Yorktown Trustees/Davis/Buckner Deed, 1691 - York Co. VA Deeds of Bargain & Sale Yorktown Trustees to Owen DAVIS, DAVIS to William BUCKNER York Co., VA, Deeds & Bonds 1 (1694-1701), pp. 1-2 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks, & surname capitalization mine] [p.] 1 [indexed 0001] This Indenture made the four & twentieth day of November in ye Year of Reigne of our most Gracious Sovraigne Lord & Lady King Will'm & Queen Mary by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland Defender of ye Faith &c: Anno Domi: 1691:- Between Joseph RING & Thomas BALLARD both of York County in Virginia Gentlemen feoffees in Trust Appointed According to an act of Ass:bly made at James City the 16th of Aprill 1691 Enstituted an Act for Ports & for their disposall of fifty Acres of Land (be it more or less) Scituate lying & being in York County Afores.d Appointed for A Porte or Town there According to ye Afore Recited Law of ye one Part, And Owen DAVIS of ye County Afores:d Planter of ye Other Part Witnesseth That ye S:d feoffees for a valuable & proportionable Consideration to them in hand paid by ye S:d Owen DAVIS, the Receipt whereof they do hereby confess & Acknowledge, Have given, granted bargained, Sold, Enfeoffed & confirmed unto ye Said Owen DAVIS his heirs & Assigns for Ever, All ye one lott or half Acre of Land containing Ten poles in length & Eight in breadth Joyning & bounding upon ye lotts or lands of Thomas COLLIER & Robert HYDE As by a plott thereof under ye hands of Coll: Lawrance SMITH Surveyor, on ye Records of York County Co:rt Aforesaid- To have & to hold the S:d lott or half Acre of Land & P'mises w.th the Appurtenances x to him ye S:d Owen DAVIS his heirs & Assigns Ag:t them ye S:d Joseph RING & Thomas BALLARD trustees Afores:d & their Successo:rs off [sic] & in an Absolute P'fect & indefeazable Estate x of Inheritance in fee Simple for ever, & in all Respects According to ye Afore Recited law, Provided Alwaies, and it is ye true intent & meaning of these p'sents, That he ye Said Owen DAVIS his heirs or Assigns &c: do begin according to ye Said Law and Without delay Proceed to finish on ye Lott or half Acre of Land So granted as Afores:d a good house to Contain at Least twenty foot square Wherein if he fails, then this P'sent grant to be Voyd in Case, & the Land herein granted lyable to ye Choice of any other p'son, Anything herein before contained to ye Contrary thereof in any wise notw.th Standing In Witness whereof the Parties afores:d to these P'sent Indentures of bargain & Sale, their hands & Seals Interchangeably have put the day & year first Above Writt Joseph RING ye Seale Tho: BALLARD ye Seale Sign'd Seal'd & Delivered In the P'sence of John ROGERS SEDGWICKE Rob.t LEIGHTENHOUSE York County Jan:y ye 25:th 1694/5 [Acknowle-]dged in Co:rt by ye Trustees to the Within Named Owen DAVIS Will'm SEDGWICKE Cl: Cur: [page break] [p.] 2 I Owen DAVIS of New Poquoson P'ish do by these P'sents Assign & Convey unto Willim BUCKNER & his heirs for Ever this Land herein Mentioned With ye Smith's forge & tooles thereon, & Oblige my Self to Acknowledge ye Same in ye Next york Co:rt- Witness my hand & Seale this 26:th day of Jan'ry 1694/5- Owen DAVISS ye Seale Test: Francis BALLARD Joshua SLEDD Francis CONYE. York County Feb:ry ye 25:th 1694 Acknowledged in Co:rt by ye Above named Owen DAVIS unto in Willm BUCKNER And so Recorded. Test: Will'm SEDGWICKE Cl Cur Submitted by Matthew W. HARRIS of Richmond, VA **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************