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