The State of Florida }
Alachua County } Know all men by these Presents:
That I Burt C. Drake party of the first part
of the aforesaid County and State, for and in consideration of the sum of Four Hundred
Dollars to me in hand paid by Maria K. Sherrod party of the second part
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 party of the second part
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 Lot or subdivision number four (4) in Lot Number Three
(3) of the north west quarter (NW 4) of Section Five (5) in Township Ten
(10) south of Range Twenty (20) East (Browns addition to Town Gaines
ville) the said south half of said lot or subdivision number four
(4) hereby Conveyed, being seventy eight and three fourths (78 3/4) feet wide
from north to south, by one Hundred and fifty seven and a
half (157 1/2) feet from East to West and Containing 1408 1/2 square feet
containing by estimation 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 party of the second part
and to her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in fee simple absolute. And I the said party of the first part
do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part
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 her the said
party of the second part
and to her 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 11th day of January A.D. 1890
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the }
Presence of us as witnesses: } Burt C. Drake {SEAL}
George A. Irvin } {SEAL}
D.C. Martin } {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
} Burt C. Drake to me well Known as an unmarried
and man
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 }
11th Day of January A.D. 1890 } Burt C. Drake
(seal) D.C. Martin }
N.P. State at Large }
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Filed for Record 26th day of December A.D. 1890 } J.A. Carlisle
Recorded 5th day of January A.D. 1890 } Clerk
pr E.C. Wimberly D.C. |
