SURRY COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - John Allen to Robert Lancaster, 20 Aug 1712 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- THIS INDENTURE made ye 20th day of August in the eleventh year of ye reign of our sovereign Lady Ann by ye 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 the County of Surry, gentleman, of the one part to Robert Lancaster Jr. of the same county, planter, of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said John Allen for divers good causes & considerations, him thereunto moving but more especially for & in consideration of ye sum of six thousand pounds of good merchanble tob. (tobacco) in sufficient cashe to him in hand paid by ye said Robert Lancaster Jr & before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipts whereof & himself therewith, fully satisfied, contented & paid he doth hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, sold, demised,released, aliend, transferred, enscoffed & confirmed & by these presents for himself, his heirs & assigns. He doth, give, grant, sell, remise,release, alien, enscoff and confirm unto ye said Robert Lancaster, Jr & to his heirs & assigns forever, he being already in full & peaceable possession of ye premises hereafter mentioned by virtue of a lease thereof made by ye said John Allen unto ye said Robert Lancaster Jr bearing date the day before ye date of these presents all that right, title, interest, posession, claim, & demand of him, ye said John Allen, of in unto a certain tract or parcell of land scituate on ye southside of the main Blackwater Swamp in the county aforesaid containing three hundred 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 twenty fifth day of Aprill 1701 for fourteen hundred acres & be the same given and bequeathed in by a Last Will & Testament to the above named John Allen & his heires forever (as relation to the said Will being had may more at large appear) bounded, Viz: Beginning at the mouth of a branch on ye south side of the main Blackwater Swamp aforesaid (which said branch divides this land from the land of Samuell Lancaster) thence up ye run of ye said branch to a mark white oak stump standing in the head line of ye said Pattent on the north side of ye said branch, thence north one hundred and seventy pole to a white oak then north northeast fifty pole to a small sweet gumm by a meadow side on the main Blackwater Swamp aforesaid & down ye various courses of the run of ye said swamp to ye beginning. Together with all and singular ye houses, orchards, gardens, woods, ways & water & all other royaltys, priviledges, proffits, commoditys & advantages whatsoever to the said tract or parcell of land belonging or in any wise appertaining or therewith any part thereof used or enjoyed, or accepted, reputed or taken as part, parcell or member thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcell of land & all & singular other the premises herein before mentioned to be hereby granted, released, & confirmed with their & every of their appurtenances unto the said Robert Lancaster Jr, his heires, & assigns forever to the only proper use & behoof of him, ye said Robert Lancaster,Jr , his heirs & assigns forever to be held of our sovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs & successors in force & common socage & not in Capite or by Knights Service yielding and paying the quit-rents due & accustomed to be paid for the value 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, & administrators, doth hereby covenant, promise & grant, to and with the said Robert Lancaster Jr, his heirs, and assigns that he, the said John Allen, now at the time of the sealing & delivery of these presents, is & stands, lawfully and 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 Robert Lancaster Jr, his heirs, & assign against all persons whatsoever shall & will warrant & forever defend, & that it shall & may be lawfull for him, the said Robert Lancaster Jr, his heirs & assigns from time to time & of all times forever hereafter peaceably, to have, hold, occupy, possess, and enjoy the same to his & their own proper use & uses & that clear & free from all & all manner of former & other gifts, grants, bargains & sales mortgages, joyntures, judgments, extents & executions & all other manner of incumberances whatsoever. In witness of all which ye partys first above named to these presents Indenture have interchangeably set their hands & seals the day & year first above written. John Allen sealed with a wafer Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of: Henry Harrison William Browne 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 real act and deed which is ordered to be recorded & is recorded. J. Allen, Cl. Cur. Notes: Spelling is as appeared on the original. Words in parenthesis are by the transcriber (exception:last line of second paragraph). Words not fully decipherable are followed by a question mark. Paragraphing added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs on the original document. Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations, Deeds & Wills, Etc. 6, 1694-1709; 1709-1715, Reel 3 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon, vstach@ix.netcom.com ___________________________________________________________________