Power of Attorney
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this transcription was submitted to us by Floyd Strader
WCV DB 22: p. 274: of deed of trust and order of Circuit Court… /s/
CONNALLY F. TRIGG. Trustee. Deed… acknowledged in clerks office of WCV, 04
Jan 1855… by CONNALLY F. TRIGG as his act & deed & admitted to record…///
Know all men by these presents, that we, HENRY ANDIS & MARY ANDIS, his wife,
DAVID NAIL (as written, Neel?) & RACHEL (Andis; Andtes) NAIL, his wife,
WILLIAM BOWMAN & JULIA ANN (Andis) BOWMAN, his wife, JOHN W. BROWN &
CATHARINE BROWN, his wife, JAMES ANDIS & ELIZABETH ANDIS, his wife, ELI
ANDIS & HANNAH (Barnes) ANDIS, his wife & SARAH ANDIS, Martin & Laurence
Counties, IN, being children and heirs at law of ANDREW ANDIS deceased, and
we, MATTHEW SHUTTERS & NANCY SHUTTERS, his wife, TENNESSEE BUNTEN (Burton?)
& ELIZABETH (Shutters) BUNTEN, his wife, WILLIAM SHUTTERS & MARY ANN
SHUTTERS, his wife, SHEFFEY SHUTTERS & SARAH SHUTTERS, his wife, SUSAN
PATTERSON, STEPHEN W. ADAMS & POLLY ANN ADAMS, his wife, ALEXANDER GROSS &
SEVRINA (Samira) GROSS, his wife, OLIVER SHUTTERS & LENNA SHUTTERS, his
wife, JOSHUA ROBBINS & REBECCA ROBBINS, his wife, Jackson Co. IN, being
children & heirs at law of SARAH SHUTTERS deceased, formerly SARAH ANDIS.
And we, JACOB F. K. MURPHY, SOUSANN MURPHY, his wife, JACOB SHUTTERS, PHOEBE
SHUTTERS, his wife, of county of Moultrie; JOSEPH GIBSON, HANNAH GIBSON, his
wife, Shelby Co. IL, being children & heirs at law of CHRISTINA SHUTTERS
deceased, formerly CHRISTINA ANDIS, being also all heirs at law in right of
sd. ancestors of MATTHIAS ANDIS deceased, late of WCV, have made… appointed…
JOHN ANDIS of Johnson Co. IN, our (1880c, Mt. Auburn, Christian Co. IL:
ANDIS, Henry, 64, VA; Mary (also Andis?), 65, VA; Mary ANDIS, mother, 84,
VA; Henry Andis, 1815, VA – 26 Apr 1895, Clark Co. IL, s/o Andrew Andis &
Mary Shutters; David Nail or Naile mar. in Washington, IN, 04 Oct 1835,
Rachel Andis; Eli Andis, 1824, Washington, IN – 14 Jul 1907, s/o Andrew
Andis & Mary Shutters, mar. Hannah Barnes, 13 Apr 1843, Martin Co. IL;
Tennessee Burtin mar., 25 Jul 1833, Jackson Co. IN, Elizabeth Shutters;
Alexander Gross, 21 Nov 1814, WCV – 23 Jul 1892, Jackson Co. IN, s/o David
Gross & Sarah, mar. Samira Shutters & mar. Mary A. Klitch.)
p. 275: true & lawful attorney… to grant, bargain, sell & convey all our
int., estate & title in and to all real estate of which sd. MATTHIAS ANDIS
died seized, in WCV, which we may be entitled as heirs at law as aforesd…
all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging… for price or prices as
he may think proper. Also… to make deed or deeds of conveyance… to perform
in our stead… this 10 Oct AD 1854. /s/ ELI (his + mark) ANDIS; JAMES ANDIS;
WILLIAM BOMAN (Bowman); JOHN W. BROWN; DAVID (his + mark) NALE; HANNAH (her
+ mark) ANDIS; ELIZABETH (her + mark) ANDIS; JULIANN (her + mark) BOWMAN;
CATHARINE (her + mark) BROWN; RACHEL (her + mark) VALE (as written); SARAH
(her + mark) ANDIS; HENRY (her (sic) + mark) ANDREWS (Andis); MARY (her +
mark) ANDREWS (Andis); TENNESSEE BUNTIN; ELIZABETH (her + mark) BUNTIN;
JOSHUA (his + mark) ROBINS; REBECCA (her + mark) ROBINS; WILLIAM SHUTTERS;
MARY ANN (her + mark) SHUTTERS; ALEXANDER (his + mark) GROSS; SERVINA (her +
mark) GROSS; STEPHEN W. ADAMS; POLLY ANN (her + mark) ADAMS. /w/ SIMON
CARESS; FRANCES (her + mark) BROWN.
p. 276: /s/ (continuation) OLIVER SHUTTERS; LEANNA (her x mark) SHUTTERS;
SUSAN PATTERSON; MATTHIAS SHUTTERS; NANCY (her + mark) SHUTTERS; SHEFFEY
SHUTTERS; SARAH (her + mark) SHUTTERS; JACOB F. K. MURPHY; SOUSANN (her +
mark) MURPHY; JACOB SHUTTERS; PHOEBE (her x mark) SHUTTERS; JOSEPH GIBSON;
HANNAH (her + mark) GIBSON. /w/ ESTHER A. SUTHERLAND; NATHAN (his + mark)
SIPANEY… CATHARINE (her + mark) ROBE… JAMES FOSTER; ANN S. (her + mark)
THOMAS. Johnson Co. IN: JOHN ROBE justice, certifies deed acknowledgment of
MATTHIAS SHUTTERS & SHEFFEY SHUTTERS, become him… also personally came
before me… NANCY SHUTTERS, SARAH SHUTTERS, wives of MATTHIAS SHUTTERS &
SHEFFEY SHUTTERS… being privily examined… relinquished their dower rights…
they had willingly executed same and did not wish to retract it. …this 20
Oct AD1854… Moultrie Co. IL: GEORGE HEWITT & HARRISON THOMAS, 2 acting
justices of peace for sd. Co. & State of IL… certify deed acknowledgment of
JACOB F. K. MURPHEY & SOUSANN MURPHEY, his wife, JACOB SHUTTERS & PHOEBE
SHUTTERS, his wife, who are known to us… having been made fully acquainted
with contents of sd. Power of Attorney & by us examined… acknowledged Power
of Attorney freely & voluntarily and without compulsion of our sd. husbands…
this 25 Oct 1854. /s/ GEORGE HEWITT; HARRISON THOMAS.
p. 277: Shelby Co. IL: W. O. D. LAMB & HENRY ARMSTRONG, justices of peace…
certify acknowledgment of Power of Attorney by JOSEPH GIBSON & HANEH
(Hannah) GIBSON, his wife, personally known to us… HANNAH GIBSON… declared
that she signed and acknowledged sd. power of attorney freely, voluntarily &
without fear or compulsion of her sd. husband… this 27 Oct AD1854… Martin
Co. IN: WM. O. WELCH, justice… certifies acknowledgment of Power of Attorney
by ELI ANDIS & JAMES ANDIS & WILLIAM BOMAN (Bowman) & JOHN W. BROWN & DANIEL
NALE & SARAH ANDIS, before him… Also certifies privy examination of HANNAH
ANDIS & ELIZABETH ANDIS & JULIA ANN BOMAN (Bowman) & CATHARINE BROWN &
RACHEL NALE, wives of ELI ANDIS & JAMES ANDIS & WILLIAM BOMAN & JOHN W.
BROWN & DAVID NALE… declared that they had willingly executed same… MARY
ANDIS, wife of HENRY ANDIS was also privily examined and…
p. 278: …acknowledged same… she willingly executed same and did not wish to
retract it. …this 14 Oct 1854. /s/ SIMON CARISS, Justice of peace. Jackson
Co. IL: J. R. S. SUTHERLAND, justice… certifies Power of Attorney
acknowledgment of TENNESSEE BUNTON, JOSHUA ROBINS, WILLIAM SHUTTERS,
ALEXANDER GROSS, STEPHEN W. ADAMS, OLIVER SHUTTERS & SUSAN PATTERSON… Also
personally appeared and were privily examined, ELIZABETH BUNTEN, REBECCA
ROBINS, MARY ANN SHUTTERS, SENNISA (Samira?) GROSS, POLLY ANN ADAMS & LEANNA
SHUTTERS, wives of sd. TENNESSEE BUNTIN (Burtin/Burton?), JOSHUA ROBINS,
WILLIAM SHUTTERS, ALEXANDER GROSS, STEPHEN W. ADAMS, OLIVER SHUTTERS… they
had willingly executed same… Power of attorney delivered to clerk of WCV, 05
Jan 1855 & admitted to record…/// Deed, 03 Jan 1855: JOHN ANDIS, Johnson Co.
IN, Attorney in fact for HENRY ANDIS & MARY, his wife, DAVID NALE & RACHEL,
his wife, WILLIAM BOWMAN & JULIA ANN, his wife, JOHN W. BROWN & CATHARINE,
his wife, JAMES ANDIS & ELIZABETH, his wife, ELI ANDIS & HANNAH, his wife, &
SARAH ANDIS, Martin & Laurence Cos. IN, children & heirs of ANDREW ANDIS
deceased, MATTHIAS SHUTTES & NANCY, his wife, TENNESSEE
p. 279: BUNTON & ELIZABETH, his wife, WILLIAM SHUTTERS & MARY ANN, his wife,
SHEFFEY SHUTTERS & SARAH, his wife, SUSAN PATTERSON, STEPHEN W. ADAMS &
POLLY ANN, his wife, ALEXANDER GROSS & SERNISA (Samira), his wife, OLIVER
SHUTTERS & LEANNA, his wife, JOSHUA ROBINS & REBECCA, his wife, Jackson Co.
IN, children & heirs of SARAH SHUTTERS deceased, JACOB F. K. MURPHY &
SOUSANN, his wife, JACOB SHUTTERS & PHOEBE (Gibson), his wife, Moultrie Co.
IL & JOSEPH GIBSON & HANNAH, his wife, Shelby Co. IL, children & heirs of
CHRISTIANA SHUTTERS deceased, sd. ANDREW ANDIS, SARAH SHUTTERS & CHRISTINA
SHUTTERS decd. being children & heirs of MATTHIAS ANDIS deceased, late of
WCV & SOLOMON FLEENOR & SAMPSON FLEENOR, WCV, other part… for $300, JOHN
ANDIS, attorney in fact for sd. HENRY ANDIS & others, parties of first part,
do grant unto SOLOMON FLEENOR & SAMPSON FLEENOR, 3 undivided elevenths of
tract of land in WCV in Rich Valley on waters of NFHR & bounded… at foot of
spur of Walkers Mt. on E end of br. and running thence, by a br. thence,
crossing sd. br., on a high spur thence, on a steep hill, by a br., between
2 hills… being same land conveyed to heirs of MATTHIAS ANDIS deceased by
FREDERICK FULKERSON & wife by deed of 07 (09?) Mar 1833 and there being 11
of them, and of whom sd. ANDREW ANDIS, SARAH SHUTTERS & CHRISTIANA SHUTTERS
were three and as such entitled to 3/11ths of tract of land, which 3/11ths
has by death of sd. ANDREW ANDIS, SARAH SHUTTERS & CHRISTIANA SHUTTERS
descended to HENRY ANDIS & others of first part… ANDREW, SARAH & CHRISTIANA…
(William Francis Shutters, c1816, WCV – 06 Jun 1877, Jackson Co. IN mar.
Henry Shutters & Mary Andis, mar. Mary Ann Gross.)
p. 280: …/s/ JOHN (his + mark) ANDIS. Deed… acknowledged in WCV by JOHN
ANDIS, attorney in fact as his act & deed & admitted to record…///