RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE - Conveyance William WHITFIELD to Bryan WHITFELD

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Deed Bk. E p. 110 (bottom)

Conveyance A copy William WHITFIELD to Bryan WHITFELD 400 acres 
Knox County 1/2 of 400 acres Knox County 1/2 of 400 acres Rhea 
County North side Tennessee River

To all people to whom these presents shall come, Greetings: know 
ye that I, William Whitfield of the County of Wayne and State of North 
Carolina for and in consideration of the natural love goodwill and 
natural affection that I have and do bare (sic) unto my son Bryan 
Whitfield, and for other good causes and considerations have given 
and granted and do by these presents give and grant and make over 
unto him the said Bryan WHITFIELD his heirs and assigns forever the 
following mesuage tract, or parcel of land, to wit:
 
One survey of four hundred acres granted to me the said William 
Whitfield the 11th day of July 1788, lying and being in the County of 
Knox in the Western Territory, lying on both sides of the North Fork 
Bull run that makes into Clinch River and below a former survey of 
said Whitfield. Beginning at a beach on the East side of the run of 
said creek and runs West 160 poles to white oke, then South 200 poles 
to a stake, then East 320 poles to a white oak; thence North 200 poles 
to a stake and then West 160 poles to the begining. And two hundred 
acres being the half of a four hundred acre survey granted..200 poles
to a whiteoak, thence East 126 1/2 poles ; then south across the 
Patent 253 poles to a stake and from thence to the beginning. And four 
hundred and sixteen and one half acres lying on the North side of 
Tennessee in the Western Territory it being the one half of my one
third part of a survey granted to Joseph GREEN, myself, and Needham 
WHITFIELD for 2500 acres containing in the whole one thousand and 
sixteen and one half acres. To have and to hold the aforesaid lands 
and premises with all the improvements, priviledges, conveniences, or 
advantages....unto him the said Bryant Whitfield his heirs and assigns
forever.

In witness whereof I the said William Whitfield have hereunto set my
hand and afixed my seal this 31st day of March 1796. 

                                Wm. Whitfield.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presents of 
John KITHLEY, Wm. WHITFIELD 

Registered August 8th 1796

I, Samuel G. Ramsey Register of Knox County do certify that the 
above is a true copy from the Registered books of this county of a 
conveyance from William Whitfield to Bryant Whitfield as it stands 
recorded in Book B p. 93.

Samuel G. Ramsey by his Deputy John Craighead 

The foregoing copy of a conveyance and certificate thereon were registered 
here the 13th day of Sept. 1817. 

Alexander Ferguson Register by his Deputy D. Rawlings.

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