St. Clair County
Land Deeds & Patents
Deed Book E., page 203
St. Clair County, Missouri:
Whereas Alexander D. Moore and Kiziah Moore his wife both residents of the State
of Texas and the County of Grayson in the said State are now on a visit to St.
Clair County in the State of Missouri and Whereas Kiziah Cox, widow of John Cox
dec., and Grandmother of said Kiziah Moore is desirious of procuring the Society
of her said Granddaughter Kiziah Moore during the remainder of her life: and
whereas for the purpose of inducing the said Alexander D. Moore & Kiziah Moore
and to indemnify them for any expense and trouble they may be at to remove to
within five miles and settle that near Mary Barnett, the mother of said Kiziah
Moore in St. Clair County, Missouri. Therefore, Know all men by these presents
in consideration of the premises and in consideration that the said A. D. Moore
after going to Texas to arrange his business by or before the first day --March
1855 will return and reside during the remainder of the said Kiziah Cox's
lifetime in St. Clair County, MO. I have this day bargained and sold and granted
and delivered to the said Alexander D. Moore & his wife Kiziah Moore one negro
woman named Hannah and her child named Aggy with all the increase of them with
the express understanding that the said Moore & wife are not to sell or give
either of the said negros to any person except on of the legal descendants of
the said Kiziah Moore and it is further expressly understood and agreed by the
parties to this agreement that the said Kiziah Cox is to have the privelege to
make the house of the said A. D. Moore and his wife her home and in case of the
death of either of them to have the privilege of making the house of the
surviver her home during her natural life and to have the use and control of
said negros so far as she may choose and at the death of the said Kiziah Cox,
the said A. D. Moore and Kiziah Moore or the survivor of them or in case of the
death of both of them to thelegal descendants of said A D Moore & Kiziah Moore
are to have the said two negroes with all their increase. And it is expressly
further understood that if the said Kiziah Cox should die during the time
specified for the said Moore to arrange his affairs in Texas the said Alexander
D. Moore & Kiziah Moore are to have the right to said negroe property, the same
as they would have had the said Kiziah Moore resided within the said County. The
said A. D. Moore binds himself, his heirs and executors to comply with all the
stipulation in this agreement. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and affixed our seals this 2nd day of October 1854.
Keziah (her mark) Cox (seal)
Alexander D Moore (seal)
Kiziah Moore (seal)
Test
G.W. Penn
G. W. Hopkins
Filed for Record September 22, 1855. James W. Beck Recorder
Note in margin: " Delivered to A D Moore October 20th, 1855, Recorder
Deed Book E., page 318
St. Clair County, Missouri:
"This Indenture made this 21st day of August in the year of our Lord 1855
between A.D. Moore and Kisiah his wife of the County of St. Clair, State of
Missouri of the one part and Kisiah Cox of the County and State aforesaid of the
other part. ______ that the said A. D. Moore and Kisiah his wife for and in
consideration of the sum of two hundred and sixty dollars to them in hand paid
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby grant bargain sell convey
and confirm unto the said Kiziah Cox her heirs and assigns forever all that
tract or parcel of land situated and being in the county of St. Clair in the
State of Missouri known as the South East quarter of the North West quarter of
Section twenty five in township thirty nine of range twenty six containing forty
acres more or less together with all and singular the appurtenances, thereunto
belonging in anywise appurtaining. To have and to hold the above described
premises unto the said Kisiah Cox her heirs and assigns forever and the said
A.D. Moore and Kisiah his wife. The aforesaid promises unto the said Kisiah Cox,
her heirs and assigns against the claim or claims of all and every person
whomsoever do and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness
whereof the said A. D. Moore and Kisiah his wife, party of the first part, have
hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
A. D. Moore (seal)
Kiziah Moore (seal)
State of Missouri, St. Clair:
This day personally appeared before me E. G. Odum an acting and duly
commissioned Justice of the Peace for and within the County aforesaid A. D.
Moore and Kiziah Moore his wife who are both personally known to me to be
identical persons whose names are signed to the written deed and acknowledged
the same to be their act and deed and that they executed the same for the
purposes therein contained ad she the said Kiziah Moore being by me examined
Seperate and apart from her said husband acknowledge that she relinquished her
right of dower in the Real Estate therein mentioned voluntarily, freely and
without any undue influence upon the part of her said husband. Certified under
my hand this the 21st day of August A D 1855.
Eli Odum Justice of the Peace
Filed for record March 29th 1856
James W. Beck Recorder
Deed Book E., page 319
St. Clair Co., Missouri:
Whereas Kiziah Cox & A. D. Moore and his wife Kiziah Moore of St. Clair County
and State of Missouri did by an agreement made & entered into on the 2nd day of
October 1854. Wherein the said Kiziah Cox did express certain conditions therein
expressed did bargain, sell, grant and delivered unto the said A. D. Moore & his
wife Kiziah one negro woman named Hannah and her child Aggy. And the parties to
the above named agreement by the agreement made and entered into this 21st day
of Nov 1855 doth hereby mutually agree to make null and void the aforesaid
agreement in each and every part thereof upon the following conditions: To wit,
the said A. D. Moore and Kiziah for the sum of One hundred dollars to us in hand
paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged doth bargain, sell, grant &
convey unto the said Kiziah Cox all our right title claim and interest to the
said negros and it is further agreed and understood that this agreement is a
full settlement of all demands up to this date between the said parties to this
agreement. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the
21st November 1855.
A.D. Moore (seal)
Kiziah Moore (seal)
Kiziah (her mark) Cox (seal)
Attest:
C. G. Browning
G. W. Penn
Filed for Record March 29th, 1856
James W. Beck Recorder
