Harding/Breeding Indenture, 1789

This Indenture made this fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, between Henry Harding and Rebeckah 
Harding, his wife of the County of Montgomery, & State of Virginia of the 
one part, and James Breeding of the county & state aforesaid of the other 
part, witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred 
pounds current money of aforesaid, to them in hand paid, do give, grant, 
bargain and sell to the said James Breeding and his heirs, one parcel of 
land containing Three hundred acres be the same, more or less, lying and 
being in the county and state aforesaid on Little Reed Island, a branch of 
New River and bounded as followeth to wit:  Beginning at a sycamore tree on 
the West bank of Little Reed Island, a corner of Richard Ellis', and running
thence up a valley along a line of marked trees made by mutual consent of 
Henry Harding and said Richard Ellis to Fugate's line, now James Calfee's, 
thence with his, turning to the left, to Whitlock's line, thence with 
Whitlock's line to two white oaks on the top of a hill, thence leaving 
Whitlock's line, running South sixty degrees East one hundred and forty-four
poles, crossing Little Reed Island to a white oak and dogwood sapling, 
thence North twenty-five degrees, East one hundred & fifty-six poles to two 
oaks on a hillside, thence North forty-two degrees, East to the aforesaid 
Little Reed Island Creek, thence up the same crossing over the said creek to
the beginning.  Together with all its appurtenances to the said James 
Breeding and his heirs to the sole use and behoof of the said James Breeding
and his heirs, and the said Henry Harding & Rebeckah, his wife, for 
themselves, and their heirs the aforesaid parcel of land with the 
appurtenances to the said James Breeding and his heirs, against all persons 
whatsoever will forever warrant & defend.  In witness the said Henry Harding
& Rebeckah have hereunto ascribed their names, and affixed their seals the 
day and year above written.
		Henry (his mark) Harding (seal)
		Rebeckah (her mark) Harding (seal)
Sealed, delivered in 

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the presence of:
John Montgomery ?
Walter Crockett
James M. Gavock
James Craig
At a Court held for Montgomery County the 3rd day of November 1789.  This 
deed of bargain & sale from Henry Harding & Rebeckah, his wife, to James 
Breeding was proved by the oaths of James M. Gavock and John Montgomery ?, 
two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to be certified.
		Teste, Abram Trigg, Clerk, Montgomery County
At a Court held for Montgomery County February the 4th, 1794.  This deed of 
bargain and sale from Henry Harding & Rebeckah, his wife, to James Breeding 
was further proved by the oath of James Craig another witness thereto 
subscribed which is ordered to be recorded.
		Teste, Charles Taylor
		A Copy from the record
		Teste
		R. D. Montague, Clerk, Montgomery County

Transcription by Jim Sulcer
April 03, 1999


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