Augusta County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Alexander, Gabriel - Alexander, John October 20, 1808
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Written: October 20, 1808
Recorded: March 28, 1809

Augusta County, Virginia
Deed Book 35, pages 93-95

Alexander & wife to Alexander

This Indenture made the 29th day of October in the year of our lord one 
thousand eight hundred & eight between John Alexander & Martha his wife of the 
County of Augusta of the one part & Gabriel Alexander of the aforesaid County, 
of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said John Alexander & Martha his wife 
for & in consideration of the sum of one hundred & sixty pounds lawful money 
of Virginia, to them in hand paid by the said Gabriel ??? the receipt whereof 
is hereby acknowledged, have granted bargained & sold & by these presents do 
grant bargain & sell unto the [said] Gabriel Alexander his heirs & assigns two 
several tracts or parcel of land, lying & being in the aforesaid County of 
Augusta, the first containing two hundred acres and bounded as follows to wit, 
Begining at a black oak saplin Corner to James Bell's line & runing along the 
old manor line South East eighty seven & a half Degrees one hundred & fifty 
six poles to a post and two black oaks and one white oak Grub, thence south 
two hundred & five poles to one hickory and two white oaks, thence south West 
sixty seven Degrees sixteen poles to one pine, thence West one hundred & forty 
poles to three pines, thence with James Bell's line North two hundred & twenty 
poles to the place of Begining, being the same land that was conveyed by 
Robert Jamison to the said John Alexander by Deed bearing date the eighteenth 
day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy 
one, and which was duly admitted to record in the 20th day of August 1771, 
reference being had to the records of Augusta County will more fully appear, 
the other Tract or parcel of land contains sixty acres and was devised to the 
said John Alexander by his father's will bearing Date the twenty fifth day of 
August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight and 
which was duly admitted to record the Sixteenth day of March in the year of 
our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine, the said last mentioned 
land lies on the south side of the south river joining the plantation of the 
said John Alexander and William Long, together with all & singular the 
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to 
hold the said two tracts or parcels of land, with their appurtenances unto the 
said Gabriel Alexander his heirs & assigns forever to the only proper use & 
behoof of him the said Gabriel Alexander his heirs & assigns forever.  And the 
said John Alexander & Martha his wife for themselves their Heirs executors and 
administrators the said two tracts of land with their appurtenances unto the 
said Gabriel Alexander, his heirs & assigns against the Claim or Claims of the 
said John Alexander & Martha his wife their heirs, and of all and every person 
or persons whatsoever shall & will warrant & forever Defend by these 
presents.  In Witness whereof the said John Alexander & Martha have hereunto 
set their hands & seals on the day & year first above written.
				John Alexander (Seal)
				Martha (her X mark) Alexander (Seal)
Addison Hyde
John Cochran Sr.
Taylor Williams
W. Clarke
James Allen

The Commonwealth of Virginia to John Wayt and William Boys Gentleman Justices 
of Augusta County Greeting.  Whereas John Alexander & Martha his wife by their 
Certain Indenture of Bargain and Sale bearing date the 29th day of October 
1808 have sold & conveyed unto Gabriel Alexander two Certain tracts or parcels 
of land with the appurtenances lying and being in the County of Augusta, And 
whereas the said Martha cannot conveniently travel to our County Court of 
Augusta to make acknowledgement of the said conveyance, therefore we do give 
unto you or any two or more of you, power to receive the acknowledgment which 
the said Martha shall be willing to make before you of the conveyance 
contained in the said Indenture, which is hereunto annexed, and we do 
therefore command you, that you do personally go to the said Martha and 
receive her acknowledgment of the same, and examine her privily and apart from 
the said John Alexander her husband whether she doth the same freely and 
voluntarily, without his persuasions or threats, and whether she be willing 
that the same shall be recorded in our said county Court, and when you have 
received her acknowledgment and examined her as aforesaid, that you distinctly 
and openly certify us thereof, in our said Court, under your hands and seals, 
sending then there the said Indenture and this writ.  Witness Chesley Kinney, 
Clerk of our said Court at the Courthouse, the 29th day of October 1808 and in 
the thirty third year of the Commonwealth.

Augusta County, to Wit,
By Virtue of the above Commission to us direct, we the subscribers, being 
Justices of the Peace for the said County, do hereby certify that we did 
personally go to the above named Martha and examined her privily and apart 
from the above named John Alexander her husband, and we do further certify 
that she freely and voluntarily acknowledged the Indenture hereunto annexed, 
and she did it without persuasions or threats of her said husband, and that 
she was willing the same should be recorded in the County Court of Augusta.  
Given under our hands & seals the 29th day of October 1808 and in the 33d year 
of the Commonwealth.
			Jno. Wayt (Seal)
			William Boys

At a Court continued & held for Augusta County March the 29th 1809
This Indenture of bargain & sale between John Alexander and Martha his wife of 
the one part, and Gabriel Alexander of the other part was proven by the oaths 
of John Cochran, Taylor Williams and William Clarke three of the witnesses 
thereto and ordered to be recorded together with a commission for the privy 
examination of the said Martha & a certificate of its execution thereof.
			Teste
			Chesley Kinney


Additional Comments:
FHL #0030355
Note in margin of page 93:  Exam'd & Delivered to the grantee this 20th of May 
1809.  N. Kinney

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