Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Britt to Urquhart, 1831 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records 
     Joseph BRITT & wife Nancy (HORNE) BRITT to John URQUHART, 
        deed of bargain & sale, interest in undivided estate of Robert HORNE, 
        5 Apr 1831 (19 Sep 1831) 


[margin note]  Britt & wife 
                   To 
               Urquhart 

This Indenture made this 5th day of April in the year of our Lord 1831. 
Between Joseph Britt and Nancy his wife of the County of Southampton on the 
one part and John Urquhart of the Said County of the other part.  Witness that 
the [said] Joseph Britt and Nancy his wife for and in consideration of the sum 
of fifty dollars to them in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery 
of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted 
bargained and Sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the 
Said John Urquhart all their right and title to their undivided interest in a 
certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Southampton 
On the South Side of the main road leading from the middle Seacock to 
Broad water Bridge, whereon Rebecca Horn now resides belonging to the heirs of 
Robert Horn decd. (of whom the said Nancy Britt is one)  To have and to hold 
the Said undivided interest in the said tract of land with all and singular 
the premises and appurtenances thereunto or in any wise appertaining unto him 
the said John Urquhart his heirs and Assigns forever, and the said Joseph 
Britt and Nancy his wife do by these presents warrant and will forever defend 
the right to the said undivided interest in the aforesaid tract of land unto 
him the said John Urquhart, his heirs and assigns against the claim or claims 
of all persons claiming by or through them and all other persons whomsoever. 
In Witness whereof the said Joseph Britt and Nancy his wife have hereunto set 
their hands and affixed their seals the day & year first above written 
Signed Sealed and acknowledged                            his 
in presence of                                    Joseph  +  Britt  ĪsealĪ 
 James Holmes    }                                        mark 
 John Bowers     } witnesses as to Jo: Britt             her 
 Kinchen Edwards }                                Nancy  +  Britt  ĪsealĪ 
                                                         mark 

1831. April 5'  Recd. of John Urquhart the sum of Fifty Dollars in full pay= 
ment of the within named tract of Land.                   his 
Witness                                           Joseph  +  Britt 
 John Bowers                                              mark 

Southampton County Sct 
We Silas Summerell and Benjamin L. Drew, Justices of the peace in the County 
aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby Certify that Nancy Britt the wife 
of Joseph Britt parties to a certain Deed bearing date On the 5" day of April 
1831- as within personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and 
being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the Deed 
aforesaid fully explained to her She the Said Nancy Britt acknowledged the 
same to be her act and Deed and declares she had willingly Signed Sealed and 
delivered the same and that she wished not to retract it.  Given under our 
hands and seals this 5" April 1831.               Silas Summerell  J.P. ĪsealĪ 
                                                  Benjamin L. Drew.     ĪsealĪ 
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[p.] 85 

Southampton County  In the Clerk's Office the 17th day of September 1831. 
This Indenture was proved by the oath of Kinchen Edwards one of the Witnesses 
thereto and having been proved in the Clerk's Office the 15th day of August 
1831. by the oaths of John Bowers and James Holmes also Witnesses thereto  the 
said Indenture together with the receipt thereon endorsed and the Certificate 
of the privy examination and relinquishment of Dower of Nancy Britt wife of 
Joseph Britt parties thereto  thereto annexed are admitted to Record.  And at 
a Court held for the County aforesaid the 19th day of September 1831.  The 
said Indenture Receipt and Certificate were entered upon the proceedings of 
the day. 
                                                  Teste  James Rochelle  CC 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 22 (1831-33), pp. 84-85 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Southampton Microfilm Reel 9 


The children and heirs of Robert HORNE- Nancy (HORNE; Mrs. Joseph) BRITT, 
   Cherry HORNE, Goodman HORNE, Harman HORNE & Polly HORNE- sued George 
   WILSON & wife Polly, Charles NEWELL & wife Nancy, and Samuel WHITFIELD, 
   acting on behalf of his daughter Mary Frances WHITFIELD, and the 
   plaintiffs were awarded Robert HORNE's 500-acres estate.  
   The deed transferring the tract (DB20:167-68) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/20db167.txt 


[BOWERS, BRITT, DREW, EDWARDS, HOLMES, HORN, HORNE, SUMMERELL, URQUHART] 

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/22db084.txt