Gibson COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - James Scrape Heirs 1850 ============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Michael Scrape mscrape@isiar.com ============================================================================== Deed Book Q Page 609 James Scrape Heirs To / Final Decree Expectation Petition To Sell Land & d Registered August 12th 1854 State of Tennessee Gibson County Circuit Court March Term 1850 Proceedings in said Court, Friday 29th of month Richard B. McGee for himself and administration with the will annexed of James D. Scrape deceased, and administrator of Sarah D. Scrape, Elizabeth E. McGee wife of said R.B. McGee, William H. Scrape & Susan M. Scrape & Sarah E. Scrape, by their guardian W.H. Scrape . Expertise Petition . Petition to Sell Land & Town Lots Be it remembered that on the 28th day of March 1850 came on this cause to be finally and was he and before the Honorable William Fitz Jerald, Judge & presiding at Trenton upon the request of the clerk of the county. Which request being unexpected to the same is in all things confirmed . When it appeared to the satisfaction of the county that said clerk in a decree to the term of the intervention decree rendered at its former term of this court, in this county that he had sold the two acres of ground with the house & mentioned in the petition to the said Richard B. McGee for the sum of one thousand dollars and said McGee had paid said sum of money . Said lot of ground Of two acres is boundary follows. To Wit. In the county Of Gibson and the state of Tennessee in the immediately Vicinity of the town of Trenton being known and designated as lots 18,19,20 & 21 in the plan of lots laid off On the south side of the town of Trenton. It further appeared to the court that said clerk had sold the Tan Yard and the lot of ground one acre on which the same was situated to said William H. Scrape for the sum of two hundred dollars and that same has been paid. Said Tan Yard lot is boundary as follows. To Wit. In the county of Gibson aforesaid in the immediately vicinity of Trenton being known and designated as the plans of the lots laid off on the south of ___ ___ lot no. 43. It further appeard to the court that said clerk had sold 28 ½ acres of land mentioned in the petition to Nelson I. __ for the sum of five hundred and sixty seven dollars and fifteen cents and that said sum paid of money had been paid by said ___ to said clerk. The ___ and boundary of said 28 ½ acres which is in two separate lots or tracts and is as Following the first parcel of said lot lies in the county of Gibson and the state of Tennessee, south of the town of Trenton, being on the southeast corner of lot no. 6 of subdivision Spencer D. Collins west boundary line of his 413 acre tract ___ east 36 poles . Collins line to a stake then north 59 & ¾ poles to a stake the southeast corner of lot no. 8 aforesaid & southwest corner of ____ subdivision then west 36 poles to a stake corner of lot no s. 8,5 & 6 then south 59 ¾ poles to the beginning , containing 13 ¾ acres. The second parcel is bounded as follows, lying in said county & state and south of the town of Trenton, being On the southwest corner of lot no. 5 of subdivision at a stake, then south 59 & ¾ poles to a stake southeast corner Of Lewis corner & northwest corner of Spencer D. Collins tract, then with Collins line west 4 poles to a stake, then north 59 & ¾ poles to stake corner of lot no. 8,5 & 6 in subdivision then west 40 poles to the beginning containing 15 acres more or less , and decreed. It is wherefore ordered , assigned and decreed by the court that all the right title interest claim on demand that the other petitioners in this cause had in and to said tanyard and lot of ground on which the same was located as Described aforesaid be divided out of all the other petitioners their heirs and assign forever and vested in him the said William H. Scrape his heirs and assign forever. It is further ordered, assigned and decreed by the court that all the right title interest and claim that said petitioners have in and to said 28 ½ acres of land described as aforesaid be on the same is hereby divested out of them the said petitioners and their heirs and assign and vested in him the said Nelson I.___ his heirs and assign forever. It is further ordered by the court that _____ sufficient money of said purchase money to pay all the cost of this proceedings that said that said clerk pay over the ___ of said purchase money to said petitioners as they may be _____ Entitled to the same there being for distribution and entitled to an equal portion each. State of Tennessee I Smith Parker clerk of circuit court of Gibson County in said state, do certify that the foregoing transcript is a true and perfect copy of the final decree entered in our said court upon petition James D. Scrape’s heirs for sale of Tan Yard and town lots as the same appears of record in said court. Given under my hand at office in Trenton this 12th day of August & 1854 & 79th year of American Independence Smith Parks clerk Filed August 12th 1854 at 10 O’Clock A.M. T.B. Gilchsist Reg. James S. Williams Registered August 16th 1854 T.E. Seed I James S. Williams have this day.