Essex-Spotsylvania County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Allen, Elizabeth - Reeves, Thomas October 16, 1757
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Written: October 16, 1757
Recorded: March 21, 1758

Essex County, Virginia
Deed Book Vol 28, p. 51-52

THIS INDENTURE made the 16th day of Obr. 1757 BETWEEN Thomas Reeves of 
Spotsylvania County, Planter in Virginia of the one part and Elizabeth Allen 
of Essex County Widow of the other part WITNESSETH that the said Thomas 
Reeves for an in Consideration of the sum of Twenty five pounds Current 
money of Virginia to him in hand well and truly paid by the said Elizabeth 
Allen the Receipt whereof and himself to be therewith fully Satisfied do 
Acknowledge and thereof & therefrom do Clearly & Absolute Acquit Exourate 
Release and Discharge the said Elizabeth Allen her heirs & Assigns by these 
Presents do fully Clearly and Absolutely give grant bargain Sell Alien 
Enfeoff and Confirm unto the sd. Elizabeth Allen her Heirs & Assigns two 
Hunred and fifty acres of Land be it more or Less Scituate (sic) Lying and 
being in the aforesaid County of Essex being the Land as Henry Reeves Deced, 
Bought of Edwin Thacker by Deed dated the first day of July 1691 BEGINING 
(sic) to be Measured at Two Corner Oaks Corner of Simon Copnell & To John 
Gatewoods Land and Runing (sic) thence North Eighty three Degrees, East two 
hundred & thirty Poles to the Land of John Cheeke to two red Oaks in his 
Line thence by the line north Eleven Degrees West Twenty four poles To the 
Land of Andrew Dyar to a Spanish Oak thence by his Line West by north Fifty 
Poles to a White Oak Thence north by East One hundred and Fifty three poles 
to the Land of Mr. Henry Awbrey to an Oak thence by his Line North By West 
one hundred & Sixty Poles to the Land of the said Simon Copnell thence 
Runing along his Land to the Beginning place and also all profits Comodities 
Emoluments & hereditaments & Appurtenances belonging or in any wise 
appertaining unto the said Two hundred & fifty Acres of Land more or Less 
with all and Singular the premises and every of their Rights Members and 
Appurtenances unto the said Elizabeth Allen her heirs and Assigns from 
henceforth & forever Subject Nevertheless to the Quitrents which from 
Henceforth shall grow due to be paid for and in Respect of the said 
Bargained Land & hereby unto their Majesties their heirs & Successors & the 
said Thomas Reeve for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth 
Covenant and Grant to and with the said Elizabeth Allen her heirs and 
Assigns Shall From time to time and at all times forever hereafter have hold 
Occupie Possess and Enjoy the said Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land be it 
more or less and all and Singular the Premisses (sic) before mentioned and 
Expressed without the Let Trouble suit Eviction hindrance or Disturbance of 
the said Thomas Reeves his heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns or any 
other person or Persons whatsoever Claiming by from or Under him them or any 
of them IN WITNESS whereof the said Thomas Reeves hath hereunto Set his hand 
and Seal the day & year first above Written
Signed Sealed & Delivered			Tho. Reeves  (L.S.)
In presence of . . . . . . . 	          }
Waters Dunn, John Hunt, Joseph Reeves	  }
Richard Brown, Henry Allen, Thomas Haile  }
Rec’d November the 16th 1757, of Mrs. Elizabeth Allen Twenty Two pounds 
Current money as being the within Consideration money for the within 
mentioned Land as witness my hand and seal.
Test    Waters Dunn				Tho. Reeves  (L.S.)
John Hunt
Thomas Haile
At a Court held for Essex County at the House of Forester Upshaw the 21st 
day of March 1758
This Deed Indented with the Receipt thereon Endorsed from Thomas Reeves to 
Elizabeth Allen was proved by the Oaths of Waters Dunn, Joseph Reeves and 
Thomas Haile three of the Witnesses thereto and on the Motion of the said 
Elizabeth is admitted to Record and is Recorded.
				Test,
					John Lee CECur

Noted in Margin of Pg. 51
Original Deed Deliv’d Eliz:a Allens Son 
Thos. Allen by her orders
May 4th 1758                                                                        
                                                                                    
                                                       


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