JEFFERSON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - William Ballenger to Aaron Ballenger Trustee,
			       15 May 1858
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 WD - Vol 5, pg 571 - May 15, 1858/ Oct 21, 1858 – 35 acres, Dist 7.

William Ballenger Deed Trust to Aaron Ballenger Trustee 
For use and benefit of William Smith and Thomas Smith
Registered October the 21st 1858.

Know all men by these presents that Whereas William Ballenger of the County of 
Jefferson is indebted to one Wm. Smith in the County of Grainger in the sum of 
One hundred Dollars for which the said Ballenger has this day executed to said 
Smith his note of hand for said amount due and payable one day after date.  
And the said Ballenger is also indebted to one Thomas Smith of Grainger County 
in the sum of Fifty three dollars for which said Thomas Smith holds his note 
of hand dated 3rd February 1857 and due one day after date and the said 
Ballenger being desirous to secure the payment of the above named Notes with 
interest and in order so to do the said Ballenger hath and by these presents 
doth hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto Aaron Ballenger of the County 
of Jefferson a certain piece or parcel of land that the said Wm. Ballenger 
purchased of Wm. Brazelton as per Deed of this date will show Containing about 
thirty five acres more or less which the said Aaron Ballenger is to have and 
to hold on the terms and conditions as follows.  Now should the said Wm. 
Ballenger within Twelve months from this date pay and discharge the above 
named notes with their interest, then and in that case this Deed of Trust to 
be null and Void But should said Ballenger fail to pay and discharge said 
notes with interest within Twelve months from this date then and in that case 
the said Aron Balenger shall upon being notified so to do by either of the 
above named parties, advertise said land for sale, for the space of 20 days at 
some of the public places in Jefferson County and then on the premises sell 
the same to the highest bidder for cash in hand and the proceeds in the first 
place be applied to the payment of the above debts and shall if any pay to 
said Ballenger the residual and the said Wm. Ballenger hereby authorizes and 
empowers the said Aaron Ballenger to make the purchaser a good warrantee title 
to said land He the said Wm. Ballenger hereby vesting in said Aaron Ballenger 
his heirs or assigns forever for the foregoing purposes In Witness whereof the 
said Wm. Ballenger has hereunto set his hand and seal this 15th day of May 
1858.
Witness
				William ( X ) Ballenger (Seal)
R. Fielden
John F. Brazelton

State of Tennessee  } ss
Jefferson County    }     Personally appeared before me James M. Nicholson 
Clerk of the County Court of said County.  R. Fielden and John F. Brazelton 
the subscribing Witnesses to the within Deed after being first duly sworn 
depose and say that they are acquainted with William Ballenger the Bargainor 
that they saw him sign seal and acknowledge the same to be his act. And Deed 
for the purposes therein contained Witness my hand at office in Dandridge this 
15th day of October 1858.
				James M. Nicholson Clerk

Rec’d October the 21st 1858 at 2 Oclock P. M.