Southampton-Isle of Wight-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Lawrence to Britt, 1840 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records 
     John B. LAWRENCE & wife Amanda of Sussex Co. and 
     William LAWRENCE of Isle of Wight Co. to William BRITT, 
        deed of bargain & sale, 52 acres, 22 May 1840 (25 May 1840) 


[margin note]  Lawrences 
                   to 
               Britt 

This Indenture made this 22d day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and Forty between  John B. Lawrence & Amanda his wife & William 
Lawrence of the first part & County Sussex & Isle of white & state of Virginia 
& William Britt of the County of Southampton and State.  Witness that the said 
John B. Lawrence and Amanda & William Lawrence for and in consideration of the 
sum of One hundred and fifty dollars good and Lawful money of Virginia to them 
in hand paid by the said William Britt at & before the ensealing and delivery 
of these presents doth give grant bargain and sell unto the said William Britt 
his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of Land Lying and 
being in the County of Southampton and state of Virginia Containg fifty two 
acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows on the South by William 
Lawrence  Crumplers place and Thomas Herring and Jordan Spivey  on the west by 
Jordan Spivey  on the North by Jordan Spivey & on the East by Arnton Britt & 
Jordan Spivey, together with all & singular _appurtenances whatsoever to the 
said _belonging or in any wise appertaining  and the reversion and reversions, 
remainder and remainders and of every part and parcel thereof.  To have and to 
hold the said land with with the Tenements hereditaments and all and singular 
other the premises herein before mentioned or intended to be hereby granted 
bargained & sold and every part and parcel thereof with every of their rights 
members and appurtenances unto the said William Britt his heirs and assigns 
forever, and the said John B. Lawrence  Amanda Lawrence his wife & William 
Lawrence for themselves and their heirs the said land with all and singular 
the premises and appurtenances before mentioned unto the said William Britt 
his heirs and assigns forever free from the Claim or claims of them the said 
John B. Lawrence Amanda Lawrence his wife & William Lawrence or either of them 
or either of their heirs and of all and every person or persons whatsoever 
shall _will warrant and forever defend by these presents.  In Witness whereof 
the said John B. Lawrence  William Lawrence have hereunto set their hands and 
affixed their seals  the day and year first above written. 
   Signed Sealed and delivered }                       John B. Lawrence ĪsealĪ 
      in presence of           }                       William Lawrence ĪsealĪ 
       his 
Henry  x  Britt 
       mark 
         his 
Johnson  x  Fowler 
         mark 
           his 
Arrington  x  Britt 
           mark 

Southampton County, In the Clerks Office the 25th day of May 1840 
This deed of bargain and sale from John B. Lawrence & wife & William Lawrence 
to William Britt was acknowledged by the said John B. Lawrence & William 
Lawrence and admitted to Record 
                                                  Teste   L.R. Edwards  CC 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 24 (1836-40), p. 510 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Southampton Microfilm Reel 10 


The previous indenture is a deed of trust for two tracts, including 
   "Crumplers place" mentioned above, from William LAWRENCE to Allen EDWARDS, 
   for John B. LAWRENCE, dated 26 Nov 1839 (also recorded 25 May 1840). 
   The deed (DB24:509-10) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/24db509.txt 

William LAWRENCE bought this 52-acre tract from John MERCER & wife Nancy 
   (DOYAL) MERCER, 18 Nov 1837.  The deed (DB22:184-85) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/22db184b.txt 

William BRITT having died, special commissioner Goodwyn G. GRIFFIN sold this 
   tract to George D. SPIVEY, 29 Apr 1848. 
   The deed (DB27:239-40) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/27db239.txt 


[BRITT, CRUMPLER, FOWLER, HERRIN, HERRING, LAWRENCE, SPIVEY, 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/24db510.txt