Deed from Michael Bowman & wife to John Bowman

Recorded book R R page 76

rec'd 29 Jany 1839

Know all men by these presents that we Michael Bowman and Sarah his wife 
of the County of Clark & State of Ohio being heirs and legal 
representatives of George Neese Deceased late of the County of 
Shanandoah & State of Virginia for an in consideration of the sum of one 
hundred & twelve Dollars in hand paid by John Bowman of the County of 
Rockingham & State of Virginia do hereby remise release and for ever 
quit claim unto the said John Bowman his heirs & assigns forever all our 
interest claim and demand estate legal and equatable in & to the lands 
belonging to the said George Neese at the time of his decease lying in 
Shanandoan County Va, being the undivided on tenth of said lands 
belonging to said Deceased
In Testimony whereof the said Michael Bowman and Sarah his wife have 
hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this the fifteenth day 
of August 1838
Signed in presence of us  }                    Michael Bowman (seal)
Abraham Michael           }                            her
A.C. McLaughlin                                   Sarah + Bowman (seal)
                                                       mark

State of Ohio Clark County 
before us Geo Michael & Joseph Underwood two justices of the peace in 
and for said County personally came the above grantors Michael Bowman & 
Sarah his wife and severally acknowledged the signing of the foregoing 
to be their voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein expressed. 
Sarah Bowman wife of the Michael Bowman being by us examined separate 
and apart from her said husband and the contents of the deed made known 
& explained to her declared that she executed the same without the 
threats or fear of her said husband in Testimony whereof we have 
hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals August 15th 1838

Justices of the peace }   Geo Michael (seal)
                          Jos. Underwood (seal)

The State of Ohio
Clark County
            I James S Halsey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the 
County and State aforesaid, (the same being a Court of law and of 
Recorce (sic)) I do hereby certify that George Michael and Jos 
Underwoodbefore whom the foregoing certificate of acknowledgment 
purports to have been made and whose names are subscribed to the same 
are at this date two of the acting Justices of the peace within and for 
said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that their signatures so 
appended are genuine.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of 
said Court at Springfield this 15th day of August AD 1838
                                        James S. Halsey Clerk
                                        By J N Cralies (?) D Clerk

Shenandoah County
          The within deed was returned to the Clerks office of said 
County on the 29th day of January 1839 and admitted to record.
                                       Teste  C Williams _____

----------------------------------------------------------
USGENWEB NOTICE:  In keeping with our policy of providing free 
information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial 
entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND 
permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These 
electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other 
presentation.