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[page 566] Jones
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Devin This Indenture made this 17th day of Sept'r in the year of Christ one tho=
=usand eight hundred and forty nine between James A. Devin commis=
=sioner of the one part and Thomas S. Jones of the other part whereas
by a decree of the county court of Pittsylvania in chancery setting
pronounced on the 20th day of November last in a cause then depend=
=ing Therein beween James Devin and others vs Biggers heirs, Rey=
=nolds & others, it was decreed and ordered that the said James A. Devin
be appointed commissioner and after having given two weeks notice
of the time and place of sale, do sell on six months credit to the
highest bidder one half of the tract of land in proceedings men=
=tioned, and whereas in pursuance of said decree the said James A.
Devin did on the 2nd day of December 1848 exposed to sale the land
alluded to in said decree and Thomas S. Jones became the purchaser at
the sale of ^the^ said tract of land, being the highest bidder therefore -
and whereas by a subsequent decree of the Court aforesaid pronounced
on the 21st day of May last in the cause aforesaid, it was decreed
and ordered that the said James A. Devin be appointed Com=
=missioner to convey with special warranty the aforesaid tract
of land to the purchaser - This Indenture therefore witnesseth
that the said James A. Devin Commissioner [ ] for and in consid
=eration of the sum of $490.35[/4] to him in hand paid by the said
Thomas S. Jones before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained &
sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell and convey
unto the said Thomas S. Jones his heirs and assigns a certain tract
or parcel of land containing one hundred and forty and one tenth
acres be the same more or less, lying in the county of Pittsylvania
on both sides of little creek of Banister river. "beginning at Oake's
and said Jones cor: white oak, then Jones' line formerly Callands
south 1/2° E 165 poles cross little creek to Callaways cor: pointers [&] then
his lines N 78° W 97 1/2 pls to cor: red oak N 49° W 81 pls to cor: pointers
then said Callaways lines, Known as Spurling track N 45 1/2° E 18 poles
to corner pointers near double chesnut tree, then a crooked line N
11 1/2° E 28 poles red oak N 9 1/2 E 38 pls crossing said "little creek" to
crooked a masked tree (stooping) N 12 1/4° E 5 1/2 ples to capt oakes
fallen down corner post oak, then his line S 73 1/4° 124 poles to the
beginning - To have and to hold the said tract of land
with the appurtenances thereto belonging to him the said Thomas
S. Jones his heirs & assigns forever - and the said James A. Devin
Comr for himself, his heirs, Executors and administrators hereby
Convants to and with the said Thomas S. Jones his heirs and
assigns that he will forever warrant and defend the said
tract of land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances there=
=to belonging to the said Thomas S. Jones his heirs and assigns
against the claim of the said James A. Devin Comr and
all ^other persons^ claiming the same or any part thereof by fraud
through or under him, the said James A. Devin commissioner [but]
against the claim of no other person whomsoever - In witness where=
=of I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal the day and year [first] [The rest of the page was poorly microfilmed and is unreadable. Missing is the standard last few words of the deed, the witness block, and signature.] [page 566] At a court held for the County of Pittsylvania the 18th day of September 1849
This Deed was acknowledged by James A. Devin and ordered to be recorded. Teste
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