Stark County, Ohio Deed Book C, pages 53-54
Know all men by these presents that Leonard Shroyer of Stark County, Ohio for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and thirty dollars to him paid by Michael Holm of said County the receipt whereof the said Leonard doth hereby acknowledge hath granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, and sell to the said Michael Holm and to his heirs and assigns forever all the tract of land and appurtenances which is included within the following meters, bounds, courses, and distances to wit Beginning at a stake being the north west corner of a tract of land sold by Henry Bortner to Benjamin Whitmore thence west twenty four chains 25 links to a post thense south thirty three degrees east nineteen chains to a post thence east fourteen chains 12 links to a post in a line with said Whitmore's purchase, and thence north fifteen chains 62 links to the beginning containing twenty nine acres 97/100 of an acre of land the south half of said Section No. five was confirmed to Robert Andrews by patent dated the 16 day of March 1814 and from said Robert and wife conveyed to said Bortner by deed dated 25th day of May 1815 and the part thereof hereby sold was conveyed to said Leonard Shroyer by deed from said Bortner & wife bearing date on the day of the date of these presents. To have and to hold the said tract of land to the said Michael Holm his heirs and assigns in absolute and fee simple right & title & estate, and the said Leonard Shroyer for himself and his heirs covenants and agrees to warrant and defend the land to the said Michael Holm against the claims of all persons whatever in witness whereof the said Leonard Shroyer hereto signs his name and affixes his seal, and Mary Shroyer wife of said Leonard in testimony of her relinquishment and discharge of dower in the premises with the said Leonard hereto signs her name and affixes her seal the 31 day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen
Leonard Shroyer
Mary Shroyer her mark
In presence of
John Harris
Saml Coalter State of Ohio, Stark County
On the 31 day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen personally appeared before me on e of the associate judges in and for the County aforesaid the above named Leonard Shroyer and Mary his wife acknowledged the above _______ to be their act and deed for the purposes therein contained that said Mary being by me examined apart from her said husband acknowledged it to be her voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein contained. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal the day above written.
John Harris ap. judge
Recorded 20 June 1815 Wm. Raynolds Rec