Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
Saturday, November 10, 1877,

mompH AeHu't On
Saturday, November 10, 1877,
within legal hours. the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tennes-
see. tO-wit:
The undivided one half interest in two Ger.
tain tracts of land, the first Of which Il
bounded as follows: In the Eleventh survey.
| or's district, range s. section 4, civil district
No. 4, being the west half Of al2500'acre tract
granted by North Carolina to George DOherty
by grant No. "a, founded on warrant No l20O
beginning at the southwest corner of said
250J acre tract; thence north with its west
line and with its variations to tho northwest
corner of said 25C0- acre tract; thence east with
| the north line and its variations; thence south
parallel with the west boundary line so as L
intersect with the south boundary liue OF the
250J-acre tract; thence west with the south
boundary line of the 2500-acre tract and with
its variations to the beginning, containing By
estimation 1897 acres
The second tract situated in civil district
No. 4, surveyors district No. II, range 8 and
sections 4 and 5, granted by North Carolina t
George Doherty by grant No. ~, founded OF
warrant No. 1920, but more Tarticularly do
scIibed as follows, to-wit; Beginning at a
peach-tfee and poplar stump on ]. II. Tur-
ner's east boundary line of his Hill tract o.
land, this being the northwest corner Of SAID
grant; thence south ~ west 81 so chains y 8
stake; thence north TO- east 20 links to {
hickory, beech and poplar pointers; theme,
N south So chains TO the southwest corner o.
a church lot sold by Mrs. Margaret A. Wilson
and heirs to j. II. Bateman and others theme,
north with said lot 4 chains to the nor hives
cOrnOr of tie lot; thence east with said lo'
1850 chains to the norshwest corner Of a trac
sold by said Mrs. Mary A. Wilson and Others
to II Irby; thence north SiAo east 5 IS chaini
TO a white-oak marked ID; thence north 65A'
east 1911 chains to a stake 20 links west Of 8
black-gum thence north ~ east IL chains t.
a stone; thence east "a sou h 10 chains TO
h0rn-beam thence north S9o east 23% chaini
to the east boundary line Of said grant to
stake; thence south AZ west 5 links to q pop
lar; thence north with said line u chains Il
the southeast coruer of a Sc l.acre tract SOLD
by said NJ A. Wilson and heirs to &. W. Jeterj
thence west a few degrees north with sale
Jeter's line 96H chains 20 the southwest cor
nor; thence north with his west line 2.l,
chairs to the north boundary line Of said
grant; thence west VI north lO5.60 chains {
the beginning, containing by estimation 81
acres, which said undivided half Of these tive
tracts was conveyed to Edward Irby sine,
deceased, By John w. Logan. by his deed Of
date January 10, 1872, registered in the Reg
ister's office Of Shelby county in beck 81. Page
40. etc.
Also a certain traot Of land lying in Shelby
county, in the Fourth district of said county
on the waters Of Big Creek. and which Il
butted and bounded as follows, to-wit: Be
ginning at a stake and hickory; thence ives
to . stake Il chains and SO links; thence
north to a little creek thence down that little
creek, when II enters another little creek
thence down that creek to NJ. Cooks south,
east boundary line thence south to the begin
ming corner at a stake and hickory, contain.
ing By estimation a or IS acres, being The
same land conveyed to Z. lrby by Nj Cook
February 3, 1851, as per deed recorded in Boob
Il. page 1872. etc., Of the Registers Office O
Shelby county.
Also enc other tract Of land in shelb,
county. State Of Tennessee, and in distrio
No. 4, bounded as follows, tO-wit: R~eainninI
at a poplar marked J r. the northwest corneI
of the James Rembert traO' Of land; thence
east 24.43 chains 10 q stake 20 links south of
black-gum marked &i thence north % 0
chains to a black gum, said Edward lrby'
southeast corner Of his lO0-acrU tract thence
west "a 43 chains to a small blackjack marke,
as a corner in said Irby's original boundary
thence south 25.09 chains 10 the ~reginning
containing by computation 81 acres, and beini
the same land conveyed to y. Irby by ]. II
Bateman by deed dated May ", 1857, and re
corded 10 Book No. sS, page 26S. Of the Reg
ister's office Of Shelby county.
Also one other tract Of land, situate, lyin
and being in tho Fourth civil district of Shell
by county, State Of Tennessee, and in rang
s, section 4, Of the Eleventh surveyors dis
triot, containing by estimation Ito acres
more or less, auu bounded as follows, to wit
BEGINNING al a white-oak marked Il p, tn
southwest corner of q 2CO-acre entry No. Is
10 the name Of Enoch Parsons; thence east 2
chains rs links to a stake, white.oak, dog
wood and other pointers; thence north Nit
VIM. Stovalls line So chains to a stake wit
hickory. sugar-tTee and other pointers on tb
north boundary line Of said 200 acres; thence
west with said line u chains rs links to
hickory marked y p, the northwest corner q
said 2D0 acres; thence south SO chains 10 III
beginning, and being the same land eonyeye
to ". lrby by John kalst0n, attorney in fac
for Thos. II. Galloway, by deed dated Angus
n, ! 90, and OF record in the office Of the Res
lister OF Shelby county, Tenn, in Book o. q
page $40.
Also one other tract of land. situate, lyin
ard being in the Fourth civil district {
shelby county, State OF Tennessee, an
> bounded as follows, to.wit: Beginning at
stake In a hickory stamp. tho southeast col
ner Of a 1000 acre grant in the name OF Geofe
Doherty, said corner being the southeast cor
ner Of grant No. 20 founded on warrant 1920
thence north II east l0S poles to n stak
south Az west 8 links TO n poplar; theme
south "a West IA poles 10 a stone 2 south
links TO u horn beam thonce south rs wei
: O. poles TO a stake south 65Ao west 30 links
/ a black. gum; thence siuth 6l54' west 63 pol,
to q stake l0o north to O whits-oak marked l
thence south 8i4e west 23 poles " q stake
thence south II 4g west l6 poles to a whit
oak; thence east L 4' north 1877 poles to n
, beginning, containing By survey 9Q,7 acre
more or less, and being the same properl
conveyed TO II. Irby BY Margaret and Sara
Wilson and John w, Logan BY deed date
February Il, 1870, and recorded In the Kegi
teri oflce Of Shelby county, Tssa., - BOO
No. rs, page 2Ol.
Also ope other tract Of land in shelb
county, Tenn In range s. sections 8 and
. and in the Seventeenth civil district. aud b,
' ginning at a stake with w dOgwood an