Nottoway County, Virginia, Deeds: Royall to Gravatt, 1914 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tosca ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== 1914 Royall to Gravatt Trustee 25a Deed of Trust Nottoway County DB 37 pp 197-201 This deed made and entered into this the 16th day of July, 1914, by and between Walter Royal, unmarried at this date hereof, of Nottoway County, Va., party of the first part and W. Moncure Gravatt, Trustee, of Blackstone, Va., party of the second part: Witnesseth:- That the said party of the first part doth hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey, with General Warranty of Title, to and unto the said party of the second part all of that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Nottoway, Va., and being a part of the old “Rovers Rest Tract” containing Twenty-five (25) acres, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a Black birch tree on the Nottoway River South west corner of John Lee’s land, thence N 17 deg. E. 26.25 chains to a rock, thence N. 73 deg. W. 10.50 chains to a rock, thence N. 73 deg W. 10.50 chains to a rock (Clerk of the Court must have written this section two times,) thence S. 13 deg. W. 28 chains to Nottoway River, thence down the River 10 chains to beginning, the metes and bounds including Twenty-five (25) acres of land cut off by F. L. Dunn, Surveyor on, July 9, 1914-Being precisely the same tract of land conveyed Walter Royall by deed from Henry N. Rose, Trustee, of even date herewith. This deed is made subject to the following timber reservations, contained in the deed from Henry N. Rose, Trustee, to Walter Royall: It is expressly understood and agreed that the party of the first part reserves all timber of all sorts and sizes, cedar posts included, and the right to remove the same off said land until August 15, 19l6, with the right to locate mills to saw such timber and all the usual saw mill privileges such as may be reasonably needful or necessary for the convenient and successful manufacture and removal of said timber. In trust, nevertheless, to secure the lawful holder of the herein after described negotiable promissory notes payment of the sum of Two Hundred and Five and 50/100 Dollars ($205.50) and all interest which may accrue thereon, evidenced by six (6) negotiable, promissory notes of even date herewith - three for $61.65 payable on or before one, two, and three years after date, respectively , and three for $6.85 payable on or before one, two and three years after date, respectively, all notes signed by Walter Royall, payable to his own order and by him duly endorsed, negotiable and payable at the Citizens Bank at Blackstone, Va., each and every note bearing interest at the rate of 6% from date, interest payable annually , homestead exemption being waived by the maker and endorsers, and to secure any and all renewals thereof, either in part or in whole, or any extension of said debt, default in the payment of interest or any note shall constitute default in all remaining unpaid at that time. It is well understood between the parties aforesaid that the notes above described constitute and evidence the remainder of the purchase money of the twenty-five acres of land herein conveyed, which was sold and conveyed Walter Royall by Henry N. Rose, Trustee, by deed of even date herewith the total purchase money being $287.50 of which $82.00 was cash. In the event that default shall be made in the payment of the interest or any of the notes hereinbefore mentioned, or any renewal or renewals thereof, or any instalment of taxes or levies on said real estate, when and as the same or any of them shall become due and payable, and such taxes and levies are to be combined as due and payable on the day preceding that on which any penalty is by law added thereto. Then the Trustee, on being required so to do by the holder of said notes or any renewal or renewals thereof, shall selll the property hereby conveyed. And it is covenanted and agreed between the parties aforesaid, that in case of a sale, the same shall be made at public auction, at such place as may be determined by the Trustee, after first adverting the time, place and terms of sale for twenty days by posting hand bills in at least three public places in Nottoway County and upon the following terms to wit: For cash as to so much of the proceeds as may be necessary to defray the expenses of executing this trust including a trustees commissioin of five per centum, the fee for drawing and recording this deed, if then unpaid, and to discharge the amount of money then payable upon the said notes or any renewal or renewals thereof, and if there be any residue of said purchase money, the same shall be made payable at such time and secured in such manner as the said party of the first part, his executor, administrator or assigns, shall prescribe or direct, or in case of their failure to give such direction, at such time and in such manner as the said Trustee shall think fit.- The said party of the first part covenants to pay all taxes, levies, dues and charges upon said property hereby conveyed, so long as the debt hereby secured remains unpaid, and agrees upon his failure so to do, that the holder of said notes or any renewal or renewals thereof may, if he or they see fit pay such taxes, levies, dues and charges , but it shall not be incumbent upon the holder of said notes, or any renewal or renewals thereof to pay any taxes, levies, dues or charges on said property, but that all taxes, levies, dues or charges paid therefore, if any, with interest from the time of payment, shall constitute a lein under and by virtue of this deed on the property hereby conveyed, and in the event of sale shall be treated as a part of the debt secured by this deed and or a part of the cost of executing this trust, and if there be no sale under this deed, then all such taxes and levies are to be recoverable by all the remedies at law, or in equity by which the debt aforesaid may be recoverable, and the party of the first part hereby waives the benefit of his homestead exemption as to the debt secured by this deed, and any expenditure for taxes or levies by the holder of said notes, or any renewal or renewals thereof in pursuance of this deed.- If no default shall be made in the payment of the above mentioned notes or any renewal or renewals thereof, then upon the request of the party of the first part, a good and sufficient deed of release shall be executed to him at his own proper costs and charges.- Witness the following signature and seal Walter Royall (Seal) State of Virginia }To-Wit: County of Nottoway I R. H. Frederickson, a notary public in and for the County of Nottoway and State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Walter Royall unmarried at the date hereof, whose name is signed to the foregoing and annexed writing, bearing date of the 16th day of July 1914, has personally appeared before me in my office and acknowledged same. My commission expires on the 11th day of October, 19l4. Given under my had this 25th day of July 1914. R. H. Frederickson, Notary Public In Notttoway Circuit Court Clerks Office July 28-1914 the foregoing deed was this day filed in said office and with the annexed certificate admitted to record . Teste C. F. Deane Clerk transcribed by tks February 2007 ***************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************************************* ***************************************************