Cooper County MO Archives Court.....Givens, Et Al, William November 19, 1835
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Source: Cooper Co., Mo. Deed Book D, P. 487
Written: November 19, 1835
Recorded: December 25, 1835

Know all men by these presents, that I William Givens of the County of Fleming 
and Commonwealth of Kentucky have made, nominated and appointed and by these 
presents do make, nominate and appoint my son John Givens of Cooper County and 
State of Missouri my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my 
use and benefit to ask, demand, sue for recover, receive of and from the 
executors and administrators or other person or persons lawfully authorize     
to make distribution of the estate of my father Alexander Givens, late of 
Cooper County and State of Missouri, dec., also of my brother James Givens, 
late of Cooper County and State aforesaid, dec., all such sum or sums of 
money, goods, chatteles and credits as are due owing to or coming to me the 
said William Givens as one of the heirs of the said Alexander Givens,dec., and 
James Givens, dec., and to have use and take all lawful ways and means in my 
name or otherwise for the recovery thereof and to compound and extract and 
agree for the same and acquaintances or other sufficient discharges for the 
same for me and in my name to make, seal, and deliver and to do all lawful 
acts and things whatever concerning the premises as fully and in every respect 
as I myself might or could do were I personally present ratifying and 
confirming and by these presents allowing whatever my said attorney shall 
lawfully do in and about these presents.  In Witness wereof I have hereunto my 
hands and affixed my seal this 19th day of November 1835
                                           William Givens   seal

Fleming County  This day personally appeared before the undersigned two of the 
Commonweatlth Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid William Givens 
and acknowledged the written power of attorney to John Givens for the purposes 
within mentioned to be, act and given under my hand and seals this 19th day of 
November 1835.
                                           Joseph C. Belt  seal
                                           Wilson P. Boyd  seal

Fleming County  I Joshua Stockton, clerk of the Court for the county aforesaid 
certify that Joseph C. Belt and Wilson P. Boyd, esquires before whom the 
foregoing letter of attorney from William Givens to John Givens appears to 
have been acknowledged and who have here unto subscribes their names thereto 
and were at the time of subscribing their names there to two of the Justices 
of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid duly and legally 
commissions and invoices and that all certificates of them given as such due 
faith and credit is and right to be given as well in courts of justice as then 
court in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affix the seal of 
said count at Flemingsburgh the 19th day of November 1835
                                       seal  Joshua Stockton

Fleming Co.    I Burtus Ringo Presiding Justice of this court for the county 
aforesaid certifies that Joshua Stockton whose signature appears to the 
foregoing certificate was duly appointed and is clerk of said Court that his 
said certificate is in due form . . given under my hand and seal the 19th day 
of November 1835.
                                              Burtus Ringo  seal

State of Missouri
County of Cooper           
                     I Robert P. Clark
Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the county of Cooper aforesaid do 
certify that I recorded the within and foregoing seal on instrument of writing 
on the 25th day of December 1835 in Deed Book D and page 487.

                     In testimony whereof I the clerk aforesaid have hereunto 
set my name and seal of office at Boonville this day and year last aforesaid
                     
 seal                Robert P. Clark CC by
                     B.C. Clark

Additional Comments:
The James Givens mentioned in deed as son of Alexander Givens and brother to 
William Givens owned 160 acres of land in Section 21, Twsp. 48, Range 15. And 
entry in 1835 Tax List of Cooper Co., Mo. lists heirs as paying taxes on 
land.  James is not named in his father Alexander Givens' will which is found 
in Cooper Co., Mo. Will Book A, p. 62.  The will was recorded around 1833 but 
was written 16 Aug. 1821.  Therefore, an assumption is made that James died 
around 1820 as his wife re-married in 1821.  For the other children of 
Alexander Givens see his will.  His other children are named in the will.  I 
have a zerox copy of the above record plus the will in my possession.

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