SURRY COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - John Allen to Thomas Pitman, 20 Aug 1712 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Deeds: John Allen-Thomas Pitman, Southmark Parish, Surry Co, VA INDENTURE - JOHN ALLEN-THOMAS PITMAN, JR (8-20-1712) THIS INDENTURE made the 20th day of August in the eleventh year of the reign of our sovereign Lady Ann by the grace of God of Great Brittain, France & Ireland, Queen, defender of the faith &c. in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & twelve between John Allen of ye County of Surry, Gent: (gentleman) of the one part & Thomas Pitman, Jr. of the county of Isle of Wight, planter, of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Allen for diverse good causes & considerations, him thereunto receiving, but more especially, for, & in consideration of the sum of six thousand pounds of good merchantable tobacco in sufficient cashe to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Pitman Jr at, & before, the ensealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof, & himself therewith, fully satisfied, contented & paid, he doth hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, sold, remised, released, aliened, transformed, enfeoffed?, & confirmed & by the presents for himself, his heirs & assigns, he doth give, grant, sell remise, release, alien, transfer, enfeoff & confirm unto the said Thomas Pitman, Jr & to his heirs & assigns forever, he being already in full & peaceable possession of the premises hereafter mentioned by virtue of a lease thereof made by the said John Allen unto the said Thomas Pitman, Jr bearing date the day before the date of these presents, all that rights, title, interest, possession, claim, & demand of him, ye said John Allen, of, in, or to a certain tract or parcell of land, scituate on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp in the County of Surry, Isle of Wight, aforesaid containing three hundred & fifty acres of land, be the same more or less, which said tract or parcell of land is part of a Pattent formerly granted to James Allen dated ye 25th day of Aprill 1701 for fourteen hundred acres & by the said James given and bequeathed in his Last Will & Testament to the above named John Allen & his heirs forever (as relation to the said Will being had may more at large appear) bounded viz: beginning at ye mouth of the Little Swamp on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp aforesaid thence up the various courses of the run of the said Little Swamp to a markd ash then north twelve degrees west thirty five pole to a pine then north fourteen degrees east one hundred seventy four pole to a corner of Samuell Lancaster's land & by the said Lancaster's line east one hundred & sixty pole to the main Blackwater Swamp side aforesaid & down the various courses of the run of the said swamp to the beginning. TOGETHER with all & singular the houses, orchards, gardens, woods, ways & waters & all their royaltys, priviledges, profitts, commoditys & advantages whatsoever to the said tract or parcell of land belonging or, in any wise appertaining or therewith, or with, any part thereof used, enjoyed or accepted, reputed or taken as part, parcell or member thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcell of land with all & singular of, then the premises herein before mentioned & intended to be hereby granted, released & confirmed with their & every of their appurtenances unto said Thomas Pitman Jr, his heirs, & assigns forever to the only proper use & behoof of him, ye said Thomas Pitman, Jr, his heirs & assigns forever to be held of our sovereign Lady, the Queen, her heirs & succesors in free & common socage & not in Capite or by Knights service. Yielding and paying the quit-rents due & accustomed to be paid for the same being one shilling yearly for every fifty acres to be paid at the feast of St.Michael, the Archangel and the said John Allen, for himself, his heirs, executors & adminisrators, doth hereby covenant, promise & grant to, & with, the said Thomas Pitman Jr, his heirs & assigns that he, the said John Allen, now at the time of the sealing & delivery of these presents, is and, stands lawfully & rightfully seized of all & singular the aforesaid tract or parcell of land of & for a good lawfull and indefeizable estate of inheritance in fee simple and that the said John Allen, his heirs, executors, & administrators, the said hereby granted premises with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Pitman, Jr, his heirs, & assigns, against all persons whatsoever, shall & will,warrant & forever defend & that it shall & may be lawfull for him, the said Thomas Pitman, Jr, his heirs & assigns from time to time & at all times forever hereafter, peaceably & quietly to have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy the same to his & their own proper use & uses & that clear & free from all manner of former & other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, mortgages, joyntures, judgments, extents & executions & all other manner of incumbrance whatsoever. IN WITNESS of all which the partys first above named to these present Indenture have interchangeably set their hands & seals the day and year first- above written. John Allen, sealed with a wafer Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of: Henry Harrison Thomas Eldridge At a court held at Southmark for the County of Surry August ye 20th 1712 This day appeared in court the above named John Allen & did acknowledge the above specified contents to be his reall, act and deed which is ordered to be recorded & is recorded by: J. Allen, Cl. Cur. Spelling appears as it did on the original. Words not fully decipherable are followed by a question mark. Paragraphing was added by the transcriber for ease in reading. The original carries no paragraphs. Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations, Deeds & Wills, Etc. 6, 1709-1715, Reel 3 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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