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Land 1856 AL Shelby Stidham John


Description
Deeds 1819-1902, v. L, p. 537


Author
County Court, Shelby Co. AL


Publisher
LDS film 1561046


Source Text
The State of Alabama Shelby County March 27th 1856 } Know all men by these presents that we John W. Stedham & Malinda Catharine Husband and wife for and in consideration of one hundred dollars to us in hand paid by W. S. Bowdon the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have this day sold and by these presents do sell alien and convey unto W. S. Bowdon his heirs and assigns the following lands to wit the S. E. 1/4 & the N. E. 1/4 of S. W. 1/4 and W. 1/2 of S. W. 1/4 of sec 36 T. 19 R. 1 East containing two hundred and seventy seven acres & 48/100, to have and to hold the same to his own use & behoof forever & we will warrant & forever defend the title to said land to sais Bowdon his heirs and assigns. In witness we have hereunto set our hands and seals the date above written.
Test Jas A. Kidd            }                            J. M. Stedham (seal)
      James S. Stedham }                           Malinda (her X mark) C. Stedham (seal)
State of Alabama Shelby County } I John C. Hannah Justice of the Peace in and for said County hereby certify that James A Kidd a subscribing witness to the foregoing conveyance known to me appeared before me this day & being sworn stated that John W. Stedham and Malinda C Stidham the grantors in the conveyance voluntarily executed the same in his presence and in the presence of the other subscribing witness on the day the same bears date that the attested the same in the presence of the grantors and of the other witness and that such other witnes subscribed his name as a witness in his presence. Given under my hand this 29th day of March 1856.
                                                          Jno. C. Hannah
                                                          Justice of the Peace
Recorded April 1st 1856
                                            J. M. McClanahan
                                            Judge of Probate