Deed - Thomas J. Anderson
Source: Nelson Co., VA Deed Book 17, Page 90

     Articles of agreement made and entered into this 13th day of 
November, 1857, between Mrs. Mary Thomas of the one part and Thomas 
J. Anderson of the other part, and both of Nelson County and State 
of Virginia.  Witness that whereas the said Thomas J. Anderson is 
justly indebted to Elisha J. Thurmond in the sum of seventy two 
dollars and 55 cents due by bond bearing date 18th December 1867 
and whereas the said Mary Thomas and Thomas J. Anderson are both 
occupying the same house and premises on Rockfish River lately sold 
by said Thomas J. Anderson to the said Mary Thomas and the said 
Mary Thomas being desirous to secure the undivided and undisturbed 
possession of the said house and premises.  Now this agreement 
witnessth that the said Mary Thomas hereby agrees to assume for the 
said Thomas J. Anderson the payment of the said debt to Elisha G. 
Thurmond and to secure the payment of the same by executing a deed 
of trust upon the said house and lot to said Thurmond said Thomas J. 
Anderson on his part hereby agrees for and inconsideration of the 
said assumption of his debts to E. G. Thurmond by the said Mary 
Thomas to surrender from this date to the said Mary Thomas, her heirs 
and assignes that quiet and undisturbed possession of the said lot of 
land on which they now live and its appurtenances and to regard it no 
longer his home to set up no claim to or right of occupancy therein 
from any deed to his children thereto from the said Mary Thomas.  For 
the faithful compliance with the above obligation each part binds him 
or herself to the other in the penalty of one hundred dollars.  Witness 
our hands and seals this day and date first above written.

Teste- Sarah Jane Anderson (daughter)

                                         Thomas J. Anderson (seal)
                                         Mary Thomas (seal)

I, John L. Stickleman, Notary publick in and for the county of Nelson do 
hereby certify that Jane Witt, formerly Sarah Jane Anderson, personally 
appeared before me in the county aforesaid and acknowledged that she 
witnessed the above contract and that her name above is in her own hand 
writing.

  Given under my hand this 21st day of March, 1868


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