Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-07-27
CHANCERY LAND SALE

BY virtue of decree of the Chancery
Court of Putnam County, Tennessee, in
the case of w. A. & ]. P. Brown, adj
ministrator. VS.. Nancy S. Brown ct al,
on Saturday, the 10th day of August,
1911, at the courthouse door in Cooke
vile, Tenn, ] will sell to the highest
and best bidder the following described
tract of land, to-wit:
FIRST TRACT: Beginning on small
black oak, running Sc poles to black
oak, chestnut and sourwood pointers;
thence west az poles to stake, poplar
and dogwood pointers; thence south IL
poles to a chestnut; thence south "a de-
grees west "a poles to hickory at the
forks of branch; thence south 10 de-
grees west IL poles to stake; thence
south IL degrees west 81 poles to a
stake; thence north SO degrees west %
poles to stake; thence north 80 de-
grees west rs poles to stake; thence
north So degrees west 13 poles to
stake; thence north 26 degrees west 16
poles to stake; thence north AZ de-
grees west "a poles to stake; thence
west II poles to stake; thence south
40 degrees west 20 poles to d stake;
thence south 50 degrees west 80 poles
to stake; thence south so poles to a
beech; thence north 80 degrees west "a
poles to a stake; thence north 63 de-
grees west 40 poles to lynn; thence
south So degrees west rs poles to a
stake; thence south "a degrees east %
poles to maple; thence south de-
grees west 81 poles to chestnut and
pointers; thence south 70 degrees east
Is poles to poplar; thence north "a de-
grees east 81 poles to hickory. thence
north 81 degrees cash 40 poles to per-
simmon; thence south 33 degrees east
81 poles to chestnut: thence north 10
degrees east 81 poles to stake and
pointers; thence south 70 degrees east
40 poles to a stake; thence north 70 de-
grees Sc poles to the beginning, it be-
ing the tract of land laid off as the dow
er of Edna M. Brown.
SECOND TRACT: Beginning on black
oak, the beginning corner of Edna M.
Browns dover, running thence south
70 degrees west SO poles to stake and
pointeas; thence north 70 degrees west
40 poles to stake; thence south 70 de-
grees west 81 poles to a chestnut; |
thence north 33 degrees west to per-
simmon; thence south So degrees west
40 poles to hickory; thence south IA
degrees west IL poles to sassafras;
thence south 81 poles to double chest
nut; thencewest IL poles to a Spanish
oak; thence sonth Is degrees west 46
poles to a chestnut, Colcman's corner; |
thence south 81 poles to a dogwood;
thence east66 poles to a hickory; thence |
south poles to white oak; thence
east 100 poles to stake in Kings line;
thence north % poles to dogwood,
Kings corner; thence east Is poles to
a stake in Richardson's line; thence
north ITO poles to the beginning, con-
tanning 1876 acres more or less.
Excepting from said two tracts above
described the tracts conveyed by B. H.
Brown, deceased. to j. M. Brown by
deed, dated day Of, and
to 10 acres, more or less.
and to j. p. Brown by deed, dated
day Of, containing 49 acres, more
or less.
Also excepting from the first tract
above described the tract OF land con-
veyed ia j. L. Brown by deed f rom B.
H. Brown and wife, dated 20th, day Of
Feb., 1901, containing 81 acres 3 rods
and 38 poles.
HOMESTEAD: Beginning on an apple
tree 16 poles east of the spring, thence
north to sassafras in the north boun-
larry line; thence north II degrees west
% poles to black walnut; north sc de-
yrees west 81 poles to stahe in the
Ellis line; south % poles to beech, Ell
is corner; south 81 degrees west 81
poles to stake; north So degrees west
10 poles to a lynn; south 80 degrees
vest 25 poles to stake; south "a de-
yrees east % peles to q maple; south
degrees west 81 poles to chestnut;
,oI1th 70 dprraas east TX nOles tn a non.