Deed Transaction: Francis Thornton to Rowland Yowell
Madison Co., Virginia, Deed Book 11, p. 91-2 [LDS Microfilm # 0032584]
Recorded 22 March 1832

This Indenture made this 27th day of February in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and thirty two between Frances Thornton of the County of Spotsylvania
and State of Virginia of the one part and Rowland Yowell of the County of
Culpeper of the other part Witnesseth that the said Frances Thornton in
consideration of one dollar of lawful money to him in hand paid by the said
Rowland Yowell, at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these
presents, doth bargain and sell, unto the said Rowland Yowell, his heirs and
assigns a certain tract or portion of land, situate in the counties of Madison
and Culpeper and state of Virginia, containing two hundred and fifteen and a
half acres, be the same more or less, which said tract or parcel of land has
been -------, to said Frances Thornton, William S. Jones and Elizabeth G.
Dunbar, by a decree of the high Court of Chancery for the Fredericksburg
district in a cause then pending between the heirs of the late Mrs. Mary
Champe for a division of his real estate of which she died seized, and to
which the said Frances Thornton, William S. Jones and Elizabeth G. Dunbar with
------ was entitled by descent all which will more fully appear by ---------
to the documents and decrees in said cause, and deed from said William S.
Jones and Elizabeth G. Dunbar to said Francis Thornton, together with all the
rights, privileges and appurtenances, thereto belonging to him the said
Rowland Yowell, his heirs and assigns to have and to hold forever, and the
said Francis Thornton for himself and his heirs and assigns the said tract of
land, with all and singular the promises and appurtenances unto the said
Rowland Yowell his heirs and assigns free from the claim or claims of him the
said Francis Thornton, his heirs and assigns and of all and every person or
persons whatsoever, shall, will and do warrant and forever defend by these
presents. In witness whereof the said Francis Thornton has hereunto set his
hand and seal the day and year above written.

F. Thornton {seal}

Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of


Culpeper County to wit

We, John Turner and William Walden, Justices of the peace for the County
aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that Frances Thornton
&c., a party to a certain deed bearing date the 27th day of February 1832 and
hereunto annexed, personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and
acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify the
said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Madison, in order
that the said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 27th
day of February 1832.

John Turner {seal}
Wm. Walden {seal}


Madison County Court Clerks office, March the 22nd 1832
This Indenture of bargain and sale was admitted to record upon the certificate
above of John Turner and William Walden.

Teste
Belfield Cave C.M.C.

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Submitted by:
Kathleen Morgan
KMorgan678@aol.com


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