Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds Book 9, pp. 193-94 1879

Know all men by these presents that we Emily Miller and Lemuel Miller, W.W. Hale Martha Hale wife of W.W. Hale James Hale Permely Hale wife of James Hale have this day bargained and Sold and do hereby convey and transfer to Dutton Hill his heirs or assigns forever for and in consideration of the Sum of Two Hundred and fifty Dollars to us paid a tract of land in the State of Tennessee County of Decatur and civil District No 12 Containing by Estimation fifty acres be the Same more or less and Bounded as follows Beginning at a Stake on the Bank of the creek on the North Boundary line of a tract of Land in the name of Susan Lawrences heirs Running north with the meanders of the creek to a Sarvice bush at the mouth of a ditch thence in a westerly Direction with Said Ditch and Blazed line to the East boundary line of a peace of Land in the name of Jonathan Lasiter thence South to west Boundary line of Said Entry thence East 63 poles more or less to the Beginning To have and to hold the Same to the Said Dutton Hill his heirs and assigns forever we do covenant with the Said Dutton Hill that we have a good Right to convey it and that the Same is unencumbered we do further covenant and bind our Selves our heirs or Lawful Representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to Said Land and every part thereof to the Said Dutton Hill his heirs or assigns against the Lawful claims of all persons whomsoever this the 24th day of January 1879

Emily x Miller (Seal)
Lemuel x Miller (Seal)
W. W. x Hale (Seal)
Martha x Hale (Seal)
James x Hale (Seal)
Permely x Hale (Seal)

State of Tennessee Personally appeared before me John McMillan Clerk of the County Court of Said County appeared W.G. Riggs and James W. Hill Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Deed with whom I am personally acquainted who being first Sworn Deposed and Said that they are acquainted with Lemuel Miller W.W. Hale and James Hale the bargainers and that they acknowledged the Same in their presence to be their act and Deed upon the day it bears date Witness my hand at office this the 19" day of March 1879
John McMillan Clerk

State of Tennessee To William G. Riggs a Justice fo the peace in and for Said County you are hereby authorized and Empowered to Take the examination of Emily Miller Martha Hale and Permelia Hale Privately and apart from their husbands relative to their free Execution of the within Deed and the Same So Taken to certify under your hand and Seal
Witness - John McMillan Clerk of the County Court of Decatur County Tennessee at office this 24" day of January 1879.

State of Tennessee Decatur County
Emily Miller, wife of Lemuel Miller Martha Hale wife of W.W. Hale and Permelia Hale wife of James Hale having personally appeared before me and having by virtue of the authority in me vested been examined privately and apart from their Said husbands and they having acknowledged the Due Execution of the within deed by them freely and voluntarily and understandingly without compulsion or constraint by their Said husbands and for the purposes therein expressed the Same is therefore certified. Witness my hand Seal this the 24" day of January 1879
W.G. Riggs {J.P.}

State of Tennessee} Registers office February the 27" 1882 I Wm Pratt Register for Said County Do certify that the foregoing Deed and certificate are Registered in Said office in Book No 9 page 193 That they were Received February the 27th 1882 at 1 oclock P M and were Entered in Note Book E page 37
Wm Pratt Register

Submitted by Phyllis Hill