ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Alexander Gordon to Edmund Edwards
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Robertson Co, TN Deed Bk G, pg 142-144

EDMUND EDWARDS From ALEXANDER GORDON Mar 1809

This indenture made this fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One 
Thousand Eight Hundred and Nine between Alexander GORDON of the County of 
Robertson and State of Tennessee of the one part and Edmund EDWARDS of the 
County and State aforesaid of the other part witneseth that for the 
consideration of the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars in hand paid to 
him the said Alexander GORDON on the receipt whereof is hereby fully 
acknowledged hath granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and by these 
presents doth grant bargain sell conveyed and confirm unto the said Edmund 
EDWARDS his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying 
and being in the same County on Red River beginning at a white oak on the 
State line it being the beginning corner of a tract of four hundred acres 
granted by the State of North Carolina to Lewis BARKER and conveyed by the 
said BARKER to Alexander GORDON running thence south forty poles to McADOO's 
line thence east with said line one hundred and seventy poles to a red oak 
thence south with the same line ten poles to a stake and small bushes marked 
in the same McADOO's line thence a line agreed on between Joseph McDOWELL and 
said GORDON north eighty one and a half east forty seven poles to two spanish 
oaks thence south forty east thirty two poles to the spring branch thence 
south seventy two east crossing the said branch forty five poles to a small 
cherry tree in BARKER's old plantation thence north forty five east seventy 
seven poles to a post oak thence north eighty one and a half east one hundred 
poles to a stake in the_____thence north one hundred and twenty five poles to 
a stake in the State line thence with the State line to two water oaks Smith 
HAMPTON's corner thence southwardly to three____ _______and ash saplings on 
the west side of the Spring branch thence west sixty two poles to a black oak 
and hickory bush thence north eighty eight poles to a poplar and two small 
hickorys on the State line thence with the State line to the beginning with 
the appurtenances thereunto belonging and all rents issues and profits to him 
belonging or ascertaining to have and to hold the said land and premises 
hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said Edmund EDWARDS his heirs 
and assigns forever and the said Alexander GORDON for himself his heirs 
executors administrators doth by these presents warrant and forever defend the 
said land and premises to him the said Edmund EDWARDS his heirs and assigns 
forever against the claim of any person or persons whatsoever whereby the 
above mentioned premises may be affected or encumbered contrary to the true 
intent and memory of these presents in witness whereof the said Alexander 
GORDON hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first 
above written.
Witnesses present
James GAMBILL
Robert HAMILTON

Alexander GORDON seal

Robertson County Court April Term 1807
This deed was acknowledged in open court by said GORDON and ordered to be 
registered.

Test Thos JOHNSON, Clk