WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Kezia Berryman to William J. Berryman
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 Williamson County Deed Bk. P, pp 412&413

This indenture made on the 25th day of March A.D. 1839 between Keziah
Berryman of the County of Lawrence in the State of Alabama of one part and
William J. Berryman of the County of Williamson in the State of Tennessee
of the other part Witnesseth that the said Keziah Berryman for and in
consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to her in hand paid by him
the said William J. Berryman the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
hath bargained sold conveyed and doth by these presents grant bargain sell
and convey unto the said William J. Berryman his heirs and assigns forever
a certain tract or parcel of land, situate in the county of Williamson on
Big Harpeth River (being part of a tract of land in which Keziah
Wooldridge had a life estate and which was sold by execution in favor of
Benjamin S. Tappan and purchased by said Tappan and afterwards sold by him
to Keziah Berryman and others) bounded as follows, that is to say
Beginning at a white oak in the South east corner of the original tract
running thence west one hundred twenty two poles to a stake at corner of
John H. Neely's twenty acre tract, then north fifty poles passing Neely's
corner to a stake thence east eighty one and a half poles to Guthrie's
corner I the center of Big Harpeth River, thence [illegible] 17 degrees
north thirty one and one third poles to said Guthrie's corner in the
center of Big Harpeth river, thence south twenty nine poles to the
beginning, containing thirty seven acres be the same more or less. To have
and to hold to the same to the said William J. Berryman his heirs and
assigns forever, [illegible] the said Keziah Berryman doth hereby covenant
with the said William J. Berryman that she is lawfully seized of said
land, has a good right to convey it and that the same is unencumbered. The
said Keziah Berryman doth further covenant and bind hereself her heirs
representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to the said land
and everypart thereof to the said William J. Berryman his heirs and 
assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whatever. In testimony 
whereof the said Keziah Berryman hath hereunto set her hand affixed her 
seal, the day and year above written.

Keziah Berryman (seal)
Executed in our presense this
25th day of March 1839
Test: Alexander Berryman
Absalom Little

The State of Alabama
Lawrence County L.S.
Personally before me Joseph E. Martin an acting Justice of the Peace in 
and for the said County came Keziah Berryman whos e name is signed to the 
foregoing deed who acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the 
said deed on the day of the date and for the purposes therein expressed. 
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal the 25th day of March 
1839.

		Joseph E. Martin, J. P. (seal)

The State of Alabama
Lawrence County L.S.
I Wiley Galloway clerk of the County court of said County certify that 
Joseph E. Martin whose names is signed to the foregoing certificate of 
acknowlegement now is and was at the day of the date thereof an acting 
Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Lawrence aforesaid duly 
commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is 
genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of 
the said County court at office at Moulton the 26th day of March 1839 and 
of American independence the 63rd year.

Wiley Galloway Clerk

The State of Alabama
Lawrence County
Circuit Court March Term 1840 being the 19th of March 1840 This day
William J. Berryman produced in open court a deed for land made by Keziah
Berryman to him and moved the court to have said deed proven and
certified. Whereupon Alexander Berryman and Absalom Little the subscribing
witnesses thereto appeared in open court who after being duly sworn
deposes and say that they saw the said Keziah Berryman sign seal and
deliver the said deed on the day of its date that she signed the same in
their presence and that they attested it in her presence and in the
presence of each other. It is therefore considered by the court that said
deed is fully proven and that the same be so certified. I John M. Jackson
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Lawrence County aforesaid certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of the order of said court admitting the forgoing
deed to record among the minutes of said court. In testimony whereof I
hereto set my hand and affix the seal of office the 19th day of March 1840 
and of American Independence the 64th year.

Teste John M. Jackson, Ck.

The State of Alabama
I Daniel Coleman Judge of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County in the 
State aforesaid certify that John M. Jackson whose name is affixed to the 
foregoing certificate was to the day of date thereof clerk of the circuit 
court of said County and that full faith and credit are dut to his acts as 
such and that said certificate is in due form of law. Given under my hand 
and seal the 20th day of March 1840.

Daniel Coleman (seal)