Deed - Thornton, Robinson & Applewhite to Z.W.T. Mitchell
(deed Book 1, pages 636 & 637)

This deed made this 4th day of April 1872, between R.E. Thornton
Trustee of the first part, Robt.H. Robinson & Mary E. his wife of the
second part Z.W.T. Mitchell of the third part & Thos.H. Applewhite of
the fourth part witnesseth: that whereas by Deed dated the 8th day of
April 1872, of record in the Clerks Office of the County Court of
Sussex Co. the said Robt.H. Robinson granted,conveyed to the said R.E.
Thornton Trustee the tract of land hereinafter described In Trust to
secure the payment of an Execution from the County Court of Sussex
County against the said Robt.H. Robinson as surviving obligor of 
himself & Danl.C. Robinson decd in favor of Thos.H. Applewhite assignee
of George T. Murrell amounting to 15-49-47 at the date of said deed and
whereas the parties interested in said land have effected a private 
sale thereof to the said Z.W.T. Mitchell, which is satisfactory to all
the parties above interested, as appears by their becoming parties to
this Deed & signing & acknowledging the same and whereas Mary E. the
wife of Robt.H. Robinson did not join in said Deed of trust, but is now
willing to relinquish her contingent right of dower therein as appears
by her joining in this deed & signing & acknowledging the same. Now 
this Deed Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of Eight hundred
& fifty Dollars by the said Z.W.T. Mitchell paid (t)he said Robt.H.
Robinson & Mary E. his wife & the said Rich.E. Thornton trustee do 
grant unto Z.W.T. Mitchell the following real Estate to wit: all that
certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County of sussex & State
of Virginia on the Green Church Road bounded on the north by lands of 
Lyem Hill on the East by lands of Mrs Susom Bass,on the South by lands
of Susom Bass & others on the West by lands of Jno Winfield containing
Three hundred & ninteen acres be the same more or less being the 
property mentioned in the above recited conveyance and the said 
Richard E. Thornton covenants that he will warrant specially the 
property hereby conveyed & the said Robt.H. Robinson covenants that he
will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed & that the said
Mitchell shall have quiet possession of the said land free from all
encumberance and it is further agreed by & between the said Robt.H.
Robinson Thomas H. Applewhite & Rich.E. Thornton that the said sum of
Eight hundred & fifty dollars shall be applied to the credit of the 
debt aforesaid & the said Thos.H. Applewhite releases the land hereby
conveyed from all liability for the debt aforesaid.
Witness the following signatures and seals:
R.E.Thornton trustee (seal)
Robt.H.Robinson (seal)
Mary E.Robinson (seal)
T.H.Applewhite (seal)
Virginia: In the Clerks Office of Sussex County Court 4th April 1872
personally appeared before me T.S.Morgan Clerk of said Court, R.E.
Thornton trustee, Robt.H.Robinson and T.H.Applewhite parties whose
names are signed to the foregoing and hereto annexed writing bearing
date 4th April 1872 and acknowledged the said writing to be their act
and deed. Given under my hand this 4th April 1872.
T.S.Morgan C.C.
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