Tennessee – Jefferson County – Chisholm Info

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1793 Sept 7 – Obediah Chisum to Timothy Holdaway, bk B, p 22. Jefferson County, TN
… between Obadiah Chisum and Timothy Holdawy both of the Territory of the US South of the River Ohio in the County of Jefferson … in consideration of the sum of 40 pounds to me in hand paid by the said Timothy Holdway … sold unto the said Holdaway .. land situate lying and being in the County of Jefferson and on the Waters of Bent Creek containing 50 acres …. to a conditional line between said Holdaway and Nathaniel Day ….
Signed: Obadiah Chisum
Wit: Alexander Outlaw, William Small
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-9QD7-P?i=194&cat=202318

1793 Aug 22 – Obaddiah Chesolm fr Alexander Outlaw, bk B, p 164. Jefferson County, TN
… between Alexander Outlaw and Obediah Chesom both of the County of Jefferson, in the Territory South of the River Ohio … in consideration of the sum of 60 pounds … sold unto the said Chisolm … land situate … on the waters of Bent Creek and in the County of Jefferson … Holdaway’s … to a conditional line made by Charles Hodges * John Bull … along said line to McDonald’s line … containing 520 acres …
Signed: Alexander Outlaw
Wit: Charles Hodges, William Small
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-9Q8R-Z?i=265&cat=202318

1794 Aug 9 – Obadiah Chisum to Nathaniel Day, bk B, p 165. Jefferson County, TN
… between Obediah Chisum and Nathaniel Day both of the Territory of the US south of the River Ohio in the County of Jefferson … in consideration of the sum of 60 pounds … sold unto the said Day … land situate … in the County of Jefferson and on the waters of Bent Creek including 250 acres … the place whereon old Mr Cheek once did live … to a post oak corner of Nathaniel Day and Timothy Holdaway … along a conditional line of marked trees between Timothy Holdaway and Nathaniel Day … to the conditional line between Nathaniel Day and Charles Hodges … to Chisum’s east line …
Signed: Obadiah Chisum
Wit: William Parks, William Horner
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-9Q8R-Z?i=265&cat=202318

1795 Mar 20 – Obadiah Chisum to Nathaniel Day, bk C, p. 206. Jefferson County, TN
… between Obadiah Chisum and Nathaniel Day both of the County of Jefferson in the Territory South of the River Ohio … in consideration of the sum of 80 pounds …. sold unto the said Nathaniel Day a certain parcel or tract of land situate lying and being on the waters of Bent Creek and in the County of Jefferson … on a conditional line made between Charles Hoges and Nathaniel Day … to a conditional line made by Charles Hodge and John Bull … to McDonals line … contining 470 acres …
Signed: Obadiah Chisum
Wit: Charles Hodges, John Gray, William Smith
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS54-9Q8W-5?i=469&cat=202318

1807 Jan 15 – John Chisholm conveys 146 acres to John Amos. Deed bk L, p 113. Spartanburg Co, SC
… I John Chisholm of the State of Tennessee and Jefferson County for and in consideration of the sum of 160 dollars to me in hand paid by John Amos … sold a certain tract or parcel of land containing 146 acres lying on the Waters of Beaverdam Creek … being a certain tract or parcel of land granted to Randolph Laurence … hereunto said John Amos … this 15th day of January 1807.
Signed: John Chisholm
Wit: Michl Gaffney, Rueben Morgan
(Proven in Court on June 8, 1807)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHM-9ZPW?i=117&cat=381052