Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Blair, Marvin

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"Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua 
County Clerk of the Court's Office"


Page 319-321

Territory of Florida

            This Indenture made the sixth day of June in the year of 
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty five, Between Samuel 
Blair United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Florida of the 
first part and William Marvin late of Vienna in the state of New York 
but now of Key West in the said Territory of Florida of the second part 
__  Whereas by Virtue of two Writs of Plurese Firri Facias, issued out 
of the Superior Court of the Eastern District of Florida, and to the 
said Marshal directed and delivered, he was commanded that of the Goods 
& Chattels, Lands and tenements of Squire Stretter and Davis Floyd, as 
Administrators of the Estate of John B. Strong, late of the District of 
East Florida, deceased to cause to be made the several Sums of Seven 
Hundred & thirty five Dollars and One hundred & eighty three Dollars 
and twenty five cents the amount actually due to satisfy Smith Gismand 
& Julia Grham which they lately recovered in the said Superior Court 
Against the said Squire Stretter and Davis Floyd, Administrators as 
Aforesaid,  And whereas the said Marshal, by Virtue of the said Writs 
of Firri Facias did on the fourth day of May in the year One thousand 
eight hundred & Thirty five, Levy upon seize and take all, the right 
title and interest whereof the said Squire Stretter and Davis Floyd as 
Administrators as aforesaid, were seized on the said fourth day of May 
in the year aforesaid, or at any time afterwards of in and to a certain 
tract of Land Situated in the County of Alachua on the Santafe River, 
containing One thousand Acres being an undivided part of part of a 
tract of Two thousand Acres Originally granted to Joseph S. Sanchez, 
and conveyed by him and Antonio Alvarez to Samuel Fairbank and by the 
said Samuel Fairbank to the aforesaid John B. Strong, deceased,  Also 
one other tract of Land in the same County containing three thousand 
five hundred Acres Situated on the south side of the Santafe River 
Originally granted to Francis R. Sanchez and by him and his wife 
conveyed to John B. Strong, deceased, and being part of a tract of four 
thousand Acres and whereas the said Marshal, did on the said day and 
year, and at the time and place aforesaid, expose the said tracts of 
Land above discribed for sale at public Auction and did strike off the 
same to the said party of the second part for the several sums of Fifty 
Dollars Two hundred Dollars, amounting in the whole to Two hundred & 
fifty Dollars, he being the highest bidder therefore
      Now therefore, this Indenture, Witnesseth, that the said Samuel 
Blair, as Marshal as aforesaid, by Virtue of the Writs of Plurise Firri 
Facias aforesaid to him as aforesaid directed & delivered, and by 
Virtue of the statute in such case made and provided & in consideration 
of the said sum of Two hundred & fifty Dollars money of the United 
States to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part the 
receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged, Have granted, bargained, sold 
Aliened, released & confirmed and by these presents Doth grant, 
bargain, sell. Alien, release and confirm unto the said party of the 
second part his heirs and assigns, all the Estate right title and 
interest, whatsoever  Whereof the said Squire Streeter and Davis Floyd, 
as Administrators as aforesaid were seized on the second day of May in 
the said year One thousand eight hundred & thirty five or any time 
afterwards, and also all the Estate, right, title and interest, 
possession, claim and demand, whereof the said Samuel Blair as Marshal 
aforesaid Was seized by Virtue of said Writ of Plurise Firri Facias, 
and by force of the Statute in such case made & provided of, in and to 
the said premises and tracts of Land or any part or parcel thereof, 
with the Appurtenances ___  To have and to hold the same to the party 
of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever ___
                  In Witness whereof, the said party of the first part 
hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above 
written
                  Samuel Blair  (Seal)
Signed & delivered            Marshal
  In presence of
      P.B. Dumas
      Henry N. Cruger
      R.D. Fontane

Territory of Florida
County of St. Johns      Be it remembered that on the Twentieth day of 
April 1836, Raphael D. Fontane came before me and made Oath that Samuel 
Blair, who to the said witness is well known, in his, the said Witness 
presence, signed sealed and as for his Act and deed delivered the 
within and annexed instrument of writing for the uses and purposes 
therein expressed, and that he the said Raphael D. Fontane and Henry N. 
Cruger subscribed their names thereto as subscribing witnesses
      Given under my hand at the City of St. Augustine the and year 
above written ___
                        E.B. Gould  Judge
                        County Court St. Johns
Recorded this 28th May 1840
      James McNeill  Clk
            Alachua County C