Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-18
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stake, thence north TO- east 20 lipks n =
il%s sogS;;h ysecS and poplar pointers thence
a church lot sold by Mrs. Marraref a. WIZ,
ana helrs 70 !. bateman and Others: thenes
Aorth with said lot 4 chains 10 the northwes1
ep5nnsL q sae lot, thence east with said iet
"a Nv sn;d l tne norshwest corner Of a tract
soin ~ saia mrs. Mary A. Wilson and Others
70 irby; thence north Slko east e chainss
TO q White-oak marked ID; thence north esszS
sast L9.lo chains TO a stake 20 links west ofta
siack.gum; tnehce north ~ east y chains to
horn-beami thence north 500 east 2lx chssns
70 the east boundary line Of said eranf to n
stake; thence south 42o west 5 links hi a nonA
lari thence north with said line n chains X
BY said M A.. Wilson and heirs To- j. W .ister.
thence west a few degrees north with said
Jeter's line $50 chains 10 the southwest cor-
ner; thence north with his west lima %,iS
cnalps 70 the north boundary line Of said
grant; thence west "a north 1O5.be chains 10
the beginning, containing by estimation ca
aeres, which said undivided half of these two
racts was conveyed to Edward Irby since
Seceasea, by J9hn w. Logan. by his deed of
40. etc. ~ DoSA W. page
Also a certain tract of land lying in shelbv
county IN the Fourth district Of said conntv
Sntt sn9 wstSrs q Big Creek. and which is
uc lOllvWEa IO-Wlys Ha-
ginning at a stake and hickory; thenee west
to p stake IL chains and so links: thence
north to q little creek thence down mat iittis
creek. when Il enters another little creek;
thence down that creek to M. Cook's sauth.
east boundary line; thence south 70 the besin-
nlng, corner at a stake and hickory, Contain
ing by estimation al or 45 acres, being tha
same land conveyed to Il. Irby by nj Cook
February !, 1851, as per deed recorded in Book
~, page ls2, etc., of the Registers Office Of
Shelby county.
Also one other tract of land in Shelby
county, State of Tennessee, and in district
NO. a. bounded as fellows, tO-wit: Beginning
ny a poplar marked j n the northwest corner
OF the James Rembert tract of land; thence
east 2i.4S chains to a stake 20 links south Of a
black-gum marked Y; thence north q NJ
chains to a black-gum, said Edward IrbySs
souths !. corner Of his l0o;scre tract thence
west "a As chains to a small blackjack marked
as a corner in said Irby's original boundarv.
thence south S.0S chains to the beginning,
containing by computation So acres, and being
the same land conveyed to e Irby BY j. III.
bateman BY deed dated May %, 1857. and re-
ister's Office Of Shelby county.
Also one other tract Of land, situate. lv;nc
and being in the Fourth civil district of Sheis
by county, State, Of Tennessee. and in range
2. section 4, OF the Eleventh surveyors dis
trlct, containing by estimation Ito acres,
more or less, and bounded as Follows. 10 wit.
Beginning at a white-oak marked K p. tho
southwest corner OF a 200-acre entry No. l20
IN the name Of Enoch Parsons thence east 81
ohalns 70 INKS 10 a stake, white'Oak, dog
wood and other pointers; thence north Win
WIN. Stovalls line 80 chains to a stake with
hickory. sugar-tTee and other pointers an tho
north boundary line Of said 200 acres thence
west with said, line q chains rs links TO n
hickory marked L p, the nortb west eornorV %
said $50 acres; thence south SO chains to tbea
beginning, and being the same and conveyed
70 ~. lrby by John Ralston, attorney In Ect
for Thos. ii; Galloway. by deed dated August
~, l 6O, and OF record in the Office of the Req
page 80.
Also one other tract of land, situate. living
apd being in the Fourth civil district Of
Sheby county, State of Tennessee, and
bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning al a
stake in q hickory stump. the southeast cor
ner of a l0O0-acre grant in the name Of Georre
Doherty, said corner being the southeast cor
ner OF grant No. 70 founded on warrant 1000 .
thence north " east 108 poles to a stake
south & west ; links to a poplar; tbenee
s0uIh "a west ia poles TO a stone 2e south 10
links to a horn-beam thence south 10 west
Us poles to a stake south 65Ae west 91inks to
a black gum; thence south $50 west 6S roles
TO a stake TO- north to a white oak marked b;
thenee south SaAc west q poles tel stake;
oak; thence east l. AZ north 1877 poles TO the
beginning, containing by survey 90.7 acres,
more OF less, and being the same pronerty
conveyed to 4. lrby BY Margaret and Sarah
wilson ana John w, Logan by deed dated
tepruaIy ii, 1870, and recorded in the Regis
ter's office of Shelby county, Tenn. in BonL
No. rs, page 20l. ~
Also one other tract of land in Shelby
county, Tenn in range s, sections 8 and
ana IN the seventeenth civil district, and be-
ginning at a stake with two dorwood and
other pointers, being the southeast corner of
q 6l2,acrs tract conveyed to E. Irby by Amos
W oodrun' which stake is directly on the east
boundary line OF the old Peyton Robinson
tract OF Ip29A acres; thence north with said
east boundary line 73.4 poles to a stake with
poplar and sweet. gum pointers; thence west
Ill.l2 poles to a stake 3S links west of an ash
4 and a foot tree thence south 70. 40 polas In a
stake on the south boundary line of said 6l2-
acre tract. ~ links to a dogwoOd marked M:
thence east lll.Clh poles to the heRinninR'
containing 81 acres, more or less. being M"
same land mentioned and described In deed
recorded in the Registers office Of Shelby
county IN BOOK No. ", page 100, etc., and the
same quit claimed to !. Irby by deed from II.
NJ. alexander and wife and j. c. Campbell,
trustee, by deed recorded in the Register's
office of Shelby county, Book No. 76, page 200.
Also ore other certain tract of land situate.
lying and being in the Fourth civil district OF
sneI4y COUNTY Tenn: described as follows,
Hester from Mary Thompson, being a part Of
the Thomas Polk 5Oo0-acre grant No Al, lying
~ the surveyors district, range s. section
?. beginning, at q stake 40 west I links to a
hickory marked P IN; Plummer's southwest
corner), +. L. Leftwich's east boundary line:
thence south 8, west 20 chains 81 links to a
white.oak marked w p to Leftwich's corner
and r.. Hester's line; thence east 50 south
with said line A.43 chains to a stake links
east OF a white walnut marked p. tF. NJ.
Cash,s southwest oorner); thence north So east
with his line 20.37 chains to a stake, thence
horth 5S' east IA links to a black. gum marked
L, southeast corner; thence west s. north with
this line H.43 to the beginning, containing BY
estimation 5O acres, more. or less. and being
liams by quit claim deed dated January %.
1877, and recorded in the Registers office Of
Shelby county, Tenn. in Book No. SO, page
53@. etc.
Also an undivided one-tbird interest in an
other certain tract of land situate, lying and
being in the Fourth civil district. range S.
section 4, of the Eleventh surveyors district
in Shelby county, Tenn, containing By esti.
nation l1 acres, more or less, and described
as follows, tq-wit; beginning at a dogwood
and ash marked p, the southwest corner of
j. 7. Taylor's 200-acre entry, No. So. on tho
north boundary line Of DR.. Goodlove's 6l0-
acre entry, NO. 81; thence west with said line
200 chains to an ash marked J II; thence
north 70 chains to a stake whence north 76o
west DO links to a sugar tree marked II JW;
thence west 24.t6 chains to a stake; whence
5' west IA links to q hickory marked II j W:
thence north 2g.9lM chains to a stake. whence
south l6' west II links to q poplar naked j.
on the west boundary line Of the heirs of John
Woods; thence east 81. rs chains 10 a stake;
whence south 49, west IL links, a black-gum
marked u j; thence south 4.9l% chains. n
white-eak marked L P, the southwest corner
OF a 2OO- acre entry ia the name Of Enoch Par
sons; thence east 1920 chains to a stake;
whence north 40o east IS links, a white-o OAK
marked P, I; thence south 5 chains to the
beginning, being the same land conveyed 10
y lrby By deed frem. Virginia W. Baldwin,
E.E.g. Aiken. NJ. Cordoba Gillespie, Chas. E,
and Eugene W. Campbell by deed dated No
yember 20, 1872, and of record in the Regis-
ter's office of Shelby county in Book No. 81,
page 373.
Which property has been subdivided into
smaller tracts Of about so and 70 acres each
MS per plans or file herein made by M. l..
Brown, county surveyor. and j.. j. McMur-
ray, by order IF Court, which surveys show
that which is to be sold in fee and the part