CARROLL COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - 1855 Land Deed from William Rogers heirs
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1855 27 August 1855, Carroll Co. TN Deed Book L, pps. 208-209, B. F. Harrison,
Registrar. 

This indenture made the twenty third day of August in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty (five?) by and between Basil Rodgers,
Ezekiel Rogers, James Rogers, Frederic Rogers, William R. Rogers, Joshua A. G.
Rogers, Nathaniel Edwards and wife Alcy (Alcey) Edwards, Wm. Green & wife Minty
Green, Purity Green, Nancy Rogers, William Cottingham and wife Nancy E. Cottingham
legal heirs of William Rogers, Deceased of the County of Carroll and State of
Tennessee one the one part, and William Cox of the above name county on the other
part witnesseth that the said Basil Rodgers and William Rogers heirs for and
consideration of the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars to them in hand paid
the receipt is hereby acknowledged and by these presents doth grant bargain and
sell unto the said William Cox his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of
land situated in Carroll County and state above named on the waters of Big Sandy
Cherry Creek Range 3 and Section 4., beginning on a Post Oak (?) (illegible ) the
SW corner of entry Entry No. 1489 for 50 acres on the North Boundary of Entry No
2523 running (illegible) north with the west boundary line of the said Entry No
1489 202 (illegible ) to a large forked white oak with (illegible, frontage?)
Thence west to and with the South Boundary of Win. Rowland's No. 175 in all 110
..( illegible   ) corner of the same a stake north ..( illegible ) thence south
2113 poles to a black ( Jack ? ) with Black Jack (illegible) . .Thence east
(illegible ) to a stake with small black (illegible ... . .Thence east 17 poles to
the beginning by estimation 138 acres of land be the same more or less and all the
estate right title interest and claim and demand of them the said Basil Rogers and
legal heirs of Willi Rogers Dec'd. of in and to the said land mentioned unto the
said Win. Cox his heirs, assigns... In witness where of the said Basil Rogers and
above named heirs of Win. Rogers Dec'd. has herunto set their hand and seals in
the presence of: 

W G D B Rogers - James F. Rogers
Purity Green ( Seal) Ezekiel Roger ( Seal)
Wm. Cottingham ( Seal) W. R. Rogers ( Seal)
Nancy C. (X) Cottingham ( Seal) Nathaniel Edward ( Seal)
Frederick Rogers ( Seal) Wm. Green ( Seal)
N. G. Rogers ( Seal) J. A. G. Rogers ( Seal)
Basil Rogers ( Seal ) Alcey Edwards ( Seal)
Minty (X) Green ( Seal) James Rogers ( Seal)

State of Tennessee, Carroll County} Personally appeared before me Wilbourn H.
Graves, Clerk of the County Court of said County, Ezekiel Rogers, W. R. Rogers,(
Nathaniel Rogers & Edwards) Wm Green (?)G Rogers & James Rogers and Purity Green
with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that they signed the ...
above Deed for the purposes therm contained and on the day it bears date and also
personally appeared before me personally and apart from their husbands Alsey
Edwards and Minty Gren from their husbands Nathaniel Edwards and Win. Green
acknowledged that they signed the above deed of their own free will and choice
without compulsion or fear from their said husbands and also personally appeared
before me W G D B Rogers and James F. Rogers witnesses subscribed who being duly
sworn, dispose and say they are well acquainted with Wm. Cottingham Nancy C.
Cottingham Frederic Rogers N G. Rogers and Basil Rogers who acknowledged that they
signed the above deed for the purposes therein contained and on the day it bears. 
Date witness my hand at office August 27th 1855.  

W.H. Graves, Cler.

Came to hand 5 o'clock PM August 27, 1855.
B.F. Harrison, Reg