DEED: Lee to Todd, 1834, Madison Co., KY -------------------------------- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 From: jimcarp@oneworld.owt.com (Martina Carpenter) -------------------------------- Land Transaction Lee to Todd Madison County, Kentucky Deed Book V 1833-1835 Pages 506-507 FHC Film # 0183293 This Indenture made and entered into this 13th day of August in the year of our Lord 1834 by and between David Lee, James Lee and Nioma his wife, Preston Forest and Lucinda his wife and Irvine Lee all of the county of Howard and State of Missouri of the first part and Joel Todd of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky of the second part. Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of sixty five [?] dollars to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents do hereby grant bargain and sell unto the said Joel Todd and his heirs and assigns forever all their _____ party of the first part interest right and title _____ and heirs of Richd Lee Decd in a certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Madison State of Kentucky and on the Waters of Paint Lick and Silver Creek it being a part of 1232 ½ acres which Stephen Walker purchased of Carter Clay and which was conveyed by a Commissioner appointed by a decree of the Madison Circuit Court to the said Richard lee dated 15 day of Feb 1827 and which tract of land hereby conveyed is bounded as follows to wit: Beginning at two white oaks on William Harvey's line a corner made for Stranghans [?] 150 acres thence with Stranghans [?] line South 330 poles to a chestnut and two black oaks and white oak trees marked pointers in a line of Stephen Walker's 32 ½ acres thence with said Walker's line East crossing the Bushy Fork of Silver Creek 153 poles to a white oak and dogwood thence North 330 poles crossing said Bushy Fork and running with the dividing line to a stake corner to William Harvey thence with said Harvey's line West 153 poles to the Beginning containing by survey three hundred and seven acres be the same more or less to have and to hold unto him the said Joel Todd and his heirs and assigns forever and them the said parties of the first part for themselves their heirs and do hereby convenant to and with the said Joel Todd that they will warrant and forever defend the before described tract of land with its appurtenances against the claims of themselves and against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons claiming by through or under them the said parties of the first part. In Testimony whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals this day and date first written. David X (his mark) Lee (seal) James X (his mark) Lee (seal) Noma X (her mark) Lee (seal) Preston Forest (seal) Lucinda X (her mark) Forest (seal) Irvine Lee (seal) State of Missouri County of Howard Be it remembered that on this day personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peach for the County aforesaid David Lee, James Lee and Nioma his wife, Preston Farrow and Lucinda his wife and Irvine Lee the grantors to the foregoing of bargain and sale and in my presence severally signed and acknowledged said deed to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned and having first explained the contents of said deed to them the said Noma Lee and Lucinda Farrow I privily examined them separate and apart from their respective husbands as the Law directs when they declared that they freely and voluntarily signed and acknowledged said deed of their own accord and that they wished not to retract the same and directed that the same be so certified for record. Given under my hand this 13th day of August 1834. John Harvey State of Missouri ) County of Howard ) Set I John Black Clerk of the County Court of Howard County do hereby certify that John Harvey Esqr whose name is subscribed to the above certificate of acknowledgment now is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peach in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such and thro due faith and credit are and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and (seal) affixed my seal of office this 19th day of December in the year 1834. John Black ___ Kentucky, Madison County Set I, David Irvine Clerk of the Court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that this deed of conveyance together with the foregoing certificates thereon ___ ___ was produced to me in my office on the 22nd day of January 1835 and the same has been duly recorded in my office. 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