BILL OF SALE OF NEGRO WOMAN AND CHILD Burkesville, Kentucky, May 10, 1835. Know all men by these presents that I, Nicholas Murphy, of the county of Cumberland and State of Kentucky, have this day bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain and sell, unto Reuel Murphy, one negro girl named Eda and her child named Mary, for and in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; and the said Nicholas P. Murphy doth hereby covenant that he will forever the said Negroes and their future increase, unto him the said Reuel Murphy, his heirs and assigns, against all persons whomsoever. In testimony whereof the said Nicholas P. Murphy has set his hand and seal this 10th day of May 1835. (Signed) N. P. MURPHY. (Seal) Witness: Foster Murphy ----------------------- A DEED FROM RUELL MURPHY AND WIFE TO FOSTER MURPHY. ------------- ORIGINAL RECORD IN DEED BOOK J, PAGE 162, RECORDS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, KENTUCKY This indenture made and entered into this 18th day of October, 1836, by and between Ruell Murphy and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and Foster Murphy of the other part, WITNESSETH: That, the said Murphy for and in consideration of the sum of $738.34 in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said Ruell Murphy hathe bargained and sold and confirmed and by these presents bargain, grant, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Foster, his heirs or assigns, two certain parcels of land lying and being in the County of Cumberland, and State of Kentucky, one parcel being the land and premises whereon the said Ruell resides at present being the west end of the tract of land that the late Francis Murphy deid seized devised and will by said Francis Murphy to said Ruell Murphy not including any portion of said land included in the dower of their mother, Ann Murphy to be laid off as directed by the will of Francis Murphy of record in Cumberland's County Clerk's Office, being one-third of the homestead tract of land that their father died seized in the one-third of Two Hundred and Fourteen acres see deed Wash to Murphy, also the undivided moiety of a survey of 100 acres of land lying on the south or opposite side of the Cumberland River in the hills held heretofore jointly by Ruell and Foster Murphy. To him the said Foster Murphy and his heirs and assigns forever with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging and the said Ruell Murphy and Elizabeth his wife do by these presents warrant and defend the right and title in fee simple in and to the above conveyed premises that is the seventy-one and one-third acres on the north side of the Cumberland River and the fifty acres of land on the south side to the said Foster Murphy his heirs and assigns against the claim of all and every person or persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof the said Ruell Murphy and Elizabeth his wife hath hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and date above written. ELIZABETH MURPHY (Seal) RUELL MURPHY (Seal) Ak. John Carter, Joseph M. Gearhart. ----------- Kentucky, Cumberland County, Sct. I, M. King, Clerk of the Cumberland County Court, do certify that the within deed was proven before me on the 7th day of November, 1836, by the two subscribing witnesses hereto and ordered to record and the same is entered of record i my office in deed book J, Page 162. Given under my hand this 10th day of Nov., 1836. M. King -------------------------- A DEED FROM RUELL MURPHY AND WIFE TO FOSTER MURPHY -------------- ORIGINAL RECORD IN DEED BOOK N, PAGE 120, RECORDS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, KENTUCKY This indenture made and entered into this the first day of March eighteen hundred and fifty-four, between Ruell Murphy of the County of Clark, State of Missouri, of the one part and John W. Hunter and Louisa Ann Murphy of the County of Cumberland, State of Kentucky, of the other part, WITNESSETH: That, the said Murphy for and in consideration of the sum of Four Hundred Dollars to be paid upon delivery of this deed, one-half of which sum Curtis Blacwkood (Blackwood), Guardian to the Louisa Ann Murphy is to pay, the said Ruell Murphy, hath this day bargained, sold, aliened and conveyed unto the said John W. Hunter and Louisa Ann Murphy all his interest in and to the tract of land of which his father, Francis Murphy, died, seized and possessed, situate, lying and being in the County of Cumberland, State of Kentucky, upon the north side of Cumberland River in what is called Washes Bottom, the part of said tract intended her to be conveyed is an undivided sixth of the whole of said tract or one-half of the portion devised by the said Francis Murphy, his wife to Ann Murphy his wife of dower or as shair in lien or dower and the said Ruell Murphy covenants and agrees to and with the said John W. Hunter and Louisa Ann Murphy that he will warrant and forever defend the title of the land hereby conveyed unto the said Hunter and Murphy of the second part their heirs and assigns free from and against the claim or claims of all and every person whatsoever, hereby linding himself, his heirs and assigns and executors on this warranty. In testimony whereof the said Ruell Murphy and Elizabeth his wife who hereby relinquishes her claim to dower in the land conveyed have subscribed their names and affixed their seals this day first above written. RUELL MURPHY (Seal) ELIZABETH MURPHY (Seal) -------------------------------- State of Missouri, County of Clark Be it remembered that on this 1st day of March, 1854, before me John P. Hampton, Clerk of the County Court within and for said County of Clark, personally appeared Ruel Murphy personally known as to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument of writing as a party thereto and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed for the purposes therein attained. Given under my hand and seal and office at Alexandria, this 1st day of March, 1854. (Seal) JOHN P. HAMPTON, Clk. State of Missouri, County of Clark. I, John P. Hampton, Clerk of the County Court of Clark County, State of Missouri, do certify that the foregoing instrument of writing from Ruel Murphy and his wife Elizabeth was this day produced to me by the parties and the contents and effects of the said instruments being explained by me separate and apart from her husband she thereupon declared that she did freely and voluntarily execute and deliver the same to be her act and deed and consented that the same might be recorded. Given under my hand and seal of office at Alexandria, this first day of March, 1854. (Seal) JOHN P. HAMPTON, Clk. ------------- State of Missouri County of Clark. Sct. I, Reyonlds Bane, Judge of the County Court of Clark County and State of Missouri do certify that the foregoing attestation of John P. Hampton, Clerk of The County of Clark and State of Missouri, is in due form and by the proper offices and the signature purporting to be his is genuine. Given under my hand and seal this the 20th of April, 1854. REYNOLD BANE (Seal) Justice of the County of Clark, State of Missouri. ---------------- State of Kentucky, County of Cumberland. Sct. I, James Haggard, Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that the foregoing deed of convegance together with the official certificates endorsed thereon is truly entered of record in my office in deed book N, page 120. Given under my hand, June 22, JAMES MAGGARD, Clerk. By M. Martin, D. Clk. THE END