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This Indenture made this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and eighty four Between Martha Clement of the
County of Pittsylvania of the one part, and David Ross of the County of
Chesterfield of the other part Witnesseth that the said Martha Clement
for and in consideration of the sum of fifty pounds current money of Virginia
to her in hand paid, The receipt whereof she doth hereby acknowledge,
hath given, granted, bargained, sold aliened, Enfeoffed and confirmed,
and does by these presents give, grant, bargain, Sell, Alien, enfeoff,
confirm and deliver unto the said David Ross his heirs and Asigns one
certain Tract or parcel of Land lying and being in Pittsylvania County
aforesaid on both sided the frying pan containinng Eighty acres, more
or less, and bounded as followeth Vix. Beginning at a Post Oak on Henry
Cross line, thence up the said line to a dividing line made by John
and James Clement, dividing
Field Robinsons Land and the said Martha Clements land thence along the
said line to Cross line on the other side of the Creek, thence on to said
line to a cross line dividing the said Cross land and the said Martha
Clements land, thence on the said line to the first station and the Reversion
and Reversions, remainder and remainders thereof and all the Estate, right,
title Interest, claim and demand whatsoever of her the said Martha Clement
of in and to the said Land and premises and every part and parcel thereof
To have and to hold the said land and premises with the appurtenances
unto the said David Ross his heirs and assigns for ever. And the said
Martha Clement does hereby for herself her heirs Executors and Administrators
covenant, promise and agree to and with the said David Ross his heirs
and assigns that she the said Martha Clement the aforementioned land &
premises with the appurtenances unto the said David Ross his heirs ans
assigns against all person whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever
defend In Witness whereof the said Martha Clement hath hereunto set her
hand and affixed her seal the day and year first within written
| Sign'd seal'd and deliver'd |
Martha Clement L.S. |
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in presence of
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| James Mitchell Sullian Giong |
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| George Herndon, Benjamin Townson |
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Memorandum that on the day and year within written quiet and peaceable
possession and seizen of the within mentioned Land and premises with the
appurtenances was given and made by Martha Clement to David Ross according
to the tenor, affect and true meaning of the within written Deed
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Martha Clement L. S. |
| In presence of James Mitchell, |
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| Sullian Gioing, Geroge Herndon |
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| Benjamin Townson |
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At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 20th day of June 1785
The within written Indenture, together with the Memorandum hereon indorsed
was proved by the oaths of three of the subscribing witnesses to be the
several acts and deed of the within named Martha Clement, all which were
ordered to be recorded Teste Will Tunstall
Cl.
[Note: Pittsylvania County, VA, Deed Book 6, pages
425-427 records that Martha CLEMENT had purchased the land she conveyed
by this deed from John CLEMENT
and Hannah his wife on 7 Nov 1782.]
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