Indenture of A.A. Berryman & wife, Elizabeth to Willis B. Beaver 
Lawrence Co., AL

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Mildred Wright "Mickey" Fournier
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MFournier@atlantic.net
Dec 1998

Indenture of A.A. Berryman & wife, Elizabeth to Willis B. Beaver - Lawrence 
Co., AL

This indenture made and entered into this 3rd day of September 1855 between 
A. A. Berry and his wife Elizabeth, both of the County of Lawrence and 
State of Alabama of the one part and Willis B. Beaver of the County of 
Fayette and State of Tennessee, witnesseth.   That the said Berry and wife 
for and in consideration of the sum of sixty five dollars to them in hand 
paid by the said W. B. Beaver, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, 
hath given, granted, bargained and sold and by these presents doth give, 
grant, bargain and sell unto the said Willis B. Beaver his heirs and 
assigns all their individual interest, being the fourteenth part thereof in 
and to a tract of land in the said County of Fayette and State of Tennessee 
Containing by estimation two hundred and thirty five and one fourth acres, 
more or less, being the same tract of land owned by Michael Beaver dec'd at 
the time of his death, and on which he resided at that time, lying about 
one mile South East of the Town of Concordia in said Fayette County and 
being all the land owned by Michael Beaver in said County at the time of 
his death, and which said undivided interest descended to said Elizabeth 
Berry as one of the heirs at law of said Michael Beavers dec'd.  To have 
and to hold the same to the said Willis B. Beaver his heirs and assigns 
forever, and we do covenant and bind ourselves our heirs and representatives 
to warrant and forever defend the title to said interest to said Beaver his 
heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whatsoever.  And 
if there has already been a petition filed in the Chancery Court at 
Somerville by the heirs of said Michael Beaver dec'd to sell said land then 
we do hereby authorize and empower the said Willis B. Beaver to receive and 
take over our portion of the funds arising from such sale, instead of the 
land itself and his receipt to the person having or that may hereafter have 
said funds in hand shall be a full and complete discharge of the to such 
person for the same. And the said Beaver is hereby authorized and empowered 
to do any other act or thing in reference thereto that we ourselves could 
do, were we personally present and acting for ourselves.  And we do hereby 
ratify and confirm all the lawful actings and doing of our said attorney in 
the premises.
Given under our hands and seals the day and date fixed above written.
A. A. Berry (seal)
                                             Elizabeth Berry (seal)
The State of Alabama, Lawrence County, S.S. 
I Elijah Masterson as acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, 
hereby certify that A. A. Berry and Elizabeth Berry, whose names are signed 
on the foregoing conveyance, and who is known to me, acknowledged before me,
on this day, that being informed of the contents of the conveyance they 
signed the same voluntarily, on the day the same bears date.
Given under my hand and seal this 3rd day of September 1855.
	                                Elijah S. Masterson, J. P. seal
 The State of Alabama, Lawrence County, S. S.
I Henry A. McGhee, Judge of the Probate Court of this County, hereby 
certify that the within and foregoing deed was deposited in my office for 
registration on the 4th day of September 1855 and was the same day duly 
recorded in Probate Court Deed Book "B", pages 472 & 473.
Given under my hand and seal this 4th day of September A. D. 1855.
                                             H. A. McGhee P. Judge