Southampton-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Phillips to Booth, 1765 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds Benjamin PHILLIPS to Moses BOOTH, deed & memorandum dated & proved 8 Aug 1765 [margin notes] Phillips to Booth Ex.d & Del.d Rob.t Booth This indenture made this the eighth day of August in the year of our lord christ one thousand seven hundred & sixty five Between Benjamen Phillips of the county of surry of the one part and Moses Booth of the county of Southampton of the other part Witnesseth that the said Benjamen Phillips for and in consideration of the sum of sixty two pounds ten shillings in hand paid by the said Moses Booth at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said Benjamen Phillips doth hereby acknowledge he the said Benjamen Phillips Hath granted bargained and sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents for himself his heirs and assigns do grant bargain and sell alien enffeoff and confirm unto the said Moses Booth his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred acres more or less lying and being in the county of Southampton (being part of a patent granted to John Drew bearing date the fifth of September 1723 and bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at a red oak on the north side of the lightwood swamp in John Baileys line thence along the said Baileys line to a turkey oak a corner tree thence along a line of markt trees to a poplar in the poplar branch thence down the said branch to the lightwood swamp thence down the said the swamp to the beginning and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents and services of the said land and premises also all the estate right title interest claim and demand of him the said Benjamen Phillips & his heirs of in and to the said land and every part thereof To have & to hold the said land and premises with the appurt's herein before mentioned unto the said Moses Booth his heirs and assigns forever and the said Benj.a Phillips for himself his heirs and assigns from all and every other person or persons whatsoever claiming and demanding the said land and premises doth hereby warrent and forever defend unto the said Moses Booth his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Moses Booth his heirs and assigns forever In Witness whereof the said Benjamen Phillips hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written Signed Sealed & Delivered Benj.a Phillips ¤LS¤ in presence of. Mem.d that on the 8.th day of August one thousand seven hundred & sixty five peaceable and quiet possession & seisen of the land within mentioned was had & taken by Benj.a Phillips within mentioned and by him delivered to the within named Moses Booth to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever according to the form & effect of the within written indenture Witness Benj.a Phillips ¤LS¤ [blank] [page break] [p.] 363 At a Court held for the county of Southampton the 8 day of August 1765 This indenture and the memorandum of livery of seisen thereon endorsed were acknowledged by the within named Benjamen Phillips party hereto & ordered to be recorded R. Kello Cl. ~^~ Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 3 (1760-1767), pp. 362-63 The Library of Virginia, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 1 images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/southampton_project_list.htm [John DREW patented 3 tracts- 530 acres, 5 Sep 1723; 270 acres, 5 Sep 1723; & 270 acres, 9 Jul 1737- the residual 790 acres of which were sold by his heirs to Benjamin PHILLIPS, of Southwark Parish, Surry Co., 3 Aug 1765, for £200. 5. 0. PHILLIPS sold the land on the next court day, 8 Aug 1765, to the 3 witnesses- 295 acres, more or less, to John BAILEY, for £62.10. 0., 200 acres, more or less, to Moses BOOTH, for £35. 0. 0., & & 295 acres, more or less, to Robert BOOTH, for £62.10. 0. (DB3:359-64). Portions of Drew's patents were sold to one Robert BOOTH, and to William BOOTH, the father of John.] Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] [BAILEY, BOOTH, DREW, PHILIPS, PHILLIPS]