Deed/Gift: Jesse Oates to Jethro Oates :Muhlenberg County, Kentucky **************************************************************************** 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@worldpath.net Date: March 27, 2001 **************************************************************************** Deed from Jesse Oates to his son Jethro Microfilm # 554993 From Deed Book 1, Page 155 Know all whom this presents may concern, that I, Jesse Oates of the State of Kentucky and County of Muhlenberg, for and in consideration of the natural love, and affection which I bear to my son , Jethro Oates of the county and State aforesaid, and for other good causes hath given, and by these presents do give, and convey unto the said Jethro Oates, a certain negro boy named Thomas and now about seventeen years old----? also one negro girl named Abby about ten years old to have and to hold forever with the ---? or entire possession, use, and profit of the same from and after the date hereof in testimony whereof I have hereunto wig? of 28th day of January, 1805. Signed Jesse Oates -(seal) Test : Clairborne Rice William Grayson Muhlenberg Ct., Sct. Clerks Office This bill of sale was acknowledged by Jesse Oates a party thereto to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Att. Chs. F. Wing, Clk