W. J. Shepherd 
& wife
To                   Deed
W. T. Shepherd


State Tax	80
Clerks fee	75
Paid           $1.55

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No all men By this present that
We, W. J. Shepperd and Mary F. Shepperd
his wife have this day Bargaine and sold and
do here By transfer and convey to W. T. Shepperd
his heirs and assigns fore ever A certain tract
or parcel of land lying in Henderson County
Tennessee range 6 Section 8 containing one
hundred and Twenty nine and 1/4 acars more arles
for the consideration of Eight hundred dollars
cash pade and Bounded as follows Beginning
on a dogwood and hickery post the N. W. corner
of A 33 1/3 acar tract of land belonging to
W. T. Shepperd and on the east line of 
Pleasant Austans land thence South
on Astans line and passing his corner in all 112
poles to A Blackoak Ironwood & walnut fens (?)
thence East 181 8/9 poles to A stake thence North
112 poles to A stake thence west 181 8/9 poles
to the beginning to have and to hold the same
to said W. T. Shepperd his heirs and assigns
forever  We do covenant with the said W. T. Shepperd
that we are lawfully seised of said land
and have a good wright to convey it and
the Same is unincumbered  we further
Bind ourselvs to warrant and defend the
title to Said land against the lawful
claims of all persons in testamony
where of we have this day set our hands
and affixed our Seal this January 29th 1879 

	ack	Aug 12th79	W. J. Sheppard
	ack	Nov8th1879	M  F  Sheppard

Attes    J. F. Pipken 
	W. A. Ethrige
State of Tennessee )
Henderson County )  Personally appeared before
	me C. R. Scott County Ct Clerk of said
county W. J. Shepherd the above named bargainer
with whom I am personally acquainted and who
acknowledged the execution of the above deed to be
his act and deed for the purposes therein contained
Witness my hand at Office August 12th 1879  C R Scott Clk
…………………………………………………………………………
State of Tennessee, Henderson County
To   C R Duck  Esq

	You are hereby Authorized and Empowered to take the examination 
Of Mrs. Mary F. Shepherd privately and apart from her husband, 
relative to the Free Execution of the annexed deed, and the same, 
so taken, to certify under your hand and seal.
	Given under my hand, at office   Aug 12th   1879
						C. R. Scott    Clerk
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State of Tennessee,  Henderson  County.
		
Mary F. Sheppard   wife of  W. J. Sheppard
having personally appeared before me, and having, by virtue of
the authority in me vested, been examined privately and apart
from her said husband, and she having acknowledged the due
execution of the annexed deed by her freely, voluntarily and 
understandingly, without compulsion or constraint by her said 
husband, and for the purposes therein contained, the same is 
therefore certified.
	WITNESS my hand and seal, this the 8 day of November, 1879

					C R Duck   (SEAL)
					     J. P.

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