Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court Records.....Bevan & Holleman, 1830 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court Records 
     Robert BEVAN & daughter Keziah BEVAN and Harriss HOLLEMAN, 
        settlement, 20 May 1830 (19 Jul 1830) 


[margin note]  Bevan 
                 To 
               Holleman 

               Delivered to 
               Harriss Holleman 
               [date illegible] 

Whereas a certain matter of Controversy has been pending between the 
undersigned and Harriss Holleman about an alledged promise of marriage and 
Seduction of the undersigned Keziah Bevan and the undersigned and Said Harriss 
Holleman being desirous of putting an end to Said controversy have agreed to 
compromise the Same upon the Said Harriss Holleman paying to the undersigned 
Robert Bevan the Sum of two hundred and fifty dollars on condition that the 
Said Robert Bevan Will dismiss all Suits or actions against Said Harriss 
Holleman and that both the undersigned will relinquish and abandon all claim 
or demand on the Said Harriss Holleman on account of Said Controversy each 
party paying his own costs that is each to pay all the Cost that has accrued 
on his own Side of the Suit, from the Commencement thereof to the present day; 
Now Therefore in Consideration of the premises and for the further 
Consideration of the Said two hundred and fifty dollars the receipt whereof is 
hereby acknowledged the undersigned Robert Bevan and Keziah Bevan do 
acknowledge themselves compensated and Satisfied for and on account of the 
Said Supposed greivance and they and each of them do hereby absolve and acquit 
the Said Harriss Holleman from all further claim demand or damages on account 
of any Supposed greivances by either of them Sustained by reason of Said 
alledged promise of marriage and Seduction and also from all Claim or demand 
for the Support or maintenance of the child of the Said Keziah Bevan.  Given 
under our hands this 20" day of May 1830 
   Witness                                        Robert Bevan 
  Richard Boothe.                                 Keziah H. Bevan 
  Benja. L. Drew 

Southampton County  In the Clerk's Office the 21st day of June 1830 
This receipt was proved by the oath of Benjamin L. Drew one of the Witnesses 
thereto and admitted to record  And at a Court held for the County aforesaid 
the 19" day of July 1830.  The Said Indenture was entered upon the proceedings 
of the day 
                                                  Teste  James Rochelle  CC 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 21 (1828-31), pp. 359 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Southampton Microfilm Reel 9 


[BEVAN, BOOTHE, DREW, HOLLEMAN] 

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) [brackets & line breaks mine] 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/21db359a.txt