a Cherokee woman to Samuel Chunn and Robert H. Patton.

 

132    26 June 1830  A deed, barely legible, registered by Deputy Clerk William Sherrill has written below:  “O want it distinctly understood that I did not register the foregoing deed.  As Wm. P. Turk done the same.  Wm. Sherrill.”

 

140    18 Dec 1830  John H. Porter of Rhea Co. to Carter Melton.

 

155    3 May 1831  In Equity, Circuit Court.  James Benjamin, William, John, Joseph, Rolland and Polly Hawkins, David Newman and wife Sally late Hawkins, John Campbell and wife Blanche late Hawkins, Granville Williams and Nancy late Hawkins, Nancy and Polly Templeton children of John Templeton, all heirs and devisees of Benjamin Hawkins dec’d VS George McInturff.

 

156    4 Jun 1831  Martha, William H., Sarah M. Polly Ann C., Catherine .M., Margaret and James Bell, heirs of Robert Bell dec’d to Elijah Reese of Morgan Co.

 

169  31 May 1831  Robert Stephenson to Gideon Cate; for $1000 in part of said  Cate’s                                       wife’s legacy.

 

171      25 Apr 1831  Wade Hampton one of lawful heirs of William Hampton dec’d to         John L. McCarty;  his share of undivided land. 

 

175     6 Jun 1831  Nancy Pickins. Robert Pickens, John Smith and wife Mary late  Pickens, Israel C. Smith and wife Dorcas late Pickens, Andrew Pickens, Abraham B. Neal and wife Rebecca late Pickens, for themselves, and William C., Charles A., Nancy and Patsy Pickens minors by their Gdns.  Goerge Bowman and Nancy Pickens, all heirs of John Pickens dec’d, to Mary F., Elizabeth H., Pegga A., James L., sarah j., Samuel L., and Joseph Gilbreath, all heirs of Joseph Gilbreath dec’d.  Attest: Robert and Reece Pickens.

 

178    2 Feb 1831  Daniel Anderson to George Harris of Roane Co.; Deed of Trust.

 

182    26 Oct 1831  Chonookee wife of Toloteskee dec’d of the Cherokee Nation and Saunatee the only surviving heir to Robert Sloan.

 

185    2 Oct 1831  Robert Wakefield of Burk Co., N.C. to Charles Wakefield of McMinn Co.  Attest:  A. and Thomas Wakefield

 

186     4 Aug 1826  Agilahah granddaughter of Colonuskee a Cherokee woman to Robert Sloan

 

192    1 Dec 1824  Colonuskee an Indian woman of the Cherokee Nation to Robert Sloan;                             land where said Sloan now lives.

 

193    March 1831  Rhea Co. Circuit Court:  Samuel Kean VS Thomas C. Wroe;  Kean filed   deed to lot in Athens executed by Henry Parkis and wife Jane;  Kean also filed title to   land in tract appropriated by Acts of Congress for Military bounties in the late territory   now the state of Mousire; land had been levied on by defendant.

 

196      24 Sept 1831  Whereas on 21 Mar 1829  William C. McKamy surviving Adm. Of James         McKamy dec’d filed a Bill in McMinn Court against John Ewen McKamy, Minerva          McKamy and Isabella McKamy minor heirs of said James McKamy by their Gdn. Joseph         Robeson, and William S. McEwen, William F. Mason and wife Eliza late McEwen, adult     heirs of John McEwen dec’d and John C., Robert N., Martha T., and Margaret McEwen         minor heirs of John McEwen dec’d who were sued by Elizabeth McEwen.

  

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       205  18 May 1831  Samuel, George and Jane Hale to Daniel Lowry.

 

      223b   7 Sept 1824  On 2 Apr 1823 Blount Co. Court Suit of Robert Neal VS James. F.               Chisolm, Andrew Miller and Woods Lackey; Sheriff of McMinn Co to sell land            reserved to Andrew Miller Heirs.

 

238    238    18 May 1831  Cahterine Hale widow of James Hale dec’d and Gdn. Of his minor heirs and Casper Easterly of Greene Co. to Daniel Lowry:  Title Bond of land in McMinn Co. when youngest child reaches age of twenty-one.

 

242    30 Jul 1829  Samuel Newman of Jefferson Co. to Robert M. Newman

 

243    Isaac Newman to Robert M. Newman;  land purchased by Isaac, Samuel and Robert M. Newman and others.  Deed proven 5 March 1832

 

249    19 May 1832  Joseph Cobb Sr. to son-in-law John Cox.

 

250    19 May 1832  Joseph Cobb Sr. to son Joseph Cobb Jr.

 

256    15 Mar 1832  Samuel Kane of Pike Co., Mo. To Isaac Crow; Lot No. 43 in Athens.

 

259  25 Oct 1832  Henry C. Bradford of McMinn Co. to John Bradford Jr. of Bedford      Co.; 2/5 of land in Bedford Co. of which Joseph Taylor died seized, the 2/5 being           shares of Sarah Campbell of Washington Co and Samuel Thompson and wife    Nelly of Blount Co., representatives of said Taylor dec’d.

 

261 10 March 1832  George Morgan to William H. and Robert M. Cary of Henderson      Co., Ky.

 

263    19 Mar 1832  Joseph Cobb to son-in-law Samuel Firestone.

 

264    4 June 1832  Joseph Thomas and wife Elizabeth formerly McKehan, daughter of James mcKehan dec’d of McxMinn Co. to Aaron and Jobe McKehan;  her undivided 1/3 of land of her father

 

 

      278   26 Feb.  1831  David Roper of Rhea co. to Solomon Hayes.

 

279       26 Dec 1832  John McCully to Joseph Brandon of Monroe Co.

 

282    22 March 1833  John B. Morrison to Return J. Meigs in trust for Lewis Ross                                                                  and George M. Lavender of Cherokee Nation:  Morrison to deliver                                                  266 gallons of whiskey at  cents per gallon at bend of Coosa, Floyd                                               Co., Ga by 1 Aug 1833.

 

282      28 Mar 1833  John M. Gibbs to Solomon Bogart in trust for Thomas A. Anderson;                           Gibbs’ printing establishment to secure the debt.

 

287     8 Apr 1833  William Lowry to Williamson Smith of Murray Co., Tenn.;  Bill of Sale                           for slave.

 

292    5 Mar 1833  martin Casady Jr. to Julia Thomas and heirs of Goerge Thomas dec’d.

 

293    18 Feb 1833  james Ellison of Roane Co. to Larkin Buttram of Rhea Co. land in McMinn Co.  where Hinson Ellison now lives, between Robert and james Ellison.

 

296    3 Nov 1828  Charles Medlock to Nathaniel Brittain of Rhea Co.

 

297    24 Dec 1832  Matthew and Stephen Kelly to Alexander and David Cleage and Thomas Crutchfield;  Deed of Trust for land where they live and also land on which Kelly’s Mills are situated.

 

298    14 June 1832  Mouse Pain and Yetsey his wife of Cherokee Nation to Henry Bradford:  part of Pains’s Reservation.

 

307    31 Dec 1831  Samuel John of Knox Co. to Elias Presnell.

 

310    1 Jan 1833  James H. Ragan to Benjamin Maxfield of Roane Co.

 

314    21 Jan 1832  Andrew Thomas of Monroe Co. to Sarah McCall.

 

319     25 Jan 1833  Thamas Garvin to Jacob Dick of Jefferson Co.

 

330    11 Mar 1831  Thomas Ireland of Sevier Co. who intermarried with Hannah Wood one of the heirs of Richard Wood dec’d to William Wood of McMinn Co,; land of Richard Wood dec’d;  witnesses are Richard and james R. Wood.

 

344    11 Oct 1832  Robert S. Holt to James H. Reagan;  his share of land of his father Irby Holt.

 

349    6 Dec 1832  Archibald R. Turk,  James H. Fyffe, William W. Anderson, Joel K. Brown, Solomon Bogart, Onslow G. Murrell, James Bradford, Urial Johnson, and Elijah Hurst, Comm. Of town of Athens and successors to Isaac Rice, Samuel McConnell, John Walker, John B. Flanigan, William H. Cook, Alexander C. Robeson, Geoge Colville, Thomas Armstrong and Elijah Hurst, former Commissioners, to Return J. Meigs of Athens;  Lots 112 and 113 whereon said Meigs now resides.

 

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350    26 May 1833  Charles T. Thornton to John Martin of Murray Co., Ga.;  Trust Deed

 

357    29 May 1833  William T. McCallie to Thomas McCallie and Robert M. Hooke of Rhea Co.;  Deed of Trust.

 

367    14 Feb  John McCallon of Thea Co. to John McMahan.

 

368    31 Dec 1832  Woody Jackson of Georgia to Samuel McConnell; Title Bond for land.

 

372    16  Jan 1833  Federick T.C. Ford to son Fedrick Ford;  personal property.

 

373    23 Apr 1833  nathaniel Smith to John Hayns of Monroe Co.

 

377    5 Jan 1833  Ambler Casey to Abner Casey.

 

380    31 may 1833  Thomas Thompson to Edward Newton and W.L. Sewell, Trustees of Double Springs Chruch of Christ called “Separate Baptist” of McMinn Co.;  for his good will and for better maintanance of the gospel; one acre.

 

381    11 Oct 1832  William Stubblefield to Robert Stubblefield.

 

384    5 June 1833  thomas A. Anderson to Solomon bogart, James H. Reagan, George W. Mayo, Victor Moreau Campbell and T. Nixon Vandyke and their successors, “lot of ground whereon the brick wall of an Academy House has been lately erected above the dwelling house of the said Anderson”;  tract lately conveyed by Wm. Lowry Esq. To Anderson;  “For a publick Library Lyceum and Museum whenever suitable building can be by subscription or otherwise erected thereon”; said trustees shall in addition to Literature and Science cause elementary and practical instruction to be given in the useful arts upon the plan of the Institution of Fellenberg at Hafeoyl in Switzerland.

 

385     29 Nov 1831  Nancy Hampton, James Tedford, George Willson, Waden Hampton and Morgan Hampton to John Camp;  part of John Walker’s reservation.

 

386    29 Feb 1832  John L. McCarty  to John Camp;  two undivided moieties of land conveyed by John Walker, Sr., to Wm. Hampton dec’d on 14 Jul 1831

 

392    2 Dec 1831  James Tedford and George Willson to John Camp;  Their undivided moiety; two of the heirs of Wm. Hampton dec’d.

 

393    24 Jul 1832  Sterling Camp to John Camp;  $1.00;  it is to be distinctly understood that the land is part of Sterling Camp’s real estate and that John Camp does not have the power to convey said tract in Sterling Camp’s lifetime.

 

394    2 May 1833  John F. Davis to Isaac George;  his interest as heir of Wm. Davis dec’d.

 

404     26 Aug 1833  America Boxley to Return J. Meigs;  Power of Atty.  To recover a slave from Henry G. Bradford, the slave her property by descent from her father.

 

 

 

DEED BOOK  C

 

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2        28 Feb 1820  Nancy Starr to John Bean of Cherokee Nation:  Bill of Sale for slave.

 

3    Sep 1833  Anthony and Nancy Davis, Adms. Of Wm. Davis dec’d to Wm. Davis         of                     Logan Co., Ky;  Bill of Sale for slave.

 

3        7 Nov 1833  Gilbert Cruse to William M. Herron;  Deed of Trust;  his interest in estate of Benjamin Riddle dec’d which descended to him by his wife Frances Riddle.

 

7        2 Dec 1833  Benjamin Paden of Arnoha District in Cherokee nation to Jeremiah Horn;  Deed of Trust

 

8        24 Jan 1834  John Cobbs to Solomon Bogart for use of firm of S. Bogart and Co.;  Deed of Trust; a new wagon made and finished by Isaac Crow and James Bowers of Athens together with harness and four horses, one with eye out and one bay horse, blind.

 

9        24 Dec 1832  james W. Jenkins of Sevier Co. to Elizabeth Wolff.

 

 

17    24 Nov 1833  Z. Jayne to Thomas A. Anderson;  Deed of Trust for use of James Campbell of Knoxville, Jesse Kerr of Blount Co., James H. Ragan Adm. Of Irby Holtdec’d personal property including 700 copies of Appendix to the Practical monitor, 700 copies of Appendix to Females Guide to Health.

 

 22       1 Sept 1833  Wm. Davis of Logan Co., Kyu. To Samuel Blackburn;  Bill of Sale          for        slave.

 

23    22 Sept 1831  James Clowr to Samuel Edman of Thea Co.

 

24    6 Feb 1834  Abner Casey to Thomas Bottom of Rhea Co.:  land in McMinn and Rhea Counties where Bottom now resides.

 

37    17 Feb 1834  William Wrtight to son Alfred Wright; personal property.

 

45    17 Jan 1832  William and Jesse bean to Moses Long.

 

51    13 Apr 1831  John Walker Sr. to John Hardwick, both of Cherokee Nation; lots in Calhoun.

 

54    5 Mar 1833  Jeremiah Fields and wife Patsey to Matthew Davis;  Bill of Sale for slave.

 

55    20 Sept 1833  Nathaniel Smith of Athens to Mathew Davis of Roane Co.

 

56    6 Feb  1834  Thomas M. Roberts to George Roberts a free man of color;  Deed of Gift for two persons of color, Richard and Zelpha children of said George;  Thomas is owner by descent from his mother Elizabeth Roberts dec’d.

 

59    3 Mar 1834  William Triplett to Joel Triplett.

 

62    5 Nov 1833  John Dickerson to Scot Powell of Rhea Co.

 

63    12 Aug 1833  Christopher Huffaker to Elizabeth, james L., Sary J., Samuel L., and Joseph Gilbreath;  for sum paid by Thomas Gilbreath for their benefit.

 

64    3 Mar 1834  David Harkrider to John Harkrider.

 

65    5 Mar 1834  mary Sr., Joseph W., William and Mary McMillin Jr., Joseph Billingsly and wife Nancy late McMillin, Charles Cate and wife Narcissa late McMillin, heirs of David McMillin dec’d, to Benjamin Maxfield.

 

68    4 Jan 1834  John Burk Sr. to John Burk Jr.; Mortgage

 

76    15 mar 1834  john McCamish to daughter Polly Ann McCamish;  Deed of Gift for personal property.

 

83    7 Oct 1833  Henry and George Burch and Elizabeth Burch now Elizabeth Davis,  heirs of William Burch dec’d Power of Atty. To Aaron Davis to sell land in Claiborne Co.

 

83     7 Oct 1833  Thomas A. Anderson to Joseph Anderson of Washington, D.C.; 12 1?2 acres beginning at a spring on the bank of Eastanallee Creek commonly called Rudd’s Spring.

 

94    2 Dec 1833  Thomas Divine Sr. to Alfred Devine son of James Devine, for good will, two sows and their increase; to William Devine son of James Devine, a bay mare.

 

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99    21 Apr  1834  21 Apr 1834  John B. Hood to Solomon Bogart & Co., Deed of Trust for personal property and everything pertaining to the printing office, also the East end of Lot 41 in Athens where the printing office stands;  Bogart has engaged to haul a load for said Hood to Cassville in the Georgia part of the Cherokee Nation at a price of $2 a day while the team is performing the trip there and back, the said Hood feeding the team and driver while engaged.

 

 

101  1 May 1832  Thomas Hodges to Anderson Hodges.

 

149    15 Jan 1834  Silas Witt to Sally Witt; dividing line between Polly Witt’s land; Attest:  Joseph Witt, Silas Witt Jr.

 

150    28 May 1834  William P. Reid, Deed of Trst for use of David Shields of Grainger Co and David Chewell of Greene Co:  Reid owes Shields for paper and Chewell for binding and delivering to Athens 1550 copies of Pearson’s Analysis.

 

157    7 June 1824  Henry Bradford to son Patten A. Bradford:  Deed of Gift for slaves.

 

160    27 Nov 1833  Lewis and Abraham Riddle to Tidence Lane”  their 26 part of land whereon Gilbert Cruse now lives and the same devised to them by their father Benjamin Riddle.

 

171    31 May 1834  Commissioners of Town of Athens to Sarah, Isaac, Aron B., Sarah, Joseph , Abraham, Jesse and Naomi Brown, heirs of Jonathan Brown dec’d; lot no. 47

 

182    21 Dec 1832  William C. Adams of McCoupin Co., Ill. By his atty. In fact John J. Adams to John Harkrider.

 

185    2 Jan 1832  martin Wiseman to Wesley Campbell of Blount Co.

 

186    31 May 1834  Samuel Patterson to Trustees of the poor house.

 

192    24 Apr 1832  Joseph Callaway of Monroe Co.  to Commissioners of Athens:  4 acres, $250

 

193    1 May 1832  John Ballard of Claiborne Co. to John Courtney.

 

201    15 Oct 1833  John Courtney to John M. Courtney.

 

202    19 June 1833  Mathew and Stephen Kelly to Samuel M. Gantt:  part of land donated by Legislature for town of Athens and conveyed by Commissioners of said town to Mathew Kelly, adjoining land laid out by said Commissioners for use of religious Societies.

 

208    7 June 1831  Noah Jarnagin of Granger Co. Caswell Jarnagin.

 

213    4 Dec 1833  Robert H. Jordan and wife, Emily late Emily Holt, one of Children of Irby Holt dec’d to Tidence C. Lane.

 

219    10 Aug 1834  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to Alexander Sowell of Knox Co., agent for John Sowell.

 

228    18 Sept 1828  Tituroy McCoy of Greenville District, S.C. to John Lankford.

 

241    16 Sept 1834  Julius W. Blackwell to George C. Graves of Knoxville:  his household furniture (listed).

 

242    12 Jul 1834  William W. Berry of Hardeman Co. to John S. Burnett of Calhoun.

 

243    10 Sep 1833  Mary Bradford to james F. Bradford:  $1000., the quarter section on which she now lives.

 

 

 

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244    28 May 1834  John Walker Sr. of Cherokee Nation to Archibald R. Turk:  lot in Calhoun was sold to Joseph Shinpock who did not pay and left the country 8 or 10 years ago.

 

256    30 Nov 1831  William Ward of Tazewell Co., Va. To Minerva, Stephen, Rachel, William and John Thompson, children and heirs of Alexander B. Thompson of McMinn Co.;  Bill of Sale for three slaves.

 

260    25 Nov 1831  William Cansler to Lewis Brewer of Va.

 

263    3 Dec 1831  Jon W. Bower to John Bower

 

267    24 Oct 1834  Article of Agreement between Edward Ellems (Elms) for himself and in rigt of his wife Polly and of his ward Nathaniel H. Cansler Jr. of White Co. and Lemuel Chapman in right of his wife Patsey and John Cansler and William Cansler Jr.;  Bill in Circuit Court; right of the Elms and Chapmans in the land where Nathaniel H. Cansler dec’d lived.

 

279    28 Oct 1834  George Bowman to John Westwood, John Tunnell, and Christopher Hale, “Trustees appointed in Bowman’s Society of the Methodist E. Church”;  Title Bond for ľ acre lying in the forks of the Columbus and Chestua Valley Roads, for purpose of erecting a meeting house.

 

299    18 Dec 1834  Asbury M. Coffey to Nathaniel Smith and A.P> Fore:  his right, granted by Act of Assembly 19 Nov 1833, to open and construct a Turn Pike Road from a certain point on the Hiwassee River to the State line in the Direction of the County Seat of Lumpkin Co, GA.

 

311    27 Sep 1834  Elizabeth Smith Lipscomb to James Glasgow Williams for use of her daughter-in-law Nancy Martha wife of her son Dr. E.P.Kupscomb.

 

323    26 Jan 1835  Silan and James Perry to Joshua Morgan:  $500;  their interest in Copyright of Gunn’s Domestic Medicine for 36 counties in Indiana including the county in which Indianapolis is located

 

329    28 Jan 1835  William Dodson, one of sons of Jesse Dodson Sr. and Ruth his wife now deceased of McMinn Co., to Robert Renfro; his interest in estate.

 

333    28 Jan 1835  James Bowers of Roane Co to Ephraim Sawtell; Lot No. 120 in Athens.

 

364    16 Feb 1835  Moses McSpadden of Monroe Co. to Andrew Lawson.

 

365    17 Jan 1835  john and Elijah Mizer to William B. Porter.

 

366    21 Feb 1835  Elizabeth Smith Lipscomb to John F. Lide for use of her daughter Caroline Lide Smith wife of Dr. Milo Smith now of St. Clair Co., Ala.;  Bill of Sale for slave.

 

367    24 Feb 1835  John Mizer to Michael mizer.

 

368    14 Feb 1835  Adam Pitner to Archibald R. Turk and Benjamin Hambright;  privaledge of free use of firewood upon his land adjoining the Reservation of Lewis Ross called Walker’s Reservation, on which said Pitner now lives.

 

369    15 Dec 1834  nathan Hicks of Cherokee Nation to Archibald R. Turk and Gavan R. Hambright, merchants:  Bill of Sale for slave.

 

370    13 Dec 1834  Thomas Sherman to Allen G. Goss;  Deed of Gift of slave; for love and for better maintenance of said Goss.

 

371    17 Mar 1835  Jessie Elliott to John F. and Jonathan Kelly, monor sons of John Kelly, for natural love and affection.

 

372    2 Mar 1835  Commissioners of Athens to William Brazelton of Jefferson Co., lots 84 & 85

 

378    5 Jul 1834  Hamilton Stewart to United Baptist Church at Short Creek near Benjamin Newton’s, 1 ˝ acres;  for his regard for Church Society.

 

379    30 March 1835  Benjamin and James Hawkins to Archibald R. Turk.

 

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387    20 May 1835  Hiram Brandon to Austin Fry of Monroe Co;  land bequeathed to him by his father John Brandon.

 

391    25 Jan 1831  William McKamy of Anderson Co. to Solomon Bogart; half of section granted 1824 to William and James McKamy.

 

392    26 Jan 1835  William C. McKamey surviving Adm. Of James McKamey dec’d to Solomon bogart;  Bill filed 1829 in McMinn County Circuit Court against John McEwin McKamy, Minerva McKamey and Isabella McKamy heirs of said James McKamey dec’d and against William S. McEwen, William F. Mason and wife Eliza late Eliza McKewen, John C. McKewen, Robert N. McEwen, Mathew P. McEwen, and Margaret McEwen, heirs of Johyn McEwen dec’d;  James McEwen was the dec’d partner.

 

398    28 May 1835  Thomas A. Anderson of Roane Co. to Ezekiel Ellis.

 

402    3 Apr 1835  John S. Burnette to James W. McSpadden of Washington Co., VA;  Lot No. 61 in Calhoun where Burnette now lives.

 

403    3 June 1835  Franklin Hail to Sarah Hudson.

 

411    4 Dec 1837  Reuben White to John McAllen of McMinn Co.

 

417    21 Nov 1834  William Haymes Sr. to Caleb Haymes.

 

418    5 Jan 1835  Hezekiah P. Sanfod and Amy Dunn to James Chesnutt.

 

421    15 Mar 1830  Andrew Williams of Smith Co. to Allen Blevins.

 

425    14 Jul 1834  Abraham Cox surviving parner of Thomas Cox dec’d of Thea Co to Hamilton Stewart.

 

429    11 Dec 1834  Walter Billingsly Jr. of Ala. to Benjamin Wasson.

 

430    13 Aug 1831  Sarah Beal and Catharine Davidson to James Small.

 

435    3 Sep 1835  William W. Anderson of Athens to D & M Shields & Co.,  mfgs of paper in Knox and Grainger Counties.

 

440   29 Aug 1835    Thomas Meyers to well beloved son Gideon Myers, Freedom                             Gift, for love and affection; sets him at liberty to act and do for himself and Thomas                   will not be accountable for any of Gideon’s acts and deeds.

 

444    22 Sep 1835  Oswell Phillips to Francis P. Pettitt of Monroe Co.

 

447    12 Dec 1835  Henry Bradford to James F. Bradford.

 

448    “We, George W. Mayo Register of McMinn County and Lon Blizard Deputy Register do certify that the foregoing is a full true and perfect copy of Book “C” now in a nutilated condition in said office…December 30th 1885.”

 

 

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1        16 July 1835  James Smith of Lincoln Co., Power of Atty. To Mathew Stephenson and John Lyons both of Habersham Co., Ga., to sell land on Red River is Texas;  acknowledged in Davidson Co.

 

4        29 Sept 1835  James Smith of Lincoln CO. by his Attys. In fact Mathew Stephenson and John Lyon of Habersham Co, Ga.  To Wiott W. Bailey and david Cochran of Smith Co:  $3,864.50; undivided 22ned part of two tracts of land on SW bank of Red River between the Cado Lake and the sulphur fork of the same containing twenty-two leagues of 4428 acres each, one tract known as granted to citizen Vicente Sanchez of Town of Goliad by State of Coahuila and Texas on 16 March 1831, the other tract lying on Red River immediately below Mill Creek thence to the Cado Lake near the Louisiana line containing eleven leagues of 4428 acres each and known as granted to Citizen Jose Del Rea of Town of Goliad 2 Feb 1830; Bailey and Cochran to have one league.

 

11      Sep 1832  Jediah Fields of Rhea County to John Hemphill; land in Rhea Co.

 

14      4 Jul 1835  Paul C. Hudnall of Knox Co, KY, to John Matlock; land in McMinn Co               where Hudnall once lived.

 

20    1 Oct 1835  Carey Allen Armstrong, Atty, in fact for William Farmer late of McMinn Co, to Russell Smith.

 

38    26 Oct  1835  John Cromley of McMinn Co to John L. Cromley of Butler Co KY, Power of Atty to sell lot in Morganton, KY whereon said John L. now lives.

 

39    28 Oct 1835  Ruben White to Willis White; Bill of Sale for Slaves.

 

49    20 June 1835  Jacob Wormack to Daniel Wormack

 

52    4 Nov 1835  Rachel Davis to James R. Davis, both of McMinn Co; Power of Atty. To collect money willed to her by James Russell dec’d, from John Russell of Cabarrus Co., NC, Exec. Of James Russell dec’d.

 

55      22 May 1833  William Cate Sr. to William Bryan of Sevier Co;  Bill of Sale for slave.

 

60    11 Apr 1835  William Johnson to Matilda and Vevica Bigham.

 

62  13 Nov 1835  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to William Crow; land of Robert C. Crow,      which was sold to satisfy judgment, was bid in by John Davis who directed title to be   made to William Crow.

 

65  14 Mar 1831  Micah Sellers to James Gallant of Rhea Co.

 

69    5 Sep 1835  Robert Ash to grandson Robert Ash Firestone, son of Alfred Firestone and wife; personal property

 

71  29 Aug 1833  Stephen Kelly to William Lowry; 5 acres covered by Lowry’s mill pond.

 

72   5 Sep 1835  Orville Bradley, acting Exec. Of Joseph mcMinn dec’d, to William W.      Cowan’; the Reservation granted to Eliza Ross by Treaty of 1819 and sold by her and her       husband Templin W. Ross to George Harlin and by Harlin to the late Joseph McMinn    dec’d, it being the tract on which John McMinn and family now live and have lived for        several years;  land on N. side of Hiwassee River joining the Reservation of Major John             Walker on which the Town of Calhoun stands, now belonging to Lewis Ross, above, and         Berry Atkerson, below, this tract.

 

80    1 Jan 1835  Caleb Haymes and wife Oney to Jeremiah F. Strange, Vincent Haymes, Robert McKnight, Alexander C. Roberson, and Joseph Gaston, Trustees, for 25 cents, land adjoining Malcom McDougald “that they shall or have builded or erected thereon a house of place of worship for the use of the Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America”;  also use of the spring.

 

 

81    23 Jan 1835  Malcom McDougald to same Trustees in D 80 above; 25 cents; land adjoining Caleb Haymes; Church to be called Clark’s Chapel.

 

84    21 Oct 1835  Asbury Atkerson to Archibald R. Turk:  land on Spring Creek adjoining said Turk and formerly owned by John McDowell dec’d.

 

 

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88    20 Nov 1835  John rudd to William and Thomas Rudd;  Deed of Trust for personal property and for his share of father’s estate that may descend to him at mother’s death.

 

91    19 Oct 1835  William P. Reid to Robert S. Reid, Trustee for Alexander Stowell.

 

95    9 Dec 1835  Ruben Dodson to James Dodson; personal property.

 

98    10 Dec 1835  Eliza Ditmore to John Jack;  loan of a horse

 

99    25 Dec 1833  Elijah Hurst to Lewis R. Hurst:  land willed to Amos Cate by Charles Cate dec’d and purchased by said Elijah.

 

107  1833  Elijah Hurst to Lewis R. Hurst; land willed to Amos Cate by Charles Cate dec’d and purchased by said Elijah.

 

112      Nov 1835  William and Margaret Mathew to Hugh Preston Wilson for use of John F. Hays;  Deed of Trust for personal property;  Hays became security for Mathews to john Wilson and Judgment was rendered against Hays and Mathews.

 

116    7 Dec 1835  Charles and John Matlock to Jonathan Thomas;  land whereon Goerge Greenway formerly lived.

 

120    10 Nov 1834  Reece, Robert, Nancy, William C. and Andrew Pickens and Abraham B. Neal to Jacob Lingerfelt;  Title Bond;  “the condition of this obligation is such that of when the minor heirs of John Pickens deceased marries or comes of lawful age”; proven by witnesses and registered 13 Jan 1836

 

121    13 Jan 1836  William Armstrong Sr. to Absolam Armstrong

 

127    8 Jan 1836  Nathaniel Smith to William Clark late of Davidson Co but now of McMinn Co

 

133      April 1834  John Foster, Exec, and Lovy Pearson, Exec, of Doctor Pearson dec’d to Adam Slyger; land in Monroe and McMinn Counties

 

137    14 Feb 1834  Alexander Brown to Thomas Brown

 

146    4 May 1835  William Thornburgh of Sevier Co to William Bates; land in Calhoun; acknowledged in Sevierville 4 May 1836 {sic} before I.  Riggen, Deputy Clerk, P.M. Wear, Clk. Of Circuit Court of Sevier Co.  Registered 5 Feb 1836

 

151    26 Jan 1836  Elizabe4th Meigs to daughter Elizabeth Jane Hawke late Meigs;  Deed of Gift of slaves.

 

152    4 Feb 1836  James F. Pryon and wife Matilda, John Grubb and wife Lydia, David Kelly and wife Rebecca and William H. McCoy to Wade Hampton; their for undivided shares in land of William McCoy dec’d; deed not signed by Kellys and McCoy

 

160  21 Jan 1836  William B. Lenoir of Roane Co to William Orr;  land entered 1824 jointly.

 

16215  May 1833  Thomas A. Anderson to Thomas Chilton of Roane Co

 

 

168    Jan 1836  Hezekiah Angel to Andrew Burk Sr. for use of William Burk and Alexander C. Robeson;  Deed of Trust

 

175    18 March 1836  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to William S. Russell of Thea Co;  land of Daniel D. Stockden on which Stockden then lived, sold to satisfy judgment

 

183    30 Jan 1836  james H. Fyffe, Onslow G. Murrell, J.K. Brown, Solomon Bogart, and W.W. Anderson, five commissioners of Athens, to John W. J. Breazeal;  Lot No. 61 lying on s side of the street now called Jackson Street.

 

191    30 Dec 1835  Peter Kinser of Monroe Co. to Isaac W.H. Odonald; for natural love and affection

 

193  25 Feb 1836  Nathaniel Smith to William Bryan of McMinn Co.

 

196    6 Jan 1834  Thomas Shearman to John F. Shearman; bill of sale for slaves

 

203    18 Oct 1834  Isaac Huffaker to Amos Huffaker of Knox. Co

 

204    26 Mar 1836  John Threwitt and Thomas Mitchell of Roane Co to Joseph B. Carr for use of J.W. Blackwell & Co; notes executed by Grantors to be payable in whiskey delivered at Blairs’s Ferry at 30 cents per gallon, in spun cotton delivered at their cotton factory in Roane Co;  Deed for one new flat half patent copper still and new copper doubling still cotton delivered at their cotton factory in Roane Co.; Deed for one new flat half patent copper still and one new copper doubling still.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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            210  26 Sept 1835 George M. Haynes to James M. Fyffe for use of Aron Haynes;       George             M. to    feed and fatten hogs.

 

223    25 January 1832 Samuel Conner of Blount Co. to James Hickey.

 

233   6 Apr 1836  Tidence Laine to Pleasant W. Laine.

           

            236   9 Oct 1835  John Moody to James McClure, Trustee, both of McMinn Co.,                    for use of John McClure of Monroe Co.

 

            240   16 Feb 1836  Jessee C. Moore to John Cansellor; Title Bond; $10,000.;                                     Cansellor has    obligated himself to Moore to make 4000 gallons of whiskey and 10,000        pounds of pork a year for five years.

 

            250  5 Jan 1830  John Priest and James Kennady to Thomas Dickson; their                              interest in land.

 

            252   31 Oct 1835  William Rice of Rhea Co. to James D. Sewell.

 

            260  26 April 1836  Elizabeth Walker of Bradley Co. to daughter Margaret                              Morgan and four grandchildren, Margaret Ann W. Hanks, Elizabeth Lowery          Morgan, Cherokee America Morgan, and Rufus Montazuma Morgan; for natural love; deed for slaves, live stock, and furniture, all listed.

 

            282  6 Jun 1836  Charles and Elizabeth Rice to William Ballew.

 

            288  13 Jun 1836  John Rudd to Spencer Beavers, Trustee for use of Thomas   Crutchfield and Thomas Rudd; Deed of Trust for personal property and for             his        interest in his father’s estate that may come at mother’s death.

 

            290  9 Jun 1836  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to John White;  land that William Tomlin     family lived on as the property of William Tomlin, sold to satisfy             judgment rendered        May 1832 against Susana Tomlin, Admx. of Wm. Tomlin dec’d; land bid off by            Abraham Linder Agent for John White,  all of rights of Susan Tomlin and heirs of    Wm. Tomlin.

 

            294  25 Jan 1836 Wm. H. McCoy and David Kelly and wife Rebecca Kelly, all of       Greene Co. to James F. Priest; their undivided interest in lands of Wm. McCoy    dec’d; acknowledged in Greene Co.

 

            298  4 Nov 1835  Samuel Cleage to Samuel Martin of Jefferson Co.

 

            300  23 Jul 1836  Simeon and Thomas Cate to Charles Metcalf..

 

302-314  McMinn Co. Circuit Court, Oct Term 1834:  James H. Fyffe, Nathaniel         Smith, and William Hogan, Adms. of Isaac W. Fyffe dec’d VS Randolph          Eason, Margaret Eason late Fyffe, Isaac W. Fyffe, the widow and children and heirs of said Isaac W. Fyffe dec’d, and Thomas H. Calloway, Nancy L. Caloway, Fanny L. Caloway, and Joseph Donohoo and wife Rebecca C., the heirs, legatees, and devisees of Joseph Caloway dec’d, and John Caloway, Arthur H. Henly, and Thomas H. Calloway, Execs. of said Joseph Caloway, and Archibald R. Turk and other Commissioners of Athens. by decree Nov 1834 land and lots in Athens to be        sold to pay debts.  Final decree, Apr 1836, title to lots 6 and 10 divested out of Fyffe’s heirs and title to one acre adjoining Athens and the other land adjoining Athens divested out of Fyffe’s heirs       and Calloway’s heirs.

 

            314  28 Jul 1836  Stephen Bedford to Joseph Bedford of Rutherford Co., N.C.; Title   Bond; Stephen indebted to Joseph.

 

            315  26 Feb 1836 Thomas Brown to James Cole of Monroe Co.

 

319  7 Sep 1831  Charles Metcalfe to Jane F. Johnson let Orr, John W., Josiah J., Francis G., Robert H., Lucinda A., William W., Nancy Jane, and Hetty Ann Orr, heirs of William Orr dec’d; Metcalf to build dam across junction of Little and Big Mouse Creeks.

 

326  1 Aug 1834  William Golden of Rhea Co. to James Dyer; land in Rhea Co.               

 

 

            347  1 Aug 1834  John Dearmon of Benton Co., Ala. to Edward Moss.

 

            349  1 Sept 1836  John L. Bridges to James S. Bridges; parcel of land adjoining           Athens, laid off by John K. Farmer on the N side of his new street running             through his        out lots at the W end of Athens, it being the first lot as designated in the plan of lots.

 

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            350  21 Jun 1836  Copy of Chancery Court Decree at Madisonville:  John Locke         and                               Palatiah Shelton, Execs. of William S. Leuty dec’d, Robert N. Gillespie and                            wife Hannah formerly Leuty, William N. Gillespie and wife Sidney Ann late                                Leuty, Staunton Leuty, Thomas Leuty, Benton Leuty, and Mary Leuty, widow,                                    children and legatees of William S. Leuty dec’d VS Gideon Morgan Jr.

 

            363  19 Sept 1836  John Beeler to John Graham of Monroe Co. and Onslow G. Murrell.

 

            372  3 Oct 1836  John Byler to Noah White of Jefferson Co.; Bill of Sale for slaves.

 

            374  5 Oct 1836  Charles T. Thornton to John Martin of Bradley Co.; mortgage of                               personal property.

 

            379  29 Dec 1834  Mourning Witt to John McDonald.

 

            386  3 Feb 1836  Reuben Lemmons to William Lemmons.

 

            394  19 Oct 1836  Thos. Nixon Vandike, Sec. to Bd. of Trustees of the Normal           School near Athens, to Thos. A. Anderson and Solomon Bogart; lot of ground     whereon the      brick Academy house has been erected, and including said house. 

 

            399  22 Feb 1836  James Hankins of Roane Co. to Wm. Armsted; signed by James     and Anna Hankins.

 

            405  15 Jun 1836  George C. Bradford to Henry Bradford; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

            406  13 May 1834  Nathaniel Smith to John Martin of Cherokee Tribe of Indians.

 

            408  7 Nov 1836  Edward Roberts, Sr. to son Thomas M. Roberts; for love.

 

             412  5 Jan 1835  James Carroll of Carroll Co., Ga. to Daniel McPherson of Roane      Co., land in Rhea Co.

 

            418  15 Nov 1836  Joshua (signed John) T. Heard through his Atty. in fact Pryor          Lea to                         Jesse Mayfield; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

            419  12 Nov 1836  Samuel Prater of Roane Co. to James Gettys.

 

            428  3 Apr 1832  Abner Casey of Rhea Co. to Micah H. Sellers.

 

            434 27 Jun 1835  William Cate Sr. to William Cate Jr.

 

            436  29 May 1828  Elizabeth Walker of the Cherokee Nation to John Walker, Jr.         of the                            same;   Bill of Sale; 6 Dec 1836, Lewis Ross swears to the handwriting of         witness                         James   McDaniel who is out of the limits of the U.S. and is in the                                                           Cherokee Nation beyond Mississippi.

 

            437  6 Oct 1836  Chas. Havens to Mary Helvy.

 

            441 4 Feb 1836  Benjamin S. Crow of Rhea Co. to James Gallant of McMinn Co.;                              land willed to    Benjamin by his father John Crow dec’d.

 

            443  10 Sep 1835  Newton Cowan of Campbell Co. to Lawson Rogers; acknowledged                       before Wm.      Casey, Clk. of Co. Ct. of Campbell Co.

 

            448  4 Dec 1836  John K. Farmer of Athens to Sally Lusk; lot on his new street.

 

449  10 Dec 1836  Sally Lusk to Tom Wear a free man of color; the lot in D 448 above.

 

 

 

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1  8 Feb 1836 Miranda Thompson, Michael C. Derrick and wife Emily late       Thompson, and Mary Thompson widow of Samuel Thompson Sr. dec’d to Wm. H. Cook;  their undivided part of land. being the part bought of Samuel Thompson Jr.    which is 1/6 part; also the part conveyed by Robert Thompson to said Miranda and said Derrick, and the part of Miranda and Michael and wife Emily and of Elizabeth Masters widow of James Masters dec’d late Elizabeth Thompson, all            the said parts being undivided and all the said Mary Thompson’s dower; land on            which   the forge is built; on which is the ore bank.

 

            3    9 Dec 1836  Mat M. Gaines and wife Margaret, Amanda M. Horne, and James      C.        Luttrell of Knox Co. to George Horne; Power of Atty. to sell land in McMinn                               County.

 

             4  21 Dec 1836  Grantors on E3 and George Horne husband of Amanda M. Horne                             all of Knox Co. to James Cowan Jr.

 

             5  8 Jan 1835  Aron Parker to Andrew and Elisha Hayze and Alberto Largen.

 

7  3 Jan 1837  John Dearmon Adm. of James McMahan dec’d late of McMinn            Co. to William H. Wilson; McMahan in his lifetime made Title Bond to Willson 21 Sept 1833 and on same date made Title Bond to Joel Pettitt which Pettitt transferred to Willson.

 

            13  11 Nov 1836  Daniel and Dennis H. McCoy of Lumpkin Co., Ga. to James F.        Pyron; 5 undivided shares from Daniel and one undivided share from Dennis H.

 

            14  14 Jan 1837  James F. Pyron to Wayd Hampton; one undivided share of  land        being                1/10 part, the interest of Dennis H. McCoy as heir of William McCoy        dec’d.

 

            17  19 Jan 1837  Elijah Walker one of Execs. of William Orr dec’d of Blount Co.,        John Arwine the other Exec. refusing to serve, to Charles Metcalfe; William Orr      made    his Will on 4 Nov 1830.

 

            21  31 Oct 1836  John B. Jackson to David Bell of Monroe Co.; Lot 34 in Athens.

 

            29  20 Aug 1836  William Clark of Athens to the President and Directors of      Planters Bank of Tenn.; Lot No. 4 in Athens.

 

            31  29 Jan 1837  Peter Felker to John Grubb of Monroe Co.

 

            34  23 Mar 1827  John Walker and Gideon Morgan Jr. to Moses Lindsey of Knox       Co.

 

            35  8 Feb 1837  Lewis Huffaker to Edward Stone; land “reserving that part of Cane    Creek and its    banks so far up the same as Gilbreath’s mill dam now pond         the same being heretofore sold by me to Thomas Gilbreath for the use and        benefit of the heirs of    Joseph Gilbreath deceased”.

 

            41 1 Mar 1837  James White of Abingdon, Va. to Julius W. Blackwell of Athens;         Title      Bond;  $8000.; Lots 95 and 107 in Athens, one being the lot whereon said           Blackwell         now resides and the other lying behind and adjoining the lot whereon James H. Fyffe    now resides.

 

            42  14 Jun 1833  David Hoyl to Peter Hoyl Jr., Bill of Sale for slaves; witnessed            by        Elizabeth M. and Caleb R. Hoyl.

 

            46 10 May 1834  John Matthews to Benj. Isbell and Isham Keith, Deacons of the         Baptist Church; and including the meeting house, “ for the promotion of the Redeemer’s    Kingdom”.

 

            49  Apr 1836  Circuit Court Decree:  S. Bogart and Jacob Hoss surviving Execs.          of         Wm. L. Welker dec’d VS Nathaniel McKinney and Commissioners of Athens.

 

            52  11 Feb 1837  Return J. Meigs to Augustine P. Fore; acknowledged by Meigs         in          Davidson Co.

 

            53  12 Jan 1837  Wm. Cate to Elijah Cate.

 

            60  27 May 1837  Stephen and Joseph Bedford to Chas. Matlock.

 

            67  4 Apr 1837   John, Israel C., and Joseph Smith, heirs and Execs. of Wm.    Smith    dec’d to Abraham Barb.

 

            69  3 Apr 1837  George R. Cox to Alexander C. Robeson, Jeremiah F. Strange,          and       Vincent Haymes, Trustees of the poor house for McMinn Co.

 

73    27 Mar 1837  Samuel McConnell and James Griffin acting for firm of Samuel McConnell, James Griffin, Wm. Young, Wm. Armstrong, Wooddy Jackson, and Conway Garlington, to Michael Hildebrand; Lot No. 32 in Town of Columbus.

 

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75    16 Apr 1837  Francis Kindrick (her) to John Rudd.

 

76    18 Mar 1837  Henry C. Bradford of Bedford Co. to John M. Seahorn of same; Deed of   Trust;   Bradford’s interest in 800 acres in McMinn Co. known as the Pain Town farm,      300 or 400 acres on Holston River on Poor Valley Creek, and another tract in Haywood          Co. and his books (listed) both professional and miscellaneous and furniture; Bradford   married Elizabeth Hoard widow of the late Standwix Hoard of McMinn Co. and this is his interest in her dower.

 

78       28 Mar 1837  Joshua Morgan to John M. Seahorn of Bedford Co.; Deed of Trust; Morgan       indebted to Benjamin P. Bradford.

 

81       9 Nov 1836  Nancy Kennedy, Pryor Lea and wife Minerva Ann, Abram A. Herd, John             `Joseph Herd, George Felix Heard, and Joshua T. Heard, the last four by their Atty. Pryor            Lea to Caswell Lea; land near Hiwassee Old Town; Nancy Kennedy and Pryor Lea    acknowledge in Knox Co.

 

82  17 Mar 1837  Caswell Lea to Robert H. Hynds, both of Jefferson Co.; Deed of Trust.

 

88  18 Jul 1834 Hugh Reavely and wife Elizabeth to Elizabeth Gilbreath; Elizabeth Reavly’s       undivided interest in five Negroes which are estate of Joseph Gilbreath dec’d.

 

 98  30 Mar 1837  William W. Anderson of Athens to David Reid, Wm. H, Deaderick, David Willson, Samuel Hale, W.W. Anderson, George W. Mayo, and Charles Bogart, ruling   elders in the Presbyterian Church at Athens, said church known as Mars hill Church;      $300.; Lot No. 19 with its appurtenances to be used as a site for the erection of a house of        worship.

 

 99  16 Apr 1830  Thomas, Henry, and George W. Burch, and Elizabeth Davis, Heirs of William           Burch dec’d to John Arnewine.  June 1833, witness Absolem Rush is now dead.

 

100  30 May 1837  Prier D. Romines to Thomas J. Caldwell of Monroe Co.; Power of Atty. to            collect his pay for services as a private in Capt. Russell Hurst’s Co. of East Tenn.         mounted volunteers.

 

109  3 Nov 1832  Samuel McConnell, Jones Griffin, William Young, William Armstrong,          Woody Jackson, and Conway Garlington, acting for firm of Samuel McConnell,      James Griffin & Co. to Elijah Gillenwaters; Lot No. 2 in Columbus. 3 Jun 1837, witness Jac F. Fout has removed out of limits of State of Tenn.

 

110     7 May 1835  Circuit Court Decree in case of James H. Fyffe, Nathaniel Smith, and Wm. Hogan, Adms. of Isaac W. Fyffe dec’d, VS Randolph Eason, Margaret Eason late Fyffe widow of said Isaac Fyffe dec’d and Sarah, William, and Isaac W. Fyffe, children of Isaac W. Fyffe dec’d and Thomas H., Nancy L., and Fanny L. Calloway, and  Joseph Donahoo and wife Rebecca C. late Calloway, Arthur H. Henly and Thomas H. Calloway, Execs. of said Joseph Calloway dec’d, and the Commissioners of the Town of Athens.

 

            114  12 Dec 1836  Anderson Trim to James McClure, William Harralson, and James   M. Howell, Trustees for the Baptist Church at Pond Creek; land including           meeting house   and camp meeting ground.

 

            115  23 Jun 1837  Reuben P. Southard to Thomas Wakefield for use of Micajah                                               Southard; Deed of Trust.

 

            122  8 Jul 1837  William Jack, a private in Capt. Abraham Barb’s Co. of mounted                                            volunteers, to    James S. Bridges; Power of Atty. to collect his money under                                proclamation of the Gov. of Tenn. 6 Jun 1836.

 

            124  No date.  Joseph W. and William M. McMillian, Joseph and Nancy          Billingsly,                                  Charles and Narcissa Cate, William and Polly Karr, and Mary McMillian to                               William B. Porter.  Sworn to by witnesses 15 Jul 1837.

 

            127  22 Jul 1837  John M. Seahorn of McMinn Co. to Benjamin B. Bradford of                                               Bedford Co.;    Henry C. Bradford had right in lands of Stanwix Hord dec’d                              through his intermarriage with the widow of said Hord; Pain Town farm.

 

 

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130  4 May 1837  Franklin L. Blair to Mary F. Ely.

 

131 18 Jul 1837  Jessee Scot to Daniel Purcell; Deed of Trust for land, building with                             machine for making linseed oil, a mill house, and cabinet making shop, all on                               Little Suey; half of above belongs to Henry Carroll.

 

            132  15 Sep 1836  John Byler to Zion Hill Church, that part of the church who                                      contend for the old united Baptist faith and not to any part who contend for the                             Baptist convention or any other of the new institutions of man that is contrary to                                     the rule of the old faith and order; land where meeting house and grave yard are                             now located.

 

            133  [numbered 233 in error]  3 Aug 1837  Samuel John to William John;         mortgage of                              personal property.

 

            143  10 Mar 1837  A.H. Napier of Bradley Co. to Jonathan Longly.

 

            145  16 Jan 1837  James S. Green, Allen Barkesdale, Mary and Lettice Green, all        of                                 McMinn Co., Thomas Russell of Monroe Co., and John O. Green of                                            Jefferson Co. to Alexander Green of McMinn Co.

 

            147  17 Aug 1837  James Culton to son James W. Culton.

 

            152  30 Aug 1837  Charles McClure of McMinn Co. to John McClure of Monroe       Co.;                                               Mortgage.

 

            154  31 Aug 1837  Samuel M. Chapman and wife Margaret Ann G. late Gilbreath,                                           one of heirs of Joseph Gilbreath dec’d to Elizabeth Gilbreath; their share                                      in land and Negroes.

 

            157  12 Jan 1836  Elizabeth Meigs to daughter Grace Calloway late Meigs; deed          to                                             slaves.

 

            161  26 Sep 1837  Henry Price, Adm. of John Richardson dec’d, to Rachel                                          Zeigler.

 

            165  4 Feb 1837  Solomon Farnsworth to Martha R. Moor.

 

            169  10 Oct 1837  Ira White, one of minor heirs of Nathaniel White dec’d, to   Alfred                                       H. Lawson;      his undivided share of plantation whereon Elizabeth White                                           widow of said Nathaniel now lives.

 

            176  1 Aug 1836  John Moody to Charles McClure of Monroe Co.; land on big Mouse                                    Creek   whereon Moody now lives.

 

            177  5 Oct 1837  William McKamy Sr. of Anderson Co. to William McKamy Jr.         of                                 McMinn Co.

 

            184  5 Sep 1836  Amos Potts to Bradley Co. to John Baker.

 

            186  20 Sep 1837  Edmund Roberts to Benjamin Roberts; witnessed by Thomas M. and                                  Edmund D. Roberts.

 

            199  4 Mar 1829  Joseph Hurt of Wayne Co., Ky. to Isaac Chrisman of Rhea Co.;      land in                          Rhea    Co.

 

            200  1 May 1834  Nicholas P. Dotson to Jessee Dotson; land with exception of a         piece                            conveyed to Jessee Dotson Sr. Where E. Dotson now has a mill.

 

            224  23 Jan 1838  Thornton C. Goddard and Hugh Goddard to Dickerson Morris.

 

            228  7 Jan 1837  Manuel Parkeison to John Parkieson.

 

            240  22 Aug 1837  Abraham Slover to James Ross of Anderson Co.

 

            242  7 Feb 1838  William B. Cunningham of Jefferson Co., agent for Henry                                          Powell, to George W. Mayo; $25; the entire right to make use and vend                                       Beardens Patent zig zag spring for making saddles, for the County of McMinn.

 

            243  1 Dec 1836  Joseph Russell to Stephen K. and Franklin Reeder of Athens.

 

            249 2 Mar 1838  Lawson H. Seitez (Seitz) of Sinclere Co., N.C. to Robert Smith,        20                                acres.

 

            250  11 Nov 1837  Daniel Seitez (Seitz) to Robert Smith;  20 acres to east of                                       Abraham Seitez dec’d.

 

            251  26 Feb 1838  Jesse Seitz of Overton Co. to Robert Smith; 1/8 of 160 acres                                              belonging to heirs of Abraham Seitz dec’d whereon said Smith now lives.

 

            252  27 Feb 1838  William Cate of Bradley Co. to John Parshall.

 

            258  9 Mar 1838  Margaret Blackburn to Ephraim Sawtell; witnessed by John and                                Maise   Blackburn.

 

 

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265  19 Mar 1838  Circuit Court Decree:  James Gettys VS Margaret Elizabeth, James            Henry, and William Thomas Welker, heirs of William L. Welker dec’d.

 

269  “I delivered the above notice to Tidence Lane to his little son Nathaniel at the         residence of his father he being absent at the time from home May the 9th 1837.  A.H.     Gamble.”

 

            279  20 Feb 1838  Jeremiah Hamrick to Mary Cobbs Gdn. for Julett C. Cobbs;           Bill of   Sale for a slave.

 

            279  13 Feb 1838  Joseph Smith to William Yearwood of Monroe Co.

 

            281  17 May 1837  Peter Neil to John Neil; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

            290  10 Feb 1837  Thomas Thompson to John E. Wheeler Gdn. of minor heirs of         Horace                         Hickox  dec’d viz: Mary Elizabeth, Richard John Elliott, and Lemira Jane                                         Hickox.

 

            294   11 Apr 1838  Joseph M. Alexander, Jackson Smith, and John E. Wheeler,          Adms/                          of Horace Hickox dec’d to Abraham B. Neal; Hickox had made Title     Bond.

 

            296  12 Apr 1838  Patrick L. Trotter to James Gettys and William Rudd; Deed of        Trust                            for his interest in a certain title bond executed 29 Mar 1828 to John, James,                                     and the said Patrick L. Trotter , and assigned by John and James Trotter to the                          said Patrick.

 

            300  31 Jan 1839  Heil Buttram to Larkin Buttram, both of Rhea Co.; land in Rhea                                Co.

 

            301  14 Feb 1838  Ephraim Maples to Peter Maples.

 

            302  30 Apr 1834  Walter Carruth to Joseph Hamilton late of N.C.

 

308  21 Jun 1836  Decree of Chancery Court at Madisonville:  William H. Cook VS     Jeremiah Lillard and wife Jemimah, Samuel, Miranda, Francis, Catherine, and Alfred Thompson, children and heirs of Alfred Thompson dec’d, and Mary       Thompson widow of Samuel Thompson Sr., dec’d and Daniel, Samuel, Robert,            Miranda, John, William, Amy and Sarah Thompson, Samuel Riggs  and wife      Mary, Michael C. Derrick and wife Emily, and Elizabeth Master, children and        heirs of Samuel Thomson Sr. dec’d; Complainants judgments are liens upon      interest of the heirs of  Alfred Thompson dec'd in the Iron works and lands     mentioned; sale ordered; land on water of Connasauga Creek; proceeds           partitioned among claimants and heirs “the intrust of the heirs of Alfred       Thompson deceased in said partnership being one third part thereof and one sixth          part, being two children’s parts to which said Alfred was entitle out of his father’s   interest in said partnership half thereof be paid to complainant in discharge of his             said judgments, and if there be more than sufficient to discharge said judgments,             then the balance to be paid to the heirs of said Alfred Thompson deceased.  That       one sixth part of the whole proceeds of the sale and one twelfth part (or a child’s           part of Samuel Thompson Senior deceased) be paid to the order of Samuel          Thompson Junior; and that the balance of the proceeds of the sale of the intrust to          which Samuel Thompson the Father was entitled be equally divided between his          other heirs mentioned.

 

            312  22 Aug 1834  Wesley Baley to John McClatchy; land on Eastanallee Creek.

 

 

            313 16 Jul 1835  Lucy and Harmon Baley to John McClatchy; land on Eastanallee        Creek.

 

            316  29 Mar 1837  John Thompson to Josiah Maples Sr.

 

            324  1838  Simeon Cate to Zechariah Rose Trustee for Greenberry Cate.

 

            327  24 May 1838  A.P. Fore to John White of the Town of Columbus, McMinn         Co.;                             Lot No. 49 in Columbus.

 

            330  22 Nov 1828  James Dennis to Isam Dennis; acknowledged 2 Jun 1838.

 

            332  8 Aug 1837  Nancy Ramsey to Lewis Ramsey; $100; property to remain hers                               during her lifetime.

 

            333 15 Mar 1838  Elihu H. Randolph of Clinton Co., Ky. to Jessee R. Blackburn.

 

            334  12 Jun 1838  James M. Anderson of Jefferson Co. to T. Nixon Vandyke;             piece                            of land south of and near Athens beginning at SE end of a two acre lot                                            belonging to the Presbyterian Church commonly called the Camp Ground.

 

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            336  15 Jan 1833  John Byler to William H. White of Hawkins Co.

 

            338  25 Dec 1837  William H. White of  Bradley Co. to Micajah Southard.

 

            340   No date.  Caleb Starr to Henry Carothers of Green Co., Pa,; Obligation; Starr                             to deliver to Carothers on premises whereon said Starr resides $1300 worth                                of produce and property on 15 Oct next 1838 and Carothers executes note                                          for $1300 to be discharged in two wagons, eight head of horses with five pair                                of Gearing to each wagon; Carothers to have privilege of placing any                                         improvement on premises until 15 Oct 1838 when he is to have possession of all                                    the lands and appurtenances; Starr makes bond 20 Jun 1838.

 

            342  18 Jun 1838  Caleb Starr and wife Nancy to Henry Carrothers of Greene Co.,                              Pa.; Obligation; Starrs this day have sold to Carrothers 10 tracts of land [listed]                               total of 1540 1/2 acres, including 640 acres known as reservation granted unto                          Austin Rider with the dwelling as the center.

 

            345  25 Jun 1838  Tidence Lane late of McMinn Co. but now of Mississippi to                                                 William Clark Cashier of Planters Bank at Athens; Lane was endorser of note of                           Cyrus Waterhouse; Lane to have until 25 Sep 1838 to pay judgment.

 

 

            353  13 Jul 1838  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to Peter Hoyl; land of Zebulon and            John                             Dill sold to satisfy judgment recovered 17 Sep 1834.

 

            356  24 Jul 1838  Henry Carothers of Greene Co., Pa. to Caleb Starr and wife             Nancy;                         rescinds contract on page 340 above.

 

            361  30 Sep 1825  John Walker of Cherokee Nation to William P. Smith of Roane                               Co.; witnessed by Lewis Ross and James G. Williams.  1 Mar 1838. Ross proves                             deed.  6 Aug 1838, handwriting of Williams proven, he having removed out of                           limits of Tennessee.

 

            365  9 Aug 1838  James Madison Anderson of Jefferson Co. to Pierce B.        Anderson of                             same; land in McMinn Co. willed to James Madison Anderson by his father                                    Joseph Anderson of Washington, D.C.

 

            369  14 Dec 1837  William and Clemson Brown to Gabriel Cantrell.

 

            370  20 Jun 1838  Sarah Williams and her heirs, viz: Birden (his mark) McCoy.

 

            376  5 Oct 1837  John H. Beck to Robert Brinkley, both of Meigs Co.; land in                                                 McMinn Co.

 

            381  28 Aug 1838  Elizabeth Couch to her youngest son Alfred Couch, aged 2 yrs        6 mos                           8 days, personal property.

 

            382  8 Jul 1837  Samuel McRoberts to Andrew McRoberts.

 

            383  5 Sep 1838  John Middleton to Hugh L. and J.J. Middleton.

 

            384  4 Sept 1838 William W. Anderson of Athens to Pierce B. Anderson of                                         Jefferson Co.

 

            386  11 Sep 1838  Absalem C. and Elish Hays to Samuel Workman Trustee for                                               William Burk    and Henry Walker.

 

            395  3 May 1837  Solomon Bogart to Miss Eliza S. Reid; Title Bond for Lot No.          83                                lying in extreme south corner of Athens sold to her 18 Apr 1836.  12 Jun 1838,                                    James Turner and wife Eliza S. Turner formerly Reid assign Bond to Mary P.                             Reid.

 

            401  24 Oct 1838  Daniel P. Shepherd to Andrew Burk Trustee for William      Burke.

 

                                                           

 

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            4   5 Nov 1838  Andrew Fox to Mary Fox; Power of Atty. to receive his share of         estate                           of Andrew Fox dec’d ; late of Greene Co.

 

             7   3 Nov 1838  David Reid Sr. to Martin D. Anderson.

 

            12   21 Dec 1825  Robert C. Crow to John H. Beck of Rhea Co.; his part of                                        undivided land willed     to him by his father John Crow dec’d.

 

             13  23 Nov 1838  Caleb Starr and wife Nancy to William H. Cook and Thomas                                              Cooper; $8350; plantation of about 1533 1/2 acres on both sides of Connasauga                          Creek including their     reservation.

 

             16  30 Nov 1838  Fanny Romines to A. J. Ballew Trustee for Dempsey Casey;           Casey                           is security for personal appearance bond of Devenport Romines at next       Circuit              Court.

 

             17  4 Dec 1838  Charles Madaris to William Cate Trustee for William Madaris.

 

             19  5 Jan 1837  Sarah McCall [sic] to George Cloud; signed Sarah McCloud.

 

             28  25 Sep 1838  John Moor Sr. to John Moor Jr.

 

            34  5 Oct 1838  John Ware of Bradley Co. to John M. Rankin of Blount Co.; Power                            of Atty. to sell two lots in Calhoun.

 

             35  26 Jul 1837  Abijah Bogges of Meigs Co. to John Rogers.

 

             41  17 Apr 1837  Elijah Cate, Exec. of Charles Cate dec’d , to Elijah Hurst.

 

             51  26 Sep 1838  Amon (Amos) and Seth Atchley to William White.

 

             52  11 Jan 1839  William W. and Michael D. Box to James Parkieson Trustee for                                            William Burns.

 

             57  11 Jan 1839  Robert B. Carr (Karr) to John McCartney Trustee for William          Karr.

 

             62  5 Jun 1834  Moses Cunningham to Peter Airhart, both of McMinn Co.

 

             63  21 Jan 1839  Peter Airhart of Bradley Co. to James Hardy and Biron Allen.

 

             70  10 Feb 1839  Phebe Campbell to John Matlock.

 

             72  12 Feb 1839  Madison C. Hawk to Elizabeth Meigs.

 

            73  26 Jan 1839  Preston Hail to James C. Hail Trustee for Robinson Snider.

 

            76  14 Feb 1839  Joel K. Brown and Solomon Bogart; Article of Agreement; they        have                             by mutual consent constructed their building on Lot No. 7 in Athens so that                          part of each building is on other’s land.

 

            81  6 Mar 1839  George W. Gaut to Thomas and John Duckworth.

 

             88  12 Mar 1839  Nathaniel Smith for himself and Williamson Smith late firm of            W.                               Smith & Co. of Athens, to John Matlock.

 

             89  28 Feb 1839  James Madison Anderson to James W. Deaderick, both of                                      Jefferson Co.; land adjoining Athens now occupied by Col. V.M. Campbell                                    beginning at Rudd Spring on Eastanallee Creek, except so much that has been                           conveyed to T. N. Vandyke, about two acres, and so much as was conveyed by                            Thomas A. Anderson for the benefit of the Normal Academy, about 1/4 acre,                           leaving about 11 1/4 acres.

 

             98  19 Mar 1839  Andrew Cowan to John Mount, both of Bradley Co.; Deed of         Trust.

 

             99 12 Feb 1829  Marriage Contract between John Hoyle and Mary Love; have agreed                                    to marry on this evening; property and Negroes willed to Mary by her former                           husband Samuel Love; if said Mary have no children; sworn to by         witnesses and                           registered 26 Mar 1839.

 

            103  7 Jan 1832  Celia (Selah) Suttles late Celia Hambrick to Nathaniel Smith; her                                life estate in land willed to her by her father Nathan Hambrick.

 

            110  27 Jul 1837  Israel Boon to Simeon Eldridge of Roane Co.

 

            114 9 Apr 1839  William Rogers to son Thomas Rogers.

 

            114  18 Mar 1839  John, Israel, and Joseph Smith, heirs and Execs. of William             Smith                            dec’d to Nathan St. John.

 

            116  28 Feb 1838  Phillip Cooper to Thomas Cooper.

 

            117  16 Jan 1836  Joseph Worley of Grainger Co. to Tidance Lane.

 

            120  21 Mar 1834  Thomas B. Mayfield, D.A. Cobb, and W.T. Mayfield Adms. of                              Jesse Mayfield dec’d, to Mahulda Mayfield, to Thomas B. Mayfield Gdn. for                            Carter Mayfield, to Elizabeth Mayfield, and to Thomas B. Mayfield (four                                               documents); Bill of Sale for slaves; Attest to all four: B. D. Smith and Samuel M.                                   Mayfield.  All Acknowledge by Thomas B. Mayfield and David A. Cobb, two of                            the Adms. 20 Apr 1839.

 

 

 

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            122  30 Nov 1830  John J. Brown of Jackson Co., Ala. to Aaron B. Brown.

 

            124  7 Jan 1832  Vinsant Hambrick, Syndarilla Pearce late Syndarilla Hambrick,                                               Callaway Hodge and Mary Hodge late Mary Hambrick to Nathaniel Smith; their                                   right to land after death of Celia Suttles late Celia Hambrick to whom life estate                                     was given by Will of Nathan Hambrick; proven Apr 1839. {The will of Nathan                          Hambrick was proven in Rowan Co., N.C.}

 

            126  5 Jul 1832  Drury Hambrick of Ala. to Nathaniel Smith; his right to land as            in page                         124, above; proven Apr 1839.

 

            127  25 Apr 1839  Sterling Camp to Thomas Camp; for love.

 

            131  29 Mar  1839  Nat Smith to daughter Mary M. Hunter and her husband Dctr.       James                           Hunter of Cherokee Co., N.C.; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

            152  17 Jan 1829  Jeremiah Fields to Green Fields, both of Rhea Co.; Title Bond.

 

156  5 Jun 1839  Pascal G. Hamblen and wife Jane Ann to William B. Porter; their 1/9 part of land  of heirs of Thomas Parsons dec’d.

 

            157  26 Feb 1838  Solomon Kean of Decalb (Dekalb) Co., Ala. to George Morgan                             of Taladego (Talladega) Co., Ala.; land in McMinn Co. except 34 acres heretofore                         sold by Solomon to Trustees of Forest Hill Academy; Teste: Irby Morgan, E.                            Hightower.

           

            158  3 Feb 1838  George Morgan and wife Frances of Taladego (Talladega) Co.,        Ala. to                          Dr. John Lyde; same land as in deed on page 157, above.  Morgans                                          acknowledge before Henry Sims, J. P. of Taladego (Talladega) Co., Ala. who is                                   certified by Felix G. McConnell Clerk and Green T. McAfee, Judge of Court.

 

 

            160  28 Aug 1830  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to Daniel Carmichael.  Writ issued           by                                Knox Co. 11 Aug 1830 to make sale of goods and chattels of David B. Ayres                           dec’d which were in the hands of Calloway Hodges, Adm. , to satisfy                                        judgment obtained by Daniel Carmichael and Jessee Ayres           and also by writ                                    issued 21 Aug 1830 in McMinn Co. to make sale of good and chattels of Harris                                   D. Thorp one of the heirs of David B. Ayres dec’d to satisfy judgment obtained                                     by Joseph Lusk. Bill of Sale for slaves, acknowledged 14 Jan 1839.

 

            164  18 Jun 1839  Ephraim Maples o Josiah Maples; land except 80 acres already        sold to                          Moses Long and Peter Maples.

 

            168  No date.  John f. Lane to Russell Lane; acknowledged 24 Jun 1839.

 

            174  3 Jul  1839  Lymon Rice to Albert G. Rice; land on which said L. Rice now           lives.

 

175  27 Jan 1839  William Parson to Hiram Ingram; land being part of the section left by           Thomas Parson dec’d to his heirs.

 

            178  19 Dec 1838  Thomas Crutchfield of Athens to the President and Directors           of the                            Branch Bank of Tenn, at Athens; Lot No. 68 and twenty feet off south side                                   of Lot No. 59 adjoining.

 

            179  Jan 1838  James C. Henderson and wife Frances late Frances Holt, one of the                              children of Irby Holt dec’d to James H. Reagan.

 

            180  14 Dec 1837  John K. Farmer to Dempsey Casey; “lot on which my house                                               formally my residence is all except my medical office.”

 

            186  10 Jan 1839  Nancy C. Mayfield widow of William T. Mayfield to Thomas           B.                                 Mayfield.  Teste:  James Parkison and Williams Mayfield.

 

            187  11 Dec 1838  Williams, Jesse, and Mahulda Mayfield, David A. Cobb and           wife                              Prussia, Jessee Mayfield Jr., John and Samuel Mayfield, Elizabeth Hill, and                              Nancy Mayfield for herself        and as Gdn. for William, Thomas, James, Walks,                                  Clemons, and Parson Mayfield, to Thomas B. Mayfield.

 

            189  11 Dec 1838  Jessee and Mahulda Mayfield, David A. Cobb and wife Prusia,                               Jessee Mayfield Jr., John and Samuel Mayfield, Elizabeth Hill, and Nancy                                  Mayfield for herself and as Gdn. for William, Thomas, James, Walker,                                       Clement, and Prussian Mayfield and  to Thomas B. and Williams Mayfield.

 

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            190  25 Jul 1839  Joseph Rudd to John Rudd.

 

            191  25 Jul 1839  John Rudd to Thomas Rudd.

 

            193  22 Sept 1838  D.H. Thomas to James Thomas

 

            204  10 Aug 1839  George W. Pearson to John Fagan; Lot No. 10 in Town of                                                 Columbus.

 

            206  27 Oct 1838  David Hawkins of Union Co. , Ga. to John Torbert; place   where                           Thomas Polk    now lives; line between Jeremiah Polk and said Hawkins.

 

            208  18 Mar 1839  Robert S. Holt to Frances S. Henderson (her); his 1/7        undivided                                  interest as an heir in dower land of Sarah Holt widow of Irby Holt            dec’d.

 

            209 19 Aug 1839  David J. Patterson late of Miss, but now of McMinn Co. to                                      William Clark; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

            211  24 Aug 1839  Lawson Thomas a free man of color to Joel K. Brown; Deed          of                                 Trust for his barber shop built on the lot of Julius W. Blackwell.

 

            212  26 Feb 1839  Charles Martin to Abagil Martin; Bond to secure payment of           $90 on                         condition that Abagil drops suit in a case of Bastardy against said Charles    Martin.

 

            212  26 Mar 1839  Nat Smith to John Matlock; Power of Atty. to convey to R.D.        Jones                            Lots Nos. 118 and 119, upon Jones complying with conditions of a bond.

 

            213  28 Aug 1839  James Bacon of Monroe Co. to John B. Jackson; Bill of Sale          for                                slave.

 

            214  15 Jan 1839  John Matlock, John C. Haley and wife Elizabeth, Henry and                                                 William Matlock, Martha Rice, Elisha Dodson and wife Mary, heirs and devisees                                of Charles Matlock dec’d to Stephen Bedford.

 

            215  29 Sep 1838  William W. Haines of Walker Co., Ga. to William S. Haynie;          Bill of                           Sale for slave.

 

            216  4 Dec 1839  Micagah Southard Sr. to Micagah Southard Jr.; Deed of Trust.

 

            218  5 Sep 1839  John Neill to granddaughter Martha Ann Neill, daughter of Geo.                                D. Neill; for      love; cows and calves.

 

            219  No date.  Able Peek to Blewford Peek.

 

            221  25 Nov 1831  Warren Sams of Rhea Co. to Thomas Sliger of Monroe Co.;                                                          land in Rhea Co.

 

222  16 Sep 1839  Margaret Waters to Mark Massey, Trustee for Burrel Barker; personal        property.

 

226  17 Nov 1838  James L. Senter to Richard and Alfred Swafford; title Bond; witness                       F.W. and R.W. Earnest prove before John H. Robeson (Robertson) Clerk of Bradley Co. by his deputy Euclid Waterhouse.

 

            231  4 Oct 1839  Joel Kelly of Bradley Co. to John Wilson; land where Joseph            Carter                          now resides and where Richard Kelly formerly lived.

 

            232  23 Sep 1839  James Witt of Bradley Co. to William Burns.

 

            235  6 May 1839  John Heart (Hart) Sr. to John Heart Jr.; proven 5 Oct 1839 by         witness                         Isaac Gollahon who saw witness Benjamin Hart, who has since died, sign.

 

            259  24 Oct 1839  Joab Hill to William Hill.  Teste:  Anderson, John, John R., and                                William Neil.

 

263  29 May 1837  John McCartney Sr. to Aaron Haynes, both of Benton Co., Ala.;   acknowledged before Mathew M. Houston, Clk. of Benton Co., Ala. and certified          by C.A. Green, Judge.

 

            266  18 Nov 1839  Lewis Waters to Bennet Waters.

 

            270  1 Dec 1839  William Shook to John Shook; Deed of Trust for personal                                         property.

 

276  21 May 1839  Aaron Haynes of Benton Co., Ala. to John G. Doren; part of Lot No.        31 in Athens being the NE end beginning at corner running 35 or 40 feet with the    Broad Street     towards said Doren’s house, from thence the full length of said lot          to the corner of Benjamin Ragsdale's’ lot adjoining the Methodist Meeting House             lot.

 

            277  20 Feb 1839  Benton Co., Ala.:  Pleasant H. Pearson to Mrs. Alley Pearson         of                                 McMinn Co.; Power of Atty. to sell his interest in land where she now lives,                              for which title was made to heirs by State of Tennessee.

 

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            283  10 Dec 1839  Robert W. McClary of Polk Co. to Joseph Smith; land known        as lime              Hill tract.

 

            284  14 Aug 1839  George W. Pearson to Mrs. Ally Pearson; Power of Atty. as in       deed                             on page 277, above.

 

            285  17 Sept 1839  Ally Pearson, Atty. in fact for Pleasant H., Jesse W., George          W.,                              and William H. Pearson , and Gdn. for Christopher C. and Lucinda J.                                       Pearson, and Louiza Pearson for herself to David Maxwell; lands granted to                              George W. Pearson dec’d by the State of Tenn.

 

            288  23 Jan 1838  Sarah Witt to Willis Wright; 80 acres with exception of one acre                              where the meeting house now stands... east side of Mouse Creek...dividing                                     line between Polly Witt line and said land.  6 Jan 1840, witness Richard McAdoo                                  saw witness Silas Witt, who has since died, sign.

 

            289  6 Dec 1839  Willis Wright to Allen Dennis; land he bought of Sarah Witt, dec’d.

 

            291  7 Oct 1836  John Hardwick to Leven L. Ball; land except so much as is                                        described in a deed f     from said Hardwick to said Ball and A. Edens for the use of                        the Methodist Camp ground and ground yard.

 

            295  13 Jan 1840  William Collins to John M. Gibbs for use of Malvina Ady;    Deed                            of Trust for personal property; Malvina is his security on notes.

 

            301  27 Dec 1838  Tidence Lane of Brandon, Miss. to James T. Lane.

 

            304  27 Jan 1840  John W.M. Brazeale to Samuel H. Jordan, Trustee for Wm. Lowry                          who is security on note made by Brazeale to John Winton of Roane Co.;                                       personal property.

 

            311  27 Dec 1839  John Blankinship to Spencer Blankinship of Monroe Co.; Teste:                              Wm. and Isom Blankenship.

 

            319  2 Dec 1839  Sidney S. Wright and wife Sarah formerly Sarah Kee to James                                              Hickey.

 

            320  13 Mar 1839  Anderson P.H. Jourdan to Rachel Zeigler.

 

            321  1 Feb 1840  George W. Gaut and wife Nancy A., Micagah Dorsey, Richard         T.                                 Goode and wife Martha to Gideon Cate; the three undivided shares of land of                              Nancy, Micagah, and Martha    as children of Dimmon Dorsey dec’d; Title Bond.

 

            323  18 Sep 1835  Samuel Martin to A.B. Brown; land where Jasper Romins                                       formerly lived.

 

            325  27 Feb 1840  Kenedy Lonergan of Knox Co. to James Quinlin of McMinn           Co.,                             Trustee for George E. Mountcastle of McMinn Co.; personal property.

 

            328  29 Feb 1840  Jonathan Richardson to Mark Richardson of Jacksborough; his       1/8                               undivided interest in land in McMinn Co. as heir of William Richardson    dec’d.                                      Teste: David Richardson.

 

            343  30 Dec 1838  Nancy Parsons heir of Thomas Parsons dec’d to Mandawill                                                Parsons; her right in farm of father Thomas.

 

            343  29 Feb 1840  Thomas Parsons of McMinn Co. and John Rutledge of        Cherokee Co.,                                     Ala. to Mandawell Parsons; their undivided interest as heirs of      Thomas                                    Parsons dec’d.

 

            346  6 Mar 1840  James and Nancy O’Neal heirs of Thomas Parsons dec’d to                                                 William B. Porter; their 1/9 equal part of land including their part of dower at                               mothers decease.

 

            348  14 Mar 1840  Kenedy Lonergan of Knox Co. to Thomas Lonergan of      McMinn Co.,                           Trustee for Richard C. Jackson and Moss & Jackson of McMinn Co. and                                    Joseph Jackson & Co. of Knox Co.; Deed of Trust for 2500 shares of stock                            in the Hiwassee R.R.

 

            353  17 Mar 1840  Mandawell Parsons to James Parkison Trustee for David                                        Cleage; his 1/9 part       of land of his father Thomas Parsons dec’d including                                   interest in dower of his mother, also the interests of heirs Thomas Parson, John                          Rutledge, Nancy, William, and John Parsons, which he had purchased.

 

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            355  24 Feb 1840  Celia Hambrick, Joseph G. and Nancy Ivy, Delilah Hambrick,         heirs                             of Nathan Hambrick dec’d by their Atty. in fact the said Celia Hambrick of                                     Cherokee Co., Ala. to Nat and Stephen Smith.

 

            356  29 June 1835  Monroe Co.: Mary D. McCamon to Francis P. Pettitt; Bill of          Sale                              for slave.

 

            359  18 Feb 1840  Wm. Thompson of Benton Co., Ala. to Samuel W. Thompson        and                               Wm. E. Gibson.

 

            369  27 Mar 1840  Samuel P. and Washington P. Bayless to James Baker for use         of                                 Granham Emerson & Co.., their security on note to George Magors; Deed of                              Trust for personal property.

 

            373  13 Jan 1840  Barney Casteel of Cherokee Co., N.C. to John Jack.

 

            375  17 Sep 1838  George Winton of Anderson Co to John Hartley.

 

            377  16 Mar 1840  Chancery Court at Madisonville:  Eveline Cunningham widow         of                                 Pleasant T. Cunningham, dec’d and Sara and Pleasant T. Cunningham,, heirs                               of said Pleasant T. dec’d by      their Gdn. Marshall W. Cunningham,; sale of land.

 

            378  4 Sep 1838  John Howel of Rhea Co. to Charles H. Royster.

 

            384  20 Oct 1839  Michael H. Sellers of Roane Co. to John Burnett.

 

            387  4 Dec 1834  Article of Agreement between Jesse Kerr of Blount Co. and             John                             W.M. Brazeale of McMinn Co.; said Brazeale agrees to take charge of the                            Tennessee Journal printing office now in operation in Athens which said Kerr has                                   this day purchased.  12 Nov 1835: Jesse Kerr transfers to Brazeale but holds                                  mortgage for notes.

 

            389  18 Apr 1840  John Glaze to Jefferson Glaze; his undivided interest in lands            of                                 Henry Glaze dec’d and interest in dower of Susan Glaze.

 

 

            390  10 Jan 1834  Tidence Lane to Charles Matlock.  21 Apr 1840: John M. Gibbs                             identifies handwriting of witness Samuel M. Hood who resides outside Tenn.

 

            400  8 May 1840  Robert Pharris of Meigs Co. to Wm. Clark, Cashier of Planters        Bank                            of Tenn. at Athens; Deed of Trust for land in Meigs Co.

 

            405  7 May 1840  Peter Fite Sr. to Rachel Simpson formerly Rachel Fite wife of           John                             Simpson, Henry, Jacob and Peter Fite Jr., his children; for love and                                               affection.

 

            408  21 May 1840  Abraham Gonce to John Gonce of Monroe Co.

 

            409  30 May 1840  William Shook Sr. to Solomon Bogart; Lot No. 6 in Athens on                               which Shook    now lives and as laid down in the plan of lots run out on the                                  donated land adjoining Athens on          NW side; lot conveyed 24 Feb 1837 by                                   Commissioners of Athens to John O. Shook minor son of          said William Shook                               but lot is really the property of said William.

 

            413  13 Apr 1839 (1840)  Henry Rice to Thomas L. Twomey; land with exception                               of two acres where Columbiana Church is now situated.

 

            416  27 Jan 1840  John Glaze to Elihu  A. Taylor of Monroe Co.

 

            418  16 Jun 1840  Lewis Hale to John Cansler; Deed of Trust for land and        personal                                   property for use of wife Sally and three children, Granville H., Patsy, and                                               William L. Hale; for regard and to secure them a comfortable support.

 

            424  1 Apr 1839  John Devine Sr. to Thomas H.S. Smith of Monroe Co.

 

            430  31 Jul 1840  William W. Bayless of Meigs Co. to Thomas Williams of same;                                 land in McMinn Co.

 

            431  31 Jul 1840  Elizabeth McKenzie now a resident of Randolph Co., Ala. to            son                               Absalom H. McKenzie of same; Power of Atty. to collect her dower in estate                                of her late husband Chesley McKenzie late of McMinn Co.  Teste:  Mark                                             McKenzie, Reuben Phillips.

 

            432  23 Apr 1839  William F. Briant to Lewis F. and John G. Briant, twin sons of         Allison              and Ann Briant; for love.

 

            437  8 Aug 1840  John Rogers to James H. Rogers, Trustee for Jesse Wallin.

 

            441  12 Aug 1840  James W. Culton to Sarah Hudson.

 

            444  7 Jan 1838  John and William Bryant to James Pelly.

 

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            445  11 Aug 1840  William M. Brothington to Margaret D. and Mary D. Moore;                                              personal property; for love and affection and their kindness.

 

            447  11 Aug 1840  Henry Bradford of Polk Co. to Asbury M. Coffey; Bill of Sale        for                                slave.

 

            448  27 Feb 1840  James A. Turnly of Cherokee Co., Ala. to Daniel R. Mitchell of                               Floyd Co., Ga.; Deed of Trust.  Acknowledged before John S. Wilson, Clerk of                                    County Court of Cherokee Co., “sealed with private seal there being no seal of                                     office”; George Birdwell, Judge.

 

            457  15 Sep 1831  Thomas Jefferson Cate to Elijah Cate; his undivided share   willed                           to him by his father Charles Cate dec’d.

 

            460  15 Mar 1839  John Matlock Exec. of Charles Matlock dec’d to Peter Smith.

 

            466  4 Apr 1838  William Price of Bradley Co. and of Cherokee Nation to Jesse                                              Wallen.

 

            466  22 Sep 1840  Sarah B. Stogdon to William H. Stogdon; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

            469  22 Oct 1840  Tyra Lawson to James Humphrey of Niagara Co., N.Y.

 

            477  10 Nov 1840  Benedick Plank to Hiram Plank; Christian Plank’s line.

 

            479  14 Oct 1840  Ambrose N. Armstrong and William McKamy to Joseph M.                                               Alexander; land in McMinn and Polk counties on the Hiwassee River formerly                                    property of Elizabeth Meigs.

 

            482  26 Oct 1840  William Bates of Cannon Co. to William Cumming; Power of           Atty.                             to sell the rights in Tenn. for Parsons Patented Upright Vibrating Shingle                                            Machine; acknowledge before Rezin Fowler, Clk. of Co. Ct. of Cannon Co.

 

            482  23 Nov 1840  James C. and Churchwell Hail to Andrew Hutsell; Deed of             Trust                            for bay mare named Eliza Ross.

 

            483  20 Nov 1840  Whereas I William Bates of Cannon Co., Tenn. have          purchased of                             Thomas G. Abel of Fredonia, N.Y. who purchased of the original           Ludlam                                     Parsons of Castleton, Rutland Co., Vt. the sole right for State of Tenn. to          vend a                          machine for manufacture of shingles known as Parsons Upright Vibrating                                               Shingle Machine; for $1000, sells to W. H. Cook, J. W. Lyde, John Parshall, P.B.                                     Anderson, and J. M. Gibbs of McMinn Co. the rights to McMinn, Meigs, and                           Polk counties.

 

            485  21 Nov 1840 John H. Torbett to Samuel Wolff and wife Ann.

 

            487  7 Dec 1840  Washington Breedwell to Henry Goforth, Trustee for John                                        Callahan of Barren Co., Ky. who hath paid John Smith formerly of Meigs Co. as                                     security of said Breedwell; personal       property.

 

            500  16 Nov 1840  James Hickey to Penelope E. Irvine.

 

            505  23 Sep 1840  Nancy Pickens Sr., Robert, Reece, Andrew, William K., and                                              Charles A. Pickens, John Smith, Israel C. Smith and wife Dorcas formerly                                                Pickens, Abram B. Neill and wife Rebecca formerly Rebecca Pickens, Henry B.                                   Davis and wife Nancy formerly Nancy Pickens, Warner Trew and wife Martha                                     formerly Martha Pickens, all of McMinn Co. and all heirs of John Pickens dec’d,                                     to John Lowry.

 

            510  12 Jan 1841  John Graham to Onslow G. Murrell; his claim to four tracts of           land                              together with buildings, paper mill, saw mill, machinery; same land                                        heretofore conveyed by John Beeler      to said Murrell and said Graham and now                                  known as Glenmore Paper Mill.

 

            520  29 Jan 1841  John Hill of Murray Co., Ga. to John Moss, R.C. Jackson, S.K.                                          Reeder, and John F. Reeder; Bill of Sale for slave.

 

            521  27 Jan 1841  Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to George E. Mountcastle; Lot No.          104 in   Calhoun sold by Court for $3.291/2 taxes, costs, and charges for 1838, the    heirs of John     Walker Sr. the reputed owners.

 

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            5  30 Jan 1841  William Clark to Absalum Beck and Brooks Brown; Title Bond to                               the Athens Race Course embracing land purchased from A.D. Keyes and from                               Doctor Deaderick, now under fence and over which a part of the track is made.

 

            7  2 Feb 1839  Scott Powell to Tubal Zigler of Henry Co., Va.

 

            8  2 Feb 1841  Rachel Zigler to Terrell Nance; Teste: Benjamin T. and Tubal Zigler.

 

            11  10 Feb 1841  Given R. Hambright of Bradley Co. to John Hambright.

 

            17  2 Feb 1841  Robert and Barton McKamey of Anderson Co. to William                                          McKamey; our interest as heirs of William McKamey dec’d of Anderson Co.;                               acknowledged before Wm. Cross Clk. of Anderson Co. by his Deputy John G.                                    Whitson.

 

            19  14 Oct 1839  Wm. Haymes, W.W. Haymes, Henry King, D.D. Haymes, John        Carter,                                     and Jane Haymes to Caleb Haymes; Power of Atty. to sell land where Jane                                    Haymes now lives formerly owned by Wm. Haymes, dec’d; Teste: David R.                             Haymes and A.C. Robeson.

 

            21  Feb 1841  Vinsant Haymes, Caleb Haymes, James and Nancy Cowan        formerly                                    Nancy Haymes, Robert and Polly Lacky formerly Polly Haymes,             daughters and               heirs of late Wm. Haymes dec’d Wm. Haymes Sr. and Jr., Daniel         D. Haymes,                              John and Pemella Carter, Henry and Elizabeth King formerly     Elizabeth                                   Haymes, Permilla and Elizabeth Haymes heirs of late Wm. Haymes            dec’d                           and Jane Haymes widow of Wm. Haymes dec’d, to John McDonald.

 

23  23 Sep 1840  Robert, Reece, Andrew, and Wm. K. Pickens, John Smith, Israel C.             Smith and wife Dorcas formerly Pickens, Abraham B. Neal (Neill) and wife             Rebecca formerly Pickens, Henry B. Davis and wife Nancy formerly Pickens,   Warner Trew and wife Martha formerly Pickens, all heirs of John Pickens dec’d and all of McMinn Co. to Charles A. and Nancy Pickens Sr.; 2/3 of land to      Charles A. and 1/3 to Nancy.

 

            27  23 Sep 1840  Grantors and Grantees as in deed on page 23 above to Robert                                              Pickens of Bradley Co., heir of John Pickens dec’d.

 

            29  2 Aug 1840  Grantors and Grantees as in deed on page 23 above to Reece                                                 Pickens of Benton Co., Ala., heir of John Pickens dec’d.

 

            38  1 Mar 1841  Samuel W. Thompson and Wm. C. Gibson to John Matlock; land                              known as Wm. Thompson tract..

 

            43  8 Mar 1841 Spencer Beavers, Sheriff, to John Matlock, Exec. of Charles                                       Matlock dec’d; land of Tidence Lane; notice given to James T. Lane the tenant                               in possession

 

            47  1 Mar 1841  Elizabeth Sperman(Spearman) to Jemima, John H., Stephen H.,          Daniel,              Elisha   E., Thomas Jefferson, Malinda, and Nancy Miller, and George        Morris;                         her share of land belonging to the heirs of Thomas Miller dec’d.

 

            48  1 Mar 1841  William McKamey and John H. Miller, Adms. of Thomas Miller         dec’d                           to Elizabeth Sperman widow of Wesley Sperman dec’d.

 

            52  15 Mar 1841  John F. Power to minor son Miles Power; land for love.

 

            57  3 Feb 1840  Augustus W. Elder to Francis Boyd in trust for M. Shields & Co.;                               Lot No. 59 in   Madisonville on which said Elder published the Hiwassee Patriot                          about a year ago, buildings, a    printing press now in possession of Jonston and                                     Elder in Monroe Co., and type and press now in use by Elder in the Patriot office                                   in Athens, also one dun guildin named Henry Clay and one Baroush.

 

            60  19 Mar 1841  Edward Brown to son Henry Brown; for love; personal        property.

 

            70  16 Nov 1840  Julius A. Blackwell to Robert Frazier in trust for Ann, John E.S.,                               and Adaline A. Blackwell of Knox Co.; personal property and one lot in Athens                          on which is his residence and one lot on which is his coppersmith shop; Julius                             received cash for benefit of Ann from Marcus D. Bearden who received the                                 amount from Daniel Ruff, Exec. of Stephen Blackwell dec’d of New Orleans,                            who bequeathed same to Ann Blackwell.

 

            73  23 Jan 1841  David Penington and wife Matilda to William B. Carter.

 

 

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            75  22 Mar 1841 Paschal G. Hamblin of Bradley Co. to Daniel C. Kenner; Bill of         Sale                              for slave.

 

            76  11 Jul 1839  F.W. Earnest of Bradley Co. to Daniel C. Kenner; Lot No. 61 in                                            Calhoun that James Senter dec’d occupied.

 

            77  1 Feb 1836  Nathaniel McKinney of Allegany Co., Va. to Solomon Bogart;            Power                          of Atty. to sell his house and lot in Athens; acknowledge in Allegany Co.,   Va.                               before John L. Baswell, J.P.,Andrew Fudge Clk.

 

            87  13 Apr 1841  John Camp, Adm. of Andrew Bigham dec’d, to John Matlock.

 

88  25 Feb 1840  Samuel Johnston Sr. to W. Josiah Rowan, both of Monroe Co.; land in         McMinn Co. granted to Willis Webb and transferred by him to Johnston.

 

89  24 Mar 184 [sic]  Gideon Morgan of Monroe Co. to Robert T. Hanks; the undivided          half of and near mouth of Eastanallee Creek of McMinn Co., to be cut off from tract know as Walker Reservation, commencing at Lewis Ross’ lower corner on           the Hiwassee River “so as to include half of a Spring near where G. I. Washam        now lives’; proven 17 Apr 1841.

 

            90  30 Dec 1840 Agreement, John Hambright with James H. Fyffe, A.D. Keyes,          and                               John L. McCarty, Agents of Hiwassee Rail Road Co.; Hambright being owner                                of land on which there are valuable beds of iron ore; Rail Road Co. to                                       erect an establishment for manufacture of iron.

 

            92  2 Jan 1840 [sic] Agreement as above, with Frederick Michael.

 

            93  2 Jan 1841  Agreement as above, with Samuel Kelly.

 

            94  30 Dec 1840  Agreement as above, with Sterling Camp.

 

            95  2 Jan 1841  Agreement as above, with John Poe.

 

            96  1 Jan 1841  Agreement as above, with George Cobb.

                       

            97  2 Jan 1841  Agreement as above, with John and Sampson Bishop.

 

            103  13 Mar 1841  Tyler Drake to his grandchildren Susannah, William, and Tyler                                Hardy, minor children of Thomas Hardy; Deed of Gift of slave.

 

            104  10 Jul 1840 James F. Benton to Edmond Benton; Teste: Jeremiah Benton,            John                             Jack.

 

            115 12 Sept 1840  David R. Brazeale of Roane Co. to James Thomas.

 

            123  7 Jun 1841  Jonathan Thomas to Isam Dennis and Allen Butler as Trustees of                                Rogers Creek   Baptist Meeting House; $5.00; one acre and 36 poles as long as                             said church shall continue or have any house.

 

            124  9 Feb 1841  Francis Crews, James B. Riddle, and John Miller, Gdns. for                                      Benjamin Riddle Jr., minor heir of Benjamin Riddle dec’d, to John McMahan.

 

            129  7 Jun 1841  John L. McCarty, Exec. of John Walker Jr. dec’d, to William Clark;                          slave sold at public auction.

 

            134  15 Mar 1837  W.H. Cooke to Joseph Robison, Joel K. Brown, John F. Lane,      James                           H. Fyffe, Ebenezer Cooper, and John Dorsey, Elders of Cumberland                                      Presbyterian Church; $250.; Lot No.    40 in Athens.

 

            143  6 Jul 1841  Jacob Gilbert to William L Atlee; Deed of trust for Bt. Gilbert of          Adams                         Co., Pa.

 

            146  10 Jul 1841  George Hinkle to John A. Gouldy of Bradley Co.

 

            153  2 Mar 1841  Return J. Meigs to Alexander D. Keyes; Power of Atty. to sell          lot in                             Athens on which James T. Reid now resides and has resided for some years;                                     acknowledged in Davidson Co.

 

            167  20 May 1841  James B. Riddle to Frances Crew (Frances Riddle); his share         of land              purchased as one of the Gdns. of Benjamin Riddle, minor heir of     Benjamin                                  Riddle dec’d whereon Pleasant W. Lane now lives.

 

            170  3 Sep 1841  Elisha Bishop to Jesse Wallin; his 1/7 part of land of Thomas             Bishop              dec’d ; Deed of Trust for Isaac Wallin.

 

            176  13 Jul 1841  Henry C. Bradford and wife Elizabeth, Hamilton Bradford Sr.,          and                               Benjamin B. Bradford, all of Warren Co., to Malvena Hord, William Hord,                                   and Nancy E. Mercer formerly Hord; Thomas Hord Gdn. of Malvena, William                          and Nancy obtained decree in Chancery Court at McMinnville against said Henry `             C. Bradford; deed for 1/3 part of land in McMinn Co. known as Pain

 

 

 

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178      18 Sep 1841    JONATHAN THOMAS to ELIGHA CATE;   Deed of Trust; land

whereon GEORGE GREENWAY formerly resided.

 

185      24 Oct 1838    JAMES ELLISON of Roane Co., to HINSON ELLISON.

 

186      26 Apr 1834    ROBERT ELLISON, SR. of Murry Co., GA, to HINSON

ELLISON.

 

194      28 Aug 1841    MALVINA ADY to JOHN and ROBERY REYNOLDS.

 

196      18 Sep 1841    ABRAHAM BARB and DANIEL LOWRY, Execs. of CHARLES

CARTER dec’d.  to JAMES SMITH

 

199      3 Jul 1841        J.W.M. BRAZEALE to T. B. EMMERSON & Co.; Obligation;

BRAZEALE has contracted with EMERSON & Co. for paper

upon which to print 5000 copies of a work entitled Life As It Is or

Matters and Things in General;  $6 per ream; note for six months.

 

204      26 Aug 1841    JOSEPH ROPER of Shelby Co., AL to DAVID CANTRELL; land

                                    beginning near a fence or spring that WM. SMITH Sr. settled or

                                    built near to known as the Tanyard Spring.

 

205      23 Oct 1841    GEORGE W. GAUTT and wife NANCY A., formerly DORSEY,

                                    and  MICAGAH DORSEY, heirs of DIMMON DORSEY dec’d,

                                    to GIDEON CATE.

 

206      11 Oct 1841    JERMIAH S. WILSON and wife LUCINDA formerly

HAMBRICK, JOSEPH G. IVY and wife NANCY formerly

HAMBRICK, JOHN SMITH and wife ELIZABETH  formerly

HAMBRICK, all of Marshall Co., AL to CELAH HAMBRICK of

Cherokee Co.,AL;  Power of Atty to transact their business as legatees of NATHAN HAMBRICK dec’d.  Acknowleded in

                                    Marshall Co., AL before R. S. RANDALS, Clk of Co. Ct. not

                                    having  a public seal of office.”

 

208      27 Oct 1841    JOHN P. MORDIS and wife DELILAH formerly HAMBRICK

 and CALOWAY HODGES and wife MARY formerly

HAMBRICK to CELAH HAMBRICK, all of Cherokee Co., AL; 

Power of Atty to collect monies due them  as legatees of

NATHAN HAMBRICK dec’d.  Acknowledged before JOHN

                                    S. WILSON, Clk, JOSEPH C. MILLER J.P., and MATHEW J.

                                    TURNLEY,  Judge  all of Cherokee Co., AL.

 

210      11 Oct 1841    CELAH HAMBRICK deposes before JAMES CHILDRESS, J.P.

of  Marshall Co., AL, that CELAH HUNT alias CELAH

 HAMBRICK, daughter of said CELAH HAMBARICK and heir

 of NATHAN HAMBRAICK, dec’d, has departed this life without

issue since she made the last application for her part of the estate; 

RICHARD S. RANDOLS Clerk of Court of Marshall Co.,

WASHINGTON T. MAY, Judge.

 

211      5 Nov 1841     Grantors in deeds on pages 206 and 208, above, by their Atty in

                                    fact CELAH HAMBRICK, to STEPHEN SMITH; all their right to

land and estate of NATHAN HAMBRICK dec’d.

 

 

255      18 Sep 1841    THOMAS H. MITCHELL to HENRY B. DAVIS of Bradley Co.

 

228      11 Mar 1832    GEORGE MORGAN of Athens to WARREN E., BATHADNE,

                                    and AMANDA M. COLVILLE of Warren Co., heirs of YOUNG

COLVILLE, dec’d;   COLVILLE had paid for the land.

 

229      4 Oct 1841      JAMES, EZEKIEL, GEORGE H.,  JOSEPH McMINN and ELLIS

STARR, MARY (POLLY) RIDER late STARR and husband,

JOHN BEAN and wife RUTH late STARR, JESSE MAYFIELD

and wife SARAH late STARR, RICHARD NEWLAND and wife

DEBORAH late STARR, children and heirs of CALEB STARR

                                    dec’d, all of Washington Co., AK and Cherokee Nation West, to

                                    WILLIAM H. COOKE and THOMAS COOPER;  640 acres

known as CALEB STARRr Reservation on Conosauga Creek

making said CALEB STARR’s dwelling house place in the center

thereof; ten signatures: POLLY RIDER, JOHN and RUTH BEAN,

SARAH MAYFIELD, DEBORAH NEWLAND, and JAMES,

EZEKIEL, ELLIS, JOSEPH M., and G. H. STARR.  Witnesses:

                                    L. EVENS, WILLIAM M. Karr.  All acknowledge in Washington

Co.,  AK before LEONARD SHULER, J.P. for Vinyard Township,

B. H. PIERSON Clk,  and Ex Officio Recorder

 

 

 

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232      19 Nov 1841   ALEXANDER and SUSANNAH PETIT to WILLIAM

HARTLEY; Power of Atty to sell land; witnesses EZEKIEL and

RACHEL HAYS prove in Roane Co.

 

 

233      1 Dec 1841      WILLIAM HARTLEY, Atty, in fact for SUSANNAH and

ALEXANDER PETTITT to HUGH P. WILSON; land set apart for

SUSANNAH PETTIT of Greene Co. widow of NATHANIEL

PETTITT dec’d as her dower, and all rights of the said JOEL

PETTITT  (this is the first mention of JOEL PETTITT in the

deed).

 

238      13 Dec 1841    JOSHUA ELLIS of Walker Co., GA to JESSE ELLIOTT of

Monroe Co.

 

244      9 Dec 1841      NATHANIEL L. BLAIR to JOHN CANNON of Sevier Co., his

right as heir in undivided land of SAMUEL BLAIR dec’d; witness

JAMES McNALLY proves deed in Sevier Co., before P.H. Toomy, Clk.

 

245      22 Jun 1841     LUKE CARRELL to son-in-law RICHMOND GADY; for love;

personal property.

 

248      24 Dec 1841    AUGUSTUS W. ELDER to MARY E. McCLUSKEY; Bill of Sale

for slave.

 

255      23 Jul 1841      CHARLES W. PARKS of Benton, Polk Co., to DAVID S.

VANKLUCK of New York City; $5,000.  5,000 acres in McMinn

Co.;  acknowledged by PARKS in New York City before JOHN A.

STEMMLER, No. 9 Wall Street, Commissioner of the State of TN

in and for the State of NY.

 

260      12 Jun 1841     WILLIAM, DAVID, JOHN C., and ISRAEL SMITH, MARY B.,

SAMUEL, MOURING, and GEORGE JULIN, all heirs of JAMES

SMITH dec’d, to EBENEZER FAIN;  they claim title to the land

by certificate of TN under MARY SMITH, widow of JAMES

SMITH dec’d; their 6/7 part of land on Middle Creek;  MARY B.

JULIN questioned apart from her husband; whereas EBENEZER

FAIN is in possession and claims title adversely to our title; 

witnessed by JAMES and ROBERT P. JULIN;  signed by

WILLIAM, DAVID, and JOHN C. SMITH and MARY and

                                    SAMUEL JULIN.

 

264      13 Jan 1842     RICHARD T. GOOD and wife MARTHA formerly DORSEY of

Bradley Co., heir of DIMMON DORSEY dec’d, late of McMinn

Co., to GIDEON CATE; their 1/7 undivided interest.

 

265      4 Mar 1840      CARTER and ELISHA Hays to EPHRAIM MAPLES, Sr.

 

271      27 Jul 1835      TAYLOR DRAKE to THOMAS HARDY; for love for his only

child, SUSAN,

                                    wife of THOMAS HARDY;  acknowledged 15 Jan 1842.

 

273      Jan 1842          THOMAS ARMSTRONG to son JAMES ARMSTRONG; Power

of Atty.

 

275      16 Sep 1831    WILLIAM ANDERSON of Monroe Co., to JAMES ROBERTS of

same; land in Monroe and McMinn counties.

 

277      25 Jan 1842     SOLOMON BOGART to A. D. KEYES;  Deed of Trust; part of

donated land on west side of Athens, beginning where the road leaves the jail street, crosses the line of Lot No. 9 of said donated land...being the lot on which the house stands that was formerly occupied by Mrs. SUSAN MOORE.

 

282      25 Jan 1842     SOLOMON BOGART to ALEXANDER D. KEYES; Deed of

                                    Trust;  Lots Nr. 3,4,5,10,11,12,13,17,18.19.20,21,29,30, and 9,

                                    containing two acres each except Nr. 9 which contains 1-1/4 acres,

                                    being part of the land donated by the  Legislature of Tennessee

                                    for the benefit of the Town of Athens and adjoining Athens on the

                                    West side, except so much of said lots as is occupied by the branch

                                    of the Hiwassee Rail Road running from said road to Athens; also

                                    one undivided half of a lot with the brick academy building

thereon lying south of Athens, also the Gold land in Ococee

District of Monroe Co., on which MONDAY YANCY now resides

 

291      26 Jan 1842     BENJAMIN RAGSDALE to JOSEPH H. RUDD; Deed of trust;

                                    Lot Nr. 38 in Athens, with the brick dwelling house, stables, and

                                    out-houses, the frame building now occupied by PIERCE B.

                                    ANDERSON as a store, the frame building occupied by JOHN L.

                                    BRIDGES as a confectionery, and the frame shop now used  by

                                    me as a Tailor Shop, all of said buildings on said Lot Nr. 38; also

                                    personal property, also interest in merchandise in store belonging

                                    to WILLIAM J. ABLE and myself at Matlocks Mill in Meigs Co.

 

323      24 Apr 1841    THOMAS and SALLY EPPERSON, WILLIAM and NANCY

                                    RUCKER, GEORGE W. and MARY CATE, KATHERINE and

                                    WILLIAM WITT, heirs and distributors of estate of NATHANIEL

                                    WITT dec’d of McMinn Co., to MORDECAI RUCKER, signed

                                    and acknowledged only by WM. RUCKER and WM. WITT.

 

 

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330      16 Feb 1842    JOSEPH ROBINSON of Roane Co, to WILLIAM O. BARRETT

 

339      4 Mar 1842      RUBIN FAULKNER to JOHNSON MINTON; release of his

                                    interest in land where WILLIAM HODGES formerly lived,

                                    mortgaged to him by ANDERSON HODGES, 2 Nov 1835.

 

342      2 Mar 1842      JAMES WALKER to JOSEPH C. WARE;  Deed of Trust; land

                                    willed by father ROBERT WALKER that I then lived on in

                                    Bradley Co.,  is indebted to the legatees of ROBERT WALKER,

                                    dec’d and L.L. BALL, Exec. ofROBERT WALKER.

 

345      9 Mar 1842      JAMES WILLIN to ISAAC WALLIN;  Deed of Trust; Attest:

                                    STEPHEN and JOHN WALLIN.

 

346      5 Apr 1839     WILLIAM H. DEADERICK to Hiwassee Rail Road Co., Lots 22

                                    and 23 and half of lot 21 in Athens, said half not being adjoining

                                    the lot and immediately in front of the house hitherto occupied by

                                    said DEADERICK and more recently by T. NIXON VANDYKE. 

                                    Attest:  A.M. COFFEY, MANLOVE HAYES, JR. 10 Mar 1842                                                        THOMAS P. MOORE certifies handwriting of witness HAYES

                                    who is in City of Philadelphia.

 

347      10 Mar 1842    Hiwassee R.R. Co., A.M. COFFEY, Agent, to S. K. REEDER &

                                    Co.;  Lots as in deed on page 346 above.

 

349      Jun 1841          JOHN L. McCARTY, Exec. of JOHN WALKER, JR. to

BARBARA CATRIN; Bill of Sale for slave DORCAS.

 

349      11 Mar 1842    BARBARA KETRING to GEORGE SEAHORN; Deed of Trust;

                                    personal property including slave DORCAS, and one undivided

                                    half of tavern lot now occupied as a tavern by JOHN M. GIBBS

                                    in Athens.

 

352      11 Mar 1842    Hiwassee R. R. Co., by A. M. COFFEY, Agent, to DAVID

                                    CLEAGE, Cashier of Branch of Planters Bank of TN at Athens;

                                    $1,000; half lot of ground in Athens whereon stands the R. R.

                                    office.

 

355      8 Mar 1842      Hiwassee R. R. Co., to HENRY WILTON, Obligation:  WILTON

                                    the contractor for building bridge across the Hiwassee River, to

                                    finish the whole bridge inside in same style as span now up, “with

                                    doubles floored carriage ways cattle guards wheel guides  venetiaN

                                    windows in sted of glass, the upper floor single corked & pitched. 

                                    So as to be perfectly water tight. substantial gates with locks at

                                    each end”;  to be completed by 1 Dec next;  $32,900.00.  WILTON

                                    to hold lien on bridge and have right of receiving “tols” on said

                                    bridge until 1 Dec next.  JOHN McGAUGHEY, Pres.

 

357      18 Mar 1842    JOHN PARSONS to MANDERVILLE G. R. C. PARSONS; his

                                    1/9 part which fell to him by heirship; signed in Cherokee Co., AL

 

358      22 Mar 1842    BARBARA KETRING, Deed of Trust for lot as in deed on page

349 above; Lot is No. 108 and on Eastanallee Creek.

 

360      26 Mar 1842    JOSEPH McCULLEY, Sheriff, successor to SPENCER

BEAVERS, to JOHN HOYLE:  lands of SAMUEL SNODDY.

 

362      29 Mar 1842    JAMES W. ERWIN to STEPHEN H. MILLER; Deed of Trust;

                                    land formerly owned by WILLIAM ERWIN and once sold by

                                    SPENCER BEAVERS, Sheriff.

 

369      1 Mar 1842      GEORGE W. LOCK now of Rhea Co., to FRANKLIN LOCK of

                                    same; LOCK acknowledged in Meigs Co. before DRURY

                                    GODSY, Clk. by Deputy B. F. LOCK.

 

370      7 Apr 1842      JOHN A. and PEGGY C. McKAMEY of Anderson Co., to WM

                                    McKAMEY; a tract of 800 acres their interests being 266 and 2/3

                                    acres as heirs of WM McKAMEY, dec’d, of Anderson Co.; 

                                    attest: BURTON and ROBERT McKAMY; proven in Anderson

                                    Co., before  WM. CROSS, Clk by Deputy CHARLES Y. OLIVER

 

374      5 Jan 1835       DANIEL McPHERSON of Roane Co., to GEORGE CARRELL of

                                    Rhea Co.; land in Rhea Co.

 

379      13 Apr 1842    ELIJAH HURST to LEWIS R. HURST; Deed of Trust for land

                                    worth about $1,000. and for five slaves now at residence of

                                    WILLIAM S.  CALLAWAY, for love and affection for daughter

                                    SARAH ANN CALLAWAY, wife of WILLIAM S. and her

                                    children, born and yet to be born, it being an advance to her of my

                                    estate equal to part I have given each of my other children up to

                                    this time.

 

 

 

 

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384      7 Oct 1839      ARCHIBALD R. TURK to THOMAS K. TURK; Title Bond;

                                    assigned 14 Apr 1842 to WILLIAM TURK.

 

398      28 Mar 1842    JOHN K. FARMER of Hamilton Co., to JAMES STEED JR.

 

399-407           Mar and Apr 1842  ONSLOW G. MURRELL to T. NIXON VANDYKE; several of Trust to secure his notes and notes of T. B. EMMERSON & Co

                                    mortgage of land, lots in Athens, horses, paper mill machinery,

                                    slaves, and a long list of household effects including one piano

                                    forte, one china dining set of 82  pieces, one china tea set of 72

                                    pieces, one tea and coffee set of 52 pieces, 100 volumes of books.

 

416      18 Apr 1842    GEORGE SEHORN to WILLIAM M. SEAHORN, both of

                                    Athens

 

420      5 Apr 1841      A. N. ARMSTRONG of Bradley Co., to JESSEE WALLIN.