Deed: Benjamin Barnes: Trimble Co: 1838

Submitted by: Joy Mack   Email:  cmuck@seidata.com

Trimble County Courthouse
Bedford, Kentucky
Deed Book A, pg. 119-120
Dated 23 Apr 1838
Grantor: Benjamin Barnes
Grantee: George Strother

THIS INDENTURE made this 23rd.day of April eighteen hundred and thirty eight
between Benjamin Barnes of the County of Trimble and Commonwealth of Kentucky
of the one part, George Strother of the County and Commonwealth aforesaid of 
the other part Witnesseth:  That the said Benjamine Barnes fro and in 
consideration of fifteen dollars to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is 
hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained and sold and by these presents 
doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said George Strother his heirs and 
assigns his legacy or one child's part in the land of his father Bengamen 
Barnes deceased it being the one ninth part of fifty acres be the same more 
or less and lying and being in Trimble County on the waters of Corn Creek and
bounded as follows, towit:
	Beginning at two beeches and sugar saplins in Cardwell's line and 
South West corner to Shadrack Barnes land now George Strothers land, thence 
north seventy six degrees East with said Strothers and Robert J. King's line 
three hundred and twenty poles to a sugar tree corner to said Kig and in 
Samuel Underwood's line, thence South fourteen degrees East with said 
Underwoods line, twenty five poles to a white oak corner to John M. 
Pritchard, thence South seventy six degrees West with said Pritchards and 
said Strother line, three hundred and twenty poles to an ash and two walnuts 
in George Cardwells now George Strothers line, thence with said line North 
fourteen degrees West twenty five poles to the beginning containing fifty 
acres be the same more or lesss together with all and singular the 
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have and 
to hold the said land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances unto the said 
George Strother his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Benjamine Barnes 
for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, the aforesaid tract of 
land and and appurtenances unto the said George Strother his heirs or assigns
against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever doth 
and will forever warrent and defend by these presents.
	In witness whereof the said Benjamine Barnes together with Polly 
Barnes his wife who hereby relinquishes her right of dower in and to the 
lands conveyed in this deed hath hereunto set their hands and seals, the day 
and date first above written.
	Signed, sealed and delivered in Presence of
							   his
						Benjamin  X  Barnes (seal)
							  mark
						Polly Barnes      (seal)

	I James Latty Clerk protempore of the County Court of Trimble County 
in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that this deed from Benjamine 
Barnes and Polly Barnes his wife to George Strother was this day produced to
me in my office by the grantors and acknowledged by the said Benjamine Barnes
to be his act and deed.And the said Polly Barnes being examined by me 
privaly and apart from her husband, declared that she did freely and 
willingly seal and deliver the 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 the foregoing certificate hath been duly admitted to 
record in my office.
	Given under my hand this 23rd.day of April, 1838.
							James Latty, Clk.Pt.


Note: The entire Deed Book A, has been transcribed and typed.  I don't know 
what happened to the original writings.  This was done by the county in 
preserving old records)


Copied this 19th day of November 1998 by Joy Mack.


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