Richmond County, VA - Deed: Northen to Williams, 1847 Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Slater Thompson ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Deed Robert F. and Henrietta Northen and Elijah S. Williams September 8, 1847 This indenture made the 8th day of September in the year 1847 between Robert F. Northen and Henrietta his wife in the one part and Elijah S. Williams on the other part all of the County of Richmond. Witnesseth that the R.F. Northen and Henrietta his wife in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars lawful money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said E. L. Williams at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell unto the said E. L. Williams his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land lying in the parish of Farnham adjoining the lands of Syell, Jenkins, E. L. Williams and Joseph S. Packett it being the same tract or parcel of land purchased by said Northen as sold by William S. Northen, commissioner, under a decree of the County Court of Richmond and in conformity with the will of Alexander Bryant, deceased, which said land is now fully described as will appear on reference to the deed from Wm. S. Northen, Commissioner, to said R. F. Northen containing one hundred acres be the same more or less, after reserving as square and compact a lot of eight acres thereof as the said William and R. F. Northen may agree upon or as the county surveyor may layoff beginning at the upper corner of Joseph S. Packett's land on the main road leading from Darrettsville to Jerusalem Meeting House, together with all the appurtenances whatsoever to the said land belonging or appertaining and the revisions, rents, and profits thereof to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land of 100 acres more or less tenements, hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned and every part and parcel thereof unto the said E. L. Williams, his heirs and assigns forever. And the Said Robert F. Northen and Henrietta his wife for themselves and their heirs the said tract or parcel of land with all and singular the premises and appurtenances before mentioned unto the said E. L.Williams, his heirs and assigns free from the claim or claims of them the said Robert F. Northen and Henrietta his wife, their or either of their heirs and of all and every person or persons whatsoever shall, will and do warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said Robert F. Northen and Henrietta his wife have hereunto set the hands and affixed their seals the day and year first herein written. Robert F. Northen {seal} Henrietta H. Northen {seal} Richmond County to wit: We William A. Brockenbrough and F. Lemoine, Justices of the peace in the county aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Robert F. Northen and Henrietta his wife parties to a certain deed bearing date the 8th of September 1847 and hereto annexed, personally appeared before us and acknowledged the same is their act and deed and desired us to certify the same to the clerk of the County Court of Richmond in order that the same may be admitted to record. And furthermore, the said Henrietta the wife of the said Robert F. Northen being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the nature of the said deed fully explained to her acknowledged that she had signed it with her own free will and accord and did not wish to retract the same. Given under our hands and seals this 9th day of September 1847. William A. Brockenbrough {seal} F. Lemoine {seal} Virginia: At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Richmond County at the courthouse on Monday the 6th day of March 1848. This deed of bargain and sale from Robert F. Northen and Henrietta his wife to Elijah L. Williams was this day presented, acknowledged in open court by the said Robert F. Northen and with the certificate was annexed ordered to be recorded. Teste John F. B. Jeffries Transcribed from a copy of the original record by Nancy Slater Thompson 23 Mar 2002.