Rockingham County, VA - Deed: Coger to Spotts - 1783

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Rockingham County partial deed Burnt County O, p. 178-79.  Recorded from 
Original Deed Under Act of Assembly approved Nov. 18, 1884.  Test: C. H. Boruck 
[?] DC  

Rockingham County to wit
The Commonwealth of Virginia [S?] Michael Rook and Jeremiah Busly Gentlemen 
greeting whereas Mich'l Coger and Mary his wife by this certain indenture of 
Bargain & Sale bearing Date the [blank] Day of 1783.  Did for the Consideration 
therein mentioned give grant bargain and Sell [? The remainder of page is blank 
and begins at top of 179] and confirm unto Jacob Spotts and whereas Mary___the 
wife of said Michael is unable to travel to our said County Court of Rockingham 
to be Privately Examined apart from her Said husband whether she is willing to 
relinquish her right of Dower to the said Land in the Deed mentioned as the Law 
in that case directs therefore know ye that we give Power and authority to you 
the said Mich'l Rock and Jeremiah Busley to go to the house of the s Michael and 
there Examine the [s'd] Mary Privately & apart from her said Husband whether she 
is wiling to relinquish her right of Dower to the Land in the said Deed 
mentioned & whether she doth the same of her own free will without the force 
threats or compulsion of her said husband and whether she be willing that her 
acknowledment shall be recorded with the said Deed and that you certify the same 
Distinclly to the Justices of our said County Court of Rockingham and that you 
have then and there the said deed together with this writ which was ordered 
witness Henry Ewin Clerk of our [s'd ] Court at the Court house the 26th day of 
May 1783 in the year of the Commonwealth.  Hy Ewin

By Virtgue of the within writ to us Jas Busly & Mc'l [Rorky?] Directed we did 
Personaly on the twenty Sixth Day of July 1783 to to the house of the within 
named Michael Couger did there Privately and apart from her said husband Michal 
Coager Examined Mary his wife whether she was willing to relinquish her right-
of-Dower to the said Land sold by her husband to Jacob Spotts who Declared and 
acknowledged that she freely and voluntarily relinquished the Same without the 
force threats or Compulsion of her said husband and that she desired the said 
Deed together with this Relinquishment of Dower by her made Should be recorded 
in the county court of Rockingham all which we do hereby Certify to the Justices 
of the said court given under our hands and seals this 26 Day of twenty Sixth 
June 1783 in the ____ Jeremiah Busly  Michael Rorky

Recorded from the Original writing under Act of Assembly approved Nov. 18, 1884 
Teste [?]