Devin, William Sr.: Deed to Spurling

• Title	Devin, William Sr.: Deed to Spurling
  Short Title	Spurling From Devin Deed
  Author	Virginia. Pittsylvania County Clerk's Office
  Call Number	Deed Book 11 page 238
  Repository	Pittsylvania County Court House
  Source ID	S67685
  Text	Spurling from Devin This Indenture made this [sixth] day of [December] in the year of [our Lord Christ one thou­sand] seven hundred and ninety seven between William Devin senr of the County of Pitt­sylvania of the [one part] and Jeremiah Spurling of the County of Fairfax of the other part Witnesseth that the said Willi[am Devin] Senr for and in consideration of the sum of Sixty dollars to him in hand paid and satistfied by [the said] Jer= Spurling the Receipt whereof the said Will Devin doth acknowledge hath bargained sold [] confirmed and by these presents doth absolutely give grant bargain and sell and confirm unto [the said] Spurling, one certain tract or parcel of Land, lying and being in the County of Pittsylvania con­tain[ing] thirty eight and 1/4 acres be the same more or less, and bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning [at a] post oak corner, Thence East fifty six poles to a [Alive] in a branch, thence up the same N 30 W [fifty] four poles to a white oak, North fifteen West twenty four poles to a [Pine], [North] four West thirty [six] to William Devin, Senr corner red oak, at the head of the [bottom], South 49 west [seventy] eight [poles to] White’s corner red oak, thence South thirty East eighty five poles to the Beginning, unto the [right] [ ] the said William Devin for himself and his Heirs the above granted Tract or parcel of Land [aforesaid to] [profit] and advantages to it belonging or in any wise [apportaining] unto the said Jerimiah Spur[ling] his Heirs and Assigns, will forever warrant maintain and defend from the just claim or [claims] any person or persons, whatsoever Lawfully pertaending to Claim the same, and that he the [said] Jerimiah Spurling his Heirs & is hereby allowed by the said William Devin, Senr to [have quiet] and peaceable possession of the same. In Witness whereof the said Will. Devin has [hereunto] set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written. Signd Seald and delivered in the Presents of William Devin (seal) At a Court held for Pittsylvania County January 15th 1798 This Indenture was presented in Court and acknowledged by William Devin, Senr to be his act and deed ordered that the same be Recorded Teste Will Tunstall Clerk Examined [] [] []

  
  

• Notes

  Recorded 15.January.1798; Deed dated 06.December.1797 from William Devin, Sr. to Jeremiah Spurling for a 38.25 acre tract of land. This tract is in the southwest part of the grant to William Devin found in Grant Book D:140-141, dated 01.September.1780. Abstract: Deed dated 06.December.1797 from William Devin, Sr. to Jeremiah Spurling for a 38.25 acre tract of land in Pittsylvania County Virginia. Paid 60 dollars. Beginning at a post oak corner: E 56 poles to a [Alive] in a branch N30W 54 poles up the same branch to a white oak N15W 24 poles to a [Pine] N4W 36 poles to William Devin, Sr.'s corner red oak, at the head of the [bottom] S49W 78 poles to White’s corner red oak S30E 85 poles to the Beginning Transcribed by David Devin on 17.June.2005 from a copy of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book 11 page 238 printed from microfilm at the LDS Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah by Karen V. The copy was very dark and not all of the binding side was microfilmed. Text in square brackets [ ] indicates words that could not be read with any certainty. The text you see in the square brackets is the best guess of the transcriber. Please excuse any mistakes made in transcibing the handwriting.