SURRY COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - John Allen to Richard Parker, 16 Dec 1728
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Deeds: John Allen-Richard Parker, Southmark Parish, Surry Co, VA

INDENTURE BETWEEN JOHN ALLEN AND RICHARD PARKER (1728)

THIS INDENTURE made this sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and twenty eight (1728) between John Allen of the
parish Southmark in the county of Surry aforesaid of the other part witnesseth
that said John Allen for and in consideration of the sum of five schillings to
him in hand paid the receipt whereof hereto he doth acknowledge and thereof
doth acquireth and discharge the said Richard Parker, his Executors,
Administrators, and assigns & hath bargained and sold and doth by these
presents bargain and sell unto the said Richard Parker, his Executors
Administrator, and assigns a certain tract or parcel of lands with the
appurtenances thereof scituate, lying and being on the northeast side of
Vaughans Swamp in the parish of Lawnes Creek in the county of Surry as
aforesaid  containing, by estimation, twenty acres of land be the same more or
less is bounded as followeth,  viz:

Beginning at a markt gum by the side of Vaughan's Swamp aforesaid in a line
twixt to the said Allen and the said Parker thence north five degrees east
thirty-six pole to a oiled oak then north forty pole to a white oak by a small
branch side then north eighty degrees east eighty-four pole to a small black
oak in the line twixt the said Allen and the said Parker aforesaid and by that
line south forty-four degrees west one hundred and twenty-six pole to the
beginning and also the reversion and reversions, remainder and the remainders
thereof.

TO HAVE & TO HOLD the aforesaid land with its appurtenances unto the said
Richard Parker, his Executors Administrators, & assigns from the day next
before the date hereof unto the end term and for and during the term of the
year from thence next to ensuring to the intents that by virtue thereof and of
the statutes for transferring uses unto possession of the said Richard Parker
may be in the actual possession of the said land and be enabled to take and
accept a grant release of the premises to him his heires and assigns forever.

In witness whereof said John Allen hath hereto set his hand and seal the day
and year above written.
                                                 John E. Allen with a wafer
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of:
Wm. Edwards
John Fitzgerald 
                    At a court held for Surry county
                       December the 18th 1728 

This day appeared in court the above named John Allen and did acknowledge the
above contents to be his reall act and deed which is ordered to be recorded
and is recorded by:
                                           John Allen Cl. Cu.

Note: A line was squeezed in after second line (above) which ends "in the
county of" and before third line which begins with "Surry aforesaid of the
other part". The inserted line appears to be: "Surry of the one part and
Richard Parker of the parish of Lawnes Creek in the county of"

It probably should read :
.....between John Allen of the parish Southmark in the county of Surry
aforesaid of the one part and Richard Parker of the parish of Lawnes Creek in
the county of the other part witnesseth.....

NOTE: Paragraphing was added by the transcriber.  Original document carries no
paragraphs. Source: Library of Virginia, Virginia Wills and Administrations
Surry Co., VA,  Deeds, Wills, Etc. 1715-30, p. 841-842, Reel 3


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