SMITH COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Deed of Gift, Edmund League to Ryleigh League, 27 Jan 1838 ----¤¤¤---- Deed, Edmund League to Ryleigh League - including slaves Smith Co. Tennessee, Deed Book 0, p. 207 I Edmund League of the county of Smith and State of Tennessee have this day for the consideration of the natural love and affection which I have for my son Ryleigh League and for the further consideration that he has obligated himself to find and furnish a sufficiency of everything necessary for the support of myself and my wife for and during both of our natural lives sold, given and conveyed to the said Ryleigh League and his heirs forever the following described tract of land lying in the County and State aforesaid on the east side of Caney Fork in Love's Valley beginning on a sugartree east 70 paces to a stake hence north 62 paces to a Hickory sapling and beech, thence east 71 paces to a stake thence 75 paces to the beginning, thence east to a white oak, poplar and hickory thence south 117 paces to a sugartree conditionally made between Felix Overton and William Pinsky(?), thence west to a beech, thence south 221 paces to a beech thence west 63 paces to a stake, thence 36 (?) paces to an ash, thence south 80 paces to Mrs Ballard's northeast corner, thence west 56 paces to an oak on her northwest corner and Emerson's east boundary, thence north ? paces to a sugartree to the beginning containing by estimation two hundred acres to the same more or less. I have also this day for the consideration herein mentioned sold, given, conveyed and delivered unto the said Ryleigh League and his heirs forever the following named Negroes (to wit), Hilman, Amy, Bedy, Tilman, Henry, Caroline, Chloe, David, Lucy, Dilsey and a yoke of oxen and cart. To have and to hold all the above described lands with the (illegible) and (illegible) therein and also all the above described Negroes, cart and oxen to him the said Ryleigh League and his heirs forever and the said Edmund League for myself and my heirs do covenant with the said Ryleigh League and his heirs that I will forever warrant and defend the title to all the above described land and Negroes, cart and oxen against the [un?]lawful claim or title of all and every person or manner of persons whatever in testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this 27th day of January 1838. Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of Edmund League (the word "seal") State of Tennessee Smith County Personally appeared before me John J. Burnett, clerk of Smith County court Edmund League the within named bargainer with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledges that he (illegible) the (illegible) deed of gift to Ryleigh League for the purpose herein contained set my hand (?) of office this 27th day of January, 1838. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Velazquez ___________________________________________________________________