DEED: Caldwell & Carter to P. Bellis ************************************************************************************ 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Contributed by Rosalyn Bellis (rbellis@tidalwave.net) Date: Saturday, January 19, 2002 ************************************************************************************ DEED: Caldwell & Carter to P. Bellis 28 June 1824 (2 acres on the Main Somerset containing Grist and Sawmills) Nicholas County Courthouse Record Book F, page 481 This indenture made this 28th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty four between Walter Caldwell & Polly his wife, of the county of Bath, and John Carter Jr. & Elizabeth his wife of the County of Nicholas and State of Kentucky of the one part; and Phillip (sic) Bellis of the County of Nicholas & state aforesaid of the other part; witnesseth; That the said Caldwell and Carter for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars, to them in hand paid, the recpt. whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained & sold and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said Philip Bellis his Heirs & assigns one certain tract or parcel of land situate (sic), lying & being in the County of Nicholas and State aforesaid, on the waters of Maine (sic) Sumersett (sic) containing about Two acres more or less, and bounded as follows To-wit; Beginning at the mill house now owned by said Bellis on the land hereby conveyed; thence running down the creek about 20 ?10? poles to an Elm; Thence east about 10 poles to a Hickory; Thence about N 20 poles to a sugartree on the Bank of the creek above the said mill; Thence across the creek to the abutment on the opposite side from the mill; Thence to the Beginning, with a Sawmill & Grist mill built thereon, together with all and singular the premises and appurtinances (sic) thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining; To have and to hold the said Tract or parcel of land & premise. With its appurtinances unto the said Philip Bellis his Heirs & assigns forever: and the said Walter Caldwell & Polly his wife & John Carter & Elizabeth his wife for themselves their Heirs, Executors, & Administrators the aforesaid Tract Lot or parcel of Land and premises with every of its appurtenances, unto the said Phillip Bellis his Heirs or assigns, from & against the claim or claims of themselves & their Heirs and from & against the claim or claim of all and every other person or persons whatsoever, do and will warrant and forever defend against these presents. In Testimony whereof the said Walter Caldwell & Polly his wife & John Carter & Elizabeth his wife have here unto set their hands and seals of the Day & Date first written. Acknowledged Walter Caldwell (seal) In presence of Polly Caldwell (seal) John Carter Jr. (seal) Elizabeth Carter (seal) Nicholas County (? Set ?) This deed of bargain & sale from Walter Caldwell & Polly his wife & John Carter & Elizabeth his wife to Phillip Bellis was this day produced to me in my office and acknowledged by the said Caldwell & Carter to be their act and deed for the uses & purposes therein mentioned. And the said Polly, on the date hereof, and she the said Elizabeth on the 28th of June 1825 being by me privately examined separate & apart from their said husbands, declared that they freely & voluntarily relinquished their right of Dower in and to lands within mentioned without the threats or persuasions of their said husbands. Whereupon the same is duly admitted to record. Given under my hand this 10th day of July 1824. Horace Metcalfe ?title ? ... Transcribed December 28, 2001 by Rosalyn Bellis, descendant of Philip Bellis.