ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Thomas NOSWORTHY [NORSWORTHY] to Joseph BRIDGER & Thomas GODWYN [GODWIN] 27 Feb 1675 Deed of Trust ----¤¤¤---- [p.] 334 Be it knowne unto all men by these p'nts that I Thomas NOSWORTHY of y.e Isle of Wight County doe for my selfe my heires Ex.rs or Assignes firmely by these p'sents assigne & make over, from me my heires Ex.rs or As's unto Co.ll Joseph BRIDGER & Co.ll [altered from "Cap.t"] Thomas GODWYN Jointly & sev'ally their heires Ex.rs or As's all my right tytle & interest of two tenem.ts y.e one being now lett un M.r Rich.d MORRIS reteyned Minister of the Isle of Wight County & the other being lett unto Thomas BOWES[?] dureing the tyme of his naturall life w.ch s'd Plantaçons w.th all their priveledges rents & Revenues w.ch shall or may be due from them I doe hereby Assigne & make over unto y.e P/sons as afores'd for y.e security of y.e sattisfaction of y.e full vallue of five thousand Nine hundred & Eighty pounds of Tob' & Cask due from me y.e s'd NOSWORTHY my heires or As's unto the afores'd Co.ll BRIDGER & Co.ll GODWYN their heires Ex.rs or As's for A valluable Consideracon already in hand rec'ed as witness my hand & seal this 27.th day of Feb'ry Anno 1674 [1674/5] Tho. NOSWORTHY / Sigill Signed Sealed & deliv'ed in y.e p'sence of us Tho: GODWYN Jun.r Joseph BRIDGER Jun.r Rich' MORRIS Then followes in y.e same writing as followeth I y.e above bound doe hereby bind over my Crop & Crops of Tob' & Corne that this p'sent year or hereafter I shall make unto Joseph BRIDGER, his heires &c for his further & better security of y.e paym.t of four thousand Six hundred Ninety Six pounds of Tobaccoe & Cask I ow unto him & doe hereby depute my loveing Friend M.r Thomas GREEN to acknowledge this in Open Co.rt Tho: NOSWORTHY Witness /Rich'd MORRIS Joseph BRIDGER Jun.r Acknowledged & deliv'ed by M.r Thomas GREEN to Co.ll BRIDGER Esq.r in NOSWORTHY's ["Nosworthys"] behalfe in Open Co.rt this 9.th day of Aprill 1674 And y.n Recorded Teste John JENNINGS Cler Cur [page end] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 1 (1662-1715), p. 334 The Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 22 abstracted by Matt Harris [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________