Absalom Hurst heirs deed, Wythe Co., Virginia, 1830 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Gwen Hurst gwnj@shentel.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ================================================================== Absalom Hurst heirs deed, Wythe Co., Virginia, 1830 This Indenture made this eleventh day of Sept. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, between John Hurst and Molley his wife Jacob Odle & Sally his Wife John Nunn & Elizabeth is wife Spencer Breeding & Winney his Wife, heirs of Absalum Hurst decd. of the County of Wythe and State of Virginia of the one part and William Hurst of the County & state aforesaid of the other part. Witneseth that the above named heirs of the said Absalum Hurst decd. for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred Dollars to them in hand paid by the sd.William Hurst the rect. whereof the aforesaid heirs of Absalum Hurst decd. acknowledge that they the said heirs doth by these presents give and grant bargain and sell and confirm unto the sd. William Hurst four fifthts of a certain tract a parcel of land containing by estimation one hundred acres be the same more or less being a part of a survey for Benjamin Clements in the County aforesaid on little Reed island Creek bounded as followeth to wit beginning at a white pine corner for Clements at the foot of a cleft Rock on the south side of little Reed Island running with Clements line to the aforesaid Creek and crossing sd Creek immediately to two white oakes and black oak sapling in Richard Ellises line thence with sd. Ellises line to the foresd. Creek and thence down the various meanders of the sd. Creek to the beginning with all the singular privaledges & appurtenances thereto belonging or any wise appertaining thereto to the sd. William Hurst his heirs and forever to have free from the claim charges or demands of any person or persons whatsoever and the aforesd heirs of Absalum Hurst decd. for themselves and each of them covenant and agree with the sd. William Hurst his heirs forever that they the aforesaid heirs will warrant and forever defend the right and title of the above mentioned four fifth of the tract of land unto the sd. William Hurst and his heirs forever. In witness whereof the aforesaid heirs of Absalum Hurst decd. hath hereunto set there hand s and affixed there seal the day and year above written. John Hurst (seal) Molly x Hurst (seal) Spencer his x mark Breeding (seal) Winny her x mark Breeding (seal) Jacob his x mark Odle (seal) Sally her x mark Odle (seal) John his x mark Nunn (seal) Elizabeth her x mark Nunn (seal) Wythe County to Wit: We Randolph Fugate and James Crockett Justices of the peace in the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Hurst Jacob Odle John Nunn Spencer Breeding parties to a certain deed bearing date on the 11th of September and hereto annexxed personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be their acts and deeds and desired us to certify the sd. acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Wythe in that the sd. deed may be recorded. Given under our hands & seals this 11th day of Sept. 1830. Randolph Fugate (seal)