Tallapoosa County AlArchives Deed.....Ray, Silas - Fields, Richmond & Elizabeth November 1, 1879 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.com February 18, 2005, 3:14 pm Written: November 1, 1879 Recorded: December 12, 1879 Transcribed by Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.com Tallapoosa Co., AL Deed Book T Pages 378, 379 and 380 LDS Microfilm Number 1304530 Salt Lake City UT FIELDS AND WIFE TO RAY 1879 The State of Ala. Tallapoosa Co. Know all men by these presents that We Richmond Fields and Elizabeth Fields his wife for and in consideration of Five hundred $500.00 Dollars to us in hand paid by Silas Ray the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant bargain sell enfeoff and confirm unto the said Silas Ray all of lands known as the W. L. Walker place lying north of the road leading from Russell Ferry to Dadeville Ala being one hundred acres more or less in Section Thirty Township Twenty Two Range Twenty Two all in Tallapoosa County and State of Alabama and also one half interest in a gin and screw and one ¼ interest in a share of land lying on the North West side of the Russell Ferry Road leading to Taylors Ferry up the river, to one ½ acres of land on the South East corner South of the Russell Ferry Road leading from Russell Ferry in Dadeville where the lot is. To have and to hold the afore granted premises to the said Silas Ray his heirs and assigns to their use and behoof forever and we do hereby covenant with the said Silas Ray his heirs and assigns that we lawfully seized in fee of the fore granted premises; that they are free of all encumbrances; that we have a good right to sell and convey the same to the said Silas Ray his heirs and assigns and that we will warrant and defend the said premises to the said Silas Ray his heirs and assigns forever against the said Richmond Fields and Elizabeth Fields have hereunto set our hands and seals this the first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine. R. Fields-his seal Elizabeth Fields-her mark Signed Sold and Delivered in presence of Silas Farrow, J. P. The State of Ala Tallapoosa County I, Silas Farrow, J. P. for said County hereby certify that Richmond Fields whose name is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me acknowledged before me on this day that being informed of the contents of the conveyance he executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date. And I do further certify that on the 1st day of Nov 1879 came before me the within named Elizabeth Fields known to me to be the wife of the within named Richmond Fields who being examined apart and apart from her husband touching her signature to the within conveyance acknowledged that she signed the same of her own free will and accord and without fear constraint or threat on the part of the husband. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 1 day of Nov 1879. Silas Farrow, J. P. For value received I hereby release the following described lands in this mortgage described from the operation of said mortgage viz. all of that land known as the Wash. L. Walker lands lying north of the road leading from Russell Ferry to Dadeville Ala. Being one hundred acres more or less in Sec. (30) Town (22) Range (22) in Tallapoosa County Ala also the interest in the land known as the “Gin Place” said release being made with a view that said Fields should sell said lands to S. M. B. Ray. Dated this 12 day of Dec 1879. James Wright, Jr. Per (can’t read) A. Vaughan The foregoing conveyance filed for record Dec 12 1879 and recorded same day. Allen D. Sturdivant, Judge File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/tallapoosa/deeds/ndd98fields.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb