Orange-Albemarle County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Smith, James - Smith, Thomas Sr. June 10, 1799 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Deppner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002870 November 6, 2009, 11:01 pm Written: June 10, 1799 Recorded: October 28, 1799 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 21, page 487 This Indenture made this 10th of June in the year 1799 Between Thomas Smith Sen'r. of the county of Orange of the one part and James Smith of the county of Albemarle of the other Part. Witnesseth that the said Thomas for divers good causes and considerations thereunto specially moving and for the sum of one cent to him the said Thomas in hand paid by the said James the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained, sold and Delivered unto the said James the tract of Land on which the said Thomas now lives containing by estimation Two hundred acres be the same more or less To him the said James his heirs Exors or assigns, Provided always it is to be unequivocally understood that this Deed is not to operate till after the Death of the said Thomas, and that the said Thomas is to have a life estate in the said Land and after the termination of the life of the said Thomas it is to be then understood the said James is to have the Land directly upon the Death of the sd. Thomas to him the said James his heirs and assigns for ever. In Witness whereof the said Thomas hath hereunto put his hand and affixed his seal the Day & Date above. Thomas (his X mark) Smith (L. S.) Seal'd & Delivered in presents of Js. Barbour, William Smith Tho. Barbour, Sam'l Brockman At a court held for Orange County at the Court house the 28th of October 1799. This Indenture was proved by the oath of Jas. Barbour & William Smith & Thos. Barbour, witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. Test Geo. C. Taylor C.C. Additional Comments: FHL #0033019 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/orange/deeds/smith121gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb