In Great-Grandpa Dave Ferguson's Desk I found a handmade leather packet, folded over, and sewn with leather strapping, with several legal papers pertaining to the Everman family, and apparently belonging to Great-Grandma Belle's parents.
I John Kirkpatrick and Ira Kirkpatrick of Montgomery
County and State of Ky, doth oblige outselvs our heirs
and administrator to convey to John Everman all our
interest of the Mill and two acres of land, one acre, one
each side of the river of James Kirkpatrick, deceased,
without any recourse on us to the full performance here
of the said Kirkpatricks by these presents bind
themselves their heirs and executor in the penelty two
hundred dollars witness your hands this 22nd day of Feb
1831.
Witness Sillas Millen
Signed John
Kirkpatrick
Ira Kirkpatrick
Know all men by these presents that I Littleton Attebery
am held and firmly bound to John Everman in the sum of
Eighty dollars as witness my hand and seal this 7th day
of October A.D. 1847. The condition of the above
obligation is such that on this day the aforesaid John
Everman and Jane Everman, his wife, has signed a deed,
for a certain tract of land in said deed described, to
Pridy Mahewren the sum of consideration is one hundred
and eighty dollars it being eighty dollars more than I
gave the said Evermans for said tract of land. Now
if the said Atteberry shall and will forever prevent all
recourse by said Pridy Mahewren for any error in his
signing the said deed for the eighty dollars more than
their actual agreement with him, it only being aniented
for the purpose of saving the expense of another deed
then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in
full force and effect. Signed and sealed this
7th day of October 1847.
Signed and sealed in the presence of John Benson
Signed: Littleton Atteberry
Know all men by these presents that I David McLaughlin,
James Muncy and his wife Isabel, alias Isabel Dicky of
the County of Montgomery and State of Kentucky for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to us in
hand paid by John Everman of Christian County and State
of Illinois the receipt thereof we do hereby acknowledge
have bargained sold and quit claimed and by these
presents do bargain sill and quit claim unto the said
John Everman and to his heirs and assigns for ever all
our and each of our rights title interest estate and
command both at law and in equity and as were in
possession as in aspectincy of in and to all that certain
farm or piece of land situated in the County of Macon and
State of Illinois to wit the south west quarter of the
northeast quarter of Section fifteen in Township fourteen
North of the base line of range two east of the thiva
principal maredian, containing 40 acres also west 1/2 SE
qur of section fifteen Town 14 R 2 E of the third
principal mardian containing 80 acres with all and
singular the hereaitaments and appertainances there unto
belonging in witness thereof we have hereunto sit our
hands and sign this 16th day of September 1847.
David McLaughlin
James Muncy
Isabela Muncy
State of Kentucky Montgomery County to Wit
We Robert D Gay and A C Daniel Justices of the Peace for
said county so hereby certify that David McLaughlin and
Elizabeth McLaughlin his wife, James Muncy and his wife
Isabela Muncy alias Isabela Dicky parties to the within
Deed personally appeared before us in our court aforesaid
and subscribed and acknowledge the same to be their act
and did we having previously examined the said Elizabeth
McLaughlin and Isabella Muncy, alias Isabela Dicky apart
from their husbands and they with there own free will and
consent relinquished there right of owner in the said
lands and advised us to certify the said acknowledgment
to the clerk of the probate court of the county of Macon
and State of Illinois in assure that the said deed may be
recorded.
Given under our honors this 16th day of September 1847
R D Gay, JP
A C Daniel, JP
DEED - From Elizabeth Hogan-Ferguson, widow of William Milo Ferguson
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Deed recorded in Book I, page 181 Know all men by these presents, that I, Elizabeth Ferguson, of the County of Howell & State of Missouri, have this day, for & in consideration of the sum of three dollars and 75/100 to the said Elizabeth Ferguson in hand paid by J. W. Chambers, E. C. Ferguson and George Patterson, of the County of Howell and State of Missouri, granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, unto the said J. W. Chambers, E. C. Ferguson and George Patterson, and their successors in offices, (trustees) in trust, that said premises shall be used, kept, maintained and disposed of as a place of Devine worship for the use of the ministry and membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of American, subject to the discipline, usage, and ministerial appointments of said Church, as from time to time authorized and declared by the General Conference of said Church and the Annual Conference in whose bounds the said premises are situate, the following described tract of land, beginning on the line of the original survey between NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 and NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of sect. 30 Township No 27 N. Range No. 9 W. at a corner stone established between James Harris and Wm. M. Ferguson and running north thirty five yards, then running east one hundred yards, then running south seventy yards, then running west one hundred yards, then running north thirty five yards to the beginning, containing one acre and 30/100 more or less situate in the county of Howell and State of Missouri, to have and to hold the premises hereby conveyed, with all the rights, privileges and appurtances thereto belonging, or in any wise appertaining unto the said J. W. Chambers, E. C. Ferguson and George Patterson, and their successors in office forever, * the said Elizabeth Ferguson, hereby covenanting to and with the aforesaid trustees and their successors in office, to warrant and defend the title to the premises hereby conveyed against the claims of every person whatsoever. Elizabeth Ferguson (seal) Witness: A. L. Walker Jas. A. Ferguson
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The deed was executed before James H. Hogan, Justice of the Peace, who is the brother of Elizabeth Hogan Ferguson. Emanuel Clark "Colonel" Ferguson, one of the Trustees, is her son, as is one of the witnesses, James A. Ferguson. Another trustee, George Patterson, was married to Sarah R. Luttrell-Patterson, a half-sister of Elizabeth Hogan-Ferguson.
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