PARKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

GEORGE WILKINS - MAY 1835

DEED BOOK 2 PAGE 187                                    

 

   This Indenture made this the 4th day of May A.D. 1835 between George Wilkins of Parke County state of Indiana of the one part, and Norbourn Thomas of Fountain County state of Indiana of the other part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of twenty seven dollars in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever all that certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the county of Parke State of Indiana and for sale in the Crawsfordsville lands district towit North east fraction of Section three in Town seventeen North of Range Nine west containing fifty acres, more or less. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest that the party of the first part hath in the above bargained premises and no more right or title that the said party of the first part, has in the said promises by virtue of a deed from the Sheriff of Parke County State of Indiana made on the sale of said premises on the 27th day of December 1834, by virtue of an execution in his hand in favour of the state of Indiana against Lewis Thomas at which sale said party of the first part became the purchaser and that he will not warrant or defend said premises any farther than the title derived through him and this he warrants and defends against the lawful claims and demand of all person.

   In witness whereof the said party of the first has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written.

            Signed sealed and delivered                 George Wilkins

            in presence of

            Joseph A Wright Jno G Davis

   State of Indiana Parke County Be it remembered that on this day towit the 4th day of May 1835 before me the subscriber  Recorder in the said county personally came George Wilkins the grantor named in the above deed of conveyance and acknowledged the signing and sealing said deed to be his act and deed.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year written.                       Jno G Davis Recorder

Recorded May 4th 1835            John G Davis Recorder

 

 

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