Deeds, Sevier County, Tennessee

Book R, p.175
State of Tennessee | We Peter H. Bryan and wife Mary
Sevier County      | A. Bryan have bargained and sold
                   | and do hereby transfer and convey
unto William A. Bryan and his heirs or assigns forever
for the consideration of Four hundred dollars to us paid
for a trace of land in the state of Tennessee Sevier
County and in district No 8 containing by estimation
Sixty Six Acres be the Same more or less and is
bounded as follows:
Beginning at a large cedar by the Road and runs
N 8 1/2 W 17 1/2 poles to the stake A. W. Bryan line with his
line S 74 3/4 W 42 poles to a Spanish Oak by the big
road W 62 1/2 poles to a Black Oak N 2 1/2 E 23 3/5 poles to
a pine Knot on said line and corner to Ira Cate
with his S 61 1/2 W 49 poles to a Pine Knot South 80 poles
to a Stake on Sam Mounts line with his S 87 E 73 4/5 poles
to a Pine old corner with Saml Baker S 2 W 52 poles
to a Stake & Pointers corner to Inard (sic) Bryan with his
West 40 poles to a Stake in a road N 23 3/4 W 42 poles to a
stake and Pointers N 66 1/2 W 17 poles to a Jack by the big road
N 30 E 12 poles to Post Oak by said road with the
road N 16 E 67 1/5 poles to a Stake at the forks of the
road then with the East fork said road N 82 3/4 E 46 3/5
poles to Beginning.
To have and to hold the same to the said W. A. Bryan
his heirs or assigns and we do furthermore covenant
with the said Wm. A. Bryan that we are lawfully Seized
of said lands have a good right to convey the same.
We do further more covenant and bind ourselves
our heirs and representatives tool to warrant and forever
defend the title to the said lands in every part
thereof to the said Wm. A. Bryan his heirs or assigns
against the lawful claimes (sic) of all persons whatsoever
in fee Simple.  This the 27th day of October 1886
Signed in presence of us witnesses |     Peter H. Bryan
W. H. Drennan                  |     Mary A. (her mark) Bryan
T.  L.  Bryan                      |