DEED:  John M. Camden to Daniel L. Wright, 1860 
SOURCE: Nelson Co., VA Deed Book 16, Page 91 
CONTRIBUTOR: Sylvia Ray   <SylviaCamdenRay@aol.com>
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This deed made this 27th day of  February in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty 
between John M. Camden and Lucy Ann his wife of the one part of the County of Amherst, and 
Daniel L. Wright of the other part of the County of Nelson, witnesseth that the said John M. 
Camden and Lucy Ann his wife for and in consideration of the sum of sixty dollars to them in 
hand paid by the said Daniel L. Wright the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, they the 
said John M. Camden and Lucy Ann his wife have granted and do by these presents grant unto 
the said Daniel L. Wright all their interest, right and title as heirs at law of Benjamin 
Camden, deceased, in and to a certain tract, piece, or parcel of land being and lying in the 
County of Nelson on the waters of Mayfield's Creek or branch of which said Benjamin Camden, 
deceased, seized and possessed, and bounded as follows to wit:  On the south and west by 
Daniel L. Wright and Nancy Wright, on the east by Washington Campbell's land, on the north by 
John F. Camden's lands, the said interest being one fourth part of said tract of land and the 
said John M. Camden and Lucy Ann his wife for themselves and their heirs do covenant to and 
with the said Daniel L. Wright  that they will warrant and forever defend unto the said 
Daniel L. Wright and his heirs and assigns a good and sufficient right and title in the hereby 
conveyed or intended to be interest in the tract of land aforesaid in fee simple from the 
claim or demand of all and every person whomsoever.   
Witness the following signatures and seals.

Witness:                                              John M. Camden  [seal]
D. S. Woodson						

Amherst County to wit:

I, James M. Gannaway, a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia, 
do certify that John M. Camden whose name is signed to the foregoing writing bearing date on 
the 27th day of February 1861, has acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid.  
Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of February 1861.

                                                    Jas M. Gannaway, JP

In the Clerk's Office of Nelson County Court August 10th , 1861.
     This Deed was this day presented in said office duly certified by a Justice of the Peace 
of Amherst County as to the acknowledgment of John M. Camden, a party thereto, and admitted 
to record.

                                           Teste:   S. H. Loving, Clk



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