Transcribed from Deed Book C, Pages 410-411
This indenture made the eighteenth day of September 1824 between John Thompson of the County of Humphreys in the State of Tennessee of the one part and Jonathan Falkner of the same county and State of Tennessee that the said John Thompson for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said Falkner the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained sold, attained, conveyed and confirmed unto him the said Falkner a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being on the Little Richland Creek in said county containing one hundred and ninety one acres beginning at two Spanish Oak, two white oaks & ? pointing on the south side of said creek, Bilgrees south west corner, running north nine and a half degreees west four hundred and twenty three pols, to a stake thence west ninety two poles to a stake thence south fifteen degrees east four hundred & twenty eight poles to a stake in the south boundary line of the original survey thence east to the beginning, being a part of Daniel R Sumner Survey together with the herediataments and appurtenances of in and to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the only proper use benefit and behalf of him the said Jonathan Falkner by him ? administrator, or assign forward and I the said John Thompson do convey and assign to and with the said Falkner that the before ? land and bargained premises he will warrant and forever defend to him the said Falkner his heirs and assigns forever from the claim or claims of all and every person or persons in ? whereof the said John Thompson have hereunto set by hand and assigned by seal this day and date above written.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of
William B Murray
Wm Murray
Jno Thompson
State of Tennessee
Humphreys County
County Court – January Session 1825
Then may the written deed of conveyance from John Thompson to Jonathan Falkner produced in open court and duly acknowledged by the said John Thompson to be by act and deed and ordered to be certified for rightation
Tst DP Hredrow, Clerk
by E Ury D Clk
State of Tennessee
Humphreys County
Registers office, February 11, 1825.
Then was the written deed of conveyance duly recorded in said office in Book C, Pages 410 and 411
Tst Jno Thompson, Register