David Lee & Wife )
To ) Deed
Washington W. Geiger)
This indenture made the first day of January in
the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Fifty, between David Lee
and Ann D. Lee, his wife, of the state of New York of the first part and
Washington W. Geiger of Alachua County , State of Florida of the second part
Witnesseth, that the said parties of the first part, in consideration of the
sum of Six hundred & Sixty Eight-60/100($668, 60/100) Dollars to them duly paid before
the delivery hereof, have bargined and sold, and by these presents do grant
and convey to said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, forever
All that certain Piece, Parcel or fractional Section of land situate in the
Arredondo Grant in Alachua County & Marion County in the State of Florida
known and designated on a certain map of said grant made in 1846
by Messrs Burr & Washington as Section Twenty one in Township Eleven (11)
in Range Twenty and containing Four hundred & seven 68/100 be the same
more or less, Two hundred and fifty-six acres of which which according to
said Survey being land covered by water. The said fractional Section of
Land was bid in by the party of the first part at a public sale
of said grant made for the purposes of partition by the Messrs Payne Child
and Forward Commissioners on the Twenty-first day of February 1849
and several succesive days thereafter which said sale was made by
said Commissioners under an order of the Circuit Court of St. Johns
County, Florida and was confirmed by the said Court at its
June Term in the year 1849.
With the appurtenances and all the Estate, title and interest of
the said parties of the first part therein. And the said parties of the
first part do hereby covenant and agree with the said parties of
the second part, that at the time of the delivery hereof the said parties
of the first part are the lawful owners of the premises above granted
and seized thereof in fee simple absolute. and that they will warrant
and defend the above granted premises in the quiet and peaceable
possession of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns
forever.
In witness whereof the said parties of the first part have
hereunto Set their hands and Seals the day and year first above
written.
Sealed & Delivered in presence of) David Lee (Seal)
Walter Mead ) Ann D. Lee
Nathl B. Hoxie )
State of Florida )
City & County of New York)
Be it known that on this Nineth day of
November 1850 before me, a Commissioner appointed by the Governor
of the said State to be used in the State of Florida, personally
appeared David Lee & Ann D. Lee his wife who severally
acknowledged that they have Executed the within instrument
of writing and the said Ann D. Lee upon a private examination
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