This Indenture
made and Concluded this fifteenth day of February in the year o f our Lord one thousand
Seven hundred fourty and Seven Between Jeffry Clarke of ye Parrish of Saint Jameses and in
Goochland county of the one part and Larner Bradfshaw of the
same Parrifh and county of the other part Witnefseth that the aforesaid Jeffry
Clarke for the valluath Consideration of fourty pounds Currant Money to him in hand paid
the Receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and himself therewith fully satisfied Hath
bargained Sold Aliend granted infcofed and Confirmed and in and by these prefents doth
bargain Sell alien grant infcoff and Confirm unto the aforesaid Larner
Bradfhaw his heirs and afsignes forever, one tract or parcil of Land, Containing by
Eftimation one hundred Acres of Land, be the same more or lefs, and lying and being
in the parrish & County aforsaid, and on the Northside of James River of ye South side
of a branch Call.d horfespen Creek and beginning at a Corner Oak of Jn.o Guns deceafed,
southwardly, thence North Eaftwardly and along Guns line to a Corner Shrub oak thence
along ye said Guns line Continuing almoft ye same Course to a small branch putting into
horfespen Creek thence down ye sd branch to a small spanish oak weftwardly, thence along a
line of markt trees and down the Creek Southweftwardly to a Corner black oak thence down
ye Creek Continuing almoft ye same Course to a Corner Sweet Gum, thence Southweftwardly to
a Corner purfimmon Tree, thence Weftwardly and along a line of markt trees to a White Oak
Corner and standing near ye sd Guns line thence South wardly and along ye sd Guns line
with ye Several Courses thereof to the place began at To have and to hold the
aforesaid one hundred for Ever, with a houfes out houfes ways waters woods underwoods
profits heriditaments Appurtenances and Appendances whatfo ever Jeffry Clarke himselfe his
heires doth farther Covenant and agree that he the said Jeffry Clarke his heires shall and
will forever Warrant and defend the aforesaid Sold Land and Premifes, unto the aforesd Larner Bradfhaw his heires forever, against all persons and all and
all manner of Claim whatfoever, and to make any other Deed or Deeds for the Premifes as by
he said Larner or his Councill Learned in the Law, shall be
defired or required at the Charge of the said Larner in
Witnefs whereof he the said Jeffry Clarke hath hereunto Sett his hand and affixed
his Seal the Day and Year first above written |
Signed Sealed and Delivered in
prefence of us
Teft Tho.s Murrell William Murrell |
Jeffry Clarke Seal |
February ye 15th.1747 |
Then receiv'd of Larner Bradfhaw fourty pounds Current Money it being the very
Exprefs money the within Deed Mentions Pr. me |
Jeffry
Clarke |
Memorand that Livery of Seazin of the within Sold Land and Premifes was first
mad and given by the within mentioned Jeffry Clarke unto the within named Larner Bradfhaw and his heirs for Ever |
in Prefence of us
Tho.s Murrel William Murrell |
At a Court cont.d and held for Goochland County March
16.1747. Jeffry Clarke acknowledged the Deed with the Livery of Seizen and Receipt
endorfed to be his Acts and Deeds which were ordered to be recorded. |
Source: Deed Book 5, Page 387-389, Goochland County Court House, Goochland, VA
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