Register of Deeds office, Claiborne County Courthouse, Tazwell, Tennessee,
Book A page 221.

This Indenture Made this twenty third day of January one thousand eight hundred and five Between JOHN THOMPSON of the County of Hawkins and of Tennessee of the one part and JONATHAN SOWDER and PETER SOWDER of the County of Claiborne and State aforesaid of the other Witnesseth That for and In consideration of the Sum of three hundred Dollars to him the said THOMPSON in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Hath Bargained and Sold and Set over all Right Title In trust property Claim and Demand to and for three hundred acres of Land on a Branch of big Mulberry Creek including the place where JACOB SOWDER now lives Beginning to Wit at a Black Walnut then N 70 E 70 po: to two maples on a Branch then no 320 po to a stake near the foot of Wallins Ridge then West 160 poles to a stake then South 380 poles to a stake _______ (could this be "state line"?) thence north 65 East 90 poles to the Beginning together with all and singular the wood water Courses profits and commodities thereunto belonging or appertaining to have and to hold the estate Right title and Claim of him the said JOHN THOMPSON and his heirs and assigns forever unto the said JONATHAN SOWDER and PETER SOWDER there heirs and assigns Will Warrant and forever Defend the aforesaid Tract of Land from all persons Lawfully Claiming or pretending to Claim under me the said THOMPSON as Witness my hand and Seal this Day and Year above Written.
                                                                           John Thompson      Seal
 

Arch Daniel
Sherred Reynolds
            his
Abraham x Sowder                                                Clk Cl County
           mark

This indenture made this tenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirteen Jonathan Sowder of the County of Lee and State of Virginia of the one part and Thomas Vandventer of Claiborne County and State of Tennessee of the other part witnesseth that the said Jonathan Sowder for and in consideration of the ____ of the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars to the said Sowder in hand paid by the said Vandventer one receipt where or is hereby acknowledged wherefore the said Sowder hath granted bargained and sold and by the presents doth bargain grant and sell unto the said Thomas Vandventer his heirs Executors and assigns one certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and ninety acres and (Most of the land description was unreadable; however, it looked like the property was on the state line of Tennessee and Virginia.)

Attest                                                                his
Samuel Jones                                        Jonathan   x   Sowder
Isaiah Jones                                                      mark
Joseph Westson
                                                           Registered this 29th day of
                                                                    May 1813
                                                           Wm Rogers register

(Note:  No wife was mentioned.)

Hawkins Co, Tennessee, Book 2, page 353

Jno Thompson to Jacob Sowders ___ 20th Feb 1798

 THIS INDENTURE, Made this 15th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven between John Thompson of the County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee of the one part, and Jacob Sowders of the County and State aforesaid of the other part,
  WITNESSETH, That the said Jno Thompson for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty dollars to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, HATH, and by these presents DOTH grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said Jacob Sowders his heirs and assigns forever, a certain Tract of Parcel of LAND containing fifty acres, be the same more or less lying and being in the county of Hawkins in Gravelly Valley being a part of a 240 acre survey of John Thompson and Beginning at a white oak and hickory saplin on his upper line in a hollow running thence south thirty seven west forty poles to two white oaks thence north sixty west eighteen poles to a black oak, then north forty two west forty eight poles to a black oak thence north twenty five west one hundred and six poles to a hickorey on the old line one hundred and twenty pole to a stake then south one hundred and forty five pole to the Beginning with all and singular the woods, waters, water-courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said Tract of Land belonging or appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents and issues thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, property claim, and demand of him the said Jno Thompson his heirs, &c. of, in and to the same and every part and parcel thereof either in law or equity; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said fifty acres of Land, with the appurtenances unto the said Jacob Sowders his heirs and assigns FOREVER against the lawful title, claim and demand of all and every person or persons whatsoever, SHALL and WILL WARRANT and FOREVER DEFEND by these presents.
 In Witness whereof the said John Thompson hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivers                                   Jno Thompson  (seal)
 in presence of
Peter Miller   Wm Allen

Conveyance:  Jacob Sowder to John Thompson
  Registered 19th August 1807

This Indenture made this twenty third day of January one thousand Eight hundred  & five between Jacob Sowders of the Claiborne County and State of Tennessee of the one Part and John Thompson of the County of Hawkins and State aforesaid of the other Part Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to him the said Jacob Sowders in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged sold and conveyed unto John Thompson two hundred & fifty acres of land in Craters Valley on the head waters of Crelley Branch and including major improvement in the ___ So sid of Big Creek Knobs Beginning at a red oak a corner to sd Thompsons Old Survey then No. 100 poles to a White Oak then with a Marked C_____ line between sd Thompsons & Sowders to a Hick____ near the Top of Big Creek Knobs then North 25 East 100 pols to a Black Gum near a Spring then No. 45 East 200 pols to a stake then D South 80 Pols to a Dogwood a corner of John Youngs then So 30 W 110 Pols to a Hickory then So. 30 East one hundred & ten pols to a chestnut Saplin on Crillers Old line then So 40 West with Grilleys line to the Beginning Together with all watter,watters watter courses proffits & commodities there unto belonging or appertaining to have and to hold the aforesaid two hundred & fifty acres of land be the same more or less unto the sd John Thompson his heirs and assigns for ever will warrant & forever defend the aforesaid tract of land from all persons lawfully claiming or pretending to claim under me the said Jacob Sowders as witness my hand and seal this day above write
                                                                         his
Test                                                       Jacob    X  Sowders (seal)
Arch'd Daniel                                                    mark
Peter Sowder

State of Tennessee  Hawkins County   May Sessions 1807.

Then the within deed was proven in open court by the oaths of Archibald Daniel and Peter Sowders two subscribing witnesses ordered to be registered.
                                                              Richard Mitchell Clk