ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Thomas EDWARDS & wife Elizabeth to John JENINGS [JENNINGS] 7 Sep 1671 Deed of Bargain & Sale ----¤¤¤---- [p.] 239 To all to whome these p'sents shall Come I S.r Francis WYATT K.t Gov'n.r & Cap.t Gen'all of Virginia, send greeting in o.r Lord God Everlasting whereas by instrucçons from y.e Kings most Excellent ma.tie directed to me & the Councill of State his ma.tie was gratiously pleased to authorize me the s'd Gov'n.r and the Councill to grant pattents and to grant such proporçons of Lands to all adventurers of mony or transportaçon of People to this Collony accordeing to Orders of the late Companie and since allowed by his ma.tie And likewise that there be y.e same proporçon of fifty Acres of Land granted & assigned for every person that hath been transported to this Collony since Midsumer 1625 and that the same course be continued to all persons transported hither untill it shall be otherwise determined by his Ma.tie Now ['Know' omitted] yee that I the said ["Gov" struck through] S.r Francis WYATT doe w.th the consent of the Councill of State accordingly give grant & Confirme unto Thomas GREENWOOD One hundred & fifty Acres of Land scituate lyeing & being in the County of the Isle of Wight, and lying upon A Branch of Seawards Creek begining att A marked Oak standing in the s'd Branch or Swamp and runing North East One hundred Ninety four pole by & adjoyning on the Land of John SEWARD unto A marked Redd Oak and soe North North East One hundred thirty three Pole adjoyning on John SEWARD unto a marked Poplar and soe North East [PB1:751 gives "North west"] one hundred Ninty four Poles on the Miles end of the Land of Cap.t John UPTON from y.e main River unto a marked Poplar, And soe South South West one hundred Thirty three pole by A marked Ash standing in the s'd Branch or Swamp and soe downe by the East South East side of the said Branch unto another m'ked Ash standing in the s'd Branch being the first mençoned marked Tree including the said One hundred & fifty Acres of Land, w.ch said One hundred & fifty Acres of Land is to be augmented & doubled when he or his Assignes shall have sufficiently peopled and planted the same The said 150 Acres of Land being due unto him the s'd Thomas GREENWOOD for his owne P/sonall Adventure and y.e transportaçon att his owne proper Cost & charges twoe persons into the Collony all whose names are in the Records mentioned under this Pattent [page break] [p.] 240 To have & to hould the said 150 Acres of Land w.th his due share of all Mines & Mineralls therein conteined and w.th all rights & priveledges of hunting hawking fishing & fowling alsoe all woods Waters & Rivers & all proffitts Comodities & hereditam.ts w.t soever within the p'cinct of the said hundred & fiftie Acres of Land or to the said Land or any of them in any case belonging unto the said Thomas GREENWOOD his heires & Assignes for ever, in as large & ample manner to all intents & purposes, as is expressed in A Charter of Orders from the late Treasurer & Company bearing date y.e 10.th of November 1618 as by consequence may be Justly collected out of the same or out of the Letters Pattents whereon they are grounded To be held of o.r Sovereigne Lord the King his heires & Successors as of his Mann.r of East Greenwitch in free & Comon Soccage & not in Capite or by Knights service Yeilding & payeing unto o.r Sov'eigne Lord the King his heires & Successors for ever, or to his or their Treasurer for every fifty Acres of Land herein ["granted" struck through] by these p'sents given and granted yearly att the feast of S.t Michaell the Archangell the fee rent of one shilling to his ma.ties use w.ch paym.t is to be made Seaven yeares after the date of this Pattent & not before According to the Charter of Orders from the Treasurer & Company & confirmed by his Ma.ties instrucçons as alsoe by Act of Assembly beareing date the Sixth of Jan.ry 1639 [1639/40] Provided alwaies y.t if the said Thomas GREENWOOD his heires or Assignes shall not plant or seat or cause to be planted on the said 150 Acres of Land w.th in the tyme or terme of three yeares, now next ensueing the date hereof That then it shall and may be lawfull for any adventurer or Planter to make Choice & seat upon the same Given att James Citty under my hand & seal of the Collony this 28.th day of July 1641 And in the Seaventeenth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles King over England &c Francis WYATT Roger WINGATE Trer[?] Endorsed on y.e back of the Pattent thus [page break] [p.] 241 Know all men by these p'sents that I Thomas EDWARDS of the upper Pish of Isle of Wight County, & Elizabeth my Wife, formerly the Relict & Ex.rx of Thomas GREENWOOD late of this County dec'ed to whome the land here in this Pattent mençoned being 150 Acres did properly belong Now know that I the s'd Thomas EDWARDS & Elizabeth my Wife, doe for our selves o.r heires Executors & Adm.rs & for each & either of us, our & either of o.r Ex.rs & Administ.rs Alienate Assigne & sett over all the right Tytle interest & clayme w.ch wee have to the Land in this Pattent mençoned unto John JENNINGS of the County afores'd and to his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs or Assignes for ever, haveing rec'ed from him before the signeing & sealing hereof A full & valluable ['consideration' omitted] from him for all the s'd Land herein mençoned and doe acknowledge this o.r Act & deed in Open Co.rt And to signe & seal w.th the Land herein mençoned to the confirmaçon of this to be o.r reall Act & Deed wee have hereunto sett o.r hands & seales this 19.th day of August 1671 Annoq.r Regin R's Cur.o a.di 23° [??] Tho: TE EDWARDS / Sigill Signed sealed & delivered in his marke the p'sence of us Elizabeth E EDWARDS / Sigill Thomas SMYTH her m'ke William LEWER Know all men by these p'sents that I Thomas EDWARDS of the Upper Parish of Isle of Wight County, & Elizabeth my Wife formerly y.e Relict & Ex.rx of Thomas GREENWOOD late of y.e County afores'd dec'ed doe for diverse causes & consideraçons us the s'd Thomas & Elizabeth hereunto moveing and [page break] [p.] 242 Especially for A valluable sum'e of tobb. & Cask to us in hand secured before the signeing & sealing hereof Have given granted bargained alienated sould & sett over, unto John JENINGS of the same County afore expressed, his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs and Assignes for ever all that Land being one hundred & fifty Acres, w.ch was taken up by y.e s'd Thomas GREENWOOD as by Pattent for the said Land granted him dated y.e 28.th day of July 1641 may more att large appear, w.ch s'd Land is scituated lyeing & being in the Isle of Wight County and formerly lett unto Thomas WALTER dec'ed by the said GREENWOOD w.ch Pattent w.th all y.e Said One hundred & fifty Acres of Land therein mençoned wee the s'd Thomas & Elizabeth have w.th all o.r right Tytle clayme & interest in and to the said Land assigned, the full right thereof unto the said John JENINGS his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs & Assignes for ever as by the said Assignm.t written on the back of the said Pattent bearing date y.e 19.th of August last past 1671 may more fully appear To have & to hould the s'd 150 Acres of Land togeather w.th all Edifices buildings Orchards fences Woods & other apperten'ces whatsoever, from us or either of us our or either of o.r Executo.rs & Adm.rs To him y.e said John JENINGS his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs & Assignes for ever And wee the s'd Thomas & Elizabeth, doe for o.r selves o.r heires Executo.rs Adm.rs Conven.t grant & promise to & w.th y.e s'd John JENINGS his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs & Assignes That he y.e said John JENINGS his heirs Execut.rs Adm.rs & Assignes shall & may quietly have hould occupie possess & peaceably enjoy all y.e demised p'mises & ev'y part & parcell thereof w.th out any lett trouble evicçon or desturbance interrupçon or molestaçon of us y.e s'd Thomas & Elizabeth EDWARDS o.r heires Ex.rs Adm.rs or of or by any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claymeing by from or under us or any of us or by our or any of our meanes assent consent privity or procurem.t And wee doe further Coven.t grant and promise to & w.th the said John JENINGS his heires Executo.rs &c that upon request from him or any of them, Wee will att such request acknowledge these p'sents in Court and give such further assurance as shall be by his Councill learned in the Law to be thought fitt for the Assureing this P'mises In [page break] [p.] 243 In witness whereof wee have hereunto sett o.r hands & seales this Seaventh day of September 1671 Tho: TE EDWARDS / Sigill Signed sealed & delivered in his marke the p'sence of Elizabeth E EDWARDS / Sigill Tho: LILLICRAPP her m'ke Tho: WOOD This Conveyance w.th y.e Pattent for 150 Acres of Land therein mençoned was acknowledged & delivered by M.r EDWARDS & Elizabeth his wife unto JENINGS in Open Co.rt this 7.th day of October 1671 before Co.ll PITT L.t Co.ll GEORGE Maj.r HILL M.r Nic.o SMYTH Cap.t BRIDGER M.r Jn.o HARDY M.r James POWELL M.r Thomas TABERER Justices and then Recorded Know all men by these p'sents that I Thomas EDWARDS of the upper Pish of Isle of Wight County & Elizabeth my Wife, formerly the Relict & Ex.rx of Thomas GREENWOOD late of this County dec'ed to whome the land here in this Pattent mençoned being 150 Acres did properly belong Now know that I the s'd Thomas EDWARDS & Elizabeth my Wife, doe for our selves o.r heires Executors & Adm.rs & for each & either of us, our & either of o.r Ex.rs & Administ.rs Alienate Assigne & sett over all the right Tytle interest & clayme w.ch wee have to the Land in this Pattent mençoned unto John JENNINGS of the County afores'd and to his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs or Assignes for ever, haveing rec'ed from him before the signeing & sealing hereof A full & valluable ['consideration' omitted] from him for all the s'd Land herein mençoned and doe acknowledge this o.r Act & deed in Open Co.rt And to signe & seal w.th the Land herein mençoned to the confirmaçon of this to be o.r reall Act & Deed wee have hereunto sett o.r hands & seales this 19.th day of August 1671 Annoq.r Regin R's Cur.o a.di 23° [??] Tho: TE EDWARDS / Sigill Signed sealed & delivered in his marke the p'sence of us Elizabeth E EDWARDS / Sigill Thomas SMYTH her m'ke William LEWER Know all men by these p'sents that wee Thomas EDWARDS & Elizabeth my Wife late y.e relict & Executr.x of Thomas GREENWOOD late of the County of Isle of Wight dec'ed Have aliened bargained & sould unto John JENINGS his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs or Assignes for ever One hundred Acres of Land being part of a Pattent of Three hundred Acres and taken up by the said Thomas GREENWOOD in his life tyme w.ch said One hundred Acres of Land soe sould by us the said Thomas & Elizabeth EDWARDS unto y.e s'd John JENINGS lyeth att y.e Miles end, of the Land included in the s'd Pattent of Three hundred Acres as afores'd and to take its begining from One hundred & fifty Acres of Land w.ch wee the s'd Thomas & Elizabeth have already sould unto the s'd John JENINGS being included in a Pattent & formerly taken up by & in the s'd Thomas GREENWOODs name and soe to runn towards the maine Road and for breadth of the said One hundred Acres of Land soe by us sould it is to begin att the Miles end and soe from the lyne of marked Trees between me the said EDWARDS & John WAKEFIELD to cross through y.e Woods and soe to runne A Thwart unto the Line of John JENINGS his marked Trees belonging to the fifty Acres w.ch the s'd JENINGS formerly bought of Vallentine CHITTY [page break] [p.] 244 And given the s'd CHITTY by the s'd Thomas GREENWOOD in his Will as by the same may more att large appear In w.ch said One hundred Acres are by us the said thomas & Elizabeth sould unto the s'd John JENINGS his heires Executors Adm.rs & Assignes, the plantaçon where John GRAVE now liveth is included & belongeth to the s'd One hundred Acres soe Alienated as afores'd To have & to hould the said One hundred Acres of Land herein mençoned w.th all Royalties, priveldges Edifices fences houses & Orchards thereon w.th warrantie of the Same to him the s'd John JENINGS his heires Executo.rs Adm.rs & Assignes for ever haveing rec'ed of the s'd JENINGS before the signeing and Sealing of these p'sents & the delivery thereof A full & valluable consideraçon to us already in hand paid for w.ch wee doe acknowledge o.r selves to be fully & Justly satisfied And wee the said Thomas & Elizabeth doe for o.r selves o.r heires Execut.rs Adm.rs & Assignes renounce & disowne any clayme right and Tytle wee have to the s'd One hundred Acres of Land herein mençoned And that he the said John JENINGS his heires Executors Adm.rs & Assignes shall quietly have hould occupy ["& quietly" struck through] possess & peaceably enjoy all the demised p'mises & every part & parcell thereof w.th all other Lands purchased by him of us or any other Land he hath purchased belonging to the said Thomas GREENWOOD and included into his Pattents formerly granted him w.th out any lett trouble Evicçon disturbance interrupçon or molestaçon of us the s'd Thomas & Elizabeth EDWARDS Our heires Executo.rs Adm.rs or Assignes and wee doe further Coven.t on request to us made to acknowledge These p'sents in Co.rt And give such further Assurance as y.e said JENINGS shall think fitt for the assureing this p'mises In witness whereof wee have hereunto sett o.r hands & seales this Seaventh day of September 1671 Tho: TE EDWARDS / Sigill Signed sealed & delivered in the p'sence of Elizabeth E EDWARDS / Sigill Tho: LILLICRAPP Tho: WOOD This Conveyance was acknowledged by M.r Thomas EDWARDS & Elizabeth his Wife Unto Jn.o JENINGS in these words Wee freely this Conveyance deliver & acknowledged the Land therein mençoned to belong to the said JENINGS & his heires for ever in Open Co.rt held for y.e Isle of Wight County this 7.th of 7.ber 1671 before the Justices hereunder nominated Co.ll Rob.t PITT M.r Jn.o HARDY Maj.r Nic.o HILL M.r Ja: POWELL M.r Nic.o SMYTH Record.d 7.th Sept.r 1671 M.r Tho: TABERER Cap.t Joseph BRIDGER L.t Co.ll Jn.o GEORGE [page end] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 1 (1662-1715), pp. 239-44 The Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 22 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] see also Virginia Land Office, Patent Book 1 (1623-1643), pp. 750-51 The Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patent and Grant Database, Images 001_0757.tif & 001_0758.tif Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Deeds, Wills, Etc., Vol. 1 (1662-1715), pp. 40, 571-72 ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________