DEED: R. M. Wells from D. B. and Eve Johnson, Calloway County, Kentucky Submitted by: Sylvia A. Nash, ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** Note: I have tried to transcribe spelling and punctuation as they are in the original. Deed Book M, pp 205-206 Summary: 8/10/1865...8/18/1865; Grantee, R. M. Wells; Grantor, D. B. Johnson; $1000 for 80 acres & all appurtenances (on Sugar Creek north half of NE qtr of S11 T2 R5 East). D. B. Johnson To Deed R. M. Wells Tax & fee paid Dd This Indenture made and entered into this 10th day of August in the year of our lord 1865 between D B Johnson of the first part and R. M. Wells of the Second part both of the County of Calloway and state of Kentucky witnesseth that the said D B Johnson for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars paid as follows. To wit Seven hundred dollars in hand paid and three hundred dollars R M Wells note due the 25th Dec 1865 hath this day granted bargained and sold and by these presence doth grant bargain and sell unto the said R M Wells a certain tract or Parcel of land lying and being in the county and state aforesaid on the waters of Sugar Creek it being the north half of North East quarter of Section Eleven Township Two Range Five East containing 80 acres more or less to have and to hold the said tract of land with all and Singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining thereto. To have and to hold the land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances unto the said R M Wells his heirs and assigns forever and the said D B Johnson for himself his heirs Executors and administrators the aforesaid tract of land and the appurtenances unto the said R M Wells his heirs or assigns against the claim or claims of all and every other person or persons whatsoever doth and will ever defend by these presence in witness whereof the said D B Johnson together with Eve Johnson his wife who hereby Relinquishes her right of deeds Dower in and to the land conveyed in this deed hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date first above written. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of D. B. Johnson (Seal) [No one listed] Eve (her X mark) Johnson (seal) State of Kentucky Calloway County Set I John B. England Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that this deed from D. B. Johnson and Eve Johnson his wife to R. M. Wells was this day acknowledged before me in my office by said D B Johnson & wife to be their act and deed assigned by law. the same being stamped as required by act of Congress was duly lodged for record. Whereupon the said deed together with this certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office Given under my hand this 18th day of August A D 1865 J. B. England Clk