SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Juliana and David Shults to Nicholas Martin ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 282: Juliana and David Shults to Nicholas Martin Transcribed by Robert Keyes Feb 6, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 This Indenture made this tenth Day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Eight by and between Juliana Shults and David Shults Executors of the last will and testament of Martin Shults Deceased and by virtue of an Instrument of writing obligating on the said Marting Shults in his life time of the one part and Nicholas Martin of the County of Sullivan and State of North Carolina of the Other Part witnesseth that for and In consideration of Seventy five pounds in hand paid by the said Nicholas Martin to the said Juliana and David Executors &c the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold by virtue of the Aforesaid writing Obligatory &c and by these presents Do convey and confirm unto the said Nicholas Martin all that tract of land lying and being in the said County of Sullivan on the south side of Holston River adjoining Samuel Smiths line Begining at three white oaks on the side of a ridge on said Samuel Smiths line thence along the same north fifty five west thirty eight poles to a white oak thence along said Smiths line north thirty east fifty two poles to a white and hicory thence north six east thirty poles to a white oak thence north eight East forty poles to two small white oaks on Webbs line thence north fifty East two hundred poles to a stake thence south thirty two west two hundred and sixty six poles to a stake thence to the Begining containing one hundred and sixty acres be the same more or less which tract of land was originally granted to the said Martin Shults Dated the ninth Day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven with all woods ways and water courses thereunto Belonging or in any wise appertaining or belonging to have and to hold the said tract of land and premises with all its appertenances unto the said Nicholas Martin his heirs and assigns for ever in fee simple and we the said Juliana Shults and David Shults Executors Do covenant and agree to and with the said Nicholas Martin his heirs Executors and administrators that the above mentioned tract of land and premises against them the said Juliana and David and their heirs and against the lawful Claim of every other person shall and will warrant and for ever Defend in testimony whereof the said Juliana Shults and David Shults have hereunto set our hands and seal the Day and year above written her Juliana i Shults (seal) Signed Seald and Delivered mark in presents of David Shults (seal) John Vance Jos Martin August 20th 1789 Reg'st [Note: see also NC Grant 440 to Martin Shults DB 1-281] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________