Richmond County, VA - Deed: William S. & Sarah A. Northen, Edward J. & Catharine M. Northen

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Deed William S. & Sarah A. Northen and Edward J. & Catharine M. Northen
to Peter S. Northen
November 21, 1835

Note:  Catherine M. Northen and William S. Northen were the children of James Northen and Catherine 
Gwinn Smith.  Edward J. Northen Jr. married Catherine M. Northen on December 7, 1832.  Catherine 
married her cousin, Edward J. Northen, Jr., who was the son of Edward Jones Northen and Sarah Dobyns.   
Peter Smith Northen stood surety for Edward J. Northen's marriage bond.  William S. Northen married 
Sarah A. Davis on December 20, 1832.  

This indenture made the 21st day of November in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-five 
between William S. Northen and Sarah A. Northen his wife and Edward J. Northen and 
Catherine M. Northen his wife of the one part and Peter S. Northen of the other part.  Witnesseth 
that the said William S. Northen and Sarah A. his wife, Edward J. Northen and Catherine M. his 
wife for and inconsideration of the sum of sixty dollars lawful money of the Commonwealth to 
them in hand paid by the said Peter S. Northen at or before the ensealing and delivery of these 
presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these 
presents do bargain and sell unto the said Peter S. Northen, his heirs and assigns all their right, 
title and interest being to each an undivided fourth part, the said Peter S. Northen owning another 
fourth part of a certain tract or parcel of land lying in North Farnham Parish and known by the 
name of Mars Hill, which tract or parcel of land containing by estimation eighty-five acres be the 
same more or less and bounded by the lands of William Saunders, Richard Efford, deceased, 
Richard Shackleford, deceased and Catherine Lyell, with all and singular the appurtenances and 
thereunto belonging and of every part and parcel thereof and the reversion and reversions, 
remainder and remainders, yearly and other rents, fees and profits thereof and of every part and 
parcel thereof to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the tenements, 
hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned or intended to be 
bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with every of their rights, members and 
appurtenances unto the said Peter S. Northen, his heirs and assigns forever and the said William 
S. Northen and Sarah A. his wife, Edward J. Northen and Catherine M. his wife or themselves 
and their heirs the said tract or parcel land with all and singular the premises and appurtenances 
before mentioned unto the said Peter S. Northen, his heirs and assigns free from the claim, 
claims or the said William S. Northen and Sarah A. his wife, Edward J. Northen and Catherine 
M. his wife or either of their heirs and of all and very person and persons whatsoever shall, will 
and do covenant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said William S. 
Northen and Sarah A. his wife, Edward J. Northen and Catherine M. his wife have hereunto set 
their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

							William S. Northen {seal}
							Sarah A. Northen {seal}
							Edward J. Northen {seal}
							Catherine M. Northen {seal}



Transcribed from a copy of the original record by Nancy Slater Thompson 23 Mar 2002.