Ohio County, West Virginia - MARSHALL to MARSHALL Deed - 1831 ********************************************************************** 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. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The records for this work have been submitted by Laura Thomas, E-mail address: , May 30, 1998. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** George Marshall to James Marshall Ohio County Courthouse, Deed Book 17, p. 25-26: Transcribed by Laura Thomas, May 31, 1998 This Indenture made and concluded upon this fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, by and between George Marshall of Ohio County and State of Virginia of the one part and James Marshall of the County and State aforesaid. Witnesseth that the said George Marshall for and in consideration of the sum of $500 dollars to him in hand paid by the said James Marshall hath bargained and sold and doth by these presents doth grant bargain sell and convey unto the said James Marshall his Heirs a certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County aforesaid situated on Turkey run a branch of big Wheeling Creek being a part of four hundred acres conveyed to the said George Marshall from Samuel Buckhannon and Mary his wife by Deed bearing date the fifteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and six in the South west corner of said four hundred acres and bounded as follows to wit. Beginning at a white oak and beech corner to John McCrakin thence South two degrees East two hundred poles to a small dogwood thence West eighty poles to a white oak thence two degrees west one hundred and sixteen poles to a white oak thence North thirty two degrees East twenty six poles to a white oak thence North twenty five degrees East twenty six poles to a Maple thence North Seven degrees west Seventeen poles to a white oak thence North fifty two degrees East thirty seven poles to a white oak in a line of Alexander Anderson and with his line East thirty one and a half poles to the beginning Containing eighty five acres with it's appurtenances unto the said James Marshall his Heirs and assigns forever and the said George Marshall for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth hereby Covenant grant and agree to and with the said James Marshall his Heirs or assigns that at and until the ensealing of these presents he the said George Marshall possessed of a good ____ perfect and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple in and to the said eighty five acres of land with the appurtenances free from any claim or encumbrance whether at law or in equity and further that the said George Marshall his Heirs Executors and Administrators the eighty five acres of land aforesaid with the appurtenances unto the said James Marshall his Heirs or assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said George Marshall hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his Seal the day and year first above written. (Signed) George Marshall Ohio County Virginia We Lewis Bonnet and Thomas Buchanan two of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and State of Virginia do hereby certify that George Marshall one of the parties of the within Deed personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and State of Virginia and acknowledged the Same and desired us to certify the acknowledgment to the Clerk of Ohio County Court and ordered the Same to be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 27th day of October 1831. Lewis Bonnett Thomas Buchanan Ohio County to wit Be it remembered that on the 27th day of November 1831 the foregoing Deed of Conveyance was presented in the office certified as above and thereupon admitted to record. A true copy of the original Teste John McCollock ___