The State of Florida }
HillsboroughAlachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That Mary R. Justice
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty five
Dollars to her in hand paid by John N. Downing
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 the said John N. Downing
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:
A one-sixth undivided interest in the East half of the North East
Township Ten Range Fourteen East
containing by estimation one hundred & Twenty acres of land, more or less, Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
To Have and to Hold the same unto him the said John N. Downing
and to his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said Mary R. Justice
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said John N. Downing
that I am lawfully seized in fee of the property herein and hereby conveyed, and that I 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 I will and my heirs, executors and administrators shall and will forever warrant and defend the same unto him the said
John N. Downing
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 28th day of May A.D. 1888
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } Mary R. Justice {SEAL}
Ivey Register } {SEAL}
J.M. Smith } {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 }
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The State of Florida }
HillsboroughAlachua County} Before me personally appeared Mary A. Justice
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who acknowledges that she executed, signed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained and expressed.
Acknowledged and Subscribed before me this } Ivey Register
28th Day of June A.D. 188 } (seal) Notary Public
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Filed for Record 18th day of June A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle
Recorded 19th day of June A.D. 1890 } Clerk
pr E.C. Wimberly D.C. |
