Deed - Executors of John Rivers to Winfield Mason - 1792 - Sussex Co.VA
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Deed - Executors of John Rivers to Winfield Mason 
(Deed Book G, page 694, Sussex Co.VA.)

THIS INDENTURE Made this 3d day of March in the year of our Lord one
Thousand seven hundred & ninety two Between Thomas Sanders executor of
John Rivers deceased of the County of Sussex, & William Rivers Jr. son
of the said dec'd John of the one part, and Winfield Mason of the 
County of Dinwiddie of the other part. WITNESSETH that the s'd. dec'd.
John Rivers did by his last Will & Testament desire that his executors
should sell all his lands lying in Sussex County and divide the money
between his children. Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said land
being sold, & the said Winfield Mason became the purchaser for the
valuable consideration of one hundred & Seventy nine pounds ten 
shillings current money of Virginia, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, have granted bargained & sold aliened and confirmed unto
the said Winfield Mason his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract
or parcel of land and premisses, situate lying and being in the County
of Sussex, and on the East side of Harrys Swamp, containing by 
estimation Three hundred & fifty nine Acres, be the same more or less.
It being the whole of that Tract of land which the said John Rivers
deceased died possessed of in the said County of Sussex and bounded as
followeth (to wit) Beginning at the mouth of a small branch, thence up
the said branch to a Willow Oak, then N.80 E.46 poles To a Turkey Oak 
in a pond then No.66 E.94 po. to a Turkey Oak, then No.75 E.38 po. to
a white oak No.56 W.60 Po. No.51 W.10 Po. No.42 W.28 Po. No.46 W.27 Po.
to a small shrub oak thence No.12 1/2 E.16 Po. No.23 E.48 Po. No.19
E.34 Po. No.18 E.52 1/2 Po. to a pine at the head of the Shaw Meddow
So.70 W.40 Po. to a small white oak No.40 W.22 Po. to a small pine at
a hoghole at the head of Dicks branch, then down the said branch to the
mouth, then crossing the buckhorn branch a new line No.60 W.59 Po. to
a red oak in the County line, along the said line So.55 W.176 poles to
an ash on the run of Harry's swamp then down the run of the said swamp
as it meandersto the begining. Together with all the estate right title
interest benefit claim & demand of them the said Thomas Saunders ex'or.
as aforesaid, & William Rivers Jun'r. son of the said deceased John
Rivers, and their heirs, with all the h__ts of the said deed John 
Rivers To have and to hold, the said tract or parcel of land &
premisses, with their appurtenances to the said Winfield Mason his 
heirs and assigns forever, And the said Saunders executor & Wm. Rivers
Jr. son etc. for themselves, and their heirs, and for all the heirs of
the said deceased John Rivers, the aforesaid Tract of Land and 
premisses, to the said Winfield Mason, his heirs & assigns, freed and
discharged, of and from the claim of them the said Saunders ex'or. &
Wm. Rivers Jr. as aforesaid, and from the claim and demand of all and 
every other person or persons whatsoever claiming from, by or under the
said John Rivers dec'd. shall & will Warrant and forever defend. 
IN WITNESS whereof the said Thomas Sanders executor, and Wm. Rivers Jr.
etc. as aforesaid have hereunto set their hands and affix'd their Seals
the day and year first above Written.

Thos.Sanders Ex'or. (Seal)
William Rivers (Seal)

Sign'd Seal'd & Delivered
in presence of}
Wm. Pettway
Rich'd. Harwell
Gray Burrow
William Parham
Thomas Cain


At a Court held for Sussex County the 5th day of April 1792 This
Indenture was proved to be the act and Deed of Thomas Saunders & 
William Rivers by William Pettway, Richard Harwell & William Parham 
three of the witnesses thereto & by the Court ordered to be Recorded.

Teste M. Bailey CSC

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