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John H Daniel, Land Purchase, Monroe County, 1858

John H Daniel & Nancy J Daniel, Loan Security, Monroe County, 1858

Edward Crosslin, Land Purchase, Monroe County, 1859

Edward Crosslin & Elizabeth Crosslin, Loan Security, Monroe County, 1859

Nancy Phillips, Land Purchase, Monroe County, 1863

Robert K Hall & Margaret C Hall, Donated Land to School Board, Monroe County, 1870



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John H Daniel,
Land Purchase, Monroe County, 18584

Edward Merritt to John H Daniel

This indenture made and intered into this the 4 day of December 1857 between Edward Merritt and Jane Merritt his wife of the County of Monroe and State of Mississippi of the first part and John H Daniel of the state and county aforesaid of the second part witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of One Thousand dollars the said party of the first part in hand paid by the party of the second part the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged the said party of the first part have this day bargained sold and conveyed to the party of the second part their heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land known and designated in this State of Mississippi and Monroe County as the South west quarter of Section (20) Township (12) Range 7 East containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less To have and to hold the above tract of land bargained (___) behalf of them the said party of the second part (___) in fee simple forever and the said parties of the first part for themselves their heirs and assigns do covenant and agree (___) the said party of the second part their heirs and assigns that they warrant and forever defend the title of said tract of land free from the claim or claims of all persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof we the said party of the first part have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and date before written.
Edward Merritt [seal]
Jane Merritt [seal]



The State of Mississippi }
Monroe County }

This day personally appeared before me Hiram Hood an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county Edward Merritt and Jane Merritt who acknowledged that they signed sealed and delivered the foregoing deed of conveyance to John H Daniel on the day and date thereof for the purposes therein mentioned as their act and deed. And the said Jane Merritt wife of the said Edward Merritt after being examined by me apart from her husband acknowledged the relinquishment of her right of dower in and to said land as her voluntary act and deed without any fear or threat of her husband.

Given under my hand & seal this the 4 day of December 1857.
Hiram Hood [seal]
Justice of the Peace

The foregoing is a true record of the original deed and certificate thereon filed for record the 3rd inst and recorded the 7th day of May 1858.
Wm G Elkin clerk



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John H Daniel & Nancy J Daniel,
Loan Security, Monroe County, 18584

John H Daniel Trust To BG & PA Knowles

The State of Mississippi }
Monroe County }

This indenture made & entered into this (___) day of April AD 1858 by & between John H Daniel & his wife Nancy Daniel of the first part and Henry B Gillispie of the second part and Benjamin G Knowles and P(___) Knowles parties under the (___) & name of BG & PA Knowles of the third part and all of the state & county aforesaid witnesseth: that whereas the said John H Daniel is indebted to the said BG & PA Knowles in the sum of five hundred and fifty one 30/100 dollars due by his sealed note to this order for that sum dated April the 2nd 1858 & due on or before the 2nd of March 1859 for borrowed money with interest thereon after maturity at the rate of ten per centum per annum which said debt the said parties of the third part are desirous and the parties of the first part are willing shall be received as herein after provided for. Now therefore in consideration of the (___) & in further consideration of the sum of five dollars now paid by said H B Gillispie to said parties of first part (___) & said John H Daniel & his said wife Nancy Daniel do this day hereby grant bargain sell convey & deliver to the said Henry B Gillispie & to his heirs in fee simple forever the following tract or parcel of land & the tenements & appurtenances thereon lying in said Monroe County viz the South west fourth of Section twenty (20) Township Twelve (12) in Range seven (7) East of the basis meridian of the Chickasaw cession of land & tenements to the said HB Gillispie & his heirs in fee simple and due said parties of the first part warrant hereby to said HB Gillispie & his heirs & will always defend the fee simple title to said land & tenements but the foregoing conveyance is upon the following (___) & conditions viz that the said Jon H Daniel & wife be permitted to remain in possession of said land until default be made in the payment of the above described note or any part thereof at the maturity thereof. At which time if any part remain unpaid the said HB Gillispie shall take possession of said land and after advertising the time & place for thirty days previously by written notice posted at three public places in said county shall proceed to sell the same in the town of Cotton Gin Port at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash and out of the proceeds of such sale shall pay all the expenses of this trust and the full amount then remaining (___) BG & PA Knowles and the balance remaining if any shall be paid to the said John H Daniel and the said HB Gillispie (___) said land and the said HB Gillispie (___) said land so sold to the purchasers at such sale, but if at any time before such note & all due therein & the expenses of this trust shall have been fully paid off & discharged to said BG & PA Knowles due this indenture & every part thereof to be & remain (___) forth null & void. And if any time before the full execution of this trust the said HB Gilispie shall die remove from the state or resign his trusteeship or shall refuse to act as such the said ]HB Gillispie[ BG Knowles & PA Knowles or either of them may in writing under their seals to be recorded & acknowledged as this indenture nominates & appoints his successor as such trustee herein which successor shall be changed with all the details & responsibilities & clothed with all the powers now devolving on or resting in the said HB Gillispie by virtue hereof.

In testimony of all which the said parties have hereto set their hands & affixed their seals the day and date first written.

John H Daniel [seal]
Nancy (her mark) Daniel [seal]
HB Gillispie [seal]
BG Knowles [seal]
PA Knowles [seal]

The State of Mississippi }
Monroe County }

This day before me J Bickerstaff an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said county & state personally came the above named John H Daniel & Nancy J Daniel his wife and Henry B Gillispie BG Knowles and Peter A Knowles who acknowledged in due form of law that they executed and delivered the foregoing deed of trust as their voluntary act and deed on the day of its date for the purposes & in the considerations herein expressed And the said Nancy Daniel having been by me personally interrogated separate & apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed & delivered the same as her voluntary act and deed freely without any fear threat or compulsion of her said husband.

Given under my hand & seal this 7th day of April AD 1858
J Bickerstaff [seal]
Justice of the Peace

The foregoing is a true record of the original Deed of trust and certificate thereon filed for record the 3rd inst and recorded the 7th day of May 1858.
Wm G Elkin clerk



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Edward Crosslin,
Land Purchase, Monroe County, 18595

R A Rutledge & Wife To Ed Crosslin

The State of Mississippi }
Monroe County }

This indenture made and entered into this the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Nine between Robert A Rutledge and his wife Eliza Jane parties of the First par and Edward Crosslin party of the Second all of the State and County aforesaid.

(Witnesseth)
That whereas the said R A Rutledge and his wife Eliza Jane parties of the first part for and in consideration of four hundred & ninety dollars to them in hand paid the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge hath bargained sold and conveyed unto the said Edward Crosslin party of the second part a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the aforesaid state and county known and designated as the North East Quarter of section Eight of the North West Quarter of section Nine Township Thirteen of Range Seven containing two hundred acres. And by these presents the said R A Rutledge & his wife Eliza J and for themselves & for their heirs assigns & administrators has bargained sold & conveyed unto the said Edward Crosslin all of the aforesaid piece or parcel of land and do hereby bind themselves their heirs assigns & administrations to warrant and defend the title of the said indenture unto the said Edward Crosslin his heirs assigns & administrators against the claim or claims of any person or persons claiming under them any other person persons whatsoever. And the said Eliza Jane Rutledge do hereby relinquish her right of Dower in & to the aforesaid land in testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals on the day and date above written.

R A Rutledge [seal]
Eliza (her mark) J Rutledge [seal]



The State of Mississippi }
Monroe County }

This day personally appeared before me Johnson Bickerstaff an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said county R A Rutledge & Eliza Jane Rutledge his wife who acknowledged that they signed sealed & delivered the foregoing Deed on the day & date thereof (____) mentioned as their act & deed and the said Eliza Jane Rutledge wife of the said R A Rutledge after being examined by me apart from her husband acknowledged the relinquishment of her right of Dower (___) the foregoing Deed.

Given under my hand and seal this the (___)
J Bickerstaff [seal]
Justice of the Peace

The foregoing is true record of the Original Deed filed in my office with the certificate thereon this 2nd day of September.



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Edward Crosslin & Elizabeth Crosslin,
Loan Security, Monroe County, 18591

Edward Crosslin Trust H B Gillispie

This indenture made & entered into by & between Edward Crosslin & his wife Elizabeth Crosslin of the first part and Robert A Penual of the second part and H B Gillispie of the thin part all of said County & State witnesseth, that whereas the said Edward Crosslin is in debted to the said H B Gillispie in the sum of Five hundred and fifty one 41/100 dollars due by his said note to him or order for that sum dated 8th day of June 1859 and due the first day of March Eighteen hundred and sixty for borrowed money with interest thereafter maturing at the rate of ten per centum per annum which said debt the party of the second is desirous and the parties of the first are willing shall be ___ further secured as hereinafter provided for.  Now therefore in consideration of the premises & in further consideration of the sum of Five dollars now paid by the said Edward Crosslin and his wife Elizabeth Crosslin do this day and hereby grant bargain sell convey & deliver to the said Peunal and heirs in fee simple forever the following tract or parcel of land the tenements & appurtenances thereunto belonging lying in said Monroe County and state aforementioned viz the North East quarter of section eight (8) Township thirteen (13) of Range seven (7) also the North west quarter of the North west quarter of Section nine (9) Township thirteen (13) of Range seven (7) Containing two hundred acres more or less.  Also two wagons three head of horses two yoke of oxen and six head cattle to have and to hold said land tenements and other personal property to the said Peunal his heirs in fee simple and the said ___ of the first warrant hereby to the said Peunal & his heirs and will always defend the fee simple title to said land. But the forgoing conveyance is upon the following trust & conditions viz that the said Edward Crosslin and wife be permitted to remain possession of said land and other property until default be made in the payment of the above described note or any part thereof at the maturity thereof at which time if any part remain unpaid the said Peunal shall take possession of said land and other property or as much thereof as may be necessary for the purposes thereof and after advertising the time and place of sale for twenty days previously by written notice posted at three public places in said County of Monroe shall proceed to sell the same in the Town of Cotton Gin Port at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash and out of the proceeds of such sale shall pay all the expenses of this trust and the full amount then remaining due on said note to said H B Gillispie and the balance remaining if any shall be paid to said Edward Crosslin and the said Peunal shall thereupon convey said property so sold to the purchaser at such sale. But if at any time before said sale the said note and due thereon & the expenses of this trust shall have been fully paid off and discharged to said H B Gillispie then this indenture and every part thereof to be & remain thenceforth null in operation and void and if at any time before the full execution of this trust the said Peunal shall die remove from the state or resign his trusteeship or shall refuse to act as such then the said H B Gillespie may in writing under his seal to be recorded & acknowledged as this indenture nominate and appoint his successor as such trustee herein which successor shall be charged with all the duties and responsibilities and clothed with all the powers now devolving on or vested in the said Peunal by virtue thereof. In testimony of all which the said parties have hereto set their hands and affixed their seals this the 8th day of June AD1859.
Edward (X) Crosslin [seal]
Elizabeth (X) Crosslin [seal]
R A Peunal [seal]
H. B. Gillispie [seal]



The State of Mississippi}
Monroe County}
This day before me J Bickerstaff an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State personally came the above named Edward Crosslin and his wife and R A peunal who acknowledged in due form of law that they executed and delivered the foregoing deed of trust as their voluntary act and deed on the day of its date and for the purpose and on the consideration therein expressed and the said Elizabeth Crosslin having been by me privately interrogated separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed and delivered the same upon voluntary act and deed freely without any fear threat or compulsion of her said husband.

Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of June AD 1860. J Bickerstaff [seal]
Justice of the Peace



The foregoing is a true record of the original Deed filed in my office for record the 21st inst and duly recorded together with the certificate thereon the 31st day July 1860.
Rufus A Morgan Clerk



Document Margin Note:

The debt herein has been fully paid. The trust is therefore satisfied & void. Feby 23/76. H. B. Gillispie (signature)



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Nancy Phillips,
Land Purchase, 1863, Monroe County2

Johnson Bickerstaff Deed to Nancy Phillips Lot (1) in S.E. Corner of the town of Cotten Gin

Know all men by these presents that I Johnson Bickerstaff of the County of Monroe and State of Mississippi for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to me in hand paid by Nancy Phillips the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has this day bargained sold and conveyed and doth by these presents bargain sell and convey in fee simple unto the said Nancy Phillips a certain tract or parcel of land known to be designated as lot number one by the __th survey in the town of Cotton Gin Port in Mississippi lying and being in the South east corner of said town and south of the first survey, fronting sixty feet and then running South two hundred and fifty feet giving a space of ten feet between the said lot and the land of J Bickerstaff, and I hereby bind myself, my heirs to warrant and defend the title to said lot unto the said Nancy Phillips her heirs and assigns forever against the claims of all persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, June 3rd 1863.
J Bickerstaff [seal]



The State of Mississippi}
County of Monroe}

This day personally came before me J L Dobbs a Justice of the Peace in and for said county J Bickerstaff whose name is assigned to the forgoing deed of conveyance and acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the same on this day and date thereof for the purpose therein mentioned as his act and deed.
Given under my hand and seal this 6th day of June 1863.
J. L. Dobbs [seal]
Justice of the Peace



The foregoing is a true record of the original deed with the certificate therein filed and recorded in my office this 10th day of June 1863.
C W Walton clerk



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Robert K Hall & Margaret C Hall,
Donated Land to School Board, 1870, Monroe County3

R. K. Hall & Wife To School Board

The State of Mississippi}
Monroe County}

This day indenture entered into this the twenty eighth of December AD One thousand eight hundred and seventy between R K Hall and M E Hall his wife of the first part and Allen P Huggins Prest and Isaac Ebbert Emanual Snouden George Dobson, L H Williams M H McCory and Henry Alexander, members of the school Board for the County aforesaid ana itum onccessors in office of the second part witnesseth, that for and in consideration of having a separate public school established in their neighborhood for the further education of the white children of the sub District in which they reside, and in the further consideration of the sum of one dollar to them in hand paid by the party of the second part the cert whereof is hearby acknowledged the party of the first part have bargained sold and conveyed unto the party of the second part for the use of public school in aforesaid a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Monroe and State of aforesaid known numbered and designated as follows viz a perfect square containing an acre of land and situated in the North West corner of the south west quarter of Section four (4) in Township Thirteen (13) of Range seven (7) East of the Basic Meredian Chickasaw Cesssion together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging and the party of the first will forever warrant and defend the title in fee simple to the above land described land in testimony whereof the party of the first part hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals on this day and date first above written.
R. K. Hall [seal]
M. C. Hall [seal]



The State of Mississippi}
Monroe County}

Before me an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County personally came R K Hall and M C Hall his wife whose names are sealed and delivered the same on the day and year therein mentioned for the purposes therein expressed and the said Hall being interrogated by me separate and apart from her husband acknowledged that she signed the same voluntarily without any fear threat or compulsion of her said husband.
Given under my hand and seal of Office on 6th day January 1871.
A. Elkin [seal]
Justice of the Peace



The foregoing ___ certificate thereon ___ filed in my office for record January 11th 1871 and duly recorded January 13th 1871.
R. B. Little, Clerk



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Sources

1Monroe Courthouse, Monroe County Deed Book 21, Monroe County, Mississippi, FHC #878391
2Monroe Courthouse, Monroe County Deed Book 23, Monroe County, Mississippi, FHC #878392
3Monroe Courthouse, Monroe County Deed Book 29, Monroe County, Mississippi, FHC #878395
4Monroe Courthouse, Monroe County Deed Book 19, Monroe County, Mississippi, FHC #878390
5Monroe Courthouse, Monroe County Deed Book 20, Monroe County, Mississippi, FHC #878390



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