Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 11 February 1841–A

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William Marks
15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...
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and Rosannah Robinson Marks, Deed for property in
Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Lake Co., OH, to JS as trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 11 Feb. 1841; handwriting of
Robert B. Thompson
1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...
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; signatures of
William Marks
15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...
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and Rosannah Robinson Marks; witnessed by
Daniel H. Wells
27 Oct. 1814–24 Mar. 1891. Farmer, teacher, ferry operator, lumber merchant, manager of nail factory, politician. Born in Trenton, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Daniel Wells and Catherine Chapin. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, ca. 1832. Moved to ...
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; certified by
Daniel H. Wells
27 Oct. 1814–24 Mar. 1891. Farmer, teacher, ferry operator, lumber merchant, manager of nail factory, politician. Born in Trenton, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Daniel Wells and Catherine Chapin. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, ca. 1832. Moved to ...
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and
Samuel Marshall
ca. 1790–24 June 1845. Incorporator of Carthage Female High School and Teachers’ Seminary, 1837, in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois. Served as county clerk, clerk of commissioners’ court, bankruptcy commissioner, and justice of the peace in Hancock Co. Murdered...
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; three pages; JS Collection (Supplement), CHL. Includes dockets and notations.
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who executed the sam[e] and acknowledged the same to be their own free act and deed for the uses and purposes theren mentioned and expressed. And the <sd> Rosanah Marks being made acquainted with the contents of said conveyance and examined by me separate and apart from her acknowledged that she— relinquished her Dower to the premises herein conveyed freely voluntarily and without compulsion of her . Given under my hands and seal this 11th day of February A D 1841

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Joseph Smith—)

Trustee in trust &c)

Transfered Sept 16. 1841

Daniel Kerr

Aud[ito]r. Lake Co

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Recd. Sept. 16th. 1841, and Recorded Sept. 23d. 1841, in Lake Co. Records, Book A, Pages 505. & 506.

H. F. Shepard

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who executed the same and acknowledged the same to be their own free act and deed for the uses and purposes theren mentioned and expressed. And the sd Rosanah Marks being made acquainted with the contents of said conveyance and examined by me separate and apart from her acknowledged that she— relinquished her Dower to the premises herein conveyed freely voluntarily and without compulsion of her . Given under my hands and seal this 11th day of February A D 1841