Stewart County TN Archives Deed.....Smith, Edwin - Grimes, George 1819
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Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 February 15, 2009, 10:57 am

Written: 1819

STEWART COUNTY TN Deed George Grimes to Edwin Smith May 1819

DEED G. GRIMES to E. Smith 40 acres

Roll #67 page 94-100 Book 6 STEWART COUNTY
State Archives and Manuscript Section
Nashville, TN 37219

This indenture made this 5th day of May 1819 between GEORGE Grimes of the county
of STEWART (State of Tennessee) of the one part and Edwin Smith of the county of
State of the aforesaid.

Witnesses for and in consideration of the sum of $250.00 to the said George
Grimes in hand paid by the said Smith at or before the sealing and delivering of
these present the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge he the said George
Grimes has granted.....
A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of STEWART and
state aforesaid and bounded as follows:

Beginning on the Shugar tree on the south boundary of Abraham Philips entry of
one hundred acres, lying on main Panthuer Creek
west thirty eight (38) poles to a black oak
thence south one hundred and six and three forths (106 3/4) poles to a stake in
the open barren
thence east sixty (60) poles to a stake
thence north one hundred six and three forths (106 3/4) to a stake on said
Philips'es line
thence west to the beginning containing forty (40)acres which will more fully
appear reference being haa to GRANT No 2562 by virtue of a certificate warrant
No 208 dated the 1st day of August 1807 obtained from the Commissioners of West
Tennessee and with the hereditament and appertenances thereunto belonging to
have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with it appertenances to the
said Smith, his heirs and assigns forever and the said Grimes and his heirs all
and singular the presence ...
In testimony whereof the said George Grimes hath hereunto set his hand and seal
the day and year first above written.

George X (his mark) Grimes (Seal)

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us.
Henry H. Bryan
James Ford

State of Tennessee May Term 1819. This deed of conveyance was acknowledged in
open cout and ordered to be registered. Test Robrt Cooper Clk
Recorded July 14, 1819

Additional Comments:
I'm not sure how George got the land. Original frant #2562 issued to Charles
Boren Sept 29, 1810. Warrant #208 issued Aug 1, 1807

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