DEED: Grisham Lee & John James, 1831 Madison Co., KY ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 From: jimcarp@oneworld.owt.com (Martina Carpenter) ------------------------------ Land Transaction Madison County, Kentucky John James/Grisham Lee Deed Book W 1835 – 1837 Pages 103-104 FHC Film #0183294 This Indenture made this 30th day of May in the year 1831 between John James and Lairsa [?] his wife of the County of Madison and State of Ky of the one part and Grisham Lee of the County & state aforesaid of the second part. Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars in hand paid has granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Grisham Lee of the second part a certain parcel of land lying and being in the County of Madison on the waters of the Walnut Meadow fork of Paint Lick containing by survey ____ nine acres bounded as follows to wit: Beginning at ____ Licking the South E corner of William Pallin's [?] 200 acres survey on a branch at A, thence N one degree W 64 poles to the center [?] of Walnut Meadow fork Paint Lick creek at B, thence down the creek with its several meanders 27 ___ N 60 poles __60 N 16 poles ___ 35 [?] poles S9E 30 [?] poles ____ ____ on the South bank of the creek marked a pointer at C, thence ___ 20 ½ ___ 18 poles up a small branch its meanders to a stake in the branch on Patton's old line and a Licking on the W and __ white oaks on the Est marked pointers at D, thence with the old line N88E 92 poles to the Beginning. Together with all and ______ the premises thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. To Hanve and to hold the land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances ____ the said Grisham Lee and his heirs and asigns forever and the said John James and his wife Lerisa [?] do warrant and defend the ____ and title of said land with its appurtenances forever against the right titles ____ or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever. In Testimony whereof they have Hereunto set their hands and seals this 30 day of May 1831. Test John James (seal_ Jon. James Lerisa X (her mark) James (seal) Richard I. Croole [?] Kentucky Madison County I, David Irvine, Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that this Deed of Conveyance was produced to me in my office on the 5th day of September 1831 and proved to be the act and deed of John James by the oaths of Jonathan James and at another time ____ on the 31st day of August 1835 it was forever by Rich ____ I Crooke [?] to be the act and deed of said John James and James _____ witnesses the ___ and ___ the same ____ ____ ____ ____ acknowledged by Lerisa James wife of the said John James to be her act and deed and having first explained the contents of said Deed to her the said Lerisa and having privily examined her separately and apart from her said husband as the law directs, she freely and voluntarily relinquishes all her right and title to the land hereby conveyed and ____ that the ____ together with this certificate might be recorded and the same has been duly recorded in my office. Att David Irvine _____ ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.