SAMUEL RIGGS to RUSSEL RIGGS Registered 11 March 1844- Know all men by these presents that I, Samuel RIGGS of the County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee in consideration of the natural love and affections which I bear towards by beloved Son Russel RIGGS of the County of Jefferson in said State of Tennessee have this day bargained Sold & delivered & do hereby bargain Sell & deliver to my Son Russel RIGGS Seven promissory notes amounting to One Thousand dollars it being their proportional part arising form the Real Estate of mine that was allotted by me for my Son Ellis M. RIGGS, Deceased, which I place to his two Sons in the manner & form hereafter mentioned that is to Say I am desirous to provide for my two grandsons Samuel RIGGS & Jackson RIGGS children of my son Ellis M. RIGGS now deceased. I have therefore Sold & delivered said promissory notes to my son Russel RIGGS to have & to hold them free from hire or charges until said Samuel RIGGS & Jackson RIGGS shall arrive to the age of Twenty One vesting him with full power as trustee for said Samuel & Jackson to dispose of the money for land at any time he may think proper or choose to do so at a fair & proper estimation also he the said Russel RIGGS is hereby authorized to hold said Money or land free from interest or charges for his trouble and expenses & to return unto the said Samuel & Jackson RIGGS all of the effects that he has in hand when they become of age. Moreover whereas I have understood that the said Russel RIGGS has given Amanda RIGGS, the wife of William E. RIGGS(?) (Ellis M. RIGGS) deceased a receipt touching said notes or money, therefore as the matter is under my instruction I instruct him to be governed by the above as my true & lawful agent in my room & stead. Given under my hand & Seal this 11th day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred & forty four. Samuel (X) Riggs [his seal] Signed and Sealed in the presence of: Richard T. (X) ROBERTSON William (X) ROBERTSON John HARTMAN Henry YOUNG State of Tennessee Hawkins County Personally appeared before me Campbell Smith Clerk of the County Court of > Hawkins County Richard T. ROBERTSON & William ROBERTSON with whom I am well > acquainted & who after being first duly Sworn according to law deposeth & > Says they are will acquainted with Samuel RIGGS the bargainer and heard him > acknowledge the same in their presence to be his act & deed for the > purposes herein expressed, given under my hand at Office in Rogersville > this 8th day of March 1844. > C. SMITH, Clk NOTE: This Samuel RIGGS [1760--1846] is son of Edward RIGGS [1720--1820] and Jane BUCKLEY. The wife Mary listed is his second wife............. This info was provided by: Ljhan2319@yahoo.com