RIGGS, Mary J. to LOFTIN, T.J.
Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds
Book 10, p. 402 (1875)
I Mary J. Riggs do transfer all my right and title that I have in a
tract of land in the State of Tennessee Decatur County District No 6
that belongs to heirs of John Loftin Deceased for the sum of one hundred
and ten Dollars paid to me in hand bounded as follows. Henry Flowers on
the West Riggs heirs on the South Starling Wallace on the East Joanna
Barnett on the North to have and to hold the same to the said T.J. Loftin
his heirs and assigns forever. I do covenant with the said T.J. Loftin
that I am lawfully seized of said land have a good right to convey it,
and that the same is unencumbered I do further covenant and bind myself
my heirs and representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to
the said land and every part of it thereof to the said T.J. Loftin his
heirs and assigns whatever against the lawful claims of all persons
whatever this 22nd day of March A.D. 1875.
Mary J. Riggs (Seal)
Witness
L.W.M. Steed /
S.J. Loftin
State of Tennessee} Personally appeared before me J.E.
Dees Clerk of the County Court of said
County L.W.M. Steed and S.J. Loftin subscribing witnesses to the foregoing
deed who being first sworn deposed and said that they were acquainted with
M.J. Riggs the within named bargainer and that she acknowledged the same
in their presence to be her act and deed upon the day it bears date 22nd
day of March 1875
Witness My hand at office this April the 9th 1887.
J.E. Dees Clerk
State of Tennessee
Decatur County } Registers office Oct 8 1887
I, G.B.D. Rushing Register of said County do Certify
that the foregoing deed and Certificate are registered in said office in
Book No. 10 Page 402 that they were received Oct. 8th 1887 at one
Oclock & 30 Minutes P.M. and are entered in Note Book E Page 64
G.B.D. Rushing Register
Submitted by Phyllis Hill
RIGGS, S.W. & wife Mary RIGGS to COLWICK, W.D.
Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds
Book 10, p. 427 (1887)
I S.W. Riggs have this day bargained and sold and do hereby transfer and
convey to W.D. Colwick and his heirs forever for the consideration of
Four hundred Dollars to me in hand paid a tract of Land in the State of
Tennessee Decatur County in district No. 12 Containing by estimation 100
acres more or less and bounded as follows. Beginning at the N.W. corner
of J.T. Colwick land thence West Poles to a Stake thence South poles
to my South West corner, thence East Poles to the Creek of B F Cary line
to his North West corner, thence West with Said J.T. Colwick South line to
a Stake at the Creek, thence up the Creek with meanders of the same to J.T.
Colwick South line, thence West Poles South west corner of J.T. Colwick
land, thence North 85 poles to the beginning To have and to hold the same
to the said W.D. Colwick his heirs and assigns forever I do covenant with
the said W.D. Colwick that I am lawfully possessed of said land and have
a good right to convey it and that the same is unemcumbered. I do further
Covenant and bind myself my heirs and representatives to warrant and
forever defend the title to the said land and every part thereof to the
said W.D. Colwick his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all
persons whatever. Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of Sept. 1887.
J.W. Hill S.W. Riggs
J.T. Colwick Mary J. Riggs
State of Tennessee} Personally appeared before me J.E. Dees Clerk of the
County Court of said County S.W. Riggs the within
named bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged
that he executed the within deed for the purposes therein contained upon
the day it bears date. Witness my hand at Office this Sept. 5, 1887.
J.E. Dees Clerk
State of Tennessee} To W.G. Riggs Justice of the Peace for said County
You are hereby authorized and impowered to take the
examination of Mary J. Riggs privately and apart from her said husband
relative to her free execution of the within deed and the same so taken
to Certify under your hand and Seal Witness J.E. Dees Clerk of the County
Court at Office this Sept. the 5th 1887.
J.E. Dees Clerk
State of Tennessee
Decatur County } Mary J. Riggs wife of S.W. Riggs having personally
appeared before me and having by virtue of the authority in me vested
been examined privately and apart from her said husband and she having
acknowledged the due execution of the within deed by her freely voluntarily
and understandingly without compulsion or constraint of her said husband
and for the purposes therein contained on the day it bears date the same
is therefore Certified This the 7th day of Sept. 1887
W.G. Riggs, J.P. (Comm)
Submitted by Phyllis Hill
RIGGS, S.W. & wife Mary RIGGS to COLWICK, J.T.
Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds
Book 10, p. 428 (1887)
I, S.W. Riggs, have this day bargained and Sold and do hereby transfer
and convey to J.T. Colwick and his heris forever for the consideration
of Four Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid a tract of land in the State
of Tennessee Decatur County District No. 12 containing by estimation 40
acres more or less and bounded as follows. Beginning at the Creek poles
West of B.F. Cary, North West corner runs East with B.F. Cary North
boundary line to a Hickory, thence east to a stake to the West boundary
line of the Newsom land, thence North with said line to the South east
corner of J.T. Colwick land, thence West with said line to the Creek,
thence South with said Creek to the beginning to have and to hold the same
to the said J.T. Colwick his heirs and assigns forever. I do covenanat
with the said J.T. Colwick that I am lawfully possessed of said land and
have a good right to convey it and that the same is unemcumbered, I do
further Covenant and bind myself my heirs and representatives to warrant
and forever defend the title to the said land and every part thereof to
the said J.T. Colwick his heirs and assigns against the lawful claim of
all persons whatever. Given under my hand and seal this the 2nd day of
Sept. 1887.
Test W.D. Colwick S.W. Riggs
Jas. W. Hill Mary J. Riggs
State of Tennessee
Decatur County } Personally appeared before me J.E. Dees Clerk of the
County Court of said County S.W. Riggs the within named bargainer with
whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged that he executed the
within Deed for the purposes within contained upon the day it bears date
Witness my hand at office this Sept. the 5th 1887.
J.E. Dees Clerk
State of Tennessee
Decatur County } To S.W. (sic) Riggs Justice of the Peace for said
County You are hereby authorized and empowered to take the examinatin of
the Mary J. Riggs privately and apart from her husband relative to her
free execution of the within deed and the same so taken to certify under
your hand and seal Witness J.E. Dees Clerk of the County Court of said
county at office this Sept. 5th 1887
J.E. Dees Clerk
State of Tennessee} Mary J. Riggs wife of S.W. Riggs having personally
appeared before me and having by virtue of the authority in me vested
been examined privately and apart from her said husband and she having
acknowledged the due execution of the within deed freely voluntarily and
understandingly without compulsion or constraint by her said husband and
for the purposes therein contained on this day it bears date the same is
therefore Certified this the 7th day of Sept. 1887
W.G. Riggs J.P. (Comm)
State of Tennessee
Decatur County} Registers Office Nov 28 1887
I G.B.D. Rushing Register of said County do Certify
that the forgoing deed and Certificate are registered in said office in
Book No. 10 Page 428 tht they were received Nov. 28, 1887 and were entered
in Note Book E Page 65
G.B.D. Rushing ...
Submitted by Phyllis Hill
RIGGS, S.W. to CARY, B.F.
Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds
Book 10, pp. 42-3 (1885)
I S.W. Riggs have this day Bargained and Sold and do hereby transfer and
Convey to B.F. Cary and his heirs forever for the Consideration of three
hundred and thirty Dollars to me Paid a Tract or parcel of land in Decatur
County State of Tennessee in civil District No 12 Containing by Estimation
fifty acres be the Same More or Less and Bounded as follows Beginning at
the Mouth of the Ditch where it emties into the Slough then Down Said
Slough to the Creek then Down Said Creek to Martha Evans North Boundary
line thence East ... Poles to a Stake in J.W. Heringtons west Boundary line
thence North 64 Poles to a Stake thence West ... Poles to the Beginning
To have and to hold the Same to the Said B.F. Cary his heirs and assigns
forever I do Covenant with the Said B.F. Cary that I am Lawfully Seized
of the Said Land have a good Right to Convey it and that the Same is
unencumbered I do further Covenant and bind my self my heirs and Represent-
atives to Warrant and forever Defend the title to the Land and every part
thereof to the Said B.F. Cary his heirs and assigns against the Lawful
Claims of All Persons Whatever this the 26th day of February 1885
S.W. Riggs
State of Tennessee} Personally appeared before me J.E. Dees Clerk of the
County Court of Said County S.W. Riggs the within
named bargainer with whom I am Personally acquainted and acknowledged that
he Executed the within Deed for the purposes therein Contained upon the
day it bears date Witness My hand at office this February the 26th 1885
J.E. Dees Clerk
Submitted by Phyllis Hill
RIGGS, W.G. to IVY, William
Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds
Book 5, page 491 (1865)
State of Tennessee
Decatur County } I W.G. Riggs have this day Bargained and do hereby
transfer and convey To William Ivy and his heirs for Ever for the Consider-
ation of five Hundred and fifty dollars To Me paid a Tract of Land in the
State of Tennessee Decatur County and District No. 6. Containing Seventy
Five acres Be the Same More or less and Bounded as follows Begining 20
poles west of the South East Corner of Entry No. 1612 of 180 acres in the
Name of Stephen C. Gils thence west 46 poles to a Stake on the Bank of the
Creek thence up the Creek with the Meanders to the Maple Corner thence
north 102 poles to a Stake thence East 100 to a white Oak thence South 84
poles to a Spanish Oak thence west 20 poles to a Black Oak thence South 21
poles To a maple thence west west 21 poles to the Beginning to have the
same to the same William Ivy His heirs and assigns for Ever I do Covenant
with the Said William Ivy that I am lawfully Seized of Said Land have a
good wright to Convey it and that the unemcumbered I do further Covenant
and Bind my Self My heirs and Representatives to warrant and for Ever
Defend the title of the Said Land and Every part thereoff To the Said Ivy
his heirs and assigns against the Lawfull Claims of all persons whatsoEver
this 18th day of March In the year of Our Lord 1865.
Test W.G. Riggs (Seal)
State of Tennessee} Personally appeared Before me G.C. Roberts a Clerk of
the Said County W.G. Riggs who I am personally
acquainted and Acknowledged that he Executed the foregoing deed for the
purposes There in Mentioned Given under my hand at Office on the 5th day of
June 1865
G.C. Roberts Clerk
State of Tennessee} Register Office June the 5th at 3 oclock PM 1865
Then was the foregoing deed duly Recorded in Book No. 5
page 491 Noted in Note Book B ...
Submitted by Phyllis Hill
RIGGS, W.G. to JOHNSON, Henry 1862
Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds
Book 5, page 510 (1862)
I W.G. Riggs Have this day Bargained and Do here By transfer and Convey to
henry johnson his heirs for Ever for the Consideration of One Hundered and
forty Two Dollars paid to me in a certain Tract or parcel of land in the
State of Tennessee Decatur County and District No. 6 Containing Twenty five
acres Be the Same More or less and Bounded as follows Beginning at the
North west Corner of a Two hundred Acre Entry in the name of Stephen C.
Gibs Running West 82 poles to a Hickory and pointers thence South 44 poles
to a Stake thence East 81 poles to a Black Oak on the Creek Thence with The
Creek to the Beginning To Have to the Said Henry Johnson his heirs and
assigns for Ever I do Covenant with the Said Henry Johnson That I am
Lawfully Seized of Said Land and have a good Right to Convey it and That
the unencumbered I Do further Covenant and Bind my Self my heirs and
Representatives to warrant and for Ever Defend the Title to Said Land and
Ever part thereof to the Said johnson his heirs And assigns against the
lawfull claims of all person what Ever This the 18th Day of January in the
year of our Lord 1862.
W.G. Riggs (Seal)
N.C. Duke
State of Tennessee} Personally appeared Before me G.C. Roberts Clerk of
the County Court of Said County W.G. Riggs who I am
personally acquainted and acknowledged that he Executed the foregoing Deed
for the purposes Therein Mentioned Given under my hand at office this
Aug. the 6th 1865
G.C. Roberts Clerk
State of Tennessee
Decatur County } Registers office November the 11th at 12 Oclock A.M.
Then was the foregoing Deed duly Recorded in Record Book No. 5 in Note
Book B on page 52 Witness my hand at Office in Decaturville
W.H. Milam, Rgt
By C. Roberts Dpt Rgt
Submitted by Phyllis Hill
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