Power of Attorney; James and Elizabeth's Adams children, 1836: Christian Co., Kentucky 

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Commonwealth of Kentucky )
County of Christian to wit )

Whereas James Adams and Betsy his wife both deceased and late of Christian County aforesaid were entitled to two 
certain lots of land in the County of Cumberland Virginia which came to the said Betsy by inheritance from her 
father DRURY HATCHER of Cumberland aforesaid deceased and whereas the said James and wife died seized and 
possessed of the said land and left the following heris to Wit, Fanny intermarried with pleasant Wilcox Benjamin 
Adams who hath intermarried with Martha Casey Polly who hath intermarried with Welcome A Parson James Adams Betsy 
who hath intermarried with John C. Withers John Adams who hath intermarried with Elizabeth Casey all of the said 
County of Christian and William Adams of the State of Alabama and Whereas said heirs or such of them as shall 
execute this instrument having full confidence in their worthy friend Hez Ford of Cumberland County aforesaid do 
hereby nominate authorize and appoint him as their agent and attorney in fact for them or such of them as may 
[page 429] as may execute this power and for their use to grant bargain sell alien and convey the land above 
named for the bet price he can procure not less however than the sum of two hundred dollars and to make seal and 
execute any deed contract bond or conveyance or instrument that may be necessary to pass the title of such of the 
heirs aforesaid as my sign this instrument and also to sign any receipt or acquittance for the consideration money 
aforesaid, he is also authorized to institute or defend any suit or action the case may require and One or more 
attorney or attorneys under him to appoint and at his pleasure to revoke and our said attorney is authorized as our 
general agent and attorney in fact to receive and receipt for all money or property due or belonging to use as heirs 
of the said James Adams decd and to settle arrange manage compromise and adjust one interest & claim to said land and 
the consideration therefore hereby investing him with full power to do for us and each of use who may execute this 
power of attorney all such acts deeds matters and things in relation to the premises as we or either of us could do 
were we present to do the same in person.  And we hereby recognize the heirship of each other as above stated & do 
hereby declare this instrument of writing to be joint and several as to its effect and appointment.  Hereby rectifying 
whatever our said attorney may lawfully do in the premises.  In Witness whereof we have hereunto set out hands & seals 
the 25th day of May 1836 ~
								
						Pleasant Welcose
						Fanny [her mark] Welcose
						Benjamin [his mark] Adams
						Martha Adams
						Welcome A. Parson
						Polly [her mark] Parson
						James Adams
						John C. Withers
						Betsy Withers
						John Adams

All of the signatures were acknowledged in Christian Co., Kentucky.  Recorded 11 August, 1836 in Cumberland County, 
Virginia, in Deed Book 22, Page 428