Rutherford County TN Archives Deed.....Cartwright, Benajah - Davis, Thomas April 27, 1858
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Written: April 27, 1858

Rutherford Co TN Deed Book 9 page 508



This indenture  made this 27th day of April 1858 by and between Thomas Davis 

of the County of Oktibbeha and State of Mississippi of the first part and 

Benajah Cartwright of the county of Gibson and State of Tennessee of the other 

part witnesseth that the said Thomas Davis for and in consideration of the sum 

of one hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand has by the said Benajah 

Cartwright the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath given, guaranteed, 

bargained, sold, alienated, conveyed and confirmed unto the said B. Cartwright 

his heirs and assignees forever all the right title claim and interest that I 

the said Thomas Davis hath and in a certain tract or parcel of land situated 

lying and being in the county of Rutherford and State of Tennessee in range 

and section on the waters of Bradley’s Creek one legacy of a dower of land 

fell to me as heir of my mother, Elizabeth Davis deceased laid off to be 

twenty acres of land known as the Thomas Davis draw of the tract owned by my 

mother Elizabeth Davis deceased be the same more or less to have and to hold 

the aforesaid land with all and singular the rights, profits, emoluments, 

hereditaments and appurtenances of in and to the same belonging or in anywise 

appertaining to the only proper use and behoove of him the said B. Cartwright 

his heirs and assigns forever and the said Thomas Davis for himself his heirs 

executors and administrators do covenant and agree with the said B. Cartwright 

his heirs their heirs and assigns that the before recited land and bargained 

premises he will warrant and forever defend against the right title in trust 

or claim of all and every person whatsoever in witness whereof I have hereunto 

set my hand and affixed my seal the date above written in presence of 

testimony.



The State of Mississippi				Thomas Davis (seal)

Oktibbeha County



Personally appeared before me William C. Bishop clerk of the probate court of 

said County which is a court of record the within named Thomas Davis who 

acknowledged he signed sealed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance 

to Benajah Cartwright on this day of its date and for the purposes therein 

stated as his own proper act and deed given under my hand and seal of office 

at office at Starkville the 27th day of April 1858.  The word signed sealed 

and delivered interlined by me, William C. Bishop, clerk.



The State of Mississippi

Oktibbeha County		I David Ames of the Probate Court in and for 

said County do hereby certify that Wm C. Bishop whose name is subscribed to 

the foregoing certificate is and was at and before the time of his subscribing 

the same the acting clerk of the probate court in and for said county duly 

elected sworn and commissioned to act as such and that his said certificate is 

in due form given under my hand and private seal having no official seal of 

office 27th day of April AD 1858.



				David Ames  (seal)

Register July 3rd 1858		Judge of Probate



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