BEDFORD COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Elias Yeates To Ibby Meadows ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Steve Carson carson@siggraph.org ==================================================================== TSLA, Bedford County, Tennessee Deeds, Book LL, Pages 36 and 37, 22 August 1839 This Indenture made this twentieth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine, by and Between Elias Yeates of the County of Bedford and State of Tennessee of the one part, and Ibby Meadows, his daughter of the County and State aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that the said Elias Yeates for the consideration of Natural love and affection which he the said Elias Yeates bears toward the said Ibby Meadows hath Given & Granted, Aliened, and conferred unto the said Ibby Meadows her heirs & assigns a certain tract or parcel of land with the appertainesses thereunto belonging Situate lying and being in the County of Bedford on the waters of the Garrison fork of Duck River and bounded as follows--Beginning at a Sugar tree and sower Oak, Allen Knights North East corner of a tract of land purchased of Nicholas Coble, thence East 138 poles to Zachariah Cutley North East corner, thence North 143 poles to a white ash, Fergus Hall's South East corner, thence West along said Hall's Line to Samuel Yates (sic) corner Thence with said Samuel Yeates line to the Beginning Containing by Estimation one hundred and twenty two acres be the same more or less. To have & to hold the aforesaid Tract of Land together with all & Singular the rights, profits, Emoluments, hereditaments & appertainenies (sic), of, in & to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining to the only proper use and behoof of the said Ibby Meadows her heirs and assigns forever, and the said Elias Yeates for myself my heirs & assigns do covenant and agree to and with the Said Ibby Meadows her heirs and assigns, that the before recited land and bargained premises I forever defend against the right, claim and interest or demand of all and every person or manner of person whatsoever In Witness whereof I the said Elias Yeates have hereunto Set my hand and Affixed my seal the day & date above written Elias Yates Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us Allen Knight James Thompson James Murrell Thomas Murrell State of Tennessee--Bedford County. Personally appeared before me Robert Hunt Clerk of this County Court of said County, James Murrell & Thomas Murrell Subscribing Witnesses to the within named deed who being first sworn depose and say that they are Acquainted with Elias Yeates the bargainor and that he Acknowledged the same in their presences to be his Act and deed upon the 18th September 1841 Robert Hunt, Clerk Registered September 23rd 1841 Andrew Vannoy, Registrar of Bedford County