Sumner County TN Archives Deed.....Perdue, Luke C. - Perdue, John March 18, 1898
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Written: March 18, 1898
Recorded: March 23, 1898

For and in consideration of the fact that I John Perdue am living with my son 
Luke C. Perdue and he agrees to take care and provide for me in every way and 
pay all my expenses so long as I may live also at my death pay my buriel 
expenses. I the said John Perdue do hereby give, deed, transfer and convey unto 
the said Luke C. Perdue the following described tract or parcel of land being a 
portion of my old homestead survey lying and being in Sumner County & state of 
Tennessee Dist. No 13 and on side of Caney Fork of Drakes Creek and bounded as 
follows; Beginning at a Hickory the N. E. Corner thence N 85 W 40 3/5 poles to 
stake, thence S 10 3/4 W 37 poles to stone, thence S 67 1/2 E 12 1/4 poles to 
Red Oak, thence S 30 1/2 E 18 poles to a stone, thence 48 1/4 E poles to small 
cedar, thence S 16 W 52 1/4 poles to stone with Hickory pointer thence 878 W 99 
poles to stake thence S 4 S 22 poles to a white oak thence S 84 1/2 E 25 poles 
to a hickory thence S 4 W 41 poles to stone chestnut, red oak & sassafras 
pointers, thence S 88 1/2 E 59 1/2 poles to stone in an old field thence South 
10 poles to stone, sugar tree dogwood & gum pointers thence N 17 E 10 poles to 
an Elm thence N 77 1/4 E 30 poles to a pointer in head of creek, thence with 
the creek East 29 poles to two house beams on the North bank of the creek, 
thence N 3 1/2 E 175 poles to the Beginning containing by estimation Eighty - 
two acres & 235 yards be the same more or less to have & to hold the same and 
also a small tract lying on the South side of Caney fork and bounded as 
follows; Beginning at a small Black oak running 370 poles to stake in Shanklins 
line, thence south west the same 40 poles to the middle of Caney fork creek 
thence with the meanderings of the same South 22 W 20 poles thence S 69 W 26 
poles thence S 36 W 13 poles thence S 61 W 10 poles thence N 83 W 16 poles 
thence North 9 W 10 poles thence West 1 pole thence S 19 1/2 poles to the 
Beginning containing Eleven acres and 75 (Sqr?) poles be the same more or less 
to have & hold the same, I do hereby covenante with the said Luke C. Perdue 
that I am lawfully siezed of said land have a good right to convey it & that 
the same is unemcumbered & that if he complys with the obligations he shall 
hold the same regardless of any claims my other heirs may hereafter produce, I 
do further bind myself to warrant & defend the title to this land and every 
part thereof against the legal claims of all persons whatever. In testimony 
whereof I do this day sit my hand & affix my seal this March 18th 1898.
                                 
                                       John (his X mark) Perdue (seal)
State of Tennessee }
Sumner County      } Personally sppeared before me John Reddick a Notary Public 
in & for said county & state the within named John Perdue the bargainer with 
whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed the 
within instrument for the purposes therein contained.
                                       
                                       Witness my hand & official seal at
(Seal)                                 Tennessee This 18 day of March 1898
                                       John W. Reddick

Recd for Registration March 23, 1898 at 11 !/2 oclk A.M.
Registered & examined same day recd.
                                    J. F. Gardner Regt
                                    By T. C. Mulligan Deputy Regt               



Additional Comments:
John Perdue was born June 1827 in Sumner Co., TN to Luke Perdue and Susannah 
Bowsman. He married to Louisa Sarver 16 May 1854 in Sumner Co., TN. She died 
Oct 1879 from TB and was buried in Rippy (formerly Sarver) family Cemetery. 
John Perdue made the above written deed in order to be cared for in his old 
age. His son Luke filed bankruptcy shortly after the execution of the above 
deed. John Perdue was living as a "boarder" in a Buntin household in 1900. He 
died in October of 1900 and was buried in unmarked grave probably in Luke 
Perdue Cemetery.

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