Smith/Farnum Gift Deed, 1672 - Isle of Wight County, VA Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 2, p. 111 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks, & surname capitalization mine] 24 Oct 1672 Nicholas SMITH to Elizabeth FARNUM Deed of Gift These p'sents doth testifie, that I Nic:o SMITH, have given to a Child of W:m FARNUM; Namely Elizabeth, one Cowe calfe, m'ked wth a Cross on the left eare, & a halfe moone on the right eare, & a half moon Under the right Eare, And if [it] please god Elizabeth FARNUM doe dye, before she comes to the Age of twenty years, then the Said Cowe & herincrease to her Sister Mary FARNUM; & if both the Children die before they Come to Age, then to the next of theire kindred by me Nicholas SMYTH Acknowledged by mr SMITH in open Cort to be his Actt & deed & by him desired to be Recorded: the 24th of octo' 1672 Teste Jn:o JENNINGS Clr: Submitted by Matthew W. Harris of Richmond, VA **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************