Murdock/Brown Deed, 1841

Montgomery Co VA Deed Book N:77-79.

This indenture made the fourth day of December in the year of our Lord
1841 between ELIJAN MURDOCK & POLLY his wife of the one part and JOHN
BROWN of the other part. Witnesseth: That the said Elijah Murdock for
and in consideration of the sum of One Thousand Dollars lawful money of
the commonwealth to be paid by the said John Brown at or before the
insealing and delivery of these presents doth grant and sell unto the
said John Brown, his heirs and assigns, four tracts or parcels of land
lying and being in the  County of Montgomery, one of which contains
THIRTY-SEVEN ACRES more or less and bounded as followeth: Beginning at a
black oak N58 W50 poles a stump in a field, thence S74 W48 poles to a
sycamore, thence N54 W72 poles to two white oakes corner a hickory &
mayple on Peter Hornbarger's line & with it N80 E134 poles to a double
white oak, corner to Taylor's land & with a line S15 E52 poles to the
beginning. This is the same tract of land which was patented to Daniel
Hornbarger on the 5th November 1802 and was conveyed to said Murdock by
said D Hornbarger and there lying and being interferance with Davidson
Charlton's land, the lines of the patent have been somewhat changed. One
other tract of SEVEN ACRES patented to said Daniel Hornbarger the 2nd
May1829 and was conveyed by said Daniel Hornbarger to the said Murdock
by deed. One other tract of TWENTY-FIVE ACRES deeded to the said Elijah
Murdock by Peter Hornbarger and wife by deed bearing date this 3rd day
of June 1839, and also one other tract or parcel of land containing FOUR
ACRES and twelve poles, being the land conveyed by the said Peter
Hornbarger to the said Elijah Murdock by deed dated the __ day of
December 1839, all of which deeds are of record in the clerk's office of
Montgomery County and to which reference is hereby made, for the causes
and distances. It is hereby mentioned that the four acres and twelve
poles is to come off of the tract which is the extent of the
interference of Davidson Charlton's land and Peter Hornbarger's land
ofthe last part mentioned in this deed of four acres and twelve poles
was conveyed to the said Murdock in lieu thereof with all and singular
the advantages and appurtenances whatsoever to the said four several
tracts of __ lands belonging or appertaining to the only proper uses of
him, the said John Brown, his heirs or assigns forever. To have and to
hold the said four tracts of parcels of land with the tenements thereon
all and singular, the premises herein before mentioned or intended to be
bargained and sold and every tract and parcel thereof with every of
their rights, premises and appurtenances unto the said John Brown, his
heirs and assigns forever. And the said Elijah Murdock and Polly his
wife for themselves and their heirs the said lands with all and singular
the premises and appurtenances as before mentioned, unto the said John
Brown, his heirs and assigns, fee from the claim or claims of them, the
said Elijah Murdock & Polly his wife, their heirs, & of all and every
person or persons whatsoever shall, will and do warrant forever, defend
by their presents. In witness whereof, the said Elijah Murdock and Polly
his wife have hereunto set their hands & seal on the day and the year
first above written.

Elijah Murdock (seal)
        her
Polly x Murdock
        seal
Montgomery County Sc
Wi: Robert Gardner & H McG Kent, Justices of the Peace in county
aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that Polly Murdock,
the wife of Elijah Murdock, parties to a certain deed bearing date the
4th day of December 1841 and hereunto annexed, personally appeared
before us in our county aforesaid, and being examined by us and from her
husband, and having the deed afterward fully explained to her, she the
said Polly Murdock acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and
declared that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same &
that she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands and seals this
4th day of December 1841.

     Ro Gardner (seal)
      H McG Kent (seal)  

In the clerk's office of Montgomery County Court the 4th day of December
1841. This deed of bargain and sale from Elijah Murdock & Polly his wife
to John Brown was delivered to me & acknowledged by the same Murdock, as
his act and deed with the certificate thereon endorsed, admitted to
record.

_____
Submitter note:  The original of this deed was found under the hearth when 
John Brown's house was razed c1960.

Submitted by eakley@webtv.net (Barbara Eakley)



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