Meigs County OhArchives Deed.....Jesse Stevens - Benjamin  Richardson September 6 1826
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Range 14, Township 6, section 2
Written: September 6 1826



    Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin RICHARDSON of Rutland 
Township Meigs County and State of Ohio for  and in consideration of seventy 
five dollars paid to me by Jesse W. STEVENS of town county and state aforesaid, 
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and have given, bargained sold and 
conveyed and by these presents do give grant bargain sell and convey unto him 
the said Jesse W. STEVENS his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or 
parcel of land situate in Rutland Township County and state of aforesaid butted 
and bounded as follows ps. Beginning at the southeast corner of a tract of land 
that I know own being a part of Fraction No. 2. town no. 6 and range 14 hence 
due north to the centers of the east fork of Leading Creek thence following 
down the meanderings of the center of said creek to the line that divides my 
hand from Elisha RATHBURN thence due east course to the place of beginning to 
have to hold the above demised premises with all the privileges and 
appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Jesse W. STEVENS his heirs 
and assigns forever. And the said Benjamin RICHARDSON my heirs executors and 
administrators do covenant to and with the said Jesse W. STEVENS his heirs and 
assigns that I the said B. RICHARDSON being lawfully seized in fee of the 
premises free from all encumberances that I have good right to sell and convey 
and will to them warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims of all 
persons whatsoever in testimony wereof we do hereby set our hands and seals 
this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
and twenty six..
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us
J. Ellison BROWN
Benjamin BROWN
signed Benjamin RICHARDSON
Betsey RICHARDSON
State of Ohio Meigs Co–On this eight day of Sept. A.D. 1825 Benjamin RICHARDSON 
and Betsey his wife grantors of the within deed of conveyance personally 
appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace for said County and 
severally acknowledged the signing and sealing of the same as their act and 
deed for the purposes therein expressed And the said Betsey having been made 
known the contents of said deed and being by me examined apart from her husband 
declared that she of her own free will and accord and without fear or coercion 
of her husband did acknowledge the signing and sealing thereof.-Given under my 
hand the day and year first above written. William Parker 
J.P.                                           


Additional Comments:
Meigs County Ohio vol. 2 p. 282

Other names mentioned in deed
Betsey Richardson
Elisha Rathburn
J. Ellison Brown
Benjamin Brown

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