Rice/Sanders Deed, 1777-1788 - Fluvanna & Goochland Counties, VA Virginia Goochland 1777 - 1788 Probate Records This Indenture made this nineteenth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven between Mary Rice, wife of Charles Rice, deceased of Goochland County and Tandy Rice, executor of Charles Rice, deceased and heir of Fluvannah County and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice, and Sarah, His wife of the County of Pittsylvania, Holman Rice and Jane, his wife, of Louisa County and Basdel Rice of the County of Goochland of the one part and George Sanders of the County of Fluvannah of the other part, witnesseth that the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah, his wife, and William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane, his wife, and Basdel Rice for and in the consideration of sixty-five pounds in hand paid by the said George Sanders before the sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof ___ the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth acquit and discharge the said George Sanders, his heirs, his executors and assigns hath granted, bargained and sold, alien'd, enfeoffed, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said George Sanders, his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land containing by estimation one hundred and forty acres be, the same more or less, lying and being in the County, Goochland County, as followeth, to wit. Beginning at a corner white oak in the lower line of the land wherein the said Rice's widow lives, thence a line, the said line to a corner white oak, thence to pointers on Anthony Hopkins' line, thence along a line of marked trees North thirty-eight west one hundred and ninety-eight poles to a corner red oak in the said Hopkin's line, thence South twelve degrees, west seventy-eight poles to a corner pine thence Southerly six and a half degrees, west to a corner red oak on Anthony Hadens' line thence along the said line to a corner red oak, thence along a new line of marked trees to the first station TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract, a parcel of land with all the appurtenances unto the same belonging together with revision and revisions remainder and remainders issues dowers and all manner of profits with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining unto the said George Sanders, his heirs and assigns forever and the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice and doth further agree to and with the said George Sanders that he will from this time and from all times hereafter warrant and forever defend him, the said George Sanders against not only themselves, their executors or assigns but against all other persons whatsoever having a lawful claiming any rights to the above tract or parcel of land or any part thereof and that the same with the appurtenances aforesaid is clear from all manners of liens, deeds, gifts, ______ dowers and all other encumbrances whatsoever and the said George Sanders, his heirs, executors, and enfeoffs shall and may from this time on, at all times, have hold occupy, possess and enjoy the whole enssuage tract or parcel of land with and ___ of the appurtenances unto the same belonging or in any wise appertaining without interruption of them or any of them, the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice or any other person or persons whatsoever and lastly the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice doth further agree that they will at the reasonable/request of him the said George Sanders or his assigns do and ex_____ any other deed or deeds ______ in the law if required within twenty years from the date of these presents at the costs of him, the said George Sanders as him, the said George Sanders shall be reasonable devices ___ or required in Witness whereof the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice hath hereunto set their hand and seals affixed the day and year first above mentioned. In presence of: Mary Rice SEAL J. Hopkins Tandy Rice SEAL D. Mullens Sarah Rice SEAL Mason French William Rice SEAL Sarah Rice SEAL Holman Rice SEAL Jane Rice SEAL Basdel Rice SEAL MEMORANDUM that this day of the date of within written deed full and peaceable possession of the land and premises with these appurtenances within-mentioned was had and taken and by the all the within named Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Bassil Rice and _____ given and delivered unto the within named George Sanders according to the terms____ and effect of the within written deed. In presence of: Mary Rice SEAL J. Hopkins Tandy Rice SEAL D. Mullens Sarah Rice SEAL Mason French William Rice SEAL Sarah Rice SEAL Holman Rice SEAL Jane Rice SEAL Basdel Rice SEAL Received the day of the date of the within written deed of the within mentioned George Sanders the sum of sixty-five pounds current money it being consideration money for the within mentioned land and premises. Mary Rice SEAL Tandy Rice SEAL Sarah Rice SEAL William Rice SEAL Sarah Rice SEAL Holman Rice SEAL Jane Rice SEAL Basdel Rice SEAL At a court held for Goochland County the 18th day of June, 1787. This deed of Indenture and bargain and sale from Mary Rice and others to George Sanders was presented in Court and acknowledged in open court that William Rice, one of the parties, to be his acts and deeds and proven by the oath of Davis Mullens a witness thereto to be the acts and deeds of the other parties acts at court for further proof and at one other court held for the sued court of Goochland the 10th day of July, 1787. This deed of Indenture from Mary Rice and others to George Sanders was further and fully proved by the oath of John Hopkins and Mason French to be the acts and deeds of Mary, Tandy, Sarah, William, Sarah, Holman, Jane, and Basdel Rice ascribed as ordered to be seller deed. Submitted by Norma Gertzman **************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************