Land Record: Charles BARHAM, 1663/64: Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia

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1663/4, February 22 - Know all men by these presence that I, Thomas Smith, yeoman, of the
Prish of Dorson in the County of Hereford in the Realme of England, Attorney of Richard James,
yeoman and Margery, his wife of the Prish of Cossopin (?) In the ffore sd County and Richard
Watkins, yeoman and Jane, his wife of the Prish of Dorson in the ffore sd County and John
Meredith of the Prish in Whitton in the County of Radnor and Mary his wife, have given, granted,
bargained, sould, assigned, consigned, inffeoft, alinated and sett over to Mr CHARLES
BARHAM, Gent. Of the Prish of Lawnes Creek in the County of Surry in Virginia, one tract of
devidend of land which were fformerly John Medmores of the ffore sd Prish of Lawnes Creek,
deceased. Containing three hundred acres or there abouts given by will by the ffore sd Medmore
unto the ffore sd Margery, Jane and Mary the naturall and surviving sisters of the ffore sd
Medmore lying and being in Hog Island Maine and bounded as by the patten assigned by vertue of
this deed will appear with all the houses, orchards or edifices thereon or there unto belonging that
do properly belong the ffore sd sisters. And by these presents do give, grant, bargain, erly, sell,
assign, consign, alinate, inffeoffe and sett over unto the ffore sd Mr. CHARLES BARHAM, his
heirs, Excers; Asmers; or assigns ffor ever. And further I the ffore sd Tho: Smith doe by these
presents bind my selfe, my heirs, Exces; Admres; and assigns that the sd Mr. BARHAM his heirs,
Excex; Admes and assigns shall peacably and quitly posses and injoy have hould and occupy all
the ffore sd tract of land with the appurtines andd stocke there to belonging or thereon, withoute
the lett trouble mollestation or evicktion of him the sd Tho: or the fforenamed sisters or any other
by his or theirs prcuremt. Always provided that the sd Mr. BARHAM shall prforme unto the
tennent now upon the sd land his lease ffor itts ffull tearme to come. And ffurthermore I the ffore
sd Tho: Smith upon the receipt of sixty three pds sterling ffor ech money and the sd BARHAM
hath past bills of Exchange upon his brother Mr. RICH: BARHAM of London I therefore doe
bind myselfe, execs, admres and assigns a ffull confirmation of this deed under the hands and
seales of the ffore named sisters or the survivors of them and theire husbands. And alsoe that they
shall impower an Attorney to acknowledge the same ffor them in Surry County Court the next
return of shiping to Virginia. In Wittnes Whereof I the ffore sd Thomas Smith doe obleig my selfe
to acknowledge in the next Courte held in Course ffor the County of Surry and ffor the
prformance hereof I have here unto sett my hand and seale the twenty second day of ffefry; And
the sixteenth yeare of the Reigne of our Sov Lord the King and in the yeare of our Lord 1663.
Subsigned, Sealed and Delivered                                                      Signett of          Seale
Will Cockerham                                                                           Thomas Smith       Red wax
Signett of                                                                                         (Mark)
Andrew Robinson
David Williams
*Surry Book 1, p. 228