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Deed from
Benjamin and Jane Smith to William Northen
July 29,
1767
Note: Some spellings are inaccurate within the
document and the author decided to capitalize the names of certain
countries, which King George III ruled…France was not one of them!
This indenture made the twenty-ninth day of July one
thousand seven hundred and sixty seven and in the seventh year of the reign
of our Sovereign Lord King George the third by the grace of God King of
Great Britain, france and Ireland, Defender f the faith and Between Benjamin
Smith and Jane his wife of the County of Richmond and Parish of Lunenburgh
of the one part and William Northen of the County of Richmond and Parish
aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Benjamin Smith and
Jane his wife for and in consideration of the sum of thirty five pounds
current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by him the said William
Northen at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the
receipt whereof the said Benjamin Smith and Jane his wife doth own
themselves and therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid and there from
and every part and parcel thereof doth fully and absolutely acquit,
exonerate and discharge the said William Northern, his heirs, executors hath
given, granted, bargained and sold and by these presents give, grant,
bargain and sell enfeoff and forever confirm unto the said William Northen
and his heirs forever all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the aforesaid County of Richmond and binding on the Branches of
Totuskey Creek. Bounded as followeth: beginning at a white oak corner to
Landmanor orphans, thence down to the mouth of a branch, thence up the said
Branch to a hickory, thence along the line of the said orphans and William
Barnes land, thence a line of marked trees to a red oak corner to this land
standing in Robert Smiths’ line, thence along a line of marked trees to a
cedar corner to this land and the land Robert Smith standing in William
Northen’s line, thence along a line of marked trees to the beginning white
oak containing one hundred acres of land, the reversion and reversions,
remainder and remainders, rents, fees, and profits and all the estate,
right, title, property, claims and demands whatsoever together with all
houses, out houses and all timber and timber trees, woods, underwoods, ways,
water courses, all orchards and fences and gardens thereon touching the
premises all and every part and parcel thereof of to the same belonging or
in any wise appertaining. To have and to hold the before granted premises
and every part and parcel thereof and all privileges and appurtenances to
the same belonging hereby granted, bargained, and sold or mentioned or
intended to be hereby bargains and sold to him the said William Northen and
his heirs forever to the only proper sole use and behoof of him the said
William Northen, his heirs and assigns forever more to be holden of the
Chief Lord or Lords of the fee or fees by rents or services due and
accustomed to be payd and the said Benjamin Smith and Jane his wife for
themselves and their heirs and assigns so covenant, promise, grant and agree
to and with the said William Northen, his heirs and assigns the said land
and tenements in free and clear from all incumbrances what ever and doth
further warrant and forever defend the same from the claim or claims of all
manner of persons whatsoever to the end the said William Northen and his
heirs shall be and may from time to time and at all times have, hold, occupy
and possess the same for ever doth further covenant and grant that at any
time written thirty years next ensuing to do, suffer and execute such
further act and acts, thing and thing, device and devices, conveyance and
conveyances of the said William Northen, his heirs or their council learned
in the law shall be advise or devise for the suremaking and conveying the
said lands and tenemence to the said William Northen and within six months
ensuing do acknowledge these presents so that he same may be recorded in
Court. In witness the parties to these presents hath interchangeable set
their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed and
delivered: Benjamin + Smith {his
mark}
Jane Smith {her mark}
In the presence of:
George Landman
Catherine Purcell
Elizabeth + Landman {her mark}
Memorandom that quiet and peaceable possession now
delivered by the within named Benjamin Smith and Jane his wife on the twenty
ninth day of July 1767. By turf and twig on the within land in the name of
the whole lands and tenements unto the within mentioned William Northen. In
the presents of us:
George Landman
Benjamin Smith {his mark}
Catherine Purcell
Elizabeth + Landman {her mark}
1767 Then received of William Northen the sum of thirty
five pounds current money duly received by me
At a Court held in Richmond County this 3rd
day of August 1767, this deed of feoffment from Benjamin Smith and Jane his
wife of the one part to William Northen of the other part with the
memorandum and receipt thereon in dost was acknowledged in open court by the
said Benjamin and admitted to record, previous to which the said Jane being
first privately examined she freely relinquished all her right of dower in
the premises hereby conveyed.
Teste LeRoy Peachey
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