Meigs County OhArchives Deed.....Joseph A. Richardson - Lawrence Jinks July 7 1848
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Rnage 11, town 3, section 8
Written: July 7 1848



Know all men by these presents that we Lawrence Jenks and Polly Jenks wife of 
said Lawrence Jencks of the County of Meigs Ohio in consideration of the sum of 
six hundred dollars in hand paid by Joseph A. Richardson of Wheeling Virginia 
have bargained and sold and do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the 
said Joseph A. Richardson his heirs and assigns forever the following premises 
situate in the county of Meigs in the State Ohio and in the Township of 
Lebanon. Beginning at the south East corner of the lot called the Grover Lot in 
section eight town three Range eleven, and lot no. eight in the Ohio Companies 
purchase. Thence running west on the line of said lot fifteen perches and 
eighteen links to a stake. Thence North eight perches to a stake, Thence East 
twelve perches and five links to the Bank of the Ohio River, thence south 23 
dg. east eight perches and twenty two links to the place of Beginning 
containing one hundred and twelve square perches be the same more or less. To 
have and to hold said premises with the appurtenances unto the said Joseph A. 
Richardson his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Lawrence Jenks for 
himself and heirs doth hereby covenant with said Joseph A. Richardson his heirs 
an assign that he is lawfully seized of the premises aforesaid that the 
premises are free and clear from all incumbrances whatsoever, and that he will 
forever warrant and defend the same with the appurtenances unto the said 
Joseph . Richardson his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all 
persons whomsoever.
	In testimony whereof the said Lawrence Jenks and Polly Jenks have 
hereunto set their hands ans seals this seventh day of July AD one thousand 
eight hundred and forty eight.
Signed Lawrence Jencks

Executed in presence of
G. W. McClanathan
Henry S. Lawrence
The State of Ohio
Meigs County
Before me Henry S. Lawrence a Justice of the Peace in and for said County 
personally appeared the within named Lawrence Jenks and ________his wife and 
acknowledged the signing and sealing of the within conveyance to be their 
voluntary act ad deed and the said _____being at the same time examined by me 
separate and apart from her said husband and the contents of said instruments 
made known to her by me she then declared that she did voluntarily sign seal 
and acknowledge the same and that she is still satisfied therewith, this 7th 
day of July 1848

		(note: the name Jenks has variations in the same document, I 
have retained as it was in original)



Additional Comments:
Meigs County Ohio Deeds Vol. 12 p. 502

Other names mentioned in deed
Grover
G.W. McClanathan
Henry S. Lawrence
Polly Jenks

variant spellings for Jinks are Jenks, Jencks


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