JAMES CITY COUNTY – DEED: WILSON C. DURFEY AND WALKER W. YEST, 1859

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James City County, Deed Book I,  pages  355-356, August 29, 1859


This Deed made the twenty ninth day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred 
and fifty nine between Wilson C. DURFEY and Sarah Jane, his wife of the first 
part and Walker W. YEST of the second part Witnesseth that the said parties of 
the first part forever in consideration of one Dollar unto them in hand find by 
the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, 
slave granted, bargained and sold and by these presents Do grant, bargain and 
sell unto the said Walker W. YEST Trustee as aforesaid his heirs and assigns the 
following property all of that tract or parcel of land lying situate and being 
in the County of James City on the road leading from Williamsburg to JamesTown 
(sic) Known as "Strawberry Field" which was conveyed to said Wilson C. DURFEY by 
Deed of Robert H. ARMISTEAD Special Commissioner dated July the ninth A.D. one 
thousand eight hundred and fifty five and admitted to recording the Clerk's 
office of the County of James City July the Twenty fourth A.D. one thousand 
eight hundred and fifty five, to which said Deed and the (???illegible) therein 
referred to, reference is hereby made for the boundaries of said land, which 
said tract of land contains by estimation three hundred and fifty acres the same 
more or less, together with all the rights in Law or in Equity, privileges and 
appurtenances connected thereto; and also the following personal property: one 
negro woman called Frances and whatever increase she may have and grey mare, 
four head pf cattle, one spring wagon, one cart, household and kitchen furniture 
(from father's estate).

(These items to pay debt to William YEST and Richard W. HANSFORD merchant 
trading under him - also debt to John H. BARLOW --- probably trustee)
This last part of the deed was almost illegible and the transcription may have 
errors.