Pulaski County KyArchives Deed.....Scanland, Richard P - Cox, Sophronia (etal) April 14, 1865
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Written: April 14, 1865
Recorded: April 25, 1865

Pulaski County, Kentucky Deed, Book 20, Page 537.  “This Deed between Christian 
Grear and Sarah J. his wife and Sophronia B. Cox of the County of Jackson in 
the State of Illinois of the first part and R. P. Scanland of Pulaski County 
State of Kentucky of the second part.  Witnesseth that for the consideration of 
three hundred dollars in hand paid to the parties of the first part the receipt 
of which is hereby acknowledged.  The party of the first part have this day 
bargained sold and hereby conveys rents the party of the second part his heirs 
and assignes the following described property viz:  The undivided four fifths 
of a tract of land situate in Pulaski County KY on White Oak Creek.  The whole 
tract containing sixty five acres more less and is the same conveyed by H.J. 
Pierce to Prudence Cox of record in Deed Book No 15 Page 369 Pulaski County 
Court Clerks Office to which reference is had.  Beginning on Dick & Lewis’ line 
near the west corner on a black oak hickory & dogwood, now all down, thence 
North 140 poles to a white oak & dogwood on the clift of White Oak Creek.  
Thence North 60 E95 poles to a stone corner to a 37—tract conveyed by Prudence 
Cox to John Pennington.  Thence South 140 poles to a rock on the edge of the 
road on the Old Military Line.  Thence S60 W95 poles to the beginning.  The 
land intended to be conveyed by this deed is the undivided four fifths of the 
above described land.  To have and to hold the party of second part his heirs 
and assignes forever the land hereby conveyed with all the appurtenances 
thereon, with Covenant of “General Warranty”. Witness our hands this 14th day 
of April 1865.  Witness John Ford.  Sealed Christian Grear, his mark, Sarah 
Jane Great, her mark, Sophronia B. Cox
State of Illinois Jackson County I Hugh Crawford Clerk of the County Court in 
and for said County do certify that Christian Grear and Sarah Jane Grear his 
wife and Sophronia B. Cox whose signatures appears to the foregoing deed and 
who are personally known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to 
such deed as having executed the same appeared before me this day in person and 
did acknowledge the same to be their free act and deed.  And the said Sarah 
Jane Grear having been by me examined separate and apart from her said husband 
and the contents of said deed having been by me made known and explained to 
her, she acknowledged that she had executed the same voluntarily freely and 
without compulsion of the said husband, and does not wish to retract the same 
and she acknowledged this Deed as the right of inheritance.  In Testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at my 
office in Murphysboro this 14th day of April AD 1865. Hugh Crawford County 
Clerk.
I E. D. Porch Clerk of the County Court of Pulaski County in the State of 
Kentucky do certify that the foregoing deed from Christian Grear and Sarah Jane 
Grear his wife and Sophronia B. Cox to R. P. Scanland was this day produced to 
me in my office and filed for record properly certified and duly stamped as 
required by law act of Congress and that I have recorded said deed and 
certificate of acknowledgement as well as this certificate in my said office.  
Witness my hand this 25th day of April 1865.  E. D. Porch Clk.


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