LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Mary Jane Murley to Robert M.F. Murley 1935 ==================================================================== 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 by transcribed by Sarah Hutcherson <> ===================================================================== STATE OF TENNESSEE: LAUDERDALE COUNTY DEED BOOK 23 PAGES 537;538 MARY JANE MURLEY et als TO ROBERT M.F.MURLEY] Know all men by these presents that whereas on the 5th day of November,1935,M.C.MURLEY,a citizen and resident,died testate at his home in said County,leaving a last will and testament which has been duly probated in the County Court of Lauderdale County,Tenn.by which he made a division of all the lands owned by him,and whereas said partition was not satisfactory of equitable we,R.M.,called BOB MURLEY,and referred to in the will as ROBERT FRANKLIN MURLEY, WILLIAM HENRY KLUTTS, IRENE HUTCHERSON, VERSIE BAIN, DORSIE WHITE and MRS.MARY JANE MURLEY,his widow,being all heirs at law and devisees of the said M.C.MURLEY have agreed upon a family settlement of the lands owned by the said M.C.MURLEY at the time of his death,and now for the purpose of carrying out said family settlemeny,we,the said MRS.MARY JANE MURLEY, VERSIE BAIN, DORSIE WHITE,WILLIAM HENRY KLUTTS,and IRENE HUTCHERSON,for and in consideration of the sum of One ($1.00) Dollars,cash in hand paid,have this day bargained and sold and by these presents transfer and convey unto ROBERT M.F.MURLEY the two following described lots,tracts or parcels of land or entire interest in said lands,which said tracts are thus described, This tract is situate in the 2nd civil district of Lauderdale County,Tennessee,and is thus bounded:Beginning at the northwest corner of the M.C.MURLEY 55 acre tract,runs thence south 86 degrees west 30 poles to a stake in the road,thence south 898 feet to the north west corner of the 10.3 acre laid off to HENRY KLUTTS et al;thence north--------containg 10.12 acres.----- This tract lies in the 10th civil district of Haywood County Tennessee and is thus bounded: Beginning at the northeast corner of the original MURLEY tract runs thence south 1040 to the southwest corner of the same; thence south 87 degrees west 850 feet to a stake; thence north 1040 feet to a stake in the north line of the MURLEY land; thence 850 feet to the point of beginning,containing 22 acres,more or less. To have and to hold our entire interest in the said two tracts of land above decsribed to the said R.M.F.MURLEY to him,his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple,making him the owner of the same outright and in fee simple. AND we covenant to and with the said R.M.F.MURLEY that we are well seized of said interest in said land,that we have a good and lawful right to sell and convey the same and that said lands are not encumbered except for a trust deed thereon to secure an indebtedness to the Federal Land Bank of Louisville,Kentucky,the unpaid portion of which is approximately $520.00,one half of which the said R.M.F.MURLEY assumes,and the other one half will be assumed by WILLIAM HENRY KLUTTS anf IRENE HUTCHERSON,and for the 1936 taxes which the said R.M.F.MURLEY agrees to pay as part of the consideration of this deed; and we will warrant and forever defend the title to our interest in said tracts of land against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever,except as above set out. WITNESS our hands on this the 18th day of March 1936. MARY JANE MURLEY; WILLIAM H.KLUTTS; IRENE HUTCHERSON; VERSEY BAIN; DORSEY WHITE. STATE OF TENNESSEE,LAUDERDALE COUNTY. On this the 18th day of March,1936,Before me personally MRS.MARY JANE MURLEY, VERSIE BAIN, DORSEY WHITE, WILLIAM HENRY KLUTTS and IRENE HUTCHERSON,to be known the persons described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and who acknowledged that they executed the same as theur free act and deed. Witness my hand and seal of office in Ripley,Tennessee,on this the 18th day of March 1936. BURKS DAVIS Notary Public. Presented for registration on the 18th day of March 1936 at 3 o'clock p.m. John C______ Register ***************