Bedford-Coffee County TN Archives Deed.....Hancock, Martin And Samuel - Sharp, William August 15, 1842
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Dan S. Sharp DAN@danstevensharp.us February 11, 2007, 5:44 pm

District No. 1
Written: August 15, 1842
Recorded: August 17, 1842

Bedford County, Tennessee

Deed Book LL, Page 437

William Sharp To Martin Hancock & Samuel Hancock Deed 317 Acres



This indenture made this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one 

thousand eight hundred and forty two, Between William Sharp of Bedford County 

State of Tennessee of the one part and Martin Hancock and Samuel Hancock of 

the County of Coffee and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that 

for the sum of fifty four hundred Dollars in hand paid before the signing and 

sealing these presents, the said William Sharp hath bargained and sold unto 

the said Martin Hancock & Samuel Hancock a certain Tract or parcel of land 

lying and being in Bedford County on Scotts branch of Duck River District No. 

1 Bounded as follows–



Beginning on a rock in George Shaws West boundary line Running West one 

hundred and fifty four poles to a Rock R. C. C. P. Shaws South East corner, 

Thence North with sd Shaws line to a Rock in Wm Keeles South boundary line 

three hundred and twenty poles said Shaws North East Corner, thence north of 

East one hundred and fifty five poles to a stake in the West boundary line of 

a twenty acre Tract bought by sd Sharp of Wm Keele, Thence South three hundred 

and twenty poles to the Beginning Containing three hundred and seventeen acres 

be the same more or less.



And the said William Sharp for himself his heirs and assigns doth warrant and 

forever Defend the above bargained premises to the said Martin Hancock and the 

said Samuel Hancock, their heirs and assigns forever, against the lawfull[sic] 

claims of all manner of persons whatever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto 

set his hand and affixed his seal, the day and date above written, Signed 

Sealed & delivered in presence of us.



John Bell					Wm Sharp (seal)

W. H. Sharp



State of Tennessee || Personally appeared before me Robert Hurst clerk of the 

Bedford County     || County Court of said County William Sharp the within 

named bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged 

that he executed the within deed for the purposes therein contained. Witness 

my hand at Office this 16th August 1842.

						Robt Hurst Clerk

Recd and Noted August 16th 1842 at 7˝ Oclock PM

	Registered August 17th 1842		Andrew Vannoy Register



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

Bedford County, TN, Register of Deeds, 11 February 2007.

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