Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds Book 7, pp. 474-5

Know all men by these presents that I Abel Watson Administrator of E.P. Hill Deceased by virtue of the power in me vested by Law and in Compliance with a bond executed by the Said Deceased in his lifetime on the 30th day of September 1872 I hereby Transfer and convey to J.H. Hill his heirs and assigns forever for the consideration in Said bond (to wit) Two hundred and eighty Seven Dollars and fifty cents paid to the Said E.P. Hill in his life time the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged all that certain piece or parcel of Land containing 40 Acres more or less Situated and lying in Decatur County Tennessee and Known and Designated as follows (to wit) Beginning on the South East corner of the Jerry Johnson Land Runs thence north 75 poles to a Stake thence west to Cub Creek thence down Said creek with its meanders to Jerry Johnsons South Boundries line thence East to the Beginning The title to which Land I hereby bind the heirs of Said E.P. Hill to warrant and forever Defend to the Said J.H. Hill his heirs and assigns against the Lawful claims of all persons whomsoever as fully and effectually as they could be bound by the Said E.P. Hill Deceased had he Executed this Deed himself in his Lifetime according to the Power in me vested witness my Signature this the 21 day of February 1876 Signed Sealed and Delivered in our presence
Abel Watson (Seal) Administrator

State of Tennessee Decatur County } Personally appeared before me John McMillan Clerk of Said county Abel Watson Administrator of the Estate of E.P. Hill Deceased the bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted who acknowledged that he executed the foregoing Deed for the purposes therein contained on the day it bears date Witness my hand at office this 21st day of February 1876
John McMillan Clerk

State of Tennessee} Registers office April the 8th 1876 at 8 oclock AM then was the foregoing Deed duly Recorded in Record Book No. 7 page 474 noted in note Book E page 10.
Wm. Pratt Register

Submitted by Phyllis Hill