CARTER COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Alexander F. Morton to his children
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Contributor's Note:  A. F. Morton is Alexander F. Morton (1785- abt 1861).  
Alexander F. Morton first settled on Stoney Creek than later moved to the 
Hampton area.  I believe that Alexander came from Montgomery County North 
Carolina (Don't know if he was born there).  1880 census records confuse his 
birth place.  According to his surviving children he was born in either 
Virginia, North Carolina or South Carolina. 

January 1860                                                    A.F. Morton (Seal)

Test

Jas L Bradley

D M Simerly

State of Tennessee, Personally appeared before me James L (Carter County) 
Bradley Clerk of the County Court for said County A. F. Morton the Bargainor 
or maker of the within deed with whom I am personally acquainted and who 
acknowledged that he made and executed the same for the purposes therein 
contained witness my hand at office this 17th day of January 1860.   James L 
Bradley Clerk

The within deed came to hand on the 16th day of February 1860 about 10 o clock 
AM and was duly registered in book O page 105 in the registers office of 
Carter County.  J G Fellers Register  by Joseph Taylor DR

For the love and affection that I have & entertain for my children (to wit) 
MARY SIMERLY wife of  JACOB SIMERLY formerly MARY MORTON, GEORGE F MORTON, 
ELIZABETH B CAMPBELL heirs wife of WILBURN CAMPBELL, M Y MORTON, HANNARETTA 
GRINDSTAFF wife of WILLIAM GRINDSTAFF and formerly HANNARETTA MORTON, DAVID N 
MORTON, JANE Y COOK wife of ANDREW COOK Formerly JANE Y MORTON, ANN B CAMPBELL 
wife of ZACRAH CAMPBELL formerly ANN B MORTON.  I hereby transfer and convey 
the following described tract of land lying being in the State of Tennessee 
Carter County and in District No 1 containing by estimation one thousand acres 
be the same more or less. Beginning on a spruce pine above John Potters field 
on the Hoss Ridge then north 30 poles then west to the back line of the said 
tract then north to a stake near the top of the Iron Mountain then north east 
to a stake on the State line then south 22 east to the top of the Horse Ridge 
at the State line then west with the top of the ridge to the beginning. To 
have and to hold the same to the above named children and their heirs forever 
I do warrant and forever defend the title of the said land against the lawfull 
claims of all persons whatever. The above land to be equally divided amongst 
my said children and drawn by lot.

This 17th day of January 1860                                                    A F Morton (seal)

Test D M Simerly

        Jas L Bradley