Henderson Clark
To – Deed 40 Acres
         & 58 Poles Land 
D. J. Williamson Trustee
Registered Septr 21st, 1854
Stephen D. Whitten R. D. C.

This Indenture made and entered into this 23rd day of November 1852 by and between Henderson Clark 
of the County of Dyer and State of Tennessee of the one part and D.J. Williamson Trustee & of the the 
County and State aforesaid of the Second Part Witnesseth That the said Henderson Clark for and in 
Consideration of the sum of One thousand Dollars to him his heirs the receipt Whereof is hereby duly 
acknowledged by the said Clark hath given granted bargained and sold unto the said D.J. Williamson is 
heirs and assigns forever a certain tract piece or parcel of Land situated in the County of Dyer in the 
Fourth Civil District & in the State of Tennessee and being the place wherein Z.B. Phillips now resides.  
Beginning at the South West corner of a tract of Land purchased by P. T. A. Walker of Benj. McCulloch 
(A Cherry Tree) and now owned by Pate & Wilson Running from thence East One Hundred and two 
poles to a White Oak Standing in or near a Small Branch Thence South Seventy Nine Poles to a stake & 
Pointers in the South boundary line of a 120 acre tract of land conveyed by ZB Phillips to the said Clark 
Thence West One Hundred & two poles to the South East Corner of a tract of land purchased by E. A. 
Ferguson of Benj. McCulloch Thence North to the Beginning – Containing by estimation Forty Five 
Acres & 58 poles of Land including and excluding Three acres in the South East corner of the land 
hereby conveyed and two acres lying immediately North of & adjoining the said three acres – To have 
and to hold the said piece or parcel of land with all and singular the rights profits Emoluments & 
appurtenances thereunto belonging or anywise appertaining to the said D. J. Williamson his heirs and 
assigns forever – Upon trust for the following used and purposes and for no other to wit for the sole 
separate use benefit and behoof of Mrs. Lucinda L. Phillips Wife of Z. B. Phillips and at the death of the 
said Lucinda L. Phillips said ground & bargained premises to go to the said Z. B. Phillips if he shall be 
there living but if he shall be dead then in equal proportions to the heirs of the said Lucinda L. Phillips 
and Z. B. Phillips and D. J. Williamson as trustee as aforesaid may with the advice and consent of the said 
Lucinda L. Phillips & Z. B. Phillips sell and convey said land and bargained premises and vest the 
proceeds in other property for the sole and separate use of the said Lucinda L. Phillips and free from the 
control of her said Husband in like manner as before Set forth herein and the said Lucinda L. Phillips 
shall hold occupancy and enjoy hold at her Election said property and take and receive the vests and 
profits to her sole & Separate use free from the Controls of her said Husband as aforesaid – And the said 
Henderson Clark for himself his heirs  Executors or Administrators doth Covenant & agree to and with 
the said D. J. Williamson his heirs and assigns in trust as aforesaid that the title of the before recited 
property and bargained premises he will warrant & forever defend against the lawful claim of all persons 
Whatever – In Witness whereof the said Henderson Clark hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and 
year first above written.
	Test						H. Clark {Seal}
	W. A. Dawson
	E. C. Pate	
State of Tennessee)
Dyer County)  Personally appeared before me Robert M. Tarrant Clerk of the County Court of said 
County H. Clark the within named bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged 
the execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance for the purposes therein contained.  Witness my hand 
at office this Sept 5th AD 1854.
							Robert M. Tarrant    Clerk
Recd Sept 20th 1854
At 12 O clock M

NOTE:  This Deed was found in deed book G on pages 256 - 258.  It is transcribed as written with many 
grammatical errors.

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