Deed - Nathaniel Tatum to Julius Perry 1781
(Deed Book 1, page 8, Greensville Co.VA.)

THIS INDENTURE made this twenty fourth Day of September in the year of
our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty one Between
Nathaniel Tatum of the County of Greensville and Phoebe his wife of the
one part and Julius Perry of the County of Brunswick of the other part
WITNESSETH that the said Nathaniel Tatum and Phoebe his wife for and in
consideration of the sum of seventy five pounds current money in specie
and one likely negroe lad slave between the age of fifteen and twenty
years by the said Julius Perry paid and delivered to the said Nathaniel
Tatum at or before the execution hereof have granted bargained and sold
and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Julius
Perry and to his heirs and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of
Land lying and being in the Counties of Brunswick and Greensville on
the North side of fountain's Creek which he the said Nathaniel Tatum
purchased of Briggs Goodrich and Mary his wife and Lee Clark and
containing by estimation three hundred and sixty acres and bounded as
followeth Beginning at a Dogwood on Briggs Goodrich's line thence to a
large pine thence to a white oak near a branch on Wilkin's line thence
up the said branch to a pine thence along a line of marked trees to a
white oak a corner on Ferguson's line thence to a large Chesnut red oak
thence to a shrub white oak thence to a white oak thence to a pine 
thence to a pine thence to a red oak on Ridleys line thence to a poplar
thence to a pine on Joshua Clark's thence to the Creek, from thence 
down the said Creek to the beginning Dogwood. WITH all and singular
the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appurtaining TO
HAVE AND TO HOLD the said three hundred and sixty acres of Land be the
same more or less, with all and singular the appurtenances unto him 
the said Julius Perry and to his heirs and assigns forever To the only
use of him the said Julius Perry his heirs and assigns forever And the
said Nathaniel Tatum for himself his heirs Executors and Admtrs. doth
hereby Covenant to and with the said Julius Perry his heirs and assigns
that the said Julius Perry his heirs and assigns shall peaceably hold _
enjoy the said granted premises forever And the said Nathaniel Tatum 
his heirs Executors and Admtrs. the said tract of Land unto the said
Julius Perry his heirs and assigns will warrant and forever defend IN
WITNESS whereof the said Nathaniel Tatum and Phoebe his wife have 
hereunto set their hands and Seals the Day and year above written.
Nathaniel Tatum (LS)
Phoebe Tatum (LS)

Sealed and Delivered
in presence of}
Briggs Goodrich
James Maclin
Henry Mangum
Henry Cook
Littleberry Robinson

At a Court held for Greensville County the 22d day of November 1781.
This Indenture was acknowledged by Nathaniel Tatum and Phoebe his wife
parties thereto she having been first privily examined as the Law 
directs and ordered to be recorded.
Test P.Pelham C.C.

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