Deed: William B. Coffey & Joseph H. Shelton, 1860
Source: Nelson County VA Deed Bk 16, Pages 56 and 57
Contributor: Shirley Houk <sehouk@aol.com>

This Deed made this 11th day of March in the year eighteen hundred and 
sixty one between William B. Coffey of the County of Nelson and State of 
Virginia of the one part and Joseph H. Shelton of said County and State 
of the other part Witnesseth That the said Wm B. Coffey doth hereby grant 
unto the said Joseph H. Shelton the following property to wit.  One tract 
of land lying upon the waters of Tye River adjoining the lands of Francis 
Campbell and others containing four hundred and seventeen acres more or 
less.  One negro man Adam, one negro boy named Davy and a girl named 
Phillis (Adam is supposed to be about 18 or 19 years of age Davy about 
14 or 15 and Phillips (sic) about ten or eleven years old) in trust to 
secure to Joseph S. Harris the sum of Ten hundred and forty nine dollars 
and Sixty four cents, $1049.64 due by bonds dated the eleventh day of Mar 
In eighteen hundred Sixty one.  It is hereby convented and agreed between 
the parties aforesaid that whenever the said Joseph S. Harris shall require 
the payment of the above mentioned Bond of said Coffey and in default of 
payment that it shall be the duty of the said Shelton when required by the 
said Harris after giving thirty days notice by advertising at several public 
places in the neighborhood and as also upon the Court house door the Court 
previous to sell the aforesaid property to the highest bidder at Nelson 
Court house on Court-day in front of the style.  The property before 
mentioned and after satisfying the aforesaid bonds due Joseph S. Harris and 
whatever interest may accrue on the sum as well as all other necessary 
expenses attending.  The same also for recording this deed, the overplus 
if any to the said Wm B. Coffey his heirs or assigns.  In witness whereof 
the parties to _____ have hereunto set their hands and seals this the day 
and year first above written.
                                        Wm B Coffey {seal}
                                        Joseph H Shelton {seal}

Nelson County Court
   I Nathanial Bowls a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid do 
certify that Wm B Coffey whose name is signed to the above writing bearing 
date on the 11th day of Mary 1861 has acknowledged the same before me in 
my County aforesaid given under my hands this 11th day of March 1861.
                                       Nathanial Bowls, J. P.

In the Clerks Office of Nelson County Court March the 14th 1861
   This deed was presented duly certified by a Justice of the Peace of 
this County as to the acknowledgement of William B Coffey a party _____ 
and admitted to records.
                               Teste    J. H. Loving Clerk


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