7 Sept. 1818

 

 

 

John McAninch

for 210 acres of land on the west

Deed to

side of Richland Creek

David K. McEwin

Registered the 13th day of Dec. 1819

[Note: “McEwin” is correct, there are lots of other land records with that same spelling]

 

This indenture made on the 7th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and eighteen between John McAninch of one part and David K. McEwin of the other

part … both of the County of Giles and State of Tennessee

Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars …

On the west side of Richland Creek of Elk river

[land description same as 1814 Deed] [Beginning at a honey locust and ash and running east

thirty four and half chains to Thomas Westmoreland line thence south twenty nine degrees west

forty chains and two pole to an elm Thence south thirty two degrees East thirty chain to the corner

on a poplar, thence south twenty six chains to the corner on an ironwood thence due West twenty

eight and one half chain to the corner on a [word?], the same being on the original line thence

due North eighty and half chain along the original line to the Beginning, containing by survey two

hundred and ten acres be the same more or less

Signed sealed & delivered

 

In presence of

John McAninch {seal}

A. V. Brown

 

J. Yancey

 

 

State of Tennessee

 

Giles County Court August Term 1819

 

… 23rd day of August 1819

 

{seal}

German Lester clerk

 

 

Recorded 13 Dec. 1819, Giles County Deed Book D pg.86-87

 

Transcribed from Deeds, v. D-E 1819-1824, TSLA film EX 19931, LDS Film 968,854

[TSLA: Tennessee State Library and Archives], at LA LDS FHC, Friday, 29 August 2003 /Frank