Indenture-- Paul to Snodgrass -- Frederick County, Virginia
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Submitted by: Charolette "Chocy" Brown <Chocybrown@aol.com>
        Date: 1 May 2006
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PAUL to SNODGRASS

 

“Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book No. 5”

 

Page 43

                This Indenture made the twenty eighth Day of June One 
Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Seven Between Andrew PAUL and Ann his 
wife of Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia of the one par and 
David and John SNODGRASS of the same place of the other part.     

Witnesseth that the said Andrew PAUL and his wife Ann for and in 
consideration of the sum of Five Shillings Current money of this Colony 
to them in hand paid by the said David and John SNODGRASS before the 
sealing & delivery of these presents the Receipt whereof they do hereby 
acknowledge and thereof & thereupon doth fully clearly be absolutely 
Release acquit exonerate the said David and John SNODGRASS their Heirs 
Executors Adm’rs and assigns Have given granted Demised and by these 
Present doth give a grant bargain Sell and Demise unto the said David 
and John SNODGRASS and assigns one certain piece parcel or tract of Land 
lying and being in the said County of Frederic and on the West side of 
Opequon Creek and branch of the said Creek called Tuscorord branch being 
part of a Tract of Land containing One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty 
Acres granted unto George ROBENSON &John PENTA (?) by Patent bearing 
date the 12 day of November 1737 as may appear & formerly granted to 
Richard BEESON Senior by virtue of Deed of conveyances of Lease & Release 
from the said ROBENSON & PENTA (?) And dated the 29 of September 1737 as 
may appear and on the Possession of the said Benjamin BEESON by Deeds of 
conveyance of Lease and Release from the said Richard BEESON Senior 
bearing date January the 6th 1743 as many appear and now in the 
Possession of Andrew PAUL by Deeds of conveyance of Lease and Release 
from the said Benjamin BEESON bearing date February the 11th 1752 as many 
appear beginning at a bound of Spanish Oak standing in the last line of 
the Original tract and running thence South 132 Poles to a Hickory bush 
thence North Twenty five degree East One hundred and Ten poles to a heap 
of Rocks thence North Nineteen Degrees West Forty Poles to a Hickory 
Sapling thence North Ten Degrees East Two hundred Twenty Seven Poles to 
a Walnut Sapling in a Valley thence West Seventy four Poles to a red oak 
thence South Twenty four West Two hundred and Fifty Four poles to an Ash 
thence South Fifteen Degrees West One hundred and twenty Poles to the 
Beginning Containing Two Hundred Twenty Six Acres more or less together 
with all the Rights members Privileges Rents Profits Incomes Advantages
and appurtenances ___ (?) ___ (?) ____ (?) the said David and John 
SNODGRASS Heirs Executors

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Adm’r and Assigns and for and During _________________ (?) And whole year 
from the day of the date of __________________(?).complete and Ended 
Yielding and Paying ___________ (?) One pepper Corn at the Feast of Saint 
Michael the Arc Angel only if the same be lawfully demanded to the Intent 
that by virtue of these Presents and of the ______ (?) for Transferring 
Uses into Possession the said David and John SNODGRASS maybe in the actual 
possession of the Premises and be unable to accept a grant of the 
Reversions and Inheritances thereof to ___ (?) and their Heirs forever  
In Witness or hereof the said Andrew PAUL and Ann his wife have hereunto 
set their hands and Seals the day and Year first above Written.

                                             A PAUL                   seal
                                             Ann A (her mark) PAUL    seal

Signed Sealed Delivered

In presence of

William PETTERSON                                                                   

Hugh LYLE, David CROCKATT                                                     

John PARK                                                                              

 

At a Court held for Frederick County on Tuesday the 2nd of August 1757.

Exam.} This Deed of lease from Andrew PAUL and Ann his wife to David and 
John SNODGRASS the said Ann being first privately examined and consenting 
thereto was in open Court acknowledged by the parties and admitted to Record 

                                                 Cop. Teste    J WOOD  Cler.