Deed, TN, Lincoln, William A. Bryan 1857

State of Tennessee            ]
Lincoln County                ]
E. B. & WILLIAM A. BRYAN      ]   30th November 1857
To Deed M. H. BONNER          ]

State of Tennessee, Lincoln County where as WILLIAM BRYAN deceased, late of
said county made and published his Last Will & Testament on the 30th day of
November 1857 and as granted as his executors, EPHRAIM B. BRYAN and WILLIAM A.
BRYAN ... after the death of the said WILLIAM BRYAN were duly qualified and
assume the duties of said executors and where as the said WILLIAM BRYAN
arranged others, bequeaths in his said Will contained, bequeath to his son
JOHN BRYAN during his natural life one hundred and seventeen acres of land it
being a part of the same tract upon which said testator lives at the time of
his death and further deceased and made upon the death of the said JOHN BRYAN
that the said parcel or tract of land be sold, willed to the said JOHN BRYAN
should be sold by his said executors and the proceeds equally divided between
his other heirs as enumerated in said Will and where as the said JOHN BRYAN
having departed this life on the __ day of August 1859 the said executors
proceeded to offer the said tract of land under the provisions and direction
of the said Will at a public sale to the highest bidder when the sum was ...
off to MOSES H. BONNER at the sum and price of forty dollars per acre said
brought the highest and best bid new in consideration as of the promises and
conducts of the said purchases namely to us paid to EPHRAIM B BRYAN and
WILLIAM A. BRYAN as executors aforesaid do hereby transfer and convey to the
said MOSES H. BONNER his heirs and assigns forever the said land or parcel of
land in all the right title, claims, and interest that we have as executors of
the said WILLIAM BRYAN and under the Will as aforesaid had or have in or to
the service and which is bounded as follows. To wit:

      beginning in the county of Lincoln 1 civil district No. 18 and
      bounded as follows: beginning at a stake the north, the north east
      corner of the original tract running south with MOSES H. BONNER
      land 56 poles to a rock & sugar tree no. 87 degrees west 296 poles
      to a stake on the bank of elk river (??) thence with the river
      with the meandering to the south west corner of MOSES BONNER’s
      land thence with his line no. 86 degrees east 54 poles to a stake
      his corner thence south 30 poles to a beech his corner thence east
      with his line 242 poles to the beginning containing by estimation
      one hundred and seventeen acres.

To have and to hold the same together with all the appurtenance to him the
said MOSES H. BONNER his heirs and assigns forever. We covenant with the said
BONNER to warrant and forever defend the title to the same to him his heirs
and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons claiming through and
under thence given and as our hand and seals that 26th day of October 1859.

E. B. BRYAN (sealed)
WILLIAM A. BRYAN (sealed)




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                     Deed, TN, Lincoln, William A. Bryan 1857

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County

Personally appeared before me DANIEL J WHILLENTON, Clerk of the County Court
of said County, E. B. BRYAN and WILLIAM A. BRYAN, executors of WILLIAM BRYAN




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