1/1/1793 Orange Co, VA. He and brother, William, were witnesses atth e wedding of their sister, Sally, to Lewis Gorden Powell.
Mace Pickett and Sarah his wife to Honorias Powell
6 Aug 1798
Orange County Deed Book, 1795-1800; p. 379, 380
Margin note: Pickett to H. Powell
This Indenture made the Sixth day of August one thosand seven hundreda nd ninety eight; Between Mace Pickett and Sarah his Wife of Countyof O range of one part and Honorias Powell of County aforesd of otherpart; W itnesseth that Mace Pickett in consideration of sum of Twohundred and s eventy pounds hath and by these presents doth bargainand sell unto Hon orias Powell his heirs a certain parcel of landcontaining One hundred a nd forty one and a half acres lying in OrangeCounty and bounded Beginn ing at a Poplar on South side of a Branchcorner to Benja. Powell, then ce down the meanders of the Branch Southseven degrees West forty six p oles, thence South fifteen degrees Easttwenty four ples, thence South t hirty seven degrees West twenty sixpoles, thence due South sixteen pol es, thence South forty fourdegrees East three poles to a Poplar and Ma ple on said Branch, cornerto Wm. Eaton, thence with sd. line North eig hty degrees East sixtyfour poles to a Chesnut and red Oak, corner to s d. Eaton, and Benja.J. Powell, thence North nine degrees East thirty t wo poles to threeChesnuts Oaks and white Oak corner to sd. Powell, the nce due Easttwenty poles to two white oaks on a Hill side, thence Nort h eightyfive degrees East sixty one poles to two Locusts on a drane, t henceNorth twenty nine degrees East fifty six poles to a white and Che snutOak, corner to Ben. J. Powell and John Miller, thence with Miller' sline North seventy four degrees West twenty poles, thence North fortye ight degrees West thirty six poles thence North thirty degrees Westfif ty poles, thence North forty three degrees West fourteen poles,thence N orth seventy six degrees West thirty four poles, thence Northforty two d egrees West seventy six poles, thence North seven degreesEast twenty p oles to a large white Oak and Gum, corner to sd. Millerand Wm. L. Powe ll, thence with sd. line South eighty two degrees Westeighteeen poles t o two Gums, corner to Benja. Powell, thence withPowell's line South th irteen degrees West twelve poles to two whiteOaks, thence South thirty d egrees West forty poles to a red Oak,thence South twenty degrees West t hirty six poles to the beginning;To have and to hold the parcel of lan d . . .unto Honorias Powell. ..In Witness whereof the parties have her eunto set their hands andseals the day and year above written
Mace Pickett
Sarah Pickett
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of:
May Burton Jr.
Jeremiah White
Elijah Powell
Francis Collins
Tandy Collins
At a Court held for Orange County on the 22d day of October 1798. ..ac knowledged by the said Pickett and ordered to be recorded.
