Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Scott to Hunt, 1796 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records 
     Exum SCOTT & wife Ann, of Isle of Wight Co., to Thomas HUNT, 
        deed of bargain & sale, 10a., Jerusalem, 9 Dec 1796 (15 Jan 1798) 


[margin notes] Scott & wife 
                to 
               Hunt 

This Indenture made this ninth day of December in the 
year of our Lord, One thousand, seven hundred and ninety six, be=
tween Exum Scott & Ann his wife of the County of Isle of wight 
of the one part, & Thomas Hunt of the County of Southampton 
of the other part  witnesseth, that the sd. Exum Scott for and in 
consideration of the sum of Ten pounds, current money of 
Virginia to him in hand paid, by the said Thomas Hunt 
at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, 
the receipt whereof the said Exum Scott doth hereby ac=
knowledge, and thereof acquit and discharge the said 
Thomas Hunt, his heirs, Executors & Administrators, they 
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[p.] 578 

the said Exum Scott & Ann his wife  Have bargained, Sold & 
delivered, aliened, released, & Confirmed, and by these presents 
do bargain, Sell and deliver, Alien, release & Confirm, unto the 
said Thomas Hunt, & to his heirs and Assigns, a certain tract or 
parcel of Land, containing ten Acres, situate lying and being 
in the County of Southampton on the North side of Nottoway River, 
and adjoining the town of Jerusalem, & bounded as follows to 
witt, begining at the South Corner of the Lott No. 18, being the 
Lott, whereon, the Tavern (now in Occupation of the sd. Hunt, stands 
from thence a Northerly Course, along the lines and bounds of the 
said Lotts, as they have been laid off, to the farthest corner, of the lot, 
sold by the sd. Scott, to Josiah Vick, thence by a line of Trees, and eastwardly 
course, to a corner, from thence a straight line, Southwardly to ano=
ther corner, and from thence by another line, to the first Station so, 
as to comprehend, ten Acres, complete, to be assertained hereafter 
by actual Survey, the back lines to be run from the South corner 
of the tavern Lott, & the north corner of the furtherst Lott sold Josiah 
Vick, before mentioned, and all trees, ways, waters, water Courses, 
profits, commodities, hereditaments, and appurtenances to the 
same belonging, or in any wise appurtaining, and the reversion 
and reversions, remainder & remainders, rents, Issues & services 
thereof, and of every part thereof, to have and to hold all and singular 
the premises before mentioned, to the said Thomas Hunt, his 
heirs and Assigns, to the only proper use and behoof, of him the said 
Thomas Hunt, his heirs & assigns forever,  And they the sd. Exum 
Scott, & Ann his wife, for themselves, their heirs, executors & Adm'rs. 
promise, covenant and Grant, to and with the said Thomas Hunt, 
his heirs executors, Adm'rs. & Assigns, that they the said Exum Scott 
& Ann his wife by these presents, will warrant and defend the Title 
of the sd. lands & premises aforesaid with the peacable possession of 
the same, against all persons legally claiming the same,  In 
witness whereof the sd. Exum Scott, & Ann his wife, have hereunto 
set their hands, & Seals, the day and year above written _ 
Sealed & deld. 
In presence of }                            Exum Scott    ¤Seal¤ 
Saml. Kello ___  } As to                                  ¤Seal¤ 
Jno.D. Haussmann } Exum Scott 
Aug.C. Cocke     } 

At a Court held for the County of Southampton. the 15th. day of 
May 1797  This Indenture was proved by the oaths of John D. 
Haussmann & Aug.C. Cocke two of the witnesses thereto & Continued 
& at a Court held for the sd. County the 15th. day of January 1798 
the sd. Indenture was proved by the oath of Samuel Kello 
another witness thereto, and ordered to be recorded _  Saml. Kello  Cl. 
                                                         ~-¤-~ 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 8 (1793-98), pp. 577-78 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Southampton Microfilm Reel 4 


Richard H. BLOW sold this 10-acre tract, and 1/6 interest in Lots 18 & 19 
   to Henry GURLEY, 11 Nov 1822.  It describes the tract as "adjoining the 
   Town of Jerusalem being part of the Land which Hunt and Adams purchased 
   of Exum Scott and then Sold to Colo. Samuel Kello commonly called the 
   Court House Tract."  (Southampton Co. DB19:13) 

Joseph B. WHITEHEAD, deputy for William McCANDLISH, Marshall of the Superior 
   Court of Chancery for the Williamsburg district, sold ½ of Lots 18 & 19 
   to Robert GOODWYN, 3 Jun 1828 (16 Jun 1828), "in pursuance of a Decree... 
   in the Case of John Urquhart against James Rochelle adm' of Samuel Kello & 
   George Gurley Ex'or of Josiah Vick and others." 
   (Southampton Co. DB20:396) 
   That suit is not found in the Southampton Co. chancery cases, but Josiah 
   VICK's widow Elizabeth sued George GURLEY twice: 1813-012 & 1818-037). 
   The decree divided KELLO's part of Lots 18 & 19 between the Robert GOODWYN, 
   the heirs of Henry GURLEY, and Edwin RICKS; RICKS sold his part, the Stable 
   lot to GOODWYN, 6 Sep 1828 (Sep 1828). 
   (Southampton Co. DB20:461) 


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Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com [brackets mine] 

[COCKE, HAUSSMANN, KELLO, SCOTT, VICK] 

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