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[page 525] Nunnelee's
Deed from
Devin & Dunn This Indenture made this eighteenth day of November
in the year of our Lord Christ on thousand Seven hundred and
Ninety Six Between Alexander Devin, Suekey his wife and William
Dunn of the County of Pittsylvania of the one part and Edward
Nunnelee of the County aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth
that the said Alexander Devin Suekey his Wife & William Dunn
for and in Consideration of the sum of Sixty pounds Lawfull
money of Virginia to them or one of them in hand paid and
Satisfied by the said Edward Nunnelee the Receipt whereof
the said parties doth hereby acknowledge, hath bargained Sold
enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these presents doth Absolutely
give grant bargain Sell, enfeoff and Confirm unto the said
Edward Nunnelee on Certain Tract or parcell of Land Lying
and being in the County aforesaid, on the Branches of Banister
River, Containing two Hundred and thirty six acres by patent
granted to Nathan Brown, bearing date the 17th day of November
1789 and Bounded as followeth To Wit, Beginning at the said
Browns Corner Ash in Abraham Allen's Line on the Chinquepin
Branch thence along Said Allen's line North Seventy three degrees
east, fifty two poles to a Red Oak, thence along Matthew's Lines
South eighteen degrees east Ninety two poles to pointers South
one hundred and Twenty six poles to a White Oak East Thirty one
poles to William Easley's Corner White Oak on Robins branch
and thence along the same Down the said Branch South nine
Degrees West, two hundred poles to a White Oak Corner, thence
along William Devins line (formerly Leaks) North thirty
Degrees West, two hundred and Seventy ^two^ poles crossing the
Chinquepin Branch to pointers, North Seventy Degrees West Sixty
four poles to a Spanish oak in the Said Brown former line
and thence along the same North thirty three degrees east one
hundred and thirty four poles to a Red Oak, and North thirteen
Degrees east Seventy poles to the Beginning and the Right
of them the said Alexander Devin Sueca his Wife & William
Dunn for themselves their heirs [&] the above granted Tract or
parcel of Land, with all Improvements, Conveniences profits
and advantages to it belonging or in any wise appurtaining
unto the said Edward Nunnelee, his heirs and assigns, will forever
Warrant Maintain & Defend form the Just Claim or Claims
of any person or person Whatsoever, Lawfully Claiming or
pretending to Claim the same and that he the [Same] Edward
Nunnelee, his heirs assigns [does] hereby allowed by the said
Alexander Devin, Sueky his Wife and William Dunn to [page 526] have quiet and peacable possission of the Said Land In Witness
Whereof the Said Alexr Devin Suekey his wife & William Dunn
hath hereunto Set their hands and Affixed their Seals the day and
year first above Written Alexander Devin SS
Suekey Devin SS
William Dunn SS Sign'd Sealed & Delivered
in the presence of
David Hodges Jacob Dunn
Joseph Devin Nathan Brown At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 16th Day of January
1797. The foregoing Indenture was approved by the Oaths of three
of the Witnesses thereto to be the act and Deed of the within
Named Alexander Devin and was acknowledged by the
within named William Dunn to be his act & Deed and
the same was Ordered to be Recorded by the Court Test Will Tunstall Clk |
