DEED: Grisham Lee & Wm. Phelps, 1836, Madison Co., KY ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 From: jimcarp@oneworld.owt.com (Martina Carpenter) ------------------------------ Land Transaction Madison County, Kentucky Grisham Lee/William Phelps Deed Book W 1835 – 1837 Pages 303-304 FHC Film #0183294 This Indenture made this 1st day of Sept in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six between Grisham Lee and Mary Ann, his wife of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky of the one part and William Phelps of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Grisham Lee and Mary Ann his wife for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred and nine dollars eighty one ____ to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge hath granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said William Phelps a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the said County of Madison and on the waters of the Walnut Meadow fork of Paint Lick Creek adjoining the land of Jese [?] Stephenson on the east and north and bounded as follows to wit: Beginning at a reaelm tree on the bank of a branch corner to Jese Stephenson's and running thence S2E 146 poles to an oak and ask trees on a balk hill thence N 89E 82 poles to a wash stump a hickory stump pointer corner to said Stevenson thence with Stevenson's line N3W [?] 54 poles to three oaks and an ash trees at a bar of rocks on a hillside thence N34W 26 poles to a stake a black and white oak trees pointers thence N22W 69 poles to a stake a forked unli___ bush marked a pointer corner to said Stephenson thence with another of said Stephenson's lines _____ 68 poles to the Beginning containing sixty seven acres two quarters and seventy poles. To have and to hold the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said William Phelps his heirs ____ assigns forever and the said Grisham Lee and Mary Ann his wife for themselves their heirs, excors and admrs do warrant and forever defend the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said Wm Phelps his heeirs and asigns against the claim of all and every person or persons whatso ever. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day and year first above written. Grisham X (his mark) Lee (seal) Mary Ann X (her mark) Lee (seal) State of Kentucky Madison County I, David Irvine, Clerk of the court for the county aforesaid do certify that this deed from Grisham Lee and Mary Ann his wife to Wm Phelps was on the 2nd day of Sept 1836 produced to me in my office by the said grantors and acknowledged by the said Grisham Lee to be his act and deed and the said Mary Ann, being examined by me privily and apart from her husband ____ that she did freely and willingly seal and deliver said ____ and ____ her not to retract it ____ ____ ____ said ____ again shown and explained to her to be her act and deed and consented that the same ____ 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.