Deed: Henry B. Coffey, 1862
Source: Nelson County VA Deed Bk 16, Pg 334 & 335.
Contributor:  Shirley Houk <sehouk@aol.com>

    This Deed made this 22nd day of December in the year A. D. one thousand 
eight hundred and sixty two between Seaton H. Loving Clerk of the County 
Court of Nelson County of the one part and Henry B. Coffey of the said 
County of the other part. Witnesseth.
    That whereas the said Henry B. Coffey became the purchaser of the 
following tract of lands sold for errears (sic) of taxes under the laws 
of the Commonwealth of Virginia and whereas by the laws of said Commonwealth 
the Sheriff of Nelson County was directed to sell all delinquent lands taxed 
by law on which the taxes had not been paid or which had been taxed and 
liable to be sold for the non payment of taxes, as more particularly 
described by the Statute laws of Virginia, reference to which is here made 
for greater certainty, as bearing on the land hereinafter mentioned and 
without reciting the said laws.  And whereas Dennette (?) A. Witte Sheriff 
of the said county did after having done and performed all things acquired 
by the Sheriff in such cases to be done and performed by the said laws of 
the Commonwealth previous to the day of sale herein after named, did on the 
24th day of September 1860 (that day being court day, held at the court 
house of Nelson County, at the place required by law, at said court house), 
__posed to public sale according to law, the following tract of land, among 
a number of other tracts, sold for the non payment of taxes, to wit: one 
tract of one hundred and two acres taxed in the name of Wm. Coffey deceased, 
as Lot No. 2, Estate of Edmund Coffey (it should be Lot No. 3) for the non 
payment of taxes in and for the years 1857, 1859 amounting to $2.69 (two 
dollars & sixty nine cents) and the said Henry B. Coffey having become the 
bidder for the whole tract at the price mentioned, and no person being 
willing to pay the taxes hereon for a less number of acres or quantity of 
land, the said tract of land was __?__  off to him the said Henry B. Coffey 
as the purchaser for and on the terms aforesaid.
    And whereas it is represented to the said Seaton H. Loving Clerk as 
aforesaid, that the said tract of land, (nor any part thereof) has been 
redeemed or offered to be redeemed, in the mode required by law, and no 
person having deposited with said Clerk any certificate of redemption of 
said tract of land sold as aforesaid.  And whereas the time of redemption 
has fully expired, and the said Henry B Coffey having required of said 
Seaton H. Loving Clerk as aforesaid to make him a deed to said tract of 
land in the manner prescribed by law, he having complied with the terms of 
sale on his part.
    Now for and on consideration of the premises, and in pursuance of the 
powers vestide (sic) in me by law, and the further consideration of one 
dollar to me in hand paid by the said Henry B Coffey.  Before the sealing 
and delivery hereof I, Seaton H. Loving Clerk of the county court of Nelson 
County do hereby grant and convey to the said Henry B. Coffey, his heirs 
executors administrators and assigns forever, all such title and estate in 
and to the aforesaid tract of land purchased as aforesaid and (according to 
a plat and division of the lands of Edmund Coffey deceased, recorded in 
Will Book D. page 71 in this office) bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning 
at a Beech at H on the north side of the North Fork of Tye River near the 
mouth of Pannels Branch and running thence N53 E49 po. to pointers at I 
thence N76 E88 po. to a Chesnut (sic) S. 33. E 45 po. to Pointers S 35. 
W 136 po. to Chesnut (sic) Oak, S 60 W. 90 po. to a fallen down White Oak 
on the north bank of said River at K, & thence up the north banks of the 
same as it meanders 155 po. to the beginning, it being Lot No. 3 and 
contains 102 acres, as was, at the day of sale thereof herein before 
recited vested in the said William Coffey deceased.  To have and to hold 
the said tract of land to the said Henry B. Coffey, his heirs __?__  But 
the said Seaton H. Loving Clerk as aforesaid, merely executing the power 
under the authority aforesaid, undertakes to convey no warranty whatever 
concerning the same.
    Witnesseth the following signature and seal.
Stamp due                                S. H. Loving {seal}

In the Clerks Office of Nelson County Court May 25th 1865-
    This deed was this day presented in said office and acknowledged 
by S. H. Loving party hereto, and admitted to record.
                                  Teste
                                         Geo. S. Stevens, D. C.

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