MADISON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - John D. Martin, Executor of Samuel Dickens
				to John Curlin

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Summary:  Warranty deed conveying 100.8 acre in Section 7, Range 3 to John 
Curlin from John D. Martin, Executor of the will of Samuel Dickens after 
his death.  John D. Martin acknowledges promises [to pay the remaining 
amount of $163.80 plus interest?] the receipt of $151.20 paid to Samuel 
Dickens and releases the title for the land.  This is the same land bonded 
to John Curlin by David Jeffrey, Agent for Samuel Dickens and recorded in 
Madison County Deed Book 7, p. 202, dated 27 June 1834. This land is 
adjacent to land owned by Abel Brown and ? Green.

Land involved:  [Sec. 7, Rng. 3 W?]

MADISON COUNTY, TN
REGISTER OF DEEDS
DEED BOOK 7, PAGE  441 - 442
5 APR 1841 / REG. 5 APR 1841



John D. Martin, Executor of Samuel Dickens 
to John Curlin Deed

This indenture made this fifth day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred 
and forty one between John D Martin Executor of the last will and testament 
of Samuel Dickens, late of the County of Madison, and State of Tennessee 
deceased of the first part, and John Curlin of the County of Madison and 
State of Tennessee of the second part, witnesseth, that whereas the said 
testator in his life time by contract and obligation in writing sold to the 
said John Curlin the lands and tenaments hereinafter mentioned, and bound 
himself to make title thereunto, which said contract and obligation has 
been proved and recorded in the County of Madison and State of Tennessee 
where the land lies.  

Now in consideration of the promises and the sum of one hundred fifty one 
dollars and 20 cents [$151.20] paid to the said Samuel Dickens by the said 
Curlin in his lifetime the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I have 
and do hereby convey release and confirm unto the said John Curlin his 
heirs and assigns forever in fee simple a certain piece or parcel of land 
situate, lying and being in the County of Madison and the State of 
Tennessee and bounded as follows to wit 

lying & being in Section seven Range three, beginning on the section line 
which divides the seventh & eighth sections on a black oak hickory thence 
(?) with said section line one hundred & ninety two poles [192 poles = 
3168'] to a black oak & pointers thence south with Abel Brown's East 
boundary line eighty four poles [84 poles = 1386'] to a stake hickory, post 
oak & black oak pointers thence East one hundred & ninety two poles [192 
poles = 3168'] to a poplar & gum pointers, thence North with Green"s line 
eighty four poles [84 poles = 1386'] to the beginning. Containing one 
hundred & 8/10 [100.8] acres more or less.  

And the said John D. Martin as Executor covents to and with the said John 
Curlin his heirs and assigns, that he will warrant and defend the rights 
and title to the before mentioned land to the said John Curlin his heirs 
and assigns, against the lawful claims of all persons whatsoever so far as 
he is authorized by law to charge the legatees of the said Samuel Dickens, 
deceased, and himself as Executor of aforesaid in case of eviction from 
said lands and no further.

Witnesseth my hand and seal, date first above written
								John D Martin (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
J.C.A. Mullern
 Benjamin Kirby



State of Tennessee}
Madison County     }
Personally appeared appeared before me James D. McClellan Clerk of the 
County Court of said County the within named bargainor John D. Martin with 
whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed the 
within deed as Executor of Samuel Dickens deceased for the purpose therein 
contained.  Witnesseth my hand at office the 5th day of April 1841.

						James D McClellan, Clerk

I certify that I received the State tax on the deed April 5th 1841.
						James D McClellan, Clerk



Date of Transcription:  July 1997  JWC
Location of Transcription:  Lottsburg, VA
Note:  The above transcription was copied verbatim from the original to the 
best of my abilities.  The notation [ ] denotes my comments.  Some of the 
paragraphs were inserted by me - James William Curlin