Nottoway County, Virginia, Deeds:  Thomas & Epes to Bridgeforth, 1890

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(Two Deeds of Sale)    (Rover's Rest property)

1890 Thomas 339a and Epes 225a to Bridgeforth     	       Nottoway  DB 9 pp
149-150

This deed made and entered into the 1st day of May A. D. 1890 between B. W.
Thomas 
and Fannie E. his wife of the County of Nottoway and State of Virginia of the
first part 
and William H. Bridgeforth of the town of Hampton and state aforesaid of the
second part:  

Witnesseth that in consideration of Fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dollars to them
paid the 
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged the said parties of the first, do
hereby bargain and 
sell grant and convey unto the said party of the second part with general
warranty a certain 
tract of land with every appurtenance thereto belonging lying in the County of
Nottoway 
Containing Three Hundred and thirty nine (339) acres and bounded on the North
by the 
public highway leading from Falls Road by Norman Epes to Cocke's Road East by
the land 
of Thomas W. Williams South by Big Nottoway River and West by Emmet Epes and is 
generally known as the former residence of Joel B. Williams.

Witness the following signatures and seals the day and year first herein
written.
					B. W. Thomas     Seal
					F. E. Thomas      Seal

State of Virginia     }
County of Nottoway} To wit:
I Jos. M. Hurt a Notary Public for the County aforesaid in the State of
Virginia do certify that 
B. W. Thomas and Fannie E. his wife, whose names are signed to the writing
above bearing 
date on the First day of May 1890, acknowledged the same before me in my
County aforesaid.  
Given under my hand this second day of June 1890.
					Jos. M. Hurt  Notary Public

In Nottoway Co. Ct. Clerk's Office Aug. 1st 1890
The foregoing deed was this day filed in said office and with annexed
certificates admitted 
to record.
                           Teste                                    Herman
Jackson  Clerk

In margin:  Thomas & wife    to} Deed     W. H. Bridgeforth    $2.75 Paid    
Original sent by mail to W. H. Bridgeforth        H. J.  c.




This Deed made this 10th day of June 1890 between Emmett Epes of the County of
Nottoway 
and State of Virginia of the first part and William H. Bridgeforth of the Town
of Hampton in 
the State aforesaid of the Second part, Witnesseth:

that in consideration of Two Thousand ($2000.00) dollars the said Emmett Epes
doth hereby 
bargain and sell grant and convey with General Warranty unto the said William
H. Birdgeforth 
that certain tract of land in the County of Nottoway and State of Virginia
known as Thomas' 
containing two hundred and twenty five acres and bounded as follows, viz
On the North by the land of Norman Epes  East by the land of William H.
Bridgeforth  South 
by Big Nottoway River  and West by the land of E. F. Williams Brothers &
others being the 
identical tract of land bequeathed to the said Emmett Epes by the will of his
Grandfather 
Francis W. Epes.

Witness the following signature and seal the day and year first herein before
written.
					Emmett Epes       Seal

State of Virginia     }
County of Nottoway} S. S.
I Rich'd Epes a Com'r in Chy. for the Circuit Court of said County and in the
state aforesaid do 
certify that Emmett Epes a party to the foregoing deed, dated the 10th day of
June 1890 this 
day personally appeared before me in my County aforesaid and acknowledged the
same.  
Given under my hand the 10th day of June 1890.
				Rich'd Epes  Com'r in Chy of the Cir. Court
					Nottoway County State of Va.

In Nottoway Co. Ct. Clerk's Office Aug. 1st 1890
The foregoing deed this day filed in the said Office and with annexed
certificate admitted 
to record.
                            Teste                       Herman Jackson  Clerk

In margin:  Emmett Epes   To} Deed   Wm. H. Bridgeforth     $3.25 paid       
Original sent by  mail to W. H. B.   H. H. c.

transcribed by tks February 2007
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