St. Charles County, Missouri Deeds - Coonce, Williams, Votaw Deed Record K-pages 302-303 – St. Charles County, Missouri Whereas on the second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five the United States by Patent or Grant under the seal of the General Land office for the consideration therein mentioned did grant and confirm unto the Legal representatives of John Coonce and to their heirs and apigns a certain Tract of Land situated in the county of St. Charles in the State of Mipouri by marks and bounds in the same marks particularly described containing Five Hundred and Ten acres and forty one hundredths of an acre, with the appurtenances To have and To hold the same unto the said legal representatives and to their heirs and assigns forever; as in and by the said recited patent or grant (recorded in the land office in Vol. 5 pages 58, 59, 60) reference being thereunto had will more fully and at large appear. And whereas on the twenty eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and twenty six John Votaw and Polly his wife (formerly Polly Coonce) and Landon Williams and Elizabeth his wife (formerly Elizabeth Coonce) legal heirs and representatives of the said John Coonce deceased of the County of Jefferson and State aforesaid in and by their certain deed bearing date the day and year last aforesaid for the consideration of the sum of Four Hundred dollars good and lawful money of the United States to them in hand paid by Phillip Coonce of the City of St. Louis and State aforesaid Did grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Philip Coonce his heirs and assigns all their right title interest claim and demand of in and to the said land and premises in the said Patent or grant contained: much said deed having been acknowledged before Young Guffy Esquire a justice of the peace in and for the county of Jefferson aforesaid on the day and in the year last aforesaid was duly admitted to record in the recorders office in and for the County of St. Charles as by the said Indenture endorsed on the said deed or Paten reference being thereunto had will more fully and at large appear. And whereas also the said John Votaw and Polly his wife and Landon Williams and Elizabeth his wife by their other two separate deeds of conveyance bearing date the former on the twenty eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight and the latter on the twentieth day of the same month of October in the year last aforesaid for the consideration therein respectively mentioned did grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Philip Coonce each the one undivided fourth part of the lands and premises hereinafter mentioned which said Deed after having been acknowledged by the said grantors were severally filed and duly admitted to record in the recorders office of the county of St. Charles as by the said recorder an abstract thereof endorsed on the said deeds respectively reference being thereunto had will morefully and at large appear. And whereas the said acknowledgments to the said deeds of conveyance were respectively informal null and void and it being the intention of the said Grantors therein to convey the said lands and premises to the said Grantee fully and by a valid and effectual deed in law and to remedy the defects in the said several acknoledgments__Now this Indenture mad this fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six by and between the said Polly Votaw widow of the said John. Landon Williams and Elizabeth his wife of the first part and Philip Coonce of the second part all of the State of Mipouri aforesaid Witnesseth. That the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred and eight Dollars good and lawful money of the United States to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have sold and conveyed and by these presents do sell and convey unto the said party of the second part his heirs and apigns all our and each of our separate rights and interests in the Lands and premises following to wit, all our right title claim interest and demand of . in. and to the tract of Land and premises in the above recited Patent or Grant from the United States to the Legal Representatives of John Coonce deceased. More particularly mentioned and described being the equal undivided half part of the said five hundred and ten acres and forty-one hundredths of an acre. And also our and each of our right title. Interest. Claim and demand of in and to the one undivided fourth part being the equal. Undivided half of all the Town lots in the village of St. Charles in the State aforesaid which were owned and possessed by John Coonce decreased the father of the said Polly and Elizabeth at the time of his death supposed to be four lots. In number To Have and To Hold all the above mentioned and described Lands and premises Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the remainders and reversions rents. Ipues and profit thereof unto the said Philip Coonce his heirs and apigns forever. And the said parties of the first part for themselves their heirs executors administrators and apigns Do covenant promise and agree to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and apigns by these presents that they against them the said parties of the first part and their heirs and against all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend In Testimony whereof, the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written. her Signed sealed & delivered Polly X Votaw seal mark In presence of his Landon X Williams seal mark H. P. Bales as to Landon Williams signature her Elizabeth X Williams seal Mark Transcribed by: Gloria Miller ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Gloria Miller ====================================================================