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Deed Jonas LAWSON to Hezekiah PIGG, 17 Apr 1784
Pittsylvania County, VA, Deed Book 7, pp. 263-265 Transcript by Marna L. Clemons, 22 October 2001 |
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This Indenture
made this seventh day of april in the year of our lord one thousand seven
hundred and eighty four and in the eight year of our commonwealth Between
Jonas Lawson of Pittsylvania County and his wife Mary of the one part and
Hezekiah Pigg of the said County of the other part Witnesseth that for and
in consideration of one hundred and twenty pounds current Money of Virginia
paid to the Jonas Lawson before the sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt whereof the said Jonas and Mary Lawson doth acknowledge themselves
satisfied and paid and by these presents hath given granted bargained and
sold alienated and confirmed unto the sd. Hezekiah Pigg his heirs and ass.
forever one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Pittsylvania
County in Virginia containing by estimation three hundred and ninety nine
acres be there the same more or less lying on both sides of white oak creek
and bounded as followeth, to wit, Begining on a white oak in Paynes line
thence along his line N. eighty degrees west to pointers thence new lines
to a corner black Jack thence to a white oak thence to a white Oak thence
to a white Oak thence to a black Jack thence new lines to a red Oak sapplin
at the read of charleses spring branch along the branch to the mouth from
the mouth of Charleses spring branch to a corner white Oak on Stokeses lines
thence to a corner red oak thence to the begining on Paynes line To have
and to hold the above granted land and premises containing three hundred
ninety nine acres more or less with all and singular its rights and jurisdiction
with all the profits and commodities whatsoever unto belonging or in any
wise appurtaining to the said tract or parcel of land to take posses and
enjoy to his own proper right and behoof and the said Jonas Lawson &
Mary Lawson do for himself his heirs and ass. unto the sd. Hezekiah Pigg
his heirs and ass. and against all and every other person & persons
whatsoever warrant and forever defend a good and lawfull right to the said
Land and premises As Witness my hand and Seal this seventeenth Day of april
1784
Memorandom that the within Land and premises was given and rece.d by the within Hezekiah Pigg As Witness my hand and seel this seventeenth day of april 1784
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 17th Day of May 1784 The within Indenture together with the memorandum of livery & Seizen thereon indorsed was acknowledged by the within named Jonas Lawson a party thereto to be his acts and Deed and the same was ordered to be recorded by the Court
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Marna
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Created December 2000 |