Johnston/Bowling, 1845, Washington Co

LAND DEED:  Joseph Johnston to James William Bowling to Elizabeth Doyle

Whereas Joseph Johnson having departed this life some years and  before his
death made and published his last will and testament and in said will devised
to his grandson James W. Bowling a certain tract of land supposed to contain
about 50 acres, first giving to Monica Bowling mother of the said James W.
Bowling a life estate in said fifty acres of land and it at her death to go
to the said James W. and whereas the said Monica Bowling and her husband
William Bowling did on the 16th day of September 1837 execute to John B.
Wheelan (Whelan) a bond to convey to said Wheelan a deed for said land when
the said James W. Bowling should arrive at the age of twenty one years and
the said John B. Wheelan having assigned said bond to Elizabeth Doyle, and
whereas the said Monica Bowling having departed this life - now this
indenture made betwween James W. Bowling of Davis County and State of Indiana
of the one part and Elizabeth Doyle of the County of Washington and State of
Kentucky of the other part witnesseth that the said James W. Bowling  for and
in consideration of one hundred and seventeen dollars and 82 1/2 cents to him
in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has this day granted
bargained and sold and by these present doth grant bargain sell and convey
unto her the said Elizabeth Doyle all the right, title, interest and claim
whatever be the said James W has or derived by the said last will and
testament of the said Joseph Johnson decd to said land which land is situated
in the County of Washington on Cane Run waters of the Beech Fork and
adjoining the land of Thomas Craycraft, Sen.?, Richard Berry, John B.
Montgomery dec'd land, James Hinton and others and supposed to contain fifty
acres more or less.  To have and to hold to her the said Elizabeth Doyle her
hus'd and the said James W. Bowling covenants to and with the said Elizabeth
Doyle that he will warrant  and forever defend the title to the said lands
against all claims whatever.  In witness hereof the said James W. Bowling has
hereto set his name and affixed his seal the 29th day of March 1845.

/s/  James W. Bowling 

Washington County Section

I, William B Booker, clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do
certify that on the day of the date hereof this deed  from James W. Bowling
to Elizabeth Doyle was acknowledged before me by the said James W. Bowling to
be his act and deed whereupon said deed together with this certificate both
been duly admitted to record in Deed Book D, page 499. given under my hand
this 29th day of March 1845.  W.B. Booker, Clerk of the Court.

Submitted by: Aaadeaf@aol.com
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997