Deed - Thomas J Vandever and Lucy Vandever to Isaac Z Shelton, 12 April 1892

For and in consideration of twelve dollars 

paid to me in hand, and his this promiss

ory note being of date with this Conveyance 

this first note for the sum of $38⁰⁰ and due the 24^th day of 

December 1892, the second for the sum of $50⁰⁰ due Dec

24^th 1893 both of said notes bearing interest from date and a 

lien actioned on the land for the payment of the same

I T J Vandever and wife Lucy Vandever have this day 

bargained and sold, and do herby transfer and Convey to I 

Z Shelton the following described tract of land. Lying in White 

County Tennessee about 2 1/2 miles south of Sparta, and bounded 

as follows to-wit: Beginning on a Hickory near the south west 

Corner of a tract of land deed by Richard Mauldin and his 

white Sam Maulden to Rachel Sims. Running thence E. 

on a line of the same 35 1/4 poles to a Rock Corner of a tract 

of land Conveyed by Richard Mauldin and wife to Taylor 

Clark (Col) thence N 10^o E. 10 3/4 poles to a Rock a Corner of the 

same thence N 28^o E with a line of the Lawery lands 23 3/4 poles 

to two post oaks Corner of same thence N 60 1/2 poles to a Rock 

Sheltons S. E. Corner of tract conveyed to him by H Vandever 

thence west 14 poles to a Rock thence South westwordly 45 poles 

to a Rock thence West 34 poles to a Rock in the line of a 

tract sold by a H P Sims to J. C Vandever, thence south 

2 1/2^o East with said line 45 poles to the Beginning

To the said I Z Shelton his heirs and assigns to have and 

to hold forever And we the said T J Vandever and wife 

Lucy Vandever do covenant with the said I Z Shelton 

that we are lawfully siezed and possessed said land, and 

have a good right to Convey the same, and we do bind 

ourselves and heirs and representatives to warrant and 

defend the title to all of said land except one acre in the 

South west Corner of said tract Claimed by David Bryoles

(leal) which a hereby convey and quit claim to the said 

I Z Shelton his heirs and assigns forever against the

lawful claims of all persons whomsoever And I the 

said T J Vandever in making this Conveyance reserve

Enough of the posts[?] on the out side fence on the tract 

hereby conveyed to build 79 poles of fence 10 posts[?] high 

between me and the said Shelton in Testimony whereof

we have hereunto affixed our signature, this April 

12, 1892

T J Vandever

Lucy Vandever

Personally appeared before me J D Goff Clerk of  

the County Court of said County the above named T J 

Vandever and Lucy Vandever the bargainers with 

whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged 

that they executed the within instrument for the pur-

oses herein contained and Lucy Vandever wife 

of T J Vandever having personally appeared before 

me privately and apart from her said Husband 

the said Lucy Vandever acknowledged the execution of 

the said deed to have been done by her freely voluntarily 

and understandingly without Compulsion or Constraint 

from her said Husband and for the purposes therein 

expressed

Witness J D Goff Clerk of Said Court at Office, this 

25^th day of July 1892

J D Goff Clerk

Filed and noted in Reception Book No 2 & page 128 on the 

2^nd day of December 1893 at 11 o clock A.m.

H L Fraser Register

White County, Tennessee, Register of Deeds Volume 33: 490-492, T J Vandever and wife to I Z Shelton, 12 April 1892: FHL 507915.

Transcribed: 19 November 2016 by Phillip Ciske