Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Flotard, Moloney

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

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     This Indenture made this twenty first day of March One 
thousand Eight hundred and thirty one  Between Theodore 
Flotard of the City of Tallahassee in the Territory of 
Florida & Mary Adele wife of the said Theodore of the first 
part and John Moloney and Henry P. Brandin of the same 
place of the second part,  Witnesseth that the said party 
of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of 
Two thousand dollars to them in hand paid by the said 
parties of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby 
Acknowledged have granted bargained, and sold, and by these 
presents do grant, bargain, and sell unto the said parties 
of the second part All that tract or parcel of Land 
containing Two thousand Acres situate lying and being in 
the County of Alachua in the Territory of Florida 
Aforesaid, said tract being included in a large tract of 
Forty thousand Acres, which was granted in the year 1811 by 
Governor White to Joseph M. Arredondo Now deceased  The 
said tract or parcel of land hereby conveyed is situated on 
the Oklawaha River and adjoins West on a tract of land of 
Four thousand Acres conveyed by the representatives of the 
said Joseph M. Arredondo to Joseph M. Sanchez, the said 
tract is bounded and defined as follows, viz.  Beginning at 
a stake marked with a cross at the North West corner of 
said tract of four thousand Acres and East running South on 
the Western boundary thereof One hundred and fifty one 
chains to another stake marked in like manner with the 
first thence South running West One Hundred Thirty two and 
a half chains thence West running North One Hundred  and 
fifty one chains thence North running East One Hundred 
thirty two and a half chains to the place of beginning 
Containing and intended to contain two thousand acres as 
aforesaid  To have and to hold All and Singular the above 
mentioned and discribed premises, together with the 
hereditaments, rights, privileges thereunto belonging or in 
any wise appertaining, And the reversion and reversions, 
remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits 
thereof And also all the estate, right, title, interest, 
property, claim, possession and demand whatsoever as well 
in law as in equity of the parties of the first part unto 
the said parties of the second part their heirs and assigns 
forever  to their only proper use benefit and behoof
          In Witness whereof the said parties have hereunto 
set their hands and seals the day and year first before 
written
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of      
     The'e Flotard (seal)
     Joseph Elzaurdi              M.A. Flotard  (seal)
     L.A. Thompson

              I Mary Adele Flotard wife of the within named 
Theodore Flotard do hereby renounce and relinquish unto 
Henry P. Brandin and John Moloney the grantees named in the 
within deed All my right of dower in and to the premises 
hereby and therein granted and conveyed, and I do declare 
that I make this relinquishment and renunciation freely, 
Voluntarily and without any fear compulsion or restraint of 
said Theodore Flotard.  In Witness whereof  I have hereunto 
set my hand and seal this 21 day of March 1831
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
L.A. Thompson                      M.A. Flotard  (seal)

Leon County          I, L.A. Thompson one of the justices 
of the peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby 
certify that Mary A. wife of Theodore Flotard personally 
appeared before me, and being by me examined separately and 
apart from her said husband, Acknowledged that she had 
freely, voluntarily, and without Any Compulsion or 
restraint of her said husband relinquished All her right of 
dower in And to the premises within conveyed unto the 
grantees therein named and that she wished not to retract 
the same  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal this 21st day of March One thousand Eight hundred 
and thirty one
                    Leslie A. Thompson (seal)
     Recorded this 27th day of April 1833
                    Geo. Center  C.A.C.C.