Henry County Deed Book 3 (1784-1789)
Deed book located at the Henry County Courthouse, Martinsville, VA

Deed - John Smith from Henry Mayse					Page 403

This Indenture made this Twentfifth Day of October one Thousand Seven Hundred 
and Eighty Seven By and Between Henry Mayse of the County of Henry of the one 
Part and John Smith of the said County of the other part: Witnesseth that the 
said Henry Mayse for and in consideration of the sum of five Pounds Current 
Money to him in hand paid by the said John Smith the Receipt whereof he doth 
hereby acknowledge hath Bargaind sold and by these Presents do Bargain sell 
alien and Confirm unto him the said John Smith his heirs and assigns forever 
one Certain Track or Parcell of Land Lying, and being in the County aforesaid 
Containing by Estimation fifty acres be same more or less and Bounded as 
followeth To wit:  Beginning at a white oak in John Witts old line  Thence up 
the Ridge as the Path goes to a white Oak by the side of the Path t Thence 
Northward along a New line to the back old line to a Black oak thence Eastward 
Crossing the North fork of fall Creek to a Black oak  Thence Southward Cross the 
Creek to the first Station  The Reversion and Reversions Remainder and 
Remainders Right and Estate Interest and Benefit Claim and Demand Whatsoever of 
the sd Henry Mayse of in & to the same or any part thereof To have and to hold 
the sd tract or Parcell of land and all & singular the Premises with their & 
every of their appurtenances to the only use & behoof of him the sd John Smith 
his heirs and assigns forever and the said Henry Mayse doth hereby for himself 
and his heirs Warrant and Defend forever from the Claim or title of any Person 
or Persons Whatsoever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my seal the Day and year above Written.

Seald and Delivered In Presence of

David (his mark) Mayse				Henry (his mark) Mayse  SS
Ben (his mark) Moore
William Moore

At a Court held for Henry County on the 14th day of April 1788
The within written Indendture was proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto 
to be the act & deed of the within named Henry Mayse & the same was ordered to 
be Recorded By the Court.
						John Cox  CHC


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