"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
The subject today is an 1872 deed in the Taylor County, Iowa deed books for Devier J. and Abbie A. Smith selling land to Alexander John.
The transcription of this deed is (handwritten text in italics, form fields underlined):
DEED RECORD, TAYLOR CO., IOWA
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FROM: D.J. & A.A. Smith } Filed for record, this 6th day of June A.D. 18 72 at
} 6 o'clock, P. M.
TO: Alex John }
} E.G. Medford, Recorder
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Know all Men by these Presents: That I. Devier J. Smith and Abbie
A. Smith wife of the County of Taylor and State of Iowa
in consideration of the sum of Thirty two Hundred ($3200) Dollars,
in hand paid by Alexander John
of Taylor County and State of Iowa do hereby SELL AND CONVEY
unto the said Alexander John the following
described premises, situated in the County of Taylor and State of Iowa to wit:
The North Half of the South West Quarter of Section No. Twenty Three
(23) in Township No Sixty Eight (68) North in Range Thirty four (34)
West.
and We hereby covenant with the said Alexander John
that We hold said premises by good and perfect title, that We have good right and lawful authority to sell
and convey the same; that they are free and clear of all liens and incumbrances whatsoever, And We covenant
to WARRANT AND DEFEND the said premises, against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever.
And the said Abbie A. Smith
hereby relinquishes her right of dower in and to the above described premises.
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Signed this 5th day of June A.D. 18 72
IN PRESENCE OF { $ 3.50 U.S. Rev.Stamp } Devier J. Smith
{Annexed and Cancelled by } Abbie A. Smith
{ D.J. & A.A.S. }
STATE OF IOWA, Taylor County SS
On this fifth day of June A.D. 18 72 , before me E.G. Medford
a Notary Public within and for said County, personally came Devier J. Smith
and Abbie A. Smith personally known to be the identical person s whose
name s are affixed to the above instrument as Grantor s , and acknowledged the same
to be Their voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein expressed.
{ N P } In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my
{ seal } official seal at Bedford Iowa on the date last above written.
E.G. Medford
Notary Public
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original deed, as filed for record on the
6th day of June 18 72
E.G. Medford Recorder.
The source citation for this Deed is:
Taylor County, Iowa, Taylor County, Iowa, deed records, 1855-1953; index, 1855-1902, "Deed Records (Land) v. O (cont'd), 1873-1874, v. P 1871-1873, v. Q (to p.391)" Volume P, page 290(stamped), Deed of Devier J. and Abbie A. Smith to Alexander John, 1872; accessed 4 February 2014 on FHL US/CAN microfilm 1,535,635.
Devier J. Smith purchased the entire Southwest quarter of Section 23 in Township 68 North, Range 34 West (160 acres) on 10 December 1867, along with 60 acres in Section 18 of Township 67 North, Range 33 West, for $1400. In the present deed, he sells the northern half (80 acres) of Section 23 for $3200. This is a tidy profit (perhaps about $2700) after five years of holding and improving this land, which may have had their farm house on it.
Devier J. and Abbie A. Smith are my second great-grandparents. By 1875, they were residing in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas. Subsequently, they moved in 1885 to McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1885, and then bought land in Cheyenne County, Kansas before Devier died in 1894 in McCook. Abbie came to San Diego to live with her daughter's family in the early 1890s.
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