CANNON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Ward and wife Elizabeth Preston Barratt to 
			    Thomas Preston, 3 Nov 1854
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Cannon County Deeds, November 3, 1854, Cannon County, Tennessee; 

        Whereas, John Preston late of Cannon County State of Tennessee, died 
seized and possessed of a certain tract of land lying and being in Cannon 
County District No 6th, State of Tennessee, and bounded as follows to wit, 
on the North by the Lands of Elijah or James Neely on the East by the lands 
of John Higgins on the South by the lands of A. N. Johnson and on the West 
Tittle & Preston, containing about one hundred and fifty acres And being the 
tract of land that said John Preston purchased of William Preston the deed 
to which is duly registered in Cannon County Tennessee which is here referred
to for the precise mites and Bounds and being the same Tract of Land  upon 
the said John Preston Resided at the time of his death, and whereas the said 
John Preston deceased, left as his only children and heirs at law.  Thomas 
Preston, William Preston, Samuel Preston, James Preston, Elizabeth, wife of 
Ward Barratt, Sally wife of Tilford Walls, Rebecca J. Preston to whom the 
above described tract of land descended as heirs the said John Preston, 
having died intestate & without any will and having the above tract of land 
and a small amount of personal estates as his only property for distribution.
Now therefore, we Ward Barratt and his Wife Elizabeth formerly Elizabeth 
Preston, have this day bargained and sold and do hereby transfer and convey 
to Thomas Preston and to his heirs and assigns forever, for the consideration
of sixty dollars to us in hand paid, the Receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged.  All our right Title interest and claim both legal & equitable 
present and expectant into and to the before described track of land and also 
in and to the personal estate, of the said John Preston deceased the same 
being our entire interest and claim yet undivided, in and to both the real 
and personal estate of the said John Preston deceased and which we hereby 
convey to the said Thomas Preston to have and to hold to the said Thomas 
Preston and to his heirs and assigns forever.  We do covenant and bind 
ourselves heirs and Representative to warrant the title to our undivided 
interest in said Tract of Land and personal estate of the Estate of said 
John Preston, deceased and our interest being one seventh part of the same 
to the said Thomas Preston & to his heirs and assigns and to defend the same 
against the lawful claimes of all persons whatever.                
Ward Barrett     Elizabeth X Barrett
        This 3rd day of november 1854.
Attest:         Elijah Crabtree
                Wm. Wilsher
State of Tennessee/Cannon County:  Pesonally appeared before me Brinkley 
Lasiter, Clerk of the County Court of said Cannon County, the within named 
Ward Barratt one of the bargainers with whome I am acquainted and who 
acknowledged that he executed the foregoing deed on the day it being dated 
and for the purpose therein contained.  
        Also personally appeared before me Elizabeth Barrattt, the other 
bargainer and feme covet to the foregoing deed, privately and apart from her 
husband the said Ward Barratt, and acknowledged that she executed the 
foregoing deed of conveyance on the day it bears date, without compulsion, 
?????, or restraint from her said husband and for the purposes therein 
contained.
        Witness my hand at office this the 4th day of November 1854.
                                                B. Lasiter Clerk.

Filed at office Nov the 4th at 3 0clock. P. M. 1854-
And was the 7th at 2 oclock P. M. 1854.


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