BEDFORD COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Moses & Micajah Payne to Elijah Holt ==================================================================== 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Meadows rmeadows@krl.org ==================================================================== Moses & Micajah Payne to Elijah Holt, Bedford Co., TN, 31 December 1819 Bedford Co., TN, deed book L, pp. 452-453: 452) Moses & Micajer Payne to Elijah Holt for 110 Acres This Indenture made this Thirty first day of December in the Year of Our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and nineteen Between Moses Payne & Micajer Payne of the County of Bedford and State of Tennessee of The One part and Elijah Holt of the County of Bedford and State of Tennessee of the other part Witnesseth That for and in Consideration of the Sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars to us in hand paid by the Said Elijah Holt the receipt whareof is hereby Acknowledged Hath Granted, bargained Sold alliened Conveyed and Confirmed and do by these presents Grant Bargain Sell allien Convey and Confirm unto the Said Elijah Holt his heirs and assigns forever a Certain Tract or parcel of Land Situate Lying & being in the County of Bedford and on the East side of Dawdy Creek a North branch of the Barron fork of Duck River Begining on an ash & hickory [known?] By Thomas Westalls north East Corner Runing with Said line To the Bluff on the west side of Dawdys Creek to a Walnut thence down the said Creek adjoining Said Bluff to a Lynn Supposed to be Eighty Poles thence East and across and down said Creek to a double Lynn on the New Road thence in a direction with said Road to the foot of the hill and Straight in the direction to a hickory and beech both marked [H?] on the South East line Between said Payne & [Rosens?] thence [--pg. 453--] with Said line to the Begining Containing one hundred ten Acres be the Same more or Less To Have and To Hold The aforesaid Tract of Land together with all & singular the Rights profits emoluments hereditaments & appurtenances of in And to the Same belonging or in any wise Appertaining to the Only proper use & benefit of him The Said Elijah Holt his heirs & assigns forever & we the Said Moses and Micajer Payne for ourselves our heirs Exec. adm. & assigns do Covenant & agree to & with the Said Elijah Holt his heirs & assigns that the before recited Land and bargained premises we will Warrant & forever defend against the right Title Claim Interest or demand of all & Every person or manner of persons whatever In Witness whareof we the said Moses & Micajer Payne Hath hereunto set our hands & affixed our seals the day and year first above written Signed Sealed & Delivered in presents of Cullen C Crebbs......................Moses Payne (seal) Samuel Jones.........................Micajer Payne (seal) State of Tennessee) Bedford County....)...January Term 1820 I James McKisick Clerk of the Court of Pleas Sessions of the County aforesaid do hereby Cerfify That the Execution of the within Deed of Conveyance >From Moses & Micajer Payne to Elijah Holt for 110 Acres of Land was Acknowledged in Open Court by Moses Payne for himself & Micajer Payne and Ordered to be Certifyed for registration. Given under my hand this 12th day of January 1820. ............................Jas McKisick Clk Registered 29th March 1820 Edw'd Wade Re'r