James Ferrell
To} Deed 46 Acres
Silas Kerr
Recd for registration Nov 20th 1866 at 1 Oclock PM
L. H. Silsby Register

State of Tennessee Dyer County, I, James Ferrell of the County of Dyer State of
Tennessee for and in consideration of the same of Eight Hundred and twenty eight 
Dollars $828.00 Two Hundred each, the remainder $628.00 on the 25th day of Dec 1867 
my tract 92 Acres of land in Civil District No 5 Dyer County Tennessee & bounded as 
follows to Wit Beginning at a stake in the North Boundary line of 1000 Acres tract of of 
land belonging to A Freeman & Joel Nunn with Maple & Gum pointers, thence west with 
the original line 85 poles to a stake in said line with a Gum & Dogwood pointers thence  
149 poles to a Sweet Gum, Black Gum, Elm & Red Oak pointers James Ferrell L. W. 
Conner, thence East 15 ½ poles to a stake one Gum, two Hickorys as pointers Labry 
Carrs North East Corner Thance South 45 poles to a stake Dogwood, Gum & Elm 
pointers thence East 63 2/3 poles to a stake white Oak & hornbeam pointers Miles Davis 
South West corner thence North5 poles to a stake with ash pointers, thence west 3 poles 
to a sweet gum with pointers thence North 194 (in all) poles to the beginning, containing 
by estimation 92 acres 18 poles be the same more or less to have and to hold the said land 
& possessions above mentioned & every part & parcel thereof to the said Silas Carr his 
heirs & Assigns and I do covenant with the said Carr that I am lawfully possessed of said 
land and have a good right to convey the same & that I will warrant & forever defend the 
title to the said land to the said Carr & his heirs & assigns forever.  In Testimony whereof 
I have hereunto subscribed my name and seal this 20th day of November 1866.
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								James  X  Ferrel  {Seal}
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Witness T. H. Benton & P. E. Willson   (U. S. Revenue Stamps affixed $1.00)

State of Tennessee}
Dyer County}
Personally appeared before me T. H. Benton clerk of the county court of said county 
James Ferrell the bargainor above named with whom I am personally acquainted and 
acknowledged the execution of the said foregoing Deed for the purposes therein 
expressed. Witness my hand at office this 20th day of Nov 1866. (State tax paid .80)
					Thomas H. Benton Clerk


This deed was found in Dyer County Deed Book N Page 450.  It is transcribed as written 
with some grammatical errors.  The last name of Kerr is misspelled a couple times

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