John F. Shields, Patented Land, Pike, AL http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/deeds/jfshields2.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB PROJECT ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Project archivist with proof of this consent. ALGenWeb Archive File Manager - Carolyn Golowka October 2000 JOHN F. SHIELDS Patented land in Pike County, Alabama Patent: Al1990_.095 signed 11/1/58 Greenville NESW, Sec. 11; township 10-N; range 20-E; Sect. N; St. Stephens Meridian 83.91 acres, Pike Land Deeds: Book B, page 262, John F. Shields, grantee, Sheriff's deed, Dec. 2, 1839, recorded Oct. 3, 1840 State of Alabama} Pike County} To all whom these Presents shall come Greetings. I, Burwell W. Hodges, Sheriff of said County send greeting: Whereas by writ of Fieri Facias Issued from the circuit court of said County bearing test the seventh day of October AD 1839 to the Sheriff of said County directed- Said Sheriff was commanded that of the goods and chattels, lands and Tenements of John C. Bailey he should cause to be made the sum of Three hundred & Sixteen 07/100 dollars for their damages as well as the further sum of Six 91/100 dollars which Hanrick D. Forest lately in the Circuit Court of said County recovered against the said John C. Bailey for their debt and cost aforesaid, and that the said Sheriff should have the said monies at a Circuit Court to be holden for said County on the Second Monday in March next after the dates of said Execution to render to the said Henrick D. Forest for his damages and cost aforesaid - And whereas I the B. W. Hodges. Sheriff as aforesaid in obedience to the mandate of the said Ulna did on the 26th day of October last past Levy said Executions on the NE 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section Eight Township 11 of Range 21 Lands lying and being in said county as the property of John C. Bailey and did on the second day of Decr. Inst. being the first Monday in said month the day appointed for the sale of said Land by advertisement duly made, expose the said Land to sale by publick venue or outcry and sold the same to John F. Shields of said County for the Sixty five Dollars he the said Shields being the highest bidder and that the highest & best price bid at the said sale -- Now know ye that the said Hodges Sheriff as aforesaid for an in consideration of the aforesaid sum of sixty five dollars to me in hand paid by the same Shields before the sealing and delivery hereof have given granted and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said John F. Shields his Heirs and assigns forever the aforesaid tract or parcel of Land with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging thereunto belonging to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land unto him the said Shields his heirs and assigns to his & heirs use and behoof forever for such Estate and under such conditions as the said John C. Bailey had in the same at or immediately before the taking thereof in Execution aforesaid but for no other larger or greater Estate than the said John C. Bailey had and held in the same according to the force and effect of the Laws in such cause made & provided testimony whereof at the said B. W. Hodges Sheriff aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of December in the year of Christ 1839. and of American Independence the Sixty-fourth Year. s/ B. W. Hodges (Seal) Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of us John F. Shields, Shields John F. Shields & Shields interlined before assigning Test} Richard L. Johnson Sterling Parker The State of Alabama} Pike County} Before me Daniel McInnis, Clerk of the County Court of said County, personally appeared the above name B. W. Hodges and acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the forgoing Deed as his Voluntary Act on the day and year therein Written Given under my hand this third day of October 1840. s/ Daniel McInnis Clerk Recorded 3rd October 1840 s/ Daniel McInnis Clerk Transcribed by Martha Thayer Book M, page 500, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Jan. 15, 1855 purchased from estate of JESSE PUGH, deed dated Dec. 20, 1855, Recorded April 6, 1864 The State of Alabama} Pike County} Know all men by these presents, that whereas an order was granted to the undersigned by the Probate County of said County as Executor of the last will & Testament of Jesse Pugh dec'd. of said County, deceased on the 13th day of Jan AD 1855 to sell the Real Estate of said deceased & whereas by virtue of the will of said dec'd & of said Order in dec'd proceeding to sell one the 25th of January 1855 when John F. Shields became the purchaser of the North East quarter NE 1/4 of the North East quarter N 1/4 Sec Township (14) of T. 1101 Ten. in R (20), twenty at the price of one & 63 dollars per acre, said land lying and being in the said County & an order granted to make said purchases a title to said lands. Now in consideration of the premises & of the payment of the Purchase money by Shields the receipt of whereof we do hereby acknowledge, we have bargained, granted & sold by these presents do bargain, grant, sell & convey to the said John F. Shields his heirs & assigns forever all the right title & interest which our Testator, Jesse Pugh in his life time had in & to the said Lands.. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set ours hands and affixed our seals this 20th day of December AD 1855 Masten B. Pugh (seal) Lewis Pugh (seal) Test: C. Cunningham Bird Fitzpatrick Recorded for Record 4th and Recorded 6th April AD 1864 Transcribed by Martha Thayer