Orange County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Brockman, Et Al - Smith, Thomas Sr. June 10, 1799
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Written: June 10, 1799
Recorded: June 24, 1799

Orange County, Virginia
Deed Book 21, pages 446-447

Memorandum of an agreement made and entered into this tenth of June in the 
years seventeen hundred & ninety nine Between, Thomas Smith Sen'r. of the 
county of Orange of the one part and Elizabeth Brockman James Smith Thomas 
Smith William Brockman George Smith William Smith son of John of the other 
part Witnesseth That whereas the wife of the sd. Thomas Smith Sen'r. has 
lately departed this life and the sd. Thomas being old and infirm and not 
expected to transact his own business to so much advantage as through the 
agency of another and likewise for preventing those anxieties and inquietudes 
which too frequently result from a Situation like the one on which the 
contracting parties are placed the sd. Thomas Contracts and agrees that on the 
twentieth of November ensuing The whole estate in the possession of the Sd. 
Thomas shall be equally divided except the land he the Sd. Thomas lives on the 
bed of the sd. Thomas and the horse Jack and the Crop now growing.  The Land 
and property last recited after the death of the said Thomas shall from 
thenceforth become the property of the sd. James.  The crop now a growing 
shall be at the disposal of the said James and deemed his property the sd. 
James contracts on his part to support the said Thomas his Father in a decent 
manner of which good men shall approve and to demean himself towards the said 
Thomas as becomes a child during the life time of the said Thomas.  The said 
James shall be at liberty to sell the land in the life of the said Thomas with 
the counsel of the said Thomas all the estate of the said Thomas except as 
before excepted is to be equally divided between the said Elizabeth Brockman 
Thomas Smith William Brockman George Smith & the sd. William Smith the said 
Thomas however first to account and pay unto the common stock thirty five 
pounds that sum being advanced by way of a piece of Land given by the sd. 
Thomas Sen'r. to Thomas Jun'r.  The parties last mentioned shall be intitled 
to all the property of whatever Kind or degree except that particularly 
excepted in fafour [sic] of James and are hereby authorized & empowered to 
collect all debts due the said Thomas or the deceased wife of the said Thomas 
and are to pay the debts due from the said Thomas.  In witness whereof the 
parties present have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this 
10th of June 1799.
			Thomas (his X mark) Smith (L.S.)
			Elizabeth Brockman (L. S.)
			James Smith (L. S.)
			William Brockman (L. S.)
			[blank] (L. S.)
			George Smith (L.S.)
			William Smith (L. S.)
Sealed Signed & Deliv'd
in presence of
Js. Barbour
R. L. Barbour
Tho. Barbour
S. Brockman

At a court held for Orange County on Monday the 24th of June 1799.  This 
Indenture of agreement Between Thomas Smith Elizabeth Brockman & others was 
proved by the oaths of James Barbour & Thomas Barbour two of the witnesses 
thereto and ordered to be Recorded.
			Geo. C. Taylor C. C.


Additional Comments:
FHL #0033019
Grantees:  Elizabeth Brockman, James Smith, Thomas Smith Jr, William Brockman, 
George Smith and William Smith (son of John Smith)

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