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From: The HEMUS Family <>
Subject: Re: Ques. about Land Deed
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 10:50:48 -0800


Steele Brand wrote:
>
> I'm trying to understand what the following excerpt from a land deed means
> regarding Samuel MCCLURE b abt 1830 TN d abt 1868/1869. He married Elizabeth
> (?). If this is the correct Samuel McClure, I have land records which show
> Elizabeth a widow before marriage to Samuel. Her husband was James BROCK
> who may have had a child named W. A. J. BROCK. Maybe someone can tell me by
> the excerpt if W.A.J is brother, son, or what? "This indenture made and
> entered into this the 17th day of Sep A.D. 1857 between Samuel L. McClure
> and Elizabeth McClure his wife formerly Elizabeth Brock and widow of James
> Brock deceased of the one part and W.A.J. Brock of the other part all of the
> county of Decatur and state of Tennessee witnesseth . . . and in the
> consideration of the sum of $300 to paid the receipt whereof is hereby
> acknowledged we have bargained and sold and do hereby bargain sell and
> convey unto the said W.A.J. Brock his heirs and assigns full rights, title,
> claim, and interest we have in a cetain tract or parcel of land. It being a
> dowers interest which decended to the said Elizabeth at the death of her
> husband the said James Brock. . ."
> Can anyone tell me what the relationship of W.A.J. might be to
> Elizabeth, a son or brother or what? Thank you for any help or
> information. Trena
>
> Steele Brand <>
I would think that W.A.J. would be either a son, a brother or a father
to James, especially since the children usually bought or were given
tracts of land from their parents, and the tracts usually merged
together. In those days, contrary to what we may believe, men didn't
usually marry young. If W.A.J. were the son, usually the mother would
have been listed as being allowed to stay on the property at her
husband's death at least until the child was responsible enough to
handle the property himself. Good luck on this one!
Lisa
--
Searching BRINK,BUGG,DAVIS,GAYLOR,HAZEL,KING,LASSETTER,LEWALLEN,MOORE,
MORROW,SMITH,TULL,WEAR, and allied on my side.
Searching CURTIS, GIST, HEMUS, LEIKER, RECKTENWALD, RODGERS, VILLAMONT,
WILLIAMS, and allied on hubby's side.

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