Bedford County TN Archives Deed.....Sharp, William - Eoff, William January 20, 1827
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Dan Sharp danstevensharp@comcast.net February 4, 2007, 1:47 am

Written: January 20, 1827

Bedford County, Tennessee

Deed Book Y, pages 499-500

Wm Eoff to William Sharp



This Indenture made this Twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one 

thousand Eighteen hundred and Twenty Seven between William Eoff of the County 

of Bedford and State of Tennessee of the one part and William Sharp of the 

county  and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said 

William Eoff for and in consideration of the of[sic] Two hund[sic] and Fifty 

Dollars in had paid the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge hath 

granted bargained sold alien[sic] and confirmed and by these presents doth 

grant Bargain sell alien and confirm unto the said William Sharp his heirs and 

assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County 

of Bedford and State aforesaid ...



... lying on the waters of Scotts Branch a Fork of Garison[sic] Fork of Duck 

River Beginning on two sugar trees James Morrows North West corner and on the 

top of a ridge running thence North Sixty two (degrees) West Eighty nine poles 

to a dog wood and sugar tree on the top of said ridge thence [8, 80?] 

(degrees) West Eighty four Poles to a sugar tree & Lyn[sic] growing from the 

same roots thence North 60 (degrees) West Sixty poles to two sugar trees 

thence North 12 Degrees East Twenty Poles to a hickorey[sic] and Beech thence 

N43 ° West Forty two Poles to Lyn and dogwood thence N87 (degrees) East 

[Sixty, Sixteen?] Poles to two Hickoreys[sic] thence South 66° East one 

hundred and Forty four Poles to a Beech and BuckeEye thence North 12 (degrees) 

East sixty three Poles to Poplar in a Hollar[sic] thence with the [middle?]  

of the holler South 71 (degrees) East [thereby, thusly?] to [a ?]  thence S88E 

Forty too[sic] Poles to a walnut and honey locus[sic] in the senter[sic] of 

said Hollow and on James Morrow west Boundary line thence South with said line 

one hundred and sixty poles to the Beginning containing one hundred and 

[forty, fifty?]  acres and one half to the same more or less.



Together with all and singular heredetements[sic] and aportence[sic] and all 

the Estate Right [title?] and in trust Proper Claims and Demands of William 

Sharp the said Wm Eoff of in and to the Land to have and to hold the Land 

hereby conveyed with all said bargain Premises and any pertanc__[sic] and 

[parcel?] [thereof?] [with?] [illegible] of the appurtenances unto the [said?] 

William Sharp and assigns forever and [illegible] William Eoff [forever?] 

[illegible] Exectors[sic] and administrators ...[Consistently erratic and 

illegible to the signature and witnesses, but basically details standard legal 

obligations of each party associated with transfer of land from seller to 

buyer.] ...



Jacob [illegible]                                 William Eoff (seal)

John Tilman

Charles Hodges



State of Tennessee ||  March Term 1827

Bedford County Court I James McKisick Clerk of said court do certify that the 

surety of the within Deed of Conveyance from William Eoff to William Sharp for 

150 1/2 acres of land was [illegible] in open Court by said William Eoff & 

ordered to be [illegible] for Regtr.



Given under my hand and seal [illegible] 29th Decb 1827  Jas McKisick 

Rec [illegible] day of [illegible] Ed Wade

Additional Comments:
Transcribed by Dan S. Sharp from a copy of the original provided by the 

Bedford County, TN, Registrar of Deeds, 03 February 2007.

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