08/31/1811
Jesse Johnson to Rawleigh Kendall
This indenture made this 31st
day of August One thousand Eight hundred and Eleven between Jesse Johnson of
Champaign County and State of Ohio of the one part and Rawleigh Kendall of the
County of Fleming and state of Kentucky of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said Jesse Johnson for and in consideration of the
sum of three hundred and ninety five dollars to him in hand by the said Rawleigh
Kendall at and before the signing sealing and delivering of these presents the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and do by these
presents grant bargain and sell to the said Kendall and to his heirs and assigns
forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing by survey Seventy acres
situated lying and being in the aforesaid County of Fleming on both sides of
Locust Creek being a part of twenty thousand acres pattened in the name of John
Craig and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning at John McCollam’s North East
corner five small sugar trees, thence north eighty seven poles passing Locust
Creek to a blue ash stump and Beech thence west 40 poles to two beeches and a
white oak thence south seven and a half poles to a beech __________(?)
thence west fifty nine poles ten links to three sugar trees thence north
fourteen poles eight links to two buckeyes thence west thirty three poles seven
links to two hickory and a sugar tree, thence south ninety two poles twenty
links to three sugar trees and a buckeye in John McCollams line thence along
said line east one hundred and thirty two poles seventeen links to the
beginning. To have and to hold the land and premises hereby conveyed
________(?) every part and parcel
thereof to the said Rawleigh Kendall and to his heirs and assigns forever and
the said Jesse Johnson for himself his heirs executors and administrators do
covenant and agree with him the said Kendall and his heirs.
That him the said Johnson and his heirs will and shall warrant and
forever defend the aforesaid seventy acres of land with all the appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Kendall and to his
heirs and assigns forever from the claim of him the said Johnson or his heirs
___(?) all and every other person or
persons whatsoever claiming or pretending to claim any right title or interest
thereto in testimony whereof the said Jesse Johnson hath to these presents set
his hand and seals the day and date first above written signed sealed and
acknowledged in the presence of
Jesse Johnson LS
State of Kentucky
Fleming County
I Joshua Stockton Clerk of the Court for the County
aforesaid do certify that the foregoing indenture of bargain and sale was this
day acknowledged by the said Jesse Johnson according to law and is together with
this certificate duly recorded in my office.
Given under my hand the 2nd September 1811
Joshua Stockton Clerk
Submitted by Mickey Teising