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Hamilton County, Tennessee
Deed Book F3 - #58
Microfilm Roll No. 134; page 298-300
[Tennessee State Library and Archives]
Transcribed by Mary Stephens Scrudder
J. B. Weeks by H. A. Beck; Attorney in fact to H. Schrudder} Know all
men by these present that I J.B. Weeks by H. C. Beck, attorney in fact,
in consideration of exchange of land and one thousand dollars paid in
compliance of the terms of a Title Bond ___ contract paid by H.
Schrudder, the _________ whereof is hereby acknowledged I do hereby
transfer and convey unto H. Schrudder, his heirs and assigns, the
following Real Estate. Situate in the County of Hamilton, State of
Tennessee. Being the same real estate conveyed to Hampton by L. D.
Meriman and wife as jus deed second in Book Y (or Z) pages 271, 273, 274
and 275 viz:
First: A piece or parcel of land in Third Civil District of
said county on the North West side of Mountain Creek. On the right hand
side of said creek, joined by the old Matilda Fouts place now
owned by Morrison, on the North. R. M. Royen land on the Ease,
Wilsons land, formerly O. S. ____________ 's land on the South and on
the West by a "one thousand Acre tract" owned by Wilson,
Conner, Rogers and Hampton with mets and bounds as surveyed by A. M.
Rogers about eight years ago, as follows:
Beginning on a water __________ and sunny on North West ________ of
Mountain Creek and about tow and one half pols below the mouth of a
ditch known as Gum spring ditch; thence n. 37* E fourteen poles up the
center of said creek; thence N. 59 1/2* W. six poles along center of
said creek; thence N 16* El four poles along center of said ~~~~~;
thence N 44* W. 6 poles along center of said creek; Thence N 25 1/2* E.
twenty poles along center of said creek; thence S. 69* E. twelve poles
along the center of said creek; thence N 28* W five (?) poles along
center of said creek; thence N. 45* E eight poles along center of said
creek; thence N. 17* E. seven poles along center of said creek;
thence N. 5* W two poles to a persimmon and comes to P.M. Rogers;
thence N 16* E nineteen poles along said Rogers live to a rock; thence
due E. one pole to center of said creek; thence N. 18* E eighteen
poles in center of said creek; thence N 50* E fourteen poles along
center of said creek; thence N 85* E. nine poles along center of said
creek; thence N. 35* E tow poles along center of said creek;
thence N 6* W. thirty six poles along center of said creek; thence N.
17* W. seven poles along center of said creek; thence N 30* E. three and
three fourths poles to what was formerly Matilda Forrst down line and
comes to A. M. Rogers land; thence N 67* W (allowing 2* for variation)
and along side Forrsts down line (now Morrison line) to a white oak
corner of said Forrsts, seventy seven (77) poles; thence N. 83 1/2 * W
seventy poles to a rock in side of Mountain; thence S 10* W fourty
six poles alongside of said mountain to a White oak; Thence S. 35* E six
poles crossing Conners turnpike road to a small water oak and large
chestnut oak; thence S 29* W one hundred and twenty eight (128)
poles to a rock in a small branch and hickory points(?) and comes to
Wilsons land; thence S 45* E along said Wilsons line ninety nine
(99) poles to a double chestnut another corner to said Wilson; thence S
72* E crossing Chattanooga road fifty one poles to the beginning,
and containing two hundred and ten acres (210) more or less, and being
sold for more or less and not for any exact number of acres, and if upon
a resurvey of the land its contents shall be found less than two hundred
and ten acres, the grantors herein shall not be liable for the
deficiency.
Second: One undivided one sixth (1/6) interest in a tract of land
containing one thousand acres more or less, ______ in _____ bring
one half of one third. Said tract lies on the east side of
Walden's Ridge and adjoining the above described two hundred and ten
acres trust, in the west, brind also in the Third Civil District of said
Hamilton county, said interest of one sixth (1/6) was conveyed to us by
F T Hampton by L D Meriman 17 Day of April 1874 as per registration book
Z (or Y?) pages 271 +
Said tract is non particularly described by mets and
bounds as follows; bring the same as recorded in Meriman deed to
Hampton: beginning on a Red Oak on a share of Waldens Ridge; thence N.
42* E twenty eight poles to a stake to Jacob Hartman's line;
thence N. 29* E with said line; three hundred and fourty six poles
to tow blackjacks at corner of what was formerly Forrsts line; thence N
16* W two hundred and seventy poles to a white oak and maple on top of
the mountain near turnpike road in Forrsts gap; thence S 30* W
with meanders (?) along top of said Mountain, about four hundred and
thirty poles to a pine at Sivelys gap; thence S 61* E one hundred
and thirty two poles to a black oak; thence S 32* E thirty six
poles to the beginning. Being the tract of land granted by the
State of Tennessee to J C Conner, James and William Rogers as assigners
of of Elisha Rogers by Grant Number 28994 and being the same lands as
conveyed by F P Hampton and Wife to J. B. Weeks dated 28 November 1881
and registered in Book K pages 577, 578 and 579
To have and to hold the same to H. Schrudder and his
heirs and
assigns f____________ in fw simple. I covenant that I was at the
date of said bind lawfully __________ and _____________________ of said
real estate, have full powers and lawful authority to sell and convey
the same, that the title is clear, free and unencumbered and we will
forever warrant and defend the same against all lawful claims. As
to the first tract described and against all persons claiming by,
through or ___________ me as to the second tract described. This
5th April 1887.
Witness W. S. Beek
J. B. Week
J. K Hodges _______Beck
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