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Deed Edmund N. Northen, Peggy Jesper
and Samuel Williams
October
21, 1822
This indenture made the 21st day of October
in the year 1822 between Edmund N. Northen of Richmond County of the first
part, Peggy Jesper widow and relict of George Jesper late of the County
aforesaid of the second part and Samuel Williams of the third part. Whereas
a marriage is shortly intended to be held and solemnized by the permission
of God by and between the said Edmund N. Northen and the said Peggy Jesper
and whereas the said Peggy is in possession of a considerable real and
personal estate consisting of two hundred and thirty two acres of land lying
and being in the County of Richmond, also Negroes Suzah, Ned and Frances
together with 18 head of sheep, 5 head of cattle, 1 horse, 3 beds, 3 trunks,
1 cart, 4 wheels, the interest of the said Peggy in the estate of Richard
Wall deceased together with all and every description of estate what dower
and where as it has been agreed that the said Edmund N. Northen should after
the said intended marriage hold receive and enjoy during their joint lives
of them the said Edmund N. Northen and Peggy Jesper the interest and
occupation of the said personal estate and also that the same and the
interest and profits thereof, from and after the decease of such of them,
the said Edmund N. Northen and Peggy Jesper as should first happen to die,
should be at the sole and only disposal of the said Peggy Jesper
notwithstanding her coverture and whereas it hath been also agreed that
incase the Peggy Jesper should after the said intended marriage has happen
to survive the said Edmund N. Northen that she should no have or claim any
part of the real or personal estate whereof the said Edmund N. Northen
should be seized or possessed or entitled unto at any time during the
coverture between them by virtue of her dower or title of dower at common
law or by virtue of her being adminstratrix or entitled to administration of
the goods and chattels, rights, and credits of the said Edmund N. Northen or
otherwise however. Now this indenture. Witnesseth that in pursuance of the
before receited agreement and in consideration of the sum of ten shillings
of lawful money of this Commonwealth, to the said Peggy Jesper in hand paid
by the said Samuel William at or before the ensealing and delivery of these
presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, she the said Peggy
Jesper was apart and privily examined and in agreement with the said Edmund
N. Northen testified by his being made a party to and his sealing and
delivery of these presents hath granted, bargained, sold, assigned,
transferred an set over and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell,
assign, transfer and set over with the said Samuel Williams executors,
administrators and assigns all the said property consisting of 2 hundred and
32 acres of land in the county aforesaid, also Negroes Suzah, Ned and
Frances together with 18 head of sheep, 5 head of cattle, 1 horse, 3 beds, 3
trunks, 1 cart and wheels, the interest of the said Peggy Jesper in Richard
Walls estate together with all and every description of estate whatsoever.
To have and to hold the said property hereby conveyed unto the said Samuel
Williams and his executors and administrators and assigns upon such trusts.
Nevertheless and for such interests and purposes and sunder such provisions
and agreements as are hereinafter mentioned that is to say in trust for the
said Peggy Jesper and her assigns until the solemnization of the said
intended marriage and from and after the solemnizations of the said intended
marriage then upon trust that they the said Samuel Williams and his
executors and administrators and assigns shall and do permit the said Edmund
N. Northen during their joint lives of the said Edmund N. Northen and Peggy
Jesper his intended wife to have, receive, take and enjoy all the interest
and profits of the said property hereby assigned to and for his own use and
benefit and form and after the decease of such of them the said Edmund N.
Northen and Peggy Jesper shall first happen to die then upon trust he the
said Samuel Williams his executors, administrators and assigns shall and do
assign, transfer and pay over all the said property to the said Peggy Jesper
in case she survives the said Edmund N. Northen but if she die before him
then unto such person and persons and at the time and times and ins such
parts and proportion manner and form as she the said Peggy Jesper shall from
tome to time notwithstanding her coverture by any such writing or writings
under her hand and seal attested by three or more credible witnesses direct
trust or to the intent that the same may not e at the disposal of or subject
to the controls, debts, forfeiture or agreements of the said Edmund N.
Northen her intended husband provided always and it is herby declared and
agreed by and between all the said parties to these presents that in the
case the said Peggy Jesper survives the said Edmund N. Northen or any other
person or persons in trust for him shall be seized or possessed or entitled
by virtue of her dower or title of coverture at common law or by virtue of
her being administratrix or entitled to administration of the goods,
chattels, rights and credits of the said Edmund N. Northen as aforesaid then
and in that case the said Samuel Williams, his executors, administrators and
assigns shall from time to time and at all times from thenceforth stat and
be possessed of the said property hereby conveyed in trust for the only
=benefit of the said Edmund N. Northen, his executors, administrators and
assigns anything in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any
wise notwithstanding.
Peggy Jesper {seal}
Edmund N. Northen {seal}
Samuel Williams {seal}
Richmond County to wit:
We William Forrester and Richard Durrett
Justices of the peace in the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do
hereby certify that Edmund N. Northen and Peggy Jesper parties to a certain
deed bearing date the 21st October 1822 and hereto annexed
personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and acknowledged the
same to be their act and deed and desired is to certify the said
acknowledgement to the clerk of the county court of Richmond in order that
the said deed mat be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this
twenty-second day of October in the year eighteen hundred and twenty two.
William Forrester {seal}
Richard Durrette {seal}
Richmond County Clerks Office the 26th day
of October 1822:
This indenture between Edmund N. Northen of
the first part, Peggy Jesper widow and relict of George Jesper deceased of
the second part and Samuel Williams of the third part was presented in my
office with the certificate of acknowledgement, annexed, and admitted to
record.
Teste: George
Saunders, Clerk
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