Hunt County, Texas - Deed: John R. Thomason Jul 1885
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The State of Texas
County of Hunt
     Know all men by these presents That we R. A. Walton and M. E. Walton
wife of the said R. A. Walton of State and County aforesaid have this day
for and in consideration of the sum of $250.00 two Hundred and fifty dollars.
seventy five dollars to us in hand paid by John R. Thomason of the State and
County above mentioned the remaining one hundred and twenty five to be paid
as follows Fifty Dollars on or by the 15th day of December 1885 Seventy five
dollars Due on or by the 15th of December 1886 us notes bearing above(?) date
With this deed will show the receipt of which is hereby acknowleged have
Bargained Granted Sold and Released and Conveyed and by these presents do
Grant Bargain, Sell release and Convey unto the said John R Thomason all that
certain tract or parcel of Land described as follows Situated in the County of
Hunt and State of Texas is a part of a survey patented to Goodman Deweese that
he sold to Hillery Busby and sold by the said Busby to John W Ragan and wife
and sold by the said Ragan and wife to Elizabeth Upyar and sold by the said
Elizabeth Upyar to R. A. Walton and sold by the said R. A. Walton to John
B. Thommason(sic) and begining at the S.W. corner of the said two hundred
acres at a stake bears N 50 deg E two - eight tenths vs. (thence)E 550 vs. to
a stake far corner a black jack beares(sic) N 1½ deg W 26½ vs. (thence) N 513¾
vs. a stake far corner a black jack six inches in diameter bears S 64  W 3¾ a
post oak six inches in diameter bears South 27 W 4¾ vs. (thence) 550 vs. to
stake on the West boundary line of the said two hundred acre survey a black
jack bears South 45° E 8¾ vs. another bears N 32 E 10½ vs. thence South to the
place of begining including fifty acres of land to Have and to Hold unto him
the said John R Thommason(sic) his heirs assigns forever Together with all and
singular the rights numbers and appertances(sic)to the same for perpetuity and
I do hereby bind myself my heirs and my legal representatives unto the said
John R Thommason(sic)and his heirs and assigns to Warrant and Defend the title
to all of said premises against the legal claims of all persons whomsoever
claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof In witness whereof we have
unto cert. our hands on this the 1st day of July AD 1885.
                                        R. A. Walton
                                        M. E. Walton
State of Texas
County of Hunt
     Before me T. J. Humphreys a Justice of the peace and exofficio Notary
Public in and for Hunt County Texas personally appeared R. A. Walton to me
well known and acknowledged to me that he executed the foregoing instrument
for the purposes and consideration Therein expressed Also on this day
personally appeared M. E. Walton wife of the said R. A. Walton known unto be
the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and having
been examined by me privily and apart from her husband and having the same
fully explained to her she the said M. E. Walton acknowledged such instrument
to be her act and deed and declared that she had willingly signed the same for
the purposes and consideration therein expressed and that she did ---- wish to
retract it. Given under my hand and seal of office this the 1st day of July
1885.
            seal               T. J. Humphreys J. P. and Exofficio
                               N.P. Hunt County Texas
Filed for record Jan 22 1890 at 10 A.M.
Recorded Febry 1st 1890 at 10:30 A.M.
                               E. W. Harrison Co Clrk

{Reference: Hunt County, Texas. Deed Book 62. Pages 306/307.}
{Also, Reference: Hunt County, Texas. Deed Book 62. Page 308.}
{NOTE: vs. is abbreviation for varas.}