Rains/Rains Deed, 1859 - Greene Co. VA

Greene County Deed Book 4 page 302
     This deed made this 6th day of Sept 1859 between Fielding Raines Sr and Elizabeth his wife 
of the one part and Richard Raines of the other part, all of the county of Greene, witnesseth 
that the said Fielding Rains & Elizabeth his wife for and in consideration of the sum of thirty 
five dollars to them in hand by the said Richard Rains paid, doth grant unto the said Richard 
Rains all their right title and interest in a certain tract or parcel of land situated and 
lying in the county of Greene being part of the land known as Blackin lying at the foot of 
Parkers Mountain and adjoining the lands of Felix Williams on the south side, Moton Lamb on the 
east, Robert Pritchett on the north, and Felix Williams on the west, it being that portion 
allotted to the said Rains & wife in division of said Blackin land & supposed to contain seven 
acres be the same more or less.  Witnesseth the following signatures and seal this day and date 
above written.

                             Fielding Rains
                             Elizabeth Rains

Greene County to wit.
     I Wm F Plunkett a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia 
do certify that Fielding Rains Sr whose name is signed to the writing above bearing date the 
6th day of September 1859, has acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid.  Given 
under my hand this 6th day of September 1859.
                              Wm F Plunkett  J.P.

State of Virginia Greene County to wit.
     We Wm F Plunkett and Wm T Chapman, justices of the peace do certify that Elizabeth Rains 
wife of Fielding Rains Sr whose names are signed to the within writing bearing date the 6th day 
of September 1859 personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and being examined by 
us privily and apart from her husband and having the writing aforesaid fully explained to her, 
she the said Elizabeth Rains acknowledged the same to be her act and declared that she had 
willingly executed the same and does not wish to retract the same.  Given under our hands this 
6th day of September 1859.           Wm F Plunkett J.P.
                             Wm T Chapman  J.P.

In Greene County Court Clerks Office Sept 22nd 1859
     This deed was this day filed and being duly certified is admitted to record.
                             Teste
                             R Pritchett clk

Submitted by Karan Raines Callaway <CALLKRC@aol.com>

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