PUTNAM COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Andrew Wassom to William Henry Crabtree
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Andrew Wassom to deed 130 Acres to William Henry Crabtree

I, Andrew Wassom have this day Bargained and sold and to hereby transfer
and convey unto William Henry Crabtree and Rebecca Crabtree (formerly
Rebecca Wassom) and their heirs forever, for and in consideration of Five
Hundred dollars to me paid a certain tract of land in the state of Tennessee
and county of Putnam in District no. 1, containing by estimation about one 
hundred and thirty acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows: 
Beginning at a chestnut the southeast corner of William Crabtree's one hund-
red acre tract thence south about seven degrees west forty-eight poles to a 
chestnut and post oak, thence west about two hundred and thirty poles to a
stake opposite the southeast corner of a dne hundred acre tract called the
Boon Tract and now owned by Thomas Scarlett, thence north with the East
boundary line of said tract and passing the Northeast corner and with the 
West boundary line of a 600 acre tract entered by Bart L. Stephens to a stake
in a white oak, thence East about one hundred eighty poles to the West 
boundary line of William Crabtree's one hundred acre tract, thence south with 
the West boundary line of said tract to a Hickory on the Southwest corner
of said tract, thence East one hundred and twenty six poles to the beginning
excluding ten acres to have and hold the same to the said William Crabtree
and Rebecca Crabtree and their hrirs forever.I do covenent with the said 
William Crabtree states  I am lawfully seized of said land have a good right
to convey it and that the same is unemcumbered. I do further covenent and
being myself, my heirs and representatives to Wassoms and forever defend
the right to the said land and every part thereof the said William and Rebecca
Crabtree their heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons what
ever this 11th day of January 1871.
                                                                             
Andrew Wassom
Executed and delivered
in our presents this 11th
day of January 1871
 John G. Judd
 J. L. Wassom

There is two hundrew dollars of the within consideration of five hundred 
dollars donated to Rebecca Crabtree as part of her distributive share of the 
said Andrew Wassom estate.

State of Tennessee, Putnam County, Personally appeared before H. P. Davis,
clerk of the county court of said county. J.L. Wassom one of the subscribing
witnesses to the within and foregoing, and after being duly sworn deposed
and said that he was acquainted with Andrew Wassom, Sr and that he ack-
nowledged the same in his presence to be his act and deed for the purposes 
therein contained writings.H. P. Davis, clerk of said court at office. This 
11th day of January A.D. 1871.
                                                                              
 H. P. Davis, Clerk
State of Tennessee
Putnam County
      Personally appeared before me, H.P. Davis, clerk of the county court of
said county. J.G. Judd, the other subscribing witness to within and foregoing
deed and after being duly sworn deposed and said that he was acquainted
with Andrew Wassom the bargainer and that he acknowledged the same in
his presence to be his act and deed for the purposes therein expressed
witness. H.P. Davis, clerk od said court at office the 20th day of January 
1871
                                                                              
     H.P. Davis, Clerk

      The above and foregoing deed was filed in my office for registration on
the 13th of September, A.D. 1871 at 2:00 o'clock and noted in fixation 
Book A on pages 190 & 191
                                                                       M.H. 
Scarlett, Register