Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Drake & wife to Drake, 1824 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds Archibald "Baldy" DRAKE & wife Polly (WILLIAMS) to Matthew DRAKE, deed of gift, 44 acres, 16 Feb 1824 (10 Mar 1824) [margin notes] Drake to Drake Sent to Matthew Drake by Baldy Drake Oct: 11/1829 Exam.d This Indenture made this 16.th day of February in the year of our Lord Christ 1824 between Baldy Drake and Polly his wife both of the County of Southampton and parish of Nottoway of the one part. and. Matthew Drake of the same County. and parish of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Baldy Drake and Polly his wife for the natural love and affection which they bear toward the Said Matthew Drake [erasure overwritten] their Son, and more especially for the Sum of one dollar to them in hand paid by the Said Matthew Drake the Said. Baldy Drake & Polly his wife doth give and grant and by these presents hath given and granted unto the Said Matthew Drake to him and to his heirs and assigns forever one Certain tract or parcel of Land &premises situate lying and being in the County &parish aforesaid Containing by Estimation forty four acres be the Same more or less and bounded as follows to wit Beginning at a Gum in the Cypress Swamp. thence down the run of the said Swamp to James Scotts line thence along Scotts to Matthew Joyners line thence along Joyners line to Elisha Lewis' line a a. large. pine a cr. [?] thence along Lewis' ^ line to Baldy Drakes line thence along Drakes line to the beginning together with all houses out. houses, Edifices buildings Yards Gardens orchards ways waters and water Courses belonging or in any wise appurtaining To have and to hold the Said Land and premises to him and to his heirs forever and the Said Baldy Drake and Polly his wife for themselves their heirs Ex'ors adm' or assigns do by these presents Covenant. and grant to and with the Said Matthew Drake his heirs and assigns that they will by these presents warrant. and. defend all. right, title Claim or demand of any person or persons Claiming or demanding the Same or any part or parcel thereof. In Witness whereof the Said Baldy Drake and Polly his wife hath hereto set their hands and affixed their seals this day. & date within written signed sealed & deliv.d in presence of his Signed sealed and declared in presence of us Baldy + Drake ĪSealĪ James Jones Geo. (+ his mark) Williams mark Benjamin (+ his mark) Williams her Polly + Drake ĪSealĪ mark Southampton County . In the Clerks office the 10.th March 1826 This indenture was ack.d by Baldy Drake party hereto & admitted to record. And at a Court held for the aforesaid County of Southampton on the 20.th March 1826. This Indenture as aforesaid were entered upon the preceedings of the day Teste J. Rochelle C [page and document end] Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 19 (1822-1826), p. 524 The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 8 Additional information: [DRAKE, JONES, JOYNER, LEWIS, SCOTT, WILLIAMS] 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/19db524.txt