The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I Lawman Ward (widowed)
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty
Dollars to me in hand paid by Etter Ward
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 her the said Etter Ward
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 South half of the North East quarter of the south East quarter of Section (22)
Twenty Two, Township 8 South of Range (21) Twenty one East Containing Twenty
Acres more or less, Also a fractional piece of land commencing at the grade
of the F.R. & Cos Railroad on the North line of the South east quarter of the
South East quarter of the south East quarter of Sec 22 Town 8 Range 21 East
distant about (200) Two hundred feet west of the North East Corner of the afore
said quarter, Thence West Five hundred and twenty feet. Thence Southerly Three
hundred and twenty five feet tot he Rail Road, Thence along the Rail Road
South Easterly to the place of beginning only reserving right of way for the
Rail Road Containing two acres more or less
containing by estimation Twenty Two 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 her the said Etter Ward
and to her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said Luman Ward
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Etter Ward
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 the said
and to 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 20th day of October A.D. 1888
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } Luman Ward {SEAL}
J.M. Driver } {SEAL}
Geo H. Ambrose } {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 }
Alachua County } Before me personally appeared
} Luman Ward a widower
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 }
20th Day of Oct A.D. 1888 } Luman Ward
Geo H. Ambrose }
Notary Public State of Florida }
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Filed for Record 14th day of August A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle
Recorded 14th day of August A.D. 1890 } Clerk
pr E.C. Wimberly D.C. |
