Deed to Buffalo Baptist Church, Mecklenburg Co., VA

Submitted by Patricia Henderson-London 10-2-99
Transcribed by JoLee Gregory Spears

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                 Henry Green to Buffalo Baptist Church - 1825

Mecklenburg Co VA DB 21:379

This Deed of Indenture made and entered into this 18th day of April in the year 
AD 1825 Between Henry Green of the County of Mecklenburg State of Virginia of 
the one part and Thomas Owen and Thomas Howerton agents for the Buffaloe Baptist 
Church of the said County of the other part Witnesseth that the said Henry Green 
for and in consideration of the Sum of fifteen dollars Virginia Currency to him 
in hand paid the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and hath bargained 
leased and confirmed and doth by these presents give grant bargain lease and 
confirm unto them the said Thomas Owen & Thomas Howerton agents aforesaid one 
and quarter acres of land for and during the continuance of the present Buffaloe 
meeting house or any other which may be hereafter built should the said Baptist 
Society think proper to build another, but should the said Society think proper 
to remove the said house or discontinue the same, the said one & quarter acres 
to revert to the said Henry Green or to his representatives again, the said land 
his round? About the said Meeting house and is bounded by the line of Edward 
Tillotson a new choped line and the main Road leading to So. Boston - To have 
and to hold the sd tract of land unto them & their heirs or representatives for 
and during the time above named & hereby quiting or laying any claims to the 
same for or during the time above named - Witness my hand & Seal this day and 
date above Written - Signed Sealed & acknowledged in the presence of

                                    his
[blank]                 [Sig] Henry (H) Green  {Seal}
                                    mark

Mecklenburg County Va

          We Stephen P.Pool and William E? Wall Justices of the peace in the 
County aforesaid and state of Virginia do hereby certify that Henry Green party 
to a certain Deed bearing date the 18th day of April 1825 and hereto 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 Mecklenburg in order that the said deed may be 
recorded - Given under our hands and seals this 18th day of April 1825.

                     [Sig] St. P.Pool JP (Seal)
                     [Sig] William Wall (Seal)

Mecklenburg County Clerks office the 17th day of October 1825
This indenture together with the certificate of acknowledgment therein endorsed 
was this day reviewed in the clerks office aforesaid in Vacation and pursuant to 
an act of assembly in such cases made and provided is admitted to record.
                                           Teste J. G. Baptist