Finley Articles of Agreement, 1779 John and Mary Finley to David and Samuel Finley, Articles of Agreement, 30 March 1779, Montgomery County, VA, DB A:283. Articles of [agreement] made this therteth day of March 1779. Between John Finley of the one part and David Finley and Samuel Finley of the other part witnesseth in that the sd. John Finley heath given unto the sd. David Finley and Samuel Finley the Benefits of sd. Planttesion he now lives on and all the lives of the stock that is on the sd. planntesion at this time which contains eight horses and mears, one is a horse about 14 years of age 14 hands high, one mear 14 hands high nine years ould and one mare about 14 hands and one inch high five years ould one small mare and yearling coalt one two year old mare small one same mare pretty old and yearling coalt and 12 hed of grown chatel two years oulds and five yearlings and 30 hed of sheep which stock or to the number there of the said John Finley holds sd. hoal and sole property and rights thereof in his own hand at the said John Finley's death the aforesaid plantation with all rights and benefits shall bothe real right and property of the said David Finley's and Samuel Finley's for ever and the sd. David Finley and Samuel Finley shall provide and live in comfortable menteanance to the sd. John Finley and Meary his wife all there days and that the above mentioned articles and every otherwise be truley and faithfully performed we do bind ourselves in the just sume of two thousand pounds curent money of Virginia in wittness whereof we have sett to our hands and seals the day and the year above menchoned.   Signed, sealed and delivered John Finley in the presence of David Finley Thos. Finley Samuel Finley Mary Finley   Montgomery Augt Court 1782 Ordered that William Davies, William Doak, William Ward or any to of them take the Deposition of Mary Finley, with regard to the Above agreement John Finley of the one part and David Finley and Samuel Finley of the other part, and her deposition shall be binding therein, the heirs of the sd John Finley having first legal notice thereof. Witness James M'Cooke of our sd Court this 19th Day of Agt in seventh year of the Commonwealth James McCorkle   Montgomery County By virtue of this dedemus(?) to us directed we the under written did go to the dwelling House of the sd Mary Finley who being examined touching the sd agreement saith that the within Article of Agreement was the act and Deed of John Finley decd Given under our hand this twenty third day of Septr 1782 Wm Doak Wm Ward Submitted by Carmen J. Finley **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************