Roane/Allen Deed, 1801 - Essex Co. VA

Deed Bk. 35
Page 358, 359

The Commonweath of Virginia to Wm Latane, Thomas Dix, & Sthreshly Rennolds gentlemen Justices of 
Essex County greeting Whereas Thomas Roane and Henrietta his wife by their certain indenture of
bargain and sale bearing the date the 11th day of October 1800 have sold and conveyed unto 
Thomas Allen for a consideration of eighty four pounds seventeen shillings Virginian currency a
certain piece or parcel of land situated in the parish of South Farnham and in the county of 
Essex containing by a late survey eighty three acres and bounded as described in said deed and 
whereas the said Henrietta cannot conveniently travel To our County Court of Essex to make 
acknowledgement of the said conveyance, therefore we do give unto you, or any two or more of 
you power to receive the acknowledgement of the said conveyance which the said Henrietta shall 
be willing to make before the conveyance aforesaid contained in the indenture which is hereunto 
annexed:- and we do therefore command you that you do personally go to the said Henrietta and 
receive her acknowledgement of the same and examine her privately and apart from the said 
Thomas Roane her husband, whether she doth the same freely and voluntarily without persuasions 
or threats and whether she be willing that the same should be recorded in our county court of 
Essex aforesaid and when you have received her acknowledgement examined her as aforesaid that 
you distinctly and openly certify us thereof in our said county court under your seals sending 
then there the said indenture and this Writ.
Witness:  John P. Lee clerk of our said county court, the 22 day of Jan, 1801 and in the 25th 
year of the Commonwealth.
John P. Lee
Essex
Pursuant to the within Commission to us directed we have examined the within named Henrietta 
privily and apart from her husband who declares that she freely and willingly relinquishes all 
her right of dower and any other right she hath of and in the lands specified in the deed 
referred to, and that she is writing the said deed together with this her acknowledgement may 
be recorded in our county court of Essex-Certified under our hands and seals this 28h day of 
January and 25b year of the Commonwealth.
W. Latane.  seal
Thos. Dix.  seal

At a Court held for Essex county at Tappahannock on the 16th of Feb, 1801 This Commission 
together with a Certificate of its Execution was this day ordered to be recorded.
Test.  W. P. Lee, clerk.


Submitted by Joan Stubbs <wmstubbs@inna.net>

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