Michael Greathouse
Birth: 1765
Death: Mar 1839, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA
Father: Wilhelm Greathouse (Groethausen)*
Mother: Barbara Shatz (Schutz, Schatz, Schatzin) *
- Married (1) Rachael Hustead on 12 Oct 1792
- Married (2) Maria Kittle on 24 Feb 1810
Notes: Transcribed and submitted by: Cathy Warren (wozzomom@comcast.net) Kisiah Waren Appraisement B ill Will Book 4, Pages 214-215 Kisiah Waren Appraisement Bill In persuence of an order of th e county court of Harrison we the undersigned after being duly sworn proceded to value the pr operty shown to us by Abijah Waren Administrator of Kisiah Waren dec'd that is says Two cow s and one yearling $18.00 One teakettle 1.50 One Flax Hackel .75 One lot of kitchen ware .7 5 Yarn and thread 2.25 One chair and spoons .50 One bed and beding 5.00 28.15 the above i s a true value of the property shewn to us to best of our knowledge and belief Oct 25 1828 Ja mes Currey Michael Greathouse John Cather I do hereby certify that the above is a correct lis t of the property of the above named Kisiah Waren which [pr as yet] come to my h____ Branridg e. Abijah Waren Kisiah Waren Sale Bill The Sale Bill of the property of Kisiah Warren Margre t Carr one pail $00.14 One Jarr do .12 1/2 Plaits do .12 1/2 Benjamin Griffin spoons and coff ee pot .06 1/4 James Shields one hatchet .75 Abijah Waren one teakettle 2.25 Benjamin Hall on e chair .37 Stephen See one lot of thread 1.70 Abijah Waren bed cloas 1.90 Do do beding 2.4 0 Do do bedcloaths .55 Wm Wilkinson one steer 3.27 Do do one cow 9.32 Do do one other cow 9.2 8 52.78 1/2 The above is a correct statement of the sale of the foregoing property November 6 th 1828 Abijah Warren Administrator
Transcribed and submitted by: Cathy Warren (wozzomom@comcast.net) Michael Greathouse to Abig a Warin 1838 Deed Book 25, Pages 412-413 [Note in margin: delivered to grantee this 19th Jul y 1840} This indenture made this fifth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred an d thirty eight Between Michael Greathouse and Rachel his wife in the County of Harrison and S tate of Virginia of the one part and Abiga Warin of the county and state aforesaid of the on e other part. Witnesseth that the said Michael Greathouse and Rachel his wife for and in cons ideration of the sum of four hundred dollars lawful money of Virginia the receipt whereof i s hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold aliend enfeoffed released and confirmed an d by these presentsdo grant bargain sell alien enfeoff release and confirm to the said Abig a Waren and his heirs and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land lying the followin g boundary situation on the head waters of Husteads fork of Booths Creek adjoining said Abig a Warin it being a part of said Greathouses home place that he gave off to his Son John G. Gr eathouse and bounded as followeth Beginning at a chesnut and hickory and running thence S. 6 6 E. 40 to a W.O. stump S. 48. E. 34 to a stone S. 68 1/2 E 20 to a beech S. 55 E 64 to a che snut oak S. 40 W 26 chesnut oak S. 27 W. 60 to pointers N 59 W 71 white oak N 42 E 110 beec h Due west 114 white oak N. 20 E 58 to the beginning containing sixty acres more or less to h ave and to hold the above described tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances to the sai d Abiga Warin his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Abiga Wari n his heirs and assigns forever and the said Michael Greathouse and Rachel his wife for the m selves and their heirs and assigns doth hereby covenant to and with the said Abiga Warin hi s heirs and assigns that they the said Michael Greathouse Rachel his wife the above describe d tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances to the said Abiga Warin his heirs and assign s shall and will warrant and forever defend against all persons and claimes whatsoever In tes timony whereof the aforesaid Michael Greathouse and Rachel his wife have here unto set thei r hands and seals the day and year above written Michael Greathouse (Seal) Rachel Greathous e (Seal) Harrison County to wit We John Cather and Jedediah Waldo Justice of the peace in th e county of Harrison and state of Virginia do hereby certify that Michael Greathouse a parti e to a certain deed baring date the fifth day of may in the year of our Lord 1838 and hereunt o annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same t o be his act and deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement to the clerk of th e county court of Harrison in order that the said deed may be recorded Given under our hand s and seals this fifth day of May in the year of our Lord 1838 John Cather (Seal) Jeh Waldo ( Seal) Harrison County to wit We John Cather and Jedediah Waldo Justices of the peace for th e county aforesaid and state of Virginia do hereby certify that Rachel Greathouse wife of Mic hael Greathouse parties to a certain deed bearing date the fifth day of May in the year of ou r Lord 1838 and hereby unto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid an d being examined by us prively and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid full y explained to her she the aforesaid Rachel acknowledged that she had willingly signed seale d and delivered the same and wished not to retract it. Given under our hands and seals this f ifth day of May in the year of our Lord 1838 John Cather (Seal) J I H Waldo (Seal) Harrison C ounty court Clerks office May 21st 1838 The foregoing deed and certificates having been prese nted in this office were admitted to record Teste D Davisson C. H. C.
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