MAURY COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - John S. Thurmond sale of slaves
			   Cary and Hudson
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Maury Co TN Deed Vol 1 Book Z page 374-5

A.T. Gray deed of Trust expanded by J.S. Thurmond 
Recorded this 3rd day of March 18th and filed
Oct 5, 1843.

I, John S. Thurmond have this day sold and do herby convey to A.T. Gray his
heirs and assigns forever for the sum of five dollars to me in hand paid the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and the other considerations
hereinafter mentioned.  Two slaves one woman named Cary aged 38 years one boy
named Hudson aged 9 years.  I warrant the title of the said slaves to the said
A.T. Gray his heirs and assignees against the lawful claims of all persons and
I also warrant said slaves to be sound, healthy sensible and slaves for life,
but this bill of sale is made for the following uses and trusts and for no
other purpose that is to say there is some disagreements ______ on A.T. Gray's
judgment  _______ on the 14th of February lost one for $12.40 cents and cost
one for $4.37 cents and cost one for $5.53 cents and cost all in favor of
Thomas F. Johnson also one for $126.03 cents in favor of J.F. Osborne with
cost and I am desirous to make William King safe in staying the above
judgments .  Now if I should pay these said judgments at the end of the stay
then this bill of sale to be void but if I should not then the said A.T. Gray
as trustee after giving 30 days notice at the court house door in writing and
at three other public places in the 10th district may appear the said slaves
to public sale and sell them to the highest bidder for each and appropriate
the proceeds first to the judgment of said offense security to the payment of
the above mentioned judgment to and ________ to pay the remainder if any.
Witness my hand and seal this 2nd day of March 1843.

Signed:  John S. Thurmond   (seal)


Maury Co TN Deed Vol 2 Book 2 page 73

Bill of Sale to Isom Sellers
Executed by John S. Thurmond on the
8th day of August 1845 and registered
on the 3rd day of September 1845.

Received of Isom Sellers the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars for the
purchase of a Negro boy named Hutson aged twelve years, this day sold to him
the right and title to which slave I hereby warrant and defend against the
claim or claims of all persons whatsoever, and I likewise warrant the above
slave to be healthy and sound in all respects whatever and subject to no
bodily infirmity.  Given under my hand and seal date above mentioned.

Test:  George Spotwood
Overton Sanders

Signed:  John S. Thurmond  (seal)


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