RUTHERFORD COUNTY TN - DEEDS - Jesse Clark to Benjamin Beaty (Batey) 1828 ********************************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Carole Gibson ********************************************************************************************************** Rutherford County Deeds (from TSLA microfilm roll #112 Book S, page 6 Jesse Clark to Benjamin Beaty [or Batey]: 130 acres This Indenture of bargain and sale made & entered into this twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty eight, between Jesse Clark of the county of Rutherford and State of Tennessee of the one part and Benjamin Batey of the county and State aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars to him the said Jesse paid by the said Benjamin, the receipt whereof is hereby duly acknowledged, he the said Jesse hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell alien a certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying & being in the county & State aforesaid on Stewarts Creek and being butted & bounded as follows viz. Beginning at a Spanish oak on the West bank of said creek, a short distance below the mouth of the Rocky branch, said tree marked with the letters JM, running thence west two hundred and forty poles to a white oak, ash and sugartree, thence South seventy five poles to an Elm thence East eighty (80) poles to a white oak on the bank of the branch thence down the various meanders of said branch into Stewarts Creek thence down the meanders of said creek to the beginning. Containing one hundred and thirty acres be the same more or less. To have and to hold the aforesaid land & bargained premises with all and singular the rights [ ], hereditaments, and appurtenances, of , in and to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the only proper use & behoof of him the said Benjamin, his heirs & assignees forever. And the said Jesse for himself his heirs, executors etc. doth covenant and agree to and with the said Benjamin his heirs, executors, etc. that the above described land and bargained premises he will warrant and forever defend from the rights, title, claim or interest of all and any person whatever. In testimony whereof the said Jesse hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal this day and date above written.. Signed, sealed, acknowledged & delivered in presence of Jesse Clark (seal) T.S. Anthony Frances M. Morton