Bracken County KyArchives Deed.....Thompson, John H. - Alexander, Et Al March 12, 1829
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Written: March 12, 1829
Recorded: March 16, 1829

Bracken County, Kentucky
Deed Book H, pages 395-397

Alexander to Thompson - Deed

This Indenture made this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and twenty nine between John Alexander, Sen. and Jennet 
his wife of the County of Brown and State of Ohio, and Andrew Alexander and 
Agness his wife of the County of Adams and State aforesaid, and William Hollis 
and Martha his wife and Elizabeth Alexander of the County of Bracken and State 
of Kentucky of the one part, and John H. Thompson of the County of Bracken and 
State of Kentucky of the other part.  Witnesseth That the Said Jno. Alexander 
Sen. and Jennet his wife, Andrew Alexander and Agness his wife, William Hollis 
and Martha his wife, and Elizabeth Alexander for and in consideration of the 
Sum of four hundred dollars to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do 
acknowledge have granted, bargained, Sold, aliened and confirmed, and by these 
presents do grant, bargain, Sell, alien and confirm unto the Said John H. 
Thompson, his heirs and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land, 
lying and being in the County of Bracken, situate on the waters of Locust 
Creek, bounded and described as follows To wit, Beginning at a Stone in Tabbs 
line, thence with said line S. 8½° W. one hundred and thirteen and a half 
poles to a Lynn, thence S. 89° W. Twenty Seven and a half poles crossing the 
mill pond to a beech on the West bank, thence down the Same together with the 
mill race to a Stone near the mill house, S. 72° E. three poles to a Stone, 
thence N. 17° West fifteen poles to a Stone, thence N. 59° East nineteen poles 
to the Beginning, containing thirteen acres be the Same more or less, together 
with all improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise 
appertaining.  To have and to hold the land hereby conveyed, with all and 
Singular the premises unto the Said John H. Thompson his heirs and assigns 
forever.  And the Said John Alexander and Jennet his wife and the Said Andrew 
Alexander and Agness his wife, and the Said William Hollis and Martha his 
wife, and the said Elizabeth Alexander, and their heirs, Ex'ors and Adm's do 
covenant, promise and agree, to and with the Said John H. Thompson his heirs 
and assigns by these presents that the premises before mentioned, now are and 
forever hereafter Shall remain free of and from all former gifts, grants, 
bargains, Sales, dower right, and title of dower, judgments and incumbrances 
whatsoever done, or suffered to be done by them or either of them and the Said 
Jno. Alexander Sen. and Jennet his wife, the Said Andrew Alexander and Agness 
his wife, the said William Hollis and Martha his wife, and the said Elizabeth 
Alexander and their heirs, all and Singular the premises hereby bargained and 
Sold with the appurtenances unto the Said John  H. Thompson his heirs and 
assigns against them the said John Alexander Sen. and Jennet his wife, the 
Said Andrew Alexander and Agness his wife, the Said William Hollis and Martha 
his wife, and the Said Elizabeth Alexander and their heirs and all and every 
other person or persons whatsoever do and will warrant and forever defend by 
these presents.  In Witness whereof they the Said John Alexander Sen. and 
Jennet his wife, and Andrew Alexander and Agness his wife, and William Hollis 
and Martha his wife, and Elizabeth Alexander, have hereunto Set their hands 
and affixed seals the day and year first above written.
			John Alexander (Seal)
			Jennet Alexander (Seal)
			Andrew Alexander (Seal)
			Agness Alexander (Seal0
			William Hollis (Seal)
			Martha Hollis (Seal)
			Elizabeth (her X mark) Alexander (Seal)
Signed, Sealed and
del'd. in the presence of
Wm. Alexander
Samuel Alexander
Jno. Burkett (as to Wm. Hollis)
Chas. Anderson (as to Wm. Hollis & wife & Elizabeth Alexander)

The State of Ohio)
Brown County     ) Sct.
This [day] Jno. Alexander Sen. and Andrew Alexander personally came before me 
the Subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for Said County and 
acknowledged the Signing, Sealing and delivering of the within deed to be 
their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.  Also at the same time 
came Jennet, wife of the Said John Alexander Sen. and Agness, wife of the Said 
Andrew Alexander, who being made acquainted with the contents of Said 
conveyance, and being by me examined, Separate and apart from their Said 
husbands, acknowledged the within deed of conveyance to be their voluntary act 
and deed, and that She executed the Same without the threats, coercion or 
persuasion of her Said husband and freely relinquished her right of dower to 
the premises within mentioned and desired that the same may be admitted to 
record.
Given under my hand and Seal this twelfth day of March A.D. 1829.
			Francis Alexander, Justice of the Peace (Seal)
Bracken County, Sct.
Personally appeared before the Subscribers two of the Justices of the peace 
for Said County Martha Hollis the wife of William Hollis one of the grantors 
in the within deed to John H. Thompson, and having examined her Separate and 
apart from her Said husband, and having explained to her the purport of the 
Said deed, after reading the Same She relinquished her right of inheritance in 
the estate conveyed by the Said deed and She declared that She did the Same 
without the persuasions or threats of her Said husband, and that she was 
willing the same should be recorded as such.
Given under our hands this 16th day of March in the year of our Lord 1829.
			Chas. Anderson
			John Burkett
Bracken County, March 17th 1829.
This deed of bargain and Sale from Jno. Alexander and Jennet his wife, Andrew 
Alexander and Agness his wife, William Hollis and Martha his wife and 
Elizabeth Alexander to Jno. H. Thompson was this day received in my office, 
together with the certificates thereon endorsed and ordered to be recorded 
which is duly done.
			Attest.   
				John Payne, Clk.


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