Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Cook & Mercer, 1845 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records 
     James COOK & Nancy (DOYAL) MERCER, 
        pre-nuptual agreement, 21 Jun 1845 (23 Jun 1845) 


Marriage Articles Entered into & Made this 21st. June, 1845  Between James 
Cook of the one part and Nancy Mercer of the other both of Southampton County, 
Whereas the said James Cook and Nancy Mercer have agrred to solemnize Matrimony 
between themselves, and be lawfully Man & wife  But  do covenant and agree with each 
other on the following terms: The said Jas. Cook and Nancy Mercer is to retain 
all the property which she the said Nancy Mercer is now in Possession 
The Plantation whereon she lives  one house  the stock of cattle  hogs & sheep 
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                                                       [in modern pen, p.] 405 

household & kitchen furniture  plantation utencils &c  and all her property  of every descrip
=tion  including  the growing crop of all kinds  corn &c,  But at the death of the said 
Nancy Mercer  who will then be Nancy Cook  she gives all the above Named property 
to her foure_ daughters.  Namely  Martha Mary Emeline & Louisa Mercer  to them and their 
heirs forever & they the said N. Mercer & James Cook doth further agree  that  None of 
the property which she is Now in possession  shall Not be subject  to the payments 
of any debts he has contracted heretofore or hereafter but to remain in quiet 
possession of them both until the death of the said N. Mercer  his intended wife  In 
witness whereof  we have set our hands [&] seals this day and date above written 
                                                                  Nancy Mercer  ĪsealĪ 
                                                                  James Cook   ĪsealĪ 
Southampton County   in the Clerks Office the 23d. day of June 1845 
This Marriage agreement between Nancy Mercer and James Cook was acknowledged 
by both said parties and admitted to Record 
                                                       Teste  L.R. Edwards  CC 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 26 (1843-47), pp. 404-05 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Southampton Microfilm Reel 11 


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) 

James Cook & Nancy Mercer (upwards of 21 years) 
m.bond 16 Jun 1845 
sec/wit: John Brown (Browne); L.R. Edwards 
m. 8 Jul 1845, on Tuesday morning, by Baptist min. Samuel H. Holmes 
(M.Reg. 1750-1853, pp. 546,723) 


John MERCER died in 1840.  His will (WB12:422-23), with proceedings on his 
   estate annexed, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/m626j2wl.txt 


[BOWDEN, DOYAL, DOYLE, MERCER] 

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/26db404.txt