ANDERSON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Thomas Morton to James Johnson, 16 Aug 1834
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Transcribed by Nina Morton Tomasieski 

State of Tennessee ) 
Anderson County ) personally appeared before me Willian Crafts, Clerk of the 
County Court of Anderson County aforesaid William Severs with whom I am 
personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he made and Executed the 
within named deed of Conveyance for the purposes within aforesaid on the day 
it bares date.  Witnesses my hand at office in Clinton this the 4th day of 
February, 1839 
William Crafts, Clerk 

This Indenture made the 16th day of August in the year of our Lord 1834 
between THOMAS MORTON of the County of Anderson of the one part and JAMES 
JOHNSON of the County of Knox of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said 
THOMAS MORTON for an in consideration of the sum of one hundred and twelve 
dollars to him secured to be paid hath bargained and sold and by these 
presents doth Convey and Confirm unto the said JAMES JOHNSON his heirs and 
assignees forever a tract of land lying in the said County of Anderson in the 
Poor Valley and bounded as follows Beginning on the top of Hinds Ridge on the 
northeastern line of a grant for twenty five hundred and sixty acres of land 
granted to WILLIAM TYRELL LEWIS thence along the line of said grant north 
forty five degrees west to the line of a tract of land conveyed by (LEWIS 
CLIPIER (can't read, sorry)) to WILLIAM BRUMMET and with h is line to the top 
of the Lone Mountain thence Easterwardly along the top of said mountain to 
point from which a line running south forty five degrees east to the top of 
Hinds Ridge will strike the division line agreed upon between said MORTON and 
his brother, GEORGE (MORTON), thence with said line to the top of Hinds Ridge 
thence along the top of said ridge to the beginning containing one hundred 
acres be the same more or less which tract of land together with the 
herediments and appertinances thereunto belonging or appertaining to have and 
to hold unto the said JAMES JOHNSON his heirs and assigns against the lawful 
title Claim and demand of all persons whatever the said THOMAS MORTON doth 
hereby warrant and forever defend in testimony whereof the said THOMAS MORTON 
hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written 
signed sealed and delivered in the presence of 

DAVID MORTON 				THOMAS MORTON (seal)
JAMES MORTON 
TRAVIS GEORGE 
JOSEPH "x" STANLEY 

State of Tennessee ) 
Anderson County ) Personally appeared before me WILLIAM CRAFTS, Clerk of the 
County Court of Anderson County, JAMES MORTON and JOSEPH STANLEY, two 
subscribing witnesses to written named deed who being first sworn deposed and 
say they are acquainted with THOMAS MORTON the within named Bargainer and that 
the said THOMAS MORTON acknowledge that he made and executed the within named 
deed for the purposes therein contained on the day it bares date.  Witnesses 
my hand at office in Clinton this 4th day of February 1839. 

William Crafts, Clerk