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Subject: McGinnis-to-Smith.1810.Mercer.DEED


Jesse Smith - Samuel McGinnis November 5 1810
Mercer County KyArchives Deed

Written: November 5 1810
Recorded: November 1810

Deed Book 7, page 514

This Indenture made this 5th day of November in the year of our lord one 
thousand eight hundred & ten between Samuel McGinnis & wife on the one part and 
Jesse Smith on the other part witnesseth [crossed out] both of the County of 
Mercer and of Kentucky Witnesseth That whereas the said Samuel McGinnis Sold to 
George Caldwell of the County and state aforesaid Fifty acres of land lying in 
said County on Wilsons run and bounded as hereafter mentioned and the said 
Caldwell on the day of [blank] sold the said land to the said Jesse Smith Now 
for & in Consideration of three hundred Dollars paid by the said Caldwell to 
the said McGinnis the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and for the 
further sum of five Shillings paid by the said Smith to the said McGinnis the 
receipt whereof is hereby [crossed out] also acknowledged [the phrase "and 
for....also acknowledged" was repeated and then crossed out] and in 
consideration of four hundred and twenty five dollars paid by the said Smith to 
the said Caldwell the said McGinnis doth by the presents and at the request and 
Special direction of the said Caldwell bargain Sell alien and confirm by these 
presents the said fifty acres of land lying as aforesaid and bounded as follows 
(to wit) Beginning at a point in the middle of said Wilsons run eleven poles 
below the mouth of William McDowels Spring branch in the south boundary line of 
said McDowell, ass'ee of John Bowmans thousand acres Survey, thence South 
eighty seven degrees West with a line of said thousand acre Survey Sixty three 
and one half poles to a mulberry Stump, thence South Sixteen degrees West one 
hundred and eleven poles to a white oak and Sugar tree on the north west side 
of said run a corner to William Starling at high water mark thence down the run 
and bending on its meanders South thirty five degrees East twenty six poles 
north thirty six east Seventy poles South thrty five east eleven poles to a 
white ash and walnut tree corner to Joseph McDowell on the south east side of 
said run vary[?] little above the mouth of said Joseph McDowells spring branch 
thence crossing the run and running across a bend of the same north thirty two 
degrees east sixty eight poles to the edge of low water mark in said run thence 
down the run North eight degrees west twenty six poles north thirty five 
degrees East thirty two and one half poles North one degree west thirty one 
poles to the Beginning with its appurtenences To have and to hold the said 
tract of parcel of land with its appurtenences to the said Jesse Smith and his 
Heirs forever and the said Samuel McGinnis and Mary his wife by these said 
[crossed out] presents doth covenant and agree to and with the said Jesse Smith 
and his heirs forever that he the said Sam'l McGinnis & Mary his wife will 
forever save the said Jesse Smith harmless in the peaceable possession of the  
before mentioned premises and the said Samuel McGinnis and [blank] his wife has 
and by these presents for himself his Heirs Executors & Administrators to the 
said Jesse Smith and his heirs forever that he will forever warrant and defend 
the right and title to the above mentioned tract of land against the Claim or 
Claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof the 
said Samuel McGinnis and Mary his wife have hereunto Set their hands and Seals 
the date and year first above written.
                    Samuel McGinnis (Seal)
                    [blank]       (Seal)
Signed sealed and delivered)
in the presents of us      )
[blank]

Mercer County Sct. November County Court 1810
The within Indenture was this day produced into Court and proved to ["proved 
to" crossed out] acknowledged by Samuel McGinnis a party thereto to be his act 
and deed and Ordered to be recorded.
                 Atteste
                  Tho. Allin C.C.

[in the margin] Relinquishment of Dower Recor'd B 8th p 82

Deed Book 8, page 83 [not 82]
Mercer County Sct.
This Day Polly McGinnis wife of Samuel McGinnis a party to the within Deed 
personally appeared before us Archibald Bilbo & James Caldwell two of the 
Commonwealth Justices of the peace for said County and relinquished her right 
of Dower to the within mentioned tract of land as the law directs & consented 
that the same may be entered of Record Given under our hands and seals this 1st 
day of August 1811.
                Archibald Bilbo (Seal)
                Ja. Caldwell (Seal)
Mercer County Sct.
This Indenture with the above certificate of relinquishment of Dower which said 
certificate of [crossed out] I have made of record.
               Att.
                    Tho. Allin C.C.



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