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Lands Deeded for Ephesus
Cemetery, Church and School
Land for Church and School
Recorded in Deed book 57 page 337-338
Jackson County, Florida
State of Fla., Jackson Co.
Know all men by these presents that we Moses Christmas and wife Vaster Christmas, in consideration of the sum of fifty cents to us in hand by Efeses [sic] Church, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, so long as it is used for Church or school purposes, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey undo said Church and School, they [sic] heirs and assigns the following parcel or tract of land lying in Jackson County, State of Florida, and described as following to-wit:
Being and lying in the SE corner, one acre of SE-1/4 of NW-1/4, Sec. 29, T.7, R.11.
To have and to hold the above granted premises to said Church and school, their heirs an assigns forever, and we the above said Mose [sic] Christmas and wife, for ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators doe covenant with the said Church and School, they [sic] heirs and assign that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the above granted premises and that we will, and our heirs, executors and administrators, shall warrant and defend the same to the said Church and School, their heirs and assigns against all claims of all persons claiming by, through or under us.
In Interest Whereof, I, Moses Christmas and Vaster Christmas, my wife, have hereunto set our hand and seals, this the 18 day of July A.D. 1890.
Moses Christmas,
Vaster (her X mark) Christmas,
Witness:
J.F. Pilcher
H. Powell
State of Florida, Jackson County.
Personally appeared before me J.F. Pilcher who upon being duly sworn says that he is the identical person who signed the foregoing deed as witness, and that he saw Moses Christmas and Vaster Christmas sign the same freely and voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein expressed, and that H. Powell also signed same as witness.
Witness my hand and official seal, this the 11th day of July, 1911.
W.A. McRae, Clerk Circuit Court,
By M.H. McCrary, Deputy Clerk.
(Official seal)
I hereby certify that the foregoing instrument was duly recorded from the original filed in this office for record this the 11th day of July, 1911, and record verified.
W.A. McRae, Clerk Circuit Court
By _(signature)_______________
Deputy Clerk.
Land for Cemetery
Recorded in Deed book 57 page 435
Jackson County, Florida
State of Florida, County of Jackson
Know all men by these presents, that we, Moses Christmas and V.L. Christmas in consideration of one dollar to us paid by the Citizens of Ephesus Community, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and we do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto said citizens, their heirs, or posterity and assigns, the following parcel of land, for cemetery lying and [sic] Jackson County, State of Florida, and described as follows, to-wit:
One acre in the north-east corner of North-east quarter of South-west quarter of Section twenty-nine, Township Seven, Range Eleven, north and west.
To have and to hold the above granted premises to the citizens of Ephesus community, their heirs or posterity and assigns it to them for a cemetery forever, and we the above Moses Christmas and V.L. Christmas, for ourselves, our heirs, creditors and administrators, do covenant with the said citizens, their heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the above granted premises and that we will and our heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said citizens, their heirs and assigns, against all claims of all persons claiming by,through or under us.
In Witness Whereof, I, Moses Christmas together with V.L. Christmas, my wife have hereto set our hands and seals, this the 16th Day of July, A.D. 1894.
Moses Christmas, (L.S.)
V.L. Christmas (L.S.)
Rob't H. Callaway.
R.A. Renfroe.
Witness:
State of Florida, Jackson County.
Before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally came, V.L. Christmas, wife of the within named Moses Christmas, who being examined separate and apart from her husband, swear that she signed the within deed of her own free will and accord and without any fear or compulsion from her husband.
Thos. E. Clark, Justice of the Peace
State of Florida, Jackson County
Before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally came R.H. Callaway who being duly sworn says that he saw Moses Christmas and V.L. Christmas sign the within deed and that he and R.A. Renfroe signed the same as witnesses, July 16, 1894.
Thos. E. Clark, Justice of the Peace
(Official seal)
I hereby certify that the foregoing instrument was duly recorded from the original filed in this office for record this the 12th day of September, 1911, and record verified.
W.A. McRae, Clerk Circuit Court,
By _(signature)_______________
Deputy Clerk.
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