ROANE COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - John Smith T to Charles Wood
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  Roane County, TN Deed Record book D-1, pages 113-115
  
Deed of Conveyance from John Smith T to Charles Wood for 100 Acres Land
  
This indenture made the fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and eight between John Smith T of the district of Saint 
Geneva and Louisiana Territory of the one part and Charles Wood of the county 
of Roane and State of Tennessee of the other part.  Witnessforth that the said 
John Smith T for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to him 
in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, had and by the 
presents doth grant, bargain, sell alien, enfee off, and confirm unto the said 
Charles Wood, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land 
containing one hundred acres more or less, lying and being in the County of 
Roane and including the spring known by the name of Yourks Spring.  Beginning 
on a hickory and black oak thence west one hundred and thirty-five poles to a 
pine on the top of a ridge then north one hundred and twenty poles to a black 
oak and two post oaks on the side of a ridge thence east one hundred and 
thirty-five poles to two post oaks thence a due south course to the beginning.  
Including the Improvement made by Richard Yourk, with all and singular the 
woods, water courses, profits, commodities, heriditiments, and appurtenances 
whatever to the said tract of land belonging or appertaining and the reversion 
and reversioning remainder and remaindering rents and issues thereof, and all
the estate, right, title, interests, property claim, and demand of him, the 
said John Smith T, his heirs and assigns forever, of, in, and to the same and 
every part as parcel thereof either in law or equity to have and to hold the 
said one hundred acres of land in the same more or less with the appurtenances 
unto the said Charles Wood, his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful 
title claims and demands of him the said John Smith T, will warrant and 
forever defend by these presents.  Signed, sealed, and delivered in the  
presence of Caleb Wood and Matthias Millar.  Signed John Smith T, by John 
Brown, Attorney in Fact.
  Note:  Matthias Millar owned land adjoining this tract Charles Wood 
purchased.
  
  State of Tennessee
  Roane County - July Session 1812
  
The execution of the within Deed of Conveyance was duly acknowledged in open 
court by John Brown as attorney in fact for John Smith T, the grantor therein 
named and admitted to record.  Let it be registered, the state tax being paid 
to me.  In testimony whereof I, Henry Breazeale, Clerk of the Court of Pleas 
and Quarter Sessions for said county, by John Purris, my deputy, have hereunto 
set my hand and private seal, having no seal of office at office in Kingston 
this 22nd day of July 1812.  Signed Henry Breazeale, Clerk, by his Deputy, 
John Purris.

State of Tennessee
Roane County
  
The within Deed of conveyance is registered in the Register's Office of Roane 
County in Book D and page 115, October the 12th 1812.  Signed John McEwen, 
Register of Roane County.