Indenture: William & Anna Davis to Matthew Thomson, 1825, Montgomery County KY ------------------------- Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley Gillespie Moore, http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000545 Date: 10 Sep 2002 ************************************************************************ 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. 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Shirley Indenture: William & Anna Davis to Matthew Thomson : Montgomery County KY Date: 7 May 1825 Deed Book 12 Page 11, 12 This Indenture made this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five Between William Davis and Anna his wife of the county of Montgomery and State of Kentucky of the one part and Matthew Thomson of the county of Clarke and State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth, that the said William Davis and Anna his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars current money of Kentucky to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge-have Granted bargained and sold and by these presents, do Grant bargain and sell, alien and confirm to the said Matthew Thomson his heirs assigns, their undivided Interest to all that tract or parcel of land situate in the aforesaid county of Montgomery and state aforesaid, On the waters of brush creek and Sycamore Granted to William Haynie (who was Grandfather to the said Anna ) by patent bearing date the second day of December 1785 containing two thousand five hundred acres: and is bounded as follows; towit; Beginning at two white oaks( now fallen) seven hundred and fifty poles west from the sycamore called for in the entry southwest, corner to another survey- made on the same entry, and running west seven hundred and fifty poles to three cherry trees Locust and Hackberry (now fallen) thence North five hundred and thirty three and a third poles to a Hickory and sugartree, thence east seven hundred and fifty poles to two sugartrees and hickory corner to the other survey, thence South with a line thereof five hundred and thirty three and a third poles to the Beginning, together with all and Singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appurttaining to have and to hold, the land hereby conveyed, with the appurtenances unto the said Matthew Thomson his heirs and assigns forever: and the Said William Davis and Anna his wife for themselves and their heirs executors and administrators their Interest in the aforesaid tract of land and premises unto the said Matthew Thompson and his heirs or assigns; Against the claim, or claims of themselves and their heirs, and against all persons claiming or to claim, by through or under them or either of them, (But against no other person or claim whatso ever) Do and will Warrent and forever defend by these presents: In testimony whereof the Said William Davis and Anna his wife have hereunto Set their hands and affixed their seals this day and year first above written William Davis (seal) Signed Sealed and delivered Anna Davis (seal) In the presence of us. Teste Geo: Smith Henry Secrest Kentucky Montgomery County Court Clerks office March 7th 1825 I Geo: Smith Deputy clerk for Micajah Harrison Clerk of the court of the County aforesaid do certify that the within Deed of conveyance from William Davis and Anna his wife to Matthew Thompson was this day produced to me in the office aforesaid and acknowledged by the said William Davis to be his act and deed hand and seal for the purposes there in named, and said Anny Davis wife of said William Davis being by me Examined privily and apart from her said husband did declare that she did on this day of the date of said Deed freely and willing by seal and deliver the said writing which I then shown and explained to her and that she wishes not to retract it and the said Anny know before me acknowledged the said writin again shown to be her act and deed hand and seal for the purposes there in mentioned and the same is ordered to be Recorded which is duly done in said office Att Geo: Smith D.C. Note: In right hand column, the name is spelled both Thomson and Thompson