Deeds: Southampton County, VA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Matthew W. HARRIS, of Richmond, VA, ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Southampton Co., VA, Deeds abstracted by Matthew W. HARRIS [brackets, line breaks & surname capitalization mine] Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 28 (1850-1856), pp. 212-13 3 Aug 1850 Robert RAIFORD & wife Mary to Lemuel RAIFORD Deed of Bargain & Sale [margin notes] RAIFORD & wife to RAIFORD } Deed This deed made the 3.rd day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, between Robert RAIFORD and Mary RAIFORD his wife of the one part and Lemuel RAIFORD of the other part, all of the County of Southampton and the State of Virginia: Witnesseth [page break] Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and fifty Dollars to them in hand paid they the said Robert RAIFORD and Mary his wife doth grant, bargain and Sell unto the said Lemuel RAIFORD all their right, title, and interest in one certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the County aforesaid containing by estimation Sixty Nine acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows, by the lands of James CLAYTON, Wilborn HEDGPETH, Mordicai BRADSHAW, Goodwin BRADSHAW and Philip RAIFORD. Witness the following Signatures and seals. Robert RAIFORD *Seal* Mary RAIFORD *Seal* x her Mark Signed, Sealed, & delivered in presence of Milton D. BUTLER Thos. J. BRISTER Carr B. CORBITT Southampton County, S.S. We, Saml. B. KELLO and Rob.t G. GRIFFIN Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Mary RAIFORD wife of Robert RAIFORD parties to the within deed bearing date the 3.rd day August 1850, and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our County and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid explained to her, She, the said Mary RAIFORD acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and declared that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same and that She wished not to retract it. Given under our hands this 1.st day of March 1851. S.B. KELLO, J.P. *Seal* R.G. GRIFFIN, J.P. *Seal* Southampton County. In the Clerk's office the 19.th day of January 1852. This Deed of bargain and Sale from Robert RAIFORD and Mary his wife to Lemuel RAIFORD, was acknowledged by said Robert RAIFORD together with the certificate of the privy examination and acknowledgement of the said Mary, admitted to record. Teste, L.R. EDWARDS C.C. [tiny check mark in margin]