Wythe County, VA - Deed Book 11 (partial)

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DEED:  Wythe Co Deed Book 11, pg. 349, John Alford & Peggy to James Davis 

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John Alford & Peggy to James Davis
Wythe County Deed Book 11, pg. 349

This Indenture mad this third day of October one thousand eight hundred and 
twenty nine between John ALFORD and Peggy his wife of the County of Giles and 
State of Virginia of the one part & James DAVIS of the County of Wythe and state 
aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the sd. John Alford and Peggy his 
wife in consideration of six hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the sd. 
James DAVIS before the ensealing of there presents the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged have bargained and sold unto the sd. James DAVIS his heirs and 
assigns a certain tract or parcel of land being and lying in the county of 
Wythe and state aforesaid on little Walkers creek containing too hundred and 
eighty acres more or less and bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning at a 
white oak, hickory and pine on the north side of little Walkers mountain 
and running thence N 20 W 30 poles to a popular & two small hickories in a 
bottom, N 26 poles to a white oak & hickory sapling N 25 E 60 poles to a white 
oak, maple and hickory on the south side of the Long spur, N 60 E 120 poles to 
a white oak and chestnut, N 15 W 28 poles to a white oak on the top of the said 
spur N 64 W 70 poles to a white oak S 75 W 40 poles to a maple, dogwood and white 
oak N 40 poles to a white oak on the north side of the little fork S 80  E 60 poles 
to a white oak and hickory  N 75 E 26 to a large white oak & hickory N 85 E 150 
poles to two dogwoods by said fork, S 60 E 18 poles to a large white oak in an 
old field, N 67 E 20 poles to two white oaks at the foot of the pine ridge S 80 
E 84 poles on a steep hill N 40 E to William ALFORD'S corner, thence southward 
to a pine S 12 W 32 poles to a double spanish oak S 60 W 40 poles to a white 
oak S 25 W 34 poles to [blank] S 70 W 40 poles to a white oak and hickory sapling 
west 40 poles to a large spanish oak & white oak N 80 W 32 poles to two white oaks 
S 55 W 80 poles to a white oak, hickory and dogwood S 42 W 54 poles to a white oak 
S 68 W 32 poles to three white oakes & hickory by DRAPERS path thence along the 
foot of the mountain in straight line to the beginning-To have and to hold th sd. 
two hundred and eighty acres of  land with all and singular the premises and 
appurtenances before mentioned unto the sd. James DAVIS his hiers and assigns 
free from the claim or claims of the sd. John ALFORD and Peggy his wife or their 
-heirs and all and every person whatsoever is witness whereof the John ALFORD and 
Peggy his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
							John Alford	(SEAL)
							       her
						          Peggy   X   Alford	(SEAL)
							       mark
Wythe County to wit:
	We James DEVOR and John GRAYSON justices of the peace in the county aforesaid 
in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that John ALFORD a party to a certain deed 
bearing date on the third day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine 
and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged 
the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify the sd. acknowledgment  to the 
clerk of the county court of Wythe in order that the sd. deed may be recorded  
Given under our hands and seals this 5th day of October 1829.
								James Devor	(SEAL)
								John Grayson	(SEAL)

Wythe County to wit:
	We James DEVOR and John GRAYSON justices of the peace in the county aforesaid 
do hereby certify that Peggy ALFORD the wife of John  ALFORD a party to a certain 
deed bearing date on the third day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty 
nine and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and 
being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid 
fully explained to her she the said Peggy ALFORD acknowledged the same to be her act 
and deed and declared that she has willingly signed sealed and delivered the dame and 
that she wishes not to retract it.			Given under our hands & seals this 5th 
day of October 1829.
 								James Devor	(SEAL)
								John Grayson	(SEAL)

Virginia:    At a Court continued and held for Wythe county on Tuesday the 13th day of 
October 1829.
	This indenture of bargain & sale from John ALFORD & Peggy his wife to James DAVIS 
with the certificate of acknowledgement and privy examination annexed was returned to 
Court and order to be recorded.
						Teste
								J. P. Mathews   CC