----- Original Message ----- From: <admin@SEE.MESSAGE.FOR.ADDRESS> To: <Tngibson@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 12:56 PM Subject: New Gibson Co. Tn Deeds Forum Post > Gibson Co. Tn Deeds Forum > A new message, "Heirs of William Varner, Dist. 11," was posted by Cheryl > (Varner) Walker on Fri, 17 Dec 1999 > > Surname: VARNER, MARKHAM, MARCRUM, HASTE, FAIRLESS > > > > --- > NAME: Cheryl (Varner) Walker > EMAIL: cheryl-walker@home.com > DATE: Dec 17 1999 > URL: http:// > QRYTEXT: Registered August 30, 1883 > Wm Varner Heirs To Warranty Deed H. J. Marcrum > Know all men by these present that we, the undersigned heirs have sold, at public out cry, after giving due written notice as the law directs, in the sale of lands and by these present do hereby sell and transfer unto H. J. Marcrum (he being the best bidder) for the consideration of Nine Dollars per acre to us in hand paid, as follows, to wit: One third in cash paid, one third on the 20th day of December 1880, the remaining one third on the 20th day of December 1881 for which notes have been executed, and a lien retained on said lands to secure said payments. The following described tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in Civil District No. 11 Gibson County, Tennessee, known as the Wm. Varner homestead and bounded as follows to wit: > Beginning on a hickory, the N.E. corner of H. T. Phelan’s tract of land, then North 131œ poles to a black gum sapling, then West 122 poles to a stake and pointers in Henry Marcrum’s East boundary line, then South with said line 131 œ poles to a sake, Marcrum’s S.E. corner, then East with H. T. Phelan’s North boundary line 29 poles to a stake the center of Dresden Road, then North with said road 27 poles to a stake center of said road. Then East 14 poles to a stake with black Oak pointer, then South 24 poles to a stake, Black Oak pointer, then East 71 poles to the beginning, containing by estimation 98 1/40 acres be the same more or less. > To have and to hold the same unto the said H. J. Marcrum his heirs and assignes forever, and we the undersigned heirs of Wm and Mary Varner, deceased, for ourselves and each other, and our heirs, and representatives do covenant and agree to and with the said H. J. Marcrum and his heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized of said land and have a good right, and power to sell and convey the same, and that said land is free and clear of all incumbrances. And we furthermore bind ourselves, our heirs, and representatives to warrant and defend the title to said land with the appurtenances thereon unto the said H. J. Marcrum and his heirs and assigns and representatives forever. In witness whereof, we the heirs as above mentioned have hereunto set our hands and affixed our “seales” on this the Twentieth day of December in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Nine (1879). > Rebecca Haste (her mark), David Haste, E. J. Glasscock, C. A. Glasscock, G. M. Varner, T. A. Varner, E. Fairless > Testator , J. I. Haste > . > > > This is an automatically-generated notice. > > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/GibsonDeed?admin> >