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Bath County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts and Transcriptions

Book B (1816-1819)(FHL Film # 272982)

p. 75	This Indenture made and entered into this 24th day of July 1816 between Rane Chastain of Buckingham County 
and State of Virginia of the one part and Magdalene Carter (daughter of the said Rane) of Bath County and State of 
Kentucky of the other part Witnesseth that the said Rane Chastain both for and in consideration of one dollar to him 
in hand paid and for the love and affection which he hath for his said daughter Magdalene bargained and sold and by 
these presents do grant bargain and sell unto his said daughter Magdalene Carter and her heirs a certain tract or 
parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Bath containing 135 ½ acres, it being part of a tract of 600 
acres patented to the said Rane Chastain on the waters of Slate Creek and bounded as followeth (to wit): Beginning at 
the North West corner of the said Rane’s 600 acre survey a sugar tree etc., thence South 126 poles to Cassidy’s branch, 
thence with the meanders thereof down the branch N 55 E 18 poles N 72 E 60 poles N 83 E 14 poles N 69 E 58 poles to two 
sycamores in the branch, thence S 40 E 10 poles to a stake, thence East 180 poles to Martin Chastain’s West line at two 
beech trees, thence with said Martin’s line North 15 poles to two hackberries and a sugar tree, thence N 21 degrees West 
80 poles to a buckeye, locust and hickory NW corner to said Martin’s in the line of the original Survey, thence West 
with the line of the original survey 208 poles to the Beginning To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land 
with the appurtenances thereunto belonging and the said Rane Chastain for himself and his heirs do covenant and agree 
with the said Magdalene Carter her heirs and assigns that the said tract or parcel of land he will forever warrant 
and defend against the claim of each and ever person or persons claiming in, by, through or under him the said Rane 
Chastain and from the claim of no other person or persons whatsoever.  In Witness whereof he hath hereunto set his 
hand and seal the date above written.  Rane Chastain By his attorney in fact Thos Moseley.  Signed, Sealed and 
delivered in presence of Clint Conner, James Ragland, James Milroy
	Bath County
		I, Allin M. Oakley, Deputy Clerk of Bath County Court, Do certify that this deed of conveyance from
Rane Chastain by Thomas Moseley, his attorney in fact, to Magdalene Carter was this day acknowledged before me by 
the said Thomas Moseley to be his act and deed as attorney aforesaid for the purposes therein contained whereupon 
the same is truly recorded in my office as the law directs.  Given under my hand as Deputy aforesaid the 25th day 
of December 1816.  Allin M. Oakley
	Delivered to owner 14th March 1817