SURRY COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - William Bridges to William Dancy, 19 Jun 1738
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Deeds: William Bridges-William Dancy, Southmark Parish, Surry Co, VA

INDENTURE BETWEEN WILLIAM BRIDGES, WILLIAM DANCY & OTHERS (6-19-1738)

THIS INDENTURE made this nineteenth day of Gune in the year of our Lord Christ
one thousand seven hundred and eight BETWEEN William Bridges of the County of
Surry and Susanna, his wife, and Joseph Bridges of Barte Precinct in North
Carolina of one part and William Dancy of the said county of Surry of the
other part.

WITNESSETH that the said William Bridges and Susanna, his wife & Joseph
Bridges, for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings currant mony of
Virginia to them or one of them in hand paid at and before the ensealing &
delivery hereof by the said William Dancy, the receipt whereof they do hereby
acknowledge, have bargained and sold and do by these presents bargain and sell
unto the said William Dancy, his executors and administrators and assigns a
certain tract or parcell of land containing five hundred acres in it, more or
less, lying and being on the north side of Nottoway River in the said county
of Surry and bounded as followeth, to witt:

BEGINNING at a white oak corner tree of Philip Lightfoot, Esq. then along the
said Lightfoot line to a hickory on other corner tree of the said Bridges land
then along the said line to the head line of the said Bridges land then along
the head line to the old Road to John Weavers line then along John Weavers
line to a corner white oak tree then up the said line to the Tiny Swamp to a
white oak corner tree of the aforesaid line then down the line between Henry
Meacham and the said Bridges to Meachams and Henry Las corner tree and from
thence to an elm on other corner tree? of Bridges & Las line from thence along
the said line to a white oak by the old Road from thence to a buter wood tree
by Las path and from thence to the begining two hundred and seventy acres of
the said tract of land since? purchased of John Jones of this said county by
deeds bearing date the nineteenth day of April Anno. Domini one thousand seven
hundred and fourteen and one thousand seven hundred and fifteen and the other
two hundred and thirty acres was granted to the said William Bridges by Patent
bearing date the first day of August one thousand seven hundred and thirty
four, the said five hundred acres of land being all the land that the said
William and Joseph Bridges holds on the north side of Notoway River.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said land and all and singular the premises hereby
bargained and sold with the appurtenances unto the said William Dancy, his
executors, administrators and assigns from the day next before the date hereof
unto the end and terme and for and during the term of one year from thence and
trusting? to the intent that by virtue thereof and of the statute for
transfering uses into possession the said William Dancy may be in the actual
possession of the said land and premises and be enabled to take and accept of
a grant and release of the revsion and inheritance of the same land and
premises to him and his heirs to the use of him, his heirs and assigns
forever.

IN WITNESSETH whereof the said William Bridges and Susanna, his wife, and
Joseph Bridges have hereunto with their hands affixed their seals the day and
year above written.
                                                              his                                                                                                 
Sealed and delivered in the                         William   WB  Bridges
presence of:                                                  mark
John Mason                                                    her                  
Joseph Mason                                        Susannah. ...Bridges sealed with red wax                                           mark
William Jenis?                                       Joseph Bridges, sealed 
                                                          with red wax                                                                         

                      At a court held for Surry County
        January the 17th 1739 (looks like 1735 but must be 1739)

This day appeared in court the above named William Bridges and Joseph Bridges
and did acknowledge athe above mentioned contents to be their real act and
deed which is ordered to be recorded and is recorded.
                                                                            John Allen, Cl. Cur.

NOTE:  Spelling is as shown on original.  Paragraphing was added by the
transcriber for ease in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the original
document.  

NOTE:  The document was drawn up in June 1738 and date shown for presention in
court is January 1738.  I would think this should be 1739. 
 
Source:  Library of virginia, Wills & Administrations,
Deeds and Wills, Etc. 8, Parts 1 and 2, 1730-1738, Reel 5


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