Deed of Keziah Berryman to William J. Berryman - Lawrence County ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ************************************************************** Contributed By "Mickey Fournier" <mfournier@hankins.com> Deed of Keziah Berryman to William J. Berryman - Lawrence County Mildred Wright "Mickey" Fournier PO Box 1967, Lake City, FL 32056 MFournier@atlantic.net Williamson County Deed Book P, pp 412&413 This indenture made on the 25th day of March A.D. 1839 between Keziah Berryman of the County of Lawrence in the State of Alabama of one part and William J. Berryman of the County of Williamson in the State of Tennessee of the other part Witnesseth that the said Keziah Berryman for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to her in hand paid by him the said William J. Berryman the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained sold conveyed and doth by these presents grant bargain sell and convey unto the said William J. Berryman his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land, situate in the county of Williamson on Big Harpeth River (being part of a tract of land in which Keziah Wooldridge had a life estate and which was sold by execution in favor of Benjamin S. Tappan and purchased by said Tappan and afterwards sold by him to Keziah Berryman and others) bounded as follows, that is to say Beginning at a white oak in the South east corner of the original tract running thence west one hundred twenty two poles to a stake at corner of John H. Neely's twenty acre tract, then north fifty poles passing Neely's corner to a stake thence east eighty one and a half poles to Guthrie's corner I the center of Big Harpeth River, thence [illegible] 17 degrees north thirty one and one third poles to said Guthrie's corner in the center of Big Harpeth river, thence south twenty nine poles to the beginning, containing thirty seven acres be the same more or less. To have and to hold to the same to the said William J. Berryman his heirs and assigns forever, [illegible] the said Keziah Berryman doth hereby covenant with the said William J. Berryman that she is lawfully seized of said land, has a good right to convey it and that the same is unencumbered. The said Keziah Berryman doth further covenant and bind hereself her heirs representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to the said land and everypart thereof to the said William J. Berryman his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whatever. In testimony whereof the said Keziah Berryman hath hereunto set her hand affixed her seal, the day and year above written. Keziah Berryman (seal) Executed in our presense this 25th day of March 1839 Test: Alexander Berryman Absalom Little The State of Alabama Lawrence County L.S. Personally before me Joseph E. Martin an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County came Keziah Berryman whos e name is signed to the foregoing deed who acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the said deed on the day of the date and for the purposes therein expressed. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal the 25th day of March 1839. Joseph E. Martin, J. P. (seal) The State of Alabama Lawrence County L.S. I Wiley Galloway clerk of the County court of said County certify that Joseph E. Martin whose names is signed to the foregoing certificate of acknowlegement now is and was at the day of the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Lawrence aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said County court at office at Moulton the 26th day of March 1839 and of American independence the 63rd year. Wiley Galloway Clerk The State of Alabama Lawrence County Circuit Court March Term 1840 being the 19th of March 1840 This day William J. Berryman produced in open court a deed for land made by Keziah Berryman to him and moved the court to have said deed proven and certified. Whereupon Alexander Berryman and Absalom Little the subscribing witnesses thereto appeared in open court who after being duly sworn deposes and say that they saw the said Keziah Berryman sign seal and deliver the said deed on the day of its date that she signed the same in their presence and that they attested it in her presence and in the presence of each other. It is therefore considered by the court that said deed is fully proven and that the same be so certified. I John M. Jackson Clerk of the Circuit Court for Lawrence County aforesaid certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the order of said court admitting the forgoing deed to record among the minutes of said court. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of office the 19th day of March 1840 and of American Independence the 64th year. Teste John M. Jackson, Ck. The State of Alabama I Daniel Coleman Judge of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County in the State aforesaid certify that John M. Jackson whose name is affixed to the foregoing certificate was to the day of date thereof clerk of the circuit court of said County and that full faith and credit are dut to his acts as such and that said certificate is in due form of law. Given under my hand and seal the 20th day of March 1840. Daniel Coleman (seal)