Deed: Coffey, Thompson
Source: Nelson County VA Deed Bk 16, Pg 395 & 396
Contributor: Shirley Houk <sehouk@aol.com>
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This deed made this 17 day of July 1866 by and between John Thompson Jr 
of Amherst County, Va, of the one part and Henry B Coffey of Nelson 
County, Va of the other part witnesseth - that the said Thompson for and 
in consideration of the sum of five dollars in full of all purchase money 
hath & doth hereby grant unto the said Henry B Coffey a certain tract or 
parcel of land lying in the said county of Nelson containing two hundred 
and four acres, bounded and adjoining as will appear by a Survey and plat 
thereof made by William A. Hill surveyor of Nelson bearing date this 
14th May 1865 and hereto annexed as a part of this deed.  It being a 
portion of a large mountain survey in __?__ County called the McLains 
Survey but patented to W. C. Nicholas & purchased by the said Thompson 
from said Nicholas trustee in a deed of trust made to secure the Bank W. 
States whose _?_ the said Thompson became.  The said Thompson warrants 
title to the said Henry B. Coffey specially & no otherwise.  Witnesseth 
the following signature & seal.
(50 cent stamp annexed)	             John Thompson Jr. {seal}


State of Virginia
Amherst County Court
    I Taylor Berry a notary public in and for the County aforesaid in 
the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that John Thompson Jr who hath 
signed the foregoing deed bearing date of the 17th day of July 1866, 
appeared before me within my County aforesaid and acknowledged the same 
to be his act and deeds.  Given under my hand this 27 July 1866.
                                       Taylor Berry, Notary Public
                                       for Amherst County.

Page 396 - top has drawing of plat.
Below plat:

Nelson County
    This is a plat of two hundred and four acres of land in said County 
lying on the waters of Pennels Branch, a Branch of the North Fork 
of Tye River it being a part of the 476 3/2 acres Tract purchased by 
Washington Coffey of John Thompson Jr and bounded as follows viz: 
Beginning at a Hickory on the west side of Pannels Branch corner to 
Washington Coffey thence new lines down the creek as it meanders 252 po. 
to Blazer Bushes in Henry B Coffey’s line, thence with said Coffeys 
lines N54° E 27 po. to Blazer Bushes where Pointers were called for. 
N79° E 90 po. Pointers corner to Floyd L. Whitehead thence with said 
Whitehead’s lines N 59½° E 20 po. to Poplar 575¾ E 82 po. Chestnut Oak 
corner to Washington Coffey, thence with said Coffey’s line W 27° 
E 27 po. Pointers N 44½° E 90 po.  Pointers N 64° W 133 po.  Pointers 
on a Ridge S 57½° W 12 7/10 po. on the west side of a large rock N 13½° 
W 34 po.  Pointers N 70½° W 60 po. to the beginning.  Surveyed the 
14th day of May 1865.
                                       By W. A. Hill, Surveyor
                                       of Nelson County ~

At a Court held for Nelson County the 27th day of August 1866.
    This Deed with plat annexed, was this day presented in said Court, 
and being duly certified was ordered to be recorded.
                               Teste   S. H. Loving, Clk


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