CARROLL COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - James Ross to John Morgan
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Jan 7, 1850
This indenture made the 7th day of January A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Fifty
by and between James ROSS of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee &
John Morgan of the County and State aforesaid of the other part witneseth
that for & in consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to him in
hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained sold
and conveyed and by these presents doth bargain and sell and convey to the
said John MORGAN a certain tract of land lying and being on the County of
Carroll on Simpson's Creek waters of Sandy River Beginning on a large
chestnut northeast corner of a twelve hundred and eighty acre tract of land
being a part of a twenty five hundred acre survey conveyed by Thomas HUNT
to Alexander MURPHY and by his attorney in fact Thomas A. THOMPSON to
Theophilus MORGAN taken out of grant founded on Warrant No 1755 running
thence West six hundred and forty poles to a stake on the West boundary
line of the said twenty five hun!
dred acre survey thence South 32 degrees East two hundred and forty five
poles to a red oak thence South 25 degrees East forty poles to a post oak
thence East one hundred and ninety four poles to a post oak thence East
forty one & a half poles to a post oak thence North 64 degrees East two
hundred and thirty four poles to a white oak in the East boundary line of
the said twenty five hundred acre survey thence North fifty six poles to
the beginning containing five hundred and seventy acres and that James ROSS
doth hereby agree to defend the title of said land against all other claims
and confer the title to the said John MORGAN his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I the said John MORGAN and James ROSS have herewith set
my hand affixed my seal the day and date above written.
James ROSS, seal
signed, sealed & delivered in presence of
A. G. MORGAN & William B. SHAVER
State of Tennessee Carroll County
Personally appeared before me W.H. GRAVES Clerk of the County Court of said
County James ROSS with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged
that he signed the within deed for the purposes therein set forth and on
the day it bears date witness my hand at office this May 4th, 1852.
W.H. GRAVES, Clk
Came to hand 3 o'clock pm May 4th 1852 & registered.
B.F. HARRISON, Register of Carroll County.