Cumberland County, VA - Deed Book 18 (partial)

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Deed Book 18, Page 109
Cumberland County

This indenture made this 3rd day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
twenty five between John A. Trent and Elizabeth his wife of the first part, Alexander 
Trent of the second and Stephen W. Trent all of the county of Cumberland of the third 
part whereas the said Stephen W. Trent has endorsed (together with Thomas B. 
Sanderson) a note payable and negotiable at the bank of Virginia amounting at this time 
to four thousand dollars, for money borrowed of the said bank, of which sum one fifth 
was borrowed and received by the said Stephen W. Trent, one fifth part by the said 
Sanderson, and the residue by the said John A. Trent and whereas it is just that each of 
the said parties, should pay to the said bank his portion respectively, of the said loan, and 
it is the wish of the said John A. Trent to indemnify the said Stephen W. Trent from any 
responsibility on account of his the said John A. Trent’s proportion thereof.  Now this 
indenture witnesseth that the said John A. Trent and Elizabeth his wife for and in 
consideration of the promises, and for the further consideration of one dollar to them in 
hand paid by the said Alexander Trent, the right whereof is hereby acknowledged have 
granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said 
Alexander Trent his heirs and assigns all that piece or parcel of land lying in the west side 
of the road leading from Thomas’s Bridge ___? The said John A. Trents plantation 
commonly called Marlins Road except fifty acres to be laid off so as to include the Mill 
Stone and other buildings contiguous thereto in such manner as the said John A. Trent his 
heirs or assigns may think proper to direct, which said piece or parcel of land hereby 
granted contains about four hundred acres be the same more or less and is part of the tract 
on which the said John A. Trent resides.  To have and to hold the said piece or parcel of 
land with its appurtenances unto him the said Alexander Trent his heirs and assigns 
forever upon this trust nevertheless that if at any time the said Stephen W. Trent his heirs 
executors or administrators should be required and compelled to pay on account of the 
said note, or any future removal thereof any portion of the sum of money borrowed of the 
said bank which was received and used by the said John A. Trent as aforesaid or any part 
of the interest curtailment or discount which ought to be paid by the said John A. Trent, it 
shall and may be lawful for the said Alexander Trent to make sale of the land hereby 
granted to he highest bidder for ready money, or as much thereof as may be necessary, 
and out of the proceeds of said sale, after deducting the charges of executing this trust to 
pay to the said Stephen W. Trent his heirs executors, or administrators whatever sum he 
or they may have pair as aforesaid for and on account of the said John A. Trent and the 
balance if any, be pay over to the said John A. Trent his heirs, executors, administrators 
or assigns provided always that previous to any sale thirty days notice of the time and 
place shall be given in some newspaper published in the City of  Richmond.  In witness 
whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above 
written.
					
						Jno A. T rent
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of	
Elizabeth W. Trent
Thos North
Jesse Boatright

At a court held for Cumberland County the 27th day of February 1826 this deed of trust 
now acknowledged by John A. Trent ___ thereto to be his act and deed ordered that the 
same be recorded.

					Teste
						T. Chas Woodson DC