Deed - Joseph Fowlkes Deed to John Hill

Transcribed & submitted by Lori Thornton <lorit@lcs.net>
March 2002

Monroe County, Mississippi
Deed Record 7, p. 175

Joseph Fowllks}     This Indenture made and entered into
   Deed To    }     this 28th day of May in the Year of
John Hill     }     our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and
Twenty Eight between Joseph Foulks of the county of Monroe
and State of Mississippi of the one part and John Hill of the 
county & state aforesaid of the other part.  Witnesseth as 
follows that the said Joseph Foulks as aforesaid for and in
consideration of the sum of One hundred and seventy five dollars
to him in hand paid by the said John Hill the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged hath this day sold and conveyed to the
said John Hill a certain tract or parcel of land being the E 1/2
of the south E quarter of Section Eighteen of Township thirteen
South in Range Eighteen West in the District of the Choctaw and 
State & County aforesaid containing Eighty three acres and 
eighty four hundredths of an acre the aforesaid land and bargain
premises the said Joseph Foulks Will Warrant in fee simple and
forever defend unto the said John Hill his Heirs Executors 
administrators and assigns forever against myself my Heirs
Executors administrators &c & all and singular the rights titles
claims and Interest of all and every other person whatsoever as
witness my hand & seal this day & date above written.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of 
                              Joseph Foulks [seal]
                              [Eliz. Foulks signature & seal
                              was cut off my photocopy]

p. 176

The State of Mississippi}     Personally appeared Joseph Foulks
  Monroe County         }     before me Robert B. Pickens an
acting Justice of the peace in and for said county of Monroe 
and acknowledged the signing and seal and delivery of the within
deed of conveyance to the said John Hill and the contents of the
same to be good and valid in every way therein specified
given under my hand this 28th May 1828.
                              R. B. Pickens [Deed]

The State of Mississippi}     Personally appeared this day
  Monroe County         }     Eliz. Foulks wife of Joseph Foulks
before me Robert B. Pickens an acting Justice of the peace in
and for said county of Monroe and was personally examined by
said Justice and apart from her husband and then acknowledged
that she signed sealed and delivered the within deed of 
conveyance to John Hill her voluntary act and deed fully without
any fear threat of compulsion of her husband and the contents
to be good and valid in ___ of her relinquishment to the same.
Given under my hand and Seal this the 28 May 1828.
                              R. B. Pickens [Seal]

The State of Mississippi}     I D.H. Morgan Clerk of the
  Monroe County         }     probates court of said county do
hereby certify this the within and foregoing deed was deposited
In my office to be Recorded On the 24th July 1838 and that the
same with certificate _____ _____ and Truly Recorded on the
Record of my office In vol. No. 7 P. 175 & 6.
          Given under my hand & Seal of said Court at Office
          this 25th July 1838.
                              Davis H. Morgan  Clerk
                              By Chas M. Weaver D.C.

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