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Elcanah Wynn & Elizabeth Wynn and Joseph Wynn & Minty Wynn
to the Cumberland Valley Land Company


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Courtesy of Gary Wynn

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ELCANAH WYNN son of ACHILLES WYNN (1798-1861) and LUCY TURNER (1801-1861) was born 02 June 1833 in Lee County, Virginia, and died 30 January 1899 in Harlan County, Kentucky. He married (1) ELIZABETH KELLY 13 May 1852 in Harlan County, Kentucky, daughter of JONATHAN P KELLY (1798-1861) and NANCY BAILEY (1796-1851). She was born 06 December 1821 in Harlan County, Kentucky, and died 07 December 1896. He married (2) FANNIE JANE ROBBINS 20 October 1897 in Lee County, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS ROBBINS (1830-1892) and MARGARET SMITH (1838-?). She was born 30 August 1864, and died 04 December 1943 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

JOSEPH E WYNN son of ELCANAH WYNN (1833-1899) and ELIZABETH KELLY (1821-1896) was born November 1862 in Kentucky, and died 04 November 1895. He married ARAMINTA “MINTY” COLDIRON 09 March 1881 in Harlan County, Kentucky, daughter of GEORGE COLDIRON and PHOEBE J HOWARD. She was born 24 March 1865 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

This Deed of Conveyance made and entered into this 7th day of September 1887, between Elcanah Wynn and Elizabeth Wynn, his wife and Joseph Wynn, and Minty Wynn his wife, of Harlan County, State of Kentucky.

 

Party of the first, and The Cumberland Valley Land Company whose principal place of business is Stanford, Lincoln County, Ky.

 

Party of the second part, witnesseth: that the said party of the first for and in consideration of the sum of ($770.35) Seven Hundred and Seventy dollars and Thirty five cents, in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged.

 

Do hereby sell and convey to the party of the second part, it successors heirs and assigns, the following described property, to-wit:

One tract containing Sixty three and half (63 ˝) acres lying in Harlan County Ky. on the right hand fork of the Childs Creek waters of the Clover Fork of the Cumberland River and bounded as follows tract: Beginning at two White walnuts and Chestnut Oak on the west side of the right hand fork of Child’s Creek in a line of a 1200 acre sunray in the name of Kelly & Farmer: Thence with said line excluding a lap which the 200 aces makes on the 1200 acres: thence N80 W34 ˝ poles to a stake on sil line at the intersection of the 2nd line of said 200 acres: Thence with the line of the 200 acres N12 W26 pole to at stake corner to same: thence S32 E331 poles to 2 Sourwoods & Beech: thence S30 E 28 poles to 2 hickories Poplar-Chestnut & Locust: Thence south 14 poles to the Beginning, Also one other tract containing One hundred and Eighty (185) acre in option No 14 Lying in Harlan County Ky., in Childs Creek of the Clover Fork of the Cumberland River. It being a part of a 1200 sunray 126 poles force the beginning corner of the same: Thence N80 W 322 poles to 4 Chestnut Oak: Thence S57 E9 poles to a water Oak: Thence S27 E 14 poles a Birch: Thence S49 E12 poles to a chestnut oak: Thence S52 E 18 poles to a large rock: Thence S36 E10 poles to a stake: thence S49 E 16 poles to a stake: thence S9 E20 poles to a chestnut Oak on top of the Mountain: Thence N82 E31 poles to a Sugar Tree: thence N62 E. 21 poles to Lynns: Thence N85 E 20 poles to a Popular and Sugartree: thence N65 E8 poles to a stake: thence N63 E9 poles to a Sugar tree and horn bean: Thence N75 E.18 poles to a stake: thence N83 E14 poles to a stake: thence N66 E16 poles to a Chestnut: thence N85 E14 poles to a stake: thence S75 E14 poles to a stake: thence N89 E30 poles to a chestnut: thence S87 E16 poles to a poplar at the fork of the Creek: thence N8 E 75 poles to the beginning.

 

To have and to hold the same, together with all appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto the second part, their heirs and assigns forever. And the said party of the first part hereby covenants with the said party of the second part, that they will warrant the title to the property hereby conveyed unto said party of the second part and their heirs and assigns forever.

 

In testimony whereof, the party of the first part have hereunto subscribed their names, the day and year aforesaid.

 

Attest Elkanah Wynn xxx

Jas. F. Wallin Elizabeth Wynn xxx

W. C. Farmer Joseph Wynn xxx

Minty Wynn xxx

 

Acknowledged before me in doform of law by Elkanah Wynn and Elizabeth Wynn , his wife and Joseph Wynn and Minty Wynn his wife September 7, 1887

 

 


Transcribed & Submitted by: Gary Wynn