Sumter County, Alabama
Deed Book S, pp. 157-160
The State of Alabama Sumter
County
This Indenture made this
day of November in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred
and sixty six between John H Gary and his wife Eliza
Gary of the first part, and
Abner R. Scarborough of the second part all
of the County of Sumter and State of Alabama. Witnesseth;
That the second parties
of the first part, for and in consideration of the
sum of Seven Thousand Dollars to them in hand paid by the
Said party of the second part,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
have this day granted bargained and sold, and by
these presents do grant bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto
the said party of the second
part, all and singular, that certain
piece or parcel of land Situated in the County and State
aforesaid and in the District
of Land subject to sale at Demopolis designated
and known as: W ½ of the NW ¼ of Section Thirty (Monette):
also the S ½ of Section
Nineteen (Tucker): also the S ½ of the NE ¼ of
Sec Nineteen; also all that
part of the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Sec Nineteen
lying East of Jones Bluff and Demopolis Road; also the
SW ¼ of Section Twenty; also the W ½ of the SE ¼ of
Sec Twenty also
the W ½ of the E ½ of the S.E. ¼ of Sec Twenty; also
the S ½ of the
SW ¼ of Section Twenty; also NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of section
Twenty; also Eight (8) acres
off the S’ End of the SW ¼ of the NE
¼ of Section Twenty; also the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of
Section Twenty Nine;
also the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section Twenty one; also the
NW ¼ of the NE ¼
of Section Twenty one; also the W ½ of the SE ¼
of Section Sixteen; also the
SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Sec Sixteen, Containing
Eleven Hundred and Twenty eight acres more or less all
in Township Nineteen, Range 1 West; also the free and
uninterrupted right of way
over the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section Twenty-one
and the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section Twenty in Township
and Range aforesaid; the right
of way to be determined by the road
that now runs from my dwelling over said lands to
my River plantation on the Bigbee River; together with all
and singular the tenements,
heredetaments and appurtenances and
all the estate, title, interest, and right of dower of the
Said parties of the first part
thereon.
And the said parties of
the first part do hereby covenant and agree
with the said party of the second part, that; at the time
of the delivery hereof the
said party of the second part is the lawful owner
of the premises above granted, and seized thereof fee
Simple absolutely, and further
that they will warrant and defend
the above granted premises, in the quiet and peaceablepossession of the
said party of the second part.
In witness Whereof we have
hereunto affixed our hands and seals on
the 26th day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand
Eight Hundred and sixty six.
Jno H Gary
Eliza Gary
I W.
P. Gould an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that John H Gary and his Wife Eliza
Gary whose names appear to the foregoing conveyance,
did, on being informed of the
contents of said conveyance execute
the same voluntarily on date therewith Given
under my hand and seal this 26th day of November
in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty Six.
W. P. Gould
Justice of Peace
Recd in office May 12 1869
& Recorded May 13 1869
Stampd with Seven Dollar
U. S. Rev. Stamps
J A Abrahams Judge
