Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Edwards to Edwards, 1816 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds Levi EDWARDS to Tyler EDWARDS & Jeremiah E. EDWARDS, indenture dated 21 Oct 1816, proved 18 Nov 1816, delivered 10 Apr 1822 [margin notes] Edwards to Edwards Examined and delivered to Tyler & Jeremiah E. Edwards this 10.th day of April 1822 This Indenture made this twentieth first day of October in the year of our lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, between Levi Edwards of the County of Southampton and parish of Nottoway of the one part and Tyler Edwards and Jeremiah E. Edwards of the county & parish aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Levi Edwards for and in Consideration of the full and just sum of Eight hundred and fifty dollars Current money of Virginia paid by the said Tyler Edwards and Jeremiah E. Edwards to him in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said Levi Edwards doth hereby acknowledge and thereof acquit and discharge the said Tyler Edwards and Jeremiah E. Edwards and their heirs and assign forever and himself fully and entirely satisfied Contented and paid, have bargained sold aliend enfeoff and Confirmd and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien enfeoff and Confirm unto the said Tyler Edwards and Jeremiah E. Edwards and their heirs & assigns forever all one tract and parcel of land situate lying and being in the parish of Nottoway and County of Southampton aforesaid Containing by estimation two hundred and seventy five acres be it the same more or less and bounded as followeth begining at a persimmon tree a corner of Richard Murfees and David Edwards land runing thence along David Edwards line to a pine a corner of David Edwards and Albridgton Edwards thence along Albridgton Edwards line to a white oak a corner of Albridgton Edwards and William Edwards thence along William Edwards line to a maple a corner of William Edwards and William Williams thence along William Williams line to a black gum afore and aft of Arthur Williams land thence along Arthur Williams line to a post oake a corner of Arthur Williams and Jordan Edwards near the Indian branch thence down the said branch to a marke tree standing in the said branch thence along a line of marked trees a dividing line betwixt said land and Jordan Edwards to a red oake a corner of Jordan Edwards and Richard Murfee thence along the said Murfees line to the first station woods and water and watercourses profits & commodities and hereditaments and appertenances whatsoever to the same belonging or appertaining the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits all the estate right title interest claim or demand of him the said Levi Edwards of in and to the same every part thereof To have and to hold the aforesaid unto them the said Tyler Edwards and Jeremiah E. Edwards their heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof to them the said Tyler Edwards and Jeremiah E. Edwards their heirs and assigns forever and the said Levi Edwards for himself his heirs executors administrators & assigns the said two hundred and seventy five acres of land and premises with all and every appurtenances aforesaid against him the said Levi Edwards his heirs and against all persons whatsoever claiming or demanding the same or any part thereof shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents_ In Witness whereof the said Levi Edwards have hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written Signed Seald & del.d In presence of } } his John Fowler, Jordan Edwards, Tho.s Mountfort Levi x Edwards ĪSealĪ } mark [along inner margin] Received this 21.st day of October 1816 of the within mentioned Tyler Edwards and Jeremiah E. Edwards the sum of eight hundred and fifty dollars Current money of Virginia the consideration within mentioned Test his John Fowler Jordan Edwards Levi + Edwards ĪSealĪ Thomas Mountford mark Ex.d [p.] 161 Southampton County In the Clerk's office 21.st day of October 1816 with the receipt thereon endorsed This Indenture ^ was proved by the oaths of John Fowler Jordan Edwards and Thomas Mountfort witnesses hereto In pursuance of an act of assembly in such case made and provided and admitted to record And at a court held for the County of Southampton the 18.th day of November 1816 This Indenture & receipt was entered upon the proceedings of the day Teste Ja.s Rochelle Cl Ex.d // Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 15 (1816-1818), pp. 160-61 The Library of Virginia, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 7 images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/southampton_project_list.htm Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] [EDWARDS, FOWLER, MOUNTFORD, MOUNTFORT, WLLIAMS]