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Devin’s Deed
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Prewet, & all Examined This Indenture made this Nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninty three Between Richard Prewett, Elizabeth his
Wife and Julius Nucom of the County of Pittsylvania of the one part and Robert Devin
of the aforesd County of the other part Witnefseth that the sd Richd Pruett Eliza his
wife and Jawles Newcom for and inconsideration of the sum of Fifty pounds lawfull
Money of Virginia to them or one of them in hand paid and sattisfied by the said Ro.
Devin the receipt whereof the said parties doth hereby acknowledge hath bargain’d
Sold, [enfroffed] and confirm and by these presents doth absolutely give, grant
bargain, Sell, [enfroff] and confirm unto the said Ro Devin one certain tract or parcel
of Land lying and being in the County aforesd containing One hundred and fifty Acres,
be the same more of lefs, and bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at or nere a
Spanish oak on the North side of little Strawberry (which tree is dead and fell down)
thence North sixty seven degrees east One hundred and eleven poles to a red oak, thence
the deviding line between the said Prewett and Jacob Isaac (now Spurling) South
twenty five degrees East two hundred and sixty poles crofsing said Creek to a Shrub
white Oak, thence south sixty seven degrees West one hundred and eleven poles to
pointers, thence North twenty five degrees West two hundred and sixteen poles
to the beginning, and the right of them the said Richard Pruett Elizabeth his
wife and Jules Newcom for themselves and their heirs the above granted tract
of parcel of Land with all Improvements, conveniences, Profits and advantages
to it belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the said Robert Devin his heirs
and afsigns will forever warrant maintain and defend from the claim or claims
of any person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming or pretending to the same
And that he the said Robert Devin his heirs etc is hereby alow’d by the said Richard
Prewett Elizabeth his wife and Jules Newcom to have quiet and peacible pofsefsion
of the same. In Witnefs whereof the said Richard Pruett, Elizabeth his wife and
Jules Newcom has hereunto set their hands and affixed their Seals the day and
Year above written. Richard RP (his Mark) Prewett SS.
Elizabeth – (his Mark) Prewett SS.
Julious N (his Mark) Nucom SS. Sign’d, Seal’s & deliver’d
in the presence of
John Tompkins, William Devin
William Devin junr Joseph Devin At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 21st day of October 1793
The foregoing Indenture was proved by the Oaths of three of the witnefses thereto to
be the several and respective acts and deed of Richard Prewet, Elizabath Prewet
and Julius Newcom parties thereto and the same was Ordered to be recorded
By the Court Teste Will Tunstall CS |
