Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Boykin to Denegree, 1807 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds William BOYKIN & wife Wilmouth (JORDAN) to John DENEGREE, deed of bargain & sale, 2a., adjoining Lot 1, Jerusalem, 18 Aug 1807 (16 Feb 1808) [margin notes] Boykin & wife To Denegree Deld. to Jno. Denegree Augt. 3rd. 1808 This Indenture made this 18th. day of August 1807 Between William Boykin and Wilmouth his wife of the County of Isle of Wight of the one part and John Denegree of the County of Southampton of the other part Witnesseth, That the said William Boykin and Wilmouth his Wife for and in consideration the Sum of fifteen hundred Dollars to him in hand paid by the Said John Denegree the receipt Whereof they do hereby acknowledge and therof acquit & discharge the Said John Denegree his heirs ex'ors & adm'rs have granted bargain'd and Sold and by these prese =ts do Grant bargain and Sell unto him the Said John Denegree one piece parcel or lot of land With all & Singular the buildings there -on Which Said lot Contains two acres be the Same more or Less & bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning on the west Side of main Street in Jerusalem at the Corner of Lot No. 1 thence along the Said lot So. 70 W 14 pole to the river thence No_ 23 W 21 pole up the river bank to a corner post thence No_ 68,, 30 E 16 pole to a corner post on the West Side of the road thence S 16 E 21 poles to the first Station So as to com =prehend two Acres Compleat, together with all profits commodities herediti -ments and appurtenances to the Same belonging or in any wise app -urtaining and the reversion and reversions remainder & remainders rents issues and Sirvices thereof & every part and parcel thereof _______ [page break] [p.] 459 To have and to hold all and Singular the premises before mentioned to the said John Denegree his heirs and assigns to the only proper use of him the said John Denegree his heirs & assigns forever and they the Said William Boykin and Wilmouth his wife for themselves their heirs ex'rs. and administrators promise covenant and agree to and with the Sd_ John Denegree his heirs and assigns & against themselves their heirs executors and administrators and against all persons whatsoever claim =ing title to the Said land In testimony whereof they have hereunto Set their hands and affixed their Seals the day & year first written ~ Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of W. Boykin ¤Seal¤ Silas Summerell Wilmouth Boykin ¤Seal¤ Jno. Urquhart ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻ H. Beal ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Southampton County Sct The Commonwealth of Virginia to Edmund Cosby and Joseph Moody Gentlemen Justices of the peace for Isle of Wight County greeting Know that whereas William Boykin and Wilmouth his wife of the Said County of I. wight have by their Certain Indenture of bargain and Sale dated the 18th. day of August 1807 Conveyed unto John Denegree of the County of So.ton the fee Simple estate of and in two acres of land lying and being in Said County and adjoing the Lot Known in the plan of the town of Jerusalem by No. 1 and whereas the Said Wilmouth Cannot Conveniently travel to the Court of our said County of Southampton to acknowledge the same therefore we do give to you power to receive the acknowledgem =ent which the said Wilmouth Shall be willing to make before you of the Conveyance aforesaid Contain'd in the said Indenture which is hereto annexed and we do Command you to go personally to the said Wilmouth & examine her privately and apart from her sd_ husband; whether She hath executed the Said Deed freely and Voluntarily without the persuasion or threat of her said husband, and whether she is willing the said Indenture Should be recorded in the Court of our sd_ county of So.ton And when you have examined her as aforesaid and taken acknowledgement of the said Indenture, that you distinctly and openly certify us thereof under your hands and Seals returning to us also this writ with the said Indenture Annexed Witness Sam.l Kello Clerk [page break] [p.] 460 of our said Court at his Office the 27 day of January 1808 and in the 32nd. year of our foundation ~ Saml. Kello Cl SC ~-¤-~ In obedience to a Commission to us directed we have personally gone to Wilmouth Boykin wife of William Boykin and examined her privily & apart from her husband whether she hath freely and Voluntarily without the persuasion or threats of her husband Executed the Annexed Indenture and Whether She be willing the Same be recorded and do Certify that She acknowledged the Same was executed by her without the persuasion or threats of her husband and that She is willing the Same should be Recorded - Given under our hands & Seals this 13th. day of February 1808 Edmund Cosby Joseph Moody ŻŻŻ Ż ŻŻŻŻ At a Court held for the county of Southampton on the 15 day of Feby_ 1808 This Indenture was proved by the oaths of John Urquhart & Silas Summerell two of the witnesses hereto with a commission for the privy examination of Mrs. Boykin and a certificate of its execution returned & continued _ And at a court held for the said County of Southampton on the 16 day of February 1808 This Indenture was proved by Silas Summerell who deposeth that he Saw Howell Beal Sign the said Deed as a witness at the request, in the presence of the parties - is ordered to be recorded ~ ______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 11 (1805-1809), pp. 458-60 The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 5 Sally DASHIEL, widow of Joshua DASHIEL, conveyed her interest in the two-acre tract conveyed above, for $50, 20 Sep 1808 (17 Oct 1808). (DB11:534-35) That deed states Joshua sold the tract to William BOYKIN 17 May 1802, but it is not recorded in DB10 or DB11. BOYKIN m. "Wilmuth Jordan" in 1798 in Isle of Wight Co. (FamilySearch.org "Virginia Marriages") [BEAL, BEALE, BOYKIN, COSBY, DENEGREE, MOODY, SUMMERELL, URQUHART] Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com [brackets mine] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/11db458.txt