With the exception of highlighting and paragraphing, this transcription of Adair County Missouri Deed Book F, pages 103 and 104 is true to the original located at the courthouse in Kirksville. It is an extremely important document for ADAMS, CANADA, SNELLING and ALBRED researchers. It provides an approximate death date for Elizabeth ( ) Adams, Jesse Canada and Thornton Snelling (who appears as husband of Lucinda Snelling in early 1852 Knox County Deeds  whereby she is selling land given her by James and Elizabeth Adams.) Additionally this deed offers proof Mary Ann Canada was Elizabeth's daughter -- a question once raised by the transcriber.	Linda Sparks Starr  April 2007

James Adams Deed To John Gill						103

+++ indenture made and entered into this 11th day of May in +++++ of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five +++++ James Adams and Elizabeth Adams his wife of the County of Sullivan and the State of Missouri of the first part and John Gill of the county of Adair and State of Missouri of the second part.    Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars lawful money of the United States to them in hand paid before the delivery hereof hath bargained and sold and  by these presents Doth grant and convey to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever all that certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Adair and State of Missouri known and described as follows (to wit)

the north half of the south west quarter of section No. fourteen in township Sixty-two of Range No. fifteen containing in all Eighty acres more or less according to the United States survey together with all and singular the tenements hereditaments and appurtenances and all the estate title and interest of the said party of the first part therein and the said party of the first part Doth hereby covenant and agree with the said party of the second part that at the time of the delivery hereof the said party of the first part are the lawful owners of the premises above granted and seized thereof in fee simple absolute and that they will warrant and Defend the above granted premises in the quiet and peaceble possession of the said party of the second part. In testimony whereof  we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and date above written.
								James Adams		seal
									   her
								Elizabeth  x   Adams	seal
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 State of Missouri	}
 County of Adair	}	 Be it remembered that on this 11th Day of May A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me one of the Justice of the  Peace within and for Adair County James Adams and his wife Elizabeth Adams both of whom are personally known to me to be the persons who signed the foregoing the foregoing deed as parties thereto and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed for the purposes therein expressed and the said Elizabeth Adams being by me me  (sic) made acquainted with the contents and effect of said deed on an examination apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed the same voluntarily, freely and without and  compulsion  or  undue influence of her husband. In testimony whereof  I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written.
								James A. Smith 	JP
Filed for Record November 18th, 1856 & Recorded December 13th 1856

104	James Adams, James Q. Adams & Jesse J alred et al Deed To John

 This deed made and entered into this Eleventh ++++++++A. D. Eighteen hundred and fifty-six by and between +++++++ husband of Elizabeth Adams the former owner of the land ++++ Described now deceased, and James Q. Adams and his wife Polly and Jesse Jasper Albred   and his wife Lucinda Albred and Mary Ann ++++ wife of Jesse Canada deceased heirs at law of the said Elizabeth ++++ of Macon County Missouri parties of the first part and John ++++ of the county of Adair in the State of Missouri party of the second part. 

Witnesseth:  that the said parties of the first part in consideratio (sic) of Three hundred dollars to them paid by the said party of the second part the receipt of Which is hereby acknowledged do by these presents, grant, bargain, sell, convey and forever confirm unto the said party of the second part to his heirs and assigns all and each of our  rihgt (sic) tilte (sic) interest and claim which James Adams as husband, and the after named persons as aforesaid as children & heirs at Law, of the said Elizabeth Adams deceased have in and to the following described real estate situate in the county of Adair in the Sate of Missouri and numbered as follows to wit

the North half of the South west qr of Section No. fourteen in Township Sixty-two of Range No. fifteen containing Eighty acres more or less according to the United States survey to have and to hold the same together with all the rights immunities privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever, the said James Adams and other parties of the first part hereby covenanting that they their heirs executors and administrators shall and will warrant and Defend the title to the  premises to the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by, through, or under them. In witness whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
	Executed in presence of				James Adams		seal
	B. C. Barrow 						James Q. Adams	seal
								Jesse Jasper Albred	seal
								 Lucinda Albred		seal
								Polly Adams		seal
	State of Missouri	}	SS			Mary Ann Canada	seal
	County of Adair	}	Be it remembered that on this the eleventh day of Novembered A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty-six before me the undersigned clerk of the circuit court within & for said county personally came James Adams, James Q. Adams and his wife Polly Adams, Jesse Jasper Albred and his wife Lucinda Albred and Mary Ann Canada, wife of Jesse Canada deceased who are personally knew to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument of writing as  parties thereto and severally acknoweledged the same to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned they the said Lucinda Albred and Polly Adams wives of the said Jesse Jasper Albred and James Q. Adams being made fully acquainted with the contents of said deed & examined seperate & apart from their said husbands acknoweledged that they executed and Delivered said deed for the purposes therein mentioned and relinquished their dower in the land tenements therein mentioned voluntarily freely and without compulsion or undue influence of their said husbands. In witness whereof I, G. A.   Shortridge (seal) clerk of said circuit court have hereunto set my name and the seal of said court.  G. A. Shortridge Clerk
	Filed for Record Nov. 18, 1856 & Recorded Dec 13, 1856  }	by W. W. Rubey    D.C.
		 			B. G. Barrow    Recorder    }