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John
Benge Deed - 1851
(Patsey
Robertson, Barton Potter, Pike Cornett, Delpha Benge)
Source:
Film #0986250
CLAY COUNTY KENTUCKY CLERK OF COURT DEEDS
VOLUME D
p 168
This indenture
of bargain sale and conveyance made & entered into this 20th
day of March between John (blank -- should read Benge - Sharon
Peel) & wife of the one part and Patsey Robertson of the
other part witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum
of one dollar to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged I have this day bargained & sold unto the said
Patsey Robertson the following boundry of land lying and being
in the County of Clay & State of Kentucky on the waters of
Rockcastle river and bounded as follows to wit: Beginning on Barton
Potter's tan yard tract on the west side of said tract thence
as marked to Pike Cornetts line thence with said Cornett's line
near a 1/4 of a mile thence something like a due east course to
said Potters line as marked thence with said Potters line to the
beginning. To have and to hold unto the said Patsey Robertson
her heirs & assigns forever free from the claim of ourselves
our heirs and all persons whatsoever we will warrant and defend
the title to the same.
In witness whereof
we have hereunto set our hands & seals the day and date above
written.
John Benge (his
seal)
Delpha Benge (her seal)
Commonwealth
of Kentucky Clay Count Sct
I, W Woodcock
Clerk of the County Court aforesaid certify that this deed from
John Benge & wife to Patsey Robertson was this day produced
to me in my office & acknowledged by the grantors to be their
act & deed & the said Delpha Benge being by me examined
privately and apart from her husband declared she did freely and
willingly seal & deliver said writing & wished not to
retract it & acknowledged the same again shown and explained
to her to be her act and deed & consented that the same might
be recorded where upon said deed together with the foregoing certificate
have duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand
this 20th day of March 1851.
William Woodcock
Clerk
[Note: Martha Patsey (Benge) Robertson was the widow
of James Robertson. John and Delpha Benge were her parents. - Sharon
Peel]
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