Gallia-Meigs County OhArchives Deed.....George Richardson - Agrippa Wells December 28 1839 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sara Kelly Edward.F.Kelly@verizon.net February 24, 2004, 1:44 pm Range 16, Township 8, Section 2 Written: December 28 1839 To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting, Be it known that we Agrippa Wells of the Township of Wilkesville, Gallia County and State of Ohio and Mary Wells wife of the said Agrippa Wells of the aforesaid Township County & State for in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to us in hand paid before the ensealing hereof and paid before the ensealing hereof & delivery of these presents by George Richardson of Lebanon Township in the County of Meigs State aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and are therewith fully satisfied and contented have given granted bargained and sold by these presents do grant bargain sell convey and by these presents confirm unto him the said George Richardson his heirs, executors & administrators the following described tract of land situated in said Wilkesville Township to wit one hundred and fifty-nine acres being the North front of Section (No. 2) number two in Township number eight (No. 8) Range number Sixteen (No. 16) in the Ohio Company's purchase bounded as follows on the North by the north line of said section and on the East and west by the East & west lines of said section number two Together with all & singular the privileges and appurtenances to the same in any wise belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have & to hold the above described & granted & bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said George Richardson his heirs & assigns in fee simple forever. And we the said Agrippa Wells & Mary Wells do by these presents for ourselves and our heirs covenant & assign & with the said George Richardson his heirs & assigns the above described & granted & bargained premises unto him the said George Richardson his heirs executors, administrators or assigns to warrant and forever defend against all persons peacefully claiming or claim the same or any part or parcel thereof. In testimony whereof we have caused our names to be Subscribed & our seals affixed this twenty eight day of December. In the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred thirty nine Signed Sealed acknowledged by the said Agrippa Wells, & Mary Wells in presence of Wilson Vowell Agrippa Wells Thomas Ewing Mary Wells State of Ohio Gallia County for Wilkesville Township December twenty eight anno domini one thousand eight hundred thirty four the above named Agrippa Wells & Mary Wells the signers and sealers of the above mentioned instrument personally appeared before me Thomas Ewing a Justice of the Peace in said County & acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act & deed according to law & the said Mary Wells being examined by me by herself separate and apart from her said husband declared that she has freely and without threat & compulsion on the part of her husband signed their present deed & prays the same should be put on record. I hereby certify further that from personal acquaintance I know the said Agrippa Wells and Mary Wells to be the persons they represent themselves to be. Given under my hand and seal the day and date first above written. Thomas Ewing -Justice of the Peace Additional Comments: Gallia County Ohio Deeds Vol. 12, p. 419 Other names mentioned in deed Mary Wells Wilson Vowell Thomas Ewing This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb