Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Brock & wife to Drake, 1826 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds 
   Thomas Ellis BROCK & wife Ann (DRAKE) to Matthew DRAKE, 
   deed of bargain & sale, 68 acres, Nov 1826 

[margin notes] [p.] 99) 

               Brock 
                to 
               Drake. 

   This Indenture made this  [blank]  day of November in the Year of our Lord 1826 
Between Thomas E. Brock and Ann his wife of the County of Southampton and State of Virginia 
of the one part and Matthew Drake of the County And State aforesaid of the other part  Witnesseth 
that for and in consideration of the Sum of Fifty dollars Current money of this Commonwealth 
to them in hand paid by the said Matthew Drake at or before the ensealing & delivery of 
these presents the receipt [of] which is acknowledged  Have bargained and Sold unto the Said 
Matthew Drake his heirs and assigns a certain Tract or parcel of Land lying and being in 
the County aforesaid and bounded as follows  Beginning at a Gum tree near the public 
Road and Thomas Pretlows line in a branch Called the Horse bone branch thence along Thomas 
Pretlows line up the public Road to James Blythes line  thence along Blythes line to 
Benjamin Westers line  thence down Westers line to Barbanas [sic; Barnabas] Drake's line  then cross 
the said Horse bone branch to the beginning  Containing Sixty eight acres be the Same more 
or less, it being the land that I got by marriage Polly Drake  together with all & Singular 
the appurtenances whatsoever to the Said Land belonging or appurtaining and the reversion 
and reversions remainder and remainders yearly and other rents issues and profits thereof 
and of every part and parcel thereof  To. have and to hold the Said Tract or parcel of 
Land with the tenements hereditaments and all and Singular the other the premises 
herein before mentioned or intended to be bargained and sold and every part & parcel 
thereof with every of their rights members and appurtenances unto Matthew Drake 
his heirs and assigns and the Said Thomas E. Brock and Ann his wife for themselves 
and their heirs the Said Tract or parcel of land with all and Singular the premises & 
appurtenances before mentioned unto the Said Matthew Drake his heirs and assigns 
free from the Claim or Claims of them and the Said Thomas E. Brock and Ann his wife 
or either of them or either of their heirs and of all and every other person or persons 
whatsoever Shall will and do warrant and defend by these presents  In Witness whereof 
the said Thomas E. Brock and Ann his wife have. hereunto Set their hands & Seals. the day 
and year above written 
Signed sealed & deliv.d in                      Thomas E. Brock  ĪSealĪ 
 presence of 
 [no witnesses given]                           [not signed by Ann Brock] 

Southampton County  :In the Clerks office the 13.th day of November 1826  This Indenture 
was ack.d by Thomas E. Brock, the party hereto & admitted to record.  And at a Court held 
for the aforesaid County of Southampton on the 20.th November 1829.  This Indenture as 
aforesaid entered upon the proceedings of the day. 
                                                Teste  James Rochelle  CC 

[entry end] 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 20 (1826-1828), p. 99 
   The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 
   Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 9 


[DRAKE, PRETLOW, SCOTT] 


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/20db099a.txt