The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I Sarah J. Thomas of the State of Louisiana and Parish of Bienville
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Seven hundred ($700)
Dollars to me in hand paid by Thomas G. Ramsey
of the County of Alachua in the State of Florida the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold and
conveyed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto him unto him the said
Thomas G. Ramsey
all that certain lot, piece, tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the County of Alachua, State of Florida particularly known and described as follows, to wit:
All of my interest in the Estate of Moses Ramsey and L.A. Ramsey deceased
containing by estimation acres of land, more or less, Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and
appertenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
To Have and to Hold the same unto him the said Thomas G. Ramsey
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said Sarah J. Thomas
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Thomas G. Ramsey
that I am lawfully seized in fee of the property herein and hereby conveyed, and that we have good and lawful right to sell and convey the same; that the same is free from all
encumberances of any kind whatsoever, and that I will and my heirs, executors and administrators shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto him the said
Thomas G. Ramsey
and to his heirs, executors and administrators and assigns, against the lawful claims and demands of any and all persons whomsoever now claiming or hereafter to claim the same.
In Witness whereof have hereunto set hand and affixed seal on this day of A.D. 188
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
presence of us as witnesses: } M.G.B. Thomas {SEAL}
F.H. Gossman } for Sarah J. Thomas {SEAL}
C.D. Hicks } {SEAL}
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The State of Florida }
Alachua County } I Hereby Certify that on this day of A.D. 188 before
me personally appeared Mrs.
wife of the grantor in the foregoing conveyance, who being first duly qusetioned and examined by me, separate and
apart from her said husband, says and acknowledges before me that she did sign the said deed of conveyance for the purpose of releasing, relinquishing and renouncing all her right of Dower in and to the
land in said deed described, and that the said Relinquishment and Renunciation of Dower was done and made by her freely and voluntarily, and without any compulsion, constraint, apprehension or fear of or
from her said husband.
In Testimony Whereof I Have Hereunto Set My }
Hand and Seal }
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Louisiana }
The State of Florida }
Parish of Caddo County } Before me personally appeared M.G.B. Thomas Agt and Attorney in
Alachua County. } fact for Mrs. Sarah J. Thomas
and
who acknowledges that he executed, signed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained and expressed.
Acknowledged and Subscribed before me this
30 day of January A.D. 1885 M.G.B. Thomas
(seal) Lewis E. Carter Agent & Attorney in fact
Notary Public in & for Caddo for Sarah J. Thomas
Parish State of Louisiana
Filed for Record 25th day of May A.D. 1887 J.A. Carlisle Clerk
Recorded 28th day of May A.D. 1887 pr E.C. Wimberly |