Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Oct 29, 2010 23:08:25 GMT -5
“New Madrid County, Missouri, Deeds September 25, 1818
Book 10, pages 208-209
On the 26th day of September 1818 recd for record and the same day recorded the following Deed. This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen between Jacob Friend of Lawrence County, Missouri territory of the one part and Richard L. Thomas of Cape Girardeau County in Territory aforesaid of the other part, Witnessed, that where as the father of the said Jacob Friend, Charles Friend hath sold and conveyed to the said Richard L. Thomas a tract of land containing six hundred and forty acres, lying and being in the County of New Madrid and Territory of Missouri the said tract of land being the same that has been confirmed to Jonas Friend as his Settlement right and of which tract of land the said Jonas Friend died, seized and possessed leaving neither widow nor lawful issue whereby the said land descended to the said Charles Friend father of the said Jonas Friend and Jacob Friend and to which said tract of land the said Jacob Friend would on the death of his father succeed to the right of with rest of the brothers and heirs of the said Jonas Friend deceased now in consideration of the sum of ninety dollars lawful money to the said Jacob in hand paid by the said Richard L Thomas the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged; The said Jacob Friend doth release, remit and forever quit claim to the said Richard L.Thomas and his heirs and assigns forever all right title interest claim or demand which the said Jacob Friend may now have or at anytime here after may have to the aforesaid tract of six hundred and forty acres of land wither in his or as heir to his brother and father. In testimony whereof the said Jacob Friend hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. In testimony whereof the said Jacob Friend hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Witness: Robert English, Jacob Friend (his mark)
Book 10, pages 208-209
On the 26th day of September 1818 recd for record and the same day recorded the following Deed. This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen between Jacob Friend of Lawrence County, Missouri territory of the one part and Richard L. Thomas of Cape Girardeau County in Territory aforesaid of the other part, Witnessed, that where as the father of the said Jacob Friend, Charles Friend hath sold and conveyed to the said Richard L. Thomas a tract of land containing six hundred and forty acres, lying and being in the County of New Madrid and Territory of Missouri the said tract of land being the same that has been confirmed to Jonas Friend as his Settlement right and of which tract of land the said Jonas Friend died, seized and possessed leaving neither widow nor lawful issue whereby the said land descended to the said Charles Friend father of the said Jonas Friend and Jacob Friend and to which said tract of land the said Jacob Friend would on the death of his father succeed to the right of with rest of the brothers and heirs of the said Jonas Friend deceased now in consideration of the sum of ninety dollars lawful money to the said Jacob in hand paid by the said Richard L Thomas the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged; The said Jacob Friend doth release, remit and forever quit claim to the said Richard L.Thomas and his heirs and assigns forever all right title interest claim or demand which the said Jacob Friend may now have or at anytime here after may have to the aforesaid tract of six hundred and forty acres of land wither in his or as heir to his brother and father. In testimony whereof the said Jacob Friend hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. In testimony whereof the said Jacob Friend hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Witness: Robert English, Jacob Friend (his mark)