Mercer County WV Archives Deed.....Hager, Russell - Blankenship, William D. & Sarah October 8, 1857
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Mercer County
Written: October 8, 1857
Recorded: April 15, 1858

Mercer county Virginia Deed Book 4 page 533

     This Deed made this 8th day of October 1857 between William D. 
Blankenship and Sarah his wife of the one part and Russell Hager of the other 
part.  Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of Eight Hundred dollars in 
hand paid by the said Russell Hager to the said Wm. D. Blankenship the receipt 
whereof is hereby acknowledged the said Wm. D. Blankenship & Sarah his wife 
have this day bargain and sold to the said Russell Hager a certain tract or 
parcel of land lying in Mercer County adjoining the lands of the said Russell 
Hager Anderson Fletcher & others and bounded as follows:  Beginning at a white 
oak on the top of the Middle ridge a corner tree of the lands of said Hager 
and said Fletcher thence a northwest course passing a large Rock west of said 
Blakenships house to the back line being the line of Davidson agreed upon 
between said Fletcher and said Blakenship in the land purchased by them of 
Henry T. McDowel Aty & thence following the line of the said purchase to the 
beginning including the lower end of said purchase of said McDowell.  The said 
Wm. D. Blankenship and Sarah his wife doth warrant generally the title to the 
above boundary of land.  Witness the following signatures.
                    William X (his mark) Blankenship
                    Sarah X (her mark) Blankenship

Mercer County to wit:
     This day William D. Blankenship & Sarah his wife personally appeared 
before me in my said County & acknowledged the same.  She the said Sarah 
Blankenship being examined by me privily & apart from her said husband & 
having the deed aforesaid fully explained to her declared that she had 
willingly executed the same & did not wish to retract it.  Given under my hand 
this 8th day of October 1857.
                       Opie Starte NP

Virginia In the Clerks office of Mercer County Court the 15th day of April 
1858.
     A Deed of Bargain & sale from William D. Blankenship & wife to Russell 
Hager Conveying land, with a certificate of acknowledgment & privy examination 
before a Notary Public was this day presented in said office & admitted to 
record.
                        Teste C. W. Calfee CC

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