DEED:  William Wright Deed of Trust, 1860
SOURCE:  Nelson County Deed Book 15, Page 583
CONTRIBUTOR:  Sylvia Ray  <SylviaCamdenRay@aol.com>
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This Deed made and entered into this 19th day of July 1860 between William Wright 
and Rachel S. Wright  of the one part, of the County of Amherst and State of  
Virginia and Shelton Wright of the County of Nelson of the other part, witnesseth, 
for and in consideration of the sum of seventy dollars lawful money of Virginia to 
us in hands paid by the said Shelton Wright, We do sell, bargain, and enfeoff, 
release and confirm unto the said Shelton Wright, a certain tract or parcel of 
land lying and being in the County of Nelson containing by estimate or Patent, 
fifty six acres, be the same more or less, it being the tract of land the said 
William Wright bought in the year 1827 of Alexander Gillaspie lying on the North 
Branch of Piney River and south end of Priest Mountain and bounded as follows, to 
wit:  Beginning at a large chestnut oak on point of a ridge corner to James W. 
Campbell and James Ramsey deceased, and thence with said Campbell's line up said 
ridge N 8 poles to pointers in said Campbell's line, thence new lines N 28 degrees 
E 38 poles to pointers, N 63 degrees E crossing a ridge, 43 poles to a small 
hickory on a large rock amongst pointers, S 12 degrees E 136 poles to a chestnut 
amongst pointers in a line of James Ramsey and thence with said Ramsey's line N 20 
degrees W 30 crossing a branch 26 poles to a locust and thence S 86 degrees 30 ft. 
West 60 poles to the beginning.  The tract or parcel of land the said William Wright 
and Rachel S. Wright (his wife) do bargain, sell, enfeoff, and release to the said 
Shelton Wright the said tract of land free from the claim or claims of all persons 
whomsoever.  Given under our hands and seals the day and date first written.

                                               Wm Wright  {seal}
                                               Rachel S. Wright  {seal}
								
Amherst County, to wit:
This day personally appeared before me, Jas M. Gannaway, a Justice of the Peace 
for the County aforesaid, Wm Wright and acknowledged the foregoing deed to be his 
act and deed.  Given under my hand and seal this 19th  day of July 1860.

                                               Jas M. Gannaway, JP  {seal}

Amherst County, to wit:
This 19th day of July 1860, Rachel S. Wright, a party to the foregoing deed, 
appeared before us Wm S. Claiborne and James M. Gannaway, Justices of the Peace 
for the County aforesaid, and being examined by us separately apart from her 
husband and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and wish not to retract 
the same.

                                               Wm S. Claiborne, JP
                                               Jas M. Gannaway, JP  {seal}

At a Court held for Nelson County Court the 27th day of August 1860.
This Deed was presented in said Court duly certified by a Justice of the Peace for 
the County of Amherst as to the acknowledgment of Wm Wright and by two Justices of 
said County as to the privy examination and acknowledgment of Rachel S. Wright, his 
wife, parties thereto and therefore the same is ordered to be recorded. 

                                    Teste:      S. H. Loving, DC

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