Redick H. Berry to Young H. Berry Deed
Crockett Co., TN
Dated 2 Jan 1873
DEED – REDICK H. BERRY TO YOUNG H. BERRY-
Know all men by these presents that for the love and affection we Reddick Berry and wife Catherine A. Berry entertain for Young H. Berry we do hereby give transfer and convey to him his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land containing 92 1/2 acres lying being and situated in the county of Crockett and state of Tenn. in civil District No. 4, known and described as follows, Beginning at a Black oak the S.W. corner of Robt. McLeary’s 200 acre entry, runs South 84 poles to a stake with 4 blk oak pointers thence East 144 poles, to a stake and white oak black oak and hickory pointers thence North 84 poles to a stake and post oak pointer, thence West 144 poles to the beginning, and the part bought of J. Cassels contains 20 acres more or less bounded as follows, Beginning at a stake 37 2/10 poles east of the N.W. corner of a 150 acre tract deeded to Jesse Cassels by J. Goff runs thence south 35 1/2 poles to a stake thence east, 89 8/10 poles to a stake thence North 35 1/2 poles to a stake the S.E. corner of a 30 acre acre tract sold to P.P. Baker by said J. Goff thence 89 8/10 poles to the beginning,
To have and to hold the same to the said Young H. Berry his heirs and assigns forever with all the appurtenances thereto belonging. In witness whereof we have hereto affixed our signatures this the 2nd day of January 1873.
Reddick (his mark) Berry (seal)
Catherine A. (her mark) Berry (seal)
State of Tennessee, Crockett County – Personally appeared before me, J. W. Rosemon, Notary Public for said county, Redick H. Berry the Bargainer to the attached Deed, with whom I am personally acquainted, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained. And Catherine A. Berry wife of said Redick H. Berry having appeared before me privately and apart from her husband, acknowledged the execution of the said Deed to have been made by her freely, voluntarily, and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her husband, and for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal, this 2 day of Jany 1873.
J. W. Rosemon
Notary Public
State of Tennessee, Crockett County – I, Francis J. Wood, clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that J. W. Rosemon whose genuine signature appeared to the foregoing and hereunto attached, certificate, was at _____ of same Notary Public in and for said county, commissioned and duly qualified, and all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit as such, Witness my hand at office, in Alamo, Tenn. this the 31st day of March 1875.
Francis J. Wood, clerk
State of Tennessee, Crockett County – I certify that the foregoing Deed and certificates were rec’d for Registration March 31st, 1875 at 1 O’clock P.M.
R. T. De Fouche, Register
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