DECATUR COUNTY, TENNESSEE - DEEDS - DUTTON HILL TO JAMES W. HILL
				    10 JANUARY 1883

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Decatur County, Tennessee, Deeds
Book 10, pp. 488-9
Dutton Hill to James W. Hill
I, Dutton Hill for the love and affection that I entertain for James W. 
Hill son of Duton Hill do hereby transfer and convey unto James W. Hill 
and his heirs forever a tract or parcel of land in the State of Tennessee 
Decatur County and District No. 12 containing by estimation one Hundred & 
Ten Acres more or less and bounded as follows.  Beginning at a Beech 8 
poles North thence 8 poles (crossed through)^thence West 8 poles thence 
South 8 poles thence West to the East Boundary line in the name of James 
O. Brewer, thence North with Said line to his North East Corner thence 
West ten poles to a Stake thence North to the old Brodies Ferry Road 
thence East with the old Road to the Mouth of the ditch running South 
with said Creek to the Bridge thence East with said Road to the West 
Boundary line in the name of Susan Lawrence thence South with the same to 
the North boundary line of J.M. Graves thence West to said Creek South 
with said line to the Little Creek running South with said Creek to the 
cross fence to the conditional line between D. Hill & C. Hill running West 
with said fence to a Stake running North with said cross fence to the 
Brodies Ferry Road, running West with said Road to the Beginning.  To have 
and to hold the same to the said James W. Hill, that I am lawfully seized 
of said land and have a good right to convey it and that the same is 
unencumbered I do further Covenant and bind myself my heirs and 
representatives & forever defend the title to the Said land and every part 
thereof to the said James W. Hill and his heirs against the the lawful 
claims of all persons whatever this the 10th day of January 1883

     Dutton Hill
Test  W.D. Colwick}
      W. G. Riggs }  

State of Tennessee}
Decatur County    } Personally appeared before me J.E. Dees Clerk of the 
County Court of said County Dutton Hill the within named bargainer with 
whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged that he executed the 
within Deed for the purposes contained upon the day it bears date.  
Witness my hand at office this the 6th day of March 1883

     James E. Dees  Clerk 

State of Tennessee}
Decatur County    }  Registers Office March 13th 1888
             I, G.B. Rushing Register of said County do Certify that
the foregoing deed and certificate are registered in said Office in Book 
No. 10 Pages 488 & 489 that they were entered in Note Book E Page 67.

     G.B. Rushing  Register