ATHENS CO., OH, DEEDS, VOL.2, 1792-1816.
pg. 20.
DEED -- Abbott From Skinner and Cutler.
To all people to whom these presents may come Greeting; whereas John Abbott of
Athens in the County of Athens and State of Ohio here by has filed his bill in
Chancery in the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Athens against Ephraim
Cutler and William Skinner both of the County of Washington and State of Ohio
setting forth said action? that they were or pretended to be possessed of a
freehold estate on fee simple which he held in fee simple with the
appurtenances situate in the County of Athens aforesaid being one hundred acres
of lot No. three hundred and fifty three of the fifth division of lands known by
the Ohio Company's purchase and that they being willing and desirous sell the
same land to said John on or about the month of June in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and four, after several ??????? had for that purpose
came to an agreement with said John for the absolute sale of said land with all
the appurtenances thereunto belonging to and whereas said bill was continued
from Court to Court and finally taken by appeal to the Supreme Court made the
decree following in the premises to wit, "Decreed that the said E. Cutler and
Wm Skinner shall by a good deed conveying the fee simple estate of said piece
of land with good and sufficient covenants of seizing and possession on or
before the first day of November next convey to the said John Abbott, his heirs
and assigns an absolute title to the lot or parcel of land before described in
complainant's bill here and shall also pay to the said John the sum of fifty
dollars by the time aforesaid and in case the said Ephraim and William shall
fail to convey the premises aforesaid until after the first day of November
next and to pay said sum of fifty dollars, then it is further ordered and
decreed that the said Ephraim and William pay to said John five hundred dollars
on or before the third day of November next; now know ye, that we, the above
named Ephraim Cutler and Wm. Skinner in consideration of the premises do give,
grant and convey unto the said John Abbott, his heirs and assigns the aforesaid
one hundred acres of land viz. Beginning at a point or station on the North
and South line which forms the western boundary of said fifth division lot, so
far North from the Southwest corner thereof as that the said one hundred acres
shall be included in that point or station on the North and South line which
form the eastern boundary of said fifth division and the other lines and points
hereafter mentioned, thence due east to the said point or station on the said
North and South line which forms the said eastern boundary of the said fifth
division, thence South to a part set, or to be set, as the southeastern corner
of said fifth division, thence due west to a part set, or to be set, at the
southwestern corner of said fifth division, thence due North to the place of
beginning. To have and to hold the said premises with their appurtenances to
the said John, his heirs and assigns as an estate in fee simple forever and
furthermore we the said Ephraim and William do ????? and severally covenant to
and with the said John that at and until the ensealing of these presents we are
well seized of the premises and we do further covenant to and with the said
John that at and until the ensealing hereof we are well possessed in law of the
premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seals at
Marietta, this twenty fourth day of October Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and ten.
In presence of } Wm. Skinner (seal)
David A. Chambers } Ephraim Cutler (seal)
Washington County, Marietta Oct 24th 1810.
Then personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the
Peace for said Marietta, William Skinner and Ephraim Cutler and acknowledged
the above to be their voluntary act and deed. Rec. January 16th 1811, James
Sharp, Justice of the Peace and recorded Jan 30th 1811.
Attest E. Perkins, Regt.