First, let me say that this Land Deed was difficult to read and to transcribe. Any error in transcription are my own and I apologize if any are found.
I am a huge fan of genealogical research in land deeds. I have solved many problem by spending time in the deeds within the county where my ancestor resided. Such is the case with this particular land deed. John Sellers, deceased, is my 4th Great Grand Uncle. He and his wife Henrietta Norwood had a large family of fourteen; 7 sons and 7 daughters.
John and Henrietta Sellers moved their family from Chesterfield County, SC to Carroll County, Tennessee sometime before Aug. 22, 1835. This date is from a notice on the death of Hardy Sellers, father of John Sellers back in Chesterfield, SC. The Equity notice reads;
“It appearing to the Court that John Sellers, Richard Sellers, Thomas Gaddy and Mary his wife, Elijah Gulledge, James Gulledge and Phoebe Gulledge defendants in the above stated case are absent from and reside without the limits of this State,...”
Carroll Co., TN, Deed Book L, Page 273
Transcription:
DEED, Heirs of John Sellers
Whereas by descent from John Sellers Dec'd, We John W. Sellers,
Catherine Gulledge, Mary Sellers, Candice Tosh, Martha Sellers,
Henrietta Parsons, formerly Henrietta Sellers but now intermarried with
Vincent Parsons, Hardy S. Sellers, Zelpha Wilson, formerly Zelpha
Sellers, but now intermarried with J. W. P. Wilson, Isaac P. Sellers,
Richard C. Sellers, Wm. R. Sellers, Frances M. Sellers and Candice Tosh,
formerly Candice Sellers, but now intermarried with Arthur Tosh have
divided title to and now hold equal and undivided interest in a tract of
land in the State of Tennessee Carroll County and District No. 13,
Bounded as follows: Beginning at Henrietta Sellers South East corner
near a Branch on the East side of the Road and One Hundred and Twenty
Four poles to Josiah C. Sellers South West corner. Thence West with
John Sellers old line to his corner one hundred and twenty poles.
Thence North with said old line one hundred and twenty four poles to
Mrs. Henrietta Sellers South West corner. Thence one hundred and five
poles East with his line to the Beginning, containing by calculation
Eighty Seven acres and Thirty poles be the same more or less. Now we
have Bargained and Sold and do hereby transfer and convey all our right
title interest in and to said land to Arthur Tosh and his heirs forever
for the sum of Three Hundred and Forty Eight Dollars and Seventy Five
Cents and we covenant and agree for ourselves and heirs and
representatives to warrant and defend the title to our undivided
interest in said land against any claim to be made by and or any person
claiming through or under us but no further, given under our hands and
seals this 28th March 1845. Signed in presents of us
G. I. Faulkner)
Wm. I. Wilson ) John W. Sellers (Seal)
Katharine Gulledge (Seal)
Mary Sellers (Seal)
Martha Sellers (Seal)
Richard C. Sellers {Seal}
Vincent I. Parsons (Seal)
Henrietta Parsons (Seal)
J. W. P. Wilson (Seal)
Zelpha Wilson (Seal)
Hardy Sellers (Seal)
William R. X Sellers
Isaac Sellers (Seal)
Josiah C. X Sellers (Seal)
Frances M. X Sellers (Seal)
State of Tennessee )
Carroll County ) Personally appeared before me, W. H. Grans (?)
Clerk of the County Court of said County, G. I. Faulkner one of the
subscribing witnesses to the deed who being duly sworn depose and say
he is well acquainted with John W. Sellers, Katharine & Mary Sellers,
Martha Sellers, Richard C. Sellers, Vincent I. & Henrietta Parsons,
J. W. P. Wilson & Zilpha Wilson, Hardy Sellers, William R. Sellers,
Isaac Sellers, Josiah C. Sellers, and Frances M. Sellers who
acknowledged he signed the above deed for the purposes therein contained
and on the day.
This is a lot of family history in just one land deed. If this is your genealogical family I would suggest that you look at Land Deed Q:5, Carroll County, Tennessee.
Happy Hunting to all.
As stated above, John Sellers, deceased, is my 4th Great Grand Uncle.
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[1] Carroll County, Tennessee, Deed Book "L": page 273, Heirs of John Sellers; 28 March 1845, Register of Deeds, Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee
[2] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZF-1TTJ?cat=301931
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