Jefferson County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....B. Bell, guardian of infants of L. Taylor & land sale May 1, 1816
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Farmer's Repository May 1, 1816
From the May 1, 1816 edition, involving the infants of Levi Taylor, dec'd  -

        "First Rate Jefferson Land
                FOR SALE.
Agreeably to the power given by the order of the superior court of Chancery, 
held in Winchester, hereunto annexed, the subscriber will sell at Public Sale, 
to the highest bidder, on the first Monday in June next, between 100 and 150 
acres of that valuable tract of Land in Jefferson County, commonly called 
Fleetwood, being the same land mentioned in said order.  The entire tract 
contains about 500 acres adjoining lands of Messrs. S. Swayne, Craghill, 
Downey, Hains, Tate, Dandridge, Hammond, and Beeler -- the part thus to be sold 
will be laid off the west end so as to best comply of said order, and adjoining 
Hains, Dandridge, and Hammond.  For fertility of soil this land is equal to any 
in that flourishing county, about one and a half miles from Charlestown, the 
County Town -- three from Keye's Ferry, on the Shenandoah, and in the 
neighborhood of several valuable mills; it is believed there is not a more 
desirable situation in that part of the country.  About one half of the said 
land is cleared, well enclosed, and the other half convered with a valuable 
growth of timber.  A more full description is not deemed necessary, but the 
subscriber will shew the whole to any person desirous of purchasing -- The sale 
will take place on the day aforesaid, between the hours of 12 and 5 o'clock, on 
the premises thus offered for sale.  The terms one half cash, and the residue 
on a credit of six months, as the said order directs, the subscriber reserving 
the right of making bid at said sale for said land.  The subscriber will comply 
with the directions of said decree, and in all respects the sale is to be 
conducted and made according to it.
            BENJ.  BELL, Guardian of the infant children of Levi Taylor, dec'd.
April 24."
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"VIRGINIA,  to wit:
At a Superior Court of Chancery holden at Winchester, the 8th April, 1816.
On the petition of Benjamin Bell, guardian of the Infant Def'ts of Levi Taylor, 
decd. praying that he may be authorised and empowered by this court, to make 
sale of so much of a tract of Land of which said Levi Taylor, died seized in 
the county of Jefferson, as will be sufficient to pay and discharge the balance 
of the purchase money pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, 
passed at the last session -- whereupon the court after due examination of the 
said act of assembly, and of the petition and evidence produced by the 
petitioner is, of opinion that the interests of the infants will be promoted by 
a judicious sale of a part of the said land, but what part thereof should be 
left to the sound discretion of the petitioner, with this general instruction, 
that he sells no more than is necessary to discharge the balance of the 
purchase money, and that the part so sold be so taken off as to injure as 
little as possible the residue of the tract, and be most conducive to the 
interests of the said infants, such sale to be upon the following terms, one 
half cash, and the residue on a credit of six months, taking bond with good 
security from the purchaser or purchasers for the payment of the said one half 
of the purchase money, giving at least one month's notice of the same and 
place, and terms of sale, in the newspaper, printed in Charles town, Jefferson 
County, Virginia, stating also therein that a right is given to the said 
petitioner to make one bid for the land he shall so offer for sale, but no 
title is to be made until the said purchase money and interest, if any, be 
paid; possession may be given to the purchaser or purchasers at the like 
discretion of the petioner, who is hereby authorised after having made the sale 
agreeably to those terms, to convey a title to the said purchaser or 
purchasers.  The petitioner is to make a particular return of his proceedings 
therein to the court:  whereupon the said Benj. Bell entered into bond with Wm. 
Tapscott, his security, (who justified upon oath) in the penal sum of fourteen 
thousand dollars, conditioned as by the said act of assembly is directed, which 
bond is ordered to be recorded.
A copy --- Teste,
DAN. LEE,  C.C.C."



Additional Comments:
The "Farmer's Repository" was a weekly newspaper published in Charles Town, 
Jefferson Co, VA which is now known as Jefferson Co, WV. 


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