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 Robert 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 Robert 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 Robert Booth at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said Benjamen Phillips doth hereby acknowledge he the said Benj.a Phillips hath granted bargained & sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed & by these presents for himself his heirs and assigns do grant bargain & sell alien enfeoff & confirm unto the said Robert Booth his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred and ninety five acres more or less lying and being in the county of Southampton being part of patents granted to John Drew bearing date the fifth of Sept.r one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at a poplar in the poplar branch in Moses Booths line then by a line of mark.t trees to a turkey oak a corner tree in Moses Booths line thence by a line of John Baileys to the Cabbin branch to a poplar in the said Baileys line thence up the Cabbin branch to a pine in the patent line thence along the said line to the poplar branch thence down the said branch the beginning and the reversion & reversions remainder & remainders rents and services of the said premises also all the estate right title interest claim and demand of him the said Benjamen Phillips and his heirs in and to the said land and every part thereof To have & to hold the said land & premises with the appurtenances herein before mentioned unto the said Robert Booth his heirs and assigns forever and the said Benjamen 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 & forever defend unto the said Robert Booth his heirs & assigns forever In Witness whereof the said Benjamen Phillips hath hereunto set his hand & affixt his seal the day and year above written Sign'd Seal'd & Delivered in presence of. Benj.a Phillips ¤LS¤ Charles Briggs Aaron Phillips Ja.s Moore Memo.d that on the 8.th day of August one thousand seven hundred & sixty five peaceable & quiet possession & seisen of the land within mentioned was had & taken by Benj.a Phillips within mentioned & by him delivered to the within named Robert Booth to hold to him his heirs & assigns forever according to the form & effect of the within written indenture Witness Charles Briggs Benj.a Phillips Aaron Phillips Ja.s Moore [page break] [p.] 364 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 thereto & ordered to be recorded R. Kello Cl. ~^~ Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 3 (1760-1767), pp. 363-64 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- 270 acres, 5 Sep 1723 (PB11:250); 530 acres, 5 Sep 1723 (PB11:258); & 270 acres, 9 Jul 1737 (PB17:375) - 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 had been 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, BRIGGS, DREW, MOORE, PHILIPS, PHILLIPS]