HUMPHREYS COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Clark/Melton to Forrister, 1883
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Humphreys County Deed Book 1
Page 81
September 26, 1883


Humphreys Co. State of Tennessee

This Indenture between Jane Clark, G W Clark and wife M A Clark, Elizabeth
Melton and husband Prigon Melton and Margaret Clark of the first part and
Steven Forrister of the 2nd part witnesseth, that the said Jane Clark, G W
Clark, M A Clark, Elizabeth Melton, Prigon Melton and Margaret Clark for and
in consideration of Seventy five dollars to them in had paid the receipt
where of is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained and sold and do
hereby transfer and convey unto the said Steven Forrister his heirs and
assigns all the right title claim and interest and estate they have in and
to the following described tract of land to with lying and being situated
in the 3rd civil district of Humphreys Count and state of Tennessee being a
part of a fifteen acre tract of land of which Robert Clark dec'd seized and
possessed and is bound as follows.  Beginning at a rock the south east corner
of a tract of landing containing 4 3/4acres belonging to Mary B. Forrister
formerly Mary B. Niblett running thence west ____the said Mary B. Forristers
south west corner at 40 poles in all 42 poles to a chestnut. Thence south 10
poles to a rock. Thence 40 poles to a rock in A A Wilsons west boundary line.
Thence north with said Wilsons line 19 poles to the beginning containing 4
acres more or less. The interest in said lands vested in each of said parties
and herein convey being as follows, in the saide Jane Clark a life time
estate in the whole of said land and in GW Clark, Elizabeth Melton and
Margaret Clark each an undivided one third part of said land subject to the
life estate of said Jane Clark, to have and to hold the same to the said
Steven Forrister his heirs and assigns forever and the said Jane Clark, GW
Clark, MA Clark, Elizabeth Melton, Prigon Melton, Margaret Clark do covenant
with the said Steven Forrister that they are lawfully seizure and possessed
of said land have a good right to convey it and that the same is
unencumbered. They do further covenant and bind themselves their heirs and
representatives to forever warrant and defend the title to the said land to
the said Stephen Forrister his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims
of all persons whomsoever.  In witness where of the said Jane Clark, GW
Clark, Elizabeth Melton, Prigon Melton and Margaret Clark have hereunto
subscribed their names on the 26th day of September 1883

Witness
JV Stibling						GW Clark
Samuel Plant						MA Clark
							P M Melton
JV Stribling						X  Elizabeth Melton
JV Stribling						X  MA Clark
Samuel W. Plant						X  Jane Clark