Deed - Stroud to Pearce - Frederick County, Virginia
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        Date: 13 May 2006
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Edward STROUD to Richard & Lewis PEARCE

 

“Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book No. 6”

 

Page 439

                This Indenture made the 29th November in 
the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty One 
Between Edward STROUD of the  County of Frederick in 
Virginia of the one part and Richard PEARCE & Lewis PEARCE 
of the said County & Colony the Other part  Witnesseth that 
the said Edward STROUD for & Consideration of the Sum of 
five Shillings Current Money of Virginia to him in Hand paid 
by the said Richard PEARCE & Lewis PEARCE at or before the 
Sealing & delivery of these Presents the Receipt whereof is 
hereby Acknowledged Hath Grants Bargains and Sold & by these 
Presents doth Grant Bargain & Sell unto the said Richard 
PEARCE & Lewis PEARCE a Certain piece or parcel of Land 
Containing One Acre Lying & being on Opeckon Creek or run in 
the Parish & County of Frederick in the aforesaid Colony and 
part of a Greater Tract of Three Hundred & Sixty Acres and 
Bounded as followeth Beginning at a white oak Bush and Running 
thence twelve poles & a half down to a Black Walnut tree Close 
by the water side thence down the Cree twelve pole and a half 
to a Sycamore bush thence twelve & a half East thence Thirteen 
poles & a half to the Beginning and all Houses Buildings 
Orchards ways waters water Courses profits Commodities 
Hereditaments & Appurtenances whatsoever to the said premises 
thereby Granted or any part thereof Belonging or in any wise 
appertaining & Reversion & Reversions remainder and Remainders 
Rents Issues & profits thereof To Have & to hold the said One 
Acre of Land and all & Singular Other the-Premises hereby 
granted with the appurtenances unto the said Richard PEARCE & 
Lewis PEARCE their Executors Administrators and Assigns from the 
day before the date hereof for & diving the full Term & time of 
one whole year from thence receive Ensuing fully to be Complete 
& Ended Yielding & paying therefore the Rent of one pepper Corn 
on Lady day next if the same shall be Lawful demanded to the 
Intent & purpose that by Virtue of these Presents and of the 
Statute for Transferring Uses unto Possession the said Richard 
PEARCE & Lewis PEARCE May be in Actual Possession of said 
Premises & be thereby enabled to accept & take a grant & release 
of the Reversion & Inheritance thereof to them & their Heirs In 
Witness whereof the said Edward SHROUD hath hereunto Set His Hand 
& Seal the day & year first above written

Sealed & delivered In the Presence of} 
Edward STRODE       (LS)

Basil MAGRUDER, John WHITE       

Elioner (her E mark) STRODE (LS)

Mary (her + mark) WHITE

 

Page 440

At a Court held for Frederick County on the 2nd day of December 1761

This Indenture was proved in Court by the Oaths of the Witness’s __ (?) & Ordered to be Recorded

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