Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Fairbanks, Strong

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


Page 310-311

East Florida
      Know all men by these presents That I Samuel Fairbanks of the 
County of St. Johns in the Territory of Florida in consideration of the 
sum of Five thousand Dollars to him in hand paid by John B. Strong of 
the City of St. Augustine in the Territory aforesaid, have granted, 
bargained, Sold and released and by these presents  Do grant, bargain, 
Sell and release unto the said John B. Strong a Certain piece or parcel 
of Land situate lying and being on the Santafe and Territory Aforesaid 
containing One thousand Acres, being one equal and undivided half of a 
tract of two thousand Acres, Originally granted to Joseph S. Sanchez 
and conveyed by the said Sanchez and Antonio Alvarez to me their Wives 
joining in the Conveyance, and has since been confirmed, by the board 
of Commissioners for settling claims to Land in East Florida, Also One 
other tract of Land, which I purchased of Rapheil D. Fontaine lying in 
Dearborn Swamp, and which was Originally granted to the said Rapheil D. 
Fontaine and contains Five hundred Acres, and has since been confirmed 
to me by the board of Commissioners Aforesaid, Also a Lot in the City 
of St. Augustine which I purchased of John A. Cacida as the Attorney of 
Maria Ventura Rodriguez and lies in St. Georges Street and is called 
the church Lot, and is bounded by Nicholas Rodriguez on the North and 
Nicholas Estchunopoly on the South, and the Creek on the West, and the 
Street on the East, and contains One Acre of Land more or less and is 
also confirmed by the Commissioners.   Together with all and Singular, 
Members Hereditaments and Appurtenances to the said premises belonging 
or in any wise incident or Appertaining  To have and to hold all and 
Singular the premises before mentioned unto the said John B. Strong his 
heirs and Assigns forever  And I do hereby bind myself and my Heirs 
Executors and Administrators, to warrant and forever defend all and 
Singular the said premises unto the said John B. Strong his heirs and 
Assigns against myself and my heirs and against all persons whatever 
lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof ___
            Witness my hand & Seal this Twelfth of May in the year of 
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty four and in the forty 
eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America __
Signed Sealed and            Samuel Fairbank  (seal)
delivered in presence of
      Wm. Pringle
       John Green
Personally appeared before me Edward R. Gibson Justice of the Peace for 
St. Johns County, Sam'l Fairbank Grantor in the within Indenture and 
Acknowledged it to be his Act and deed for the purposes therein 
mentioned
      Witness my hand seal this 12th of May 1824
                        Edward R. Gibson  (seal)
Territory of Florida
County of St. John
            I have recorded this Instrument of Writing in my Office 
with the Certificate thereon endorsed
      Witness my name as Clerk of the County Court and Territory 
aforesaid 29 Nov'r 1824
James S. Tingle
Recorded this 3rd April 1840
                  James McNeill D.C. C.C.