ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Nancy UZZELL to William STEPHENS, 13 Dec 1816 Deed of Bargain & Sale ----¤¤¤---- [p.] 149 Isle of wight County December 6th 1816 This deed of Trust was acknowledged by Willis BATTEN David NELMS and Barth.w LIGHTFOOT parties thereto and ordered to record Teste Nathaniel YOUNG Cl. [margin note] UZZELL to } Deed STEPHENS This Indenture made and entered into this thirteenth day of December one thousand eight [sic] and Sixteen Between Nancy UZZELL of the County of Isle of wight and State of Virginia of the one part and William STEPHENS of the said County and State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said Nancy UZZELL for and in consideration of the Sum of Seventy five Dollars Current money of this commonwealth to her in hand paid by the said William STEPHENS at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged Hath granted Bargained and Sold and by these presents do grant bargain Sell unto the Said William STEPHENS his heirs or assigns one certain peice or parcel of land Situate lying and being in County of Isle of wight aforesaid being part of that Tract of land whereas [sic] the said Nancy UZZELL resides and bounded as followeth Beginning at a large white Oak Standing near the said STEPHENs bins[?] from [sic] runing a South S East course along a line of marked trees, to a marked pine, Standing on the path leading from the Said Nancy UZZELL to Elisha WHITLEY, thence along the Said path a line of marked Trees to a pine a corner tree between M.rs UZZELL William STEPHENS Elisha WHITLEYs from thence a west course along a line of marked trees to a pine a corner tree between said STEPHENS, Thomas HALL and Pleasant CASEY and from thence along a line of marked trees betwen [sic] said STEPHENS and UZZELL to the first Station; containg [sic] by estimation Thirty Acres be the Same more or less together with all and Singular its appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits Thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof To have and to hold the Said hereby conveyed peice or parcel of land with all and every of its appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said William STEPHENS his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of him the said William STEPHENS his heirs and assigns forever ~ and the said Nancy UZZELL for herself her heirs [page break] [p.] 150 Executors, administrators or assigns, covenants and agrees with the said William STEPHENS, to warrant and forever defend the right title claim and demand of the hereby conveyed piece or parcel of land to the Said William STEPHENS his heirs and assigns from the claim and demand of all and every person or persons whatsoever ~ In Evidence whereof the Said Nancy UZZELL have [sic] hereunto set her hand and Affixed her Seal the day and year first above Written Signed Sealed and delivered} In the presence of} Nancy UZZELL ¤Seal¤ [no witnesses given] December the 13th 1816 Received of William STEPHENS the Sum of Seventy five dollars, the within consideration in full Witness Nancy UZZELL Isle of wight County December 14th 1816 this Indenture and receipt thereon endorsed was Acknowledged in the Clerks Office by Nancy UZZELL party thereto and admitted to record Teste Nathaniel YOUNG Cl. [John UZZELL purchased this land from William WHITLEY & wife Lucy and his mother Ann {Mrs. Elisha} WHITLEY, 7 Mar 1814 (IoW DB22:141-42). John UZZELL died Mar 1815, leaving will 19 Mar 1815, proved 4 Apr 1815 (WB13:467-68), by which his widow Nancy UZZELL inherited the tract.] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Deed Book 23 (1816-1818), pp. 149-50 Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 13 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Ther file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________