Deed, Aaron and Polly Kelsey Johnson to Oliver Granger, 22 November 1839–B
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and Polly Kelsey Johnson, Deed for property in , Geauga Co., OH, to , 22 Nov. 1839; printed form with manuscript additions in the handwriting of ; signatures of and presumably of Polly Kelsey Johnson; witnessed by ; certified by ; printed certification form with manuscript additions in the handwriting of ; docket in handwriting of ; two pages; Hiram Kimball Collection, CHL.
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Printed at the office of the carthagenian, , illinois.
THIS INDENTURE, made and entered into this Twenty Second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Nine BETWEEN & Huntington Johnson and his wife, of , and State of Illinois of the first part, and of the County of and State of Illinois of the second part, WITNESSETH, that the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred Dollars dollars, to them in hand paid, by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have given, granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents, do give, grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever th◊◊ that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying, and being in the County of and State of Ohio and described as follows, to wit: Being a part of Lot No forty four in the Town of and State of Ohio, Township no nine in the north range in the , Beginning at the north west Corner of a piece of land deeded by to John W. Clark in the Center of the road leading from to thence ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ly <northerly> to the Center of the road five rods and twenty two links to a post thence due East about Seventeen rods, or as far east as John W Clarks East line, thence South to Sd John W Clarkes North line thence due west to the place of Beginning Containing about Ninety rods of ground
TO HAVE and TO HOLD, the aforesaid premises, together with all and singular the improvements, rights, privileges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, unto the said party of the second part, and to heirs and assigns forever, free from the claim or claims of themselves, their heirs, or assigns, and from the claims of any and every other person or persons claiming the same by, through, or under them or either of them. And the said parties of the first part, for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said part of the second part, his heirs and assigns, that they are lawfully seized of the above described premises, that they have good right, full power, and lawful authority, to sell and convey the same, and that the above described premises are clear and free of all encumbrances: And that they will WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND the title thereto, and hereby conveyed, against the lawful claim or claims of all and every person or persons claiming the same whomsoever.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said parties of the first part, have hereunto subscribed their names, and affixed their seals, the day and year first above written.
-[L.S.]-
Polly Z Johnson-[L.S.]-
SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED,)
IN PRESENCE OF)
,)
State of Illinois)
County of )
This day personally appeared before me an acting justice of the peace within and for the aforesaid , and Poll[y] L, his wife whose signatures appear to the above deed and who are per[so]nally known to me to be the persons described in and who executed th[e] same, did acknowledgd said conveyance to be their free act and de[ed] for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, And the said Po[lly] L. Johnson, herein by me made acquainted with the conte[nts] of said deed an[d] examined seperate and apart from her acknowledged [tha]t she relinquished her Dower to the premises therein coveyed freely [vol]untarily and without compulsion of her
Given under m[y ha]nd and seal this 21st day of February A D 1840