CARTER COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Carter County to Heirs of John Archer
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Contributor's Note:  The Following deed was made for the heirs of John Archer
(abt 1802-bef 1867).  John Archer married Rebecca Smith in Washington County,
TN in 1826.  They moved to Sullivan County, TN then on to Carter County.  This
transaction was transcribed by Michael Stephen "Steve" Peters grandson of
Johanna Archer.  Johanna married George Frank Peters in 1885.

This indenture made and entered into this 5th day of June A.D 1876 by and
between John C. Smith Clerk & master of the chancery court at Elizabethton
held for Carter County of the one part and the heirs of John Archer decd (to
wit) BENJAMIN ARCHER, WILLIAM H. ARCHER, SARENA V. ARCHER, WILLIAM HICKS,
REBECCA HICKS, REBECCA ARCHER, JOANNA ARCHER of the county of Carter of the
second part witnesseth that whereas heretofore to wit.  On the 13th day of
February 1872 a decree was rendered in said court in the cause W.W. Rockhold
et al against P Elliot and Archer & Haynes V, P.B. Elliot et al and recorded
in Motion Book B. on page 282 which decree was based upon and by agreement of
the parties and the following facts to wit.  That on the 19th day of December
1857 P.B. Elliot sold to John Archer a tract of land of 175 acres for 750
dollars and paid down $500 and executed his note for the remainder of the &250
that said tract of land had been sold by order of this court for balance of
purchase money and bid off by L.J. Elliot the legal title to said land being
in the Bank of Tennessee it was by decree of the court at a former term
divested out of the Bank and vested in said L.J. Elliot by agreement of the
parties that is Elliot heirs who are of age & J.M. Pleasant against for said
Archer heirs it was fully agreed in said decree that if the said Pleasant
would pay the principal of said notes executed by John Archer to said P.B.
Elliot that they would release all claim to the land and a lien was declared
on the land for said amount due as purchase money and that C & M directed in
said decree to make a deed to the said Archer heirs for said land when the
balance of as agreed was fully paid and on the 2nd day of August 1872 a
further decree was rendered in said court and entered in minutes book B page
326 reciting the fact that the purchase money declared at the Feb term on the
land had been fully paid but that the money to pay the same had been furnished
by Joseph Elliot and it was agreed and so decreed that said Elliot should have
forty acres of said land and the Master directed to make him a deed for the
same when furnished with causes.  And the clerk & master was also directed to
make the said Archers heirs a deed for the balance of said 175 acres tract of
land upon being furnished with the boundaries thereof and paid the legal fee
therof.

Now therefore in consideration of the premises and by the virtue of authority
vested in me by law and said agreed decree and in order to carry into effect
the intention of the court do hereby transfer and convey unto the said
BENJAMIN ARCHER, WILLIAM H. ARCHER, SARINA V. ARCHER, WILLIAM HICKS, REBECCA
HICKS, REBECCA ARCHER, JOANNA ARCHER the following boundary of land being in
the 12 Dist of Carter County to wit  Beginning on a bunch of alders near
Pleasant Spring Branch thence south 45 deg. East 50 poles with said Robinsons
line to a state corner to J. Elliot thence north 70 deg. East with Elliot line
78 poles to a stake on Elliotts corner thence south 68 deg. East 60 poles to a
black oak corner to Elliot thence north 11 poles to a small red oak the
original Musgraves corner thence east with original Musgraves line 100 poles
to a stake thence north with said line 100 poles to a white oak Henleys corner
thence west 80 poles to a stake thence west 9 poles to Stover & Casses line
thence south with their line 54 poles to a bending oak thence west 90 poles to
a sugar tree corner to Stovers & Cass south 25  east 28 poles a birch corner
to Stover and Cass thence south 40 deg. East 80 poles to the beginning
containing 135 acres together with all and singular the hereditaments and
appertenances to have and to hold to the said BENJAMIN ARCHER, WILLIAM H.
ARCHER, SARENA V. ARCHER, WILLIAM HICKS, REBECCA HICKS, REBECCA ARCHER,
JOANNAH ARCHER their heirs and assigns in fee simple forever and all do
further hereby warrant and defend the title to the same unto the said parties
as far as both by law and said decree of the court it is incumbent upon me to
warrant and defend the same but no further nor otherwise.  Given under my hand
the day and date above written.  John C. Smith  Clerk & Master.

State of Tennessee Carter County  Personally appeared before me  John C. Smith
with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he made and
executed the within deed and for the purposes there in contained witness my
hand this the 23rd day of June 1876.  James L. Bradley Clerk by James R. Brown

The within deed came to hand on the 30th day of June 1876 about 8 o clock A.M.
and was duly registered in book R page 548 in the registers office of Carter
County and the State of Tennessee.  Witness my hand this 30th of June 1876.
J. Taylor R by James R. Brown  S.R.D