Deed Media Bledsoe to Daniel Garrard 1824

Submitted by Rick Girtman
Source: Deed Book A, page 1

This Indenture made and entered into this 30th of September 1824 between Media Bledsoe of Garrard County and State of Kentucky of the one part and Daniel Garrard of Clay County and State aforsaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in consideration of one thousand dollars the sd. Bledsoe has this day bargained and Sold unto Sd. Garrard four thousand eight hundred acres of Land lying in Knox County on Laurel River. It being that part of 16,000 acres of Land pattented in the name of John Watts which was allotted to Sd. Media  Bledsoe in the Division of the Lands of William Bledsoe Deceas'd., and bounded as follows. (Viz) Beginning at two white oaks and a Spanish oak corner to A. Bledsoe's thence West 480 poles to a Maple Spanish Oak and gum north West corner of the original Survey of Watts thence South, corner of the original Survey thence East 480 poles to a Stake thence North 1,600 poles to the beginning. Which Sd. land the sd. Bledsoe does hereby warrant & defend from the claim of all and every person whatsoever to the only use of Sd. Garrard his heirs or assigns forever in witness whereof &c.
                                                                                     Media Bledsoe -Seal
                                                                                     Mahala Bledsoe -Seal

State of Kentucky
Garrard County to wit
I Benjamin Letcher Clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforsaid do hereby certify that the within and foregoing Indenture of Bargain & Sale was this day produced to me in my office and acknowledged by Media Bledsoe and Mahala his wife to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned and the Sd. Mahala being by me examined Separate and apart from her sd. husband freely and Voluntarily relinquished her right of dower and inheritance in and to the Land intended to be conveyed by Said Indenture as the law directs. All which is Certified to the Clerk of the County Court for Knox County where the land lies for the purpose of being there recorded. Given under my hand at my office in Lancaster this 30th day of September 1824.

                                                                                     Benjamin Letcher

State of Kentucky
Laurel County Sct.
I hereby certify that on the 23rd of March 1826 the foregoing Indenture of bargain & Sale together with the certificate from the Clerk of Garrard County annexed thereto was produced to me in my office & the same is truly entered of record.
Given under my the 25th July 1826.
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