Sale: Minerva and Martin to Sarah Blackburn – 1908

Floyd County Court

March 26, 1908

This Deed of conveyance made and entered into this 18th day of Feby 1908 between Martin Priest and Ellen Priest his wife and Minerva Priest parties of the first part and Colonel Blackburn party of the second part, Witnesseth: that said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of seventy five dollars as follows: thirty five dollars to be paid in stock and five dollars in cash down in hand and the remainder forty dollars to be paid on the 20th Sept. 1908 and secured by note of even date does hereby sell and convey to the party of the second part, heirs and assigns the following described property to-wit: A certain tact of land lying and being in Floyd County Kentucky and situated on Kit Nor Branch a tributary of Brush Fork of Johns Creek and bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a beech and black oak on center of point on the lower side of the road. Thence up the center of the point to a rock corner marked with a X X. Thence up the point with its center to a pine and rock corner. Thence up the point with the center of same to the top of the knob at the Martin Co. line. Thence back up the center of the ridge with the Martin Co. line to two chestnuts on the top of a knob. Then with the center of ridge down to the center of the Cow fork gap. Then in a southwesterly course around the hill on the lower side of the road to the center of the point on which this line began at a beech and black oak. This is a part of land patented to John E. Priest and is of record in the Floyd Co. Court and found in Deed book 20 page 83 from deed to Martin Priest & of record in Floyd Co. record in deed book 21 and at page 151 of same. To have and to hold the same together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the party of the second part and his heirs and assigns forever, and said part of the first part hereby covenants with the said party of the second part that they will warrant the title to the property hereby conveyed unto the said part of the second part and his heirs and assigns forever. A lien is retained upon the property hereby conveyed as security for the payment of said unpaid purchase money.

In testimony whereof, the part of the first part hath hereunto subscribed her name the day and year aforesaid.

His

Martin x Priest

Mark

Ellen Priest

[note Martin and Ellen signed the documents in Pike County]