CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Andrew Hurst Heirs Deed, 17 Aug 1855
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Andrew Hurst heirs deed, 1855, Claiborne Co., Tn.
 
This Indenture made this 17th day of August one thousand Eight hundred and 
fifty five, Betwen [sic] James Cook and his wife Martha Cook, Walter E. 
Hatfield & wife Mary Hatfield, and Neil Breeding and wife Rebecah Breeding, 
heirs of Andrew Hurst decsd, all of the County of Claiborne and State of 
Tennessee of the one part, & Levi Hurst, of the Same County and State afore 
said [sic] of the other part, Witnesseth that the said James Cook and wife 
Walter E. Hatfield and wife Neil Breeding and wife for the consideration of 
thrity dollars to them in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby 
acknowledge [sic] hath and by these presents, doth hereby bargainand Sell to 
the sd. Levi Hurst his heirs and assigns for ever [sic] all of our undivided 
interest in a certain tract of land, containing fifty acres more or less lying 
in Sd. County, in district No. 10, adjoining the lands of Hugh Farmer's and 
others and bounded, as follows to wit, Begining [sic] on ash and ellum near 
the water on the east Side of a wet weather branch a bove [sic] a very large 
cleft of rocks runing [sic] north westwardly a long [sic] a marked line made 
by Plank and Hurst to a Shuger [sic] tree in the hollow leading to sd Planks 
Barn, thence northwardly a long a marked & conditional line crossing the 
hollow to a double dogwood thence northwardly a long a marked and condtional 
line up the South Side of the Comby ridge to a Stake in Sd. Planks line at or 
near the top of Sd. ridge, thence Eastwardly with Sd. line reverst [sic] to a 
Stake on the South Side of Said Comby ridge thence Southwardly with Said line 
reverst, ten poles to Sycamore Creek near the old rock horse ford thence down 
Said Creek to the mouth, thence down Clinch river to the Begining, Excepting 
twelve feet wide on the bank of the river and Creek, for a road, to have and 
to hold the Same to the said Levi Hurst his heirs and Assigns for ever, and 
further bind our Selfs and our heirs for ever, to defend the titlee [sic] to 
Said land from all persons claiming through or under us. 
 
In testimony where of we have here set our hands and Seals the day and year 
first a bove written, (enter lined before signed) [sic].
 
James Cook
Martha Cook
Walter (his + mark) Hatfield
Mary (her + mark) Hatfield
Niel (his + mark) Breeding
Rebecah (her + mark) Breeding
 
 
Signed Sealed and
delivered in the presence
of us
 
as to the 
Last four 
 
Thomas J. Johnson
Daniel Haynes
A. Fullington
 
Filed in my office the 27th day of August 1855 at 2. Oclock P. M. and 
registered the same day.
David Cardwell register
for Claiborne County
 
(Claiborne County, Tennessee Deeds X:83=84).
 
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Note:  Settlement of the Estate of And.w Hurst Dec., Claiborne County, 
Tennessee dated 3rd September 1841 (Claiborne Co., Tennessee Wills &c. 1837-
1846:244-245).
 
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