Kennedy and Ellison Misc Documents

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Document One

Deed of properties in the late partnership of Kennedy & Ellison, sold by Receiver Stephen Dowty, Date filed 8/9/1866 in Baldwin County, Alabama.^[1]

Persons Mentioned

• James J Garrett, Notary Public
• Robert N Bishop, Justice of the Peace
• Elisie Elliran, Grantor
• J Estana, Grantor
• C W Wilkins, Probate Judge
• James W Wemyss, Purchaser of property sold at Public Auction
• Wm McKinzey, owner of property
• Frederick Erichson, owner of property
• Joseph Fernandez, claimant
• Stephen Dowty, Receiver for Kennedy & Ellison
• Joshua S Secor, Notary Public

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In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and attached my official seal, this
the fifteenth day of May 1866

James J Garett - Notary Public

State of Alabama
Baldwin County

I, Robert N Bishop, a Justice
of the Peace in and for the county
and state aforesaid, hereby certify
that Elisie Elliran and J. Estana, two of the grantors in the fore
going counveyance, who are known to me, appeared before me
this day, and acknowledged, that being informed of the contents
of the conveyance, they executed the same voluntarily on the
day the same bear date

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this the 9^th day of June 1866

Robert N Bishop
Justice of the Peace Bld,

Received for record 8^th August 1866
Recorded 9^th day of August 1866

C W Wikins
Judge Probate

To all to whom there present shall come, Gretting
Know all men, that I, Stephen Dowty, of the
County of Baldwin, State of Alabama, as receiver, appointed
by the Chancery Court for Mobile County, to take chare of the
property belonging to the late copartnerhsip of Kennedy & Ellison
and duly authorized and empowered to sell the same and
in pursuance of a sale duly made, on the thirteenth day of
April eighteen hundred and sixty six, at Public Auction
in front of the Custom House at Mobile, State of Alabama
and in consideration of the sum of Eight Thousand five
hundred and ninety ⁷²/100 dollars, to me paid, by James
W Wemyss, of the County of Mobile, State aforesaid, the
Purchaser at said sale, of the Real Estate, hereinafter described
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby
grant, bargain, sell and convey, unto the said James
A Wemyss, his heir and assigns forever, by virtue and in
pursuance of the sale and Powers above refered to, the
tracts of land, situated in Baldwin County, State of

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Alabama, and described as follows: All the west 1/2 section
Eight (except North west 3/4 of the North West 1/4) also South wes[ ]
1/4 of North East 1/4 and South West 1/4 of South East 1/4 of Section
Eight, all the above containing their hunder and fif[ ]
⁸⁵/100 acres; All of section eighteen which lies on the sou[ ]
side of the north branch of Fish River, containing four hund[ ]
and fifty six ²⁵/100 acres: Fractional section nineteen con[ ]
taining one hundred and fifty nine ⁶⁴/100: All
that Portion of the Spanish claim No 37 to Wm McKinzey, wh[ ]
lies north of the said north Branch, containing four hundred
and seventy eight ⁵⁶/100 Acres: Also a Portion of said gran
the same grant, which lies in Range Two east, less seven acres
five acres of which are Known as the "Forbes Ferry" and
bounded on the west and souther by said Northern Branch
of Fish River and by a small running Branch: the
other two acres of said seven excepted, are the same sol[d]
to Frederick Erichson, and lie on said Northern Branch, and
south of the five acres Known as "Forbes Ferry", the Portion
now sold containing one hundred and two ⁵⁵/100 acres
All of fractional Section thirty, except the North west 1/4 tr[ ]
of, containing three hundred and eighteen ³²/100 acres
all that Portion of the Joseph Fernandez claim bought
from J Estana and Known as section 31, which
lies (north) of there continuining westwardly, the south
boundary line of section Twenty nine, containing two hundred
and Twenty acres: all of the fractional west half section
Twenty nine containing two hundred and seventy seven
acres: all of the section containing six hundred
forty ²⁴/100 acres; all of section Seventeen (17) containing
six hundred and thirty nine ⁶⁰/100 acres: all of section
Twenty one containing Six hundred and forty three ³⁶/100 Acres,
and all lying and situated in Township Seven South, of
Range three East, except the one hundred and two ⁵⁵/100 acres
of Spanish Section thirty seven in Range Two East, of the land
subject to sale at St Stephens, Alabama Land Office.

To have and To Hold - the said tracts on Purveety of law
with the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to him
the said James A Wemyss his heirs and assigns forever,
In witness whereof I, as said Receiver, have herein
set my hand and seal this first day of May AD 1866

Stephen Dowty (Seal)
Receiver for
Kennedy & Ellison

The State of Alabama
Mobile County

I, Joshua S Secor, Notary Public
in and for said county; duly commissioned and qualified
do hereby certify, that Stephen Dowty [illegible] name
signed to the foregoing conveyance, and who is Known to me,
acknowledged before me on this day, that being informed of
the contents of the conveyance, be execued the same voluntarily
on the day the same bear date.

Given under my hand this 29^th day of May AD 1866
J. S Secor
Notary Public

Sources

1. ↑ Baldwin County Judge of Probate, Deeds & Records Link, Baldwin County, AL; Deed; Grantor Dowty, Stephen, Grantee Wemyss James A, Deed Book 1008 IS Deed Book H, Date filed: 8/9/1866, Deed Book: R D 1008, Deed Page 0000617. 3 Pages, https://www.deltacomputersystems.com/cgi-iia5/IIMCGI05?HTMCNTY=AL05&HTMBASE=C&HTMKEY=8278370&