ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Phillip Rayford (Rafford, Raiford) To Thomas Mandue (Mandew), 6 Oct 1681 Thomas Mandue (Mandew) & Wife Sarah To Abraham Rickes (Ricks, Rix), 4 Jan 1699 ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ============================================================================ Isle of Wight Co., VA, Deed Book 1 (1688-1704) abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Deed Book 1, pp. 331-32 6 Oct 1681 Phillip Rayford (Rafford, Raiford) To Thomas Mandue (Mandew) Deed of Bargain and Sale (Copy) 4 Jan 1699 Thomas Mandue (Mandew) & Wife Sarah To Abraham Rickes (Ricks, Rix) Deed of Bargain and Sale This Indenture made ye 6.th of October in ye year of O.r Lord God 1681 & in ye 33.d year of ye Reigne of o.r Sov'raign Lord King Charles ye 2.d of Great Brittaine, France & Ireland Defender of ye faith. Betweene Phillip RAYFORD of ye Isle of wight County of ye one P.t & Thomas MANDUE of ye aforesd. Isle of Wight County of ye [other] P.t Wittnesseth y.t [that] ye sd Phillip RAYFORD for & in Consideration of a good & valuable Consideration to him already made, & in hand paid by ye sd Tho: MANDUE before ye ensealing & deliv'ry of these p'sents wherein he acknowledgeth himself fully Contented, satisfied & paid have granted, demised & sold, & by these p'sents doe fully, Clearly & Absolutely grant, demise, bargaine, sell, Alienate, Confirme & make over unto ye sd Thomas MANDUE, his heires, Ex.rs, Adm.rs, & Assgs for Ever two hundred Acres of land more or less lyeing & being in ye aforesd Isle of Wight County, being part of a Pattent of ["five" struck out] three hundred And fifty acres of land Granted unto ye sd Phillip RAYFORD beareing date ye 23.d of Aprill 1681 ye sd two hundred Acres of land being bounded as followeth (Viz.t) bounded upon a Corner line of ye sd RAFFORDs unto a Corner Red Oake, from ye Red Oake along ye line to a Reedy Branch & soe downe ye Reedy Branch to ye sd RAFFORDs line & soe along ye line to ye aforesd Corner line. Wich ye sd Phillip RAYFFORD doth for himself his heires, Ex.rs, Adm.rs [page break] Or Assgs: & to ev'ry of them y.t he ye sd Thomas MANDUE his heirs, Ex.rs, Adm.rs or Assgs shall from ye day of ye date for Ev'r hereafter have, hold, occupy, possess & quietly Enjoy ye sd two hundred Acres of land before demised with all rights proffitts, Commodities & hereditam.ts w.tSoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining w.th out any lett or hindrance, or molestation, or Contradiction of ye sd Phillip RAYFFORD, or his heires, Ex.rs, Adm.rs or Assgs or by any other p'son or p'sons w.tSoever by his knowledge, Consent or procureation w.th out any other manner of Condition, or limitation of uses or uses, Rent or Rents (ye Kings only excepted) & for ye better & more Authenticke Confirmation of ye before demised p'mises ye aforesd Phillip RAYFORD doth hereby Oblige himself to Acknowledge this deed of sale in open Co.rt w.n thereunto Required to his free Act & Voluntary deed. In Wittness whereof I ye sd Phillip RAYFORD have hereunto sett my hand & seal ye day & year first above written. Phillip RAYFORD *Seal* R his m'ke Signed, Sealed & delivered in ye p'sence of John BROWNE George PEIRCE G his m'ke Acknowledged in Co.rt held for ye Isle Wight County ye 9th of June 1682 by Phillip RAYFORD to be his Act & deed and Ordered to be recorded Test' John PITT Cl Cur: [cit., Isle of Wight Co., VA, Wills, Deeds, Etc. 1 (1662-1715), pp. 482-83] Be itt known unto all men by these p'sents y.t I Thomas MANDUE sen.r & Sarah MANDUE his wife, o'r heires, Ex.rs Adm.rs or Assgs for ye Consideration in hand rece'd have fully by these p'sents Assged over unto Abraham RICKES, his heires, Ex.rs, Adm.rs or Assgs all o'r Right title & Interest of this within specified deed of Conveyance for Ev.r In Wittness hereof we have hereunto sett o'r hands this 4.th day of Jan'ry 1699 And for further Confirmac'on ye P.ties above menc'oned together wY [with] their son Thomas MANDUE Jun.r have obliged themselves to acknowledge this same said deed before o'r Court held for ye Isle of Wight which being Aprill Co.rt next after ye date hereof in ye year 1700 Thomas MANDUE *Signim* T his m'ke Sarah MANDUE *Signim* S her m'ke Pace RICKES Thomas MANDUE Jun.r Robt RICKES Acknowledged in open Co.rt held for ye Isle Wight County ye 9th of December 1700 by Tho: MANDUE & Sarah his wife to be their Voluntary Act & Deed & Ordered to be Recorded Teste Cha.s CHAPMAN Cl