Deed - Joseph Fowlkes from D. W. Ragsdale

Transcribed & submitted by Lori Thornton <lorit@lcs.net>
24 March 2002

Joseph Foulks From D. W. Ragsdale

The State of Miss}
Monroe County}          This Indenture made this the 13th day of 
April 1827 and in the year of our Lord 1827 between Joseph
Foulk of the county and state aforesaid of the one part and D.W.
Ragsdale of the same county and state of the other Witnesseth
that for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars
to me in hand paid the receipt whereof I the said Ragsdale hereby
acknowledge paid by the said J. Foulks and that the said Ragsdale
doth hereby sell convey alean [sic] and behoof and confirm unto
the said Joseph Fulks his heirs and assigns a certain tract or 
parcel of Land lying and being in the said county of Monroe and 
being N 1/2 of the So. W. 1/4 of section 25 Towship 13 south of 
the state of Tennessee of Range No 19 west containing seventy 
nine acres and 15/100 of an acre be the same more or less to have 
and to hold the said tract of Land with all and singular the 
hereditaments part and parcel thereof to have and to hold all
and singular the above described lot or land and premises with
the appertenances with the said party of the second part his 
heirs & assigns to the duly proper use benefit and behoof of
the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever
and the land party of the first part hath for his heirs
Executors and administrators covenant and grant to and with
the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns that
he the said party of the first part is the true lawful and
right owner of all and singular the above described land and
premises and of every part and parcel thereof with the 
appertenances thereunto belonging and that the said land and
premises or any part thereof at the time of sealing and 
delivering these presents are not incumbered by any Mortgage
judgment Execution or limitation or by any incumbrence
whatsoever by which the title of the said party of the second
part hereby made or intended to be made for the above described
land premises can or may be changed charged altered or defeated
in any way whatsoever and also that the said party of the first
part now hath good right full power and lawful authority to 
grant bargain sell and convey the said land & premises in
manner all that he warrant secure and forever defend the said
land and premises unto the said party of the second part his 
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all and every person and persons freely and clearly freed
and discharged of and from all manner of incumberance
whatsoever.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
William Hall}                    Thos. N. Niles [seal]
Richd Cane  }


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