From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Wells.R.m.-Holland.A.j.1853.Calloway.DEED R.M. Wells - A.J. Holland December 1, 1853 Calloway County KyArchives Deed Written: December 1, 1853 Recorded: January 19, 1854 Deed Book H, pp 273-274 Summary: 12/10/1853...1/19/1854; Grantee, R. M. Wells; Grantor, A. J. Holland; $785 for 160 acres & all appurtenances (on Sugar Tree Creek, SE qtr S2 T2 R5 E). A. J. Holland To Deed R. M. Wells Deld M. Ayers Fee paid This indenture made this tenth day December in the year eighteen hundred & fifty three between A J Holland of the county of Calloway & state of Kentucky of the one part and Reubin M Wells of the county and state aforesaid of the the other part witnesseth that the said A J Holland for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred and eighty five Dollars in hand the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell to the said Reubin M Wells his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land situated and being in the county of Calloway on the waters of Sugar Tree Creek being the south East quarter of section two Township Two Range Five east containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to hold the land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances unto the said Reubin M Wells heirs and assigns forever and the said A J Holland for himself his heirs Executors and administrators the aforesaid tract of land and appurtenances unto the said Reubin M Wells his heirs or assigns against the claim or claims of all and Every person or persons whatsoever doth and will forever warrant and defend by these presents in witness whereof the said A J Holland hath hereunto set his hand seal the day and date first above written signed sealed and delivered in the presents of Attest A. J. Holland (Seal) John Holland John Ivie State of Kentucky Calloway County Set. I Paris M. Ellison Clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that this deed from A J Holland to Reubin M Wells was on the 26th day of December 1853 acknowledged before me by the said Grantor A J Holland to be his act and deed as required by law and duly lodged for record whereupon the same and together with this certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand this 19th day of January A D 1854. P. M. Ellison, Clk Submitted by: Sylvia Nash gensanw@charter.net Additional Comments: Note: I have tried to transcribe spelling and punctuation as they are in the original. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/