Deed of Jacob Surber Recorded in Shelby Co., Indiana

     This Indenture made this twentieth day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.  Between Jacob
Serber Catharine Serber his wife of the County of Shelby and State of
Indiana of the one part and Peter Fensler of the county and state
aforesaid of the other part.    Witnesseth that the said parties of
the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars Lawful money of the United States to them in hand paid
by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged by the said party of the first part hath bargained and
sold and by there presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said
party of the second part and his heirs and assigns forever all that
parcel or tract of land to Wit the North east Quarter of the South
West Quarter of Section Thirty five in township fourteen North of
Range five East in the district of Lands sold at Indianapolis Indiana
containing more or less.
     To have and to hold the above described premises hereby sold and
conveyed unto the said Peter Fansler his heirs and assigns forever
together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging
or in any way appertaining to his own proper use and behalf.  And the
said Jacob Serber and Catharine Serber for themselves their heir
executor and administrator the aforesaid lot or tract of land and the
appurtenances to the said Peter Fansler his heirs and assigns against
the claim or claims of all and every person or persons whomever Will
Warrant and forever defend.
     In testimony whereof the said Jacob Serber and Catherine Serber
his wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day
and year first above written.
                                                           his
                                                  Jacob           Serber
                                                           mark
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of             her
           Peter Geatts                           Katharine      Serber
           Samual ergen                                    mark

State of Indiana Shelby County
     Be it remembered that before me the undersigned a Justice of the
Peace of said County personally appeared Jacob Serber and acknowledged
the deed of conveyance to which this is annexed to be his act and deed
for this purpose therein mentioned.
     And the said Catharine Surber the wife of the said Jacob Surber
being seperately examined apart from her said husband and the full
contents and purport of the above deed being made known to her she
did declare that she did voluntarily and of her own free will and
accord and as her act and deed seal and deliver this said Deed and
Conveyed  on without any coercion or compulsion from her husband and

that she relinquished all her right and title of Dower in the premises.






     Given under my hand and seal the twentieth day of December 1838.
                              Wm. A. Noble   Justice of the Peace
                           Recorded April 22 1839
                              Milton Robins Recorder



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