Deed from Samuel and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, 1 October 1836
Source Note
Samuel Canfield and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, Deed for property in , Geauga Co., OH, to JS, 1 Oct. 1836; signed by Samuel Canfield and Sabrina Davenport Canfield; witnessed by and ; certified by . Version copied 12 Nov. 1836 in Geauga Co., OH, Deed Record, vol. 22, pp. 430–431; handwriting of ; Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.
<consideration> of five hundred dollars received to our full satisfaction of Joseph Smith Jr. of the town of County of and State of , do give grant bargain sell and confirm unto him the said Joseph Smith Jr. his heirs and assigns, the following described Tract or lot of land Situate in No. Nine in the ninth range of townships in the in the State of and which is also in the County of and is known as parts of lot No. twenty nine and forty one and forty two as deeded to Samuel Canfield & is bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the centre of the highway lately laid out in the north line of land deeded to Samuel Canfield, thence West sixty six rods to a post, thence south fifteen rods to a post, thence South 58° West nineteen Rods to the lot Line, thence South along the lot line 8 rods to a post, thence East parallel with the north line Sixty nine rods to the centre of the highway, thence bounding on the centre of the highway, northerly to Mr. Youngs northwest corner; thence west Eight rods to a post, thence North Eight rods to a post, thence East thirteen Rods to the highway thence Northerly bounding on the centre of the highway four rods north & South to the place of beginning containing thirteen acres of land subject to all legal highways; To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Joseph Smith Jr. his heirs and assigns forever to their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said Samuel Canfield do for myself & my heirs executors and adminstrators covenant with the said Joseph Smith Jr his heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I was well seized of these premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatsoever And furthermore I the said Samuel Canfield do by these presents bind myself & my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said Joseph Smith Jr his heirs and assigns against all lawful claims and demands whatsoever, And I the said Sabrina Canfield do hereby remise, release and forever unto the said Joseph Smith Jr. his heirs and assigns all all my right and title of dower in and to the above described premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this [blank] day of [blank] A. D. one thousand eight hundred & thirty
Samuel Canfield Seal
Sabrina Canfield Seal
Signed Sealed acknowledged & delivered in presence of
The State of Ohio)
ss.)
Personally appeared Samuel Canfield & Sabrina Canfield to me personally known as the signers and sealers of the above instrument, and acknowledged that they did voluntarily sign and seal the same and that the same is their free act and deed And I having fully made known and explained to the said Sabrina Canfield the contents of the above deed, and having likewise examined her separate and apart from her said husband, she declared that she did of her own free will and accord voluntarily Sign, Seal, acknowledge, and as her free act and deed, deliver the same, without the force; coercion or compulsion of her said husband and that she is still satisfied therewith. Before me at October 1, 1836.
, Justice Peace.
Received Octr. 29th. & Recorded Novr. 12th. A.D. 1836