MAURY COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - James Reese to Edward Hudson, 18 May 1820
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 DEED BOOK J., PAGE 117, REGISTERED 9 MARCH 1821
 
    This indenture made this 18th of May in the year of Our Lord One Thousand 
Eight Hundred and twenty between James Reese of the State of Tennessee and 
County of Maury of the one part, and Edward Hudson of the State and County 
aforesaid of the other part: witnesseth that the said James reese for and in 
consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to him in hand by the said 
Edward Hudson, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath given, 
granted, bargained, sold, alien, conveyed and confirmed unto the said Edward 
Hudson, his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land 
situate, lying and being in the County of Maury on Little Bigby.
    Beginning at a stake at Silas Henderson's southwest corner, thence west 
one hundred and one poles to a beach marked thus (H for signature), thence 
north one hundred & Eighty poles to a Sugar tree and black gum, Moses D. 
Harper's South boundary line. Thence East with said Harper's line forty poles 
to said Harper's South East corner on a dogwood, thence North Eighty poles to 
two ironwood Saplins, thence East Sixty one poles to an ash, thence South One 
hundred and ninety Eight poles to the beginning, being by estimation One 
Hundred acres, be the same more or less; it being part of a tract of land of 
five thousand acres granted to James Reese by the State of North Carolina, 
bearing date 1793, number of Warrant 674, with all the appurtenances lying and 
being as aforesaid with all and every of their rights to have and to hold the 
aforesaid land all and singular the rights, profits, emoluments, hereditament 
and appurtenance of and to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to 
the only proper use and behoof of him the said Edward Hudson, his heirs and 
assigns forever. And the said James Reese, for himself, his Executors and 
administrators, doth covenant and agree to and with the said Edward Hudson, 
his heirs and assigns, that the before recited lands & bargained premisies he 
will warrant and forever defend against the lawful claim of all and every 
person or persons whatsoever claiming in through or by me my heirs. In witness 
whereof the said James Reese hath set his hand and affixed his seal the day 
and year first above written.

Signed, Sealed and delivered			James Reese         Seal
in presence of us
Burwell Cannon   Jurat
Andrew McCarty
John Hill        Jurat
 
    On the back of the foregoing Deed was written:
 
State of Tennessee, Maury County
January Term 1821
 
    Then the within deed of conveyance was produced in open court and the 
Execution thereof duly proven by the oaths of Burwell Cannon & John Hill, two 
of the subscribing witnesses thereunto, and ordered to be certified for 
Registration. In witness whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name at office 
this 9th day of March 1821.
                                         	Joseph B. Porter, Clk.


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