Sangamon County IL Archives Deed.....Grigg, John - Edwards, James J February 14, 1848 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Edna McPherson http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00020.html#0004869 January 10, 2008, 3:06 am Written: February 14, 1848 Recorded: August 14, 1848 Source - Illinois Regional Arhives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield Transcribed by Edna McPherson John Grigg & wife} This Indenture made and entered into this Fourteenth To Deed } day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand James J Edwards} eight hundred and forty eight between John Grigg of the City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania Bookseller and Nancy Grigg his wife of the first part, and James J. Edwards of the County of Sangamon and State of Illinois of the second part. Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in Consideration of the sum of Two hundred & forty Dollars In hand paid by the said party 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 party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, a Certain Tract of land situate lying and being in the County of Sangamon and State of Illinois known and designated as follows to wit: the North west quarter of the North west quarter of Section twenty eight and the south west quarter of the South west quarter of section twenty one Town- ship fourteen North range Seven west of the 3rd Meridian Containing eighty acres more or less. To have and to hold the aforesaid Tract or parcel of land together With all and Singular the privileges and appurtenances therunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to the only proper use and benefit of him the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever, and the said parties of the first part for themselves heirs executors and administrators do Covenant to and with the said party of the second part that they are lawfully seized have full right to Convey and will forever warrant and defend the said Tract of land from the claim of them the said parties of the first part their heirs and assigns and against the Claim or Claims of any other person whomsoever. In Testimony whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and Seals the day and year first above written. In presence of} Jno Grigg John Thompson} Nancy Grigg Edmund Caston} State of Pennsylvania} I John Thompson one of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia }ex officio Justice of the peace do certify that John Grigg and Nancy his wife whose signatures appear to the foregoing Deed and who are per- sonally known to me to be the persons described in and who executed the same did seperally acknowledge that they had executed the said Conveyance for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. And the said Nancy having been by me made acquainted with the Contents of the said Deed and examined Separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged that she had executed the same and relinquished her dower to the premises therein conveyed voluntarily freely and without com- pulsion of her said husband. Given under my hand and Seal this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight. John Thompson Aldm Philadelphia City and County SS} I John Smith esq Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Phila- delphia do certify that John Thompson Esq by whom the within attestation is made whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of making thereof and Still is an Alderman in and for the City of Philadelphia and ex-officio a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court the Sixteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight. John Smith Prothonotary Recorded August 14th AD 1848 Benjamin Talbott Clerk CSC File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/sangamon/deeds/edwards6ndd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 4.6 Kb