WILSON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - Eagan Indenture, 5 Oct 1823

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Wilson County, Tennessee Deed Book L, p. 216
This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of October in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty three between the legatees of 
Barnaba Eagan deceased to wit James Eagan, Hugh Eagan, Barnaba Eagan, John 
Eagan, Samuel Motherall guardian for the heirs of Wm Eagan deceased, Thomas 
Dillon & Margaret Dillon his wife, Lydia Green, Rachel Tipton, Henry Howell 
& Polly Howell his wife all of the State of Tennessee & counties of Wilson 
& Cocke of the one part and Jesse Eagan of the County of Wilson & State 
aforesaid of the other part witnesseth we the said legatees of the said 
Barnaba Eagan Dec'd for & in consideration of the sum of three hundred and 
ninety dollars to the said legatees of the said Barnaba Eagan deceased in 
hand paid by the said Jesse Eagan before the sealing and delivering of 
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained 
and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell and convey and confirm 
unto the said Jesse Eagan his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel 
of land containing sixty five acres lying and being in the county of Wilson 
and state aforesaid on the waters of Spencer Creek beginning as follows 
viz: at a Hickory and Elm running thence east one hundred and sixty poles 
to a stake at John Eagans north west corner on Isaac Smiths south boundary 
thence south sixty five poles to a small ash on the bank of the spring 
branch thence west one hundred sixty poles to a white oak and Ironwood 
thence north sixty five poles to he beginning containing sixty five acres 
by the same more or less to have and to hold the above granted premises 
with the appurtenances thereunto belonging with all and singular the 
profits and emoluments thereunto and therefrom to arise unto the said Jesse 
Eagan his heirs and assigns to his only use forever and the said legatees 
of the said Barnaba Eagan deceased for themselves and their heirs executors 
and administrators do hereby warrant grant and agree to and with the said 
Jesse Eagan his heirs and assigns the said land with all and singular the 
premises and appurtenances before mentioned unto the said Jesse Eagan his 
heirs and assigns free from the claim of ourselves our heirs and all other 
person or persons claiming under us whatsoever shall and will warrant and 
forever defend by these presents in witness whereof we the said legatees of 
the said Barnaba Eagan deceased have hereunto set our hands and affixed our 
seals the day and year above written. 

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Henry Corbet, Jurat, James Haworth, Thomas Vaughn, Jurat

James Eagan SEAL                    Barnaba Eagan SEAL
Hugh Eagan SEAL                     Samuel Motheral SEAL
Thomas & Margaret Dillon SEAL       Allen Dinnis SEAL
Henry & Mary Howell SEAL            James (his mark) Eagan SEAL
Lidia Green SEAL                    Susannah (her mark) Tipton SEAL
                                    John Eagan SEAL

Wilson County Court September term 1826
The within deed of bargain and sale from the legatees of Baraba Eagan 
deceased to Jesse Eagan for sixty five acres of land was duly proven in 
open court by the oaths of Henry Corbet and Thomas Vaughn two of the 
subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be registered. 

Test  John Allcorn clk