Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Mercer to Lawrence, 1837 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records 
     John MERCER & wife Nancy (DOYAL) MERCER to William LAWRENCE, 
        deed of bargain & sale, 52 acres, 18 Nov 1837 (15 Jan 1838) 


[margin note]  Mercer & wife 
                    to 
               Lawrence 

               Examd. & 

       This Indenture made this eighteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven 
between John Mercer and Nancy Mercer his Wife of the one part and William Lawrence of the other part  Witnesseth 
that the said John Mercer and Nancy Mercer his Wife in consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty five 
dollars lawful money to them in hand paid by the said William Lawrence at or before the ensealing and delivery of 
these presents (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) have bargain  and sold, and by these presents do and each 
of them doth bargain and sell unto the said William Lawrence his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of Land ly=
ing and being in the County of Southampton and containing by estimation fifty two acres be the same more or less, and 
bounded, as follows, Viz., on the South by William Lawrence's Crumpler Tract, on the north and north west by West Tines' 
land  on the East by Arr_ton Britts, together with all its appertenances whatsoever to the said William Lawrence,  to have and 
to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the tenements, hereditaments and all and Singular the premises herein before men- 
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[p.] 185. 

tioned or intended to be bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof, with every or each of their rights, members and 
appurtenances unto the said William Lawrence his heirs and assigns forever (to and for the purpose [underlined] and behoof of him only, the said William 
Lawrence his heirs and assigns forever.  And the said John Mercer and Nancy Mercer his Wife for themselves and their Heirs the said tract 
or parcel of land with all and singular the premises and appurtenances before mentioned unto the said William Lawrence his heir & 
Assigns forever, free from the claim or claims of them  the said John Mercer and Nancy Mercer his Wife or either of them or of ei-
ther of their heirs and assigns and all and every person or persons whatsoever, shall and will and do warrant and will forever defend 
by these presents.  In Witness whereof the said John Mercer and Nancy Mercer, his Wife, have hereunto set their hands and af-
fixed their seals 
     Signed sealed and delivered}                                                             John Mercer   ĪsealĪ 
          in presence of        }                                                             Nancy Mercer  ĪsealĪ 
         James Clayton 
         Jno. Boykin 
         James Jones 
Southampton County (of Virginia) to wit 
                                        We James Clayton and                   Justices of the peace in Southampton County 
aforesaid, in the state of Virginia, do hereby Certify that Nancy Mercer the wife of John Mercer parties to a certain deed bearing 
date on the eighteenth of November eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and hereunto annexed, personally appeared before us in our County afore-
said and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid explained to her, she the said Nancy Mercer 
acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and the same that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same and that she 
wish not to retract it.  Given under our hands and seal this 9th day of December 1837. 
                                                                                               James Clayton  ĪsealĪ 
                                                                                               Jere. Cobb     ĪsealĪ 

And at a Court held for the County of Southampton the 15th day of Janury 1838. 
This Indenture was acknowledged by John Mercer a party thereto to be his act and deed, and, with the Certificate annexed 
of the privy examination and acknowledgement of his Wife  ordered to be recorded. 
                                                                                               Teste  L.R. Edwards, C.C 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 22 (1831-33), pp. 184-85 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Southampton Microfilm Reel 9 


John Mercer & Nancy Doyal (upwards of 21 years) 
m.bond 15 Feb 1822 
consent of Ollive Doyal, mother of Nancy 
sec/wit: William Bowden; J. Rochelle, 
m. 19 Feb 1822 by Jonathan Lankford 
(M.Reg. 1750-1853, pp. 310,680) 


[BOYKIN, BRITT, CLAYTON, COBB, CRUMPLER, JONES, LAWRENCE, MERCER, 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/22db184b.txt