Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "conveyance" means:
(1) an instrument of writing concerning land or an interest in land, except a last will and testament;
(2) a lease for a term not exceeding three (3) years; or
(3) an executory contract for the sale and purchase of land;
for purposes of the acknowledgment or proof of the instrument, lease, or contract, the recording of the instrument, lease, or contract, and the force and effect of that recording.