Berkeley County, West Virginia Deed of John Weaver, 1777 ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material 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 pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. ************************************************************************** This file was submitted by Laurence Weaver, Jr. Deed of John Weaver, 1777 Copy of Historic Record #14, Christine BERGEN Papers, Berke- ley County, West Virginia. Berkeley County County Court, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Deed Book 13, pp 261-263 This Indenture made the 29th day of February in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety four Between Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife of Berkey County and State of Virginia of the one part and John WEAVER of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty eight pounds current money to the said Christopher WEAVER in hand paid by the said John WEAVER at or before the Sealing and Delivering of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and DOTH acquit and discharge the said John WEAVER and Mary his wife, HATH granted bargained sold and confirmed and by these presents DOTH grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said John Weaver his heirs and assigns all that tract of land situate lying and being in the county aforesaid lying and being on the East side of Sleepy Creek granted to William CHAPMAN by deed from under the hand of the Right Honorable Thomas Lord FAIRFAX bearing date the 12th day of March A.D. 1777, then sold by the said William CHAPMAN to Christopher WEAVER by deed bearing the date the 16th day of February 1789 then devised by the said Christopher WEAVER by his last will and testament to his son Christopher WEAVER which is the above mentioned, and bounded as follows, BEGINNING at a chestnut stake beyond the East bank of Sleepy Creek at the Butt of a tree said to be a cornered oak to William PAUL's 218 acre Patent extending thence along a course of the line of the same So 46 Et 34 poles to the said Creek and the course continuing in the water down the Creek forty seven poles to the opposite bank with a great__6__ of the same and the course continued one hundred and nineteen poles to a place where Paul's supposed line should have been and the course continuing fifty poles to a large chesnut and a chesnut oak on a ridge on the No side of Sleepy Creek Moun- tain thence So 46 E 62 poles to a double bodied white oak and single white oak at the head of a small hollow in a line supposed to be Matthias SWIM's 159 acre Patent then along the line So 89 Wt 80 poles to a white oak and a black oak and a pine on the High side of a ridge in said line then leaving the same patent and along the High Hills of the Creek So Wt Seventy poles to two black oaks and a white oak then N 29 Et 29 poles to a pine then No 43 Wt 50 poles to a white oak and a black oak on the East bank of the said Creek then along the several courses and meanders of the same down the creek joining the bank thereof No 38 E 82 poles No 67 Wt 80 poles No 85 Et 96 poles and crossing the creek and the course continuing four poles to the beginning containing one hundred forty seven acres and all the buildings houses orchards ways water water courses profits hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise thereunto appertaining and also all the Estate right title use proper- ty claim and demand whatsoever of the said Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife of in and to the said premises TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the lands hereby granted and all and singu- lar the premises hereby granted and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtances unto the said John WEAVER his Heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of them the said John WEAVER his Heirs and assigns forever and the said Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife for them- selves and their heirs executors administrators and every of them doth covenant promise and agree with the said John WEAVER to warrant and forever defend the land and premises with all their appurtances thereunto belonging or in anywise deemed as members or part thereof to him the said John WEAVER and his Heirs and assigns free and clear from any claim or demand or any person or persons as heretofore against the said land and premises accepting that of his Mother Elizabeth WEAVER's part the said John WEAVER his Heirs and assigns shall yield and pay to her yearly and every year during her natural life agreeable to her share of the said land and premises. In witness wherrof the said Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife doth hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. his CHRISTOPHER X WEAVER SEAL her mark MARY X WEAVER SEAL Copyright 1997 Laurence Weaver, Jr. Laurence has submitted this file for use in the WVGenWeb Archives. It may be freely copied, but may not be sold or used in a commercial project without permission of the submitter.