SURRY COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Arthur Allen to Sarah Bland, 12 Oct 1704 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Deeds: Arthur Allen-Sarah Bland, Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry Co, VA TRIPARTITE INDENTURE BETWEEN BLAND, ALLEN, OTHERS (12 OCT 1704) INDENTURE TRIPARTITE made the twelvth day of October Anno Dom 1704, the third year of the reign of our Lady Ann by the grace of God of England, Scotland, Ffrance and Ireland, defender of the ffaith &c. between Sarah Bland of the Liberty of the Tower of London in the Kingdom of England and Widow (relict and surviving Executrix of John Bland late of London and deceased) of this First part Arthur Allen of Lawnes Crick (Creek) in Surry County in ye Dominion of Virginia, Merchant, of the Second part, and Major Baker of the Isle of Wight County in Virginia aforesaid Colonell William Brown and William Brown Junior, his son, and Mr. William Edward, all of Surry County aforesaid of the Third part. WITNESSETH that the said Sarah Bland for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds lawfull money of England to her in hand paid of or before the sealing and delivery thereof by the said Arthur Allen by the hands of Micajah Perry, Thomas Lane and Richard Perry of London, aforesaid Merchants, the receipt whereof the said Sara Bland doth hereby acknowledge and herself herewith to be fully satisfyed and paid and thereof and of every part and thereof doth clearly and absolutely acquitt, release and discharge Arthur Allen, his heirs, Executors, Administrators and assignes and of them forever by these presents hath given, granted, aliened, released, confirmed and by these presents doth fully and absolutely give, grant, release and confirm unto the said Arthur Allen (in his actuall possession now) being by force and virtue of a bargain and sale to him thereof for one year by indenture bearing date the day next before the day of the date of these presents and made or intended to be made between the said Sarah Bland of the First part, the said Arthur Allen of the Second part, the said Major Henry Baker, Colonell William Brown and William Brown Junior and Mr. William Edward of the Third part and of the statute for transferring uses into possession and to his heyres (heirs) and assigns forever all that Mestuage or tenement and plantation of her, the said Sarah Bland, and all and every the lands of what nature or kind soever to the same belonging or in any ways appertaining or therwith now enjoyed containing by estimacon about two hundred acres be the same more or less scituate lying and being in Lawnes Crick in Surry County in the said Colony and Dominion of Virginia now in the tenure or occupation of the said Arthur Allen and called by the name of Birtsneck and also all other, the land, tenements and hereditaments of her, the said Sarah Bland, and scituate lying in and being in Lawnes Crick aforesaid that are now in the tenure or occupacon of him, the said Arthur Allen,which said plantation lands and premises now heretofore sett by lease for a long term of years by one William Pearce unto Major Arthur Allen, ffather of the said Arthur Allen party hereunto Haniball Ffletcher and William Byrt of the yearly rent of six shillings and six capons and the inhereitance thereof was afterwards purchased by the said John Bland, deceased, by him in, by his Last Will, Testament given and devised (amongst other things) unto his wife, the said Sarah Bland, together with all, singular ediffices, buildings, barnes, stables, tobacco houses, wood timber, orchards, gardens, ways, waters, watercourses, proffitts, comoditys, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever, to the said Mestuage tenement plantation lands and premises or any part thereof belonging, or in any wise appertaining, therewith, or with any part thereof used or enjoyed or accepted, reputed, taken or known as part, parcell or member thereof or of any part thereof and the revercon and revercons remainder and remainders yearly, other rents, issues, profitts of all and singular the said Mestuage or tenement lands, premises, of every part, parcell thereof and all the estate right ty? the interest use property benefitt claims and demand whatsoever of her, the said Sarah Bland, of into or out of the same, every part, parcell thereof and all deeds, evidences, writings which concerne the said premises only or by any part thereof to have and to hold the said Mestuage or tenement lands hereditaments, all singular other the premises hereby or mentioned to be hereby given granted, aliened, released, confirmed as aforesaid, every part, parcell thereof with their or any of their appurtenances unto the said Arthur Allen, party hereunto, his heires, assigns forever to the only proper use, behoof of him, the said Arthur Allen, his heires, assigns forever and the said Sarah Bland, her heires, Executors, Administrators, the said hereby or intended to be hereby granted premises with the appurtenances unto the said Arthur Allen, his heires, assigns against all person or persons whatsoever shall, will, warrant and forever defend by these presents. And the said Sarah Bland for herself, her heires, Executors, Administrators, forever of them doth covenant, promise, grant to, with the said Arthur Allen, his heires, assignes by these presents in manner, form, following (that is to say) that she, the said Sarah Bland, now at the time of the sealing, delivery of these presents and standeth lawfully, rightfully and absolutely seized of the said Mestuage or tenement plantation lands hereditaments, all, singular other the premises before menconed (mentioned), every part, parcell thereof with their every of their appurtenances of, for a good sum lawfull, perfect, absolute, indefeasable (indefeasible) estate of inheritance in ffee simple. AND FURTHER that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Arthur Allen, his heires and assignes from time to time and at all times forever hereafter peaceably and quietly to have, hold,occupy, possess and enjoy to his and their own proper use and uses, the said Mestuage or tenement plantation lands and premises herein before menconed or intended to be hereby granted aliened, to be used and confirmed as aforesaid and every part thereof with the appurtenances without any the lawfull lett-suite trouble, deny all if her cause? eviccon (eviction) ejeccon(ejection) in interrupcon (interruption), claim or demand whatsoever of the said Sarah Bland, her heires, or assignes or any other person or persons whatsoever and that ffree and clear and ffreely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged or otherwise upon request thereof to be made well and sufficiently levied harmless and kept in indempnifyed (indemnified) by the said Sarah Bland, her heires, Executors, Administrators, of from and against all and all manner of forever, other gifts, grants, bargains, sales ffeeoff? interests, estate mortages, joyntures, Wills, entayles (entails) fees, ffines, fforfeitures, seizures, judgements, extents, execucons (executions) and of and from all other incumbrances whatsoever had made comitted, omitted done or suffered by the said Sarah Bland or by any other person or persons whatsoever. AND FURTHER that she, the said Sarah Bland, her heires, and assignes and all and every other person and persons whatsoever or lawfully claiming or which shall or may of any time hereafter howe or lawfully claime any Estate right, tytle or interest of into or out of the premises aforesaid or any part thereof shall and will at any time hereafter within the space of ten years upon the request and of the costs and charges in the law? of the said Arthur Allen, his heires or assigns do make, levy, acknowledge, execute and suffer or cause or procure to be done, made, levyed, acknowledged, executed and suffered all and every such further and other lawfull and reasonable assurance and assurances in the law for the further better and more absolute assuring and conveying of the said Mestuage lands and premises with appurtenances unto the said Arthur Allen, his heires and assigns forever according to the true intent and meaning of these presents be if by ffine or ffines recovery, recoveryes or otherwise as by him the said Arthur Allen, his heires, or assigns or his or their councell learned in the law shall be reasonably advised, devised & required. AND if is hereby declared by and between the said parties to these presents that all and every such subsequent conveyances and assurances of the premises aforesaid or any part thereof shall be and enure (inure) and are by these presents declared to be and enure (inure) to the only proper use and behoofe of him, the said Arthur Allen, his heires and assigns forever. AND THIS INDENTURE FURTHER WITNESSETH of the said Sarah Bland as well for the better execution of these presents also for the better conveying and assuring the aforesaid premises unto the said Arthur Allen, his heires, and assigns DOTH hereby nominate, constitute and appointe the said Major Henry Baker, Colonell William Brown, William Brown Junior and William Edward joyntly and severally to be her true and lawfull attorney and attorneys for her and in her namestead and place, not only to acknowledge this present Indenture in the Generall Court of the said Colony and Dominion of Virginia and in all or any other court or Courts of Record within that Colony, but to do and execute all and every other matter or thing by livery and seizin or otherwise howsoever for the better and more perfect execucon of these presents and for conveying of the said Mestuage lands and premises with the appurtenances unto the said Arthur Allen, his heires, and assigns forever. IN WITNESS whereof the parties first above named to these present Indenture Tripartite have interchangeable sett their hands, seals, the day and year first abovewritten. Sarah Bland (seal) Sealed and delivered (being first double stamped) in the presence of: James Morgan Joseph Bradby Edward Jaquehir? Received this day of the date within written ) of the within named Arthur Allen by the hands ) of this within named Micajah Perry, Thomas Lane,) Richard Perry, the sum of twenty pounds ) £ 20 being the consideration money within ) menconed to be to inspired? ) I say received: Mrs? Sarah Bland Witnesses hereto: James Morgan Joseph Bradby Edward Jaquehir? Spelling appears as it did in original document. Some words in parenthesis are by the transcriber for clarity. Paragraphing was added by the transcriber for ease in reading.The original doucment carries no paragraphs. Other formatting is as shown on original. Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations, Deeds & Wills, 1694-1709, 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, vonstac@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________