Source: Sumner County DB 13, Page 147 and 148
Contributed by Joyce Stark Blocker (CBStark@aol.com)
© March 2001
State of Tennessee, Sumner County. This Indenture made this twenty ninth of February in the
year
of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two between Joseph Eatson of the State
of Tennessee Sumner County of the one part & John Wesley Bruce of the county and State
aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for & in consideration of the Sum of one hundred
dollars in hand paid by the Said John W. Bruce at and before the in sealing and delivering hereof
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by these presents have granted bargained sold aliened
dreseased & confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien infeiff release &
confirm unto the said John W. Bruce & to his heirs & assigns all my tract of land lying on the
ridge
on the waters of Red river in the County of Sumner State Tennessee Containing one hundred
acres bounded as follows to wit:
Beginning at a white oak Ja___ Sumers South West corner running North with Sumers line
one hundred poles to a black oak Owen Whites corner thence West with his line one hundred
and Sixty poles to a Stake in Coles line thence South with Coles line one hundred poles to
Martins corner of his 100 acre tract thence ____ Martins line one hundred & sixty poles to the
Beginning with the heridetaments & appurtenances to have & to hold the said tract or parcel of
land with its appurtenances to the said John W. Bruce his heirs & assigns forever in Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Sealed & delivered in presence of
John Frazor
James Frazor
Joseph (his X mark) Eatson {Seal}
State of Tennessee Sumner County May Term 1832. Deed of bargain & Sale from Joseph
Eatson to John W. Bruce for one hundred acres of land was duly acknowledged in open court
by bargainer & ordered to be registered.
A copy Test A. H. Douglass, Clerk of Sd Court
Registered & Examined August 7th 1832