Deed of Trust - David Rideout to Robert K.Thacker (Deed Book 8, page 314, Greensville Co.VA.) This Indenture made this thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two,Between David Rideout of the County of Greensville and State of Va. of the one part and Robt. K.Thacker of the said County & State of the other part. Witnesseth that the said David Rideout for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid, by the said Robt.K.Thacker at or before the ensealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold, aliened & confirmed and by these presents, doth bargain, sell, alien and confirm unto the said Robt.K.Thacker his heirs & assigns, all of my perishable property consisting of one horse, thirteen head of cattle, twenty five head of hogs, one gun, three beds and furniture, with the balance of my house- hold and kitchen furniture, ten barrels of corn, fifteen hundred pounds of fodder, plantation utinsels etc. To have and to hold the said property in trust to said Robt.K.Thacker his heirs & assigns forever, to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Robt.K.Thacker his heirs & assigns forever, and the said David Rideout for himself his heirs, Executors and administrators, doth covenant & agree to warrant & forever defend the said property against the claim & claims of all & every other person or persons whatsoever, unto him the said Robert K. Thacker his heirs & assigns forever, In trust nevertheless and the true intent and meaning thereof is that the said David Rideout is Justly indebted to Benjamin B.Rideout in the sum of one hundred and sixty Dollars & thirty cents, current money of Virginia on demand and being willing and desirous to secure to the said Benjamin B.Rideout the payment of his debt & interest as above mentioned, Hath made over the above mentioned property, which he the said David Rideout now holds, to the said Robt.K.Thacker as trustee for the purpose of secureing the said Benjamin B.Rideout. And it may & shall be Lawful for the said Robt. K.Thacker by giving ten days public notice by advertisement to sell the said property to the highest bidder for reddy money & pay unto the said Benjamin B.Rideout his debt, interest & cost of recording this deed & the over plus, if any to be returned to the said David Rideout. In witness whereof we have hereunto set hands and seals this day & date aforesaid. David(hisxmark)Rideout (Seal) Robt.K.Thacker (Seal) Sign'd Seald & deliver'd in presence of} William H.Barnes Jam.B.Adams Greensville County to wit: In the Clerk's Office the 6th March 1843. This Indenture of trust from David Rideout to Robert K.Thacker trustee was ack'd. by the parties and ordered to be recorded. Teste Jos.Turner C.C. ----------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Russell L. Lawrence ruslaw@bellatlantic.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.