Obra Singleton

S. D. Dial

Power of Attorney

1837

D Power of Attorney

563

James Singleton of Humphrey County; Nancy Obar of Stewart County; Bartley Singleton and Whilliam Singleton, heirs of William singleton deceased, of Stewart County.

Signed James Singleton, Barthollomew Singleton, Sarough Singleton, Nancy Obar, Shadrack D. Deal- Assignee for Thomas Deal and William Hunt, Shadrack D. Deal.

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Shadrack D. Deal, Elijah H. Singleton

James Fentress of Montgomer County

Witness that James Singleton, Sarah Singleton, Nancy Obar Bartley Singleton, William Singleton, Thomas Deale of Anderson District south Carolina, Daniel Burnett heirs of John Burnett Decd Union District and Harry Burnett heirs of John Burnett decd of Franklin County, George and William Hunt of Hale County, Tenn. for $500 a tract of land being in County of Dyer on an Island in the Mississippi River known by the name of Cut Off Island, beginning on a cotton wood on the bank of said cutoff at John Terrell North West corner of the locator part of a tract of 1057 acres entered in the name of John C. Mclemore and John Tyrrell for the services of Robert Singleton decd. On warrant No 926 and runs East Four hundred poles to Martin Armstrong's South west corner; thence North with said Armstrong's line 140 poles to a stake thence west to the bank of the river or cutoff thence down said river with its meanders to the beginning containing 355 acres

November 29, 1837

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Deed of Sale

590-592

J. W. Singleton

Humphrey Reddick, Sr.

$1.00 for one young mule, one yoke and oxen, one wagon, one caw and calf, two heifers, and one young bull marked with a crop off the right ear, and acrop split and under bit in the left and thirty five head of hogs, one woman saddle, and four head of sheep. This deed is made for the following purpose: I am indebted to Thomas L. Singleton in the sum of $97.35 by note under seal dated 15th November 1843 due the first of January 1844 and am desirous to secure and make certain the payment of the same. Now if I should pay the said debt by the 25th day of December 1847 then this deed to be void.

January 18, 1846

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Deed of Trust

332

James W. Singleton

John W. Singleton

For $1.00 a tract of land beginning at a stake North E corner of Humphrey Jones North east corner thence South with the said Jones boundary line 258 poles to a stake with a red oak pointer West with West Corner thence East with said Perrys line 86 poles to H. Griffins south West Corner thence north 258 poles with line to a stake thence west 86 poles to the beginning. This deed is made for the following trust and for no other purpose that is to say I am indebted to Wm B. Fields for $130 by note dated August 26, 1850. 

August 26, 1851

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 Deed of Trust

105-106

James W. Singleton

James B. Powell

$480 a certain tract of land in Civil District No 3 being part of a Grant No 402 made to Ben Smith and bounded as follows: beginning at a stake with Hornbeam pointer the N. W. Corner of said Tract runs East 80 poles to a stake Elm & Black Gum pointers; thence South 240 poles to a Dogwood; thence West 80 poles to a Stake Black Oak & Hickory pointers; thence North 240 poles to the beginning. Containing 120 acres.

October 7, 1853

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Deed of Sale

751-752

Hirann A. Partee of Haywood

Thomas L. Singleton of Dyer Co. 

For $551 a tract of land in Dyer County a tract of land on the water of Pond Creek and part of Grant No 401 in the name of Ben Smith and a part of a tract bot by Hiram A. Partee of Lewis Turnage the remainder of said Turnage tract having been sold by said H. A. Partee to John Hancock. Beginning at a stake with 1 elm & maple pointers the So East corner of the Turnage tract runs north 62 1/7 poles to a Stake White Oak & Hornbeam pointers thence west 154 1/2 poles to a stake popular & hickory pointers thence 62 1/7 poles to a stake with Elm & hickory pointers to No West corner of said Turnage Tract; thence East 154 1/2 poles to the beginning containing 60 acres. 
The said Thomas L. Singleton having transferred in this purchase one not on James M. Klyee dated January 11, 1855. 12 months after day for $400 with a credit of $22 given February 3, 1855 and also a part $189.86 of a not on said J. M. Klyee dated January 11, 1855 fue 24 months after date.  

February 3, 1855 

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Deed of Sale

402

Lewis B. Robertson

John W. Singleton

For $103 I sell to John W. Singleton 6 acres of cotton now growing, 8 acres of corn, 7 head of my best pork hogs, which is to be his to use 4emain-transfer or manage as he pleases.

August 21, 1858

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Deed of Sale

161-162

William Cotton

Thomas Singleton

Witnesses:

John singleton

William J. Singleton

For $1.00 Two cows & calves now in possession of William Cotton. If I do and pay unto Thomas Singleton the sum of $17.75 for which a security note is given by me payable to John B. Perry by October 11th next.

December 25, 1858

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Deed of Trust

268-269

Wm. R. Derment of Gibson county

Patrick H. Singleton of Dyer County

$1200 a certain tract of land being in the counties of Gibson & Dyer bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake with white oak pointers on the East boundary of A. W. Swift land in Dyer county thence running along said East boundary South 136 1/3 poles to a stake & pointers thence along the north boundary of a tract of land that Thacher bought of T. H Lanier East 117 9/25 poles to a stake with Elm & Hickory pointers about three poles East of County line thence North 136 1/3 poles to a stake with hickory & black oak pointers on the South boundary of a tract of land belonging to J. C. Dunigan thence West 117 9/25 poles to the beginning containing 100 acres.

September 1, 1860

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Deed of Sale

347

R. M. Tarrant, Collector of Public Taxes for Dyer County.

James W. Singleton

At a Circuit Court begun and held for the County of Dyer at the court House in the Town of Dyersburg in said State on the First Monday of February 1859, William M. Watkins this collector of the public taxes for said County of Dyer reported to said court...it was ordered that said 1 acre of  land had been returned by the Revenue Commissioner for the State & County Taxes for the year 1858. It further appearing to the Court that same land was liable such taxes and the owner thereof had no goods or chattles within said County on which the collection can distrain. A judgment was entered on the 7th day of February 1859 againt said tract of land for the sum $4.42. It was ordered by the court that said Tract of land should be sufficient to satisfy said Taxes, cost and charges be sold as the law directs and thereupon order of the Court for sale of said land was issued. Caused the same to be duly and properly advertised according to law in a Public Newspaper in the Town of Dyersburg three successively weeks forty five days before the day of sale and the first Monday in July 1859 and the succeeding day at the Court House door in the Town of Dyersburg. James W. Singleton bid for the same and offered to pay the taxes, costs and charges due return for the whole of said Lot and no persons offering to pay the taxes, costs and charges for a less amount and then struck off and sold to James W. Singleton the said tract of land. 

February 26, 1861

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Deed of Sale

563

J. W. Tartington, sheriff

Witness

Jno. H. Mayo

T. L. Singleton

James Singleton

I. W. Tartington, sheriff and Collector of public taxes of Dyer County ...at a Circuit Court held for the County of Dyer the first Monday of February 1854 W. A. Dawson Sheriff and Collector of public taxes for said county reported to said court among others the following tract of land: to wit John Lyetes heirs 320 acres part of Grant 416 in Range 1 Section 1st 75 degree that State and County Taxes therein $6.25 remain due and unpaid and that owners thereof had no goods or chattels within said County on which he could distsain for said taxes lying in Civil District No 2 but now in District No 1 beginning at a stake with white oak and dogwood pointers  in the Cyer & Haywood County line B. F. Redick S. E. Comes runs north with his E. B. to a stake with Gum & Poplar pointers, thence East with the South boundary of Ann Elvia Smith & others to stake with oak & dogwood pointers I. N. Hays North West Corner thence south with his W. B. to a Stake Oak & Dogwood pointers Noah Hayes N. W. corner then along said Hayes west boundary to the aforesaid County line; thence to the beginning. On said report being made as aforesaid it was ordered by the Court that the same should be received and recorded by the clerk which was done. Whereupon it appearing to the Court that said land lay in the County of Dyer aforesaid ...state and county taxes of the year 1858. It further appearing to the Court the said land was liable to public taxes the public taxes overdue and unpaid and therefore the owners therefore had no goods or chattles within said County on which the collection can distrain for. The judgement was entered upon the 6th day of February 1854 in said county against said tract of land in the sum of $6.25 due on said land for the year 1853. and it was ordered that said tract of land should be sufficient to satisfy said taxes, cost and charge be sold as the Law directs. The Court ordered land to be sold ...Charles C. Moss & G. W. Talley big of same and offered to pay the taxes, costs and charges for the whole amount of said tract and no person offering...Clerk struck off and sold to Charles Mayo & G. W. Talley said tract of land.. Said Charles Mayo & G. W. Talley having assigned their interest to James W. Singleton and authorized a deed to be made to him.  

December 14, 1865

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Deed of Sale

275-276

William D. Jones

James W. Singleton, Nancy Singleton, his wife, and John T. Singleton and Johanna P. Singleton their grandchildren

For the love and affection that I entertain for James W. Singleton, Nancy Singleton, his wife, and John T. Singleton and Johanna P. Singleton their grandchildren I give a tract of land in District No 1 & 2 a part of a 500 acre tract granted to Ben Smith by the State of North Carolina by grant No 416 and founded as: Begins at a hickory with elm pointers J. A. Stallings corner runs South with his and others N. B. 320 poles to a stake with white oak pointers; thence 100 poles with E. P. Stallings & others N. B. to a stake in Sassafras & Sugar tree pointers, thence north 320 poles to a stake with dogwood & hickory pointers, thence east 594 poles to the beginning. Containing 194 acres to J. W. Singleton & wife during their natural lifetime and to the said John T. Singleton and Johanna P. Singleton their heirs after the death of said J. W. Singleton and wife. I am lawfully seized of said land at present by Sheriffs deed and convey said land under said deed.

April 3, 1866

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Deed of Sale

342-343

Issaac Jackson

J. W. Singleton

For $60 a tract of land in the town of Friendship bounded by: begins at R. A. Noors ? and L. W. Crouns ? East to J. W. Singleton W. B. thence with his W. B. to Biggs N. B. then with Biggs N. B. to Sinclair & Rice E. B. then northerly with their E. B. to the beginning containing 1 acre. 

October 10, 1867

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Deed of Sale

23

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