Submitted by Mamie Tate

Caldwell County, Kentucky Deed Book O-pages 27-28-29 dated 24 March 1847.
"Holeman and others, to James Keeny"

This indenture made and entered into this 24th day of March 1847 by and between John Holeman & Margaret his wife, Jacob Sigler, George Sigler, George Nall, and J.A. Cartwright, all of the county of Caldwell Kentucky except George Sigler who lives in Hopkins County, and George Nall of Union County & State aforesaid of the first part and James Keeny of the said County of Caldwell Kentucky of the other part. Whereas the several persons of the first part are co-lateral heirs of David Sigler deceased who died without issue & intestate, except the said Cartwright and whereas Margaret Sigler the widow of said decedent had her equal third part of the land that said David Sigler died seized and possessed of laid off to her and received by the Caldwell County court and recorded which called for about sixty acres out of a 200 acre tract pattented to one Love, and whereas the said James Keeny having by purchase became invested with the life estate of said widow and has also bought out the reversionary interest in all of the persons of the first part and this deed is for a further conformation and investiture for the same.

These presents therefore witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of thirty dollars in hand paid to each of the persons of the first part the receipt of which they and each of them do hereby acknowledge & forever acquit the said party
of the second part for the same, do by these presents grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the party of the second part and his heirs and assigns forever all that said tract of land allotted to the said widow of said decedant as aforesaid situate in said County of Caldwell and on the waters of Donaldson and is bounded as follows towit:

Beginning at a white oak and hickory the original beginning corner running thence West with William Love's line 97 poles to a black oak thence S34 W44 poles to a pin oak & elm thence S46 W34 poles to an elm thence S28 W10 poles to a hickory, thence S69 E 120 poles to a stake in the original line of said Joseph Love's survey thence with the same N9 E120 to the beginning supposed to contain 60 acres be the same more or less.
Together with all and singular the appurtenances, to have and to hold the said tract and boundary of land unto the said James Keeny his heirs and assigns forever free from the claim of them the parties of the first part and they and each of their heirs and from the claim of all persons whatsoever claiming by through or under them or any of them will by these presents warrant and forever defend.
In testimony whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the date first written.

Witnesses as to George Sigler: James L Cravens , and James C. Eison
Signers: John Holeman (seal), Margaret (her mark) Holeman (seal), Jacob Sigler (seal), James A. Cartwright (seal), George W. Nall (seal), Margaret (her mark) Nall (seal), and George (his mark) Sigler (seal)
State of Kentucky-Caldwell County (??)

I James C. Weller clerk of the Caldwell County court do certify that deed from John Holeman & others to James Keeny
was on the 24th day of March produced to me in my office and acknowledged by said Holeman & wife, Jacob Sigler, & James A. Cartwright to be their act and deeds for the purposes thereby contained and the said Mrs. Holeman wife of the said John Holeman being then and there examined by me privily and apart from her said husband declared that she did freely and willingly sign seal and deliver said deed and acknowledged said writing again shewn and explained to her to be her act and deed and wishes not to retract it and consenteth that the said may be recorded. And on the 24th day of August the same was acknowledged by George Nall and wife to be their act and deeda for the purposes therein contained and the said Mrs. Nall being then and there examined by me privily and apart from her said husband declared that she did freely and willingly sign seal and deliver said deed and acknowledged said writing again shown and explained to her, to be her act and deed for the purposes therein contained and wishes not to retract it and consenteth that the same be recorded and on the 17th day of October it was proven by the seperate oaths of James L. Cravens, and James C. Eison two subscribing witnesses thereto as to the signature of George Sigler and on the 18th day of December the same was ordered to be recorded.

Whereupon I have truly recorded the same and this certificate in my said office given under my hand this 18th day of December 1848.


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