DEED INDENTURE BETWEEN CORNELIUS BOWMAN SR.

& CORNELIUS BOWMAN JR.

Transcribed from the works of  Dr. William Julius Moore

Late Dean of Eastern Kentucky University

By Sherry Frazier

 

 

 

 

DEED BOOK I, PAGE 4

 

This indenture made this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve between Cornelius Bowman, Sr. of the county of Madison and Commonwealth of Kentucky of the one part and Cornelius Bowman, Junior of the county and commonwealth of aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that said Cornelius Bowman, Sr. for and in consideration of the sum of eight pounds current money of Kentucky in hand paid to him the said Cornelius Bowman, Sr. before the ensealing and delivering of these presents by the said Cornelius Bowman, Jr. the receipt whereby I do hereby acknowledge and every part and parcel thereof and I do by these presents the said Bowman acquit exhonorate and forever discharge hath given granted bargained and sold unto the said Cornelius Bowman, Jr, his heirs and assigns forever that tract or parcel of land on which he now lives situate lying and being in the county of Madison and State of Kentucky and joining to Kings Branch the waters of Muddy Creek and bounded as follows_______

Beginning at a stake in Flemings line on the south side of Kings Branch thence north between a hickory and an elm pointers with the dividing line between John Williams and the said Bowman north thirteen degrees west 195 poles to a dogwood thence westward to the dividing line of fifty acres on the north of my land until it intersects with Talton Mabry’s settlement line thence with said line south to the corner thence west with his line six poles to a stake in said line and a hickory and black oak pointers thence a southeastern course with a line of marked tress until it strikes the end of the dividing fence that is now between the said Cornelius Bowman, Junior and Cornelius Bowman Sr., and then with the said fence as it now stands until it intersects with Flemings presemption line on the south side of King’s Branch thence with the said line east down the branch to the beginning including all within the said bounds be the same more or less with all and singular the rights and privileges and appuirtenances to the same belonging or in any way appertaining to him the said Cornelius Bowamn, Junior his heirs and assigns as a clear indefeasible estate in fee simple absolute to all intents and purposes as can be held or enjoyed by the said Cornelius Bowman, Sr. for myself  and my heirs doth further covenant and agree to and with the said Cornelius Bowman, Jr. that I will warrant and forever defend the legal right and title in and to the said land against all lawful claims of all manner of persons whatsoever to the only proper use and behalf of him the said Cornelius Bowman, Jr. his heirs and assign forever in witnesseth thereof the said Cornelius Bowman, Sr., hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and date wriiten above.

 

                                                                     Cornelius Bowman

 

 

 

 

Signed, sealed and delivered in presents

Of us

Jacob Bowman

Tan His Mark  Moore                State of Kentucky

                                        Madison County

 

     I do hereby certify that this indenture was produced to me as clerk of the court for the county aforesaid on the 6th day of April 1812 which was acknowledged by Cornelius Bowman, Sr. to be his and deed and the same has been duly recorded in my office

 

                                                                                Will Irvine