 |
Land Records |
Grayson County Deed Records
Vol. 39/pg. 170
State of Texas
County of Grayson
Know
all men by these presents that we M.G. Taylor, I.B. Taylor in
consideration of the sum of Eleven hundred and twenty four & 00/00
of which 621.35 is in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged and the balance evidenced by two promissory note both
signed by T.R. Taylor one of them payable to M.G. Taylor for 181.22 and
due December 27, 18-- both bearing interest from date at rate of ten
per cent per annum to secure which a vendor's lien is hereby retained
have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto said T.R. Taylor our interest in the
following described tracts of land all situated in said State and
County and in a survey in the name of Harmon Winn
1st tract described as follows:
Being part of 100 acres mentioned in Book F page 155 of Grayson County Records
Beginning
at the S.W. corner of said 100 acres and being 440 vrs W from the SE
corner of the Winn Survey. Thence N with the West line of said
100 acres 608 vrs to the bed of Shannon Creek. Thence down said
creek with its meanders until it crosses the E line of the Winn
Surveyat the mouth of a branch. Thence up said branch up said
creek where it crosses the South line of the Winns Survey.Thence West
with said line with said South line 360 vrs to the place of beginning
containing 24-1/2 acres more or less.
2nd tract described as follows:
Beginning
at the NW corner of Henry B. Taylor's survey of 45 acres at a stake
from which a gray ash marked "A" bears240 E 3-1/2 vrs. Thence
East 503 vrs to the NE corner of Taylor's survey. Thence N with
the said East line to Shannon's creek. Then with the creek where
the West line of 120 acres survey crossed said creek. Thence S
with said line to the beginning containing 43-3/4 acres.
3rd tract described as follows:
Beginning
at 420-1/2 vrs N from the SW corner of said Winns original survey a
post from which a forked pecan marked "x" & bears N 48 degrees E 2
vrs. Thence East 503 - to a post from which a Spanish oak marked
"x" N 49 West . Thence N for enough to include half of the
A.D. Moore tract of land or 45 acres by running West straight angles to
the West line of said A.D. Moore's 90 acre Survey. Thence S to
the beginning containing 45 acres.
To have and to hold said
above described tracts of land unto him the said T.R. Taylor, his heirs
and assigns forever, together with all and singular the rights members
hereditments and appurtances to said bargained tracts belonging or in
any wise incident or appertaining And we the said M.G. Taylor and J.B.
Taylor hereby bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators to
warrant and forever defend all and singular the interest herein
conveyed in the above tracts against all persons whomsoever lawfully
claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof by through or under us
Witness our hands this 1st day of February 1878
M.G. Taylor
J.B. Taylor
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GRAYSON
Before
me S S Fears a notary public personally came M.G. Taylor - J.B. Taylor
to me known and acknowledged they sign and delivered the foregoing Deed
for the purpose and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and official seal on this the 1st day of February 1878.
S S Fears
Not Pub
Filed Feb. 2nd 1878 at 2 p.m.
Recorded Feb 27th 1878
G.A. Dickerman, Clerk
|