Tazewell County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Kneal, John S W - Hager, Alem, Russell, & Sarah August 1, 1857 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Kuhn kuhn_j@firn.edu September 5, 2011, 7:41 pm Written: August 1, 1857 Grantor: Alem, Russell, & Sarah Hager Grantee: John S. W. Kneal Tazewell County VA Clear Fork of Wolf Creek Tazewell County Virginia deed Book, 12 page 629 This Deed made the 1s day of August in the year 1857 between Alem Hager & Rissel Hager and Sarah his wife of the first part John S. W. Kneal of second part Witnesseth that for and in consideration of two hundred and fifty dollars paid to the said Hagers they the said Alem & Russel Hager & Sarah his wife do grant unto the said John S. W. Kneal all the wright (sic) and title to a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Tazewell and state of Virginia with waters of the Clear Fork of Wolf Creek and adjoining the lands of Mary Pendleton and others in what is called the Back Valley to wit beginning on a red oak on or near Oliver Winns old line in a hollow near a branch thence running northwardly to the top of Buck horn mountain to a hickory thence westwardly with the meander of the top of the same opposite Samuel Shavers thence with southwardly down the said mountain to a dogwood & chestnut on or near the said Oliver Winns line & from thence eastwardly with said Winns line to the beginning to have and to hold the said land from all claims under the said Hagers gether (sic) with all the appurtenances to him said John S. W. Kneal witness he following signatures & seals. It is to be understood that if any part of the above named land shall be held other older claims the said Hagers is not be held bound. Alem Hager Russell Hager Sarah Hager Virginia Mercer County to wit: We S. Thompson and A. Bailey Justices of the peace for the County of Mercer and the state of Virginia do certify that Alem Hager, Russell Hager whose names and seals to the writing above bearing date on the 1st day of August 1859 has acknowledged the same before us in ower (sic) county aforesaid given under our hands the 1st day of November 1859. S. Thompson JP Archibald Bailey JP Mercer County to wit: We S. Thompson & A. Bailey Justices of the peace in said County do certify that Sarah Hager, wife of Russell Hager whose name as signed to the writing bearing date the 1st day of August 1859 personally appeared before us in the Court aforesaid and being examined privily and apart from her husband & having the writing aforesaid fully explained to her she the said Sarah Hager acknowledged the same writing to be her act & declared that she has fully executed the same & does not wish to retract it. Given under our hands this 1st day of November 1859. S. Thompson JP Archibald Bailey JP Virginia: In the Clerks office of Tazewell County Court recorded the 3rd day of December 1859. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/tazewell/deeds/hager151gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb