Humphreys County, Tennessee
Deed Book H
Pages 385-386

This indenture made this tenth day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty between Johnathan Falkner of the State of Tennessee and Humphreys County of the one part and Samuel Hemby of the state and county aforesaid of the other part
Witnesseth that the aforesaid Falkner for and in consideration of sum of two hundred dollars in hand paid by the aforesaid Hemby the receipt of which he doth hereby acknowledge himself therewith fully satisfied hath bargained and sold unto the aforesaid Hemby a certain tract or parcel of land situate in the county aforesaid on Little Richland Creek and bounded as follows
Beginning at a hickory in the south boundary line of said Falkner original tract and about thirty poles east of a branch of said Little Richland Creek running south one hundred and twenty two poles crossing said branch at one hundred poles to three maples thence west sixty seven pole to a chestnut & hickory trees north one hundred and twenty two poles to a black gum thence east sixty seven poles to the beginning containing fifty one acres
to have and to hold the aforesaid tract of land with all its appurtenances to himself his heirs or assigns forever and the aforesaid Johnathan Falkner for himself his heirs executors administrators covenants to and with the aforesaid Samuel Hemby that the above named and bargained premises he will warrant and forever defenct to him the aforesaid Samuel Hemby his heirs executors administrators or assigns against the legal claims of all persons what so ever in testimony of which he the aforesaid Johnathan Falkner has here unto set his hand and affixed his seal the day & date above written
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
John Falkner
Mitchell Foley
Johnathan Falkner (his x mark) seal

State of Tennessee
Humphreys County
Personally appeared before me CP Harris Clerk of the county court of said county John Falkner one of the subscribing witnesses to the within deed of conveyance who after being duly sworn depose and say that he is personally acquainted with Johnathan Falkner and that he saw him sign seal and deliver the same to Samuel Hemby for the purposes therein contained and the saw Mitchell Foley affix his name as the other witness and that he knows the signature to be genuine given under my hand at office this 11 December 1846
CE Harris Clerk

State of Tennessee
Humphreys County
Register office 11 December 1846
Then was the within deed of conveyance from Johnathan Falkner to Samuel Hemby duly registered in said office in Book H pages 385& 386
Rec’d 10th December 1846 near 2 o’clock PM and noted in Book A page 54
HB Taylor, Register