Deed, John and Joseph Skaggs, Monroe County, West Virginia, 1802

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11-19-1802:  John and Catherine Skaggs to Joseph Skaggs, $1.00 for 125
acres, part of 668 acres.

Monroe County, West Virginia, Deed Books, page 243:  This indenture made
the 19th day of October one thousand eight hundred and two between John
Skaggs & Catherine his wife of the one part and Joseph Skaggs of the
other part east of the County of Monroe & State of Virginia witnesseth
that for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to them in hand
paid at or before the ensiling and delivering of these presents the
receipt where of they hereby acknowledge have by these presents
bargained & sold unto the said Joseph Skaggs a certain tract of land
containing 125 acres more or less being part of a survey of 668 acres by
survey bearing the Th day of October, 1787 and a patent was granted to
the said John Skaggs the 4th day of February, 1795 lying in Monroe
County and is bounded as the old---and with the same N.65, W.22 poles to
a sugartree &====N.  46, W. 80 poles to a road N. 22, W. 40 poles to a
white oak & ash at a path N. 880, W. 54 poles to two sugar trees.  N.
55, W. 80 poles to white oak & sugar tree corner to Doren & N.  68,
E.---to a Lyn by Wolf Creek & N.  30, E.  20 poles to Buckley & sweet
elm to said line & leading through the survey S. 82, E.  60 poles to
white oak & run N.  78, E.  144 poles to two poplars by a fence corner
to James Skaggs & S.  1, E.  246 poles to the double Lyn; the beginning
with its appurtenance as to the said Joseph Skaggs and his heirs &
assigns forever and the said John Skaggs and Catherine his wife for
themselves & their heirs doth covenant with the and agree the said tract
of land from themselves & their heirs to the said Joseph Scaggs his
heirs and assigns forever will warrant & forever defend the same from
all other claims whatsoever in witness where of we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this day & year aforesaid.

Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of John Skaggs Catherine X
Skaggs.

Monroe April court 1803:  This deed of Bargain & sale from John Skaggs &
Catherine his wife to Joseph Skaggs was acknowledged.  She the said
Catherine being first privately examined as the law direct & ordered to
record.


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