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.