DEED: Ann Cornwell to George Blake, 1816, Bath Co., Ky

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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:51:48 -0700
From: "Jean Dalrymple" <motherd@theriver.com>
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Slave name Selah

Know all men by these presents that I Ann Cornwell of the County of Fauquier and the State 
of Virginia have bargained and sold & do by these presente bargain sell & make over unto my 
Grand son George Blake of Bath County and State of Kentucky, one Negro woman (Named Selah) 
now in the possession of William Richards of Bath County & State if Kentucky which s"d Negro 
woman selah I hereby warrant & will  forever defend unto the said George Blake his heirs  
etc for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to me in hand paid.  The 
receipt where of is hereby acknowledged, & further warrant and defend said Negro woman unto 
the said Blake from & against the Claim of all and every person or persons whatsoever that 
may here of attempt to claim through me my heirs etc As witness my hand and seal this 14th 
day of November 1816

Teste
Joshua Lingleton
Thomas Squirs             Ann her X mark Cornwell  seal
Peyton B. Cornwell
John his X mark Cornwell

Fauquier County towit

This day Thomas Squires one of the Witnesses to the within Bill of Sale personally appeared 
in the Clerks office of the said County Court before me John A W Smith a deputy Clerk of 
said Court duly qualified and made Oath that the within named Ann Cornwell acknowledged the 
same.  His presence to be her act and for the purposes herein mentioned and thereupon the 
same was admitted to Record.

Seal    In Testimony whereof I have hereunto act my hand and affixed the seal of the said 
County this 18th day of November 1816 in the 41st year of the Commonwealth
                                                              Jno AW Smith
                                                             A deputy Clk of
the County
I Edward Digges  S__ presiding justice of the County Court of Fauquier in the Commonwelth of 
Virginia do hereby Certify that the foregoing Certificate of John AW Smith a deputy Clerk of 
said Countycourt is in dure form.  Given under my hand this 18th day of November 1816 in the 
41st year of the Commonwealth
                                       Edward Digges Sr