Nowland/Gilliam Deed, 1783 - Henry Co. VA Henry County, Va., Deed Book 3, pp. 24-25 Grantor: John NOWLAND/NOWLIN/NOWLAN Grantee: Peter Gilliam Date: 12 January 1783 THIS INDENTURE, Made this 12th day of January one Thousand Seven hundread & Eighty Three Between John Nowland of Washinton County, North Cariline of the one part & Peter Gilliam of the Other Part, Witnesseth that The said John Nowland for & in Consideration of Two Hundred Pounds To him in hand Paid the Recept hereof he doth hearby Acknowlede hath granted Bargind. and Sold & by these Presence doth Grant Bargin & Sell unto the said Peter Gilliam one Certin Trackt or Persil of Land Containing Three hundred and Seventy Acrs More or Less Lying in Henry County on the South Side of Blackwater River & Bounded as follows, To witt, Beging at Apopler on South side of the said River Thence off & South Nineteen Degrees, West Seventy Fore Poles to White Oak, North Eightyfore Degrees West one Hundread & Two Poles to a White Oak, South fifty Two Degrees West forty Eight Poles to a White Oak. North eighty five Degrees West, one Hundread & fifty Eight Poles to a White Oak North Six Degrees west Seventy Two Poles to a Read Oak, North forty Seven Degrees East forty Poles to a Read Oak, North Eleavin Degrees East Ninety Six Poles to a White Oak, North Sixty Eight Degrees East one Hundread & Seventy Poles to a Read Oak Bush and North Seventy Nine Degrees East Seventy fore Poles to Blackwater River & there down the Same as Is Manders to the first Station, To have & to hold the above Granted Land & Primesses with the appertaninces of the same belonging with the Revertion and Revertions Remainder and Remainders & Every Part & Parsil thereof unto him the said Peter Gilliam, his Heirs and Assigns for Ever & the said John Nowland Convay grant & agree to & with this said Peter Gilliam his Heirs and Assigns that he the said John Nowlan for him and his Heirs the above Granted Land primeses unto the said Peter Gilliam his Heirs & Assigns Shall and hill by these Preasents worret and for Ever Defend in Witness whearof the said John Nowlan hath her unto Set his hand and affrext his Seal. The Day & year above Ritin. N.B. Richard Sharps Land which I gave him a Deed for this day Excepted agreable to his Bounds & Lines. Jesse Hoard John Nowlin L. S. John Sharp [third name cut off photocopy] At a Court held for Henry County on the 27th Day of March 1783 The within Indenture was Acknowledged by the within Named John Nowlin to be his Act & Deed & the same was ordered to be Recorded By the Court. Test. John Cox C.H.C. (Transcribed by Mary C. Smith from a photocopy provided by the Henry County Circuit Court, Martinsville, Va. Note: Nowland's name is spelled three different ways in the document.) Submitted by Mary C. Smith **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************