William I. Chunn Deed To Phillip Hodges, Alfred Mallard & others
For and in consideration of the sum of Seven dollars and fifty cents
to me paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged I William I.
Chunn have bargained and Sold and do hereby convey to Phillip
Hodges Alfred Mallard and others Trustees and their
Successors as trustees for the use and benefit of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, the following described tract or parcel of ground, adj
=oining the meeting house deed, Known as Burns Meeting house on Fall
Creek, Bedford County, District No. 6, bounded as follows, Begining
at a cedar tree the north west Corner of the meeting house acre of
Land, heretofore deeded by John Burns to Said Church, Running
East with the Line of Said Acre tract twelve poles to a Walnut
Sapling -- the north East Corner of Said Acre tract, thence North
thirteen poles and three feet to a stake, thence South west a direct line
to the Begining Corner, Containing one half Acre, Be the Same more
or less, to have and to hold the Same to the Said Phillip Hodges &
Alfred Mallard and other Trustees as aforesaid for the use & purposes
aforesaid and their Successors forever, but it is understood that their
is to be no graves placed upon the ground, hereby conveyed, I covenant
with Said Trustees that I am Lawfully Seized of Said Land & have
a good right to Convey it, and that the Same is unincumbered, I
Further Covenant & bind myself my heirs to warrant & defend
the title of Said Land against the Lawful claims of all persons ---
Whatever, this 23rd day of January 1852.
W.I. Chunn {Seal}
State of Tennessee }
Bedford County } Personally appeared before me Andrew Vannoy
Clerk of the County Court of said County, William I. Chunn the
within named bargainor, with whom I am personally acquainted,
who acknowledges that he Executed the within Deed for the purp
=oses therein Contained, Witness my hand at office this 23rd day
of January 1852
Andrew Vannoy, Clerk
Recorded 26th of January 1852
John H. Oneal Register
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