Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Wright & wife to Jones, 1791 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds James WRIGHT & wife Mary to Albridgton JONES, deed of bargain & sale, 170 & 17 acres, 11 Jan 1791 (10 Feb 1791) [margin notes] Jas - Wright & wife to Albridgton Jones June 25.th 99 Del.d to Matt Calvert [p.] 455 This Indenture made this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & ninety one between James Wright and Mary his wife of the County of Southampton and parish of Notoway [sic] of the one part and Albridgton Jones of the same County and parish aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said James Wright and Mary his wife for and in Conside ration of the Just and full sum of ninety three pounds ten shillings Current money of Virginia to them in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said James Wright and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns forever doth hereby acknowledge and thereof acquit and discharge the said Albridgton Jones his heirs and assigns for ever they the said James Wright & Mary his wife hath granted bargained sold aliened released and Confirmed and do by these presents grant bargain sell setover and deliver unto him the said _ Albridgton Jones his heirs and assigns for ever two certain tracts messuages and parcels of land adjoining each other and on one of which the said James _ [margin notes] Ex.d Wright now lives the first mentioned tract containing by estimation one _ hundred and seventy acres be the same more or less situated lying and being in the aforesaid County of Southampton and parish of Notoway and bounded as follows (to wit) begining at a red oak on the north side of a branch a corner of the land belonging to the orphans of David Wright deceas'd thence crossing the said branch south thirty one degrees east fifty six poles to a red oak thence .south South west seventy two pole [to] a red oak a line tree of Jesse Joyners land thence along a line of marked trees west by north one hundred and sixty eight pole to a white oak a Course [sic] of William Williams land thence by s.d Williams land north sixty three pole to a pine north forty eight degrees west six pole to a red oak a Corner of William Jones land thence by the said Joneses line north twenty five degrees east fifty nine pole to a pine by the side of the taning branch thence down the various courses of the run upon of the said branch to the branch begun ^ and thence up the various courses of the said branch to the begining, and the other mentioned tract containing by estimation seventeen acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows to wit) begining at a pine a corner of Jesse Joyners line by the side of Anthoneys branch thence by the said Joyners line north sixty three degrees west forty pole to a red oak a line tree of the first Mentioned tract thence along the old line south eighteen degrees [page break] [p.] 456 west fifteen pole to a red oak and thence south west seventy pole to a red oak a Corner of the above mentioned Albridgton Jones's line thence south eighty five degrees east twenty five pole to a gum by the side of Anthonys branch aforesaid & thence up the various courses of the said branch to the begining the whole of the two above mentioned tracts bounded and included by the known ancient and reputed bounds thereof being the lands convey.d to the aforementioned James Wright by David Wright son and heir at law of Job. Wright by deed express.d & recorded in the County Court of Southampton relation being thereunto had may more fully and at large appear with all houses out houses edifices buildings woods wais [sic] waters and water courses profits Commoditys [sic] hereditaments and appertenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining with all the reversion and revirsions [sic] remainder and remainders rents issues profits commo= dities hereditaments and appertenances thereof and all the estate right title interest claim or demand of them the said James Wright and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns for ever of in and to the same or any part or parcel thereof To have and to hold the said tracts messuages and parcels of Land one tract one hundred and seventy acres more or less and the other seventeen acres more or less with the appertenances unto him the said Albridgton Jones [margin notes] Ex.d his heirs and assigns for ever and the said James Wright and Mary his wife and their heirs and assigns for ever the said tracts and parcels of lands and premises heretofore mentioned unto him the said Albridgton Jones his heirs and assigns for ever against them the said James Wright & Mary his wife their heirs and assigns for ever and against all and every other persons what soever claiming or demanding the same or any part or parcell thereof shall and will Warrant and for ever defend by these presents In Witness whereof the said James Wright and Mary his wife have hereunto set their hands and affix.d their seals the day and date first above Written _ Signed Sealed and Delivered} his in the Presence of - } James + Wright (sl) Jo. Scott J.r } Mark Sam Calvert her Henry Briggs Mary + Wright (sl) John Scott ~ Mark ŻŻŻŻ"ŻŻŻŻŻ ____"____ [page break] [p.] 457 Received January 4.th 1791 of the within mentioned Albridgton Jones the Just sum of ninety three pounds ten Shillings Current money being the considera= tion Money within mentioned _ his Witness James + Wright _ Jo. Scott J.r mark Sam Calvert John Scott At a court held for the County of Southampton the 10.th day Henry Briggs of Feby. 1791. This Indenture and receipt thereon endorsd were acknowledged by James Wright and Mary his wife parties thereto She being first Privily examined as the law Directs and ordered to be recorded - [margin notes] Ex.d ______________________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ [document end] Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 7 (1787-1793), pp. 455-57 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 3 [At a court held for the County of Southampton the 10.th day of Febry. 1791.] dec'd [??; deed?] Wright & wife ^ to Jones deed ack. She ex. & ordered. - of trust Drake to Scott deed ^ ack. & or. - Wright to Scott deed of trust ack. & or. - [...] - Jas Wright deed for the manumission of Jack ack. & or. - [...] Southampton Co., VA, Court Minute Book, 1790-1793, p. 31 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 176 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/07db455.txt