DEED – Y. H. BERRY TO M. L. ALLEN – 60 ACRES, 4 DIST., $360.
This indenture made the 13th day of November 1878, one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight, between Y. H. Berry of the one part, and M. L. Allen of the other part, both of the county of Crockett and state of Tennessee Witnesseth, that the said Y. H. Berry, in consideration of the sum of ($360.00) three hundred and sixty dollars to wit: one hundred and twenty dollars, cash, the receipt whereof, is hereby acknowledged; the remainder in two promissory notes, to wit, the first calling for the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars, due the 15th day of November 1879, the second to wit, one promissory note calling for one hundred and twenty dollars due the 15th day of November 1880, the said Y. H. Berry hath bargained, and sold, and by these presents, doth transfer and convey unto the said M. L. Allen, his heirs and assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land, containing sixty acres, more or less, situated and lying in the county of Crockett, and state of Tennessee and in the fourth civil District of said county butted and bounded as follows to wit, Beginning at a stake on the north east corner and runs west one hundred and fourteen and two sevenths poles to a stake, thence south eighty four poles to a stake, thence east one hundred and fourteen and two sevenths poles to a stake, thence to the beginning eighty four poles containing by estimation sixty acres, more or less, to have and hold said tract or parcel of land, with its appurtenances, estate title and interest thereunto belonging to him, the said M. L. Allen, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Y. H. Berry doth hereby covenant with the said M. L. Allen his heirs and assigns that he is lawfully seized and possessed of said land in fee simple, and that he had a good right to convey the same, and that the same is unencumbered, and the said Y. H. Berry doth further covenant and bind himself, his heirs and assigns, to warrant and forever defend the title to said land, to the said M. L. Allen his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever;
In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this this the 13th day of November 1878,
Y. H. Berry (seal)
Andromedia Berry (seal)
State of Tennessee, Crockett County – Personally appeared before me, W. N. Brown, clerk of the county court of said county, Y. H. Berry and A. Berry wife of the said Y. H. Berry the bargainor to the foregoing and hereunto attached Deed with whom I am personally acquainted, and who severally acknowledged that they executed the same for the purpose therein expressed, and the said A. Berry on a private examination apart from her husband the said Y.H. Berry, acknowledged before me the execution of the said Deed to have been done by her freely, voluntarily, and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her husband, and for the purposes therein expressed, Witness, W.N. Brown, clerk of said court, at office, this 13th day of Novr. 1878.
W. N. Brown clerk,
state tax $.35 paid
I certify that the foregoing Deed and certificates were recd. for Registration November 12th 1879 at 11 1/4 O’clock a.m. and so noted in Minute Book No. 1 page 73.
R. T. D. Fouche, Register
A very special thank you to W. Ross Berry, who transcribed and contributed this document for use on this web site.