DEEDS:  NICHOLAS CARPENTER DEED, HARRISON COUNTY, WV
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Transcribed and donated by:  Jane Hunter Hodgson
                             1997

HARRISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA
DEED BOOK 3; APRIL 12, 1798
JOHN MCCALLY & OTHERS
TO  DEED
WILLIAM DAVIS


THIS INDENTURE made the twelfth day of April in the Year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety eight in pursuance of
a Decree of the Worshipful the County Court of Harrison between
JOHN MCCALLY AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH AND CATHARINE HIS
WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND
CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE NICHOLAS
CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND
ABEL CLEMANS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE HEIRS OF NICHOLAS CARPENTER
DECEASED of the County of Harrison and State of Virginia of the
one part and William Davis of the County and State aforesaid of
the other part. Witnesseth that they the said John McCally and
Sarah his wife DAVID SLEETH AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER
AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE JOHN BROWN
AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABELL CLEMANS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE in
obedience to the siad Decree and in Consideration of the sum of
one hundred Dollars Current money to them in hand paid the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold aliened
enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell
alien enfeoff and Confirm unto the said William Davies a certain
tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the said County of Harrison
and state of Virginia Situate on both sides of the Middle Fork of
ten Mile Creek being a Tract of land granted by the Commonwealth of
Virginia to NICHOLAS CARPENTER by Patent bearing Date the twenty
fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven
hundred and Eighty Six and bounded as followeth Begining ... Crossing
said Fork ... unto the said William Davis his heirs and assigns
forever and they the said JOHN MCCALLY AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH
AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN
CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE NICHOLAS CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE
JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HIS
WIFE for themselves their heirs &c do covenant that they will forever
warrant and Defend the said Tract or parcel of Land against the Claim
of them the said JOHN MCCALLY AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH AND
CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN
CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE NICHOLAS CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE
JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HIS
WIFE their heirs and assigns and against all persons whatsoever
Claiming by through or under them or either of them unto the said
William Davis his heirs and assigns (but this not to be considered
a General Warranty it being only the intention of the partys to
make a Special warranty against themselves their heirs &c
In Witness whereof they the said the said JOHN MCCALLY AND SARAH
HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND
CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE NICHOLAS
CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND
ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE have hereunto set their hands
and affixed their Seals the Day and year first above written -
Heirs of NICHOLAS CARPENTER DECEASED
MCCALLY all interlined before
signing Delivery
JNO. MCCALLY
SARAH MCCALLY
DAVID SLEETH
CATHARINE SLEETH
DAVID CARPENTER
NICHOLAS CARPENTER
ABEL CLEMENS
MARY CARPENTER
JOHN BROWN
MARGARET BROWN
JOHN CARPENTER
SARAH CARPENTER
BARBARA CLEMENS
Harrison County June and July Courts 1798
This Indenture was acknowledged by JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET
HIS WIFE JOHN MCCALLY AND SARY HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH & CATHARINE
HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER NICHOLAS CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE
ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE (the femes being privily
Examined as the Law directs and Consenting to William Davis
for 243 acres and it is ordered to be Recorded & that a
Commission issue to take the Relinquishment DAVID CARPENTERS
WIFES Right of Dower
By the Court
Teste Ben Wilson C.H.C.