William P Cook Witness on Rutherford Co TN Deeds.1817

My attempt at transcribing two deeds on which William P Cook was a witness.

Do not know for sure if he is THE William P Cook that married Betsy Harrison(Franklin Co NC 1806) so will need further research but I do recognize Green Hill who was from the same North Carolina area as the Cook(e) family.

Rutherford Co TN Deed Book K Page 506 

No. 515 Matthew Johnson To Larkin Johnson Deed 30 Acres

This indenture made this 25th day of July in the year of Our Lord 1816 between Matthew Johnson of the county of Rutherford and state of Tennessee of the one part and Larkin Johnson of the same county and State Aforesaid of the other part witnessed that In consideration of the sum of $150 to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and bargained and sold and confirmed to the said Larkin Johnson a certain tract or parcel of land containing 30 Acres be the same more or less lying and being in the state and County aforesaid on the Waters of Christmas Creek a part of a 640 acres granted by the state aforesaid to Green Hill and by Green Hill to William Loftin and from the said Loftin to Samuel Hand and from Samuel Hand to Matthew Johnson. Beginning at a rock the southwest corner of James Johnson's 20 acres tract running thence 71 poles to a Sugar Tree on James Higgins East boundary line of his 47 acre tract thence North 66 poles and a half to an elm and Hickory thence East 70 poles to a stake and Dogwood then South to the beginning Rock to have and to hold the above tract and parcel of land with the appurtenances to him the said Larkin Johnson his heirs and assignees forever and the said Matthew Johnson doth bind himself to his heirs and assigns forever to warrant and defend the above recited tract of land with all the appurtenances and hereditaments there unto belonging or in any were appertaining to him the said Larkin Johnson his heirs and assigns forever In witness where of I hereunto set my hand and seal this day and date above written Signed and Sealed Delivered
Ack'd Matthew Johnson (Seal)
In Presents(sic) of
William Wear
William P Cook


State of Tennessee
Rutherford County Court January Term 1817
I Blackman Coleman Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session of the County aforesaid do certify that Matthew Johnson a part to the foregoing deed of conveyance came in to open court at the above term and duly acknowledged the same to be his act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned and ordered to be registered

Attest Blackman Coleman Clerk
Rutherford County Court
21st of May 1817


Rutherford Co TN Deed Book K Page 507 

No. 516 Matthew Johnson To James Johnson

This indenture made this 25th day of July 1816 between Matthew Johnson of the one part and James Johnson of the other part both of the county of Rutherford and State of Tennessee witnesseth that the said Matthew Johnson for and in consideration of hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid by the said James Johnson the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained sold and delivered and by the presents do bargain sell and deliver to the said James Johnson a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county and state aforesaid on the water of Christmas Creek a branch of Stones River beginning at a stake at the North East Corner of a ten acre tract of the said James Johnson running thence west fifty poles to a rock thence north sixty six and a half poles to a stake and dogwood thence east sixty poles to a hickory thence south sixty six and half poles to the beginning containing twenty acres be it more or less to have and to hold the aforesaid tract of parcel of land with all the appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Matthew Johnson here by warrant and binds himself his heirs executor administration and assigns to warrant and forever defend to the said James his heirs and assignees the aforesaid tract of land and bargained premises give under my hand and signed, seal and delivered the day and date above written.

In the presents(sic) of
Wm Wair
William P Cook

State of Tennessee
Rutherford County Court January Term 1817
I Blackman Coleman Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Session of the County aforesaid do certify that Mathew
Johnson a party to the within deed of conveyance came into open court at the above term and  acknowledged the same to be his act and deed the same was ordered to be registered

Blackman Coleman Clerk
Rutherford County Court
21st May 1817
Delivered to Jas Johnson 4 Nov 1820

Source:
"Rutherford County, Deeds 1804-1964; Trust deeds 1797-1963; General indexes," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4H-D4FY?i=489 : accessed 28 August 2023), Deeds Vols. H, K - L, 1809-1819, Film # 377684( DGS 7894573 ) image 490 of 779; imaged by Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville, n.d.

Link:
Green Hill Jr. NCpedia  

Examining a Maternal DNA Circle--Mason Combs(1746-1802)

Mason Combs, while not proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, is most likely my 5th Gr Grandfather and the father of Nancy Combs Fleming.

Examining the Mason Combs AncestryDNA Circle
Members:   124
Groups:    39

Mom matches 50 members which represent 18 groups.

I match 26 members also within the 18 groups.

My sister matches 18 members also within the 18 groups.




Members of the 18 Groups represent the following connections:

• Descends from John Fleming and Nancy Combs thru their daughter Charlotta Fleming(This is the source of my Combs line)
• Descends from John Fleming and Nancy Combs thru their daughter Martha Fleming. Walling.
• Descends from John Fleming and Nancy Combs  thru their son Samuel Logan Fleming
• Descends from John Fleming and Nancy Combs thru their son William Logue Fleming.
• Descends from Martin Johnson and Sarah Combs thru their son John Clark Johnson.
• Descends from Martin Johnson and Sarah Combs thru their son Martin Johnson
• Descends from Martin Johnson and Sarah Combs thru their daughter Nancy Johnson.
• Descends from Martin Johnson and Sarah Combs thru their son Pleasant Miller Johnson.
• Descends from Simon Combs & Martha Murrell thru their daughter Ellender Combs Hammer.
• Descends from Jeremiah Combs and Charity Rhodes thru their daughter Nancy Combs Clark.
• Descends from Jeremiah Combs and Charity Rhodes thru their daughter Sarah Combs Lane
• Descends from Daniel Paine and Silvia Combs thru their son Herbert Murrell Paine.

There are several different subgroups within 3 of these groups.  Also, a group shows as descending from  Amelia Millie Combs Hitchcock thru her daughter Nancy Hitchcock Fleming.  This group is totally misnamed and attributed because of a long-standing belief that the Millie who married George Hitchcock was a Combs.  She was not. She was a Riddle.  The marriage record was found by Agnes Jones over 15 years ago in the  Roane County Tennessee marriage records.  Given that Millie was fairly young when she married George it is highly unlikely that this could have been a second marriage for her.  Nancy Hitchcock(sister to James P.) mentioned above married Alfred Patton Fleming a brother of Charlotta(and child of Nancy Combs Fleming)  and that is the source of the Combs DNA thru the Combs Fleming Connection and not thru a Hitchcock/Combs(which is actually a Combs/Riddle connection.)

I should mention that I descend from George Hitchcock and Amelia Riddle as well as John Fleming and Nancy Combs so those who descend thru Alfred Patton Fleming and Nancy Hitchcock would be Double Cousins with me as Alfred is the brother of Charlotta and Nancy is the sister of James P. Hitchcock my 3rd Gr Grandparents.

Of course just being in the circle doesn't prove kinship to everyone in the circle.  We could just have common matches or lines on our trees could be attributed to the wrong ancestors and we could share DNA thru another ancestor.   The will of Mason Combs who dies in 1802 only mentions 2 sons Simeon and Jeremiah who apparently are not yet of age.  More research is necessary in order to draw solid conclusions.