Amelia County, VA - Deed Book 17 (partial)

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P. 232

Amelia County VA
Deed Book 17, p 232

This Indenture made the Ninth day of July in the Year of Our Lord one
Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty five Between Bowler & Jane Hall of the

Parish of Nottoway in the County of Amelia, their Heirs, Executors,
Administrators & Assigns on the one part, and John Blankinship of the
aforesaid parish and County, his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, &
assigns of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Bowler & Jane Hall,

their heirs & for and in Consideration of the sum of one Hundred and
Fifty pounds specie paid as following: fifty pounds to him in hand, the
Remaining one Hundred pounds to be paid at Christmas one thousand seven
Hundred & eighty five paid by the said John Blankinship the Receipt
thereof he doth dully acknowledge, hath granted, bargained and Sold and
the said Bowler and Jane Hall for themselves & their heirs doth by these

presents grant, bargain, sell, release __ of and confirm to the said
John Blankinship his Heirs & assigns forever one certain Tract or parcel

of Land containing one Hundred acres be the same more or less, Situate
lying and being in the parish Nottoway and County of Amelia bounded as
follows. Vez: beginning at a pine in the old line near a small branch
thence New line North six poles East 68 poles to pointers North 46 1/2
poles west 198 poles to a white Oak in Bradshaw's line, thence along
Gooches's line south 6 1/2 poles East 110 poles to Pointers thence along

Tanner's line South 62 poles East 140 poles to the first station, it
being the Tract or parcel of Land aforsaid Bowler & Jane Hall received
of John Hall their Father, who purchased it of Nathaniel Robertson.
                              Bowler Hall  (SEAL)
                              Jane Hall

To have and to hold the above
Granted Land and premises with all and every its appurtenances unto the
said John Blankinship, his heirs & assigns forever and the said Bowler
and Jane Hall their Heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns doth
covenant and agree with the said John Blankinship that they the said
Bowler & Jane Hall will grant and forever defend the aforesaid granted
Land & premises with all its appertances unto the said John Blankinship,

his heirs and assigns forever against them the said Bowler and Jane Hall

their heirs & from the claims of any person or persons whatsoever in
Witnesseth of the said Bowler and Jane Hall hath to these presents set
their Hand and their Seal the day and year first above written.

Signed, Sealed, acknowledged and delivered
In the Presence of
George Miller Witness
William Phillips
John Baldwin

Memorandum that the day and year in the written full and peaceful
possession and seized of the within mentioned Land and premises was
given & delivered by the within named Bowler & Jane Hall is the wish
mentioned John Blankinship agreeable to full intent and meaning of this
deed in presence of--

At a Court held for Amelia County 26th July 1785
This Indenture was proved by the oath of three Witnessess thereunto
named and Jane Hall, wife of Bowler Relinquishes her rights of Dower and

ordered to be recorded.

                        Teste

Submitted by Gayle Austin