Deed; 1874-Children of Henry Cook,etl-Navarro Co., TX

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HENRY & EFFIE TO ALL CHILDREN & HEIRS OF DEC’D DAUGHTERS:
DEED;  Land located in JACK, Williamson and Milam Counties.
Made and signed,  24 January 1874;
Recorded 3 March 1874, in Navarro County, Texas:

The State of Texas]
County of Navarro]

Know all men by these presents that we Henry Cook and wife Effie Cook
of the afore said State and County. For and in consideration of the love
and affection that we have for our children, George W.Cook, William
Cook, Sarah Cook, Elizabeth Pierce wife of Hugh Pierce. Heirs of John
Hines by our daughter Rebecca, Heirs of John Boiles by our daugher Mary Ann
and the further consideration of one dollar to us in hand paid by the
above mentioned Heirs. The receipt of which we do hereby acknowledge and
the further consideration that the Heirs herein mentioned  [do consent
and agree to and with Henry Cook and Wife Effie Cook to leave to the
entire control of the parties of the first part,] one tract or parcel of
land, situated in the state of Texas and County of Navorro now used,
owned and claimed as the homestead of Henry and Effie cook.
The same being four hundred and forty acres off of the six hundred and
forty acre survey.
Have this day bargained sold devised and conveyed., and do by these
presents sold bargained (alined?) and convey, unto the Heirs above
mentioned
[Two tracts or parcels of land]  situated and described as follows, to
wit.

The First being Three Hundred and Twenty acres granted to Henry Cook,
assignee of Myrick in Denton District Jack County on the waters of
[?eoucland] Creek, a tributary of the west fork of the Trinity River about 7
miles [?East] from [?M/Bag/qitteville] by virtue of Certificate No. 40,
issued by the board of Land Commissioners of Milam County on the 16th
day of May A.D. 1844 and transferred to the said Cook on said day.

Beginning at Nancy P Overby or P. Middleton’s S. E. Corner a plie of
rocks from which a [?] post oak bears
--------------------------------------.back to the beginning.

The Second tract being situated in the South E Corner of Williamson
County and partly in Milam County and state aforesaid on the Head Waters
of the Middle Yagua and is part of my headrights League and bounded as
follows.
Beginning at the NE of said League a stake from which a post oak marked
W. bears--------------------..to the corner of a Survey of 569
acres made for William Cook, a stake from which a Post
Oak---------------------- Beginning Containing 569 acres to have and to hold
[??] the
within mentioned Heirs, their Heirs and assigns forever

 (The rest of the deed is unreadable)

The Deed is signed by both Henry and Effie Cook with (X-their Mark)