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Bath County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts and Transcriptions

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

p. 76	This Indenture made and entered into this 25th day of July 1816 between Rane Chastain of Buckingham County 
and State of Virginia of the one part and Martin Chastain (son of the said Rane) of the County of Bath and State of 
Kentucky of the other part Witnesseth that the said Rane Chastain hath for and in consideration of the love and 
affection which he hath for his said son and the payment of one dollar in hand paid by the said Martin Chastain the 
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell a 
certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Bath on the waters of Slate Creek it being 
part of a tract of six hundred acres patented in the name of the said Rane containing 112 acres by survey and bounded 
as followeth (to wit): Beginning at the North East corner of the said 600 acre survey two beeches and sugar trees, 
thence South 140 poles to a hackberry in the east line of the original survey, thence West 101 poles to two beech 
trees, thence N 63 poles to two hackberries and a sugar tree, thence North 21 degrees West 80 poles to a buckeye, 
locust and hickory in the line of the original survey, thence east with the said original line 160 poles to the 
Beginning, 112 acres be the same more or less To have and to hold the said tract of land with the appurtenances 
thereunto belonging and the said Rane Chastain for himself and his heirs do covenant and agree with the said Martin 
Chastain his heirs and assigns that the said tract or parcel of land he will forever warrant and defend against the 
claim of each and every person or persons whatsoever claiming by through or under him the said Rane but from the 
claim of no other person or persons whatever.  In witness whereof he hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day 
above written.  Rane Chastain by his attorney in fact Thos Moseley.  Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of 
Paul P. Moseley, Thos. Moseley, Jr., Chs Plover
	Bath County
		I, Allin M. Oakley, Deputy for William M. Sudduth, Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid, do 
certify that this deed of conveyance from Rane Chastain by Thomas Moseley his attorney in fact to Martin Chastain 
was this day acknowledged before me by the said Thomas Moseley as attorney aforesaid to be his act and deed 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 this 25th day of December 1816.  Allin M. Oakley
	Delivered Silas Chastain 1st April 1817