Wilcox County AlArchives Deed.....A. J. Davis - Jane Davis October 31 1860 ************************************************ 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: Stephen Lee leeactive@aol.com December 5, 2003, 4:34 pm Written: October 31 1860 Recorded: November 5 1860 Wilcox County Deed Book "O" Page 58 The State of Alabama} Wilcox, County} Know all men by these presents that I, Jane Davis, of the state and county above named, for and in consideration of the love, good will and affection, which I have and do bear, towards my son A.J. Davis, and for the further consideration of the sum of one dollar to me, in hand paid by the said A.J. Davis, have given, granted and delivered, and by these presents, do freely, fully and unreservedly give, grant, deliver, and convey; unto the said A.J. Davis, during his natural life, and at his death, to his children; a certain negro woman named Julia Ann, about twenty years of age; together with an equal share of my Estate, with my other children, arising out of the sale of my land and other property, all of which I wish sold, except my negros and my debts paid there from; and the balance equally divided among all my children and the children of my deceased daughter Martha J. Farish. The above negro woman and distributive portion of my Estate, above named, I design to be held by my said son A.J. Davis, his life time, and at his death, too go to his children. Given under my hand and seal. This 31st Oct 1860. her Jane X Davis mark A.C. Ramsey} Jonathan Wright} W.M. Blackmon} Simeon Cannon} = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Wilcox County Deed Book "O" Page 59 The State of Alabama} Wilcox, County} I Zoraster S. Cooke, Judge of Probate Court for the County and State afore said, hereby certify that Wm M. Blackmon, a subscribing witness to the foregoing conveyance, known to me, appeared before me this day, and being sworn, stated that Jane Davis the grantor in the conveyance voluntarily executed the same in his presence, and in the presence of the other subscribing witnesses, on the day the same bears date; that he attested the same in the presence of the grantor and of the other witnesses, and that such other witnesses subscribed their names as witnesses in his presence. Given under my hand this 5th day of November A.D. 1860. Zo. S. Cooke Judge of Probate Filed November 5th 1860. Zo. S. Cooke} Judge} This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb