Posted on: OZMENT Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/deeds/10014 Surname: Ozment, Holloway, McCearley, King, Danto ------------------------- Found in Hardeman County, TN Deed Book U, Pages 402-403, L.D.S. Film No.: 0989342 J. M. Ozment To Deed, Registered February 22nd 1868 D. J. Ozment Whereas by descent from Samuel Ozment, Daniel Jasper Ozment, Johnathan M. Ozment, Newton McDonald Ozment, Sarah Caroline Holloway, heirs, Alexander McCearley & Elizabeth McCearley, Rachel King have derived titled to and now hold equal and undivided interest in the following tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the 16th Civil District Hardeman County and State of Tennessee, on the waters of Piney Creek, Range one, and Section five, and bounded as follows, to wit, Beginning at a hickory S W corner of entry No. 251 for 200 acres in the name of James P. Holloway and runs east 53 1/2 poles to a hickory, Thence north 42 poles to a stake, ash white oak & birch pointers, Thence west 66 poles to a stake, sugar tree and spanish oak pointers, Thence south 9 poles to a sugar tree, Thence west 108 poles to a stake, hickory and ash pointers, Thence west 88 poles to a maple, hickory & dogwood pointers at the branch thence with the meanders of the branch, a north course to a hickory, gum & white oak pointers, a divisional line between King &McGee, Thence east 250 1/2 poles to a stake, Thence south 28 poles to a stake, post oak & 2 red oak pointers, Thence east 16 poles to a stake, red oak & 2 black oak pointers, Thence south 138 poles to the beginning, now I have bargained and sold, and do hereby transfer and convey, all my right, title and interest in said lands, to Daniel Jasper Ozment for the sum of two hundred dollars to me paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, to have and to hold the same to the said D J Ozment, his heirs and assigns forever. I do covenant and bind myself my heirs and representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to said lands, against the lawful claims of all persons whatever. This 20th day of February 1868. J. M. Ozment Witness James R. King John A. Danto State of Tennessee Hardeman County Personally appeared before me R. G. Crawford deputy clerk of the County Court of said County J. M. Ozment the bargainer to the foregoing & annexed deed with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged the due execution of the same to be his act and deed for the purposes therein contained and to have been done on the day of its date. I further certify that the said deed is stamped with 50 cents revenue stamps and the said stamps cancelled as the law requires. Given under my hand at office in Bolivar this 21st day of February 1868. J. B. Harris, Clerk By R. G. Crawford, D. C. The foregoing deed was received and filed for registration in my office February 21st 1868 at 12 O.C. M. and so noted in Register File Book No. 7, page 56 C. H. Anderson, Register for Hardeman County, Tennessee