Deed - Stephen to Hite - Frederick County, Virginia
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Submitted by: Charolette "Chocy" Brown <Chocybrown@aol.com>
        Date: 13 May 2006
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Adam STEPHEN to Jacob HITE

 

“Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book No. 6”

 

Page 265

                This Indenture made the 15th day of April 
in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty 
One Between Adam STEPEN of the County of Frederick in the 
Colony of Virginia of the one part and Jacob HITE of the same 
County & Colony of the Other part Witnesseth that that the 
said Adam STEPHEN for & in Consideration of the sum of five 
shillings Current Money of Virginia to his in hand paid by 
the said Jacob HITE at or before the sealing & delivery of 
these Presents the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged 
Hath grants Bargained & Sold & by these Presents doth Grant 
Bargain & Sell unto the said Jacob HITE A Certain Piece or 
parcel of Land Containing thirty five acres being part of a 
Greater Tract of Land of two Hundred & fifty two Acres Granted 
to the said Adam Stephen by deed from the Proprietor Office 
bearing date ___ day of  __ year of King George the second Reign 
and Situated in the County & Colony aforesaid on Hod____  (?)

Page 266

Branch the bounds of the said thirty five acres of Land being 
as Followeth to wit  Beginning at two Pine trees at the Head of 
a Foley Corner to Jacob HITE & Adam STEPHEN and Running S76E 40 
poles Crossing Hopewell Branch to a Black walnut at the mouth of 
a Valley Corner to the said HITE and STEPHEN and extending then 
North 150 poles to two white Oaks at the side of a drain thence 
S64W 24 poles Crossing the said Branch to a White Oak upon a Hill 
thence S33W 21 poles to a Black Oak thence S6—30W 73 poles to a 
white Oak upon a Steep Hill side & thence S2E 61 poles to the 
Beginning Containing 35 Acres and all House Buildings Orchards 
Ways Waters Water Courses Profits Commodities Hereditaments & 
Appurtenances Whatsoever to the said Premises hereby Granted or 
any part thereof Belonging or in any wise appertaining & the 
Reversion and Reversions Remainder & Remainders Rents Issues & 
Profits thereof To Have & to Hold the said thirty five Acres of 
Land and all l& Singular other the Premises hereby Granted with 
the Appurtenances unto the said Jacob HITE his Executors Adm’s & 
assigns from the day before the date Hereof for & during the full 
Term and a time of one whole year from thence Next Ensuing fully 
to be Compleat & Ended yielding & paying therefore the rent of one 
pepper Corn on Lady day Next if the same shall be Lawfully 
demanded to the Intent and Purpose that by Virtue of these Present 
s& of the statute for Transferring uses into Possession the said 
Jacob HITE may be in Actual Possession of the Premises and thereby 
be Enabled to accept and take a Grant and release of the Reversion 
& Inheritance thereof to his and his Heirs. In Witness whereof the 
said Adam STEPHEN Hath hereunto Set his Hand and Seal the day & 
year first above Written

Sealed & Delivered

In the Presence of}                                        

Adam STEPHEN (LS)

Phebe SEAMAN, Tho’s RUTHERFORD

James CHEW, Wm CRUTCHER

Robert RUTHERFORD