Deed: Coffey, Fitzpatrick, Hight, Lewis, Lowe, 1864
Source: Nelson County, VA Deed Bk 16, Pg 282 and 283.
Contributor:  Shirley Houk <sehouk@aol.com>

The deed made and entered into this 23rd day of March 1864 between 
Alexander Fitzpatrick commissioner appointed by the County Court of Nelson 
in a suit therein pending (wherein Malinda M Hight, Sarah Jane Lowe and 
Jesse Lewis Lowe are Plaintiffs and said Alexander Fitzpatrick, Mary W Hight, 
Joe Hight and William Paul Hight are defendants) and William W Coffey of the 
other part: Witnesseth: that in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by 
the said court in the said suit he doth by these presents give grant bargain 
and sell unto the said William W. Coffey his heirs or assigns forever one 
certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres lying and being 
in the county of Nelson on the north prong of Tye River adjoining the lands 
of said William W. Coffey and others and is the same tract as mentioned in 
said suit and that was purchased by the said William W. Coffey by virtue of 
a decree of said court in said suit for the sum of two hundred and seventy 
six dollars all which has been paid to said Fitzpatrick commissioner the 
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged.  In consideration whereof and by 
authority conferred on him by the said court the said Fitzpatrick 
commissioner as aforesaid doth warrant to the said William W. Coffey a 
special title to the said tract of land to him and his heirs forever against 
the claim or demand of the said Alexander Fitzpatrick, Malinda M. Hight, 
Jesse L. Lowe, Sarah Jane Lowe, William Paul Hight and Joel Hight or their 
or either of their heirs forever to have and to hold the same free from the 
demand or claim of any of the said parties or their heirs in witnesseth 
whereof I as commissioner of the court have hereunto set my hand and seal 
the day and date first in this deed mentioned.
                                           Alex’r Fitzpatrick, Cmr (seal)

At a Court held for Nelson County the 28th day of March 1864
    This Deed was this day presented in said court acknowledged by Alex 
Fitzpatrick a party thereto and ordered to be recorded.
                                           Teste
                                                 S H Loving, Ck

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