Augusta County, VA - Deed Book 70 (partial) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Page 191 Land Deed to Spotswood Padget THIS INDENTURE, made the 31st day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, Between Eleanor Stuart Ext and Gerard B. Stuart & Alexander H. H. Stuart, Executors of Archibald Stuart deed of the county of Augusta of the one part, and Spotswood Padget of said County of the other part, WITNESSETH that the said Eleanor, Gerard B. & Alexander H. H. Stuart Extrs. of Archd Stuart decd for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars lawful money of Virginia, to them in hand paid by the said Spotswood Padget & his heirs and assignes, a certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred acres of the same more or less lying on back creek in the County of Augusta and bounded as follows: Beginning at a pine and two white oaks corner to G. B. Stuart on King’s line S. 11 W. 45 poles to two gum grubs between two dead pines S. 47 E 65 po. crossing Back Creek to two white oaks at two dead pines N. 34 E. 56 poles to a pine, white oak, black oak & pine stump N. 71 ½ E. 29 ½ poles to a pine S. 47 ½ E 49 ½ poles to a black oak & pine s. 35 ½ E 8 poles to a black oak & marked saplings S. 59 ½ E 214 poles to the beginning, being the same land on which said Padget now resides together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of land with its appurtenances unto the said Spotswood Padget & his heirs and assignes forever, to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Padget & his heirs and assignes forever, And the said Eleanor, G. B. & Alex. H. H. Stuart Extrs as aforesaid & their heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant with the said Spotswood Padget and his heirs and assignes, that they said Grantors & their heirs, executors, and administrators the said tract of land with its appurtenances unto the said Spotswood Padget and his heirs and assignes, against the claim or claims of them the said Grantors, & their heirs, and all and every person or persons whatsoever, claiming under their Testator, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said Eleanor, Gerard B. & Alex. H. H. Stuart Extrs of A. Stuart decd have hereunto set their hands and seals, on the day & year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Eleanor Stuart (SEAL) Gerard B. Stuart (SEAL) Alex. H.H. Stuart (SEAL) Extx & Executors of Archd Stuart deceased STATE OF VIRGINIA, Augusta County, to wit, We Lyttleton Waddell & G.M. Cochran justices of the peace in the County aforesaid, and State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that Eleanor Stuart, G. B. Stuart and A. H. H. Stuart parties to the within deed, have duly acknowledged the same before us on the 31st day of August 1850, and desired us to certify the said acknowledgment to the Clerk of the County Court of Augusta in order that the said Conveyance may be recorded, as witness our hands and seals. L. Waddell (SEAL) G. M. Cochran (SEAL) Augusta County Court Clerk’s Office, Augt. 31st 1850. This deed from Eleanor Stuart Ex x Gerard B. Stuart & Alexr H. H. Stuart, Exrs. of Archibald Stuart decd to Spotswood Paget, was this day presented in the office aforesaid & being acknowledged by the Grantors before two justices of the peace for this County is with the certificate of sd justices hereon endorsed admitted to record. Teste Jefferson Kinney Clk. D. B. 70, Pg. 191 Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Laura Hutchison