Deed Alexander McGreger to Wilkes Bozman
Morgan County Deeds, vol. L, p. 184, 30 December 1843
Alexander McGreger to Wilkes Bozman
Rcd for record January 1st 1844 and Recorded 10th same month
Know all men by these presents that we Alexander McGregor and Elizabeth his wife of the County of Morgan in the State of Ohio for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen hundred and fifty dollars lawful money of the United States, to us paid in hand by Wilkes Bozman of Morgan and State of Ohio the receipt hereof we hereby acknowledge and are therewith contented and satisfied & have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened and conveyed; and by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said Wilkes Bozman and his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the County of Morgan and State of Ohio and described as follows to wit, The north west quarter of section twelve in Township eleven of Range twelve in the district of land sold at Zanesville Ohio containing one hundred fifty eight acres and eighty six hundredths of [acre] here in the Zanesville Land district. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, to him the said Wilkes Bozman and his heirs and assigns forever, to his own proper use, benefit and behoof forever as a good perfect and absolute estate in fee simple; And we the said Alexander McGreger and Elizabeth his wife for our selves our heirs, executers and administers do covenant with the said Wilkes Bozman his heirs and assigns, that before and until the sealing and delivery of these presents we were lawfully seized in fee of the above granted and bargained premises and appurtenances that we have good right, full power and lawful authority in us to sell and convey the same to the said Wilkes Bozman and that the said premises are free from all former gifts, grants, or other incumbrances whatever, and that we do and will warrant, secure and defend the same to him the said Wilkes Bozman & his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all and every person or persons whomsoever. In witness whereof we here unto set our hands and seals the 30th day December AD eighteen hundred and forty three.
Alexander McGreger
Elizabeth McGreger her mark
Signed, sealed and delivered
In the presence of
Jas Watkins
John Harman
Transcribed by Barbara Shroyer 13 April 2006