WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - William Payne Jr. to Francis Awbrey, 
				  12 February 1721/22
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Westmoreland County, Virginia, Deed Book 7, page 354:

[In the left margin next to this entry is "Paynes Sale to Awbrey."]


This Indenture made this 12th day of Febry in the eighth year of the reign of
Our Soveraign Lord George by the grace of God of Great Britain France and
ireland King defender of the faith etc. and in the year of our Lord God One
thousand seven hundred and twenty one Between William Payne Jun'r of the
parish of Cople and County of Westmoreld of the one part and Francis Awbrey of
the parish and county aforesaid of the other part Wittnesseth that the
aforesaid William Payne Jun'r for and in consideration of the sum of five
pounds current money of Virginia and Seven thousand pounds of Tobacco to him
in hand paid by the above named Francis Awbrey the receipt whereof he doth
hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof doth
acquitt exonerate and discharge the said Francis Awbrey his heires and
assignes forever hath given granted bargained sold aliened and enfeoffed and
by these presents doth give grant bargaine sell alien enfeoff and conform unto
the aforesaid Francis his heires etc. all his right title and interest of in
and unto a certain parcell of land situate in the county aforesaid containing
by estimacon one hundred acres be the same more or less and is part of a
Pattent formerly granted to John Payne grand father to the aforesaid William
party to these presents for four hundred acres of land and by the John by will
bequeathed to John Payne father to said William Payne Jun'r and by the said
John Payne by his last will and testament given to his two sons John Payne and
William Payne party to these presents as is aforesaid to be equally divided
between them  To have and to Hold the aforesaid one hundred acres of land be
the same more or less and all and singular the premisses herein menconed or
intended to be hereby bargained and sold with their and every of their 

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appurtenances unto the said Francis Awbrey his heires and assignes forever and
I the said William Payne Jun'r for myself my heires etc. the aforesaid Land
and premisses together with all houses Out houses edifices Orchards gardens
fences ways water and water Courses priviledges and appurtenances unto the
said One hundred acres of land belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the
aforesaid Francis Awbrey his heires executors administrators or assigns shall
and will warrant and forever by these presents defend against the claim or
claims of any maner of person or persons claiming or pretending to claime by
from or under me In Confirmacon whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and
affixed my seale this 12th day of Febry 1721 William Payne (seal) sealed and
delivered in presence of us William Lynd, Elias Martin, John Awbrey--
Memorandum that on the 12th day Febry 1721 the within named William Payne
Jun'r did deliver to the within menconed Francis Awbrey the within menconed
land and premisses by Turff and Twigg in token of livery and seizin in
presence of us John [Hammark ?] John Morris Edward [Harrys ?]--  Westmoreld } 
At a court held for the said county the 25th day of July 1722-- William Payne
personally acknowledged this sale of land from him to Francis Awbrey together
with livery of seizin to be his proper act and deed, which at the instance of
the said Awbrey was admitted to record-- 
Test Tho Sorrell [Clerk County of Westmoreland]
   Recorded Septemo die Aug'te 1722
                               [P Eundm Cluum ?]


[Notes:  
(1) The original records are no longer extant.  The county clerk transcribed 
the original records into new books in the 19th century.  Some parts 
apparently were not accurately transcribed.  For example, this entry clearly 
states that the King of Great Britain and Ireland also claimed the throne of 
France, but I have found no historical basis for including France in the title 
of King George. 
(2) The name of the grantee would probably be spelled as Aubrey today, but the 
clerk clearly spelled it as Awbrey in this entry.
(3) I have enclosed in brackets after the name of the original clerk his title 
as Court Clerk of Westmoreland Co., VA.  This entry as well as others in the 
book rendered his title as something that looks like "CluCompd".  I found one 
entry that had the title as "CleeComWld" from which I realized the 
indecipherable part following the name of Thomas Sorrell in this entry was his 
title. 
(4) I have also put in brackets the indecipherable words following the date of 
recording along with question marks, since I cannot tell what they might be.
(5) The entries in this later transcription of the original records into what 
is now Deed Book Seven are not in chronological order.  At page 315, the clerk 
stopped entering 1723 records and started entering 1721 records in this book.  
As a result, the power of attorney signed by William Payne's wife, Elizabeth, 
authorizing the relinquishment of her dower rights in this land was one of 
several records which were transcribed out of chronological order.  The 
numbers of the pages on which the power of attorney appears in this same book 
are 286 and 287--68 pages earlier in the book, even though it was recorded one 
year later than the deed.]


Submitted by:  Robert W. ("Bob") Meadows 
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