The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I Hugh C. Ray
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars to me in hand paid by Charles K. Ray
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 unto him the said Charles K. Ray
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:
The North East quarter of Section Six in Township No Nine South
of Range No Seventeen East
containing by estimation 160 51/100 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 Charles K. Ray
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And him the said Hugh C. Ray
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Charles K. Ray
that he lawfully seized in fee of the property herein and hereby conveyed, and that he have good and lawful right to sell and convey the same; that the same is free from all encumbrances
of any kind whatsoever, and that he will and his heirs, executors and administrators shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto him the said
Charles K. Ray
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 I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal on this 14th day of April A.D. 1888
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } Hugh C. Ray {SEAL}
N.T. King } {SEAL}
W.H. Pratt } {SEAL}
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The State of Florida }
Alachua County } I Hereby Certify that on this day of A.D. 18 before
} me personally appeared Mrs.
wife of the grantor in the foregoing conveyance, who being first duly questioned 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 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 husband.
In Testimony Whereof I Have Hereunto Set My }
Hand and Seal }
} {SEAL}
}
The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Before me personally appeared
} Hugh C. Ray
and
who acknowledges that executed, signed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained and expressed.
Acknowledged and Subscribed before me this }
14th day of April A.D. 1888 } Hugh C. Ray
(seal) R.S. Pringle }
Notary Public in and }
for the State of Florida at Large }
Filed for Record 6th day of February A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle Clerk
Recorded 8th day of February A.D. 1890 } pr E.C. Wimberley DC |