WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Alex'r McGinty & others to John Saylor ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Earl Colley earlcolley@juno.com ==================================================================== Contributor's Note: Extracted from Washington County, Tennessee Deed Book 32, page 288. This indenture made and entered into on this 11th day of January AD 1851 between Alexander McGinty and Elizabeth McGinty his wife formerly Elizabeth Ruble of the County of McMinn and state of Tennessee John W. Ruble of the County of Greene and state aforesaid, Turner Smith and mary Smith his wife formerly Mary Ruble Henry E. Ruble and Absolem Scott (who holds by purchase from Andrew Brummit and Catherine Brumitt his wife formerly Catherine Ruble) of the County of Washingtonand state aforesaid, being five of the heirs at law of Martha Ruble decd, late of the county of Washington and State aforesaid of the one part, and John Saylor of the County and State last above mentioned of the other part: Witnesseth, that the said Alexander McGinty and Elizabeth McGinty, John W. Ruble, Turner Smith, and Mary Smith,henry E. Ruble and Absolom Scott heirs as aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to them in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hat given granted bargained and sold and do hereby convey and confirm unto him the said John Saylor his heirs and assigns all of our undivided interest in the farm of the said Martha Ruble decd lying and being in the County of Washington and State of Tennessee being the land whereon the said Martha Ruble decd at the time of her death and adjoining the lands of James M. Carr Richard Y. Carr and others and bounded as follows, Beginning at a white oak (near a planted rock) the beginning corner of the original tract, thence north sixty five west about ninety eight poles to a stake, by the side of the road leading from Burks to Martsells, next to james M. Carrs fence and at or near the mouth of the lane of the road leading from Jos Leonards to Jonesborough, thence with the said road leading to Jonesborough as it now runs and with James M. Carrs fence the line) as the fence now stands, nearly a north course, about thirty one poles to a stake between a black oak stump and said Carrs fence and in the mouth of a lane leading off of said tract about one and one half acres (supposed) to James M. Carr thence west two hundred and seventy seven poles to a stake in a line of the original tract, thence north forty nine and one half poles, to a chestnut, a corner of the original tract, thenc east three hundred and fifty poles to three white oak saplings a corner of the original tract, thence south ten east one hundred and twenty four poles to the beginning, containing one hundred and thirty four acres more or less, our undivided interest in said tract being five eighths of the said one hundred and thirty four acres, to have and to hold the same unto him the said John Saylor his heirs and assigns forever. We the before mentioned heirs do covenant with the said John Saylor that we are lawfully seized of said land as heirs as aforesaid that the same is unencumbered, and that we have a good right to convey it, We do further covenant and bind ourselves our heirs and representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to our undivided interest in said tract of land and every part thereof unto him the said John Saylor his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims of all person whatever. In witness whereof we as the heirs of the said Martha Ruble decd have here unto set our hands and seals this day and date above written. The word "road" interlined before signed. Attest Alexander X McGinty (seal) Wm F. Keith Elizabeth X McGinty (seal) P H Keith John W. Ruble (seal) William Snodgrass Turner X Smith (seal) John S Snodgrass Mary X Smith (seal) G W Willett as to H E Ruble Henry E. Ruble (seal) Absolom Scott (seal) State of Tennessee) Personally appeared before me George W. Mayo McMinn County ) Clerk of the County Court of said County Alexander McGinty and Elizabeth McGinty, two of the bargainers to and named in the foregoing deed with whom I am personally acquainted and the aforesaid Alexander McGinty acknowledged the due execution of the same on the day and year it bears date, and for the purposes expressed therein, and the aforesaid Elizabeth McGinty and wife of said before mentioned Alexander McGinty being by me examined privately and apart from her her said husband touching her free execution of the foregoing deed, acknowledged that she executed the same knowingly and understandingly of her own accord, free from any compulsion or constraint on the part of her said husband on the day and year it bears date, for the purposes expressed therein, acknowledged and certified for registration in Washington County. Given under my hand at office in Athens the 11th day of January 1851. Geo. W. Mayo Clerk State of Tennessee) Personally appeared before me W. H. Smith Washington County ) Clerk of the County Court of said County John W. Ruble Turner Smith Henry E. Ruble and Absolom Scott four of the bargainers in the foregoing deed with whom I am personally acquainted and who each acknowledged the same to be their act and deed for the purposes therein contained, and Mary Smith (the feme covert) having also appeared before me privately and apart from her husband thesaid Turner Smith acknowledged the execution of said deed to have been done by her freely voluntarily and understandingly without constraint or compulsion from her said husband and for the purposes therein expressed. Given under my hand at office this 21st day of January 1851. W. H. Smith Clerk State of Tennessee) January 23rd 1851. Then was this Deed with the Washington County ) certificates thereon duly registered in the Register's office of said County. Received for registration 21 Jan'y 12 O'clock PM 1851, see 2 Book A page 72. Registered in Vol. 32 page 288. By Philip Parks County Reg'r