SIMMONS Deeds
SIMMONS DEEDS
From: Lavelda Faull MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA DEEDS - note: this was originally put on the site in 2007 so the likelihood of Lavelda's e-mail being the same is slim - however, wanted to make sure she got the credit for sending these great pieces to us
Book/Page: 10/559 Date: 9 Oct 1843 Grantor: John Simmons Sr. and Elizabeth his wife Grantee: John Simmons Jr. Description: $1000; W ½ SE ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 N of Range 3 W, 80 acres, Montgomery Co., IN Witnesses: Jeptha Beck, Durham Beck, James B. Jesse, George Miller, Recorder.
Book/Page: 10/656 Date: 9 Oct 1843 Grantor: John Simmons Sr. Grantee: Durham Beck Description: E ½ W ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3, 80 acres, $150 Witnesses: Jeptha Beck, James B. Jesse
Book/Page: 10/487 Date: 4 July 1843 Grantor: William Beck Jr. of Stokes Co., NC, heir of Solomon and Elizabeth Beck dec’d who both died in Montgomery County Grantee: John Simmons Description: W ½ SE ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3, 80 acres
Book/Page: 10/488 Date: 9 Oct 1843 Grantor: John and Judith Beck, Anthony and Elizabeth Beck, Solomon and Mary Beck, Jeptha and Phebe Beck, Durham and Nancy Beck, Charles and Mary Keeny, John and Charity McLaughlin, Bennett and Elizabeth Ferguson, William and Nancy Roberts, heirs of Solomon Beck dec’d. Grantee: John Simmons Description: W ½ SE ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3
Book/Page: 10/489 Date: (don’t have – probably 1843) Grantor: Samuel Hipes Grantee: John Simmons Description: E ½ SW ¼ 80 acres, Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3; E ½ NW ¼ 80 acres, Sec 13 Twp 18 Range 3
Book/Page 10/625 Date: 14 Aug 1843 Grantor: James W. Lynn, Commr. Grantee: John Simmons Description: W ½ SW ¼ 80 acres, Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3 Book/Page: 13/339 Date: 15 July 1847 Grantor: John Norris of Union Co. and Jane his wife Grantee: John Simmons Description: $300, 80 acres, NE ¼ & SE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 13 Twp 18 Range 3 Witnesses: John Reed, J.P. Book/Page: 14/111 Date: 29 Sept 1848 Grantors: Jacob Harlin and Mary his wife; Jacob Fogleson and Nancy his wife of Hancock County, Indiana Grantees: John Simmons Jr. Description: Undivided interest of the said parties of the first part as HEIRS AT LAW OF JOHN SIMMONS DEC’D, $140, E ½ SW ¼ Sec 12, Twp 18, Range 3 Witnesses: Lucius Brown, John W. Porter, James B. Jesse, J.P.
Book/Page: 14/112 Date: 17 Jan 1848 Grantors: HEIRS OF JOHN SIMMONS DEC’D: Lucius Brown and Else his wife of Boone Co., Indiana; John W. Porter and Julia his wife of Boone County, Indiana; Jacob Burtch and Caroline his wife of Henricks Co., Indiana; Jesse Sadler and Sarah his wife; James Strain and Lucinda his wife Grantee: John Simmons Description: E ½ SW ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3
Book/Page: 15/114 Date: 23 Aug 1849 Grantor: Mark Simmons and Elizabeth his wife of Madison County, Indiana Grantee: John Simmons Description: E ½ SW ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3, $65 Witnesses: Martin Snow (Note: this is the same land as in above deed)
Book/Page: 18/168 Date: 16 Sept 1852 Grantor: Anthony Beck and Elizabeth his wife Grantees: John Simmons, John Bowman Sr, Robert S. Burk Description: W ½ SW ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3 Witnesses: Andrew Loop, J.P. Book/Page: 21/8 Date: 4 March 1852 Grantor: William Bowman Grantee: John Simmons Description: Part S ½ SW ¼, 40 acres, Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3
Book/Page: 23/108 Date: 21 March 1852 Grantor: Larkin Thompson and Sarah his wife Grantee: John Simmons Description: W ½ SE ¼, Sec 26 Twp 19 Range 3, $5800 Book/Page: 19/500 Date: 9 Feb 1854 Grantor: William Simmons of Territory of Oregon, Lane County, HEIR AT LAW OF JOHN SIMMONS DEC’d Grantee: John Simmons Description: $120, E ½ SW ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18, Range 3, mentions Elizabeth, widow of John Simmons, Dec’d. Book/Page: 19/584 Date: 11 Jan 1854 Grantor: Joseph E. McDonald, Commr, appointed by Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Indiana from James McLean, guardian of the estate of John W. and Julia Ann McLean, minor heirs at law of Hannah McLean, deceased. Grantee: John Simmons Description: E ½ SW ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3, estate of JOHN SIMMONS, DEC’D.
Book/Page: 20/132 Date: 20 Feb 1854 Grantors: John Simmons, John & Sarah Bowman Sr, Robert & Nancy Burk Grantee: James Strain Description: W ½ SW ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18, $1200. Book/Page: 23/542 Date: 21 March 1858 Grantor: John Simmons and Jemima his wife Grantee: George W. Farlow of Union County, Indiana Description: for $5900, W ½ SE ¼ Sec 12 Twp 18 E ½ SW ¼ (200 acres), Pt W ½ Book/Page: 24/419 Date: 26 Jan 1860 Grantor: John Simmons and Jemima his wife Grantee: Elias Francis Description: Sec 26 Twp 19 Range 3, W ½ SE ¼, E ½ SW ¼, Se ¼ NW ¼, $500
Book/Page: 26/425 Date: 4 Dec 1862 Grantor: John Simmons and Jemima his wife Grantee: Geo. W. LaFollet Description: E ½ SW ¼, 26 ½ acres, sec 26 Twp 19 Range 3 Book/Page 26/302 Date: 15 July 1862 Grantor; Geo. W. Hall, Sheriff, Court of Common Pleas, Recovered judgement against Allen T. and Nancy J. Manker, $841.33 mortgaged premises Description: 12 acres, Sec 8 Twp 19 Range 3, Darlington
Book/Page 26/381 Date: 28 Oct 1862 Grantor: Geo. W. Hall, Sheriff, Sheriff, Elias and Nancy Francis, Defendants Grantee: John Simmons, Plaintiff, of Circuit Court Description: Sec 26 Twp 16, Mortgage $2076.60 (first note), $2800 (second note) Book/Page 27/132 Date: 18 May 1863 Grantor: John Simmons and Jemima his wife Grantee: William McCray Description: W ¼ SE ¼, 80 acres, SE ½ NW ¼ 40 acres, part E ½ SW ¼, 53 ½ acres, Sec 26 Twp 19 Range 3 (total 173 ½ acres). Book/Page: 27/238 Date: 29 Dec 1862 Grantor: John Simmons and Jemima his wife Grantee: William S. Wheeler Description: Sec 8 Twp 19 Range 3, part N ½ Sec (12 acres)
Book/Page 29/20 Date: 10 Dec 1864 Grantor: John Simmons and Jemima his wife OF WARREN CO., IN Grantee: George W. Farlow Description: Sum heretofore paid 3-2-1858, N ½ Sec 12 Twp 18 Range 3, 40 acres, deed recorded for purpose of correcting original deed.. Book/Page 29/219 Date: 25 Dec 1864 Date: John Simmons Grantee: William Bowman Description: N ½ 40 acres Sec 12 Twp 18 ------
I also have some deeds for Stewart and Inlow/Enlow but have not yet typed them up. As soon as I get them typed, I will submit those also.