OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 195 Today's Topics: #1 DEED: Sulivant to Reed, 1800, Ross [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 04:35:44 -0500 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: DEED: Sulivant to Reed, 1800, Ross & Uni From: Guses2@aol.com DEED: Sulivant to Reed, 1800, Ross & Union Counties Please note that deeds always require a grantor and grantee--two names. This particular deed should probably be posted in both Ross and Union Counties as the land was in a part of Ross County that later became part of Darby Township, Union County. I found the deed at the Union County courthouse, Marysville. *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Leona L. Gustafson Guses2@aol.com *************************************************************************** Union County, Ohio Deed Contributed by: Leona L. Gustafson guses2@aol.com NOTE: This deed was recorded before Union County was divided from Ross County. Wayne Township (mentioned in the deed) no longer exists in Union County and the area covered by this deed became part of Darby Township, Union County. Deed Book Vol. A, pages 1 & 2 Recorder's Office Union County Courthouse Marysville, Ohio Grantor: Lucas Sullivant Grantee: Samuel Reed 1800 This Indenture made this thirty first day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred Between Lucas Sullivant and Sally Sullivant his wife of Franklinton in the County of Ross and Territory North west of the Ohio of the first part and Samuel Reed of the County of Fayette in the State of Pennsylvania of the Second part witnesseth that the said Lucas Sullivant and Sally his wife for and in Consideration of the sum of Eleven hundred and fifty dollars to them in hand paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold & by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said Samuel Reed his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing by Estimation Five hundred acres be the same more of less Situated on the upper side of Darby Creek in Wayne Township in the County of Ross and Territory of the United States northwest of the Ohio and bounded as follows to wit Beginning at an Elm and two red buds on the East bank of Darby creek running up the creek with the meanders north thirty eight degrees west Sixty poles north twenty two degrees west forty six poles north fifty two degrees west sixty four poles to two hickories and a white oak thence north Sixty three degrees east five hundred and fifteen poles to a stake thence South thirty seven degrees east one hundred & fifty six poles to a stake thence South fifty three degrees west five hundred and nine poles to the Beginning with all and singular the appurtenances to the said Samuel Reed his heirs & assigns to their only proper use and behoof forever and the said Lucas Sullivant and Sally Sullivant his wife hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written Lucas Sullivant {Seal} Sally Sullivant {Seal} Territory of the United States North west of the Ohio Ross County Before me Zachariah Stephen a Justice of the peace in and for the said County the within named Lucas Sullivant and Sally Sullivant his wife acknowledged to have signed and sealed the within Indenture for the purposes therein specified Given under my hand and seal this thirty first day of October on thousand Eight hundred Zach Stephen {seal} -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #195 *******************************************