Hunt County, Texas - Thomas Johnson "Johnse" Shields ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Thayer - June 29, 2001 http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** J. Y. HALL TO THOMAS SHIELDS P. 104-105, January 18, 1893 The State of Texas} County of Hunt } Know all men by these presents: That we J. Y. Hall and wife, C. A. Hall of the County of Hunt and State of Texas inconsideration of the sum of One Thousand Dollars paid and secured to be paid by Thomas Shields as follows Five hundred dollars cash in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and the further sum of Five hundred Dollars secured by our promissory note for said amount of even date with this convey and executed by the said Thomas Shields and payable to the order of J. Y. Hall at Commerce Texas Sixty six months after date with interest from date at the note of 10% per annum have granted sold and conveyed and by these presents do grant, sell and convey unto the said Thomas Shields of the County of Hunt and State of Texas all that certain tract or parcel of land described as follows, situated in the town of Commerce, Hunt County, Texas and apart of a survey patented in the name of G. W. Cooper Beginning at the N. E. corner of a four acre tract once divided by J. T. Hunt and wife to C. S. Mauldin. Thence S. 75 varas a stake. Thence W. 50 2/5 varas to S. E. - of lot sold by us to H. P. Credille. Thence N. with is E. B. line 75 ½ varas his N. E. Thence East 50 2/5 varas to the beginning containing two third of an acre. To have and to hold the above described forever __sis together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said Thomas Shields his heirs and assigns forever, and we do hereby bind ourselves and our heirs, executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said Thomas Shields his heirs and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof But it is expressly agreed and stipulated that the vendors lien is retained against the above described notes and all interest thereon are fully paid according to its face and tenor?, effect and reading, when this and shall become absolutely. Witness our hands at Dublin Texas this the 5th day of January A.D. 1893. s/ J. Y. Hall s/ C. A. Hall The State of Texas} County of Erath} Before me W. T. Daniel a Notary Public in and for Erath County Texas on this day personally appeared J. Y. Hall and Mrs. C. A. Hall wife of J. Y. Hall both known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to be that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed and the same Mrs. C. A. Hall wife of the said J. Y. Hall having been examined by me privily and apart from her husband and having the same by me fully explained to her, she the said Mrs. C. A. Hall acknowledged such instrument to be her act and deed. And she declared she had willing signed the same for the purposes and consideration. (Date was cut off when copied. Mt) J. T. SMITH and wife, M. E. SMITH TO T. J. SHIELDS Page 106, November 18th, 1893 THE STATE OF TEXAS} COUNTY of HUNT} Know all men by these Presents, that we J. T. Smith and wife, M. E. Smith of the County of Hunt and State aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred dollars to us in hand paid by T. J. Shields, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and the further consideration of two notes as follows: One note for $200. of even date here within Reserve due Dec. 20, 1893. And one note for $100.00 of even date herewith to become due Nov. 1st, 1894 and a further consideration that he pay off and fully satisfies two within notes of $125.00 each of date Jan. 12, 1890, made payable to J. R. & J. W. Scaff, one to become due Nov. 1, 1894 and the other to became due Nov. 1, 1895, with the int. thereon all said notes retaining a binders him on the herein after described land. Have Granted, Sold, Conveyed and by these presents do Grant, Sell and Convey unto the said T. J. Shields of the County of Hunt and State of Texas all the certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: Situated in said Hunt County, and in the State of Texas, on the waters of Middie? Sulphur, and a part of the north half of a survey in the name of M. H. Wright. Beginning at the NE corner of the south half of the original survey, John Hargis NE corner Thence west with the said Hargis N.B. line 1344 varas Thence North with said line 252 varas Thence East 1344 varas to original E. B. Line- Thence South 252 varas tot he beginning Containing Sixty acres. To have and to hold the above described premises, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging, unto the said T. J. Shields, his heirs and assigns, forever. And we do hereby bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators to WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND all and singular the said premises unto the said T. J. Shields, his heirs and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same, or any part thereof.. Witness our hands at Commerce this 18th day of November A.D. 1893. s/ J. T. Smith s/ M. E. Smith THE STATE OF TEXAS} County of Hunt } SS Before me R. B. Long, JP & Ex officis Notary Public in and for the Hunt County, Texas, on this day personally appeared J. T. Smith & M. E. Smith wife of said J. T. Smith both known to me to be the person whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. And the said M. E. Smith wife of the said J. T. Smith having been examined by me privily and apart from her husbands and having the same fully explained to her, she, the said M. E. Smith acknowledged such instrument to me to be her act and deed, and she declared she had willingly signed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and that she did not wish to retract it. Given under my hand and seal of office, this 18th day of November AD 1893 (Seal) R. B. Long, JP, Ex officis Notary Public, Hunt County, Texas Filed for record the 25th day of January 1894 at 2 o'clock PM and record the 31 day of January 1894 at 11 o'clock AM. T. A. Smith, Clerk County Court, Hunt County, Texas By H._? Kincy, Deputy Clerk Transcribed from a copy of the original document housed in the Hunt County Courthouse, Greenville, Texas by Martha Thayer