Deed: Shadrack Barnes: Trimble Co: 1839 Submitted by: Joy Mack Email: cmuck@seidata.com Trimble County Courthouse Bedford, Kentucky Deed Book A, pg. 376 Dated 27 Dec 1839 Grantor: Shadrack Barnes Grantee: George Strother THIS INDENTURE, made this 27th.day of December eighteen hundred and thirty nine between Shadrack Barnes of the County of Jefferson of Indiana of the one part and George Strother of the County of Trimble and Commonwealth of Kentucky of the other part Witnesseth, that the said Shadrack Barnes for and in consideration of eighteen 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 childs part in the land of his father Benjamin 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 tree saplin in Cardwells line and south westcorner to Shadrack Barnes land now George Strother's land thence North seventy six degrees East with said Strothers and Robert J.Kings line three hundred and twenty poles to a sugar tree corner to said King and in Samuel Underwoods 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 Strothers line three hundred and twenty poles to an ash, two walnuts in George Cardwells now George Strothers line, thence said line North fourteen degrees west twenty five poles to the beginning containing fifty acres be the same more or less 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 Shadrack Barnes for himself, his heirs, executors, adminstrators and assigns the aforesaid tract of land and appurtenances unto the said George Strother his heirs and 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 Shadrack Barnes hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and date first above written. Shadrack Barnes (seal) Signed, sealed and delivered in) presence of William Barnes, Oliver C. Strother. his Hugh X Dunkin. mark. I James Latty Clerk of the County Court of Trimble County in the State of Kentucky do certify that the foregoing deed from Shadrack Barnes to George Strother was on the 20th.day of April 1840 produced to me in my office and proven in part by the oath of William Barnes and on this day again produced to me and proven in full by the oath of Oliver C. Strother to be the act and deed of the said S.Barnes and said deed together with this certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand this 18th day of September 1840. James C. Latty (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. ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.