My BURKE folder contains a photocopy and partial transcription of a deed where Elizabeth Burke purchases the South half of the southwest quarter of Section 34 in township 54 and range 36 in 1847 from Eli Randolph. This deed was recorded in my old genealogy software with the code Burke.MO.020.
Thanks to the new ‘labs’ experimental search feature on FamilySearch, it was easy to get an entire transcription for this deed.
Platte County Missouri
Deed Records, 1839-1895Deed Book E 1847-1848
Film 988435 DGS 8197429Image 257 of 409
Page 499This indenture made this twenty fifth day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven between Elihu H. Randolph
of the first part and Elizabeth Burke of the second part both of the State
of Mission and of Platte County Witnesseth that the said Elihu H.
Randolph for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and sixty
dollars to him in hand paid hath sold and by these presents doth convey
all his right title and interest to a certain tract or parcel of land lying and
being in Platte County and State of Missouri , It being the South half of
the South West quarter of Section No Thirty four in Township no fifty four
and in Range No thirty six , and by these presents doth give grant bargain and
sell to the said Elizabeth Burke and binds himself his heirs and assigns
forever to defend the right of the said tract of land to the said Elizabeth
Burk and her heirs and assigns forever to have and hold the same together
with all the appurtenances of whatsoever name thereunto belonging as witness
my hand and seal
Elihu H. Randolph (seal)
Marthy Randolph (Seal)page 500
State of Missouri ⎬
Missouri, Platte County. Deed records, 1839-1895. Film #988435 DGS 008197429. Elizabeth Burke, 25 Mar 1847; Vol, E: page 499 (image 257); digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org
County of Platte ⎬
Be it remembered that on this 29th day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
seven before me William Turner a justice of the peace within
and for the County of Platte personally appeared Elihu H Randolph
and Marthy his wife who are known to me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed to the foregoing deed having acknowledged the
same to be their act and deed as named therein She the said
Marthy being by me first made acquainted with the contents of
the foregoing instrument of writing and examined apart from her
husband on said examination she acknowledged she executed the
same relinquishing her dower right in the said land and tenements
voluntarily and without compulsion or undue influence of her
husband . Given under my hand this day and date above named
Filed for Record Feb . 7 . 1848 William Turner J.P.
