ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Philip Raiford & wife Sarah to Thomas English, 13 Jul 1717 ============================================================================ 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, Great Book, Volume 2, Deeds and Wills 1715-1726 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Great Book Vol. 2, pp. 110-111 13 Jul 1717 Philip RAIFORD & wife Sarah to Thomas ENGLISH Deed of Bargain & Sale Know all men by the P'sents that I Phillip RAIFORD of the County of Isle of Wight in Virg:a for and In consideration of ye Sum of fifteen hundred pounds of Tobacco here in hand payd before the Ensealing and Delivery of these P'sents by Tho: ENGLISH of the afores.d County ["w.th" struck out] w.ch I acknowledge my Selfe fully Satisfyed have Bargined Sold & alinated and Sett over and Do by these P'sents for me and my heires for Ever bargin Sell and deliver Enfeoff transferr and Confirm unto ye Sd Thomas ENGLISH his heires & assignes for Ever a Certain tract Devidend or P'cell of Land Containing one hundred Acres of land Bounded as followeth begining att a marked pine and so Runing along George PIERCE his line of his Small pattent and from the Sd pine along ye line of his great pattent by Equall proportion untill ye aforesd one hundred Acres be fully Accomplished To have And To hold the Sd tract or Devidend of Land with All houses orchards Gardens woods ways and waters with all other Rights and priviledges proffits Commodities hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to ye Sd Tho: ENGLISH his heires & Assignes for Ever in as full and ample manner to all true Intents mennings and purposes as the same Can be Enjoyed by Vertue of pattent or otherwise or as ye most Learned in ye Law Can Devise and I Do hereby further Coven.t promise and grant Every part thereof is Clear and free from all and all manner of former and other Gifts Grants Bargins Sales Joyntures Dowries uses and Intails annuities Morgages Judgements Executors and all manner of Incumberments what So ever and yt [that] I have att the time of the Ensealing and Delivery hereof in and to all and Singular the P'mises a Good pure and Indefeazable Estate of Inheritance in ye which I hereby transferr and Oblige my Selfe my heires Ex.rs Adm.rs to warrant and defend this my Sail of all and Singular ye P'mises w.th their appurtenances to him ye Sd Tho: ENGLISH his heires and Assignes for Ever against all and all manner of P'son or P'sons [page break] [p] (111) Whatsoever and further I Do oblige my Selfe my heires Ex.rs or adm.rs to acknowledge this Same ["Indenture" overwritten] Instrument or Deed of Conveyance in open Court when thereto Required to be held for Isle of Wight County to be my Real act and Deed together with Sarah my Wife her Relinquished of her Right of Dower in ye Sd Land Wittness our hands and Seales this thirteenth Day of July one thousand Seven hundred and Seventeen ye Day and year first above Written Phillip RAIFORD *seal* R his marke Signed Sealed and delivered In the P'sents of us Jacob DARDEN Jn.r W.m WATKINS Joseph DARDEN At a Court held for Isle of Wight County the 28.th Day of October 1717 Phillip REIFORD Came into Court P'sented & acknowledged this his Deed to Thomas ENGLISH and Sarah his wife Relinquished her Dower and itt is admitted to Record. Test H: LIGHTFOOT Cl.Cur.