SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Joel Davis to Richard Renn, 11 Oct 1769 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Southampton Co. VA Deed Bk. 4, pg 195 FHLC #34006 This Indenture made this eleventh day of October one thousand seven hundred sixty nine Between Joel Davis of Southampton County of the one part and Richard Renn of the county of Surry of the other part Witnesseth that the said Joel Davis for and in consideration of the sum of fifty five pounds current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid at or before the ensealing and Delivery of these presents the receipt of which and himself fully satisfyd contented and paid doth hereby acknowledge hath granted Bargained and Sold alined and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain Sell alien and confirm unto the said Richard Renn his heirs and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Southampton aforesaid containing by estimation one hundred & ten acres more or less & bounded as followeth Beginning a live oak in Tompsons branch thence runing up the said branch to the mouth of a little branch that Divides Joel & Ethd Daviss land thence up the Various courses of the run of the small branch to a red Oak a corner t?ce of Etheldred Davis Robert Baileys & Richd Renns own lands thence South Southwest Seventy six pole to a white Oak thence South west by South sixty four poles to a red Oak thence South south west Seventy two pole to a hickory thence west north west Seventy two pole to the Begining also all woods underwoods ways water & water courses and with all profits Commodities & advantages whatsoever to the same belonging or in any ways appertaining and also the reversion and reversions remainder & remainders unto & Services of the said premises and of every part & parcel thereof and also all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoever of him the said Joel Davis of in and to the same premises and every part thereof To have and to hold all & singular the above premises above mentioned and every part and parcel thereof with their appertinances unto the said Richd Renn his heirs & assigns to the only proper use & behoof of the said Richd Renn his heirs & assigns forever and the Said Joel Davis for himself his Heirs &C the above mentioned premises and every part thereof against him & his heirs & assigns and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever to the said Richd Renn his Heirs & assigns shall & will defend by these presents In witness whereof the Said Joel Davis hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his Seal the day and year first above written Signed Sealed and Delivered in presents of Joel Davis (Seal) Richd Blow Wm West his Anthony Evans Mark } Memorandum that on the eleventh day of Octr One thousand Seven hundred & sixty nine peaceable and quiet possession & Seison of the within Mentioned land was delivered by the within Joel Davis to the within Richard Renn according to the tennoure and effect of the within Indenture Joel Davis (Seal) Test Richd Blow Wm West his Anthony Evans Mark } At A court held for the county of Southampton the 12 day of Octr 1769 ------- This indenture and the memorandum of livery of Seisen thereon endorsed were Acknowledged by the within named Joel Davis and ordered to be recorded J Kells CC ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Christie Canfield cicie@earthlink.net ___________________________________________________________________