While searching for information on the family of RUSSELL GREGORY of Cades Cove, Blount Co., TN., I was able to find the attached document in the Blount County Deed Book BB, pp. 256-257. This appears to be the document used to settle Russell Gregory's estate after he was killed in 1864.

I am attaching a copy of the pages from the Deed Book but what follows is my attempt to trascribe that document:
Transcribed from Blount County Deeds, Vol 1 1794-1868:
1857 Drury from Russell Gregory, Lease BK BB pg. 286-287:
Pg 286:
Agreement between RUSSELL GREGORY & DRURY GREGORY, both of Cades Cove Blount County, Tennessee, witnesseth; The said RUSSELL GREGORY leases to DRURY GREGORY the place on which they now live in Cades Cove, on the following terms & conditions, to wit; said Russell Gregory reserves to himself & wife a house & home on the place, while they live & Drury Gregory is to manage the farm & pay said Russell Gregory or his widow, if she survives him, the one third of the grain raised on the place, delivered at the crib & barn & the one half of the hay made also. And it is further agreed & understood, that at the death of Russell Gregory & his wife, The said Drury Gregory, his heirs or assigns, are to have the said plantation in fee simple, by paying to JOHN GREGORY, ELIZABETH GREGORY, CHARLES GREGORY, MARGARET BIRCHFIELD, CATHARINE GREER & WALTER GREGORY children & heirs of the said RUSSELL GREGORY, their heirs or assigns, seventy one dollars & forty three cents each, which is to be paid to JOHN GREGORY his share, one year after the death of said Russell Gregory & to Elizabeth Gregory two years after & to CHARLES GREGORY three years, to MARGARET BIRCHFIELD four years after, to CATHARINE GREER five years after & to WALTER GREGORY,, six years after the death of said Russell Gregory.
It is further agreed & understood that if John Gregory wishes to have one half of the farm & join said Drury Gregory in owning the place, he shall have the right to do so by paying the one half of the aforesaid amounts to the other children, as above set forth. It is further agreed & understood that if at any time before the death of the said Russell Gregory, either of the parties wish to change the foregoing agreement they shall have the right to do so, on the said Russell Gregory paying to the said Drury Gregory his heirs or assigns, executors or administrators, for any & all permanent improvements he may have made on said place.
In testimony whereof, we have herewith set our hands & seals to duplicates(?) this 25th day of Dec 1857. R Gregory (seal)
Drury X Gregory (seal)
(his mark)
Witnesses present
Dan'l D. Foute
O.B Foute as to Russell Gregory]

W.G. McGinley
Wm. A. Walker as to Drury Gregory]

State of Tennessee}
Blount County} This day personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, W.D. McGinley & W.A. Walker witnesses to the written agreement as to Drury Gregory, who being duly sworn, say they were acquainted with Drury Gregory aforesaid & that they saw him execute the same for the purpose therein contained and that they were acquainted with Danl D. Foute, one of the witnesses as to R. Gregory & that his (D.D. Foute's) signature, is genuine & W.D. McGinley & C.T. Cates testifies that the signature of O.B. Foute is genuine. Given under my hand this Dec 29th 1866.
R.C. Tucker, Clk.
of Blount County
Rec'd the foregoing agreement Dec 31st 11 A.M. 1866
R.E. Tedford Reg(?)

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Patty,
Thank you for posting this. It is my husbands family. I would like to share info with you. If you are interested contact me at swintinc@swbell.net
Penny Carpenter