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Deed book R, p.136 4 Feb 1875 Elijah Cross, county of Morgan, state of Tennessee, to Lindsay Cooper. $600, Dist. 2, headwaters of Little Emory River, 190 acres |
Elijah Cross was the son of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. This deed is the last record I have found that indicates that Elijah was still living. Elijah was 79 years old (nearly 80) at the time of this deed. |
Deed book S, p.470
8 Nov 1879
This Indenture made and entered into
on the 8th day of November A.D. 1879 between
Av Love, T.L. Love, and S.F. Cross and Mary J. Cross
and Fielding Sexton of the other part both of the County
of Morgan and State of Tennessee. Witnesseth that for
and in consideration of the Sum of one dollar in
hand paid by the Said Sexton and he has executed
for the ballance We the Said Av Love and T.L. Love
S.F. Cross Mary J. Cross have this day bargained and
Sold unto the Said Fielding Sexton his heirs and assigns
forever our undivided interest we have in unto a
certain tract or parcel of Land Containing one hundred
acres lying in the County of Morgan and being on the
waters of Emory River on the fork mountain above where
James McCart now lives known as the Henderson
place, and was deeded to Elijah Cross from Wm. Lewallen
heretofore, and our the undersigned being the Grand
Children of the said Elijah Cross and being the legal
heirs at law of the Said Cross and our having the
right to Convey the Same and the Said Elijah Cross
our GrandFather now deceased. Whereunto we have
hereunder set our hands and seals day and date
as written T.L. Love (seal)
Av Love (seal)
S. F. Cross (seal)
Mary J. Cross (seal)
State of Tennessee) Personally appeared before me one
County of Morgan ) M. F. Redman Clerk of the County
Court for the County and State aforesaid Wm. Lewallen
and P. L. Mathis Subscribing witnesses to the foregoing
deed of Conveyance of land after being first duly
sworn depose and say that they were present and saw
saw the foregoing named parties sign their names and
acknowledged the execution of the authors deed for the
purpose the purchase therein expressed. Witness my hand
at office in Wartburg this Jan 21st 1880.
M.F. Redman
Clerk
State of Tennessee) The foregoing deed was filed in my
County of Morgan ) office Jun 24 1880 at 12 m. and
noted in notebook A page 187 and registered
the same day in Book S page 470 Jno. L. Scarbro?
registrar
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Elijah Cross was the son of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. This deed is the first record I have found that indicates that Elijah was deceased. Avaline W. (Av) Cross was the daughter of Jacob Benton Cross and Louisa Ann Laymance, and the granddaughter of Elijah Cross. She married Thomas Levege Love in 1878. Sarah Florence Cross was the daughter of Jacob Benton Cross and Louisa Ann Laymance, and the granddaughter of Elijah Cross. She married in 1885, so her surname was still Cross at the time of this deed. Mary Jane Cross was the daughter of John T. Cross and Genetta Underwood, and the granddaughter of Elijah Cross. She married in 1885, so her surname was still Cross at the time of this deed. Peter Leonard Mathis was the second husband of Louisa Ann Laymance and thereby was the stepfather of Avaline W. (Av) Cross and Sarah Florence Cross. He was also the father of an out-of-wedlock child with Sarah Florence Cross. I have not been able to find any connection between William Lewallen and the Cross family except that he sold land to Elijah Cross. The County Clerk was Martin F. Redman. The Registrar is a puzzle. The surname was difficult to transcribe. The first three letter were definitely "Sca", but the rest is hard to read. I wonder if it might have been John Lupton Scarbrough Jr., except that he lived in Roane County. Well, he lived in Oliver Springs, which is really in Roane County, Morgan County, and Anderson County. |
13 Oct 1884-- Jacob B. Cross husband and Penny Cross wife.... |
(I need to get more details on this one.) Jacob B. Cross was the son of John T. Cross and Genette Underwood, the grandson of Elijah Cross and Mary (Polly) Winters, and the great grandson of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy. I have has name as Jacob H. Cross, based on the spelling from the 1870 census. |
4 Oct 1884 deed... Mary J. Goss and J. H. Cross of Morgan Co. and G. W. Honeycutt...sold to G. W. Honeycutt two tracts of land that Elijah Cross owned at his death...60 acres, Morgan Co,... of which we, Mary J. Goss & B. F. Goss & J. H. Cross sell and relinquish unto Honeycutt... signed: Mary J. Goss, Benjamin F. Goss, J. H. Cross. |
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