Thomas Hurst heirs, 1852 partition

This Deed made this 21st day of Augt. 1852 between Nimrod J. Whitaker
and his wife Elizabeth of the county of Mercer, Wesley Hurst & wife
Charity, James Stone and wife Rhoda, Calvin Hurst & wife Virginia, James
Crowell and wife Nancy, Jemima Hurst and Matilda Nester of the county of
Pulaski and William Hurst and wife Susan of the county of Mercer of the
first and Allen Hurst of the 2d part all of the state of Virginia

Witneseth that the said Nimrod J. Whitaker & wife James Stone & wife and
William Hurst & wife in consideration of the Sum of two Hundred & 30
Dollars to them paid by the said Allen Hurst and the said Wesley Hurst &
wife James Crowell & wife Jemima Hurst, Calvin Hurst & wife and Matilda
Nester for & in consideration of the Relinquish to them by him the sd.
Allen Hurst of all his undivided Interest in all The Ballance of the
lands that his father Thomas Hurst died seized of The said parties as
described of the first part, and in consideration of the premises before
named doth grant unto him the said Allen Hurst a Certain Tract or parcel
of land lying and being in the county of Pulaski on the drains of New
River & adjoining the lands of William Odle, John Kelly and others it
being the same that said Hurst now lives on and a portion and a portion
[sic] of the same Tract of land that Thomas Hurst his Father died in
possession of and containing by estimate 120 acres & 9 poles but be the
same more or less & bounded as follows.  Beginning at a large [not
stated] on a ridge on the South side of the Lead mine Road also a Corner
to the corner of the land of Wesley Hurst Then N. 20 W 10 po. to a Road
and along the same N 65 E10 po. & N 69 E 30 po. then leaving said Road &
still with lines of Wesley Hurst N 115 po to three saplings on the top
of a ridge S 75 W 12 po. to a Spanish O. S. 25 W 14 po to 2 Dogwoods and
a Chestnut O. Sapling S 89 W 13 po to a large Black O. & a Poplar N 82 W
34 po to a large Black O. on the top of a Ridge a corner to the lands of
the sd. Wesley Hurst & others then leaving the line of said W. Hurst and
the line of N 7 1/2 E 130 to a stake in an old line of the land of the
Sd. Thomas Hurst Dec. and with lines of the same S. 34 E. 68 po. to a
White O. S. 57 E 38 po to a Black O. on the side of a ridge  S. 35 E 890
po to a large Spanish Oak S 22 E 70 po. to 3 Black Oaks from one Root. 
S 64 W 42 po to a state S. 61 E 62 po. to a Spanish Oak S. 38 W 36 po to
a large Stooping forked Black Oak on a Hill side S. 82 E 40 po. to a
White O. Service berry and Dogwood on a N Hillside N. 49 E. 50. po to a
white O. S. 76. W. 52 po to the Begin[n]ing.  And they the said James
Stone and wife, Nimrod J. Whitaker & wife (it being their entire
undivided interest in and to all of the said Tract of Land that the
Thomas died seized of.) Wesley Hurst and wife, James Crowell & wife
Jemima Hurst, Calvin Hurst & wife and Matilda Nester doth Covenant to
and with him the said Allen Hurst that they will forever warrant and
defend the Right and title of the above described land free from all
Claims or Claim of them and their heirs forever and against the Claims
of all others persons whomsoever

Nimrod J. Whitaker
Elizabeth (her x mark) Whitaker
Wesley Hurst
Charity (her + mark) Hurst
James Stone
Rhoda (her x mark) Stone
Calvin Hurst
Virginia Hurst
James W. Crowell
Nancy (her x mark) Crowell
Jamima (her x mark) Hurst [sic]
Matilda (her x mark) Nester
William Hurst
Susanna Hurst

(Pulaski County, Virginia Deeds 2:475-477).

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Gwen Hurst
gwnj@shentel.net


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