SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - John Funkhouser to William Rockhold
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Sullivan Co., TN, DB 4, p. 632:  John Funkhouser to William Rockhold
Transcribed by Robert Keyes
Jan 31, 2005
Source: LDS FHL film #972706

This Indenture made this 29th of February 1805
Between John Funkhouser of the County of Buncum
& State of North Carolina of the one part & William
Rockhold of Sullivan County & State of Tennessee
of the other part witnesseth that the sd John Funkh
ouser for & in consideration of the sum of 1000 dollars
the Receipt Whereof is hereby acknowledged & by these
presents have given & granted unto the sd William
Rockhold & to his heirs &C forever a Certain tract or
parcel of [land] Containing 208 acres be the same more or
less sd land lying & being in the Coiunty aforesaid to
wit Sullivan on the south side of holston River
Begining at a white oak Siglers Corner thence nor
th 42 deg'r east 45 poles to a hickory Corner of Jacob
Weavers & with his line north 43 deg'r west 142 poles 
to three white oaks on the bank of Weavers spr
ing Branch thence north 31 deg'r East 63 poles to
a large white oak thence north 16 deg'r East 60 pol
es to two white oaks & dogwood thence north 55 deg'r
west 11 poles to a white oak & Beech on the Bank of sd
River thence along down the several courses of the sa
me to a white oak & three iron wood saplings on the
Bank of sd River thence along William Morrels line sou
the 16 deg'r East 224 poles to a black oak a spanish
oak thence a straight line to the begining together
with all & singular the woods & waters & Every other
thing thereunto belonging & I the sd John Funkhou
ser for my self & my heirs &C do warrant & forever de
fend every part & parcel of the above mentioned land
with the appertainances unto the sd William Rock
hold & to his heirs &C forever against the lawful
claim & demand of all persons whatever in wit
ness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal
the day & year first above written
Signed Sealed & delivered   John Funkhouser (seal)
in presents of  State of Tennessee Sullivan County
John McLevin?   May session 1805 the Execution
   his          of the within deed is proven in open
John Shell      Court By the oath of John Shell
    mark
a subscribing Witness thereto let it be Registered
      Test               Matt'w Rhea Clerk of
May 29th 1805 Reg'st       Sullivan County
                         Ex'd W.A.

[Note: See also Christian Weaver to John FunkHowser DB 2-469]


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