Pittsylvania County, VA - Deed Book 36 (partial)

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Here is the deed of gift from Pittsylvania Co.Deed Book Vol. 36, Pages
196-197:

 Know all men by these presents that I Peyton Graves of Pittwsylvania
County for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which
I bear to my son James Grsves of the said County  as well as for the
consideratiom of one Dollar in hand paid by the said James Graves at or
before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt is
hereby acknowledged have given and granted and by these presents do give
and grant unto the said James Graves his executors administrators and
assigns after the Deth of the said Peyton Graves one certain peace or
parcel of land lying and being in the County of Pittsylvania on Pigg
river beginning at a corner Hickory Stump on Pigg river, land the said
James Graves purchased of Francis Graves, thence running up the said
river as it meanders to Lewis Bennett line thence his line to Edward's
line thence his line to a corner pine on the said land purchased of
Francis Graves by the said James Graves a new line to the beginning,
containing one hundred and fifty six acres be the same more or less-  to
have and hold after the Deth of the said Peyton Graves but during the
life of the said Peyton Graves to reserve to himself all the privileges
he now enjoys under and arrangement made with the said James Graves to
crop together on the said land each of them having hands on the said
land and the said Peyton Graves do bind himself to give to the said
James Graves all the priviliges he now enjoys with the previlage of
making any improvements on the said land he may think proper during the
life of the said Peyton Graves and after the Deth of the said Peyton
Graves the said James Graves is hereby required to a/c in the Estate of
the said Peyton Graves the sum of twenty one hundred and ninety Dollars
amongst the said Peyton Graves several children taking into
consideration the said James Graves a legatee with his other children
and a estimate of what the said Peyton Graves had ready given his
several children priced by the said Peyton Graves in an a.c to be left
with the said Peyton Graves representatives so as to make them equal
from first to last in the said Peyton Graves Estate given and left at
his deceased-  The said one hundred and fifty six acres of land land all
its appertances unto the said James Graves his executors administartors
and assigns forever and the sd. Peyton Graves for himself his Executors
and administrators the said one hundred and fifty six acres of land unto
the James Gaves his executors administrators and assigns after the
deceased of the said Peyton Graves of againts the claims of all the
other person or persons whatsoever shall and will forever defend
provided the said James Graves on his part comply with the foregoing
injunctions.  Whereunto the said Peyton Graves by these presents doth
hearunto sit hand affix his seal this 15 day of March 1834.
signed sealed and
delivered                                                Peyton Graves
(Seal)
in the presence of us
   At a Court held for Pittsylvania County on the 17 day of March 1834
this Indenture from Peyton Graves to James Gaves was acknowledged by the
said Peyton to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded.
                                                            Teste

Wm. Tunstall Clk

I have copied mis-spellings exactly as they occured in the deed.

No witnesses appear on the copy of the deed that I have, but obviously
it was executed anyway.

The James Graves and the Francis Graves mentioned in the deed were
brothers.  Their father Peyton Graves had a total of nine children who
reached maturity all of whom married and had children.

Submitted by Richard Kesler