Richmond County, VA - Deed: John Purcell to William Northern, 1755 ************************************************************************ 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 John Purcell to William Northern April 5, 1755 Note: This deed clearly establishes Margaret Purcell and Abigail Northern as the daughters of Edward Minty. This indenture made the 5th day of April in the year of our Lord God 1755 between John Purcell and Margaret Purcell his wife of the County of Richmond and Parrish of Lunenburgh of the one part and William Northern, Planter of the other part of the same County and Parrish aforesaid. Witnesseth that they the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife for and inconsideration of the sum of seventeen pounds and fourteen shillings current money to them in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said William Northern, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and thereof by these presents doth acquit and discharge the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hath given, granted, assigned, bargained, sold, enfoeffed and confirmed and by these presents doth fully, clearly and absolutely give, grant, bargain and sell, alien and enfeof and confirm unto the said William Northern, his heirs and assigns forever all that part of land that was left Margaret Purcell by Edward Minty deceased lying in the county and parish aforesaid and bounded as followeth, viz: Beginning at a chestnut stump standing in the line that parts the said land and Robert Smith's land, thence along the said line to the said Smith's corner tree, thence along a line of William Walker to a marked black oak, thence along a line of marked trees to a red oak standing on the deep swamp, and thence along a line of marked trees to the said chestnut stump where it first began. Part of this land was bought from John Landman and the other part was bought from Richard Williams by Edward Minty deceased and the said Edward Minty deceased will bearing date the 18th day of April 1745 was to be equally divided between Abigail Northern and Margaret Purcell which by record may appear. Its rights, members and appurtenances together with all houses, fences, woods, hereditaments whatsoever to the land and premises or any part thereof belonging or in any ways appertaining and also all the estate, right, title, interest, use, possession, property, claim and demand whatsoever of him the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife in or to the same. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular the premises hereby granted, bargained and sold to mentioned or intended herein bargained and sold with their and every of their rights, members and appurtenance whatsoever unto the said William Northern, his heirs and assigns and to the only proper use and behoof of the said William Northern, his heirs and assigns forever against then the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife and all other person or persons whatsoever by, from or under the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife, their heirs and shall or will warrant and forever defend by these presents and further the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife for themselves and their heirs, executors, administrators doth covenant, promise and agree to and with the said William Northern that the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife, their heirs and all other person or persons and their heirs lawfully having or claiming which shall hereafter have and claim any estate, right, title, interest, claim or demand unto or out of the remises or any part thereof by, from or under the said John Purcell and Margaret his wife, their heirs or assigns shall and will at all times hereafter at and upon the reasonable request of him the said William Northern, his heirs and assigns make, so and execute all and every such further lawfull, reasonable act or acts, thing or things, device or devices, assurance and conveyance in the law whatsoever for the further, better and more perfect assuring and conveying of the hereby granted or mentioned to be granted premises with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said William Northern, his heirs and assigns as by his or their council learned in the law shall be reasonably devised, advised or required. Witness hereof the parties aforesaid hereunto interchangeably set their hands and fixed their seales the day and year first written above. Signed, sealed and delivered John Purcell {seal} in presence of us Margaret Purcell {seal} George Berrick Joshua Nelms Martha Fleming Memorandum: That on the 5th day of April in the year of our Lord 1755, livery and seizon of the land with the appurtenances in this deed mentioned was duly executed in and upon the sane according to the tenure form and effect thereof by delivering of turf and twig in the name of the whole by the within named John Purcell and Margaret Purcell his wife to him the within named William Northern, to have and to hold to him the said William Northern, hi heirs and assigns forever. In the presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed John Purcell {seal} George Berrick Margaret Purcell {seal} Joshua Nelms Martha Fleming At a Court held for Richmond County the 7th day of April 1755. This indenture and feoffment from John Purcell and Margaret his wife of the one part to William Northern of the other part with the memorandum of the Livery and Seizon thereon endorsed was acknowledged by the said John Purcell and Margaret Purcell and admitted to record, previous to which the said Margaret Purcell being first privately examined freely relinquished her right of dower in the premises thereby conveyed. Teste T. Tarpley, Clerk Transcribed from a copy of the original record by Nancy Slater Thompson 29 Mar 2002.