Shelby County, Indiana
Land Records
Samuel Harvey’s Deed
from
James Lee
Shelby County, Indiana
Deed Record Book G Page 642
Land Records
Samuel Harvey’s Deed
from
James Lee
Shelby County, Indiana
Deed Record Book G Page 642
This Indenture made the twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven between James Lee and Jane Lee his wife of the county of Shelby and state of Indiana of the one part and Stephen Harvey of the county and state aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said James Lee for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to him in hand paid by the said Stephen Harvey the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and doth by these presents grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Stephen Harvey his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land in the county of Shelby aforesaid. It being five acres off of the North East corner of the West half of the North East Quarter of section eight in Township eleven North of Range six east beginning at the North east corner thence West forty rods thence south twenty rods thence east forty Rods thence North twenty Rods to the beginning place of Land sold at Indianapolis Indiana. Together with all the appurtanances thereunto belonging and all the reversions remainders and profits thereof and all the estate title and interest of the said James Lee in and to the same. To have and to hold the premises aforesaid with all the appurtanances to the only proper use benefit and behoof of the said Stephen Harvey his heirs and assigns forever. And the said James Lee for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant and agree to and with the said Stephen Harvey his heirs and assigns that he the said James Lee is lawfully seized in fee of the premises aforesaid that they are free from all encumbrance and that he has good right to sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid, and furrther that he and his heirs executors and administrators shall and will Warrant and defend the said premises to the said Stephen Harvey his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of himself and his heirs and also against the lawful claim or claims of all and every other person or persons whatsoever. And the said Jane Lee the wife of the said James Lee doth hereby relinquish all her right and title of Dower of and in the premises aforesaid. In witness whereof the said James Lee and Jane Lee his wife hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
| Signed & sealed in presence of | James Lee (seal) | |
| John Cutsinger, Thomas S. Collins | her Jane X Lee (seal) mark |
State of Indiana Shelby County To Wit Be it Remembered that the within named James Lee and Jane Lee his wife came this day personally before me John Cutsinger a Justice of the peace within and for said county and acknowledged that they signed sealed and delivered the within Indenture as their act and deed for the purposes therein specified and the said Jane Lee being of full age and being by me duly examined Seperate and apart from her said husband, and the contents of the said Indenture being made known to her declared that she relinquished her right and title of Dower in and to the lands and tenements in the within Indenture set forth and described and that she voluntarily and of her own free will and accord and without any coercion or compulsion of her husband signed sealed and delivered the said Indenture as her act and deed for the purposes aforesaid Given under my hand and seal the twenty fourth day of January AD 1837.
John cutsinger (seal) Justice of the peace
Recorded November 13th 1837 Milton Robins Recorder
Transcribed from FHL microfilm 1403460 on 11 May 2009 by Jeri L. Corbitt
