WHITE COUNTY, TENNESSEE - DEED - John Crook to Goolsby, 10 April 1817

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Deed Book F White Co. p.92

This indenture made this 10th day of April in year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and seventeen between John Crook of the State 
of Tennessee and County of White of the one part and Jane Goolsby of the 
state and county of aforesaid of the part witnesses that for and in 
consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars by the said Jane 
Goolsby to the said John Crook this day paid the receipt whereof is 
hereby acknowledged. He the said John Crook hath bargained and sold 
and by these presents doth bargain, sell, and deliver unto the said 
Jane Goolsby, her heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel 
of land containing by survey forty acres lying in White County first 
district on a branch of the Falling Water which was originally granted 
by the State of Tennessee to John Crook assignee of John McNary and 
Bennet Searcy by grant No. 9240 bearing date May the seventh in the 
year of one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, the beginning and 
boundaries of the said tract of land are as follows to wit: Beginning 
on a white oak marked C running thence West one hundred thirteen and 
a half poles to the post oak, thence North fifty six and three fourths 
poles to a post in the Barrens thence East one hundred thirteen and a 
half poles to a hickory and black oak thence South fifty six and three 
fourths poles to the beginning with the hereditaments, and appurtenances 
to have and to hold the said track or parcel of land with its 
appurtenances to the said Jane Goolsby, her heirs and assigns forever in 
witness whereofhe the said John Crook hath hereunto set his hand seal 
this day and year first written.
John Crook Sen (Seal)
Test
John Crook Junior
Peter (X) Goolsby (His mark)
State of Tennessee White County October Session 1817
This due execution of the written deed of Conveyance from John Crook 
to Jane Goolsby was this day acknowledged in open court by John Crook 
for the purpose and things therein mentioned and ordered to be recorded
--let it be registered given at office 20th October 1817.
Test Jacob A Cane Clerk White County Court
Registered and Examined 2nd Dec. 1817
Test Elijah Chisum Register of White County


This indenture made the 10th day of April in the year of our Lord One 
thousand eight hundred and seventeen between John Crook of the state of 
Tennessee and county of White of the one part and Jane Goolsby of, the 
state and county aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth, that for and 
in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars this day paid the 
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. He the said John Crook hath 
bargained and sold and by these presents and assigns forever one certain 
tract or parcel of land containing by survey fifty acres lying in White 
County first District on Hutchings Creek which was originally granted 
by the State of Tennessee to John Crook assignee of John McNary and 
Bennet Searcy by Grant No. 9239, bearing date May the seventh one thousand 
eight hundred and seventeen. The beginning and boundaries of the said 
tract or parcel of land are as follows to wit: Beginning at a White Oak 
marked C, the beginning and Southeast corner of said Crook forty acres 
entry running thence East crossing Hutching Creek at seventy five poles 
in all eighty two poles to two white oaks and hickory on the line of 
Archibald Elliots survey, thence North crossing said creek at eighteen 
poles crossing again at thirty poles in all ninety seven and half poles 
to a chestnut and elm in a hollow, thence West crossing said creek at 
sixty four poles, in all eighty two poles to a Spanish Oak on a cliff 
of rocks, thence South ninety seven and a half poles to the beginning 
including several small improvements with the hereditaments and 
appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with 
all appurtenances to the said Jane Goolsby, her heirs and assigns 
forever in witness whereof be the said John Crook hath hereunto set 
his hand and seal this day and year first above written.
John Crook (SEAL)
John Crook Junior
Amos Riley

State of Tennessee
White County                                October Session 1817

The due Execution of the written deed of conveyance from John Crook to
Jane Goolsby was this day acknowledged in open court by John Crook for 
the purposes and things therein mentioned and ordered to be recorded
--let it be registered--given at office 20th October 1817. 
Tester Jacob A. Cane 
Clerk White County Court
Registered and examined 2nd December 1817
Test- Elizah Chisum. Register of White County

*Hereditaments--Heritable property (capable of being inherited or 
being passed by inheritance)
Appurtenance--An incidental right (such as a right of way) attached 
to a principal property right and passing in possession with it. 
Pole--A varying unit of lenth: one measuring 161 ft. A unit of area 
equal to a square rod.
**The two numbers No. 9240 and No. 9239 are copied exactly as found 
in the original handwritten documents. JM, 1994.