Botetourt County, VA Deed Book 31, pg 224.

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Botetourt County, VA Deed Book 31, pg 224.

1850/342 acres James Lackey and others to to John Thompson

Submitted by:  "Marilyn B. Headley", 1997  <mjbh@ix.netcom.com>

This Indenture, made this 16th day of May in the year of our Lord 1850
between James Lackey of the County of Botetourt and Robert A. Lackey and
Eliza Jane his wife of the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia of
the one part, and John Thompson of the county of Botetourt and State of
Virginia of the other part, witnefseth, that they the said James Lackey
Robert A. Lackey and Eliza Jane his wife for and in consideration of the
sum of twenty six hundred dollars paid by the said John Thompson the
receipt of which they the said James B. Lackey, Robert A. Lackey and
Eliza Jane his wife do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained and
sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said John
Thompson the one third of three undivided tracts or parcels of land
situated in the county of Botetourt on James River and adjoining the
lands of Thomas Lackey, Richard H. Burks and other, being the tracts or
parcels of land of which Nathan Lackey died in possession of - said
tracts or parcels together containing about 342 acres more or lefs, with
all its appurtenances, to have and to hold the said tracts or parcels of
land with all the appurtenances thereto belonging to the sole use and
behoof of him the said John Thompson and his heirs forever, and they
the said James B. Lackey, Robert A. Lackey and Eliza Jane his wife, for
themselves and their heirs do covenant with the said Thompson that they
will forever warrant and defend the title of said land in fee simple
against the claims of all persons whatever, In testimony  where of the
said James B. Lackey, Robert A. Lackey and Eliza Jane his wife do hereto
subscribe their names and affix their seals the date above written

                                                        James B. Lackey  Seal
                                                                           Seal
                                                                           Seal
Botetourt County to wit:
        We Richard H. Burks and Thomas G. Burks Justices of the peace in the
aforesaid County do hereby certify that James B. Lackey a party to a
certain deed bearing date on the 10th May 1850, and hereto annexed,
personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and are
acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify
the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the county Court of Botetourt
in order that the said deed may be recorded.  Given under our hands this
16th day of May, 1850.

                                                   R H Burks               seal
                                                   Tho. G. Burks   seal
                                                   
At Botetourt July Court - 1851:
This deed with the certificate of acknowledgement thereon written, was
this day exhibited in court and ordered to be recorded
                                        Teste,-
                                                        F. Woltz