Franklin County TN Archives Deed.....Emmerson, James - Emmerson, Thomas February 5, 1817
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Written: February 5, 1817
Recorded: April 1817

Thos. Emmerson to Jms. Emmerson



This indenture made this 5th day of February, 1817, between Thomas

EMMERSON of the county of Franklin and State of Tennessee of one part

and James EMMERSON of the county and state before mentioned of the

other part, witnesseth that the said Thomas EMMERSON, for and in

consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to him in hand paid by

said James EMMERSON, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath

granted, bargained, sold, released, and confirmed unto said James

EMMERSON, his heirs or assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land

situate lying and being in the county of Franklin aforesaid on the

waters of Boiling Fork of Elk River containing one hundred acres,

bounded as follows;



beginning at a Spanish Oak, runs thence North five, West twenty-nine

poles to a stake;



thence South eighty-seven, West six eight poles to a Black Gum

Persimmon on the branch of Dry Creek;



thence up said creek with the meanders South forty-four, West thirty-

two poles to a forked Iron Wood;



thence South ninety-six poles to a stake eight pointers the South East

corner of McDANEL's tract;



thence East John FARRIS line and passing his north corner, in all, one

hundred and sixty-one and one half poles to a stake;



then [sic] North eighty-four poles to a stake;



thence West to the beginning;



is being part of a tract of land granted to Absolum TATUM;



to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and

singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him, the said James

EMMERSON, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Thomas EMMERSON

for himself, his heirs, the tract of land aforesaid unto him, the said

James EMMERSON, his heirs and assigns, shall and will warrant and

forever defend by these present in witness, whereof the said Thomas

EMMERSON hath therunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and

year above written, signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of



Mathew ROBERTSON

Mathew ROBERTSON



Thomas EMMERSON (seal)



State of Tennessee

Franklin County

April Term 1817



Then the within deed of conveyance from Thomas EMMERSON to James

EMMERSON for one hundred acres of land was duly acknowledged in open

court and ordered to be registered, let it be registered.



E. Russell clk.



Additional Comments:
Two related deeds:



--Mathew Robinson to Thomas Emerson: a tract of land on the Elk River 4 Feb 

1817 (p241) AUG1815-SEP1826



--Thomas Emberson to James Emerson: 100 acres. 5 Feb 1817 (p240) AUG1815-

SEP1826



It is a bit of land sold by Mathew Robinson to Thomas Emmerson on one day, 

then another bit from Thomas Emmerson to James Emmerson the next day. And the 

witnesses are two Mathew Robertsons.



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