Source: Sumner County Archives, Vol. 25, Pg. 101 & 102
Contributed by Jane Ingram ([email protected])
© 2000
D Gift
1 Acre
I Alexander Brown of the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee have this day give to my
Daughter Louisa Nokes & her heirs a certain town lot herein after mentioned located in the
corporation of Gallatin & County of Sumner & State aforesaid described as follows bounded on
the North by Smith Street on the East by Mulberry Street on the South by the lot that now
belongs to Augustus Barber & Geo. Thompson and on the West by lot belonging to H. B.
Vaughn, Said lot contains one acre more or less. To have and to hold to the said Louisa Nokes &
her heirs in fee simple forever with all the appurtenances belonging thereto. And I do hereby
covenant with the said Louisa Nokes & her heirs to forever warrant & defend said title against the
claims of all other persons whatever. I am lawfully seized of said property and have a right to
convey. Given under my hand and
Alex Brown (Seal)
December 10, 1860
STATE OF TENNESSEE )
SUMNER COUNTY )
Personally appeared before me John L. Bugg Clerk of the County Court of said County Alex
Brown the donor with whom I am personally acquainted & who acknowledged that he made and
executed the foregoing Deed of Gift for the purposes therein contained.
Witness my hand at office this 11th day of Dec. 1860.
John L. Bugg Clerk
Recd for registration at 10 O'clock A.M. 11th Dec. 1860
Thos. Donoho DepReg.
Registered and examined this 15th Dec AD 1860
R.D. Moore Reg.SCty
By Thos Donoho DepReg.