Lincoln county missouri, estate of John  Thurmond
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Maury Co TN Deed Book Vol 2 Book D page 441

Know all men by these presents that I John  Thurmond  of  the  County  of
Lincoln and State of Missouri for good and sufficient causes me thereunto
moving do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Philip Thurmond my true
and lawful attorney for me to get and in my name to collect  any  monies,
receive any estate either real or personal and to sale and convey my such
estate the may be due and coming to me as one of the  heirs  of  Benjamin
Johnson deceased late of the county of Maury in the  State  of  Tennessee
and to do all and everything in relation to my interest  in  said  estate
that I myself could do, were doing and to do the same in  my  own  proper
person. And I do hereby verify and confirm all of the  acts  of  my  said
attorney as such, Given under my hand and signed this 1st day of November
in the year of our Lord 1848.

Signed

John Thurmond  (seal)



Maury Co TN Deed Book Vol 2 Book E page 244

To all to whom these presents shall come we Benjamin Thurmond of Campbell
County, Virginia, George Gardner of Nelson County,  Virginia  and  Jordon
Thurmond of the County and State last above said send greetings.  Whereas
Benjamin Johnson of Maury County State of Tennessee  the  grandfather  of
the said Benjamin Thurmond aforesaid and  also  the  grandfather  of  the
wives of the said George Gardner and  Jordon  Thurmond  before  mentioned
towit, Rebecca Gardner and Sophia Thurmond departed this life  leaving  a
will by which he divided to the said parties before mentioned  a  portion
of his estate. Now know ye  that  we  the  said  George  Gardner,  Jordan
Thurmond and Benjamin Thurmond of the County and State aforesaid reposing
great confidence in Barrell Lee of Campbell  County  Virginia  have  made
constituted and appointed and by these presents do  make  constitute  and
appoint the said Barrell Lee of the county aforesaid our true and  lawful
attorney for us and in our names to ____ for ask and demand  recover  and
receive of and from the  executor  or  executors  of  the  said  Benjamin
Johnson of the County of Maury and State of Tennessee all  the  share  of
the estate of the said Benjamin Johnson both real and personal  which  we
are entitled to with in our own right or in the right of our wives or any
other person for in which he the death of the said Benjamin  Johnson  and
his will aforesaid ought of right to be long to us or either  of  us  and
upon receipt thereof a quittances and other legal discharges for  us  and
in our name to give to the executors of the  said  Benjamin  Johnson  for
what our said attorney shall do or can do to be done  in  and  about  the
premises. We do hereby notify and  confirm  the  same  as  fully  to  all
intents and purposes as if he were personally present and did  the  same.
Witness our hands and seals this 9th day of September 1850.

Signed  

Benjamin Thurmond  (seal)
George  X (his mark) Gardner  (seal)
Jord Thurmond  (seal)

The above power of attorney to the extent of Jordan Thurmond interest  in
the same is for the benefit of William M. Thurmond. Given from  under  my
hand and seal this 9th day of September 1850 before  the  acknowledgement
of the same before the clerk.

Jordan Thurmond  (seal)