Thank You Gail.....I'm hopeing tomorrows "More" list might have little William Mayes listed... Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Roorda" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:07 PM Subject: [TNGRAING-L] Heirs of Edward Mayes February 1866 > Dear all, > > As I said in my last letter to the list re Solomon 1810 census lookup I have > had little chance to research. However I did finally get a chance to get a > photocopy of the document heirs of Edward Mayes from the film I had ordered > at the FHC in St. Joe. > > You are all forwarned, I trancribed this document fairly rapidly. Usually I > spend hours transcribing and carefully checking and rechecking things, but > |I have tried to be as accurate as I have time to be. <Very Big Grin> > > Deed from heirs of Edward Mayes deceased to John Mayes. > > We James G. Mayes, Hamilton roach and his wife Caroline Roach formerly > Caroline Mayse, David yates and his wife Elizabeth Yates formerly Elizabeth > Mayse mary Kidwell formerly mary mayse robert owens and his wife nancy owens > and Phebe mayse heirs at law of Edward mayse deceased for the consideration > of one hundred and fifty dollars paid or ? to be paid the Receipt of which > is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained sold and conveyed to John > Mayse and his heirs forever our undivided interest in a certain tract of > land situate in Grainger County Tennesssee in the 5th Civil District of > which the said county which the said Edward mayse dide seized adjoining the > lands of Samuel Jones John Mayse Enos Hammers and the land formerly owned by > s? A Brooks now owned by Absolum Cameron containing twenty??? five acres > more or less to have and to hold the same the said John mayse and his heirs > forever?? do covenant to and with the said John mayse that we are lawfully > seized of said land havc a good right to convey it and the same is > unencumbered and we do further covenant that we will ever defend the title > to said land both in law and Equity witness our hands and seals this > February 14?? 1866. > > It is impossible to reproduce the signatures accurately since the plain text > permitted in lists doesn't allow formatting. > > The following names were preceeded by acknowlege or various abbreviations of > acknowlege with seal afterwards and interspersed with his mark or her mark > and the marks etc. > > The signatotories were James G. Mayes, Hamilton Roach, Julia C. Roach, David > Yates, Elizabeth Yates, Mary Kidwell, Robert Owerns, Nancy Owens, Phebe > Mayse. > > More tomorrow, > > Gail > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to [email protected] > >