PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA DEEDS This Indenture made this twenty third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one between Jacob Hines & Sarah Hines his wife of the county of Parke and State of Indiana of the first part and John Blake 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 Seven hundred dollars, to them in hand, paid, the receipt thereof is acknowledged doth hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain tract or parcel of Land, situated lying and being in the county of Parke aforesaid and known and designated in the district of lands offered for Sale at Crawfordsville Indiana Viz, the South East quarter of the North west quarter of section twenty Eight in Township No fifteen North of Range six west, containing thirty acres to be the same more or less, all lying on the North side of Raccoon Creek & also the South East quarter of the North West quarter of section No Twenty eight in Township No. Fifteen North of Range six west containing forty (40) acres: and also ten acres bounded as follows, towit: commencing at the South east corner of the west half of the Northwest quarter of Section No twenty Eight Township and Range aforesaid thence North forty poles with the line dividing the West half and the East of the North west quarter of Section twenty Eight in said Township and Range, thence East with said line forty poles to the place of beginning containing ten acres To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof unto the said party of the first part, for themselves, their heirs , executors and administrators, doth covenant with the said party of the second part his heirs and asigns that they are lawfully seized of the premises above conveyed and that they are free from all incumbrances and the above bargained premises, in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons, the said party of the first part and their heirs will forever warrant and defend. In witness whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written. (Jacob Hines ( ) Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of (Sarah Hines ( ) Samuel Davis George Campbell State of Indiana Parke County, SS: Be it remembered that on this day, towit, the 23rd day of June A.D. 1841 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally came Jacob Hines and Sarah Hines being his wife, the grantors named in the foregoing deed of conveyance and severally acknowledged the signing and sealing said deed to be their act and deed for the use and purposes therein contained, and Sarah Hines wife of the said Jacob Hines being by me first examined separate and apart from her said husband, acknowledged that she signed and sealed said deed as her own voluntary act without any compulsion or coercion from her said husband, In testimony hereof, I have Set my hand and Seal the day and year above written. Samuel Davis, J.P. ( ) Recorded July the 6th A.D. 1841 John G. Davis, Recorder ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Phyllis Hill