PARKE
SAMUEL WILKINS
- DECEMBER 1854
DEED BOOK
For and
consideration of the sum of Four Hundred and thirty Dollars to us in hand paid
by Henry L Linton of the County of Parke and state of Indiana the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged; We Samuel Wilkins and Evaline his wife, do by
these presents, give, grant, bargain and sell unto the said Henry L Linton, his
heirs and assigns forever all our right, title, interest estate of, to and in,
that part and portion of the following described lands lying and being in the
County and state aforesaid towit: The
East fraction of the South West quarter of section nineteen in Township sixteen
North of Range Eight west. The West fraction of the South? quarter of said Section
nineteen Township and Range aforesaid - Twenty acres off the east half of the
North east quarter of section twenty five in Township sixteen north of Range
nine west: and fifty four acres of the south end of the East half of the South
East quarter of Section Twentyfour in said last mentioned Township and
Range. That was assigned, allotted and
set apart to Martha Wilkins, as the widow of Michael Wilkins late of County
aforesaid, deceased, as her full third part and equal share of said lands,
described by a certain decree of the Probate Court of Parke County, rendered at
the March Term thereof, for the year 1848 in Certain proceedings in partition,
whereas the said Martha, widow as aforesaid, and others were petitioners and
one John Wilkins ? defendant - Which said parcel and
share of said lands so assigned and allotted the said Martha, as aforesaid, is
more particularly described in the plat recorded as part of said proceedings
and is indicated therein as Lot No 5 which said plat is recorded in the
"complete records" of said County in Volume No at page 159 to which
reference may be had, for greater certainty - said interest, title and estate
hereby intended to be ? to be
subject to the said dower estate of the said Martha Widow as aforesaid. And the said Samuel Wilkins for himself, his
heirs, and assigns, doth; covenant with the said Henry L Linton and his heirs
and assigns as follows: That except as to the said Martha Widow aforesaid, I am
lawfully seized and possessed in fee simple of the estate in the lands
aforesaid, hereby conveyed: that except as aforesaid I have good right to
convey the same in fee simple: that the same, excepting the said dower estate
of the said Martha, is fee from all encumbrances and that I will, except as
aforesaid, forever Warrant and defend the same against all claims whether at ? or Equity (The word acres on the first page ? before sealing
and delivery) Witness our hands and seals this 9th day of December AD 1854
Samuel
Wilkins
Evaline
Wilkins
State of
December 9 1854
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said
county the above Samuel Wilkins and Evaline his wife and personally
acknowledged the foregoing conveyance to be their act and deed - Witness my
hand and seal this 9th day of December 1854 G
Davis Justice of the Peace
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