LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - E.F. Wilson to Julia Midgett 1904 ==================================================================== 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: Sarah Hutcherson ==================================================================== Lauderdale Co., Tn. Deed Book WW; Pages 528-530 L.L. Hinton & wife to deed Julia Midgett State of Tennessee Lauderdale County Know all men by these presents that I, L.L. Hinton, for and in consideration of the sum of $823.80, $300.00 of which amount is cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and for the balance of $523.75, R.M. Midgett and wife have executed to me their four interest bearing promissory notes, each of said notes being for the sum of $130.95 and of even date, december of each of the years 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909, have this day bargained and sold and do by these presents hereby transfer and convey unto the said Julia Midgett, wife of said R.M. Midgett, all of the rights, title and interest that I have in and to the following described tract or parcel of land lying, situated and being in the 14th civil district of Lauderdale County, Tennessee and thus bounded: beginning at a stake with elm pointer; running north 13 poles to a stake in the field; thence west 46 poles to a stake in the big road, elm and locust pointers; thence north 42 degrees east 46 poles to a stake with black oak pointer; thence north 7 degrees east 62 poles to Mitchell's south boundary line; thence east 37 poles to a stake in ray's west boundary line; thence south 25 poles to ray's corner; thence east 25 poles to a stake in bass' west boundary line; thence south 39 poles to a stake in the big road; thence in a southwestwardly direction with the big road 66 poles to the beginning. Containing 38 acres, be the same, more or less and being a part of the tract of land purchased by me from dee dunavant and wife, by deed recorded in the registers office in Ripley, Tennessee in Deed Book TT, Page 520, reference to which is made for a full and complete description to all of said land so bought by me from said Dee Dunavant and wife and of which this is a part and same as that particular part known as the east end of the old Duncan tract. To have and to hold said tract or parcel of land to the said Julia Midgett, her heirs and assigns, in fee simple, forever. I covenant with the said Julia Midyett that I am well seized and possessed of said tract or parcel of land, that I have a good right to convey the same and that it is unemcumbered except for life notes of $250.00 each which I gave to said D. Dunavant as the consideration for said transfer to me by him and which is referred to in deed book TT, page 520. It is agreed and understood between myself and Julia Midyett that my right and title to the property herein conveyed is sold and conveyed to her, subject to the homestead or dower interest of one Mrs. Martha A. Duncan. It is further agreed and understood that vendee is to use only the timber on the land herein conveyed for the purpose of improving or keeping up said place, an express lien is hereby retained on said land herein conveyed until all of the purchase money notes heretofore memtioned are paid in full and I, R.L. Hinton, wife of the said L.L. Hinton, hereby join in this conveyence for the express purpose of conveying all of my homestead dower and all other right, title and interest which I may have in and to the same. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this the 6th day of December 1905. L.L. Hinton Mrs. R.L. Hinton Ttate of Tennessee Lauderdale County Personally appeared before me, J.E. Pierson, a notary public in and for said county, L.L. Hinton and his wife, R.L. Hinton, the within named bargainors with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that they executed the within named deed for the purposes therein contained and R.L. Hinton, wife of the said L.L. Hinton, having appeared before me privately and apart from her husband, the said L.L. Hinton, acknowledged the execution of said deed to have been done by her freely, voluntarily and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her said husband and for the purpose therein expressed. Witness my hand and seal of office at office in Ripley, Tennessee this 6th day of December 1905. J.E.Pierson, notary public my commission expires on the 10th day of April 1906. Presented for registration on the 17th day of March 1906 at 2:38 o'clock P.M. J. Monroe Garrett, Register by John J. Shields, D.R.