Bocock-from-Lakin.1857.Lawrence.DEED

                                                 Lawrence County, Kentucky
                                                     25th day of March 1857

   This  Indenture  was  made  and entered into this 25th day of March 1857
   between Joseph Lakin of the one part and Elijah Bocock of the other part
   and of the County of Lawrence and State of Kentucky.

   Witnessth  that  for and in consideration of two hundred dollars in hand
   paid the receipt whereas is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained,
   and  sold  __________ these presence to grant, bargain and sell unto the
   said  Bocock  a  certain  tract or parcel of land lying and being in the
   County of Lawrence and State aforesaid and situated on Bear Creek and is
   bounded as follows to wit:

   Beginning on the west side of Bear Creek within a survey of one resident
   and  fourth  acres  which  was  patented  to  ________   ____   ________
   _________  of  ___  September  1822,  on  2  white  oaks  west  ________
   _________   ________  across Bear Creek _____ to a stake, the mouth of a
   _______   and   thence   running   with  said  ________    ________  the
   ________line  of  a  fifty acre survey, ________ a ________  ________ in
   the  20th  day  of May in the year 1833.  Thence running on the ________
   line  to a sugar and _________, thence to the beginning containing fifty
   acres  more  or  less to have and hold the land hereby conveyed with all
   and __________the appurtenances unto the said Bocock, his heirs, assigns
   forever  ________   ________  said Lakins ______ ________, his heirs and
   assigns  doth forever warrant and deliver himself, his heirs, assigns or
   any  persons  claiming  through  or  by  him out  against no other claim
   whatever.

   ________ ________ ________ said Joseph Lakins hath hereunto set his hand
   and seal this day and date ___________ written.

   Attest:

   G.R. Burgess      ?                   ?    Joseph Lakins  (Seal)
   J. Kinners   ?                   ?

   State of Kentucky      ?
   Lawrence County   ?

   We,  G.R. Burgess and David Kennis, Justices of the Peace in and for the
   said  County do certify that we have examined Myra Lakin, being the wife
   of  Joseph  Lakin  being  the party of the said deed, do certify that we
   examined her apart from her husband and she acknowledged that she wishes
   this  deed  to  be recorded in the Lawrence County Clerk?s office by the
   Clerk of the County aforesaid this 23rd day of March 1857.

           ?    G.R. Burgess, Justice of the Peace Lawrence County, KY
           ?    David Kennis, Justice of the Peace Lawrence County, KY

   State of Kentucky      ?
   Lawrence County   ?

   I,  George  Hatcher,  Clerk  of  the  Court  for the County aforesaid do
   certify  that  this  deed from Lakins to Bocock was produced to me in my
   office  and  acknowledged  by  those  presence  to  be  his act and deed
   whereupon  the  _________  together  with the foregoing certificate hath
   been duly admitted to record in my office according to law.

   Given under my hand this 7th day of May 185_____

           Attest:        ?Geo. T. Hatcher, Clerk



Submitted by: Dewey L Bocook, Jr
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997