MarieB's Genealogy Blog--Southeastern USA: Bedford Co TN

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

J P Taylor to Minerva Boyce(1873, recorded 1877)

Beginning on page 266

J. P. Taylor Deed to Minerva Boyce

for a valuable consideration, I have this day bargained and sold and do hereby convey to Minerva Boyce all my right title claim and interest in and to a tract of Land in District No 10 Bedford County Tennessee, bounded on the North by the lands of J. A. Boyce, East by John King and South and west by William Jackson being the tract of land conveyed to me by James Russ to have and to hold the same to the said Minerva Boyce wife of W. M. Boyce her heirs and assigns forever. I covenant with the said Minerva Boyce that I am lawfully seized of said land and have a good right to convey the same and convey and warrant to her such title as I have acquired by the Deed above recited, and will defend only such title. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Nov 27th, 1873
J. P. Taylor

Test
W. C. Cook
Joseph K Cook

State of Tennessee

Bedford County

Personally appeared before me R. L. Singleton Singleton Clerk of the County Court of said County W.C. Cook and J K Cook subscribing to the attached Deed who being first duly sworn deposed and says that they are personally acquainted with the above named J. P. Taylor, the bargainor and that he acknowledged the same in their presence to be his act and deed for the purposes therein contained Witness my hand at Office this 5th day of April 1877

R L Singleton Clerk
by A.A. Cooper DC

Source
Bedford County, Tennessee, Deeds, Vol. NNN, pp. 266–7, J. P. Taylor to Minerva Boyce; Register of Deeds, Bedford County Courthouse, Shelbyville, Tennessee; digital image, Bedford County, Tennessee, Deeds, vol. NNN–OOO, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-K9NN-K : accessed 24 December 2024), IGN 8567899, image 161 of 638.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Charles Brandon To Daniel Williams --Bedford Co TN(1817)

Charles Brandon to Daniel Williams for $150

When: 13 Sept 1817
What: tract or parcel of land lying in the county of Bedford on the waters of the Clems Creek bounded as follows Beginning at a Cedar marked CB in William Hills East boundary line of his 320 acre tract on said creek about thirty-one chains south of the North East corner of the same running thence south eighty poles to an Elm thence east one hundred poles to a stake by a walnut tree thence North Eighty poles to a post oak thence west one hundred poles to the beginning fifty acres

Witnessed by Elias Brandon and John King

Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Books, Volume Q, p. 362, Charles Brandon to Daniel Williams; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-S3W5-M : accessed 13 November 2024), IGN 8150799. image 651 of 931.

Monday, October 14, 2024

William C Cook Jury Duty Bedford Co. TN- Aug 1854

It appears that more records are being added to the Full-Text Search Lab at FamilySearch. On a whim, I searched on my William C Cook and found him listed in court records. Apparently, he had jury duty in August of 1854. This is a great reminder to revisit and search again if it's been a while since your last search.

The ability to switch between regular Preview and Fact View is also helpful

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Which William Cook registered land in Bedford Co TN(1826)

Several weeks back I contacted the Tennessee State Library and Archives with a question about a land warrant(#3793) recorded for William C Cook for land in Bedford Co TN. My specific question was abt the act listed on the warrant in hopes that it would tell how he received the land. In the meantime, I started looking for land transactions or deeds for the people and properties listed in the land description. Specifically Dempsey P Temple and William Chapman. I received a response which included several documents

An 1823 Act Book page
Plat Certificate for the William C Cook land

Transcription of Plat Certificate :

By virtue of Entry number 584 dated May 13th 1825
(Entered by certificate No. 15 for 160 acres)
I have surveyed for William C Cook (assignee of Robert P Harrison) 50 acres of land situate in Bedford County on the Waters of Rich Creek a North Branch of Duck River. Beginning on William Chapman's line on Dempsey P Temples northwest corner of an entry of 100 acres No. 229 thence East with Temples line 126 and one-half poles to a cedar thence North 63 and 1/4 poles to two black ash trees thence West 126 and a half poles to an elm and Ash on said Chapman's line thence Southwest on said line to the beginning

Surveyed February 4th 1826 Wm D Orr DR(note: Deed Recorder?)

William Chapman
Asa Hale
2CC(note: chain carriers?)

Land Records for William Chapman

Transaction 29th Dec 1827

Regd 23 Jan 1828

Kimbrough T. Ogilvie to William Chapman 203 acres ($ 1000)

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. W p. 396

FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-3Q6Q-X

accessed 12 Sep 2024

IGN 8150800 Image 822 of 902

[Named in Record: David Dryden, Samuel Winstead Alexander Eakin

The land was part of a larger grant Mark R Cockrell(No 9392) 196 acres]

Transaction 21st Dec 1827

Regd 28th May 1829

William Chapman to Samuel Winstead 6 acres & 30 poles ($31)

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. AA p. 181

FamilySearch

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-QS83-3 : accessed 11 Sep 2024

IGN 8150802 Image 105 of 591

[Named in Record: Thomas Allison, Spencer Eakin, P H Shockey]

Transaction 8th Feb 1828

Regd 28th May 1829

William Chapman to Samuel Winstead 75 acres ($128)

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. AA p. 179

FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-QS84-Q

accessed 11 Sep 2024

IGN 8150802 Image 104 of 591

[Named in record: Mark R Cockrill?, George Calhoon, Peter Goodwin, Ephraim Hunter, Benjamin Harkness, John Williamson]

Transaction 5 Dec 1832

Regd 13th March 1833

William Chapman to Ephraim Hunter 79 acres & 120 poles ($184 42 1/2 Cents )

Bedford Co. TN Deed Book v. DD p. 1

FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-S7MV-6

accessed 11 Sep 2024

IGN 8265309 Image 292 of 585

[Named in Record: Thomas Allison, John Ramsey, James Eakin]

Checking the names from within just these documents using the tax list of Bedford Co TN for 1836-1839 as well as the 1830 US Federal Census which was close to the same time as the deeds shows that most of those people owned property or lived in Dist 17 of Bedford Co TN. I could hypothesize if this trend continues that he is the William Cook of District 17 but that doesn't explain why he is listed as William C Cook on the Land document. At all other times, I have found Dist 17 William he was simply William Cook--no middle initial.

Robert P Harrison--William C Cook certificate for land mentions that he is assignee of Harrison

Wm. D Orr-Recorded the Deed

Asa Hale--One of the Chain Carriers

Mark R. Cockrell--The land Kimbrough T Ogilvie sold Wm Chapman was from an early land grant of his.

District 7

Alexander Eakin

Spencer Eakin

Shockley--Did not find P H Shockley but there was a Shockley in this district.

District 11

Thomas Allison

District 17

Ephraim Hunter

Benjamin Harkness

John Williamson

John Ramsey

James Eakin

Samuel Winstead

Kimbrough T. Ogilvie

District 18

William Cook

Dempsey P Temple

William Chapman

George Calhoun

Peter Goodwin

David Dryden

Districts 12-17 were taken from Bedford Co TN in 1836 to form Marshall County.

1830 US Federal Census, Bedford County Tennessee , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5S-V8B : accessed 29 Sep 2024), image 13 of 712.[This snippet of the census appears to be some of the District 17 Families whose head of household is among those mentioned in the deeds involving William Chapman].

Another point, even with this William C Cook being listed as the assignee of Robert P Harrison and with my Wm C Cook's Harrison maternal grandparents he would not be of age to be able to own or purchase land without a guardian as far as I can tell.

Samuel Winstead purchaser of the land from William Chapman, is likely the same man named Samuel Winstead who served in the 1st Regiment(Metcalfe's) West Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812. William P Cook, the probable husband of Elizabeth Harrison Cook, also served in 1st Regiment(Metcalfe's) West Tennessee Militia

Knowing the district in which the William Cook who received the land lived and his neighbors makes me believe that he was William Cook b. abt 1798 who married Nancy Lentz. No idea why he was referred to as William C Cook on the land documents. His Widow's Pension File is listed on Fold3. She had filed for War of 1812 survivor's pension but had been rejected because he was in the Seminole War of 1818 which weren't eligible for pension.

I can safely say that my 2nd Great Grandfather William C Cook b 1811 was not the same William C Cook who received that land. As far as I know, none of the direct male descendants of Wm Cook husband of Nancy Lentz have YDNA tested. Need to look at the late Jerry Wayne Cook's research. I think he published it.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Two Land Records--Wm Harrison--Alexander Creek Bedford Co. TN

These two plats of Wm Harrison's land may be the ones where he and family are living in the 1830 Census of Bedford County Tennessee. It mentions a neighboring entry for Elijah West. There was a Jefferson West living near Wm Harrison and family in that census(1830)

Wm Harrison 5 acres No 5126
Scale 20 poles per inch
State of Tennessee Second district by virtue of Entry No 6989
dated October 21st 1814 founded on Certificate No 1051 for
93 acres issued to Mark Mitchell by the register of West
Tennessee on the 10th June 1812 I have surveyed for William
Harrison a tract of land containing five acres situate
in Bedford County on the waters of Alexander Creek of
Duck River Beginning at a dogwood the southeast corner of a fifteen acre
Entry in the name of James Smith Running from thence north thirty poles
to the south west corner of one hundred acre entry in the name of Elijah West
to an Elm and post oak running from thence east tweeny six poles and
seven tenths of a pole to a locust and hackberry thence south thirty
poles to an Elm and hickory thence west twenty six poles and seven

tenths to the beginning surveyed the ninth day of December 1814 by

William Harrison
John Harrison S.C.C. Joseph Neal D. L.
Transmited? Augt 24th 1818 by Wm Harrison

Wm Harrison 15 acres No. 5127
Scale 40 Poles per Inch
State of Tennessee Second district by virtue of Entry No 6988
dated October 21st 1814 founded on Certificate No 1051 for 93
acres issued to Mark Mitchell by the Register of West Tennessee
on the 10th June 1812 I have surveyed for William Harrison
assignee of John B Hogg fifteen acres of land situate in Bedford
County on the waters of Alexanders Creek of Duck River Beginning at Hickory
the North West Coverner of a thirty acres entry made in the name of John
Cockrell running from thence thirty four and one half poles to two elms
and a cedar thence south sixty nine poles to two cedars and an Elm
Thence east thirty four and one half poles to two Elms and a dogwood in the
west boundary line of P. Cockrill thence North Sixty nine poles to the
Beginning surveyed the ninth day of December 1814 by
William Harrison
John Harrison S.C.C. Joseph Neal D. L.
Transmited? Augt 24th 1818 by Wm Harrison

Source

Ancestry, Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927

(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4323:3658 : accessed 12 September 2024)

That collection contains the images which are the TN Land Books digitized by TN State Library and Archives. Those records are part of Record Group 50

Series 3, Book 30, Plats And Surveys
2nd Surveyor's District 1814-1815
No. 4374 To 5533

p. 346 & 347

Plat No 5125 & No 5126 of William Harrison lands On Alexander Creek, Bedford Co. TN,

Sunday, August 11, 2024

William Harrison Deeds--Bedford Co. TN

Located two deeds of William Harrison who deeded property in the Alexander Creek area of Bedford Co TN.

Deed #1

William Harrison to John A McClain
23 Acres and 120 poles

bargained on 25 November 1825
Registered 15 December 1826

"Controversy has arisen between the said parties concerning a certain tract or parcel of land"

Land in Bedford Co TN on Alexander Creek

William Harrison signs away all his right title and interest in said land and while the deed does mention bargaining, selling, and delivering it does not mention any monetary exchange.

Witnesses

Josiah T McLain

Jodiah A McLain

John Harrison

Source:
Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book W: 335, William Harrison to John A. McLain, both of Bedford County, Tennessee; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-3Q64-7 : accessed 11 August 2024), Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Books S-W, November 1824-February 1828, image 791 of 902, IGN 8150800.

Deed #2

William Harrison to Rencher Spence
85 acres for $300

bargained 25 June 1827
Situate lying and being in the county above up on the
water of Alexander Creek and bounded as follows(viz)
Beginning on a Elm running west one hundred &
46 poles to a stake thence south Ninty four poles to a
Dogwood thence East one hundred & forty-six pole to a
dogwood thence North Ninty four poles to the beginning
containing eighty-five acres of Land

Witnesses
Benj G Allen
Allen Harris
Registered 18 Aug 1827

In the first part of the recorded deed it looks like it says William Harrison Sen. The S appears consistent with the other words starting with S. It doesn't appear to be J for Junior. I believe this is the William Harrison Rev War Pensioner and husband of Elvira Cooper Harrison. He is in the 1830 Census of Bedford Co TN surrounded by the McClains(the spelling of their name varies), his sons, and Elizabeth Cook(most likely his daughter, Elizabeth Harrison Cook.) Benjamin Allen is a neighbor on that 1830 Census and is likely the witness with that same name. The Allen family gave statements for the Rev War Pension drawn on William's service.

Source:

Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Book W: 321, William Harrison of BedfordCo TN to Rencher Spence of Rutherford Co TN; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-3Q68-5 : accessed 11 August 2024), Bedford County, Tennessee, Deed Books S-W, November 1824-February 1828, image 784 of 902, IGN 8150800.

Unsure if these two deeds are the same William but it seems likely that they are given he was a known resident of that area. His son, also named William Harrison would have been a teenager at the time the deeds were executed.

Other Posts I've Made Relevant to this Topic:

Callen and Hight Land-Bedford Co TN Deed Book LL pg 8-9

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2024/03/callen-and-height-land-bedford-co-tn.html

Bedford Co. TN Deed Found Using FamilySearch Full Text Search

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2024/03/bedford-co-tn-deed-found-using.html

Neighbors near Zepheniah Anglin--1830 Bedford Co. TN Census

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2019/01/neighbors-near-zephaniah-anglin-1830.html

Progress with Cook research

https://mariegen.blogspot.com/2023/01/progress-with-cook-research.html

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Jo COOK et als To G W TURNER--Deed 1910

Jo COOK et als To G W TURNER

FOR and in consideration of the sum of $75.00, Seventy Dollars, cash in hand paid the

receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, we, Jo Cook and Dock Cook and Bosh Lamb and wife
Pirl Lamb so transfer and convey unto the said G. W. Turner and his heirs and assigns a

certain tract or parcel of land in Bedford County, and being 9 Civil District, State of

Tennessee and more particularly described as follows to-wit: Known as our papa's interest

in the W. C. Cook land, his father's land, and his interest in hit(sic) which he sold some years
back to G. W. Turner and failed to make him a deed for hit(sic), bounded as follows: On east
by Angeline Cook and north by Jim Cotton, on the west by the land of the Cook heirs; south
by Mis Johnson, containing four acres.

To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, with the appurtenances, estate,
title and interest thereto belonging to the said G. W. Turner, his heirs and assigns,
forever. And we do covenant with the said G. W. Turner that we are lawfully seized and
possessed of said land in fee simple; have a good right to convey it, and the same is unen-
cumbered.

And we do further covenant and bind ourself, our heirs and representatives, to warrant
and forever defend the title to the said G. W. Turner his heirs and assigns against the
lawful claims of all persons whomsoever

Witness our hands this 22nd day of January, 1910

J. A. Cook
W. B. Cook
A. G. Lamb
Pearl Lamb

State of Tennessee
Bedford County

Personally appeared before me W. D. Farmer Farmer, a notary public public in and for said
county and state, the within named A. G. Lamb and wife, Pearl Lamb, the bargainers, with whom
I am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the within annexed in-
strument for the purposes therein contained. And Pearl Lamb, wife of the said A. G. Lamb,
having personally appeared before me, privately and apart from her husband, the said Pearl
Lamb acknowledged the execution of said deed to have been done by her freely, voluntarily
and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her said husband and for the
purposes therein expressed.

Witness my hand and official seal at or near Longview, Tennessee, this 4 day of February
1910.

W. D. Farmer, Notary Public
(SEAL)

State of Tennessee
Bedford County

Personally appeared before me W. D. Farmer, a notary public notary in and for said
county and State, the within named J. A. Cook and W. B. Cook, the bargainers, with whom
I am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged they they executed the within instrument
for the purposes therein contained .

Witness my hand and official seal, at or near Fruit Valley, Tennessee, this 22nd day of
January, 1910.
(SEAL)
W. D. Farmer, Notary Public
Filed for record Dec. 3, 1919, at 1:00 o'clock P.M.

W. F . Bryan
Register.

Source:

Bedford County Tennessee, Deeds, vol. 25-26, p. 515, Deed Jo Cook et als to G W Turner, 22 Jan 1910; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-GJ2M : accessed 11 Jun 2024), IGN 8560455, image 636 of 702.

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Bedford Co TN Newspapers at FamilySearch

The links to the Shelbyville Gazette & the Shelbyville Times Gazette newspapers are somewhat hard to locate within the FamilySearch catalog so I've pulled together the available links on a page for a better visual of coverage. As explained in the catalog entries, this is not all inclusive, some were misnumbered and others are missing. Still a really good selection from the newspapers of Bedford Co TN available for free with a FamilySearch Username(registration is free)

Shelbyville Gazette & Shelbyville Times-Gazette