HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Deed book 32 page 319 transcribed by Linda Cousins Winslager April 22 1997 JULY 1824 This indenture made this 4th day of June in the year of our Lord Christ 1824 between WILLIS G COUSINS of Pittsylvania co and the State of Virginia of the one part and JARRETT W COOK of Halifax county and State of aforesaid of the other part Witnessed that for and on Consideration of the sum of two hundred and fifty one dollarsand for cur good and lawful money of this Commonwealth to him th said WILLIS G COUSINS in hand paid by the said JARRETT W COOK in or before the insealing and delivery of these pressents the receipt where of is thereby acknowledge by the WILLIS G COUSINS has bargained granted and sold release inprosed confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain ___ of and sell release and confirm unto the said JARRETT W COOK to his heirs and asigns foriett all his right sells and interest in the tract of land belonging to the estate of his dec'd father PETER COUSINS which hath formerly belonged to the estate of JOHN COOK dec' and was sold by a decree of the Court which land is lying in Halifax county on the waters of Toby creek and contains One hundred and fifty eight acres the same more or less one fourth whereof belongs to me and is intended hereby to be conveyed and is couseded as follows on the east by the said JARRETT W COOKs land on the west by the widow ELIZABETH COOKs lands in the north by _____ ______ and on the south by JAMES SHELTON s lands also one fouth part the said Elizabeth COOKS land after her divorce is hereby intended to be conveyed which land contains onehundred and fifty two acres to the same more or less which the legatees of the said JOHN COOK dec'd sold my father PETER COUSINS dec' ____ to the DOWER of the said Elizabeth COOK and adjoins the land above specified on the east and on the west it adjoins a tract of land that the said COOK lately purchased of Herman Steller on the north by the above specified land and on the south by the said James SHELTON land the fouth part of all who own said landand boundries are now in the papesion of the said JARRETT W COOK by ___ of a bargain and sale to him by the said WILLIS G COUSINS made and the said WILLIS G COUSINS for himself and for his heirs and asigns the tract or parcel of lands in one fouth part of them with all and singlar their appertences thereto belonging unto the said JARRETT W COOK his heirs and apigns against claim of himself his heirs and afsigns and against the claim or claims of all or every person or persons watsoever do warrent and defend by these presents the right and title of the onefouth part of the said lands to the said JARRETT W COOK and to his heirs and afsigns forever in the Witness where I have hereunto del my hand and seal the day and date above written Jess John COOK Eliz H Wimbush Elizabeth F COOK WILLIS G COUSINS SS File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Cousins Winslager lwi941@airmail.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. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.