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[page 275] Oakes
from
Devin This Indenture made this 14th day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five Between Sarah Divin
of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia of the one part and
James Oakes of the County and State aforesaid of the other part:
Witnesseth that the said Sarah Divin for and in consideration of
the sum of four hundred and thirty six dollars of lawful money of
Virginia to to her in hand paid by the said James Oakes at and before the
ensealing and delivery of These presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents doth
bargain and sell unto the said James Oakes his heirs and assigns a
certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Pittsylva=
nia on the waters of Banister River containing one hundred and nine
acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows To wit, Begin=
=ning at a ^new^ corner red oak in Benjamin Fowlers line. Thence new lines
S 114 poles crossing a branch to new pointers in said Sarah Divin line.
N 75° W 38 poles to a fallen down corner post oak in Nancy Thomas's
line. S 55° W 112 poles crossing a little creek to pointers in Jane Pierce's
line. Thence along said line N 4° E 92 poles crossing two branches to pointers
N 24° E 100 poles to a red oak. N30° W 70 poles to two red oaks in said
Fowlers line. Thence S 55° E 145 poles to the beginning which tract or
parcel of land is a part of the original tract or parcel of land bequeathed
to the said Sarah Divin by her father William Divin Decd which
said tract was lately divided by an order of the county court of Pitts=
=ylvania. (for a more full discription of said tract of land, reference
may be had to the last will and testament of said William Devin
Decd which will was duly recorded in the Clerks office of Pittsyl=
vania County. Together with all and singular the Lands, Tenements
ways, waters, water courses, priviledges, profits, commodities, advantages
emoluments, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the
said Land belonging or appurtaining, or with the same used and
enjoyed, or accepted, reputed Taken or known as part, parcel or
member thereof, and the revision and revisions, remainder and
remainders, yearly and other rents, issues and profits thereof, and
of every part and parcel. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel
of land with the tenements, hereditaments,, and all and singular [other]
the premises herein before mentioned, or intended to be bargained and
sold, and every part and parcel thereof with every of her rights [mem=]
bers and appurtenances unto the said James Oakes his heirs and assigns
forever and the said Sarah Devin for herself her heirs the [said]
tract or parcel of land with all and singular the premises and [ap=]
purtainances before mentioned unto the said James Oakes his heirs and [page 276] Assigns free from the claim ^or claims^ of the said Sarah Devin her heirs and of all
and every person or persons whatsoever shall will and do warrent and
forever defend by these presents. In ^Testemony^ whereof the said Sarah Devin
have hereunto set her hand and affixed her seal the day and year first above written. Sarah [her mark] Devin (seal) Witness
Benjamin Fowler
John Nuckles
James B. Gatewood In the Clerks office of the County Court of Pittsylvania the
16th day of June 1845 This Deed was proved by three subscribing witnesses
to the act and deed of Sarah Devin and admitted to record Teste
Wm. H. Tunstall Clk Examd &
Delivd to James
Oakes 15th of
March 1847 |
