County: Clark
Record: Deeds
Vol. E
Pages 272-273
Reel: C1689

From: sharkay@swbell.net [mailto:sharkay@swbell.net]
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 9:46 AM

This Indenture made and entered into by and between Esquire Barton

and Rachael Barton his wife of the county of Monroe of the first part

and Samuel Miller of the second part all of the State of Missouri

witnessed for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred and

forty Dollars Cash in hand paid by Samuel Miller unto said Esquire

Barton and Rachel his wife respt whereof are hereby acknowledged

have give granted bargained and sold and do give grant bargain sellbr

unto the said Samuel Miller the following described tract or parcel of

land twit. Situate lying and being in the County of Clark and State of

Missouri as follows all our interest in and to the west half of the North

East quarter of Seven township Sixty Six Range Eight West forty

acres of land said Barton, undivided part of the said Eighty acres of

(Barton undivided…written and then crossed out) also twenty acres of

Barton's undivided part of the Lots No.-One of the South West quarter

of section No Six Township Sixty Six North of the base line and

Range Eighty west containing in all Sixty agreeable to the United

States Survey (w with line over it) is further under and bargained that

the said Esquire Barton and Rachel his wife is to warrant and forever

defend the right and title to the aforesaid land unto said Samuel

Miller and unto his heirs and assigns against all and every person or

persons claiming under me the said Barton and every person and

persons claiming the said lands in any wise – In testimony whereof

we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first

above written.

Esquire Barton (Seal)

Rachel Barton (Seal)…she put her mark

State of Missouri

County of Monroe

Be it remembered that on this 6th day of October 1845 before one

John G. Caldwell Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for said County

of Monroe personally appeared Squire Barton and Rachel Barton and

proven by Joseph Lidner and Wm Goe two credible witnesses

examined on oath to be the wife of the said Squire Barton and the

person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument of writing

as a party thereto having executed the same and they severally

acknowledged the same to be their act and deed for the purposes

therein mentioned The said Rachel Barton being (b?in) first made

acquainted with the county thereof and examined separate and apart

from her husband upon such examination acknowledged and

declared that she executed said deed and Relinquishes her dower in

the lands and tenements therein mentioned freely voluntarily and

without any compulsion or undue influence of her said husband.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixes the

seal of the Monroe Circuit Court at Office at Paris on the day and year

last aforesaid. ---- Js P-G Caldwell Clk

Filed November 19th 1847

Willis Curd/Card Recorder

This Indenture made on this 4th of May Eighteen forty seven between

Taylor Barton and Ann his wife of the County of Monroe and State of

Missouri of the one part and Samuel Miller of the other part witnessed

that the said Taylor Barton and Ann his wife for and in consideration

of the sum of One hundred and thirty dollars to them in hand paid

the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby grant bargain

sell and convey and confirm unto the said Samuel Miller and his heirs

and assigns forever all our interest in a certain tract.

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