Deed to Anthony Cummings from the Mayes Heirs
Cumberland Co Kentucky
 
This Indenture made and entered into this 31st day of December 1818 between Anthony Comins of the County of Cumberland State of Kentucky of the one part and Fredrick Mays and Prudence his wife, Thomas Johnson and Janimah (Joanna), his wife formerly Janimah (Joanna)Mays James McCarty and Sarah his wife, formerly Sarah Mays, Moses Cook and Mary his wife, formerly Mary Mays, William Mays and Susannah  his wife - - Heirs and Legal Representatives of the late William Mays, dec. of the other part witnesseth ­ that for a full and valuable consideration by the said Comins unto the aforesaid Heirs, paid, the receipt whereof  is hereby duly acknowledged, they have bargained, sold, alined, confirmed and conveyed, by these presents to bargain, sell, aline, confirm and convey unto the said Andrew Comins his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land situated and lying and being in the County of Cumberland on the waters of Marrowbone Creek and bounded as follows TO WITT. Beginning at a beech in a land corner to the suvey also a corner of Magbees survey of 200 acres and with the lines of said Magbees, West 140 poles to three beeches and a Buckeye corner to Pearse Wades survey thence with said Wades line, South 42 degrees 206 poles to a sugar tree, black ash and white oak in the most Eastwardly line of said survey and with it North 150 poles to the beginning. It being the tract where on the said Mays, Dec. last lived and part of the Two Hundred acre Grant from the Commonwealth and containing sixty-eight and ¼ acres. To have and to hold the same with all and singular the previliges appurtences thereunto belonging or in any wise appurtaining unto the said Andrew Comins his heirs and asigns forever to his only use and behooves, we the said heirs and representatives as afore stated do for ourselves our heirs and the said land unto the said Comins warrant and forever defend. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day and date first above witten.
Fredrick Mays, Prudence Mays, James McCarty, Moses Cook, Mary Cook, William Mays, Susannah Mays,
Sarah McCarty, Joanna Johnson and Thomas Johnson signed late before J. Milton King, Court clerk
 
(Willaim Mayes and his wife Susannah, daughter of William Mayes Sr. had bought 130 acres from Susannah’s father in 1810 and sold it to Pierce Wade in 1815 and moved to Sumner Co Tennessee.  One and three quarter acre was taken out of the 200 acre Grant for a school. This 68 and ¼ acres was sold to Anthony Commings)