"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
The subject today is an 1867 deed in the Taylor County, Iowa deed books for Tobias, Lydia and Robert Denny selling land in Taylor County to Devier J. Smith:
The transcription of this deed is (form blanks are underlined, and handwritten portions in italics):
RECORD OF DEEDS
1 T.W. & R.B. Denny to Devier J. Smith
2 Know all Men by these Presents:
3 That Tobias W. Denny and L. Denny his wife and Robert N.
4 Denny
5 of the County of Bates and State of Missouri , in consideration of the
6 sum of Fourteen Hundred Dollars
7 in hand paid by Devier J. Smith
8 of Taylor County and State of
9 Iowa do hereby Sell and Convey unto the said Devier J. Smith
10 the following described premises, situated in the County of Taylor and State of Iowa, to wit:
11 The South west quarter of Section Twenty three (23) in Town
12 Ship Sixty Eight (68) of Range Thirty four (34) west, containing
13 one Hundred and Sixty acres more or less, also Lot number
14 Three (3) of Fractional Section number Eighteen (18) in town
15 ship number Sixty Seven (67) north of Range Thirty Three (33)
16 west containing Sixty acres and Seventy nine 79/100 of an acre.
17 and we hereby covenant with the said Devier J. Smith
18 that we hold premises by good & perfect title, that we
19 have good right and lawful authority to Sell and convey the same; that they are free and clear of all liens and incum-
20 brances whatsoever, and we covenant to Warrant and Defend the said premises against the lawful claims of
21 all persons whomsoever; and the said Lydia Denny hereby relinquishes
22 her right of dower in and to the above described premises.
23 Signed this 10th day of December AD 186 7
24 IN PRESENCE OF Tobias W. Denny
25 Allen S. Bitz { $1 Revenue Stamp $1.50 } Lydia {X} Denny
26 Robert B. Denny
27 STATE OF IOWA MISSOURI }
28 Bates TAYLOR COUNTY }
29 On this 10th day of December AD 186 7, before me
30 Allen L. Bitz a Notary Public
31 within and for said County, personally came Tobias W. Denny and Lydia X. Denny
32 and R. B. Denny
33 personally to me known to be the identical person s whose name s are affixed to the above instrument as grantor
34 and acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act and deed.
35 [Notarial } In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my official
36 { Seal } seal at ___________ on the date last above written
37 Allen L. Betz
38 Notary Public Bates Co Mo
39 I certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original
40 Deed as filed for Record on the 25th day of Dec AD 1867
41 Daniel Underwood, Recorder
The source citation for this document is:
Taylor County, Iowa, "Taylor County, Iowa, Deed Records, 1855-1953; Index, 1855-1902", "Deed Records (Land) v. J (1867-1869), v. K-L (1867-1870)," Volume K, page 58 (stamped), Deed of Tobias W. Denny, Lydia Denny and Robert B. Denny to Devier J. Smith, 1867; accessed 4 February 2014 on FHL US/CAN microfilm 1,535,633.
This is a very straightforward land transaction from Tobias W. Denny, his wife Lydia Denny, and Robert B. Denny to Devier Smith (1839-1894). Devier J. Smith had moved from Dodge County, Wisconsin to Taylor County, Iowa in about 1867 with his wife and growing family. Devier J. Smith is my second great-grandfather.
Now I have two more pieces of land owned by Devier J. Smith to find. At this time, he was only 28 years old. He must have saved his money, or made money in land or some other property in the years since he was married in 1861.
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