Rockbridge County, VA - Deed: James and Jean Snodgrass to Robert Cooper, 1780

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TO:  Robert Cooper

BY:  James and Jean Snodgrass

When:  March 8, 1780

Where:

Court:  Rockbridge Co., VA

Page:  247

(Names mentioned:  James Henry, George ?, Robert Cooper 

This indenture made the Eight day of March in the year of our Lord One 
Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty between James Snodgrass and Jean his 
wife of the County of Rockbridge in the Colony of VA of the one part 
and Robert Cooper of the county of Augusta and said Colony of the other 
part WITNESSETH  that for and in consideration of the sum of 500 pounds 
current money of VA to the said James and Jean Snodgrass in hand, paid 
by the said Robert Cooper at or before the Sealing and Delivery of 
these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and 
thereof doth release, acquit and discharge the said Robert Cooper, his 
executors and administrators by these present ------ the said James and 
Jean Snodgrass have granted, bargained, and sold, allowed, released and 
confirmed, and by these present do grant, bargain, sell and release and 
confirm unto the said Robert Cooper in his actual possession now being 
by --------- of a bargain ----------- to him thereof made by the said 
James and Jean Snodgrass for one whole year by indenture bearing date 
the day next before the day of the date of these present and by force 
of the Statute for transferring uses unto possession and his heirs a 
certain tract of land containing 241 acres lying and being part in the 
County of Rockbridge and part in the County of Augusta being on the 
line that divides said counties in BORDERS said tract and bounded as 
followeth (Viz) BEGINNING at a White Oak saplin corner to JAMES HENRY 
and GEORGE  then runneth South 60 degree, West one hundred forth five 
poles to a Spanish Oak, North 35 degrees, West 22 poles to two Hickory 
Saplins, thence North 3 degrees, East 260 poles to a Chestnut, corner 
to ROBERT (MASON?),  then North 3 degrees, West (46?) poles to a 
Chesnut Oak on ROBERT COOPER'S line, thence North 87 degrees, East 140 
poles to a Hickory and Black Oak -------, thence South (225 or 270)

Page 248

Poles to the BEGINNING.

And all houses, buildings, orchards, ways, waters, water courses, 
profits, commodities, developments and appurtenances whatsoever to the 
said premises hereby granted or any part thereby belonging or in any 
appertaining and the revision and revisions, remainder and remainders, 
rents, --------, and profits thereof and also all the estate --------- 
----------
Interest, use, trust, property, claims, and ----------whatsoever of 
them the said JAMES and JEAN SNODGRASS of in and to the said premises 
and all deeds, evidences and touching or in anywise concerning the same 
to have and to hold the lands hereby conveyed and all and singular 
other the premises hereby granted and released and every part and 
parcel along with this and --------- of their appurtenances unto the 
said ROBERT COOPER his heirs and assignes forever to the only proper 
use and ------- of him the said ROBERT COOPER and of his heirs and 
assignes forever and the said JAMES and JEAN SNODGRASS for themselves 
his heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant, promise, and 
grant to it with the said ROBERT COOPER his heirs and assignes by 
thesefore unto that the said JAMES and JEAN SNODGRASS now at the time 
of Sealing and delivery of these presents are -------- of a good ------
--- perfect and ----------estate of inheritance in fee simple of and in 
the premises hereby granted and released and that these have good power 
and lawful and absolute authority to grant and convey the same to the 
said ROBERT COOPER in manner and form aforesaid and that the said 
premises now are ------- shall remain and be free and clear from all 
forms and other gifts, grants, bargains, sales down right and title of 
down judgements, executions, titles, troubles, charges, and 
encumbrances whatsoever made, done, committed or suffered by the said 
JAMES and JEAN SNODGRASS and any other person or persons whatsoever the 
quitrents hereafter to grow due and payable to the Commonwealth for and 
in respect of the premises only ----------- and ---------- and lastly 
that the said JAMES and JEAN SNODGRASS  and their heirs all and 
singular the premises hereby granted and released with the 
appurtancences unto the said ROBERT COOPER his heirs and assignes 
against them the said JAMES and JEAN SNODGRASS and their heirs and all 
and any other person and persons whatsoever shall warrant and forever 
defend by these presents in witness whereof the said JAMES and JEAN 
SNODGRASS have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year 
first above written.

Signed and Delivered                                     James 
Snodgrass    (Seal)
In presence of                                                 Jean 
Snodgrass       (Seal)


At a Court -------- and held for Rockbridge County March 8, 1780

JAMES SNODGRASS and his wife  JEAN (she being first privately examined 
as the law directs) acknowledged this their release for land to ROBERT 
COOPER and ordred to be recorded
                         TEST        Andrew Reed       CLERK
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