James Dubois to Harrison W. Albaugh

 

Land Records, Jefferson OH
Book L2, Pg 387, F# 895965
James Dubois to Harrison W. Albaugh

Know all men by these presents that we James Dubois and his wife Mary E. Dubois of Dubuque County and State of Iowa in consideration of the sum of Three hundred and forty five dollars in hand paid by Harrison W. Albaugh of Jefferson County and State of Ohio, have bargained and sold and do hereby sell and convey unto the said Harrison W. Albaugh his heirs and assigns forever, the following premises Situate in Wayne Township, Jefferson County and State of Ohio and in the Steubenville Land district.  The same being a part of the North East quarter of Section twenty two, Township nine and Range three and bounded as follows: to wit:  Beginning at a stone standing in the West side of an alley, and corner to Samuel Copelands land, and running thence with said Samuel Copelands land North Eighty and one fourth degrees west twenty on and two tenths perches to an Ash Stump, thence South thirty five and one half degrees West, twenty five and eight tenths perches to a stone at a Chestnut Stump, thence by land of J.M. Jamieson South seventy five and a half degrees East twenty three and five tenths perches to a stone at said alley west of the Town of Bloomfield, thence by said alley North twenty eight degrees East twenty six and eight tenths perches to the place of beginning, containing three acres and eighty hundredths of an acre. (3  80/100) A. be the same more or less.  To have and to hold said premises with the appurtenances unto the said Harrison W. Albaugh his heirs and assigns forever.  And the said James Duboise and his wife Mary E. Duboise for themselves and heirs doth hereby covenant with said Harrison W. Albaugh his heirs and assigns that they are lawfully seized of the premises aforesaid that the premises are free and clear from all incumbrances whatsoever, and that they will forever warrant and defend the same with the appurtenances unto the said Harrison W. Albaugh his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever.  In Testimony whereof the said James Dubois and Mary E. Dubois hereunto set their hands and seals this first day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Sixty four.
Signed sealed and acknowledged in  }               50¢                                James Dubois  (seal)
Presence of B.N. Milrott                  }       Revenue Stamp                       Mary E. Dubois  (seal)
                    J.G. Wilson                }            cancelled
                                                                                State of Iowa, Dubuque County SS.

On this first day of April 1864 before me a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared James Dubois & Mary E. Dubois his wife to me personally known to be the identical person whose name are affixed to the above deed as grantors and acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act and deed and the said Mary E. Dubois wife of James Dubois being by me made acquainted with the contents of said instrument acknowledged on an examination apart from her husband that she did execute the same and relinquished her right of Dower to the Real Estate therein conveyed, voluntarily and without compulsion or undue influence of her husband.  Witness hand and seal the day & year above written.
                                                                                                 Joseph G. Wilson.  Justice of the Peace
State of Iowa, Dubuque County SS.
                                                                                   J.S.F. Bates, Clerk of the District Court of Iowa
In and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph G. Wilson before whom the execution of the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged was at the time of taking of such proof or acknowledgment  a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verify believe his name subscribed to the certificate of such proof or acknowledgement to be genuine.  And further that the annexed instrument is executed and proved or acknowledged in due form according to the laws of the State of Iowa.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of said Court, at office in the City of Dubuque, this 4th day of April A.D. 1864.                        J.L. Bates, Clerk
                                                                            By Wm A. Rupert, Deputy
(SEAL)
State of Ohio Jefferson County SS.                Recorded July 1, 1864.                   Alex Ewing, Recorder.


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