White County Tennessee
Deed Book N, 1842-1844
Pages 432-434

Jacob L. Pirtle	|
         to		|     Bill of Sale for Jacob & Lucy
Foster Pirtle		|
	Know all men by these presents that I Jacob L. Pirtle of White County 
Tennessee have this day sold to Foster A. Pirtle of  the County and State 
aforesaid two Negro Slaves one man by the name of Jacob about thirty nine 
years of age also one Negro woman Slave by the name of Lucy about Sixty five 
years of age.  I Warrant the title to said Slaves to the said Foster A. 
Pirtle his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims of all persons 
whatever.  I warrant them to be sound as far as I know and Slaves for life 
this April the 11th 1844.
Test	James C. Kelly						Jacob L. Pirtle   Seal

State of Tennessee	|
White County		|     Personally appeared before me William Little 
Clerk of White County Court Jacob L. Pirtle the above named conveyor with 
whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged the due execution of the 
above bill of sale for the purposes therein contained which is Recorded.  
Witness my hand at office the 11th day of April 1844.
								Test	William Little   Clerk
								of White County Court

Filed and noted in Reception Book No. 1, page 13 the 11th April 1844 at 3 
O'Clock P.M. and Registered the same day.
								Test	O. H. P. Sims Deputy of
								J. W. Roberts Reg White 
County

Zachariah Lay		|
         to		|
Samuel S. Hooper	|     This indenture made this April the 10th 1844 Between 
Zachariah A. Lay of White County and State of Tennessee of the one part and 
Samuel S. Hooper of the County of DeKalb of the other part.  Witnesseth that 
for and in consideration of forty Dollars to the said Lay to him in hand paid 
by the aforesaid Samuel S. Hooper the receipts whereof he has hereby 
acknowledged and thereby doth discharge him the said Samuel S. Hooper have 
granted bargained sold and confirmed unto him the aforesaid Samuel S. Hooper 
him and his heirs or assigns the following tract or parcel of land situated 
in the County aforesaid on the Waters of the Caney fork containing seventy 
three acres and one forth more or less and bounded as follows to wit: 
Beginning at a stake and post oak pointers in George Pirtles line running 
thence north with said line one hundred and six poles to a black oak Moses 
Biar corner, thence west with said line seventy five poles to a black oak his 
corner, thence north with another of his lines forty poles to a post oak, 
thence west seventeen poles to a stake and post oak pointers in a line of a 
survey made in the name of William Balch, thence south with said line ninety 
four poles to a stake and black oak pointers his corner, thence west with 
another of his lines twenty two poles to a white oak, thence South fifty two 
poles to a stake black oak pointers, thence East one hundred and fourteen 
poles to the Beginning taking a part of a survey in the name of Polly 
Sorrells and a part of a Survey in the name of James Maze to make the seventy 
three acres and one fourth with the hereditaments and appurtenances to have 
and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the 
said Samuel S. Hooper and his heirs forever in witness where of Zachariah A. 
Lay aforesaid hath hereunto set his land and seal the day and date above 
written.  Signed Sealed and delivered in presents of us.
Test	James C. Kelly						Zachariah Lay   Seal
	Joseph Herd

State of Tennessee White County.
		Personally appeared before me William Little Clerk of White 
County Court Zachariah Lay the within named conveyor with whom I am 
personally acquainted and who acknowledged the due execution of the within 
Deed for the purposes there in contained which is  recorded.  Witness my hand 
at office the 11th day of April 1844.
								Test	William Little   Clerk
								of White County Court

Filed & noted in Reception Book No. 1, page 18 the 11th April A.D. 1844 at 4 
O'Clock P.M. and Registered the same day.
								Test	O. H. P. Sims   Deputy 
of
								J. W. Roberts Reg White 
County

Jacob L. Pirtle	|
         to		|


Samuel S. Hooper	|     Know all men by these presents that I Jacob L. Pirtle 
of the State of Tennessee and County of White of the one part and Samuel S. 
Hooper of DeKalb and State aforesaid of the other part.  Witnesseth that for 
and in consideration of the sum of four hundred and sixty Dollars to said 
Pirtle in hand paid by the said Samuel S. Hooper the receipts whereof he has 
hereby acknowledged and thereby doth forever acquit and discharge him the 
said Samuel S. Hooper have granted bargained sold and confirmed unto him the 
aforesaid Samuel S. Hooper him and his heirs or assigns the following tracts 
or parcels of land situated in the County aforesaid on the waters of the 
Caney fork.  One tract containing thirty acres and bounded as follows to wit: 
Beginning at a post oak in the barrons near Edward Hooper north Boundary line 
running thence East ninety eight poles to a state and pointers, thence north 
forty nine poles to a small post oak, thence West ninety eight poles to a 
post oak, thence South forty nine poles to the beginning.  Also another tract 
containing one hundred and thirty eight acres and bounded as follow to wit: 
Beginning on a black Walnut now a rock corner in Robert Cooks line, running 
Eastwardly to the ford of the branch or Creek, thence up said Creek with its 
meanders passing the head of the Spring to a white oak at the mouth of a 
hollow, thence up said hollow with a line made by John Cantrell and Smith 
Cantrell to a stake one side of the fence on the East side of Smith Cantrells 
part, thence Northwardly a new line to a post oak, thence Eastwardly to a 
black oak a new Capt. Line to a post oak, thence Eastwardly to a black oak 
standing in the line of Richard Crawder, thence South with sd line to a stake 
Hew Cooks corner, thence West with said Cooks line to a small white oak his 
north west corner at the mouth of a hollow, thence up said hollow a marked 
line toward the Sipress Swamp to a small black oak in George Pirtles line, 
thence West with said Pirtles line to a post oak the East boundary line of 
Robert Cooks tract, thence north with said Cooks line to the Beginning.  Also 
another tract containing forty nine acres and bounded as follows to wit: 
Beginning at a post oak running north with Pirtles thirty acre Survey passing 
his corner at fifty poles in all one hundred and two poles to three small 
sassafrases on the South boundary of Richard Crawders one hundred acre 
Survey, thence West with his line thirty to a black oak Crowders South West 
corner, thence north with another of his lines fifty three poles to two small 
dogwoods and small mulberry, thence West eighty three and a half poles to a 
black oak, thence South one hundred and fifty five poles to a Stake and post 
oak pointers, thence East one hundred and thirteen poles and a half to the 
Beginning.  Also another tract one hundred acres and bounded as follows to 
wit: Beginning at a sweet gum on the West boundary line of Edward E. Hoopers 
two hundred acre Survey running thence with his line one hundred and two 
poles to a white oak, thence West forty two to a stake and pointers, thence 
north seventy poles to a stake and pointers, thence West sixty eight poles to 
a maple, thence South one hundred and seventy two poles to two post oaks, 
thence East striking the corner of the before named Hoopers Survey at ten 
poles continuing East with said line one and ten poles to the Beginning.  
Also another tract containing fifty acres to wit: Beginning at a white oak 
and maple running thence South to a post oak sapling near a small drain, 
Thence Eastwardly to a post oak in the ;hollow, thence up said hollow to a 
pint, thence up said pint to a black in said Hoopers two hundred acre Survey, 
thence with said line to the beginning with the hereditaments and 
appurtenances to have and to hold the said tracts or parcels of land with its 
appurtenances to the said Samuel S. Hooper and his heirs forever in witness 
whereof he said Jacob L. Pirtle hath hereunto set his hand and Seal the day 
and date above written.  Signed Seal and delivered in the presence of us.
Test	James C. Kelly						Jacob L. Pirtle   Seal
	Joseph Herd

State of Tennessee White County
		Personally appeared before me William Little Clerk of White 
County Court Jacob L. Pirtle the within named conveyor with whom I am 
personally acquainted and who acknowledged the due execution of the within 
Deed for the purposes therein contained which is recorded.  Witness my hand 
at office the 11th April 1844.
									Test	William Little 
Clerk
									of White County Court

Filed and noted in Reception Book No. 1, page 13 the 11th April 1844 at 4 
O'Clock P.M. and Registered the same day.
									Test	O. H. P. Sims 
Deputy
									of Joseph W. Roberts
									Register of White 
County

									Transcribed By:
									James R. Blanks
									114 Somerset Lane
									Tullahoma, TN 37388
									August 16, 2001


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