BEDFORD COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Orville H. Searcy to Alexander 
		McMichael, James McMichael and William McMichael
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TSLA, Bedford County Deeds, Book BB, Pages 375 and 376, 16 September 1829

This indenture made and entered into this sixteenth day of September in the
Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine between Orville
H. Searcy of the county of Bedford and the State of Tennessee and Alexander
McMickel, James McMichell and William McMichel of the county and state
aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said Searcy for and in
consideration of the sum of nine hundred dollars to him in hand paid the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath bargained granted and sold and
by these presents doth grant bargain sell and convey unto that said
Alexander, James and William McMichels their heirs and assigns forever a
certain tract or parcel of land lying in and being in the County of Bedford
aforesaid on Noah's Fork of Duck River a part of a 5,000 acre tract of land
granted by the State of North Carolina to John Gray and Thomas Blount by
Grant No. 217. Beginning in Noah's fork on Mrs. Patton's South West corner
of a small tract Thence North with her West boundary one hundred and thirty
Poles to her North West Corner on an Iron Wood thence West with an old line
of the Jones' tract ninety eight poles to an Elm at a branch, Walt? Elem's
old place thence with R. Keel's line South one hundred and sixteen poles to
said Keele's South East Corner on a small Sugar tree thence with his line
West thirty six poles to William McMichels corner on a beech thence with
his line South seventy eight poles to the middle of Noah's Fork at the
crossing the Wagon Road and hence up the middel <sic> of Noah's fork with
its Various Meanders (viz) South 70 degrees East 42 poles South 75 degrees
East 24 poles North 65 degrees East 16 poles North 20 degrees East 34 poles
North 70 degrees East 18 poles to the beginning, containing by calculation
one hundred and fifteen acres be the same more or less to have and to hold
the aforesaid tract of Land with all and singular the Rights Profits
Emoluments hereditaments and appurtenances of in and to the same belonging
or in any way appertaining to the only Proper use benefit and behoof of
them the said Alexander McMichel, James McMichel and William McMichel their
heirs and assigns Forever and I the said Orville H. Searcy for my self my
heirs, Executors administrators or assigns do Covenant agree to and with
the said Alexander, James and William McMichel their heirs and assigns that
the before Recited land and bargained premises I will Warrant and forever
defend against the right title Claim in trust or demand of all and every
person or manner of persons whatever.

In Witness whereof I the said Orville H. Searcy have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal day and year first above written

O. H. Searcy <signed>

Signed Sealed and Delivered In the presence of us:
Andrew Vannoy Jurat
George T. Litton Jurat

State of Tennessee, Bedford County Court} August Term 1831. I  Certify that
the Execution of the foregoing deed of Conveyance From Orville H. Searcy to
 Alexander, James and William McMickel Was Proven in Open Court by the
Oaths of Andrew Vannoy and George T. Litton the subscribing Witnesses
thereto and ordered to be certified for Registration.

Given under my hand at office in Shelbyville 9th August 1831

James McKisick, Clerk <signed>

Registered November 5 1831  Thomas Davis, Registrar of Bedford County