Marriage Contract - Joseph Goodwyn & Jane Robinson 1794
(Deed Book H, page 279, Sussex Co.VA.)

Articles of a Marriage Contract entered in and agreed to this 23 day of
August one thousand seven hundred and ninety foure BETWEEN Joseph
Goodwyn of Dinwiddie County of the one part and Jane Robinson of Sussex
County of the other part WITNESSETH that the said Jane Robinson being
of sound mind and memory dooth hereby agree to intermarry with the said
Joseph Goodwyn on the folllowing terms viz. that is the said Joseph
Goodwyn dooth hereby agree to give up all right claim or title that he
may or shall have to the Land that belongs to the said Jane Robinson
likewise one half of the Negroes belonging to her also one half of all
the residue of the estate be it what kind or quality soever except the
Bonds due to him them he claims. These Articles entered in and agreed 
to by each of us and given from under each of our hands and Seal the 
day and year above written.
Joseph Goodwyn (Seal)
Jane(her+mark)Robinson (Seal)

Sind Seald in
presence of-
Robert Jones
Easton(herLmark)Freeman
Daniel Neves
William Burge

At a Court held for Sussex County the 5 day of February 1795.
This Marriage Contract was acknowledged by each of the partys and 
ordered to be Recorded.
Teste Mich'l.Bailey C.S.C.

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