WILSON COUNTY TN - DEEDS - Hancock Indenture 1835
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Wilson County, Tennessee
Deed Book Q, pp. 276-277

This Indenture made this third day of September AD 1835 Eighteen hundred &
thirty five between Dawson Hancock, Martin Hancock, Hannah Hancock, Nathan
Sparkes, Nancy Sparkes, John Skean, Eady Skean, William Sharpe, Milley Edwards
of the County of Wilson and State of Tennesssee of the one part and Hope Hancock
and Samuel Hancock of the County and State aforesaid of the other part
witnesseth that we do Quit all right, title, claim and interest for ourselves or
heirs, executors and assigns forever to Hope Hancock and Samuel Hancock a
certain tract of land formally belonging to Martin Hancock dc'd, tract or parcel
of land containing one hundred and sixty acres and lying in the County of Wilson
and State of Tennessee on the waters of Barton's Creek.  Beginning at Sugar tree
and Iron wood on Carter's line formerly Chappell's line thence North one hundred
and sixty poles to a Stake and a ash Fordes line formerly Clifton's line thence
one hundred and sixty poles West thence South one hundred and Sixty poles to a
Stake thence East to the beginning containing one hundred and sixty acres more
or less to have and to hold the above described land and all and singler(sic)
the apertainances(sic) thereunto Belonging to the said Hope Hancock and Samuel
Hancock our heirs and asignes(sic) forever in witness where of we have set our
hands and seales(sic).

George M. Covington          Dawson Hancock (SL)
Robert Read                  Hannah X [his mark] Hancock (SL)
Eli Read                     Nathan Sparkes (SL)
John Billingsley             Nancy X Sparkes (SL)
                             John Skean (SL)
                             Eady X [her mark] Skean (SL)
                             Martin Hancock (SL)
                             William Sharpe (SL)
                             Milley X [his mark] Edwards (SL)


State of Tennessee ||
Wilson County      || Personally apeard(sic) before me Josiah L. McClain Clerk
of the County Court of said Wilson County George M. Covington and John
Billingsly(sic) subscribing witnesses to the within deed who being Sworn depose
and say they are a Quainted(sic) with Dawson Hancock, Hannah Hancock, Nathan
Sparkes, John Skean, Martin Hancock, William Sharpe and Milley Edwards apart of
the within barganors(sic) and that they Acknolledged(sic) the same at different
times since the date of the deed in there(sic) presence to be there(sic) act and
deede(sic) and there upon personley(sic) apeard(sic) before me Eady Skean and
Nancy Sparkes (the from Courts?) privateley(sic) and apart from there(sic)
Husbands the said John Skean and Nathan Sparkes and Acknolledged(sic) the
execution of said deede(sic) to have ben(sic) done by them freeley(sic)
voluntrley(sic) and understanding by with any compulcion(sic) or restraint from
there(sic) said husbands and for the purposes there in Expressed.

Witness my hand at office this 9th day of January 1836.
							J. L. McClain
Registered this 26th day of January 1836
					James Foster, Register for
						Wilson County

Transcribed by Dan S. Sharp from a copy of the original provided by Joan W.
Pruett from the Tennessee State Library and Archives, 24 January 2005.