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Green Clay To. } Deed. Mathew Johnson 1825 May. 3.d ackd & OR R B. R. Page 577.

This Indenture made and entered into this 3d day of May in the year of our Lord. One thousand Eight hundred and twenty five by and between Green Clay and Sally his wife of the county of Madison and State of Kentucky. of the one part. and Mathew Johnson of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas the said Green Clay has heretofore purchased out the interest of. Alexander S. Acklin and Mary A. his wife late Mary A. Lee Edmund P. Lee, John H. Lee, Baldwin M. Lee and Richard H. Lee part of the heirs of Charles Lee deceased in a certain tract of 4096 acres granted to the said Charles Lee by patent bearing date this 12th, day of September 1800. Lying and being in the County of Madison and on the waters of Muddy Creek. Now the said Green Clay for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said Matthew Johnson, the reciept whereof in hereby acknowledged. Hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents release, sell and quit claim to the said Matthew Johnson and his heirs and assigns forever, all the interest which the said Green Clay has in and to about 40 acres of land under the purchase from the heirs aforesaid, said 40 acres is bounded as follows towit. Beginning at the North East corner of David Crews Decd. preemption which called for three white oaks, they are all dead and gone a stone being planted at the place of the corner. Thence with William Ogg line North 56 poles to a small white oak by a large dead white oak, with a white oak and sugar tree pointers in Oggs line thence a new line East 114, 28 poles crossing two roads to a stake with a hickory and two dogwoods pointing thence South 56 poles crossing a road and branch to a stone corner to said Mathew Johnson thence with

his line West 114.28 poles crossing the aforesaid branch and road to the Beginning containing forty acres. To have and to hold to the said Mathew Johnson and his heirs and assigns forever. all the Interest which he the said Green Clay holds under the purchase aforesaid of in and to the land and premises before mentioned, and the said Green Clay for himself his heirs &c do hereby covenant to and with the said Mathew Johnson and his his heirs That the said Green Clay will warrant and forever defend. the before described land and premises unto the said Mathew Johnson and his heirs and assigns against all persons claining by through or under him so fair as it respects the interests of the before mentioned five heirs of Charles Lee Decd. But against no other persons or persons whatsoever. In Testimony whereof the said Green Clay and Sally his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date above written. Signed Sealed & ackd Green Clay Sally Clay In Presence of David Irvine as G. Clay Will Jenkins as todo

Kentucky Madison County Scrs I David Irvine Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that this deed of bargain and sale was produced to me in my office on the 3d day of May 1825. and acknowledged by Green Clay to be his act and deed. and the same has been recorded in my office Att David Irvine CmCC