Deed: James Barnes: Trimble Co: 1838

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

Trimble County Courthouse
Bedford, Kentucky
Deed Book A, pg. 157-158
Dated 23 May 1838
Grantor: James Lemaster and James Barnes
Grantee: George Strother

	THIS INDENTURE made this 23rd.day of May in the year of our Lord 
eighteen hundred and thirty eight between James Lemaster and James Barnes of
the County of Hardin and Commonwealth of Kentucky of the one part, and George
Strother of the County of Trimble and Commnwealth aforesaid of the other part
Witnesseth: That the said James Lemaster and James Barnes for and on 
consideration of fifteen dollars to each of them 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 their undivided legacys or childs parts in the lands of their 
ancestor or father and father in law Benjaman Barnes deceased it being to 
each of one ninth part of fifty acres be the same more or less, the said 
tract or parcel of land situate and being in the County of Trimble on the 
waters of Corn Creek and bounded as follows Towit: Beginning at the South 
west corner of said tract of land at an ash and two walnuts in said George 
Strothers line, thence North twenty five poles with said Strothers line to 
two beeches and sugar saplin, thence North seventy six degrees, East three 
hundred and twenty poles with said Strothers and Robert J. Kings lines to a 
sugar tree corner to said King, thence South fourteen degrees East twenty 
five poles with Samuel Underwood's line to a white oak corner John M. 
Prithcard, thence South seventy six degrees West three hundred and twenty 
poles with said Pritchards and said Strothers lines to the beginning, 
containing fifty acres be the same more less, together with all and singular
the appuretenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have 
and to hold the land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances unto the said 
George Strother his heirs and assigns forever and the said James Lemaster 
and James Barnes for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators 
the aforesaid legacies or childs portions of land 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 James Lemaster together with Nancy 
Lemaster (formerly Nancy Barnes)his wife, who hereby relinquishes her right
of inheritance in and to said land conveyed in this deed, and James Barnes 
together with Sally Barnes, his wife, who hereby relinquishes her her right 
of dower in and to the land 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	James Lemaster  (seal)
					    	James Barnes   (seal)
Jona M. Brady.				                           her
				                Nancy X Lemaster  (seal)
John Fife.				      			   mark

								        her
						Sally   X    Barnes   (seal)
								        mark

State of Kentucky, Hardin County Sct.)
	We John Fife and Jona M. Brady Justices of the Peace for said County
do hereby certify that James Lemaster and Nancy Lemaster his wife and James 
Barnes and Sally Barnes, his wife, parties to the within deed personally 
appeared before us in our court aforesaid and subscribed and acknowledged 
the same to be their act and deed,  We having previously examined the said 
Nancy Lemaster and Sally Barnes apart from their hisbands and they with their
own free will and consent relinquished their right of dower in the said lands
and desired us to certify the said acknowledgment to the clerk of Trimble 
County in order the said deed may be recorded.
	Given under our hands and seals this 23rd.day of May, 1838.

						John Fife, J.P.H.C.  (seal)
						Jona M.Brady, J.P.H.C.  (seal)


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. There was probably more 
to this, but I failed to notice. Will need to check to see if Trm.Clk. 
entered written of this record.



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