Old Deed - No. Tax
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Know all men by these presents that we James C. Welch & Zeriah Welch of the State of California & County of Yolo for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand fifty one dollars in hand paid to our legal agent Charles B. Welch of the same County and State we have this day bargained and sold and do hereby transfer and convey to John Bray of the County of Monroe and State of Kentucky all the right title claim and interest we now have or may hereafter have in and to the following tract or parcel of land lying and being on Line Creek in the County of Monroe in the State of Kentucky and bounded as follows to wit.....
Beginning on a large forked white oak on the State
line and corner Jacob Goad formerly corner Sam Thomas Thence S 12 E 118 poles
to a stake in John Deckards line. Thence S 63 E 30 poles to a stake in the
same. Thence N 15 E 12 poles to a willow then N 40 E 16 poles to a poplar
and hickory. Thence S 82 E 58 poles to a stake in John Bray's line. Thence
S 24 E 66 poles to 3 hickories Thence S 40 E 50 poles to an ash on the State
line corner to John Bray. Thence west with the State line to the beginning
containing Ninety five acres be the same more or less the said J. C. &
Zeriah Welch carry Ten shares out of Eleven there being Eleven heirs and
we owning Ten of their shares and we the said James C. & Zeriah Welch
do hereby agree to bind ourselves and representatives to forever warrant
and defend the title of the same to the said Bray his heirs and assigns.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day
of April 1857.
James C. Welch (Seal)
Zeriah Welch (Seal)
State of California, Yolo County - I Arch McDonald clerk of the County Court of said County do certify that this Instrument of writing from James C. Welch and wife Zeriah Welch was this day produced to me by the parties
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which was acknowledged by the said James C. Welch
to be his act and deed and the contents and effect of the instrument being
explained to the said Zerah Welch by me separate and apart from her said
husband. She thereupon declared that she did freely and voluntarily execute
the same to be her act and deed and consented that the same might be admitted
to record. Given under my hand and the seal of my office as clerk of the
County Court of Yolo County, California at office on this 17th day of April
AD 1857.
Arch McDonald Clerk
By Samuel Keeland, Deputy
State of Kentucky, County of Monroe - Set - I J. C.
Conkin Clerk of Monroe County Court certify this deed from James C. Welch
& Zeriah Welch his wife to John Bray was this day filed in my office
for record, whereupon I have recorded the same together with the certificate
of acknowledgement therein endorsed. Given under my hand this 25th day of
May 1857.
J. C. Conkin CLK MCC
State of Kentucky, County of Monroe Set. - I J. C.
Conkin Clerk of Monroe County Court certify this deed from James C. Welch
& wife to John Bray was this day filed in my office for Record 2nd time,
whereupon I have recorded the same together with the certificates therein
endorsed in my office. Given under my hand this 18th day of March 1867.
J. C. Conkin CLK M. C. C.