DEED:  Lewis H. ARNOLD to Jacob BELLIS, 1834, Nicholas Co.

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Submitted by R, Bellis (rbellis@tidalwave.net) - February 14, 2002
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Subject: DEED: Lewis H. ARNOLD to Jacob BELLIS, 1834, Nicholas Co.


DEED:  10 January 1834 (60 acres on Brushy Fork, Carlisle, KY) Lewis H. ARNOLD to Jacob
BELLIS Nicholas County Courthouse Record Book K, page 158

This indenture made this 10th day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and
thirty four, Between Lewis H. Arnold, and Maria his wife of the County of Nicholas and
State of Kentucky of the one part, and Jacob Bellis of the County and State aforesaid,
of the other part, Witnesseth: That the said Lewis H. Arnold for in consideration of the
sum of six hundred Dollars current money of Kentucky to him in hand paid the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged:  Hath granted bargained and sold aliened and confirmed,
and by these presents do grant and sell, alien and confirmed unto the said Jacob Bellis
his Heirs & assigns being described tract or parcel of land supposed to contain about
sixty acres (the same more or less) adjoining the said Bellis’s farm on the Brushy Fork,
in Carlisle in the County aforesaid and bounded as follows to wit:  Beginning at a red
Oak in the lane, near Solo. G. Ward’s Barn and corner of said Ward; thence with his line
and in the middle of the road leading to the north of N. 30° E. 22 poles, N. 36°
E. 48 poles, N. 26° E. q poles to the line of Samson (sic) Archer and corner to Ward,
thence with Sampson Archers line S. 61° E. 22 poles to said Archer’s fence to with
another string of fence S. 36 ½ E 30 poles, thence with another line of the said Archer
W. 40 ½ poles, to a stake in Bellis’s line, thence with Bellis line S 8 q W. 23 ½ poles,
thence Bellis’s line S 4 ½ W 132 poles to Oneal’s corner, a sugar tree (?-?) Hickory,
thence with Oneal’s line N. 85 W 48 poles to a hickory & Beech on the east side of the
old road leading to (?-?) thence with the line of Thomas M. Chevis and along the
meandering said road N. 30° W 20 N 6° W 20 poles, N. about 1° E 57 ½ poles to a big
poplar tree corner to said Chevis, and thence along line to the place of beginning -
being part of the tract of land conveyed to the said (?Arnold?) by Adam and James
McCormicks Heirs (?-?) Together with all and singular the premises and appurtenances and
every part and parcel thereof to the said Jacob Bellis and his heirs to have and to hold
the tract of land herein before mentioned and ?-? and every part and parcel thereof with
every of its appurtenances and improvements the said Jacob Bellis and his heirs. To have
and to hold the tract of land herein before mintioned (sic) and (?-?) and every part and
parcel thereof, with every of its appurtenances & improvements to the said Jacob Bellis
and his heirs, to his and their only proper use benefit, and has forever.  And the said
Lewis H. Arnold the before mentioned and described tract or parcel of land and premises
and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances against the claims of himself
and his heirs and against the claim or demand of all and every other person or person
whatsoever to the said Jacob Bellis and his heirs, doth and will warrant and forever
defend by these presents.  In Testimony whereof, the said Lewis H. Arnold and Maria his
wife have hereunto set their hands and affirmed their seals the day and year first above
written.

Lewis H. Arnold (seal)
Maria Arnold (seal)

Signed sealed and acknowledge in the presence of (?-?)

Commonwealth of Kentucky to wit;

I J. G. Parks Clerk of the County Court for the county aforesaid do certify that this
Deed from Lewis H. Arnold & Maria Arnold his wife to Jacob Bellis, was on this day
produced to me in my office, and acknowledged by said Lewis H. Arnold; to be his act and
deed.  And the said Maria Arnold being examined by me privily and apart from her husband
declared she did freely and willing seal and deliver said writing and wishes not to
retract it and acknowledged the said writing again shown and explained to her, to be her
act and deed, and consenteth that the same may be recorded whereupon the said deed,
together with this certificate have been duly admitted to record in
the said office.  Given under my hand 10th day of January 1834.

J. G. Parks, ?title?